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  • The Netherlands: Trianel Project Advances with AREVA’s Wind Turbines

    5 February 2013

    A further project step for the Trianel wind farm Borkum has been successfully finished. The 40 wind energy turbines which were produced by AREVA Wind have been shipped from Bremerhaven to the Dutch town Eemshaven. In September last year the transport of the 40 nacelles, hubs and (S3) tower sections of the 5 Megawatt (MW) […]

  • Industry Leaders to Gather at Offshore Wind Connections 2014

    24 March 2014

    Some of the leading figures in the offshore wind industry will be at a free two-day conference and forum this week, debating the Humber’s role in a £100bn UK investment opportunity. Senior executives from Able UK, AREVA Wind, Smart Wind/Mainstream Renewable Power, among others, are to speak at Offshore Wind Connections 2014. The second annual […]

  • wpd Set to Invest into Finland’s Offshore Wind Power

    5 September 2011

      The newly elected government of Finland has recently decided to promote offshore wind power. The wpd Group management team is meeting today with several Finnish ministers and state secretaries to discuss the Suurhiekka offshore wind farm which is currently in the pipeline and set to be realised in the coming years. Dr. Gernot Blanke, […]

  • Support for Offshore Wind Gathers Momentum in New York

    15 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    New York’s business, environmental, labor, and community leaders gathered yesterday, 14 August, in Rockaway Beach in support of Governor Cuomo’s plan to make offshore wind a key component of the state’s strategy to increase renewable energy and stimulate economic development. This coalition has come together in advance of a series of New York City public […]

  • South Korean Government Unveils Offshore Wind Plans

    5 July 2018
    Authorities

    South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has announced plans for setting up large-scale offshore wind farms as it targets expanding the country’s offshore wind capacity as part of its Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan.

  • China: Structural Wind Engineering Research Institute Inaugurated

    27 June 2012
    R&D

    The Structural Wind Engineering Research Institute jointly founded by Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute (GEDI) and Wuhan University was inaugurated. GEDI Chief Engineer Peng Xueping and Wuhan University Vice-President Jiang Changzhong attended the inauguration ceremony.  The research institute is a critical collaboration between the two organizations, further to the Smart Grid Research Center. Structural wind […]

  • Statkraft to Complete Offshore Wind Exit in Q1 2018

    15 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Statkraft is expecting to close the divestment in the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the first quarter of 2018, after which the company will have terminated its offshore wind engagement.

  • BOEM Further Delays Vineyard Wind EIS Decision

    13 August 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has further delayed the publication of the Federal Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts. In July, BOEM announced it is postponing the issuance of the Vineyard Wind FEIS saying it is not yet prepared to do so. Now, BOEM stated in its public […]

  • US Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 35 GW

    31 August 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US offshore wind pipeline grew 24 per cent over the previous year, with 35,324 MW now in various stages of development, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). A little over 6.8 GW of new capacity was added to the pipeline throughout 2020, according to the 2021 edition of the Offshore Wind Market […]

  • ECN Approves Mitsubishi Electric’s Compact Wind Lidar

    28 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has conducted tests to validate and subsequently approve Mitsubishi Electric’s compact wind lidar as complying with European wind measurement standards. The lidar (portmanteau of “light” and “radar”) is a remote sensing apparatus that projects a laser beam and then evaluates the reflected light to measure wind speed. […]

  • Apex and Maersk to Collaborate on Offshore Wind Energy (USA)

    7 October 2011

    Apex Offshore Wind, LLC and Maersk Line, Limited today announced that they have established a working relationship to support the development, financing and construction of utility-scale offshore wind energy facilities in North America. Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) is a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk, a global corporation with a long history of successful operation in offshore […]

  • EnBW Greenlights Albatros Offshore Wind Farm Project

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Supervisory Board of EnBW has made the final investment decision for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea.

  • Delta Lloyd Keeps Its Interest in Offshore Wind

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Delta Lloyd will continue to invest in its offshore wind insurance portfolio. For that matter Delta Lloyd will further enhance its offshore wind energy team, in that a highly specialized team will stay in place, following the announcement that some wind energy specialists will leave the company. Delta Lloyd is involved in the insurance of 26 offshore […]

  • USA: BOEM Reduces Offshore Wind Energy Area

    27 February 2012

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)  announced that it reduced the size of the offshore Wind Energy Area between Rhode Island and Massachusetts by excluding commercially important fishing grounds. The reduced Wind Energy Area includes approximately 164,750 acres within the original area identified by Rhode Island and Massachusetts in a 2010 memorandum of understanding. […]

  • Seagreen Boosts Alpha and Bravo Offshore Wind Projects

    28 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Seagreen Wind Energy Limited will apply to Scottish Ministers to vary the existing Seagreen Alpha and Seagreen Bravo consents that would allow the combined maximum capacity of the two wind farms to be increased from 1,050MW to 1,500MW.

  • Iberdrola Set On 3GW by 2023 Offshore Wind Target

    24 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy giant Iberdrola plans to spend around EUR 9 billion to reach the target of having 3GW of installed offshore wind capacity in the US and in Europe by 2023.

  • Offshore WIND Conference 2016: Review of the Day Two

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The second day of the Offshore WIND Conference held in Amsterdam on 25 October kicked off with a presentation by Jasper Vis, Country Manager Netherlands at Dong Energy. Vis discussed the result of the Borssele 1 and 2 tender in the perspective of international cost reduction of offshore wind. “First the offshore wind industry needs […]

  • EDF Advances Wind Farm Project Offshore Taiwan

    30 August 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Renewables has signed the Administrative Contract for Huanyang offshore wind farm, the company’s first offshore wind project in Taiwan. This 440 MW project was awarded in the Round 3-1 Offshore Wind Zonal Development in December 2022, with a grid connection year in 2027. Owned by EDF Renewables (80.1 per cent), and Taiya Renewable (19.9 […]

  • Vineyard Wind Says Federal Permitting Can Proceed

    25 January 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind is rescinding its recent request to withdraw the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, allowing the federal permitting process to resume. Back in December, Vineyard Wind temporarily withdrew the COP from further review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to allow […]

  • New York Opens Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation

    18 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has launched the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, with proposals due by 9 September. The offshore wind solicitation includes provisions such as inflation indexing, labor provisions, stakeholder engagement requirements, and disadvantaged community commitments, according to NYSERDA. A webinar will be held on 22 July to […]

  • US Voters Strongly Favour Offshore Wind – Survey

    10 April 2020
    R&D

    Over 80 percent of the voters in the United States favour offshore wind energy, with widespread support coming from both major political parties and every demographic group across the country, according to a recent national survey. Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies in March and released this week by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the […]

  • Ramboll Boosts Wind Division with K2 Management Acquisition

    21 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Denmark-headquartered Ramboll has acquired its compatriot K2 Management, a global consultancy company specialising in wind and solar energy. Following the acquisition, which is subject to customary regulatory approval, Ramboll’s global wind division will encompass over 900 people across 20 countries, adding a new local presence in Vietnam, Thailand, and Portugal. Ramboll is said to be […]

  • Report Highlights Major Floating Wind Potential in UK

    29 October 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Floating wind could generate up to 17,000 jobs and GBP 33.6 billion of gross value added in the UK by 2050, according to a new study carried out by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult on behalf of the Crown Estate Scotland.

  • NaiKun Wind Energy Project Approved by Federals (Canada)

    18 March 2011

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group (“the Company”) announced today that its offshore wind energy project has been granted a federal screening decision, confirming that Canada’s first offshore wind project can be constructed with no significant environmental, social or health effects. “This is an exciting and noteworthy milestone for NaiKun Wind and for British Columbia,” said NaiKun […]

  • India: Tamil Nadu Focuses on Offshore Wind Development

    27 July 2012
    Authorities

    Indian state of Tamil Nadu is waiting for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to release guidelines for an early action plan to develop the offshore wind sector, according to Deccan Chronicle news site. Chairman of Tamil Nadu Energy Development Authority, Mr. Sudeep Jain, said that the Ministry has established a committee to see […]

  • USA: Cape Wind, Mass Tank Deal Dead

    12 March 2013

    A deal between Cape Wind and Middleboro-based Mass Tank is dead, reports the Associated Press. In 2010, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced that the Mass Tank would build foundations and other steel components for the Nantucket Sound wind farm comprising of 130 wind turbines. Carl Horstmann of Mass Tank commented on Cape Wind’s application for […]