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  • New Poll Shows Support for National Assembly for Wales and Further Powers Continues to Grow

    13 August 2013
    Authorities

    According to an opinion survey undertaken by Beaufort Research on behalf of the Commission on Devolution in Wales, a majority of the Welsh public believe the National Assembly for Wales (NafW) has provided a strong voice for Wales and would like to see further powers devolved over a period of time. Beaufort Research interviewed a […]

  • German Renewables Shipbrokers Starting Off

    14 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

        An increasing number of offshore installations utilizing wind, wave and tidal energy will characterize Europe’s coastal waters of the future. German Renewables Shipbrokers is the very first ship broker specializing in tonnage for offshore wind energy projects. With their newly founded company, both founders want to apply their longtime experience to a market […]

  • Moray West Inks Another Port of Nigg Deal

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

    Moray West has selected the Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, as the location for marshalling all 62 transition pieces (TPs) prior to installation as part of the 882 MW offshore wind farm. Moray West has signed an agreement with Global Energy Group (GEG), which owns and operates the Port of Nigg, to […]

  • US Grants Maine First Floating Offshore Wind Research Lease

    20 August 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US State of Maine and the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have agreed on a floating offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine, which could allow for the deployment of twelve floating wind turbines capable of generating 144 MW. The research lease site, an area of up to 15 square […]

  • USA: UD Issues Report About Ocean Use off DE, MD and NJ Coasts

    21 March 2012

    The Center for Carbon-Free Power Integration (CCPI) at the University of Delaware has issued a new report about ocean use off the coast of Delaware and parts of Maryland and New Jersey. The study addresses viable places to locate offshore wind farms, taking into account biological, ecological and other considerations. The report includes feedback from […]

  • China’s Offshore Wind Market Expected to Hit USD 16 Billion

    28 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Despite the considerable challenges and bottlenecks faced by China’s offshore wind power market, the country’s efforts in technologies for development of offshore wind power have remained strong. Thanks to years of coordination and cooperation between the government and domestic offshore wind power players, the first batch of offshore wind power license projects, most of which […]

  • US Proposes First Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    22 February 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Department of the Interior has proposed the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) includes a 102,480-acre area offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana, and two areas offshore Galveston, Texas, one comprising 102,480 acres and the other comprising 96,786 acres. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) […]

  • New England States Working Together on Offshore Wind Grid Infrastructure

    26 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The US states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, with support from Vermont and New Hampshire, have jointly applied to the Department of Energy (DOE) for funding needed to build transmission projects that will integrate offshore wind. With the potential for more than 14 GW of offshore wind in federal waters off the coast […]

  • Downwind Floating Prototype Ready to Deploy

    13 October 2021
    R&D, Technology

    X1 Wind has completed the rotor assembly on its floating wind platform and the X30 prototype is now fully assembled in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ready for installation. Fitted with a specially adapted V29 Vestas turbine, the unique ‘downwind’ system is able to ‘weathervane’ and orientate passively with the wind to maximise energy yields, the […]

  • Van Oord to Use CAPE Holland Tool to Build ‘Most Ecological Offshore Wind Farm Yet’

    11 June 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch provider of foundation installation equipment, CAPE Holland, has signed a contract with its compatriot Van Oord to supply Vibro Lifting Technology (VLT) for the installation of monopiles at Hollandse Kust West Site VI, where the Ecowende consortium will build what Van Oord said was “the most ecological wind farm yet”. Under the contract, CAPE […]

  • Damen and GustoMSC Set Up Jack-Up One Stop Shop

    2 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    The Damen Shipyards Group and GustoMSC have started collaborating in order to produce a range of self-propelled and non-self-propelled jack-up platforms for the offshore industries – the DG JACK range. The collaboration, announced at this year’s OTC in Houston, will be based on GustoMSC’s track record in the design of jack-ups and provision of jacking systems, combined with […]

  • US Wind Cleared to Install Maryland Offshore Wind Met Mast

    11 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    US Wind has received its final air emissions permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment to install a meteorological tower in the Maryland Wind Energy Area, with the company set to begin the installation process immediately.

  • Welsh Marine Energy Project Gets GBP 1 Mln from EU

    12 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    An EU scheme pioneering collaborative research projects in marine science between business and universities has been given a £1m EU boost, Welsh Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced.  Bangor University’s £23.6m SEACAMS project, delivered in partnership with Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities, is helping to develop the coastal marine economy in Wales. It has already worked […]

  • Germany: Sanmar Delivers The Navtug Flattop ‘TORSTEN’ to Schramm Group

    8 March 2012

    M/T TORSTEN is a powerful handy-sized multipurpose anchor-handling and assistance tug with a large flat deck area. Its main scope of service is providing assistance at any offshore and nearshore construction sites, as well as anchor-handling and aiding cable-laying vessels. Sanmar has been involved in building standard series tugboats for many years, always stating that […]

  • ABS Releases Guide for Offshore Wind Turbine Installations (USA)

    30 December 2010

    Classification society ABS announces the release of a Guide for Building and Classing Offshore Wind Turbine Installations, the first Guide to address design considerations for the bottom founded support structure of an offshore wind turbine situated in tropical storm prone areas on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) such as the Gulf of Mexico and […]

  • ORPC Takes Another Step Forward with Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project

    16 April 2014
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has submitted its second annual environmental monitoring report for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The report details environmental data collected during the operation of ORPC’s grid-connected TidGen® Power System in Maine and concludes that no known adverse impacts were evidenced by […]

  • Scrabster Harbour Securing Jobs in Renewables (UK)

    13 December 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    A £20 million investment programme at Scrabster Harbour is securing jobs and helping to position the north of Scotland at the forefront of the renewables revolution, John Swinney said. The Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth Secretary visited the harbour to witness progress on major redevelopment plans, supported by the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands […]

  • Study Released on US Wind Turbine Systems Market

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

    US demand for wind turbine systems is forecast to increase 55 percent annually through 2018 to $18.9 billion, a nearly ninefold increase over depressed 2013 sales. Demand was adversely affected in 2013 by the record number of sales, valued at more than $25 billion, the previous year. The number of new installations in 2012 nearly […]

  • TÜV SÜD to Showcase Its Offshore Wind Expertise in Frankfurt

    30 October 2013

    At EWEA Offshore 2013, TÜV SÜD will showcase its full portfolio of offshore wind power services. The international technical services provider supports designers, owners/operators and manufacturers of wind turbines offering comprehensive and customised testing, certification and inspection services (Hall 3.1, Stand 31C50). EWEA Offshore 2013 will take place from 19 to 21 November 2013 in […]

  • DONG to Invest GBP 5.4 Billion in East Irish Sea Wind Farms by 2019

    21 June 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will have invested GBP 5.4 billion in developing offshore wind farms off the coast of North West England by 2019, a new report has revealed. The overall GBP 5.4 billion investment includes GBP 2.7 billion investment across the four currently operational wind farms – Barrow, Walney, Burbo Bank and West of Duddon Sands – and a […]

  • AMSC Receives Volume Wind Turbine Electrical Control System Order From Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries

    4 January 2011

    American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, today announced that it has received an initial order worth more than $10 million for wind turbine electrical control systems from South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (Doosan). The systems will be utilized in Doosan’s onshore and offshore 3 megawatt (MW) full […]

  • Denmark: DONG Signs Framework Agreement with Siemens

    19 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy and Siemens Energy have today signed a framework agreement on the supply and servicing of a total of 300 offshore wind turbines of 6 megawatt each, giving a total capacity of 1,800 megawatt. The turbines will be installed at selected DONG Energy offshore wind farms in the UK in the period 2014-2017. The […]

  • LEEDCo Signs Revenue Sharing Agreement in Offshore Wind Project With Four Counties (USA)

    27 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      LEEDCo, the non-profit, private corporation spearheading the development of a Lake Erie wind farm, and its four-county members — Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake and Lorain — today announced the signing of a revenue-sharing agreement that will give each county a percentage of income generated by the annual submerged land lease payment. “This first-of-a-kind revenue-sharing agreement […]

  • ReportLinker Publishes Wind Energy Outlook for North America

    25 October 2011

    Market Drivers for Onshore and Offshore Wind Power, Regulatory and Policy Issues, Technology Issues, Key Industry Players, and Wind Capacity & Revenue Forecasts. The North American wind energy industry is lagging in key areas compared to Europe and Asia, but many key industry players are optimistic about the North American market as turbine costs continue […]

  • Scottish Affairs Committee Publishes Report on Crown Estate in Scotland

    20 March 2012
    Authorities

    In a report published yesterday the Scottish Affairs Committee says the Secretary of State for Scotland should announce the Government’s commitment to devolve and decentralise the Crown Estate Commissioner’s (CEC) marine and ancient rights and responsibilities in Scotland. The Crown Estate (CEC) is a statutory corporation that manages various Crown property, rights and interests in […]

  • US Identifies Eight Offshore Wind Areas Off Four Central Atlantic States

    17 November 2022
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, which will now be put up for public review and comment.   The areas cover approximately 1.7 million acres and represent a subset of the 3.9 million acres of the Call Area […]