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  • Rough Sea Ahead for German Offshore Wind, Industry Says

    20 July 2016

    The new German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) means troubled waters for the German offshore wind industry, according to a press release jointly issued by AGOW (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Offshore-Windenergie), Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, BWE (Bundesverband WindEnergie) and WAB. The number of new offshore wind installations in Germany was relatively moderate in the first half of the year, […]

  • New York’s 90MW Offshore Wind Farm Moving Forward

    15 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) is expected to formally approve New York’s first ever offshore wind farm, Deepwater Wind’s 90MW Deepwater ONE – South Fork project, at its board meeting on 20 July. The State Governor Andrew Cuomo stated: “The LIPA Board of Trustees Wednesday will consider advancing the development of the nation’s largest offshore wind farm […]

  • FORESEA Project Set Up for Offshore Renewables Tech Testing

    14 July 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A new EUR 11 million project, funded by the Interreg NWE (North-West Europe) programme, part of the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), has brought together Europe’s ocean energy test facilities to support demonstration of offshore wind, tidal, and wave energy technologies in real-sea conditions. Led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy […]

  • Offshore Wind Industry Gearing Up for Vessel Directory 2017

    13 April 2017

    The offshore wind industry will soon see the latest directory of vessels working in the sector, as the Offshore WIND Vessel Directory 2017 is set to be launched at Seawork International in June.

  • Offshore WIND Magazine Edition 2: Operations and Maintenance Focus

    6 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Among others, DONG Energy and Siemens will offer their views on the developments and trends within offshore wind operations and maintenance in this year’s second edition of the Offshore WIND Magazine.

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Smash Annual Generation Record

    29 March 2017
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea generated 12.09 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2016, a 45.7 percent jump compared to 8.3 TWh generated by wind farms off Germany in 2015, TenneT reports.

  • Statkraft Reveals Its Future Role in UK Offshore Wind

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s Statkraft is pressing on with the strategy to sell its offshore wind assets; however, the energy company plans to continue to participate as an enabler of the development and operation of offshore wind projects in the UK through entering into power purchase agreements.

  • CIP Targets More Offshore Wind with New Investment Fund

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which has already received commitment of DKK 8.8 billion (around 1.2bn EUR).

  • Avangrid Takes Iberdrola’s Offshore Wind Expertise and Wallet to US

    17 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    With the United States only starting to chart its wind turbine arrays installed at sea, Iberdrola has been developing these projects across Europe for a while, and has now open doors to the American offshore wind sector through its US renewable energy division Avangrid Renewables, which won the rights to build an offshore wind farm off Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on 16 March.

  • Spliethoff Orders 6 MPVs, Aims at Offshore Wind Market

    13 March 2017
    Vessels

    Amsterdam-based shipping company Spliethoff has placed an order for six multipurpose vessels (MPVs) at the Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding shipyard in China which are, inter alia, aimed at operating in the offshore wind market.

  • Dutch offshore wind experience shows Japan way forward

    13 March 2017

    By Kjeld Duits The remarkable success of offshore wind development in the Netherlands has caught the attention of the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA). The Japanese organization believes the small European country is a much better model for Japan than the far larger markets of Germany and the UK. “Japan has learned a lot from […]

  • Statoil and PNE Wind Stake US Offshore Wind Claims

    13 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has received unsolicited lease requests, filed separately by Statoil and PNE Wind USA, seeking to develop offshore wind energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

  • Northern Offshore Services Takes Delivery of M/V Defender

    23 December 2016
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Denmark’s Northern Offshore Services AS (NOS) has taken delivery of the fifth in line of the D-Class series windfarm service vessels (WSVs), M/V Defender, which is certified to carry up to 24 offshore wind technicians. The vessel was delivered from Grovfjord Mek Verksted yard in Norway on 21 December, where Defender’s sister vessel, M/V Doer, is currently […]

  • BOEM: New York Offshore Wind Auction Still On Schedule

    12 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) is preparing to hold the auction of the wind energy lease area off the coast of New York on 15 December, as planned. Namely, the wind lease sale was said to be delayed last week following a complaint filed to the federal court by fishing groups. However, BOEM […]

  • Trump to UK Politicians: “Move Scottish Wind Farms Offshore”

    22 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US President-Elect Donald Trump has reportedly advised UK politician Nigel Farage and his team, with whom Trump met on 13 November, to campaign against onshore wind farms in Scotland, suggesting that they should be moved offshore.  “He thinks Scotland is the most beautiful country in the world,” Andy Wigmore, who was at the meeting, said in […]

  • Hjelmsted, NIRAS Dive into New York’s Offshore Wind Development

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Hjelmsted Consulting and NIRAS will act as strategic advisors to the State of New York to secure that a significant part of the state’s electric supply will come from offshore wind in 2030. The two companies said they are among the first European advisors to expand their consulting activities in offshore wind to North America. They […]

  • IRENA: Offshore Wind Could Reach 100GW Capacity by 2030

    31 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Offshore wind power has the potential to grow from 13 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, to 100GW in 2030, driven by technology advancements and further cost declines, according to new analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). ‘Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind’, launched at the World Wind Energy Conference in Tokyo, provides an overview of the […]

  • Noord-Holland Noord Offshore Logistics Hub Launched at OEEC

    27 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Port of Den Helder, Den Helder Airport, Port and Nautical Association HSV, Development Agency Noord-Holland Noord (NHN) and Maritime Campus Netherlands have launched a ‘North Sea Energy Gateway’ trademark at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC) in Amsterdam. The new proposition was presented with the aim of promoting the Noord-Holland Noord region […]

  • EEEGR Launching Offshore Wind Supply Chain SIG at Westminster

    17 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) will launch a new Offshore Wind Supply Chain special interest group (SIG) on Wednesday, 19 October, during a reception at Westminster. The Offshore Wind Supply Chain is expected to ensure that the region benefits from the investments in offshore wind, with its first steering group meeting, chaired by 3sun Group […]

  • Motive Offshore to Build Carousel Loading Tower for Swan Hunter

    13 October 2016

    Swan Hunter has issued Motive Offshore Group a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the design and build of a basket carousel loading tower. Package Manager John Young said: “We are pleased to announce our agreement with Motive to provide the design and build of our Carousel Loading Tower. This key deliverable, for a robust and capable design that […]

  • Iberdrola Returns to Navantia for East Anglia ONE Offshore Substation

    6 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has awarded the compatriot Navantia with a EUR 65 million contract to construct an offshore substation for the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the UK’s North Sea.   Under the terms of the contract, Navantia’s shipyard in Puerto Real ”will be responsible for the construction of the various elements […]

  • BREAKING: South Korea Becomes Offshore Wind Energy Producer

    29 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea received first electricity generated by an offshore wind farm on Thursday, September 29, 2016, KBS World Radio reports. The first power was generated by three out of the ten 3MW turbines installed at the 30MW Tamra offshore wind farm off Geumdeung-ri in Jeju Island, located about 0.5 – 1 km from the shore. The power produced by the […]

  • SeaRoc Develops Communications and Logistic Data System for Offshore Wind

    20 September 2016
    Technology

    SeaRoc Group has launched SeaHub, a new communications and logistic data solution and an industry-first for the offshore wind sector, according to the company. The SeaHub system utilises the latest enhancements of its SeaPlanner software, which sets out to centralise, standardise, automate and make equipment easily deployable, subsequently reducing costs and ensuring safety for the people […]

  • AOWFL Seeks Local Content for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL), the company behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), has invited members of the regional business community to the second local supply chain event to be held at Chester Hotel, Aberdeen, on 9 September. Vattenfall, the sole owner of the wind farm, will provide a project update which will be […]

  • France Pre-Selects 10 Dunkerque Offshore Wind Bidders

    16 May 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France’s energy regulator Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE) has pre-selected ten bids for the development of an offshore wind farm project off Dunkerque, according to local media.

  • Tacke CEO of Siemens Gamesa, Hannibal CEO of Offshore Operations

    9 May 2017

    At a meeting held on 8 May, the Board of Directors of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy appointed Markus Tacke as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with Michael Hannibal, previously CEO of the offshore division at Siemens Wind Power, now CEO of Siemens Gamesa’s offshore business.