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  • Siemens Inaugurates New Wind Service Training Center in U.S.

    20 September 2013
    Training & Education

    Joined by state and local government officials, customers and special guests, Siemens Energy today formally inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art wind service training center in Orlando, Florida, USA. The event marks the official grand opening of the center that provides highly advanced technical and safety training for installation and service technicians working at wind energy projects […]

  • France Reduces Feed-In Tariffs for 6 Offshore Wind Projects

    20 June 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France has re-negotiated feed-in tariffs for six previously approved offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 3GW.

  • Germany Allocates Connection Capacity to Eight Offshore Wind Farms

    28 October 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    In its first allocation of connection capacity process for wind farms at sea, the Federal Network Agency (BNA) has reviewed applications for capacity allocation process.  Eleven applications from operators of wind farms at sea were submitted by October 1, 2014. Eight of them were approved. Three were rejected because the application was not complete or the wind farm is located in […]

  • UK: Transition Pieces Fitted at Teesside Offshore Wind Farm

    29 October 2012

    EDF Energy Renewables has announced that the installation of transition pieces is completed at the Teesside offshore wind farm, writes Gazette Live. Namely, Dutch marine engineering contractor, Van Oord, has completed the installation of all 27 of the windfarm’s transition pieces. Within the next two weeks, jack-up vessel JB 114 will start the installation of […]

  • AOWFL Seeks Local Content for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL), the company behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), has invited members of the regional business community to the second local supply chain event to be held at Chester Hotel, Aberdeen, on 9 September. Vattenfall, the sole owner of the wind farm, will provide a project update which will be […]

  • UK: Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds and Fluor Reach Agreement

    15 May 2013

    Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Ltd (GGOWL), which is 50% owned by SSE, and Fluor Ltd have reached agreement on all of the outstanding claims relating to the construction of the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm. The main claim related to the quality of up to 52 upper foundations (transition pieces) supporting turbines and the quality […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Defends Offshore Wind Farm Projects

    4 May 2012
    Authorities

    The new chief executive of the Crown Estate, Alison Nimmo, has insisted it is the right organisation to develop Britain’s offshore energy interests, reported the Telegraph. The Crown Estate is overseeing the development of wind farms and offshore gas storage facilities inScotland, and it has already invested GBP 200 million into renewable energy projects. Ms […]

  • New Jersey Lags in Wind Energy Generation, Report Says

    24 December 2014

    The carbon pollution from at least nine entire fossil fuel plants could be eliminated in New Jersey if wind power supplied 30 percent of the nation’s electricity needs, according to a new analysis by Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center. The analysis comes as Fishermen’s Energy appeals the Board of Public Utilities’ decision to […]

  • Blue Water Shipping Prepares for Two Offshore Wind Projects

    17 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Blue Water Shipping has been appointed as an agent for A2SEA for offshore projects Borkum Riffgrund and Westermost Rough. A2SEA will load Siemens turbines in Esbjerg and install them respectively in German and UK waters. “At the moment, our agency team is preparing the mobilisation scopes and various project team requirements. We have worked with […]

  • CSC Breaks Ground for Offshore Wind Foundations Plant in Kaohsiung

    16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    China Steel Corporation (CSC) has held a groundbreaking ceremony for an offshore wind foundations manufacturing plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

  • Investment in Wind Power to Reach USD 820 Billion (USA)

    15 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Cumulative investment in new wind power capacity will cost a total $820 billion between 2011 and 2017 as wind… By Chika Amanze-Nwachuku (thisdaylive) [mappress] Source: thisdaylive, November 15, 2011

  • Spreading Offshore Wind Power Risk Across Contracts (UK)

    4 October 2011

      The sheer number of logistical interfaces makes the task of offshore wind project management inherently riskier than for onshore wind. By David Craik (windenergyupdate) [mappress] Source: windenergyupdate, October 04, 2011

  • O&M Cost Strategies to Be Revealed to Europe’s Wind Industry

    21 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    More than 200 senior level wind industry executives – already comprised of operators, OEMs, ISPs and technology specialists – have begun to engage with one another in preparation for their arrival at the 6th International Onshore and Offshore Wind O&M Forum (27-28 January 2014). Delegates are geared up to gain exclusive insight into the very […]

  • Japan Works on Transmission Grids to Increase Wind Energy Capacity

    12 February 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Japanese Government has announced that it will start a transmission grid project in April, which will boost the country’s current wind energy capacity by approximately 600%, Oilprice.com news site informs. The project will be carried out over 10 years, throughout which the necessary funds will be provided to build transmission grids. The companies that will […]

  • Offshore Construction Begins on RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    4 September 2023
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction has started on RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea off the northeast coast of the UK. The offshore works are kicking off with the laying of the first section of high voltage direct current (HVDC) export cable which will be done by Prysmian’s Leonardo […]

  • China’s Longyuan claims “Offshore wind sector not developed enough”

    13 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    China’s offshore wind power sector is not likely to develop rapidly in the near term, said the executive of a leading Chinese wind farm…   [mappress] Source: chinamining, May 12, 2010;

  • MEP Fiona Hall defends offshore wind power (UK)

    16 September 2010
    Authorities

    A NORTH East MEP has launched a passionate defence of wind power. Fiona Hall said it was time to “dispel the myth that wind energy does not… (journallive) [mappress] Source: journallive, September 16, 2010;

  • USA: Sen. Kerry Supports Cape Wind with one condition

    28 April 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said today he would support Cape Wind, the controversial offshore wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound, but with   [mappress] Source: energytopic, April 27, 2010;

  • Scotland’s North Ports Wiped Off Offshore Wind Map

    6 August 2013
    Authorities

    The Conservative- Liberal Democrat UK Government has been left embarrassed after suggesting that there are no ports in the North of Scotland, according to the news on SNP’s website. The Press and Journal reported on August 3 that a map included in the new offshore wind strategy – published last week – failed to include […]

  • Siemens Energy Gear for Largest US Offshore Wind Farm

    23 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Energy will supply the main electrical equipment for the grid connection of Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in US federal waters. The wind farm will include up to 180 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 Direct Drive turbines standing slightly more than 800 feet tall and is the largest offshore wind […]

  • UK: E.ON Launches Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Consultations

    19 June 2012

    As the Sussex Express writes, consultation period of eight weeks for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm has kicked off on Wednesday. The new consultations contain more detailed environmental information about the project. Namely, the E.ON is planning to construct the wind farm 13-23 km off the Sussex coast with a total capacity of up to […]

  • Approval Galore for South Korean Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    8 April 2021
    Vessels

    South Korean ship designer and shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received Approvals in Principle (AiPs) from three classification societies for its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design. SHI’s low carbon emission ECO-WTIV (LNG Fuel + SOFC) model named SLW-FUEL CELL received AiPs from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), DNV, and Lloyd’s Register at the […]

  • USA: IBM Introduces New Wind and Solar Forecasting System

    12 August 2013
    Technology

    IBM today announced an advanced power and weather modeling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy. This will enable utilities to integrate more renewable energy into the power grid, helping to reduce […]

  • Brodosplit Shipyard Could Dive Into Offshore Wind Sector (Croatia)

    2 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Tomislav Debeljak, Managing Director of DIV Ltd. and new owner of Brodosplit shipyard, revealed new and ambitious business plans on March 30, some of them involving offshore wind projects. Mr. Debeljak addressed his employees in a letter via social media, where he wrote: “I can already announce that next week we will negotiate on 5 […]

  • Maine Governor Proposes Actions for Floating Wind Research Array

    26 January 2021
    Authorities, R&D

    Maine Governor Janet Mills is proposing a series of actions to advance the planned floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine. In a letter to Maine’s licensed commercial fishermen, Mills announced she will propose for the legislature’s approval a ten-year moratorium on new offshore wind projects in waters managed by the state. Mills […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Help Europe, Says Rasmussen (Denmark)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities

    According to former Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the offshore wind energy sector could help Europe get back on its feet after the current financial crisis. “If the sector understands their role I’m sure they could take the lead in bringing Europe out of the crisis, as the first mover”, he added in a […]