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  • Scunthorpe to Host Two Offshore Wind Connections Events

    21 March 2014

    Grimsby Renewables Partnership have teamed up with Team Humber Marine Alliance and RenewableUK to hold two supply chain events aimed at local businesses. The intention is to give companies a better insight into what opportunities are available for them and the opportunity to partake in networking and workshops. These free events will be held on […]

  • Offshore Wind Revenues to Help UK’s Flooded Areas

    10 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK has commented on the announcement by HM Treasury and Department for Communities and Local Government of allocation of the latest round of funding from the Coastal Communities Fund. The Fund, which was set up in 2012 by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has […]

  • Global Offshore Wind 2014 to Kick Off Soon

    2 June 2014

    Global Offshore Wind 2014, taking place from June 11 to June 12 at Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, is now in its 13th year.  The UK’s installed offshore wind capacity is greater than the rest of the world’s combined, and the country has an active, well established, local offshore wind industry, complemented by strong involvement from key […]

  • GeoSea Secures Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Deal

    25 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s marine engineering specialist GeoSea has consolidated its position in the renewable energy market by securing geotechnical site investigation works for the Fécamp offshore wind farm site in France, along with G-tec SAS. Works will be executed during summer 2014 for the account of WPD Offshore France SAS. Just a few weeks ago, GeoSea finished […]

  • CRMC OKs Block Island Offshore Wind Farm

    14 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Deepwater Wind has received another permit for its project off the coast of Block Island. Namely, the Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) voted unanimously to approve the Block Island offshore wind energy project last night, according to the Providence Journal. The $300-million project comprises of five Alstom 6MW turbines, capable of producing enough […]

  • FTI Report Explores Lowering Cost of Offshore Wind

    8 May 2014

    FTI Consulting, Inc. released an FTI Intelligence report, the first of a series of data-driven publications evaluating competitive markets, policy, finance, technology and business models across the energy spectrum. The report, Innovative Financing of Offshore Wind, focuses on renewable energy and explores the significant potential for cutting the cost of energy from offshore wind power […]

  • GDF Team Wins French Offshore Wind Tender

    8 May 2014
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Following a national public tender process, the French State has selected the group comprising GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA to install and operate offshore wind farms in the areas of Tréport (Upper Normandy, 500MW) and the Isles of Yeu and Noirmoutier (Pays de la Loire, 500MW). The success of these bids, presented […]

  • DoE Selects Three Offshore Wind Demo Projects

    7 May 2014
    Authorities

    As a part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These projects – located off the coast of New […]

  • VIDEO: Iberdrola Presents WODS Offshore Wind Farm

    25 February 2014

    Via its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola and Danish firm Dong have connected the first wind turbines at the West Of Duddon Sands (WODS) offshore wind farm in the UK to the British national grid. These are the first four offshore turbines to be connected to the grid by IBERDROLA and the first offshore turbines […]

  • Senergy to Share Its Experience at Offshore Cables Forum

    12 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Richard Orren, Senergy’s Global Technical Head of Survey & GeoEngineering, is to take part in the Offshore Cables Forum taking place in London this week. Orren will give a presentation on how to ensure that the important and distinct needs of cables are taken into account when designing and managing survey and site investigation workscopes for […]

  • The Crown Estate: Investment in Scottish Offshore Renewables Rises

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The 2014 Crown Estate Scotland Report, published today, shows a 13.6% increase on net capital investment to £5 million, with a significant proportion of overall investment over the year supporting Scotland’s emerging low-carbon energy industry.  The total capital investment in Scotland over the last four years now totals £33.1 million. In 2013/14, £5.7 million was […]

  • PNE Showcases Its Offshore Portfolio at Windforce 2014

    20 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer PNE WIND AG presented its expertise and perspective in the development of offshore wind farms at the “Windforce 2014”, an international tradeshow held in Bremen. Of special interest to the visitors were the future projects of PNE WIND AG. Having already received permits for four North Sea offshore wind farms […]

  • Denmark to Undertake Feasibility Studies for Offshore Wind Farms

    26 April 2013
    R&D

    Study areas for the six Danish sites designated for offshore wind farms are now established and Energinet.dk is ready to initiate feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments (EIA) for offshore wind farms, landfall cables and facilities for connection to the mainland. The six areas include Bornholm, Smålandsfarvandet, Sejerø Bay, Sæby, Vesterhav South and Vesterhav North. […]

  • SgurrEnergy Supports Growth in Scottish Offshore Wind Industry

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    SgurrEnergy is providing expert advice and consultancy services to Scottish firms as part of its role in the Scottish Enterprise funded Offshore Wind Expert Support Programme. In partnership with Innovation Centres (Scotland) and Caithness Renewables, the Glasgow-based consultancy is supporting businesses to diversify into the offshore wind supply chain. The programme brings together a selection […]

  • Discussion on Offshore Wind Rescue Chain to Be Organized (Germany)

    18 April 2013
    Training & Education

    All participants of the“Rettungskette Offshore Wind” research project, which entails emergency rescue actions for offshore wind, led by Prof. Christian Jurgens and coordinated by Dr. Nils Weinrich, can look back on an eventful and exciting first year of the project. To discuss the findings of this project, a symposium will be held on 26 and […]

  • Belgium: Elia Seeks Contractors for Building Offshore Infrastructures

    19 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    Elia is seeking for a contractor to erect offshore infrastructures off the Belgian coast in order to connect the wind farms in the Belgian North Sea. The contract stipulates the possibility of land reclamation and/or the possibility of contracting an offshore platform. Namely, the grid operator in Belgium is legally obligated to connect offshore wind […]

  • USA: UMaine Erects Offshore Wind Test Turbine

    12 December 2012

    An offshore wind test turbine has been erected behind the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus to evaluate sensor systems and controls in preparation for the installation of a floating turbine in the Gulf of Maine this spring as part of the DeepCwind Consortium project. The temporary 1:8 scale wind turbine […]

  • UK: Alicat Delivers Latest Catamaran to Dalby Offshore

    17 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Continuing the long history of shipbuilding in Great Yarmouth, Alicat Workboats, based on Southtown Road and part of the Gardline group, formally handed over its latest vessel. This aluminium catamaran was manufactured by a company with a reputation of being one of the best builders of wind farm support vessels for the most modern of […]

  • Hundreds Call for Offshore Wind Jobs in Georgia, USA

    6 September 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Approximately 300 people attended a rally last Friday on Tybee Island to promote offshore wind energy. The event, called the “Wind Works: for Jobs, for Georgians” rally was sponsored by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and the Sierra Club. The coalition of groups and individuals came together on Labor Day weekend to promote […]

  • SMM Direct: SCHOTTEL Strongly Present in Offshore Market

    5 September 2012

    The SCHOTTEL Group is showcasing its undiminished strong standing at this year’s SMM, Hall A4, Booth 306. With its gratifying facts and figures, the renowned German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications is underscoring its continuing positive development.   Counter to the general trend in the sector, the demand for SCHOTTEL […]

  • Canada: Trillium Fights Government on Offshore Wind Projects

    15 August 2012
    Authorities

    In February, 2011, the Ontario Government imposed a moratorium on four Trillium Wind Power’s proposed offshore wind power projects. While speaking at a court hearing on Tuesday, the company’s lawyer Morris Cooper said that the Government’s move involves political science, not the environmental one. A 420 MW project on Lake Ontario almost acquired $26 million […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Construction Interrupted

    14 August 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Hartlepool Mail reports that the construction on the Teesside Offshore Wind Farm stopped after one of the legs of a mobile platform got trapped in the seabed mud. EDF Energy Renewables, which confirmed this information, is working with the contractor Van Oord UK to free the leg in order to proceed with the construction. The […]

  • USA: New Offshore Wind Works Website Launched

    2 August 2012

    Offshore Wind Works has a new website offering news, facts, photos, videos, polls, and studies pertaining to offshore wind. Offshore Wind Works is an effort of the Clean Energy states Alliance’s Offshore Wind Accelerator Project (OWAP) to ensure availability of timely, fact-based information about the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry. OWAP is funded by several […]

  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Progressing as Planned

    1 August 2012

    The progress of construction work on 108 MW Riffgat offshore wind farm is right on schedule. The Riffgat offshore wind farm is located 15 kilometers from the island of Borkum and 25 kilometers from the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog. Before starting the installation, the developers had applied for scour protection, after which EWE and Enova […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Turns Yellow

    24 July 2012

    Yellow transition pieces are being fitted on the Teesside Offshore Wind Farm foundations, Hartlepool mail news site reports. Installation of the foundations was completed at the end of the June. The fitting of the transition pieces presents the first phase of activities which will be followed by installation of turbines and associated subsea cabling. The […]

  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Substation Load-Out Completed

    8 February 2013

    The load-out of the topside for the Riffgat offshore substation was successfully completed. This is an important milestone in this project, which enables our customer to supply renewable energy to its customers before this summer. Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. KG, a company owned by EWE Energie AG and Enova Energiesysteme GmbH & Co KG, […]