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  • LOC Expands Offshore Wind Geotechnical Team

    15 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    LOC Renewables, through its specialist naval architectural and design firm Longitude Engineering, has expanded its geoscience consultancy team to deliver a range of services related to the mitigation of ground risk for offshore wind development.

  • US Bankrolls Two Offshore Wind Projects

    24 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has set aside over USD 8 million for two offshore wind-related projects. USD 3.57 million will go to a team led by the University of Virginia for the design of a 50 MW wind turbine featuring downwind morphing, expected to reduce blade loads and allow ultralight segmented blades. They will […]

  • Lake Erie Recreationists Fancy Offshore Wind

    26 December 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Water-based recreationists around Lake Erie have widespread support for offshore wind development in the U.S., according to a study conducted by the University of New Hampshire and Pennsylvania State University.

  • Fugro to Investigate Borssele Wind Farm Site

    15 April 2015
    Vessels

    Fugro has been contracted by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, to execute the geotechnical site investigation and geological modelling of sites I and II of the future Borssele wind farm zone. The 1,400MW wind farm zone is located off the Zealand coast at the southern border of the Dutch […]

  • E.ON to Convert Wind Power into Gas (Germany)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Technology

    E.ON is developing a pilot plant in Falkenhagen in the north east of Germany to convert power from wind energy into hydrogen which can then be stored in the country’s gas grid. The company is investing over EUR5 million on the pilot plant and further research into this innovative technology. Using power from renewable energy […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Sites on Wildlife Watch

    17 July 2019
    Environment

    Marine Scotland Science (MSS) and the University of Aberdeen (UoA) carried out a multi-disciplinary survey within the Moray Firth wind farm sites in June 2019. MSS colleagues and UoA postgraduate students set sail on the Alba na Mara to characterise the distribution of the prey species (fish schools, zooplankton patches) across the Smith Bank in […]

  • Glasgow Hosts Global Offshore Wind 2014

    11 June 2014

    Around 3,000 delegates from around the world descended on Glasgow today to discuss the growing offshore wind sector, generating £2.4 million for the city in the process. Fergus Ewing MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, and Michael Fallon MP, Business and Energy Minister, will be among those to address offshore energy experts from as […]

  • CIP in 1.5GW Offshore Wind Push in Taiwan

    11 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired three offshore wind sites under development in Taiwan with a combined capacity of 1,500MW.

  • Tekmar Hits Offshore Wind Trifecta in China

    2 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Tekmar Energy has secured contracts to provide its cable protection system for the Sheyang, Qidong and Dalian Zhuanghe offshore wind projects in China. Tekmar’s cable protection systems will be deployed to protect subsea inter-array and export cables as they transition from the seabed into the foundations. “We are delighted to secure additional supply contracts in China. Tekmar […]

  • Dutch Senate In Session, Offshore Wind On Hold

    22 December 2015
    Authorities

    The Dutch Senate is currently in session, discussing the Stroom draft bill, under which TenneT would be in charge of construction of the offshore grid for the connection of offshore wind farms.  The bill also regulates the split of electricity companies, as the Dutch government wants to unbundle energy producers from power distributors. The country’s minister of economic affairs, Henk Kamp, […]

  • Danes Explore U.S. Offshore Wind Opportunities

    30 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    115 participants from more than 60 companies from all parts of the offshore wind supply chain have gathered at the U.S. Offshore Wind Academy in Boston. Many Danish suppliers have also joined the two-day event which ends today, 30 September, to get an overview and understanding of the supply chain potential, and to link up with potential North American partners […]

  • Fugro to Survey Galloper Offshore Wind Extension

    16 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has secured a contract to conduct geophysical and environmental site investigations at the Five Estuaries project, the extension of the operational Galloper offshore wind farm. Fugro Mercator has been appointed to carry out the geophysical survey at the UK project, which will start on 5 August and have a duration of approximately 14 weeks. […]

  • EU Funds New Offshore Wind Project

    1 December 2015
    R&D, Technology

    EDP has been granted European funding to develop new technology for offshore wind power. DEMOGRAVI3 is a project that aims to develop an innovative gravity based foundation for offshore wind turbines and will be funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. The project will last for four years and will include a full-scale demonstration […]

  • Sarens Steps Into Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

    7 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Belgium-based Sarens Group has established a venture in Taiwan to take part in the local offshore wind market.

  • RenewableUK Disappointed with Recent Offshore Wind Setbacks

    19 February 2014

    Dong Energy announced that the London Array Phase 2 is not proceeding, while Forewind stated that the capacity of Dogger Bank is being scaled back. Reacting to these announcements, RenewableUK’s Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic, said: “The overall project pipeline for UK offshore wind is still healthy, although obviously it’s disappointing when projects don’t […]

  • No Wind in Fishermen’s 25 MW Demo Project

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Fishermen’s Atlantic City Wind Farm (FACW) was dealt another blow last week when Superior Court of New Jersey sided with New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). BPU was legally challenged for denying the 25MW project an offshore wind renewable energy certificate over cost concerns. The court noted the state regulatory board “was not persuaded […]

  • RWE in Talks over Galloper Wind Farm

    25 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Plans are still underway to build the 68-turbine offshore East Anglian windfarm, Galloper – estimated to be worth £20million and 850 jobs to the local economy. RWE Innogy said it hoped to make an announcement in the spring on the future of the 340MW windfarm, despite announcing two months ago it would not continue with […]

  • India Issues Draft Offshore Wind Tender

    17 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a draft tender to lease seabed areas off Tamil Nadu for 4 GW equivalent offshore wind project capacity during the Fiscal Year 2022-23. The tender covers specific identified offshore wind sub-blocks B1, B2, B3, B4, and G1 in the Gulf of Mannar. The developers will […]

  • Tidal Lagoon Rejected, Benchmarked with Offshore Wind

    26 June 2018
    Authorities

    Enough offshore wind to match the power generation as a programme of tidal lagoons is currently estimated to cost at least GBP 31.5 billion less to build, according to UK Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark.

  • Connecticut Governor Approves 2GW of Offshore Wind

    10 June 2019
    Authorities

    The Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont has signed the legislation approving the procurement of an additional 2,000MW of offshore wind energy in the state. The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will now begin the request for proposal (RFP) process, followed by a public comment period. The RFP will also include the findings of the Commission of […]

  • NorthWind Offshore Wind Farm Grouting Completed

    10 January 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The first project in the world to use a full grouting package with a compressive strength of 180-200 MPa is completed. ITW Polymers Europe (former Densit) provided the full grouting package with the use of their innovative UHPC product, Ducorit® D4 at NorthWind wind farm in Belgium. The project, which began at the end of […]

  • Vestas Turbines for Vietnamese Intertidal Wind Farm

    20 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The contract includes the supply and supervision of ten turbines delivered in 3.8 MW and three turbines delivered in 4.0 MW operating modes.

  • H145 Helicopter Passes Offshore Wind Test

    5 February 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Following a two-day flight trial in late January, the H145 helicopter has proved its operational capabilities for offshore missions. Airbus Helicopters reported today that aviation companies Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH and HTM Offshore have tested its twin-engine multipurpose helicopter H145 in all the relevant fields of offshore operations. The flight test programme included missions such as approaching […]

  • Iberdrola to Continue Investing in Wind Energy Projects

    31 March 2014

    Ignacio Galán, the Chairman of Iberdrola and ScottishPower, has called for a pan-European energy regulator to be established to create an environment that can attract the major investment needed to deliver energy supply security and cut carbon emissions. Speaking at Iberdrola’s annual general meeting in Bilbao, Galán also confirmed investments in wind power through its […]

  • RenewableUK: Offshore Wind Readies for Take-Off

    2 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind industry is gearing up for growing use of helicopters and drones as more than 50% of turbines consented or planned in Europe are over 250m tall, according to RenewableUK. RenewableUK’s latest Project Intelligence report shows that those projects, all located in UK waters, will mainly use turbines over 280m tall, while the […]

  • Boskalis Buys VolkerWessels Out Of Offshore Wind

    7 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire offshore activities from compatriot VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels, which include VBMS, Stemat and Volker Stevin International (VSI). VBMS, a 50/50 Boskalis – VolkerWessels joint venture, is an offshore […]