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  • France Works to Accelerate Offshore Wind Development

    13 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal, yesterday announced six new measures to accelerate the development of renewable energy and thus faster creation of “green” jobs.  Minister Royal introduced an offshore wind amendment that could allow competitive dialogues in the next call for tenders. Also, she requested the prefects to extend the deadline for consultations on land designations, so that they are […]

  • India Schedules Meetings with Offshore Wind Developers

    17 July 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will meet with the companies and the consortia which expressed their interest to develop the country’s first commercial offshore wind farm later this month.

  • EDP to Construct Chinese Offshore Wind Farm

    6 November 2012

    China Three Gorges Invited Energias de Portugal (EDP) to codevelop an offshore wind farm in the province of Jiangsu with Furnas, writes Macauhub. Namely, the wind farm project is worth EUR 560 million and will have a total capacity of 200MW. The construction work is expected to begin by the end of this year. [mappress] […]

  • RTE Looking for Assistance on Offshore Wind Connections

    16 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    French transmission system operator, Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) is seeking contractor for connection of four offshore wind projects. Namely, the company is inviting tenders for project ownership assistance (AMOA) for the preparation and support of connections works for Fécamp, Saint-Nazaire, Calvados and Saint-Brieuc wind farms. The four projects, covered by this tenderc are four […]

  • Utiligensia to Work on Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Projects

    8 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Utiligensia has been awarded a further contract by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd, for the provision of interim commercial support to the Valuation & LEC Management team. The work comprises finanical modelling, analysis and valuation services to German and UK offshore wind projects during development and construction phases. This includes the DanTysk offshore wind farm and Kentish Flats Extension.  DanTysk is […]

  • Westminster Prefers Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    22 September 2011

      PLANS for wind farms in East Yorkshire have been criticised by an MP whose has branded them “costly and largely useless”. Greg Knight, who represents the region in Westminster, said energy companies should be focusing their efforts on offshore facilities rather than trying to install turbines in the countryside. It was revealed last week […]

  • IEA’s Wind Executive Committee Visiting Narec

    20 May 2014
    R&D

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth is hosting one of the wind industry’s most influential global organisations this week (19-22 May), as the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Wind Executive Committee visits Newcastle. The four day programme includes visits to Narec’s world-class renewable energy testing and demonstration facilities in […]

  • Denmark: Keeping Offshore Wind Workers Safe

    14 August 2012

    It’s tough to do onshore, tougher on wind farms built close to shore, but what of these farshore wind power plants? Can the industry cope with those challenges? In June 2011 Claus Rose, in his role as Chairman of Global Wind Organisation told an audience at a conference organised by leading think tank Wind Energy […]

  • Thor Offshore Wind Farm Homeports in Thyborøn

    8 November 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    RWE has selected Thyborøn Port as the offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Thyborøn will be the home port for the project’s service vessels and the control centre for managing marine logistics and traffic throughout the offshore construction phase. In addition, secondary steel structures will be handled from […]

  • Wind Power Industry Continues to Grow in Ireland

    16 December 2011

    Dermot Byrne, CEO of EirGrid, said that the wind power could satisfy 30% of Ireland’s energy need by 2020, reports insideireland. By September 2011, the installed capacity of wind generation reached 1,585 MW in Ireland. There is ongoing work on researching the potential of other renewable sources. In November, EirGrid and SONI have launched an […]

  • France Readies Oléron Offshore Wind Tender

    23 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France will start the first phase of the competitive dialogue procedure for the offshore wind area off Oléron in the Atlantic in the following months as part of the country’s Round 3 tender.

  • Statkraft Starts Preparing Offshore Wind Exit

    28 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Norway’s Statkraft has started preparations for the divestment of its offshore wind assets which include the company’s shares in the operational Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, as well as the Dudgeon and the Dogger Bank projects in the UK. A divestment of all shares in Sheringham Shoal requires Statkraft to transfer its operatorship. Statkraft and Statoil already signed a […]

  • Boulder Wind Power Expands Its Portfolio

    28 March 2014

    Boulder Wind Power (BWP), a developer of advanced permanent magnet generators and full power converter technology for utility-scale wind turbines, announced an expansion of its product portfolio for onshore and offshore applications. Originally focused on developing and testing the core technology in direct drive applications, BWP now offers solutions for geared turbines while expanding its […]

  • SgurrEnergy to Advise on Offshore Wind Development in China

    25 June 2013

    A contract signed today will see SgurrEnergy provide strategic advice and expert support for the development of the first offshore wind farm in the Guangdong province, China. The contract, which will be delivered over two years, will see SgurrEnergy advise the Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute (GEDI), one of China’s leading design institutions, on its […]

  • Wind Market to Reach $73.5 Billion by 2015

    28 January 2011
    R&D

    According to a new market research report, “Global & China Wind Turbine Market (2010 – 2015)”, published by MarketsandMarkets, new wind… (onlinetes) [mappress] Source: onlinetes, January 28, 2011

  • Danish Government Increases Wind Capacity Targets

    12 October 2011

    The new Danish centre-left coalition government has increased targets on wind capacity. Wind power is set to represent 50 percent of the total power consumption in Denmark in 2020. Denmark is already close to meeting its EU 2020 target of 31% electricity from renewables as the Danish pioneers reached a total installed capacity of 3,8 […]

  • France to Launch Second Offshore Wind Round

    11 September 2012

    As Reuters writes, the French Government is about to launch the second round of offshore wind tenders for two locations. The first location is 705MW Le Treport in northern France and a second off the island of Noirmoutier with a capacity of 600 MW. Earlier this year France awarded four out of five locations for […]

  • VIDEO: RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2013 Preview

    12 June 2013

    RenewableUK has launched UK’s largest dedicated offshore wind event today. Check out the event preview. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, June 12, 2013; Image: renewableuk

  • TECADE Increases Presence in Offshore Wind Sector

    16 April 2014

    By attending the annual event of the European wind energy industry EWEA 2014, held in Barcelona from 10 to 13 March, TECADE has opened new business possibilities in the offshore wind sector. They established contacts with major players in this industry such as ACCIONA, IBERDROLA, ALSTOM, General Electric, Vestas, Siemens, AREVA, etc. All of them […]

  • Obama Priorities Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    3 February 2011
    Authorities

    The Obama administration apparently wants to put a top priority on wind energy from offshore Atlantic Ocean wind farms.   By Dan Piller (desmoinesregister) [mappress] Source: desmoinesregister, February 03, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Forum for Tybee Residents (USA)

    1 December 2010

    As Georgia moves closer to harvesting its offshore wind for energy, researchers and wind proponents want coastal residents to learn more…   By Mary Landers (savannahnow) [mappress] Source: savannahnow, December 01, 2010

  • Ambitious Plans for European Offshore Wind Industry

    11 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    The new era is coming for offshore wind in Europe. Investments in this industry are going to double in next ten years. It is the fastest rising industry at the moment. In 2010, approximately USD 82 billion investments in wind industry were recorded. There is a plan to reach USD 140 billion by 2020 and […]

  • Germany: Number of Offshore Wind Employees Increases

    16 May 2012
    Authorities, Technology

    The number of employees in offshore wind industry in Germany rose from 6,900 employees in 2010 to 8,600 in 2011. The Federal Government said that the offshore wind energy is a new technological sector, for which there are no specific education and training programs. There were initial approaches and initiatives for definition of the new […]

  • Pronomar Rides Offshore Wind Industry Wave

    12 September 2014

    Exhibiting at SMM, Dutch specialist in the supply of innovative and efficient equipment, Pronomar, gave an insight into its business. Our reporter met Jaap Baars, Pronomar managing director, where they talked about the company’s products, market and future business plans. “We are focused on to the offshore and maritime industry, but we have noticed lately […]

  • French Port Preparing for Offshore Wind Works

    24 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port Authority (Grand Port Maritime (GPM) de Nantes Saint-Nazaire) is eyeing opportunities in the offshore wind industry, which is yet to come to France.  The port authority is looking for contractors to carry out port civil engineering work, aiming to ensure the design and undertaking of work regarding an industrial project creating a platform […]

  • Report on Wind Power Converter Industry Available

    19 February 2015

    Research and Markets added the “Global and China Wind Power Converter Industry Report, 2014-2018” report to their online library. As one of key components of a wind generating set, the wind power converter accounts for 17.9% of costs of wind power equipment automation products. It can optimize the operation of wind power system, improve the […]