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  • Walney 2 Offshore Wind Farm Starts Spinning (UK)

    1 November 2011

    Walney 2 offshore wind farm has today, 1 November 2011, started delivering CO2-free electricity to the UK’s national grid, with electricity now being generated from the first of its 51 turbines. Walney 1 was fully operational May 2011 and Walney 2 is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2011, making Walney the […]

  • OCC Gets Slice of Government’s Offshore Wind Grant (USA)

    18 October 2011
    R&D

      The U.S. Department of Energy announced that $43m worth of grants have been awarded to be spent over the next five years.   (pennenergy) [mappress] Source: pennenergy, October 18, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Developers Consider Mind Blowing Challenge (USA)

    16 October 2011
    R&D

    When Hurricane Irene roared up the East Coast, businesses sandbagged, coastal residents evacuated and utility companies scrambled to repair… By Eliot Caroom (nj) [mappress] Source: nj, October 17, 2011

  • Interior Secretary to Speak at AWEA OFFSHORE WINDPOWER 2011 (USA)

    11 October 2011
    Authorities

      U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is heading to Baltimore to talk about steps his agency is taking to develop a clean energy economy.   (Associated Press) [mappress] Source: Associated Press, October 11, 2011

  • ‘Nessie’ Lays Cable for New Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    19 September 2011
    Grid Connection

    MASSIVE machines have dominated the flat landscape of the edge of The Wash at Wingland while laying power cables for a new offshore wind… (spaldingtoday) [mappress] Source: spaldingtoday, September 19, 2011

  • Offshore Wind to Learn from Oil and Gas Industry (Scotland)

    12 September 2011

    The development of offshore wind provides a huge economic opportunity for Scotland over the next decade, with investment expected to top… By Finlay Crossan (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, September 12, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Turbines Could Disturb Quiet Sea (France)

    12 September 2011
    Environment

    The planet’s great oceans – sometimes referred to as the “silent world” – are noisier than we thought. And they’re only getting louder.   By Martine Valo (worldcrunch) [mappress] Source: worldcrunch, September 12, 2011

  • Germany and UK Join Forces in Offshore Wind Energy Development

    24 August 2011
    R&D

    UK and Germany now share a common goal: to rapidly accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind energy to help their … (sciencebusiness) [mappress] Source: sciencebusiness, August 24, 2011

  • First Minister Backs Offshore Wind Farm Development (Scotland)

    12 August 2011
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond was in Fraserburgh to discuss plans for an offshore windfarm which is helping Scotland meet its renewable…   (stv) [mappress] Source: stv, August 12, 2011

  • Report Reveals Better Conditions for Offshore Wind Power (Sweden)

    9 August 2011
    Environment, R&D

      Conditions for offshore wind power production in Sweden are better than earlier believed, a report by Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) and the Swedish Energy Authority (Energimyndigheten) has shown. By compiling data on water depth and seabed conditions new potential areas for offshore wind farms have been identified, especially in the counties of Södermanland […]

  • French CRE Issues Set of Rules for Offshore Wind Energy

    9 August 2011
    Authorities

     The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) on 11 July 2011 issued a set of rules, “Specifications of tender No. 2011/S 126-208873 on offshore wind power generation facilities in France”, that outlines the terms and conditions of the new tender process applicable to offshore wind projects off the French coasts. The new tender regime will facilitate […]

  • Sassnitz to Become Base Port for Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    23 December 2011

      The Sassnitz will expand into a base port for a planned offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The offshore terminal with a 410 meter long quay wall is planned to be completed by the summer 2012, port of Sassnitz said on Thursday. For the purpose of the project, a six-hectare area will be […]

  • Koch Brothers Turn Against Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    22 July 2011

    The war over America’s coastal-energy future has officially begun, and the result could determine whether we see wind turbines or catastrophic oil spills along our coastlines in coming years. The opening salvo came in early July, when everyone’s favorite climate-hating, fossil-fuel-loving industrialist villains, the Koch brothers, released a so-called “cost-benefit analysis” of New Jersey offshore […]

  • CLS Offshore Unveils New Headquarters in Great Yarmouth (UK)

    21 July 2011

    Oil, gas and renewable energy services company CLS Offshore today unveiled its new headquarters in Great Yarmouth. A total investment in the region of £300,000 has been made modernising and upgrading the former council offices off Malthouse Lane, further developing the quayside site and centralising its operations.  “The new office facility gives us significantly more […]

  • Offshore Wind Potential Attracts Wind Turbine Makers (China)

    20 June 2011

    The country’s leading wind turbine makers are vying with each other to push forward big-capacity wind turbines in a bid to win a slice of… (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, June 20, 2011;

  • Plans for Moray Firth offshore wind farm revealed (Scotland)

    3 September 2010
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Plans for a large offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth have this week gone out to public consultation. Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd hope… By Caroline McMorran (northern-times) [mappress] Source: northern-times, September 03, 2010;

  • Political group protests against offshore wind industry (USA)

    3 September 2010
    Authorities

    A political group protested the state’s plans to spend public money on New Jersey’s new offshore wind industry. About 20 members or… By Michael Miller (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity, September 03, 2010;

  • New diesel genset for offshore vessels at SMM exhibition (Germany)

    1 September 2010
    Technology

    At this year’s SMM shipbuilding exhibition from the 7th to the 10th of September, MTU’s exhibits will include a new genset for diesel-electric propulsion and on-board power generation which is specifically designed to meet the needs of supply ships for wind farms or oil and gas rigs. Developed on the basis of the proven and […]

  • Block Island residents for and against offshore wind turbines (USA)

    23 July 2010
    Training & Education

    One thing was clear at a public hearing Thursday on a proposal to put up eight offshore wind turbines within view of Block Island: opinion… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, July 23, 2010;

  • Virginia asks for test site for offshore wind turbines (USA)

    19 July 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Virginia is making the case to the federal government that it’s a great place to put offshore wind turbines to the test with a $60 million…   [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 19, 2010;

  • C-Power Secures Funding for Belgium Offshore Wind Farm

    15 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    ALLEN & Overy (A&O), Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) and White & Case bagged roles on what is reported to be the largest-ever financing for…   By Andrew Pugh (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, December 15, 2010

  • USA Moves Closer to Building Offshore Wind Turbines in Atlantic

    8 December 2010

    The US Atlantic states are making progress toward building the country’s first offshore wind projects, but several barriers need to be… By Gloria Gonzalez (oilprice) [mappress] Source: oilprice, December 08, 2010

  • A&P Scoops Green Award for Offshore Renewables Support (UK)

    8 December 2010

    Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry. The company, based in Falmouth in Cornwall, won the Best Business Innovation Award at the annual Regen SW Green Energy Awards in Bath for its patented Dockmaster pre-cast concrete […]

  • Low ROI Hits Offshore Wind Development Across Europe

    7 December 2010

    The offshore wind industry has moved from a niche market to a maturing industry, however securing funding and low returns on investment are… By Mike Jones (investortoday) [mappress] Source: investortoday, December 07, 2010

  • Massachusetts Could Host First Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    22 November 2010

    Massachusetts could soon be home to the nation’s first offshore wind farm – and state officials are hoping to use the Cape Wind project to… (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, November 22, 2010;

  • Ormazabal Units in London Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    9 November 2010

    London Array is an energetic project which consists in a large wind farm of 271 turbines. The wind farm would be located more than 20km (12 miles) from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, one of the three strategic areas the UK Government has identified for offshore wind farm development. For […]