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  • Offshore Wind Defines Innovation Horizon, MAKE Says

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Wind turbine technology has matured significantly, resulting in substantial reductions in LCOE and increased competitiveness of wind energy on the grid. Turbines have grown larger, more productive, cost effective and reliable due to technology investments. The next decade will bring further change, but the role of technology has shifted as the industry continues to evolve […]

  • Malta: Deep Offshore Wind Financially Viable by 2020

    9 September 2013

    A recent study has showed that deep offshore wind farms could be financially viable by 2020, reports the Times of Malta. This university study indicates that current prices of 24 cents per unit of offshore wind power could be lowered to 17 cents per unit due to the accelerated developments in wind technology. Comparing to […]

  • Offshore Wind Innovators Unveils 2017 Award Winners

    7 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Offshore Wind Innovators announced the Offshore Wind Innovators Award 2017 winners at the Netherlands Offshore Wind Q-meeting organized by Siemens and Van Oord on 6 December.

  • Man Injured at Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm

    22 February 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    One of the workers on board the Wind Pioneer jack up vessel at the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm was injured during the weekend. The unfortunate man had suffered a lacerated leg and was flown to Colchester Hospital by Air Sea Rescue helicopter, according to ITV. “A crew member on the DBB-owned jack-up vessel ‘Wind Pioneer’ – on […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind Backers to Hold Rally in Annapolis

    2 April 2012

      According to the Associated Press, advocates of offshore wind development are to hold a rally, in order to voice their support to the passing of a Bill, aimed at introducing more favourable conditions for development of offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City. The rally will be held on Monday night, in Annapolis […]

  • UK: KPM Marine Joins Offshore Wind Industry

    20 May 2012

    KPM Marine, manufacturer of specialist safety products for the marine industry, entered the renewable energy industry by developing a shock mitigation seat for offshore wind farm service boats. As the Birmingham Post informs, the company has increased its annual revenue from GBP 50,000 to GBP 750,000 in just three years, during which it worked closely […]

  • BOEM to Share California Offshore Wind Plans with Locals

    27 March 2017
    Authorities

    A public information meeting on offshore wind energy will be held on April 13 in San Luis Obispo, California. The meeting will see the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) joining the State of California in sharing information on current planning activities for possible offshore wind development off the coast of California.

  • SeaRoc Wraps Up Asian Offshore Wind Trifecta

    18 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    SeaRoc Group has delivered three offshore wind consultancy projects in South East Asia.

  • Austria: STRABAG Postpones Investment Plans in Offshore Wind

    15 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The publicly listed European construction group STRABAG SE postpones its planned investments in the field of gravity-based foundations technology for offshore wind until further notice. The company had planned to spend several hundred million euros over the next few years on the construction of a factory and of special ships to transport self-developed concrete gravity […]

  • USA: O’Malley Gathering Support for Offshore Wind Bill

    11 December 2012
    Authorities

    In his attempt to reintroduce the energy bill, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, last week asked a higher authority, i.e. the U.S. President Obama, for support, MD Coast Dispatch reports. The legislation aimed to spur wind power development offshore Maryland failed twice to come before the Senate. Governor O’Malley said that he will introduce a similar […]

  • RWE Renewables Bets Big on Polish Offshore Wind

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    RWE Renewables has acquired a pipeline of up to 4 offshore wind projects in Poland with a total generation capacity of more than 1.5 gigawatts. The company has acquired the shares in the project companies from private owners and developers. RWE intends to further develop, build, and operate the projects. The four projects, which are […]

  • Busy Days for BWS at China Wind Power Exhibition

    24 October 2013

    It was a busy couple of days for four delegates from Blue Water who currently attended the China Wind Power 2013 Exhibition held in Beijing from 16-18 October. “Through many years, we have handled wind projects, and they have all been different from each other as there is no universal solution for transport and logistics […]

  • New Offshore Wind Investments Drop 60% in 2017

    6 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Six projects worth EUR 7.5 billion reached Final Investment Decision (FID) last year – a 60% decrease from 2016 and the first decrease in investments since 2012 – according to WindEurope, which states that the transition to auctions has resulted in a lull in FIDs and that the auctions of the last two years are expected to lead to new project FIDs in 2018.

  • Congressman Pallone Welcomes Offshore Wind Initiative (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Authorities

    U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the initiative announced on Monday by the Obama Administration to accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind as an energy source in a strategic plan that includes the Outer Continental Shelf off New Jersey. “Offshore wind energy is a smart way to generate clean, inexpensive electricity,” said Pallone. […]

  • ‘Flexible Tripile’ Developed for Japanese Offshore Wind Sites

    15 October 2024
    Business development, Foundations, Innovation, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Japanese energy company J-Power and the University of Tokyo have jointly developed and patented a new foundation for fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines specifically designed for Japan’s topography, dubbed “flexible tripile”. J-Power says the design provides seismic isolation from the ground, improving constructability in areas with shallow bedrock and reducing vibrations caused by earthquakes. The foundation […]

  • VIDEO: FOB SWATH 2 Offshore Wind Vessel

    31 January 2013

    FOB SWATH 2 offshore wind vessel, which is primarily purposed for offshore wind farm staff transport, can accommodate up to five people and can stay on the sea for a week. The vessel was designed by Hauschildt Marine in cooperation with the owner. FOB SWATH AS has taken delivery of the vessel from Danish Yachts […]

  • Belarusian-French Company Opens Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2013

      The Embassy of Belarus in France reported that the first Belarusian-French offshore wind farm is up and running, writes BelTA news portal. The opening ceremony was held at the Grande Synthe on Saturday under the presence of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to France Pavel Latushko and Grande Synthe Mayor Damien Careme. The […]

  • Eni and CIP Bring Their Offshore Wind Partnership to Poland

    15 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Italian integrated energy company Eni and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have extended their offshore wind partnership in France by signing an agreement to collaborate also in connection with the anticipated allocation of offshore wind areas in Poland. By implementing the offshore wind act, Poland has created the conditions for a sizable offshore wind build-out of […]

  • Commerzbank: Annual Offshore Wind Growth to Be 19.1GW by 2020

    17 September 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The annual global growth of the offshore wind sector will increase to 19.1GW by 2020, from the 4.3GW in 2018, according to Commerzbank AG. Commerzbank anticipates the global wind market to continue to grow, albeit with regional fluctuations, with an average growth rate of 15% in the offshore wind sector in the next ten years. The German bank said […]

  • MHI VESTAS OFFSHORE WIND: Off to a Flying Start

    27 April 2015

    As the first anniversary of the creation of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind approaches the company looks back on a pretty good year as it lands its first commercial order for the much heralded V164-8.0 MW® and is named the preferred supplier for the Walney Extension project. The company has already seen employee numbers grow and […]

  • Wind Powers More than Quarter of UK Homes

    5 January 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    RenewableUK has highlighted new official statistics from National Grid which show that record amounts of clean electricity were generated by wind power in 2014. Wind generated enough electricity to supply the needs of more than 6.7 million UK households last year; a 15% increase on the amount generated in 2013 (up from 24.5 terawatt hours to […]

  • Prysmian and Asso.subsea Secure Floating Wind Contract in France

    7 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium of Prysmian Group and Asso.subsea has signed a contract with RTE, Réseau de Transport d’Électricité, for the development of an export submarine power cable system for the Gruissan floating offshore wind farm located in Southern France. Under the contract worth some EUR 30 million, Prysmian will be responsible for the design, supply, termination, […]

  • Ulstein Launches Its First Wind Farm SOV

    28 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norway-headquartered ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has launched its first ever wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) at its Ulstein Verft yard in Ulsteinvik. The SOV, yet to be officially named, is the first of two being constructed for Bernhard Schulte Offshore. She is chartered out to Siemens Wind Power Service and will be servicing the Gemini […]

  • Van Oord Details French Offshore Wind Work

    6 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord is set to start its offshore operations at the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in 2021 with the installation of pin piles. The Dutch company will use its installation vessel Aeolus, which will in 2022 be assisted by a second vessel to install the jackets foundations. In April, Van Oord revealed it had […]

  • NTOC to Work on 200MW Chinese Offshore Wind Project

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Nantong Ocean Water Conservancy Engineering Co., Ltd (NTOC) has successfully won the bid for Jiangsu Rudong 200 MW offshore wind power demonstration project, which includes the foundation construction, wind turbine installation and cable laying. The project is located in Jiangsu Rudong’s new floodgate, outside of the intertidal zone, about 4.5 to 6.5 km away from the […]

  • Atlas Strengthens Its Offshore Wind Business Line

    30 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Atlas Professionals has appointed John Morse as the new Business Development Manager for the Offshore Wind business line. Morse has previously held executive positions on the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) and is currently a Director of the Wind Energy Collection Limited. Along with being a trained geologist with experience in international management in the renewables and survey […]