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  • Siemens Picks SMC for Gode Wind Coordination

    4 September 2015
    Vessels

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) are providing offshore Marine Coordination for Siemens on Gode Wind 1 & 2. The Gode Wind 1 & 2 project comprises of 97 Siemens 6MW turbines, the first of which was installed in early August. Gode Wind, in the German part of the North Sea, is a DONG Energy project. […]

  • Netherlands to Miss 2031 Offshore Wind Target

    29 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Netherlands’ previous goal to achieve 21 GW of offshore wind capacity by the end of 2031 has been postponed by one year, now targeting achievement by 2032. On 25 April, the office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate sent a letter to the parliament on the progress of the 2030 Offshore Wind […]

  • RenewableUK: November Record-Breaking Month for Wind

    2 December 2012

    November has been a record breaking month for wind, with previous records being smashed repeatedly. Three times this month wind has broken its own record for generation, most recently hitting over 4.5 gigawatts and accounting for 11.45% of total electricity demand in the UK, according to official figures from National Grid. Meanwhile a report launched […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy Facts in 2011 (UK)

    8 December 2011

      The renewable energy sector is quickly turning into a profitable business: in 2010 investment in the renewable energy projects exceeded the ones in fossil fuel demonstrating a new trend in investors’ strategy. Offshore wind, with its incomparably high energy production per hour witnessed important developments during 2011:  RWET the fifth largest utility company in […]

  • Germany: AREVA Wind Hosts Insurance Day

    25 June 2012

    On June 14, 2012, about 30 representatives of 20 major European insurers visited AREVA Wind following an invitation by AREVA Wind. On this occasion of the first AREVA Wind Insurance Day, our guests had the opportunity to receive information about the company and its product AREVA M5000, and also met the management team. On top […]

  • 20 MW Wind Turbines Are Feasible (Belgium)

    15 March 2011

    20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible, according to a new report from the EU-funded UpWind project, published today at the EWEA 2011 Annual Event in Brussels. The UpWind project explored the design limits of upscaling wind turbines to 20 Megawatt (MW) and found that they would have rotor diameters of around 200 metres, compared to […]

  • ‘Offshore Wind Works’ Campaign Starts in UK

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    DONG Energy has launched a new multimedia campaign to promote the UK offshore wind and its importance for a sustainable and low-carbon future. The offshore wind developer invested in the advertisement of the campaign called “Offshore Wind Works”, which has its own website, Twitter page and posters throughout the country. Also, according to the media, the company […]

  • Germany: Six Wind Farms under Construction

    16 January 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The investment for an offshore wind farm comprising 80 turbines amounts to EUR 1.5 billion, stated the German government, continuing that they cannot make any statement regarding the additional costs for delays in grid connection. Many offshore wind developers have announced that they will face delays in connecting their wind farms to the grid. Germany […]

  • Maryland Offshore Wind Projects Move Forward

    26 May 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind and US Wind have notified the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) on their acceptance of the conditions set out by the PSC earlier this month upon approving offshore wind renewable energy credits (ORECs) to two projects to be built off the state’s coast, according to The Baltimore Sun.

  • Renewables to Reefs, Proposed Option for Offshore Wind

    6 January 2015
    Environment

    Authors of a recently issued paper from different schools of the University of Hull have looked into decommissioning options for offshore wind industry. As the offshore wind industry is relatively new but increasing globally, they believe it is important that the whole life-cycle is managed. The paper, titled “Renewables-to-reefs? – Decommissioning options for the offshore […]

  • WIND SERVER to Get Busy from January

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Today, DBB Jack-Up Services A/S officially took delivery of its new offshore service vessel from Nordic Yards in Germany. During the handover ceremony, the ship was named WIND SERVER. Thorsten Jalk, CEO of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S said: “The new jack-up vessel will be in operation from as early as January, maintaining offshore wind farms in […]

  • UK: Unstable Wind Turbines in Need of Repair

    27 March 2012

    Vattenfall, Swedish wind farm operator, admitted the wind turbines at the Kentish flats wind farm are unstable and need welding work, reported This is Kent. Workers will need to ship a total of 180 steel brackets to the wind farm site, where they will need to weld six plates to the base of each wind […]

  • First graduate in Minor Offshore Wind in the Netherlands

    22 August 2013

    Offshore WIND was present when in February this year graduate Bram Zijlstra received his degree in Mechanical Engineering specialising in offshore wind. This was the first specific offshore wind graduation on higher education level. Bram Zijlstra (22) studied mechanical engineering at the NHL Hogeschool in Leeuwarden, in the North of the Netherlands. By 2012, after […]

  • Germany Plans Energy Superhighway for Offshore Wind

    20 May 2011
    Grid Connection

    Germany is planning an energy superhighway from north to south to connect its growing wind energy supply with high energy demand regions. Both onshore and offshore wind energy is so far generated primarily in northern Germany, whereas energy consumption is highest in southern and western regions. Today, more wind power is produced in Germany than […]

  • Canada: Protesters not Satisfied with Wind Power Announcement

    5 April 2012

    A few hundred protestors from rural communities voiced their dissatisfaction with the Ontario’s Liberal Government in Toronto Tuesday amid the announced construction of wind turbines in the Lake Erie communities of Leamington, Union and Kingsville, the Canadian Press informs. The dissatisfaction has been caused by the harmful effects of the wind turbines on the health […]

  • Fugro to Undertake Surveys at Dudgeon Wind Farm

    5 August 2014
    Environment

    Fugro EMU Ltd is to undertake a benthic ecology survey at the Dudgeon wind farm location. The company will utilize the survey vessel MV Ocean Dawn for the job. The vessel will deploy a benthic grab sampler and drop down video directly to the seabed from the stern of the vessel. In addition, a 2m […]

  • VIDEO: Animation of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

    6 March 2013

    An application for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm project has been resubmitted by E.ON to the Planning Inspectorate on March 1st. The company revised the initial plans prior to the first submission of the application, reducing the maximum number of proposed turbines by 20, meaning the project would feature between 100 and 175 turbines, depending […]

  • Danes Bankroll Wind-Wave Combo Project

    2 July 2019
    R&D, Technology

    Denmark’s EUDP program has awarded DKK 4.79 million (EUR 642,000) to a floating wind – wave technology project as part of an effort to de-carbonise oil and gas production. The project gathers Floating Power Plant, Lundin Norway AS, NOV APL Limited, Semco Maritime, CEFRONT, and Aalborg University. With FPP’s combined floating wind and wave technology as […]

  • Cape Wind Publishes New Report (USA)

    4 November 2011

    Cape Wind produced a new report today entitled, ‘Cape Wind & Massachusetts – Creating Jobs and Providing Clean Power to Massachusetts’. This new report details how Cape Wind can uniquely deliver large scale clean energy benefits to Massachusetts, create jobs and enhance energy security and reliability. Half of Cape Wind’s power has already been sold […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Opens Taiwan Branch

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    The UK-based Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has opened a new office in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the local offshore wind sector.

  • Indonesia: UPCI to Build Java Wind Farm

    24 April 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    UPC Renewables Indonesia Ltd (“UPCI”) announced on April 20, with its local development partner PT Binatek Reka Energi, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between The Directorate of Various New Energy and Renewable Energy, Directorate General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia […]

  • Eekels Joins Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind

    10 May 2013
    Business & Finance

      Eekels (a part of TBI), a company specialised in electrical and mechanical engineering, has joined  Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind (NNOW). Offshore wind is becoming increasingly important in the production of sustainable energy. This development offers great opportunities for the business sector as there are many companies that are or would like to be active […]

  • Deepwater Wind Names LOC as Marine Surveyor

    28 July 2015

    LOC Houston has been named marine surveyor for America’s first 30 MW offshore wind farm offshore Block Island. This project will connect Block Island to the mainland grid for the first time, reducing island electric rates and diversifying Rhode Island’s power supply, while creating 300 local construction jobs. Andrew Hughes, LOC’s Vice President of Energy said: “This represents […]

  • Avanti Attends China Wind Power 2012

    13 December 2012

    More than 400 leading wind power companies from more than 20 countries attended the China Wind Power 2012 Exhibition in Beijing. Avanti Wind Systems was among the exhibitors, and the Avanti team led by CEO Erik Laursen introduced the visitors to Avanti’s Service Lift, Ladder systems with Climb Assistance, Fall Arrest system and other safety […]

  • Areva’s Offshore Wind Revenue Decreases (France)

    25 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Areva issued its results for the first nine months of 2013 yesterday, which show that its renewable energy business is facing revenue decrease. The company’s Renewable Energies Business Group ended the first nine months with a 26.6% decrease in revenue in comparison to the same period of 2012. The renewables revenue was up only in […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2019: Linking the Grid

    3 October 2019

    How will offshore wind play its part in the energy transition? Find out during Offshore Wind Conference 2019. This animation delves into the session Linking the grid. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Vimeo. Jasper Vis, Senior Advisor at TenneT, Cornelis Plet, Project Coordinator at PROMOTioN (DNV GL Energy), […]