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  • BPU Hashing out Rules for Offshore Wind Subsidies (USA)

    20 October 2011
    Authorities

    As federal officials work to clear a permitting path for offshore wind farms, experts at the Board of Public Utilities are hashing out rules… By Eliot Caroom (nj) [mappress] Source: nj, October 20, 2011

  • NC Could be First to Bring Offshore Wind Power to US

    7 October 2011

      Advocates of off-shore wind say North Carolina’s steady off shore winds are an ideal transformative source of energy. The green topic gathered a standing crowd during the Cape Fear Sierra Club and Oceana’s community forum on Wednesday night at UNCW. Panelists included representatives from Apex Wind Energy and the North Carolina Off-Shore Coalition. All […]

  • Consultation on Controversial Wind Farm Offshore Aberdeen Bay (UK)

    2 September 2011

    Residents in Aberdeen will have the chance to learn more about a proposed £150million offshore windfarm today.   By Danny Law (stv) [mappress] Source: stv, September 02, 2011;

  • Siemens Erects 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype (Denmark)

    2 September 2011

    The Danish transport company, Brande Maskintransport, recently transported the prototype of the new Siemens SWT-6.0-120 nacelle using heavy goods vehicles from the French manufacturer NICOLAS Industrie. During the 138 km journey from Brande to the final destination of Høvsøre, the 58-m long convoy had to overcome numerous obstacles. Siemens Energy has erected the first prototype […]

  • Lowering Costs of Offshore Wind Turbine Supply Chain (Belgium)

    10 August 2011
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association)… (cleantechies) [mappress] Source: cleantechies, August 10, 2011

  • RenewableUK: Policy Exchange ‘Wrong to be Worried About Offshore Wind’

    19 January 2012
    Authorities

    RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has highlighted some misunderstandings and confusions in a Policy Exchange paper ‘The Full Cost to Households of Renewable Energy Policies’. The paper attempts to estimate the cost to households of current Government energy policies, but fails to account for the reforms to the electricity […]

  • A2SEA Acquires Two Thirds of CT Offshore’s Shares (Denmark)

    17 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    In July 2011 A2SEA acquired a 29% share interest in the Danish cable installation company CT Offshore. A2SEA has now decided to increase their shareholding in the company to 67%. The remaining 33% of the shares are still owned by CT Offshore’s founder and CEO, Paw Cortes. The company will stay at its present address […]

  • CG to Supply Substations for E.ON’s Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    11 January 2012

    CG has been awarded the contract for the design, engineering, supply and installation of the Onshore and Offshore Substations at the 219 MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in UK. Humber Gateway is a Round 2 Offshore Wind Project owned by E.ON. The scheme is based on 73 multi megawatt turbines, power from which will […]

  • Great Yarmouth’s Population to Grow for Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    4 January 2012

    Great Yarmouth could see increase in its population of up to 120,000. This increase would be the prospect of East Anglia Array offshore wind farm construction. Barry Stone, from Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said that increasing the number of houses would be the best way to attract businesses to the town and the area, reports […]

  • Maritime Industry Also Relies on Offshore Wind Energy (Germany)

    23 December 2011

    Shipyards, suppliers, shipping companies and ports do not have a really good year behind them. The expansion of offshore wind energy will bring a turnaround. But this can take time. According to the official announcement, by the year 2025 wind energy at sea is to cover about 15 percent of German electricity demand today. Goals […]

  • Oriel Offshore Wind Farm Step Closer to Realisation (Ireland)

    13 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    After years of campaigning, the developers behind a €1 billion windfarm off the coast of Dundalk believe the time is now right… (argus) [mappress] Source: argus, July 13, 2011;  

  • Keppel Offshore & Marine Appoints New Managing Director (Singapore)

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Board and Management of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) announces that Mr Chow Yew Yuen (周耀源) has been appointed Managing Director of Keppel O&M with effect from 1 June 2011, reporting directly to Mr Tong Chong Heong, CEO of Keppel O&M. Mr Chow will be based in Singapore. He will assist […]

  • MTL Group Awarded Major Offshore Renewables Contract (UK)

    19 May 2011

      MTL Group, one of Europe’s leading project manufacturing companies has been awarded a multimillion pound contract to supply 97 Boat Landing Systems to a leading European foundations manufacturer for a German offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Specialising in batch fabrications with the ability to manufacture structures up to 400 tonnes in weight, […]

  • Offshore Wind Power Boom to Create Wind Jobs (USA)

    12 December 2010
    Jobs & Recruitment

    State and local officials say Delaware is perfectly positioned to become the center of wind-turbine technology. They say the fledgling… By Leah Hoenen (capegazette) [mappress] Source: capegazette, December 13, 2010

  • Spain Expands Planed Capacity of First Offshore Wind Project

    9 November 2010

    Spain’s first scheduled offshore project has expanded its planned capacity by 25MW to 70MW and brought on board a number of heavyweight… By Michael McGovern (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, November 09, 2010;

  • GL Presents New Rules for Offshore Service Vessel (Germany)

    4 November 2010

    Learning from operations and casualties is of great importance for state of the art rules and regulations, according to Rasmus Stute, GL’s… (motorship) [mappress] Source: motorship, November 04, 2010;

  • Substation for Ormonde offshore wind farm to be shipped out (UK)

    8 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    A 1,000-TONNE part for a windfarm is slowly being transferred onto a floating barge. The huge substation for developer Vattenfall’s Ormonde… (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail,October 08, 2010;

  • GWEC predicts 400GW of offshore wind capacity by 2014 (Belgium)

    28 September 2010
    Authorities

    Chiefs on the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have predicted that wind power will surpass 400GW of capacity by 2014.Additionally, the… By Helen Young (recycle) [mappress] Source: recycle, September 28, 2010;

  • Vattenfall launches world’s largest offshore wind farm (UK)

    14 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has completed the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, off the south east coast of England, currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The official launch will take place Thursday 23 September.

  • Arnish plays crucial role in offshore wind market (UK)

    13 September 2010
    Environment

    THE future role of Arnish in the burgeoning offshore renewable energy market is being underlined as the views of the public are being sought…   (stornowaygazette) [mappress] Source: stornowaygazette, September 13, 2010;

  • DECC and Ofgem Announced First Offshore Transmission Operator (UK)

    3 March 2011

    Transmission Capital Partners* (TCP) has secured the first licence from energy regulator Ofgem to operate a high voltage link with an offshore wind farm in GB. A newly created company, to be known as TC Robin Rigg OFTO Ltd, will now hold the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Licence. It will operate the £65 million link […]

  • Wpd Gets Approval for First Finish Offshore Wind Farm

    22 February 2011
    Authorities

    In what is regarded as milestone decision Finish authorities granted the water permit to Suurhiekka offshore wind farm, the first full scale offshore project of the country. The project of 80 turbines has been developed by wpd since 2007 and aims for start of construction in 2014 – depending on the government’s decision on a […]

  • New Design Practices Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (UK)

    7 February 2011

    A joint industry project (JIP) led by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has looked at offshore monopile wind turbine structures to improve the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, February 07, 2011

  • Kilmartin Drops Predecessors Petition on Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    6 February 2011
    Authorities

    Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has dropped the petition filed by his predecessor that asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a key … By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, February 07, 2011

  • Forewind Presents Career Opportunities in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    6 May 2011

      The wealth of career opportunities offered by the growing offshore wind energy industry will be the focus of a presentation given by Forewind together with The Crown Estate at a meeting of careers counsellors and training service providers in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire region, next week. Organised by the local Connexions […]

  • The Netherlands: Stijn Folkers Appointed as Commercial Director of Blue Offshore

    27 April 2011

      Blue Offshore announced today the appointment of Stijn Folkers to the role of Commercial Director. Folkers will be responsible for the management of Blue Offshore’s Commercial Departments. Folkers has a strong background in the offshore industry. He served most recently as Manager of Contracts at Seaway Heavy Lifting, where he was responsible for negotiating […]