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  • French Floating Wind Project Seeks State Permits

    5 December 2017
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The project company Ferme Eolienne Flottante de Groix & Belle-Île (FEFGBI) and Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) have jointly filed applications for the construction and operation of the pilot floating wind farm in the French part of the Atlantic ocean and its electrical connection.

  • NJ Waters to Host Offshore Wind Grid (USA)

    22 November 2010
    Grid Connection

    The developers behind the East Coast’s largest — and only — offshore-wind electric grid say they want to launch the $5 billion project off…   (chem) [mappress] Source: chem, November 22, 2010;

  • Northeast Offshore Wind Summit Held in Providence (USA)

    22 November 2010

    More than 160 people from eight Northeastern states attended the Northeast Offshore Wind Summit in Providence this week, a symposium with 30… (blockislandtimes) [mappress] Source: blockislandtimes, November 22, 2010;

  • A Fast Growth of Wind Power as Energy Source (USA)

    17 February 2011

    Wind power is one of the fastest growing sources of energy in the world. In last month’s State of the Union address, President Obama … By Kaitlin Walter (energyandcapital ) [mappress] Source: energyandcapital , February 17, 2011

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Scottish Govt’s Offshore Wind Consents

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RenewableUK has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that it has given the go-ahead to 4 Scottish offshore wind farms. Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo have a combined capacity of 2,284 megawatts (MW) – enough to power 1.4 million homes. RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, said: “This announcement more than doubles […]

  • RenewableUK Warns Against Reducing Offshore Wind Targets

    11 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    In response to the CCC’s call for reducing offshore wind targets and rather focus on less costly low-carbon alternatives, RenewableUK’s… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, May 11, 2011;

  • Registration opens for OFFSHORE WIND -THE SHIPPING FORUM (denmark)

    3 June 2010

    Capt. Thomas S. Wissmann, of SHIPS4EVER.COM has announced open registration for OFFSHORE WIND -THE SHIPPING FORUM to be held on the dates of September 16 & 17th, 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark. THE SHIPPING FORUM aims to create an exchange between operators of offshore wind projects and dedicated entirely to the operation of offshore ships & […]

  • JDR and McAllister Form US Offshore Wind Pact

    15 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    JDR Cable Systems (JDR) and McAllister Towing have established a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development and collaborative operation of a US East Coast Offshore Wind subsea power cable service base with an integrated cable training center.

  • Offshore Wind Developers Back UK Seabirds Count

    24 June 2019
    Environment

    EDF Renewables, Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited, Red Rock Power Limited, and SSE Renewables have provided a financial boost to ‘Seabirds Count’, the fourth national census of the UK’s breeding seabird populations. Thanks to equal funding contributions from the offshore wind developers, alongside support from government and conservation charities, the count is now set for […]

  • Opinion | Offshore Wind Energy: Delivering the American Dream

    22 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    This is an op-ed piece by Liz Burdock, Founder and CEO of Oceantic Network, the US offshore renewable energy industry organisation. When I started Oceantic Network 11 years ago, I was motivated by the confident belief that offshore wind would be an economic and environmental game-changer for the U.S. Not only because of the industry’s […]

  • Big Wind Turbines Need to be Placed Further Apart

    24 January 2011
    R&D, Technology

    A top American fluid-dynamics boffin says that new, larger wind turbines now going into service are going to have to be placed much further… (theregister) [mappress] Source: theregister, January 24, 2011

  • Global Wind Service Marks Ten Years in Business

    5 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    On 4 January, Global Wind Service (GWS) celebrated ten years since it was founded. The company, now employing 600 people, worked on over 300 projects in 35 countries and has local business units in ten countries.

  • New Coalition to Strengthen Rotterdam’s Offshore Wind Industry

    15 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    CEOs of fifteen companies working in the offshore wind sector have formed a coalition under the name “Rotterdam Offshore Wind Delta”.  Van Oord, Boskalis, Mammoth, SIF Group, Ampelmann, Falck, STC Group, Keppel Verolme, Eneco, Marsh, Rabobank, Jules Dock, Port of Rotterdam, City of Rotterdam and Rotterdam Partners, signed a manifesto on 13 June. The Netherlands is heading towards 3.5GW of capacity, […]

  • Trelleborg supports development of offshore wind turbines (UK)

    24 August 2010
    R&D

    Statoil wind turbines, moored in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast, are being held in place by distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) from…   (europeanplasticsnews) [mappress] Source: europeanplasticsnews, August 24 , 2010;

  • Government to Boost Taiwan’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    18 April 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The government hopes to encourage private interests to build Taiwan’s first offshore wind farms by 2015 and is preparing to offer subsidies… By Lin Shu-yuan and Alex Jiang (focustaiwan) [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, April 18, 2011

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Turns Four

    4 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 630MW London Array, the world’s largest operating offshore wind farm, has marked four years since its official opening on 4 July, 2013.

  • Wind, Marine Industry to Provide New Jobs (UK)

    31 October 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

      Despite the United Kingdom experiencing 17-year high record unemployment rates, a new survey says jobs could soon be added in the wind and m… by Kristy Hessman (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, October 31, 2011

  • First Monopile Installed at Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm

    11 March 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    [CORRECTION NOTE: This article was amended after offshoreWIND.biz received information that the installation of the monopile has been changed.] Seaway 7 has installed the first monopile at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm site in Germany, according to information on social media. The installation work is being carried out by the Seaway Strashnov vessel and, according […]

  • OWC to Design Ilmatar’s Wind Projects Offshore Finland

    16 March 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Ilmatar Offshore has contracted The Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) to conduct a conceptual, technical design for two offshore wind projects north of Åland, Finland. During autumn 2022, seabed surveys were performed on Ilmatar Offshore’s project areas Stormskär and Väderskär north of the Åland Islands, totalling approximately 570 square kilometres. “Based on our geophysical surveys, we […]

  • Rosetti Marino to Design AGNES Romagna Wind Turbines

    8 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Rosetti Marino has been contracted by Agnes to prepare the conceptual design for the wind turbines of the AGNES Romagna project offshore Italy. Under the contract, Rosetti Marino will analyse alternative foundation options for AGNES Romagna and provide input in terms of technical solutions to the forthcoming environmental impact assessment (EIA) and authorisation process. The […]

  • BLIX Pursues APAC Offshore Wind with Taiwan Office

    13 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based BLIX Consultancy has opened a branch office in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the offshore wind business in the Asia Pacific region. The new office, opened on 11 March, will be the base for Maarten Timmerman, who is one of the founders of BLIX Consultancy in the Netherlands and the newly appointed Director BLIX […]

  • New Massachusetts’ Bill Could Boost Offshore Wind

    28 January 2015
    Authorities

    A representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Patricia A. Haddad, introduced a bill that would promote renewable energy generation off its coast. The legislation requires utilities to conduct periodic joint solicitations for proposals from offshore wind energy developers no later than 30 June 2016. The first solicitation would be for 1.5 million MWh per […]

  • France’s Only Offshore Wind Turbine Undergoes Survey

    13 July 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Forssea Robotics has completed an underwater survey of the Floatgen offshore wind turbine installed at the SEM-REV site in France. The main goal of the survey, completed in June, was to visually confirm the integrity of the mooring lines and dynamic umbilical system, besides characterizing marine growth on the various components. For this operation, Forssea […]

  • VIDEO: Inauguration of London Array Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2013

    On July 4, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister David Cameron, alongside other dignitaries. Over 350 people attended the inauguration at Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.  London Array first started generating power in October 2012. The 175th turbine was […]

  • Salzgitter to Make Steel Using Offshore Wind Power

    23 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company EnBW has signed a long-term electricity supply contract with the steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH for 50 MW of electricity to come from the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the North Sea. With this power purchase agreement (PPA), Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH secures the supply of green electricity for 15 years from […]

  • Ørsted Greenlights 900MW Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    30 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Prior to the FID, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs approved Ørsted’s local supply chain plan, and subsequently Ørsted has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Taipower at the feed-in-tariff level announced on 30 January 2019. […]