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  • New Wind Towers Factory in Pueblo – the World’s Largest – Officially Opens for Business (USA)

    13 October 2010
    R&D

    Vestas Towers America, Inc., today announced the grand opening of the world’s largest wind tower manufacturing plant. The new Pueblo, Colorado facility features nearly 13 million square feet of space and eight miles of on-site railway tracks for the transport of materials and finished tower components. The opening of Vestas Towers gives Vestas, a global […]

  • Critics Accuse Nicolas Sarkozy of ‘Grave Attack on Collective Memory’ of Second World War (France)

    18 July 2011
    Authorities

    Critics, including British veterans’ families, have slammed the decision to proceed with erecting more than 100 turbines more than 525ft … By Henry Samuel (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, July 18, 2011;

  • Boston Globe Names Cape Wind President Jim Gordon as One of Most Innovative (USA)

    23 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    In the decade since Jim Gordon proposed building the nation’s first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, the 130-turbine project has… By Beth Daley (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, May 23, 2011;

  • Foreign Firms Receive GBP 500m in Subsidies from UK Wind Farms

    19 September 2011

    A Sunday Telegraph audit of Britain’s 3,419 turbines reveals 2,276 are either fully or partly-owned by foreign businesses. The findings… By Edward Malnick and Robert Mendick (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 19, 2011

  • Different Opinions Over O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Energy Plan (USA)

    22 March 2011

    The state Senate finance committee is divided over Governor Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy plan, with some saying wind turbines are… by Amanda Gaines (wmal) [mappress] Source: wmal, March 22, 2011  

  • Offshore Wind Energy Cheaper Than Nuclear (Belgium)

    18 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Generating energy from wind turbines at sea would be cheaper than building new atomic power plants, Europe’s climate chief has said, in the… (balkans) [mappress] Source: balkans, March 18, 2011

  • Getting Wind Energy Cheaper Than Building Atomic Power Plants

    18 March 2011

    Generating energy from wind turbines at sea would be cheaper than building new atomic power plants, Europe’s climate chief has said, in the… (balkans) [mappress] Source: balkans, March 18, 2011

  • Infrastructure Projects Boost U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

    18 February 2011

    The 130-turbine Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts has spurred more support for offshore wind generation, including a $199-… By Johanna Knapschaefer (enr.construction) [mappress] Source: enr.construction, February 18, 2011

  • Betting on Siemens Offshore Wind Development

    26 January 2011

    A late comer to the wind turbine manufacturing industry, Siemens AG entered the wind business six years ago when it purchased the veteran… By Peter Asmus (matternetwork) [mappress] Source: matternetwork, January 26, 2011

  • New York Power Authority fails to respond to legal request (USA)

    12 August 2010
    Authorities

    The New York Power Authority, which is considering private-sector proposals to erect offshore wind turbines, has failed to fully respond to… By Steve Orr (democratandchronicle) [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, August 12, 2010;

  • Maryland House Committee May Soon Vote on Offshore Wind Bill (USA)

    6 April 2011

    A Maryland House committee could vote soon on a measure aimed at developing offshore wind turbines.   (greenwichtime) [mappress] Source: greenwichtime, April 06, 2011

  • SSI Energy Scores Two Medical Contracts for UK Offshore Wind Farms

    14 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    SSI Energy has won contracts to provide paramedics on the Greater Gabbard and East Anglia One offshore wind farms in the UK.

  • Yooshin, Pondera Performing Consultancy Work for Korean 600 MW Offshore Wind Project

    27 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates

    Wando Geumil Offshore Wind, the company developing the 600 MW Wando Geumil offshore wind farm in South Korea, whose majority shareholder is KOEN (Korea South-East Power Company), has awarded a contract for operations & maintenance (O&M) strategy consultancy services to Yooshin Engineering Corporation. Yooshin has subcontracted Pondera Consult to support the work that aims to […]

  • Vestas Misses Full-Year Revenue Guidance After Rocky Fourth Quarter

    27 January 2023
    Business & Finance

    Danish wind turbine maker Vestas said its full-year results will be lower than the outlook after the fourth quarter results were negatively impacted by additional challenges. The negative impact in the fourth quarter has caused the full-year results to be lower than the outlook, primarily driven by a confined number of project delays, an impairment […]

  • Two-Bladed Floating Offshore Wind System Attracts Japanese Majors

    8 April 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Seawind Ocean Technology, the developer of two-bladed floating offshore wind energy systems, has established collaboration with JGC Japan Corporation (JGC) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). Having agreed on the key terms of the relationship in a recently executed MOU, the companies intend on entering into a definitive Joint Development Agreement later this year. Seawind’s CEO, […]

  • Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa Kickstart Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project

    8 January 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, ITM Power, and Element Energy have been awarded EUR 5 million in funding to demonstrate and investigate a combined wind turbine and electrolyser system designed for operation in marine environments. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2-JU), a public private partnership of the European Commission, has awarded the consortium behind […]

  • Recruitment for Dogger Bank A & B to Start in Early 2021

    22 September 2020
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has announced 320 jobs to be created in the UK’s North East so far, with the recruitment set to start in early 2021. In May, Dogger Bank Wind Farm said Equinor, which will operate the 3.6 GW wind farm for its expected life of more than 25 years, will construct an […]

  • WindFloat Atlantic Launch: A New Era for Offshore Wind and the Blue Economy

    22 October 2019

    By João Metelo, CEO of Principle Power The first WindFloat Atlantic unit, with the turbine fully installed, has just sailed from Ferrol, Spain, towards its destination, 20 km off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. It will soon be joined by two more units, which by the end of the year will produce […]

  • Half of Gwynt y Môr Generating Power

    3 September 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    More than half of the 160 turbines at RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, off the North Wales coast, have been commissioned and are generating electricity.    The milestone was reached last week with the 81st turbine connected to the National Grid. Construction of the world’s second largest offshore wind farm […]

  • Weeks/Manson Selected as Cape Wind’s Lead Construction Contractor

    6 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind has signed a contract with Weeks/Manson, a Joint Venture (WMJV) to serve as the lead construction contractor. The Boston & New England Maritime Trades Council, AFL-CIO, will provide skilled workers to WMJV to build Cape Wind.  WMJV is a partnership between two of the leading marine construction firms in the U.S., Weeks Marine […]

  • Rabobank Issues Report on Offshore Wind Installation Vessels

    21 January 2014
    R&D

    Rabobank has issued a report called Navigating the future of offshore wind energy, which states that a radical redesign of offshore wind energy installation vessels is needed in the long-term to lower installation costs and realise projected capacity growth. The high growth rates in offshore wind energy have led to an influx of new installation […]

  • Comer Industries to Take Part in WindEnergy Hamburg

    7 July 2014

    Comer Industries will be participating at WindEnergy Hamburg, the international trade expo for global onshore and offshore manufacturers in the wind sector, to be staged at the Hamburg Messe exhibition centre in Hamburg, Germany, September 23 – 26, 2014 (Hall B6, Stand 339). With sound technical skills and a proven track record of installations on […]

  • World’s 2nd Largest OWF Inaugurated

    18 June 2015

    The Gwynt y Môr wind farm, located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, was officially inaugurated by Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales today. With an installed capacity of 576 megawatts, Gwynt y Môr is the world’s 2nd largest offshore wind farm. In total, 160 wind turbines will produce enough power to supply some 400,000 […]

  • Sweden: Roxtec Seals Provide Solutions for Onshore and Offshore Wind Farms

    15 January 2013

    Roxtec seals provide complete safety solutions for long-term, cost-effective operational reliability for both Onshore and Offshore Wind Farms. The demand for speed, safety and long-term reliability is increasing on today’s wind farms, so the importance of a complete offering like Roxtec’s modular-based sealing system is ever-greater to fit into applications where cables and pipes exist. […]

  • USA: No Competitive Interest for Maine Offshore Wind Development

    18 December 2012
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its finding that there is no competitive interest in an area offshore Maine where Statoil North America (Statoil NA) has requested a commercial wind lease. The decision clears the way under BOEM’s non-competitive leasing […]

  • France: Alstom to Build Four New Factories in Cherbourg and Saint-Nazaire

    11 April 2012

    Alstom has confirmed the industrial plan developed for the consortium led by EDF Energies Nouvelles, which has won 3 projects in the tender launched by the French government to install offshore wind turbines generating 3 GW of wind power off the coast of France. With its Haliade 150, Alstom is the exclusive supplier to the […]