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  • USA: Cape Wind Comments FFA Investigation

    18 July 2012

    Following FAA Investigation on Cape Wind, Communications Director Mark Rodgers released the following statement: Cape Wind has been closely reviewed and considered for 10 years by Republican and Democratic administrations, which have both come to the same conclusion: Cape Wind will provide substantial benefits to the nation by jumpstarting the clean energy future, creating hundreds […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sunset in Time of Offshore Wind

    4 January 2018

    Not all heroes wear capes, and not all sunsets look (and feel) the same. Especially when we realise we live in an era of wind turbines spinning at sea, allowing us to turn on our lights while knowing our homes are powered by clean energy, and on top of that we now have one more image of a sunset that was not the luxury previous generations had. 

  • Edda Wind CSOV Nears Sea Trials

    15 March 2022
    Vessels

    A naming ceremony has been held at Astilleros Gondán Shipyard for Edda Breeze, a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) built for the Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind. This is the first of five CSOVs Astilleros Gondán S.A is building for Edda Wind. Designed by Salt Ship Design, the 88.3 metre-long vessel has an accommodation capacity for […]

  • VIDEO: Testing Floating Axis Wind Turbine

    21 January 2014

    A rotating cylindrical float (spar buoy) is the turbine shaft of vertical axis wind turbine. Because the weight of rotor is directly supported by buoyancy, the concept is suitable for huge floating offshore wind turbine. The name of the concept is Floating Axis Wind Turbine (FAWT). The video shows the preliminary model experiment of a […]

  • Analyzing the Offshore Wind Power Market in EU

    5 March 2013

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analyzing the Offshore Wind Power Market in EU” report to their offering. In many parts of the world, wind energy has already grown to be a mainstream energy source. This growth has long been driven by concerns about global climate change, mainly in the developed world […]

  • Geophysical Surveys Underway at Codling Wind Park

    22 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Codling Wind Park is carrying out geophysical surveys at the 1.5 GW offshore wind project in Ireland. According to the project’s Notice to Mariners, the surveys are scheduled to take place from 18 June to 10 August, weather permitting. Vessel MV Relume will conduct the survey in water depths greater than 10 meters mLAT at […]

  • Market Report on Wind Power in India Available

    30 December 2013
    R&D

    Reportbuyer.com has published a new market research report: Wind Power in India, Market Outlook to 2025, 2013 Update – Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles.  Wind Power in India, Market Outlook to 2025, 2013 Update – Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company […]

  • RenewableUK Hails Global Consumer Wind Study

    14 September 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries has welcomed a new international survey of public attitudes to wind power. The Global Consumer Wind Study, conducted by TNS Gallup for the turbine manufacturer Vestas, surveyed 24,000 consumers in 20 countries to provide a comprehensive reflection of public opinion on […]

  • Prysmian to Work on French Offshore Wind Projects

    3 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide power grid asset management services for Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp, and Calvados wind farms offshore France. Under the contract, Prysmian Group will provide inspection, maintenance, and repair services for the submarine export cable links connecting the three offshore wind farms near the […]

  • Work Starts on Sunrise Wind Onshore Substation

    25 July 2023
    Grid Connection

    The construction of the onshore substation has begun for the Sunrise Wind farm, located off the coast of Long Island, New York, including work at the laydown staging areas. Sunrise Wind’s transmission system will comprise a subsea export cable that will have a length of 100 miles (161 kilometres) to connect the wind farm’s offshore […]

  • Denmark Becomes Base for Global Wind Organisation

    3 December 2013
    R&D

    Global Wind Organisation (GWO) has chosen Denmark and the Danish Wind Industry Association as home for their new coming global secretariat. From Denmark the organisation will work for better, safer and more homogenised training standards in the global wind industry. Safety is the number one priority for the companies in the global wind industry and […]

  • Ørsted Seeks Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

    14 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted plans to issue a contract notice in the coming weeks seeking wind turbine installation vessels for the Baltica 3 and Baltica 2 offshore wind projects in Poland. Ørsted will use the Achilles Utilities Nordics and Central Europe (UNCE) qualification system for procurement. The tender will be launched in the last […]

  • MENCK to Participate in Offshore Wind China 2013

    24 April 2013

    MENCK will be present at Offshore Wind China  2013 from June 19 to 21 in the German Pavillion. MENCK GmbH, an Acteon company, provides specialized hydraulic pile driving solutions to the offshore oil, gas, wind farm, bridge and harbor industries. The company offers a wide range of pile driving sets with hydraulic hammers from 100 to […]

  • DNV GL Issues Floating Wind Rulebook

    10 November 2020
    Technology

    Classification society DNV GL has released the first integrated rule set for floating offshore wind structures. The newly developed DNV GL class rules for floating wind turbine installations, DNVGL-RU-OU-0512, apply standardized, well-proven maritime processes and apply them to floating wind, DNV GL said. “Floating offshore wind is poised to be one of the key technologies […]

  • Offshore Wind to Drive UK’s Economic Development

    27 July 2012

    The Yorkshire Post has gathered all the important numbers concerning the UK’s offshore wind industry, concluding that today’s apprentices are in a position to be a part of the energy sector that will assume lead in the country’s future economy. Namely, the UK targets to produce 33GW of electricity from wind power by 2020, 18GW […]

  • Hamburg Hands Over Torch to HUSUM Wind

    29 September 2014

    After four days of the fair, Schleswig-Holstein has taken over the torch from Hamburg and now invites the wind world to HUSUM Wind from 15 to 18 September 2015. The national trade fair of the German wind industry is expecting over 500 exhibitors and up to 20,000 trade visitors in North Frisia. Schleswig-Holstein’s minister-president Torsten […]

  • Sumitomo Invests in Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

    29 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Tokyo-headquartered Sumitomo Corporation has signed a contract to invest alongside Macquarie Capital in the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. Sumitomo will indirectly take a 12.5% stake in the project with the transaction due to complete in the coming months. The equity sponsors of Galloper, RWE Innogy UK, Siemens Financial Services, UK Green Investment Bank plc […]

  • India Relaxes Offshore Wind EOI Rules

    25 May 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has extended the deadline for submission of expressions of interest (EOI) to develop a 1,000MW commercial offshore wind farm and has also relaxed the eligibility criteria. 

  • VIDEO: Behind the Offshore Wind Maintenance Scene

    5 January 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    During high waves, storm and hail, André Carstens goes out to sea to maintain offshore wind plants. Maintenance requires courage, experience and technical know-how. Acrophobia and seasickness have no place there. “This is not a job for sissies. It is a hard job,” Carstens emphasized. Check out this video for better insight in offshore wind maintenance: […]

  • Offshore Wind Development to Create Jobs (Belgium)

    28 November 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The European Commission has identified offshore wind development in the Atlantic as part of the “new economic reality” of which coastal areas need to take advantage.  “By 2020, around 20% of the European offshore wind installed capacity could be located in the Atlantic basin”, stated the Commission in its newly published “Maritime Strategy for the […]

  • EDF Inaugurates Teesside Offshore Wind Farm

    16 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energy has opened its Teesside offshore wind farm located 1.5km off the North East coast at Redcar. The plaque was unveiled today by EDF Chairman, Henri Proglio, and Energy Minister, Michael Fallon. “These projects show our commitment to investing in low carbon generation in the UK,” said Proglio. The wind farm consists of 27 […]

  • Google Buys Scottish Offshore Wind Power

    24 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ENGIE and Google have entered into a 12-year, 100 MW corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) supporting the Moray West offshore wind development in Scotland. ENGIE will provide Google with more than 5 TWh of green power from the Moray West project, a nearly 900 MW offshore wind farm set to begin generating power from 2025. […]

  • Beginning of Citizen Partnerships for Offshore Wind (USA)

    3 June 2011

      In most coastal states on the Atlantic and in the Great Lakes regions, there has been at least some initial conversation happening about the potential for offshore wind power as a renewable energy source. Here in Massachusetts, Cape Wind has been a prominent topic of discussion for about ten years, and as the first […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation at DanTysk Halfway Done

    30 June 2014

    The DanTysk offshore wind farm project has reached the halfway stage: 40 out of the total of 80 wind turbines that Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) are erecting 70 km west of the island of Sylt are now in place. Eighty Siemens wind turbines in the 3.6-megawatt (MW) class are being installed, with a maximum […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Reaches Milestone

    27 September 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, is celebrating a milestone month for the offshore wind sector. The UK now has more than 2.67 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed – enough to power more than 1,800,000 British homes. This represents more than 60% of the European Union’s offshore […]

  • Ireland Reveals Big Offshore Wind Plans

    4 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland’s state owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of renewable energy marine services related to offshore wind farms.