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  • High Wind Names New Head of Business Development

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ole Jacob Wang Nielsen has joined High Wind NV as Head of Business Development. He will continue the commercialisation of the Boom Lock which allows for safe installation of wind turbine components in higher wind speeds. Ole Jacob has worked in the maritime industry since 2001 and brings with him 8 years of offshore wind experience […]

  • New Farms Lift E.ON’s Offshore Wind Division

    15 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON improved generation at its Offshore Wind/Others division in 2016 by 0.7 billion kWh, mainly due to Amrumbank West wind farm in the German North Sea and Humber Gateway wind farm in the UK North Sea being in operation during the year.

  • USA: Wintertime Electricity Prices Will Be Lower with Offshore Wind

    16 December 2014

    Offshore wind will help keep electricity prices low during the coldest winter months, according to an article written on American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) blog: In states across the Northeast, including New York and throughout New England, residents are facing increased electricity prices this winter. For example, the price of electricity in Massachusetts could jump […]

  • Three Wind Energy Events to Take Place in Shanghai

    16 May 2014

    The Offshore Wind China Conference & Exhibition, the Wind Farm O&M China Conference & Exhibition, and Distributed Generation China will take place concurrently at Shanghai Mart in Shanghai on 2-4 July 2014. As organizers, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Committee, the China National Renewable Energy Centre, and Shanghai International […]

  • K2 Management Bags Japanese Offshore Wind Job

    17 February 2016

    K2 Management has been appointed to provide its services for the 100 MW Kashima offshore wind project, which represents the company’s first contract in Japan. The company Wind Power Energy, comprising Wind Power Group K.K, SB Energy and ORIX Corporation, which owns the offshore wind project, has hired K2 Management to support the development and construction phase to […]

  • TOWSC and OutSmart Join Hands in Taiwanese Offshore Wind

    28 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Services Corporation (TOWSC) and OutSmart have joined forces to establish a fully integrated wind farm management system for the development of offshore wind in Taiwan.

  • Parkwind Invests in Irish Offshore Wind Farm Project

    4 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Belgium-based offshore wind farm developer Parkwind has agreed an investment to become a strategic partner in the proposed 330MW Oriel offshore wind farm project in the North Irish Sea.

  • Floating Offshore Wind Project Attracts Major Backers

    8 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    KfW IPEX-Bank, together with Crédit Agricole CIB, Banco Santander, S.A., Mizuho Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF), has decided to finance the 30 MW Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project offshore France. KfW IPEX-Bank is the first German bank to finance a floating offshore wind […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation at Moray West to Start in April

    19 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The installation of Siemens Gamesa’s 14 MW wind turbines at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland is scheduled to start in April. The vessel chartered to install the turbines, Cadeler’s Wind Orca, has just arrived in Esbjerg, Denmark, to mobilise for the project after completing a crane upgrade in the Netherlands. In […]

  • China Leads Way in Global Wind Energy Growth

    31 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Global installed wind power capacity continued to grow in 2011, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service. The world now has approximately four times the installed wind capacity that it did in 2005, reflecting the combined […]

  • Philippines to Launch Offshore Wind Auction in Q3 2025

    16 December 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines (DOE) has revealed that the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-5), exclusively dedicated to offshore wind projects, will commence in the third quarter of 2025. According to DOE, the GEA-5 will provide offshore wind developers with secure market access, ensuring long-term demand for […]

  • The Netherlands: Aibel Participates in Offshore Wind 2011 Conference

    1 December 2011

    Aibel representatives are participating in the Offshore wind 2011 conference currently being held in Amsterdam. A report showing that as many as 17 EU countries are planning to build offshore wind energy farms was presented at the conference. According to EWEA, if the current plans of all 17 countries are implemented, the power produced will […]

  • South Korea, UK Strenghten Offshore Wind Ties

    24 November 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the UK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning cooperation on offshore wind energy. The UK and ROK already have a proven relationship in offshore wind, with large-scale investments in the UK’s supply chain and in the development of ROK’s offshore wind sector. This MoU emphasises the will […]

  • EIB Funds Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    23 November 2011

    The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP150m of long-term funding to Vattenfall for the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm. With 100 wind turbines, each 115m tall, and a generating capacity of 300MW this is the largest offshore wind farm operating anywhere in the world. The wind farm, inaugurated in September 2010, is an important […]

  • MHI Vestas Joins Global Wind Energy Council

    1 August 2018

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has become a member of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the trade body representing the global wind industry, whose board of directors MHI Vestas representatives will soon join.

  • USA: Deepwater Signs Lease for Wind Energy Area

    20 September 2013

    To commemorate the country’s first-ever competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell held a lease signing ceremony for the Wind Energy Area. Last month Deepwater Wind New England won an auction for two areas offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, totaling to 164,750 acres for offshore wind development. The […]

  • Denmark: Dong to Sell Offshore Wind Farm Stakes

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dong Energy is planning to sell stakes in its offshore wind farms, as it plans to invest 10 billion kroner (USD 1.8 billion) a year in offshore wind, reports Bloomberg. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Morten Buchgreitz said: “You haven’t seen the last sale from Dong Energy of stakes in a wind farm.” “We have an […]

  • Canary Islands Aim for 300MW of Offshore Wind by 2025

    9 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Canary Islands, Spain, are targeting 300MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2025 as part of an objective to have 45% of renewable energy in their energy mix by that time. 

  • Three New Offshore Wind Projects Emerge in Australia

    22 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Spain-based BlueFloat Energy and Australia’s Energy Estate, which recently partnered to develop offshore wind projects in New Zealand and Australia, have revealed the first three offshore wind farms they are developing together in Australia. The projects, which have a total installed capacity of 4.3 GW, include one bottom-fixed and two floating wind farms, with floating […]

  • Vestas Adds Global Wind Service to Seagreen Team

    10 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Vestas has selected Global Wind Service (GWS) to provide wind turbine pre-assembly services for the 114-turbine Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. Technicians will be based at the Able Seaton Port in the UK and GWS will provide support across all key pre-assembly activities which include tower & nacelle works, rope access painting, warehouse operation, […]

  • NStar and National Grid Ditch Cape Wind Agreement

    7 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Cape wind was dealt a significant setback by both NStar and National Grid yesterday. Namely, the two Massachusetts’ utilities decided to terminate the power purchase agreement as the wind farm developer failed to meet the deadline to obtain financing and begin construction by the end of 2014. Northeast Utilities spokeswoman Caroline Pretyman said: “Unfortunately, Cape […]

  • LM Wind Power Building Blade Factory in Turkey

    18 July 2016

    LM Wind Power, which recently presented an 88.4-metre blade for Adwen’s offshore wind turbine, has broken ground at a 17-hectare piece of land in Bergama, Turkey, where it will set up a factory for the manufacture and distribution of wind turbine blades. “The Bergama plant will manufacture blades up to 70 metres initially for the local […]

  • Second Offshore Wind Port in Massachusetts Breaks Ground

    16 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    Construction work on converting a former oil- and coal-fired power plant site in Salem, Massachusetts, into a terminal serving the offshore wind industry has started. On 15 August, Crowley Wind Services, the company managing the redevelopment and the new terminal’s operator, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site that will become the Salem Offshore Wind […]

  • Mercom Issues Wind Energy Funding and M&A Report

    22 January 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the wind sector for 2014. Global venture capital (VC) funding in the wind sector decreased to $311 million in 2014 compared to $455 million in 2013. Total funding into the wind […]

  • ABL Joins Ireland’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

    28 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) has been appointed as Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) for the construction of Codling Wind Park – Ireland’s largest Phase One offshore wind project. Appointed to the project by Codling Wind Park Ltd., ABL will provide MWS for the marine transportation and installation of wind turbine foundations, offshore support structures, inter-array cables, export […]

  • Australia Invites Applications for Hunter Offshore Wind Zone

    9 August 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has opened the application period for feasibility licences for the recently declared offshore wind zone in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter, New South Wales. Developers have until 14 November to submit applications for the permits that will require them to hold further consultation […]