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  • RenewableUK Hails New Report on Economic Benefits of Offshore Wind Energy

    9 July 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed the publication of a new report on the economic benefits of offshore wind energy by the Institute for Public Policy Research. The study urges Government to ensure that the UK reaps the enormous economic benefits offered by the offshore wind sector by introducing further policies to encourage long-term growth. In particular, it […]

  • Layer of Stones to Protect Connection Cables at Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    8 July 2013
    Grid Connection

    The 111 wind turbines in the Anholt offshore wind farm are connected with Energinet.dk’s offshore substation via approximately 160 kilometres of cable flushed down into the seabed. However, at several positions, it has not been possible to flush the cable at a sufficient depth due to stones or hard seabed. Therefore, the vessel, Tertnes, will […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Hydrohammer Confirms Rental Agreements with Ballast Nedam Offshore

    5 July 2013

    IHC Hydrohammer, part of IHC Merwede, has announced that it will supply piling equipment for the offshore foundation installation of two European offshore wind farm projects to Ballast Nedam Offshore. The long-term rental agreement between two leading companies in the offshore wind energy market is for the delivery of an S-2000 piling hammer with a […]

  • Belgium: All Turbines Up at Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    4 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, the last turbine at the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank was successfully installed. This means that the installation of all 48 wind turbines off the Belgian coast, with a combined capacity of 325 megawatts (MW), is now complete. With the generated electricity, the power plant can supply some 600,000 Belgian housholds every year. In […]

  • Germany: All Set for Offshore Wind Power Substations International Conference

    25 June 2013

    Substations are the vital links for a future supergrid, and the key to success for offshore wind energy. The need to reduce cost throughout the value chain while maintaining maximum reliability remains a powerful driver for innovation in this field. IQPCs 2nd International Conference Offshore Wind Power Substations will be held from 26 till 28 […]

  • Norway: Offshore Wind Makes Positive Contribution to Statkraft’s Q2 Results

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the second quarter of 2013, Statkraft achieved an underlying1 operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 2555 million, an improvement of NOK 190 million compared with the corresponding quarter in 2012. Unrealised currency effects resulted in a net loss of NOK 908 million, compared with a net profit of NOK 2443 million in the […]

  • USA: Coastal Carolina University to Get Offshore Wind Survey Vessel

    9 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A new vessel, which is worth USD 1.2 million and is primarily purposed to carry out subsea surveying work for the future offshore wind projects in South Carolina, was recently introduced in North Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University (CCU) will take delivery of the new vessel named ‘Coastal Explorer’ by fall, and it will be […]

  • North East England Could Benefit from Offshore Wind Strategy

    1 August 2013

    Energi Coast, North East England’s offshore renewables group, believes that the region’s supply chain can be one of the biggest winners from the UK Government’s offshore wind industry strategy. The group says the strategy, which was published by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills on 1 August, will generate much needed confidence and stability […]

  • UK: Supacat to Present SMV24 Offshore Support Vessel at All Energy

    20 May 2013

    A new concept in offshore support vessels, the Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24 (SMV24), is being unveiled at All Energy 2013 by the innovation house, Supacat. For the first time Supacat is displaying a 1:25 scale model of the 24metre vessel. The SMV24 has been designed as ‘one boat to replace many’ to offer a flexible, […]

  • UK: RWE Completes Consultation for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm

    14 May 2013

    RWE npower renewables have now concluded their consultation on the onshore electrical infrastructure for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. Consultation ran from February 19 through to end of April 2013. Seven public exhibitions were held near the short listed options for the infrastructure locations. Members of the Triton Knoll project team visited local communities to […]

  • SeaEnergy Investigates Opportunities for Scottish Fishing Vessels in Offshore Wind Industry

    12 May 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    SeaEnergy PLC undertakes a study on behalf of Scottish Enterprise and Marine Scotland, into the potential demand for and use of converted fishing vessels to support the offshore wind industry. In support of the Scottish Government’s policy of developing the offshore renewable energy capacity in Scotland while providing a sustainable future for the Scottish fishing […]

  • First Wind Turbine Installed at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    6 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of a total of 30 wind turbines for EWE’s Riffgat offshore wind farm at the North Sea has been installed. “Further seven turbines are already on board the specialized vessel, so that Riffgat will now continue to grow very rapidly,” says EWE’s Dr. Torsten Köhne. The plan is to have the wind farm […]

  • Belgium: Students Asking Offshore Wind Industry to Reconsider Approach to Employment

    19 April 2013
    Training & Education

    EUREC’s Wind Specialization Class of 2013 has released an open letter to the European Offshore Wind Industry. In their letter they wrote: The offshore wind industry has the wind behind its sails! Since 2001 with the commissioning of the first “utility-scale” offshore wind farm in Denmark to EWEA’s 2011-2020 projected offshore wind growth trends, the […]

  • Spain: IREC’s NEPTUNE Project to Measure Wind in Offshore Wind Farms

    11 April 2013
    Technology

    NEPTUNE’s application will reduce the cost of wind measurement and mitigate uncertainty about electricity production for offshore wind farms. The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has led the Neptune project, in which two products have been developed to enable wind measurement at sea, in order to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy. Within […]

  • Estonia Could Get One of the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farms

    27 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Estonia could get an offshore wind farm that would be one of the largest ones in the world, with the capacity of 2.7 GW. On March 26, Baltic Blue Energy OÜ, a company owned by energy businessman Endel Siff, submitted an application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs for the construction of offshore wind turbines […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Receives Award for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    27 March 2013

    Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has generated so much traffic and growth that DONG Energy has been awarded a ’Baltic Trendsetter Club’ certificate, an award granted annually by the Baltic Transport Journal. The award goes to Anholt Offshore Wind Farm as the infrastructure project in the Baltic region that has had the greatest positive impact on […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Studies Programme – First Course a Great Success

    27 March 2013
    Training & Education

    The first course as part of the innovative Continuing Studies Programme Offshore Wind Energy which has been running since October 2012 is already nearing its end in May 2013 and it has been a great success. There has been very positive feedback from the 24 participants regarding both the unique combination of subjects covered by […]

  • Elia Seeks Vessel Co-Ordinator for Belgian Offshore Grid Project

    21 June 2013

    Elia is seeking to appoint a vessel co-ordinator to control vessel traffic movements for the Belgian Offshore Grid project. Belgian Offshore Grid project will connect future wind farms situated in the Belgian part of the North Sea as efficiently as possible with the onshore grid by creating a genuine Belgian Offshore Grid (BOG). This will […]

  • USA: DOI Announces First Offshore Renewable Energy Lease Sale

    5 June 2013
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau yesterday announced that BOEM will hold the first-ever competitive lease sale for renewable energy on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The […]

  • VIDEO: ScottishPower Renewables’ CEO Talks about Offshore Wind Development

    28 May 2013
    R&D

    In the following video, CEO of ScottishPower Renewables Keith Anderson talks about the development of Offshore wind, including the West of Duddon Sands OWF, which recently entered in construction stage following the installation of the project’s offshore substation on site: [mappress] Offshore WIND Staff, May 28, 2013; Image: ScottishPower

  • Red7Marine Offshore Completes Seavex Excavation Trial at Lincs OWF, UK

    18 March 2013
    Technology

    Red7Marine were recently contracted by Centrica to trial SeaVex Excavation equipment on certain areas of Lincs wind farm, charetring and operating from the DP2 Loch Roag vessel.  The project was to initially gauge what areas could be trenched to certain depths in extreme soil conditions ranging from 250 to 500kPa using a non-intrusive method as […]

  • VIDEO: First Meeting of New Bedford’s Offshore Wind Advisory Committee

    12 March 2013
    Authorities

    In January, New Bedford’s Mayor Jon Mitchell announced the establishment of an Offshore Wind Advisory Committee that will advise him on industry trends relating to the global supply chain for offshore wind. The members of the Mayor’s Committee are industry and manufacturing representatives who share the Mayor’s goal of ensuring New Bedford is ready to […]

  • USA: BOEM to Determine Interest in West Coast Offshore Wind Development

    30 September 2013
    Authorities

    As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, cut carbon pollution, and develop domestic energy sources, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in leasing an area offshore Oregon that Principle Power, Inc. has proposed for a pilot-scale floating wind energy […]

  • East of England Ideally Placed to Support Massive Offshore Wind Development

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Delegates to the EEEGR2013 conference went home enthused by more evidence of the renewed dash for gas and a fresh blast of windpower to boost the East of England energy industry. Experts from three world-leading wind turbine producers agreed that the East of England was ideally placed to support the development of the massive wind […]

  • Report on Offshore Wind Monopile Foundation Available at Fast Market Research

    6 September 2013
    R&D

    Fast Market Research recommends “Monopile Foundation: Dominance in Offshore Wind Foundation Industry” from GlobalData, now available in its offering. The global offshore wind power industry has grown rapidly in recent years. Countries looking to increase their dependency on wind energy are increasingly looking to offshore wind projects due to high capacity factors and high wind […]

  • UK: CT Offshore Halfway Done at West of Duddon Sands OWF

    3 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    CT Offshore is currently working on the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. A total of 108 cables are to be laid, and by 25 August CT Offshore was halfway through the project with laying and installation of 54 cables. “It is a very important project to us and I’m […]