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  • Ørsted and Partners Secure Funds for Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project

    20 December 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The H2RES project, for which Ørsted and partners have just now received funding, will be using power directly from Ørsted’s two Siemens Gamesa 3.6MW offshore wind turbines at the Avedøre Power Station.

  • Offshore Wind Energy Group Generates Interest in Urbana (USA)

    14 January 2011

    With several offshore wind initiatives likely on the agenda of the Maryland General Assembly’s legislative session that opened Wednesday… By Chris Huntemann (gazette) [mappress] Source: gazette, January 14, 2011

  • DNV Updates Standard for Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (Norway)

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      DNV’s recognized standard for design of offshore wind turbine structures has been through a revision process together with the wind energy industry. The updated standard which aims to reduce cost and increase safety is now available. he standard, Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (DNV-OS-J101), provides principles, technical requirements and guidance for design, construction […]

  • DNV GL Certifies BASF’s Offshore Grout MasterFlow 9500

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    BASF A/S, the Danish legal entity of BASF’s Construction Chemicals Division, is the first company to obtain the Type Approval Certificate (TAC) from certifying body DNV GL for the company’s offshore grout MasterFlow 9500 used in the grouted connections of offshore wind turbine foundations. MasterFlow 9500 is an ultra-high strength, fatigue resistant grout which is specially […]

  • New England Preps for Offshore Wind Surge with DNV Analysis

    15 March 2021
    Grid Connection, R&D

    DNV has analyzed 20,000 years of plausible weather and power production for the Massachusetts-based ISO New England (ISO-NE). With the completion of this project, which began at the end of 2019, ISO-NE can now understand the magnitude, frequency, and duration of events like cold snaps or heat waves which drive regional load, as well as […]

  • DNV to Certify Polenergia and Equinor’s Polish Offshore Wind Projects

    11 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Polenergia S.A. have awarded a contract to DNV to certify the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind farms, located in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea. DNV’s scope of work includes the delivery of certificates for the offshore wind farms related to the design, fabrication/installation/commissioning and operation […]

  • New Hampshire Has What It Takes for Offshore Wind Industry

    11 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    New Hampshire Representative Bill Baber has written a commentary on offshore wind energy and its vast benefits for New Hampshire. Mr. Baber cosponsored a bill for the establishment of a committee to study offshore wind energy and the development of other ocean power technology, which passed the House on a voice vote and is now […]

  • USA: Atkins to Prepare EIS for Innovative Offshore Wind Farms

    20 March 2012

    The North American business of Atkins, one of the world’s leading engineering and design firms, has been selected by Baryonyx Corporation of Austin, Texas, and approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, as the third-party contractor to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a pair of innovative offshore wind farms. […]

  • ESB Seeks Offshore Wind Environmental Impact Assessment Services

    16 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland’s state-owned electricity company, has opened a tender for environmental impact assessment (EIA) services for offshore wind projects in Ireland and the UK. ESB plans to procure works, supplies and services through a framework agreement related to environmental assessment and consenting services for the offshore and onshore elements of offshore wind farms. […]

  • Port of Gdańsk Launches Tender for Offshore Wind Installation Terminal

    10 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Following the Polish Government’s switch of the location for the country’s offshore wind installation terminal from the Port of Gdynia to the Port of Gdańsk, the latter launched a competition procedure for leasing an area within the administrative boundaries of the Port and the construction of the installation terminal. Initial offers will be accepted until […]

  • Scottish Enterprise to Launch New Offshore Wind Initiative (UK)

    31 January 2012
    Authorities

    A new £900,000 offshore wind initiative will be launched today, 31 January 2012 at Scotland’s largest offshore wind conference in Aberdeen to support rapid growth in the developing offshore wind supply chain. To be announced by Scottish Enterprise chief executive, Lena Wilson, during her opening address to more than 600 delegates, the new Offshore Wind […]

  • Scottish Government Releases Blueprint on Planning Offshore Renewables Development

    8 February 2012
    Authorities

    A blueprint to streamline the scoping, planning and consenting of offshore renewables developments was published today. The report, prepared by a task force comprising Marine Scotland, environmental regulators, renewable developers and The Crown Estate, was welcomed by Alex Salmond as he co-chaired the first 2012 meeting of the Scottish Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). The task […]

  • Scottish Govt OKs European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre

    29 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish Government has issued a marine licence for the construction of the proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay. The EOWDC is being developed by Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL) – a joint venture between Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) – plus development consortium partner Technip. The 11-turbine […]

  • German Ports Group Launches Website to Demonstrate Offshore Logistics

    25 May 2011

      Germany’s Seaports of Niedersachsen has launched a new website to demonstrate the capabilities of the various ports within the group in… (heavyliftpfi) [mappress] Source: heavyliftpfi, May 25, 2011

  • Singapore: Strategic Marine Launches 2nd Njord Offshore WSV

    6 December 2012

    The second of the Njord Offshore Windfarm Support Vessels (WSV), Njord Kittiwake, has been launched at the Strategic Marine shipyard in Singapore. The first vessel, Njord Avocet, has completed a full set of trials and not only exceeded the speed requirement of 26 knots but also proved to be remarkably quiet with a sound level […]

  • Green Power Investment Plans Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

    25 May 2012

    As the Mainichi reported citing officials of Green Power Investment Corp., an enterprise mostly owned by mobile phone carrier Softbank, the company is planning to build a wind farm offshore Hokkaido coast. Japan’s largest and northernmost prefecture has been chosen by the company due to the strong wind potential at the port, which straddles Ishikari […]

  • Fitch Ratings: Investment Grade Possible for Offshore Wind Projects

    20 April 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Operational offshore wind projects may be rated investment-grade, subject to adequate mitigation of technical and operational performance risk, Fitch Ratings said in a report. Offshore wind farms under construction are exposed to materially greater challenges compared with onshore projects and their ratings are likely to be constrained in most cases to speculative-grade, Fitch ratings said in […]

  • TEPCO Renewable Power Reveals Big Spend on Offshore Wind

    11 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    TEPCO Holdings’ renewable energy unit, which commenced business operation as an independent company on 1 April under the name TEPCO Renewable Power, has revealed a big investment in offshore wind projects. The company plans to invest JPY 1-2 trillion (EUR 8.22 billion to EUR 16.44 billion) in 6-7 GW of offshore wind and hydroelectric projects […]

  • Challenge Capital asks support for offshore wind industry (UK)

    1 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Following the green light for the UK’s first major offshore wind manufacturing facility on Teesside last week, Challenge Capital, who led the deal, is calling for developers to back the UK offshore wind supply chain. Says Sean McLaughlin a partner at Challenge Capital LLP who led the transaction “TAG and their new funders have put […]

  • Maine People Overwhelmingly Support Offshore Wind Development (USA)

    27 June 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    This month’s Energy Ocean International Conference drew a good deal of positive attention to Maine’s ongoing efforts to develop a portfolio… (pressherald) [mappress] Source: pressherald, June 27, 2011;

  • USA: O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Proposal Gets Necessary Support

    21 January 2013
    Authorities

    The offshore wind bill, proposed by Governor Martin O’Malley, has 24 sponsors in the Maryland’s Senate, the exact number of votes necessary for the bill to be passed; The Associated Press cited Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller as saying. Governor O’Malley’s proposed bill failed twice to make it out of the General Assembly, because […]

  • 77 Pct of Atlantic City Residents Support Offshore Wind

    15 April 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    The majority of residents in Atlantic City, N.J., and surrounding communities favor the construction of an offshore wind power project, based on surveys conducted through the Delaware Sea Grant College Program. Article by Teresa Messmore, UDaily Results show that 77 percent of residents are inclined to support a demonstration project of five offshore wind turbines visible from […]

  • Saab Seaeye Falcon Helps Japan Harness Offshore Wind

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    It is at the southernmost tip of Japan that the Ministry of the Environment is trialling a turbine to determine the viability of floating wind turbines, in a bid to help replace the 30% of energy lost since the nuclear shut-down. Sure-footed anchorage to the seabed is vital in such a vulnerable environment and a […]

  • Kajima Consortium Lands Kashima Port Offshore Wind Project

    7 July 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Ibaraki Prefectural Government in Japan has selected the Kajima offshore wind power consortium comprising Wind Power Energy and Hitachi Wind Power to develop the 93.6MW Kashima Port offshore wind project.

  • Japan Setting Up New Offshore Wind Working Group

    17 December 2018
    Authorities

    Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) are launching a new working group to start discussions on standards for maintenance and management of offshore wind projects.

  • Equinor Enters Japan’s Offshore Wind Market in New Consortium

    9 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    Electric Power Development (J-Power), JERA and Equinor have formed a consortium to together work towards developing offshore wind projects off the Akita Prefecture in Japan. The consortium will see the three companies evaluate and work towards submitting a joint bid in Japan’s first offshore wind auction. The auction is anticipated to start within the next […]