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  • BOEM Completes Northern California Offshore Wind Leasing Environmental Review

    6 May 2022
    Authorities, Environment

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore California. Based on its analysis, BOEM has issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI). “The completion of this Environmental Assessment represents an important step […]

  • BOEM Completes Vineyard Wind’s Supplement to EIS

    10 June 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed a Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, planned to be built off the coast of Massachusetts. The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the document, which will open a 45-day public comment period, is set to be […]

  • RenewableUK Applauds Opening of Scotland’s First Marine Energy Park

    31 July 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed the opening yesterday of Scotland’s first Marine Energy Park (MEP). The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters MEP is the first in Scotland, and the second in the UK, following the announcement of an Energy Park in the South West of England […]

  • Scotland Counts on Offshore Wind in New Energy Strategy

    25 January 2017
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The draft Scottish Energy Strategy has set out a new target to deliver the equivalent of 50 per cent of the energy required for Scotland’s heat, transport and electricity needs from renewable sources by 2030, including energy coming from offshore wind and floating wind farms. To support this vision, Scotland will next month announce details of up to […]

  • Bibby Marine Boosts Its Offshore Wind Fleet with First Damen SOV

    17 January 2016
    Vessels

    Bibby Marine Services Ltd, part of the Bibby Line Group’s portfolio of companies, has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilder Damen for a purpose-built Service Operations Vessel (SOV) to serve the offshore wind market. The new vessel, called Bibby WaveMaster 1, represents the first collaboration of its kind between the two companies. Stephen Blaikie, Chief Executive […]

  • Norway’s Answer to Wind Power Intermittency Lies Offshore – Study

    5 January 2023
    R&D

    SINTEF has revealed in its recent study that there is no statistical covariation or systematic correlation in time between the occurrence of offshore wind conditions in southern and northern Norway, and adds that this knowledge will increase the commercial value of Norwegian offshore wind energy. An analysis of wind statistics showed that there is no […]

  • DCENR Submits WestWave Project for EU Funding (Ireland)

    20 July 2011

    ESB’s WestWave Project has been selected by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) as one of the projects to go forward for evaluation by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the EU New Entrant Reserve (NER300) funding mechanism. The WestWave Project aims to develop the first wave energy project in Ireland by […]

  • Moray OWF Consent Marks Success for Natural Power

    27 March 2014

    A ground-breaking development for the UK offshore wind industry has been achieved this month with the first projects being granted consent in the Crown Estate’s Round 3 process, with leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power working as a lead advisor across all three projects. The 1,116 MW Moray Offshore Wind Farm has been granted consent […]

  • US Starts Permitting Process for 2.6+ GW Offshore Wind Farm in Virginia

    2 July 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is starting another in a series of environmental reviews the authority commenced over the past few months. This time, it is for a wind farm in federal waters off Virginia which could add more than 2.6 GW of offshore wind capacity to the US. BOEM will issue […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Cables Installed in Record Time

    29 January 2013

    New Year’s Eve 2011, 19.00 hours: the rest of Denmark is gathered for their celebrations. The installation vessel ‘Svanen’ is hammering a foundation pile into the seabed approximately 20 kilometres north east of Grenaa. The pile marks the beginning of construction of DONG Energy’s new facility, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. In June 2012, the cable-laying […]

  • Siemens to build combined cycle power plants in India

    5 July 2010
    Technology

    Siemens has been awarded contracts for the turnkey construction of two combined cycle power plants including long-term service agreements in India – UNOSUGEN and DGEN by Torrent Power Ltd and Torrent Energy Ltd. respectively of Torrent Group based in Ahmedabad, India. Siemens will erect the DGEN power plant in the Dahej on the southwest coast […]

  • Siemens to Supply 48 Turbines for Dutch Wind Farm

    28 July 2014

    Siemens Energy has received an order for the Netherlands’ largest near shore wind farm. Designed to generate 144 megawatts (MW) of wind power, the Westermeerwind project with 48 direct drive wind turbines is also the first wind power plant Siemens Wind Power’s Offshore unit will erect for handover to the customer on a turnkey basis. […]

  • KIC InnoEnergy Issues ‘Top 10 Energy Innovators in 100 Energy Priorities’ Report

    14 January 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    KIC InnoEnergy has published, together with Questel Consulting, a unique report on innovation to provide an in-depth understanding of the global competitive energy landscape. The Top 10 Energy Innovators in 100 Energy Priorities report is the first to identify and rank the top industry and academic players worldwide at the same time according to their […]

  • COBRAcable Converter Station Starts Taking Shape in Eemshaven

    3 January 2017
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and Energinet.dk have driven the first pile into the ground to kick off the construction of the Dutch converter station of the COBRAcable, a subsea electricity connection that will link the Dutch and Danish grids. The COBRAcable will have a capacity of 700MW, will be approximately 325 kilometres long, and will run from Eemshaven, the […]

  • Thin Red Line Aerospace Works on First Test for Energy Bag (Canada)

    6 June 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Canadian firm Thin Red Line Aerospace is working on the first test deployment of its energy storage system for use with off-shore wind turbines. The Energy Bag provides power storage as “undersea compressed air energy storage” (CAES) to store compressed air deep underwater, and then release it again to drive generators when more power […]

  • New York Gives Its Blessing to South Fork OWF Export Cable

    19 March 2021
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need to the South Fork offshore wind farm’s export cable, which will make landfall at Beach Lane in Wainscott and then run to the Cove Hollow Road substation in East Hampton, where the project will be connected to […]

  • Cadeler Orders F-Class Mega Jack-Up

    9 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator Cadeler A/S has ordered a new F-class jack-up at COSCO Heavy Industries in China. The new F-class vessel is said to be unique in terms of flexibility and scope, as it can be converted from the installation of large foundations to the installation of wind turbine generators […]

  • Federal Permitting Process Starts for 2+ GW Offshore Wind Project in US

    29 June 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on 28 June that it would begin conducting an environmental review of a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Vineyard Wind South wind project, which could add up to 2.3 GW of offshore wind capacity to the US. The project has been proposed to be […]

  • Shell and Ocean Winds’ US Offshore Wind Project Clears First Federal Permitting Step

    14 February 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the SouthCoast Wind project offshore Massachusetts, the 2.4 GW offshore wind project formerly known as Mayflower Wind, developed by a joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds. BOEM will open a 45-day public comment period for the DEIS […]

  • EnBW Secures Another Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement for Subsidy-Free He Dreiht

    3 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German chemicals company Evonik has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with EnBW for electricity generated at the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The PPA provides Evonik with 100 MW of electricity per year from He Dreiht, enabling Evonik to cover around a quarter of its electricity […]

  • Marco Polo Marine Reports 139 Pct Increase in Q3 Revenue, Boosted by Offshore Wind

    19 August 2022
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-based shipbuilder and vessel provider to the oil and gas and offshore wind sectors, Marco Polo Marine, has reported a 139.5 per cent increase in revenue for the third quarter of the fiscal year, partly driven by a significant increase in average charter rates. On 18 August, the company published its results for the third […]

  • UK Proposes Separating Floating from Fixed-Bottom Wind Under New CfD Scheme

    3 March 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK has proposed amendments to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme which would introduce floating offshore wind as a separate eligible technology with its own administrative strike price, providing a distinction from conventional, fixed-bottom projects. This would allow more potential for floating offshore wind projects to successfully compete in the next CfD allocation round, […]

  • Shoreline, Fred. Olsen Find Best O&M Solution for Large OWFs

    28 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Using an offshore accommodation platform combined with fast in-field vessels will be key to maximising efficiencies for large offshore wind farms built far from shore, according to an O&M logistics study carried out by Shoreline for Fred. Olsen Ocean. An O&M simulation, conducted by using Shoreline’s MAINTSYS software tool, was performed in collaboration with a major developer and based […]

  • Green Alliance Makes Suggestions for 2020s

    13 November 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    Matthew Spencer of Green Alliance, a charity and independent think tank focused on ambitious leadership for the environment, in a recently published report stressed the importance of policy decisions made and their effect on offshore wind industry through the 2020s. The UK is likely to need a minimum of 25GW of offshore wind to decarbonise its power […]

  • Minesto to Apply for Nasdaq Listing

    29 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Board of Swedish marine energy company Minesto has decided to apply for listing of the company’s shares on First North at NASDAQ Stockholm and conduct a new issue of units directed to the public in Sweden of appoximatley EUR 10 million. Minesto’s tidal power plant, Deep Green, generates electricity from tidal and ocean currents. […]

  • Germany: HeavyLift@Sea Reveals Prototype Draft for Heavy Goods Transporter

    30 January 2013

    The maritime engineering specialist HeavyLift@Sea has just presented the prototype draft for a heavy goods transporter offering highly flexible application options. The company headquartered in Hamburg’s HafenCity and founded last year by Lars Rolner and Hendrik Gröne has its focal areas of competence and experience in the heavy goods shipping sector. With its heavy lifter […]