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• Obama Wants More Wind in USA Power Grid

  30 January 2012

  Tapping into the vast potential of America’s wind power and solar industries while also increasing the nation’s traditional domestic energy supplies formed a major part of US President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address last week. Before an estimated television audience of 38 million viewers, Obama said the country could develop a lasting […]

• Pacific Osprey Gearing Up for Giant Wind Turbines

  

  24 January 2020

  Vessels

  Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has contracted Blue Water Shipping to transport Pacific Osprey’s new crane boom from NOV’s manufacturing yard in China to Denmark. The boom was loaded onto SAL’s M/V Wiebke on 21 January and left the yard the day after. The vessel is expected to reach Denmark around 1 March. SBO expects Pacific […]

• Wind leads against other renewable energy in the EU

  27 May 2010

  Business & Finance

  More new wind power capacity was installed in the EU in 2009 than any other electricity-generating technology. 39% of all new capacity… [mappress] Source: EWEA, May 27, 2010;

• SCARBOROUGH wind farm plans to bring jobs (UK)

  27 September 2010

  Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

  SCARBOROUGH could be set for a huge employment boost as plans to build a large off-shore wind-farm on the coast move closer.Workers stand… (scarborougheveningnews) [mappress] Source: scarborougheveningnews, September 27, 2010;

• FIT Cuts Drive Wind Energy Development in China

  

  18 June 2015

  China’s new installed and grid-connected capacity outlook for 2015 are upgraded to 24GW and 25GW, respectively, based on a substantial approved pipeline in Class I, II and III wind sites and 34GW of projects announced in the fifth batch of centrally planned projects, according to Make. IPPs aim to rush those projects affected by the […]

• US State Thinks Big in Offshore Wind Power

  25 October 2011

  The wind is stronger and steadier out at sea than it is on most land areas, and you can build turbines close to population centers without h… By Rebecca Kessler (climatecentral) [mappress] Source: climatecentral, October 25, 2011;

• Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms Study (Germany)

  23 February 2011

  R&D

  The offshore wind industry is in transition, and faces faces challenges that are typical of all fast-growing sectors: unforeseen problems… (wind.energy-business-review) [mappress] Source: wind.energy-business-review, February 23, 2011

• O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Plans not Going as Planned (USA)

  11 January 2012

  Authorities

  Things have gone from bad to worse for Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind farm initiative…   by Robert M. O’Brien (baltimorefishbowl) [mappress] Source: baltimorefishbowl, January 11, 2012;

• UMaine to Test 56-Meter Wind Turbine Blade

  

  3 September 2014

  R&D

   A leading wind turbine blade manufacturer delivered a 56 meter blade to the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center last week. The turbine blade will undergo rigorous testing at the lab that has the longest structural reaction floor in the U.S. According to UMaine spokesman Josh Plourde, the UMaine Composites Center is one […]

• Wind energy could hit a new record this year

  30 July 2010

  R&D

  In the first six months of 2010, 118 offshore wind turbines totaling 333 MW were fully grid connected in Europe and overall, 16 offshore…   by Energy Matters (energymatters) [mappress] Source: energymatters, July 30, 2010;

• ESB Issues Call for Offshore Wind Consultancy Services

  

  23 April 2021

  Contracts & Tenders

  Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has issued a tender seeking foundation and geotechnical consultancy services for offshore wind projects in the UK and Ireland. The tender is divided into three lots, with the first focusing on fixed-foundations engineering consultancy services and the second on floating foundations engineering consultancy services. In the third lot, ESB is […]

• Further Plans For Offshore Wind in New England (USA)

  22 March 2011

  Even before the first offshore wind turbine is planted along the coast of North America, a Rhode Island developer has embraced the latest…   By Bill Opalka (renewablesbiz) [mappress] Source: renewablesbiz, March 22, 2011

• Cape Wind to reach high water-mark (USA)

  9 August 2010

  One of the most intensely watched, fiercely debated and most significant land-use projects isn’t even happening on land.Cape Wind, Jim… by Mary K. Pratt (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, August 09, 2010;

• BP and EnBW Set Sights on Scottish Offshore Wind

  

  11 May 2021

  Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

  UK oil major BP and the German energy company EnBW will be taking part in the upcoming ScotWind seabed leasing round in Scotland. The companies have now launched a bespoke online portal for the Scottish engineering and supply sector, as they aim to expand their partnership’s offshore wind portfolio by participating in the ScotWind auction. […]

• NREL Unveils 15MW Reference Offshore Wind Turbine

  

  14 February 2020

  R&D, Technology

  The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released open-access designs of the International Energy Agency (IEA) 15MW reference offshore wind turbine.

• Siemens Nederland Picks Eemshaven as Offshore Wind Base

  

  4 April 2016

  Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

  Siemens Nederland N.V. has signed a contract with EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) for the construction and operation of an offshore wind base at the port of Eemshaven. The existing EMO Terminal in Eemshaven, operated by EMO’s subsidiary Ems Maritime Offshore Nederland B.V., will by autumn 2016 get a new 600m² warehouse and a 500m² office building, parts of which will […]

• Cape Cod Community College to Discuss Offshore Wind

  

  20 May 2015

  Cape Cod Community College will host a forum on Thursday as part of the “Big Choices” series. The forum titled “Big Choices: Offshore Wind and Community Benefit” aims to accelerate community-based progress toward a sustainable energy future, according to Cape Cod. President of the Board for Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Chris Powicki said, “Part of […]

• Germans Agree to Increase 2030 Offshore Wind Target

  

  23 September 2019

  Authorities

  The German Climate Cabinet has agreed to increase the country’s 2030 offshore wind capacity target from 15GW to 20GW.  A group of economic and energy ministers, senators of five northern German states, representatives of the coastal cities and the industry signed the Cuxhaven Appeal 2.0 last year calling for an expansion goal of at least 20GW of offshore wind in […]

• Hydrauvision Aids Wind Farm Development in Baltic Sea

  

  5 June 2014

  In the Baltic Sea, a wind farm comprising 64 wind generators has been built. The water depths vary from 20 to 40 metres. The project was started in August of 2013 and was successfully completed in April 2014. All hydraulic installations have been carried out using Hydrauvision Rental equipment. When the wind generators are placed […]

• Gamesa Commissions Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

  

  25 July 2013

  The first offshore wind turbine installed in Spain has been commissioned this morning. It is also Gamesa’s first offshore prototype, with 5 MW of nominal power and installed at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). This turbine, with a rotor diameter of 128 meters and a total height of 154 meters, will generate […]

• Norside Wind Turns Again to SMST for Gangway Solution

  

  2 February 2022

  Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

  Norwegian company Norside Wind AS has given SMST a contract for the delivery of a motion compensated gangway joined with an Access & Cargo Tower to be installed on a platform supply vessel which will be converted to a walk-to-work vessel for the offshore wind industry. Back in January, Norside acquired Farland, a vessel of […]

• LOC Bags New Offshore Wind Gig in Korea

  

  22 May 2017

  Wind Farm Update

  Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) and Swiss Re have awarded LOC Group a contract for marine warranty surveying (MWS) services on the 60MW test phase of Korea’s Southwest Offshore Windfarm Project.

• Lithuania Launches Tender for Offshore Wind Consultancy Services

  16 November 2022

  Contracts & Tenders

  Lithuanian Government has issued a tender in the Central Public Procurement Information System for consultancy services for the interconnection of offshore wind farms to the national transmission grid. From the date when the contract enters into force, the selected suppliers will provide advice, proposals, and recommendations on technological, technical, research, land-use planning, environmental, economic and […]

• ABB, Aker Solutions Join Forces on Offshore Wind

  

  9 September 2021

  Business & Finance

  ABB and Aker Solutions have added offshore wind to a strategic alliance agreement the two companies signed in 2016 for seabed solutions for oil and gas. The updated agreement, which now also includes offshore fish farming, covers electrical and control for seabed solutions and offshore wind, power-from-shore and electrical, instrumentation, control and telecommunications for offshore […]

• Natural Power Boosts US Offshore Wind Team

  

  5 August 2019

  Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

  Natural Power has appointed Matthew Filippelli to lead the company’s offshore wind services in the United States. Filippelli has taken over the position of Principal Engineer and Offshore Services Lead and will be based in the company’s New York office. “The US has a vast offshore wind energy resource, and as this market continues to gather […]

• EOLOS, Smartec Team Up for Taiwanese Offshore Wind

  

  20 June 2018

  Business & Finance, Technology

  Spain-based floating LiDAR supplier EOLOS and Smartec Scientific Corp., Taiwanese provider of resource monitoring systems, have signed a partnership agreement that will see the two companies delivering floating LiDARs to the offshore wind sector in Taiwan.