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  • Lawsuits Against Cape Wind Keeps Coming (USA)

    10 January 2011

    Eight months after the Obama administration approved what it hopes will be America’s flagship offshore industrial wind energy factory in the… By Gale Courey Toensing (indiancountrytoday) [mappress] Source: indiancountrytoday, January 10, 2011

  • UK wind power development small comparing to potentials

    5 October 2010
    R&D

    “Few reports will mention that the overall level of wind farm deployment in the UK, both onshore and offshore, is dismal when you consider… By Alex Desbarres (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct,October 05, 2010;

  • UK Wind Talent OK But Employment’s not so Good

    17 February 2011

    Despite employment in the sector almost doubling in the last 2 years, many employers across wind and marine energy are struggling to fill… By Matt Kilgarriff (bettergeneration) [mappress] Source: bettergeneration, February 17, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Legislation in Hands of Gov. Snyder (USA)

    11 December 2011
    Authorities

    Michigan’s director of the Office of the Great Lakes says the future of Michigan offshore wind legislation is in the hands of Gov. Rick Snyder.   By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, December 12, 2011; Image: mml

  • Suzlon Eyes European Offshore Wind Market (Germany)

    10 November 2011

    The economic headwinds currently blowing through Europe are unlikely to buffet Suzlon, India’s biggest maker of wind turbines, too…  (business-standard) [mappress] Source: business-standard, November 10, 2011; Image: repower

  • Offshore Wind Farms to Receive More Subsidies (UK)

    23 October 2011
    Authorities

    Offshore wind farms are set to receive more subsidies than previously planned in the next few years under proposals from the Government…   By Emily Beament (independent) [mappress] Source: independent, October 24, 2011

  • Australia’s Maritime Union Launches Offshore Wind Campaign

    24 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Maritime Union of Australia has launched a petition calling on the State and Federal Governments to support offshore wind and fund a just transition.

  • Port of Dundee Gearing Up for Offshore Wind Work

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    UK port owner and operator Forth Ports is investing GBP 10 million to construct a new quayside at the Port of Dundee in order to put the port at the forefront of the North Sea oil & gas decommissioning and offshore wind sectors.

  • PPAs Signed for Three Offshore Wind Projects in Taiwan

    21 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Taipower has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with China Steel Corp (CSC) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for three offshore wind projects, the local media reported. The PPAs were signed for the 300MW Chong Neng project, developed jointly by CIP and CSC, as well as for CIP’s 552MW ChangFang and 48MW Xidao, all located offshore the Changhua County. Under […]

  • American Piledriving Equipment Eyes Offshore Wind Industry

    2 January 2012

    Machines to drive foundations for offshore wind power platforms could become a new market for a small Kent pile driving company… By Steve Wilhelm (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, January 02, 2012; Image: nortrade

  • New Consortium Targets Dunkirk Offshore Wind Tender

    22 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Boralex, Eneco, Diamond Generating Europe Limited (DGE) and Van Oord have established a consortium with an aim to submit a bid for the Dunkirk offshore wind project in France. The Vents de Dunkerque consortium will feature Eneco’s experience in developing and building large-scale offshore wind farms, as well as Boralex’ local roots in Hauts de France and […]

  • Companies to Submit Virginia Offshore Wind Plans (USA)

    21 December 2011
    Authorities

    Companies considering building wind farms off Virginia’s coast will likely be asked next month to submit proposals to the federal government.   By Cory Nealon (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, December 21, 2011; Image: doi

  • WINDFORCE Conference Presents Latest Offshore Wind Developments

    28 March 2014

    Registration for the WINDFORCE offshore conference has begun. In more than 70 lectures to be held from 17th to 19th June in Bremen, participants will learn everything worth knowing about the technical, economic, scientific and political developments in the international offshore wind industry. While the parallel event WINDFORCE fair opens its doors at 9:00am on […]

  • Denmark: Aluwind Scores Deal in Offshore Wind Industry

    25 April 2013

    Aluwind is the leading manufacturer of aluminum components and platforms for the wind industry and have now brought aluminium to a place where it can fully shine. With a newly signed agreement between Bladt Industries A/S and Aluwind A/S, 108 concrete platforms will be shipped from Bladt in Aalborg, to East Irish Sea, equipped with […]

  • UK: FoundOcean Halves Wind Farm Grouting Times

    23 July 2013

    FoundOcean is the world’s largest dedicated grouting contractor for the energy construction industry. The company has been applying its 50 years of oil and gas experience to the offshore wind sector since 2003. Many wind farm foundations specify ultra-high strength (UHS) grout to form the solid connection between pile and transition piece, and as such, […]

  • Pelagian and Pioneer Eye US Offshore Wind Industry

    23 October 2013

    Owned and operated by two international leaders in offshore engineering expertise, Pelagian and Pioneer Consulting announced their new joint venture: P2 Offshore Consulting. Based on its owners’ worldwide expertise in subsea cables, P2 Offshore Consulting offers specialist marine consulting and management services to U.S. offshore renewable energy projects. Currently attending the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER 2013 […]

  • Germans Developing Grid Simulator for 20MW Wind Turbines

    17 February 2020
    R&D, Technology

    German research institute Fraunhofer IWES is developing a mobile grid simulator that will allow the testing and optimization of the grid compatibility of very large wind turbines with an output of up to 20MW. As a mobile test facility, the “Mobil-Grid-CoP” grid simulator will serve to verify current and future grid system services as well […]

  • Wind Farm Vessels in Difficulty Off East Anglia

    22 November 2012

    Yarmouth Coastguard has coordinated the response for two vessels working at offshore windfarms involved in separate incidents off the east coast of England. Windcat 9 issued a VHF DSC Mayday yesterday evening offshore from Humber and reported that they were taking in water. Yarmouth Coastguard requested the launch of Humber and Cleethorpes RNLI lifeboats and […]

  • MHI Vestas to Build Wind Turbine Blades in Taiwan

    24 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology (TLC) has finalised a sub-supplier contract with MHI Vestas to manufacture blades for turbines to be delivered in upcoming Taiwanese projects. Building upon a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed in March 2018, MHI Vestas has signed a conditional contract with TLC for blade manufacturing in Taiwan. This is the first […]

  • Offshore Wind Leads Way of Renewable Energy in UK

    23 May 2011

    Offshore wind will be the key driver for growth in renewable energy, but skills shortages and lack of investment threaten to stop the sector in its tracks, according to a panel of high-level energy sector experts including Shadow Energy Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith. The panel, which also included […]

  • Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Project Takes Off in Germany

    3 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Partner companies gathered around the Westküste 100 project in Germany have submitted the full application with a detailed project description to the project management company Jülich. The Westküste 100 project aims to map and bring a regional hydrogen economy in Schleswig-Holstein to an industrial scale. The heart of the project is the research and development […]

  • World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Produces Power

    28 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Vestas’ first V164-8.0 MW prototype wind turbine has successfully produced its first kWh of electricity, making it the world’s most powerful turbine in operation. “We have now completed the production, testing, and installation of the V164-8.0 MW as planned, thanks to the team’s intense effort during a time when Vestas has reduced its investments and […]

  • Vestas Targets Zero-Waste Wind Turbines by 2040

    13 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Vestas has launched a new circularity roadmap detailing a set of commitments to be implemented across the company’s value chain to accelerate the journey to reach zero-waste turbines by 2040. Through the roadmap, Vestas aims to set a new benchmark for the wind industry within circularity and waste reduction as the first wind industry leader […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Upgrades; Offshore Wind Monitoring Enabled

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    After months of intensive preparations, conversion work and test runs, Deutsche Windtechnik’s 24/7 remote data monitoring will now be housed in new spacious premises with technically well equipped workstations. The specific aim of the conversion was to create the necessary technical and safety conditions for projects in the pipeline. For example, the new control room enables […]

  • Trelleborg Picks New Chinese Offshore Wind Agent

    19 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Trelleborg’s offshore operation has selected Shanghai YueHeng New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. as its new agent in China to support its efforts in the offshore wind market.

  • Offshore Wind Projects Boost Cables & Connectors Market

    5 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The growth of the cables and connectors market in Europe can be attributed to the increasing number of projects in the offshore wind connections and submarine interconnections market and moderate pricing pressure among the suppliers. According to a new market research report “Cables & Connectors Market for Satellite and Submarine Industries by Components (Cable and […]