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  • Scaretech Takes Away Offshore Wind’s Guano Aches

    23 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy’s Race Bank recently accommodated trials of a new product aiming to eradicate the problem of seabird droppings, or guano, that is costing the global wind industry millions of pounds a year in delays and clean-ups.

  • Japan’s MOL Sets Up Offshore Wind Division

    1 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that it will restructure the organisation as of 1 April and that it will establish a business division dedicated solely to offshore wind. As part of its restructuring and setting up several new business units and divisions, MOL is establishing the Wind Power Energy Business Division to expand […]

  • North Sea Countries Talk Offshore Wind and Brexit

    20 June 2019
    Authorities

    Representatives from ten North Sea countries met on 20 June in Denmark to discuss plans on offshore wind, as well as the UK’s potential exit from the European Union. Energy ministers and other representatives gathered in Esbjerg as part of the North Seas Energy Cooperation to consider the potential of offshore wind and how cooperation can be continued […]

  • RWE Starts Construction on Flagship Offshore Wind Farm

    11 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE has begun construction of its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, the largest project currently in construction across the company’s entire renewables fleet. The official construction will start with onshore activities, which are also known as enabling works. UK firm Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been contracted to carry out the work. These […]

  • USA: Great lakes wind farms not yet approved

    19 April 2010
    Authorities

    Jeffrey is aware of the controversy over the public consultation launched by Leamington’s SouthPoint Wind for its expanded 715-turbine…   [mappress] Source: PressDisplay, April 19, 2010;

  • Costs for Buying Offshore Wind Energy Revise (USA)

    16 March 2011

    Maryland’s Public Service Commission is saying a plan to make state utilities buy offshore wind energy will not cost ratepayers as much as…   (fredericknewspost) [mappress]   Source: fredericknewspost  ,March 16, 2011

  • Construction Starts on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

    17 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Preliminary construction on the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farms project has taken place this week near the coastal village of Ulrome, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Dogger Bank Wind Farms, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, is made up of three offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea, Creyke Beck A , […]

  • Public Support for Offshore Wind in UK Still Strong

    12 November 2020
    Authorities

    UK citizens continue being majorly in favour of renewable energy, with offshore wind still boding well on the renewables list, with 77 per cent of people in the UK supporting the deployment of this technology. This is according to the latest Public Attitudes Tracker survey by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), […]

  • RIPUC Tries to Overturn Agreement for Offshore Wind (USA)

    2 December 2011
    Authorities

    State regulators have rebuffed another attempt to overturn an agreement for the sale of power from an offshore wind farm proposed near… By Alex Kuffner (providencejournal) [mappress] Source: providencejournal, December 02, 2011; Image: dwwind

  • Power generated by wind turbines meets demands (Scotland)

    2 September 2010
    R&D

    Power generated by wind turbines has met the demand for electricity in the north and north east of Scotland for the first time.The Press and…   by Emily Thomas (energysavingtrust) [mappress] Source: energysavingtrust, September 02, 2010;

  • Iberdrola Makes Offshore Wind Power Play in the Philippines

    12 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Triconti ECC Renewables, the Philippines’ largest independent wind developer, and Stream Invest Holding AG, a Swiss renewable energy group, sealing an option to enter five offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of up to 3.5 GW. All projects have secured a Wind Energy Service Contract from the Philippines […]

  • Navigant: China Is the Only Booming Wind Capacity Market

    25 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment

    China is the only country identified as a booming market for wind capacity growth, with the United States, India and Germany carrying the label of outperformers in a report published by Navigant Research. The report, ‘Global Wind Energy Policy Update,’ examines the strengths and weaknesses of the wind policy regimes across 42 countries based on an […]

  • France Approves Operation of Round 2 Wind Farms

    7 November 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition has authorized the operation of two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 1GW.

  • Longyuan to participate in bidding on offshore wind project in China

    18 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    It is reported that Longyuan Power Group is set to participate in China first bidding on the development of four offshore wind power…   [mappress] Source: steelguru, May 17, 2010;

  • CTV Wanted for DanTysk and Sandbank Offshore Wind Farms

    16 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Vattenfall has issued a call for competition seeking crew transfer vessel (CTV) services for the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in Germany. The selected party will be in charge of the 2021 spring and summer service campaigns at the two wind farms. The CTV will be based in the Esbjerg harbor in Denmark. It […]

  • Doosan Places Second Offshore Wind Order with AMSC

    16 August 2019

    South Korean wind turbine manufacturer Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has placed the second order with AMSC for its 5.5MW electrical control systems (ECS). The 5.5MW full conversion wind turbine design and prototype is the product of a joint development between South Korea-based Hyundai and AMSC. In November 2017, Doosan acquired the 5.5MW prototype, design, and rights to […]

  • Huhne to Predict UK Growth in Offshore Wind Market

    26 October 2011
    Authorities

    The U.K. will be the largest European market for offshore wind, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is expected to say at a conference in a bid to… By Sally Bakewell  (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, October 26, 2011;

  • India Launches 4 GW Offshore Wind Tender

    5 February 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Government of India has invited bids for the development of offshore wind with a total capacity of 4 GW off the coast of Tamil Nadu. The bids invited are for four blocks of 1 GW each on an open access basis, for the development of offshore wind projects off the coast of Tamil Nadu, […]

  • Town of Hull Organizes Offshore Wind Workshop (UK)

    12 May 2011
    Training & Education

    The success of Hull, Mass., with developing onshore wind resources, combined with strong community support, has spurred that community’s… (hull) [mappress] Source: hull, May 12, 2011;

  • North European Operators Satisfied With Offshore Wind Farms

    3 June 2011

    These are conclusions of a survey by PWC among 57 chief executives of the largest users of offshore wind farms in Northern Europe…   (publics) [mappress] Source: publics, June 03, 2011

  • Wind farm off Long Island coast (USA)

    14 May 2010

    Con Edison is collaborating with the Long Island Power Authority and a handful of public agencies on a wind farm to be located off the coast…   [mappress] Source: queenstribune, May 13, 2010;

  • Virginia Wind Projects Receive USD 4.6m (USA)

    13 September 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The federal government is funding two Richmond-based projects as part of its push to accelerate the development of offshore wind power.   By Al Harris (richmondbizsense) [mappress] Source: richmondbizsense, September 13, 2011;

  • Future of Wind Turbines in Michigan Looks Promising (USA)

    8 November 2010

    Michigan is poised to be a top-tier wind energy producer in the United States. But standing in its way is a “vocal minority” who are… By Andy Balaskovitz (lansingcitypulse) [mappress] Source: lansingcitypulse, November 08, 2010;

  • Jim Dehlsen helps offshore wind development in USA

    26 July 2010
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Jim Dehlsen, America’s most successful wind power innovator and entrepreneur, has been tilting at windmills since the early 1980s.Back then… By Melinda Burns (miller-mccune) [mappress] Source: miller-mccune, July 26, 2010;

  • Crown Estate Says Yes to Offshore Wind (UK)

    16 September 2011

    A major agreement in Scotland is bringing that country one step closer to constructing a massive offshore wind power plant, which, once… By Lauren Craig  (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, September 16, 2011

  • 9.3 GW of Wind Power Installed in EU in 2010

    7 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    A staggering 9.3 GW of new wind power capacity was installed in the European Union during 2010, reaching a total of 84 GW by the end of 2010… (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, February 07, 2011