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  • SINTEF Aims Towards Big Offshore Wind Turbines (Norway)

    25 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    What will it take to build a floating 10 MW wind-turbine? This is just one of many questions that the European Union’s HiPRWind project aims… (zimbio) [mappress] Source:zimbio , March 25, 2011

  • New Report on Future Cost of Wind Power Out Now

    17 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    ReportLinker has added a new report, named “The Future Cost of Wind Power : Capital costs, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), economics, costs and future outlook for wind power generation”, to its offering.  The report covers future cost of wind power generation and technology types that will be used, as well as its cost and […]

  • The Netherlands: ECN Develops ECNS for Wind Farm Design and Operation

    21 March 2013

    ECN developed the code ECNS (Energy-Conserving Navier-Stokes solver), an incompressible code specifically suited for computing unsteady turbulent wakes in offshore wind farms. The purpose of ECNS is to increase the understanding of the flow physics of these wakes. This increased understanding enables ECN to give better advice on wind farm designs. Furthermore, the increased understanding […]

  • OECD: Offshore Wind One of Top Ocean Industries in 2030

    20 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Offshore wind is among the top ocean‑based industries that have the potential to outperform the growth of the global economy as a whole by 2030, both in terms of value added and employment. This is according to “The Ocean Economy in 2030” report, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on 27 April. The projections suggest […]

  • UK: ABLE to Support Offshore Wind Strategy with Its Facilities

    5 August 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    The company planning to develop a £450million energy park on the Humber says the Government’s newly-announced strategy to strengthen the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry is dependent on providing the facilities which can attract major turbine manufacturers and their supply chains. Able UK is awaiting a decision from the Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin […]

  • BOEM Extends Virginia Offshore Wind Public Comments Deadline

    6 January 2015
    Environment

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is giving the public an extra two weeks to comment on wind energy project offshore Virginia. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) plans to install and operate two 6 MW wind turbine generators as part of research activities plan called Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement […]

  • Shell Enters Race to Build Wind Farms Offshore Poland

    14 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Amber Baltic Wind Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell, has submitted proposals for new offshore wind locations in the Polish Baltic Sea zone as part of the government’s latest tender. The sites included in the tender will help deliver Poland’s ambition of reaching 11 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2040, Shell said. The […]

  • South Korea Discusses Its Offshore Wind Development with UK

    19 August 2012
    Training & Education

    A delegation of leading officials from South Korea visited OrbisEnergy this week, Lowestoft’s flagship hub for offshore renewable energy, to understand the UK market and to discuss opportunities for developing their own offshore wind industry. The UK is the world’s largest market for offshore wind development. In addition, the February 2012 Ernst & Young quarterly […]

  • LOC to Support 350 MW Chinese Offshore Wind Farm

    12 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    LOC has won a contract with China Pacific Insurance Co (CPIC) to provide marine warranty services (MWS) to support transport and installation operations for the Jieyang II offshore wind project in China. Under the agreement, LOC China will provide document review and verification of all critical marine operations and procedures, including on-site attendance to approve […]

  • BOEM to Discuss Rhode Island, Massachusetts Offshore Wind Plans

    1 May 2017
    Authorities, R&D, Training & Education

    BOEM will hold a Rhode Island and Massachusetts Joint Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on 16 May in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

  • Jan De Nul Cracks French Offshore Wind Market

    11 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sodraco International SAS, a French subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, has signed a contract to transport and install 80 offshore wind turbines on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. This is the first offshore wind contract in France for Jan De Nul. It was awarded by Parc du Banc de Guérande, a joint venture between the French […]

  • Iberdrola Secures Stake in Eight Swedish Offshore Wind Projects

    23 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola has entered into an agreement with Swedish renewables company Svea Vind Offshore, which will allow the Spain-headquartered company to take a majority stake in up to eight offshore wind projects in Sweden. The eight projects are in various stages of development, with the first of them planned to begin operating from 2029. This could […]

  • First Taichung Port Offshore Wind Wharf Open for Business

    13 March 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Taichung has completed renovation works on the first of the five wharves dedicated to offshore wind, the Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), said. Renovation work on Wharf No. 2 was completed at the beginning of the year and the wharf is now ready to support ongoing private contractor efforts to install wind […]

  • TenneT Chooses ZTT for Two German Offshore Wind Connections

    15 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has commissioned subsea cable manufacturer Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable (ZTT) for two offshore wind connections in Germany. ZTT will deliver cable systems to link offshore wind farms to HelWin beta and DolWin kappa converter platforms in the North Sea, with the cable routes being five and 16 kilometre respectively. The cable systems will be […]

  • UK: RES Could Buy Stakes in Offshore Wind Projects

    15 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    A UK-based renewables energy developer Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. (RES) could buy shares in offshore wind projects. Chris Morgan, CEO of the RES Offshore unit, said that the involvement in offshore projects in the future is a strategically interesting area that the company will look to get into, the Bloomberg informs. As European governments are […]

  • CERC Takes Part in Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme (UK)

    23 May 2013
    R&D

    Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) is currently working for the Carbon Trust to develop a mesoscale modelling approach to the investigation of offshore wind farm wake effects, as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) Programme. The main objective is to investigate the capability of a mesoscale modelling approach to estimating long-range wake effects from […]

  • UK: OGN Sponsors Offshore Wind Supply Chain Event

    14 May 2012

    Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and offshore wind energy sectors has shown its support to the burgeoning offshore wind market by becoming headline sponsor for the upcoming UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain event being held at Newcastle United Football Club on 17th […]

  • Alstom to Lower Capital Cost of Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Alstom and several prominent US-based research institutions have been awarded a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop advanced control systems and integrated innovative sensors that increase energy production and lower the capital cost of offshore wind turbines—especially those based on advanced floating substructures. The award was […]

  • Vattenfall and Ziton Seal Offshore Wind O&M Deal

    22 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Vattenfall Wind Power AB and Denmark’s Ziton A/S have signed a three-year framework agreement through which Ziton will become the main provider of jack-up vessels for major component replacements at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms. Both companies agree that this is an important step in the right direction for a more efficient and cost reducing offshore wind market. Working […]

  • Ashtabula County to Vote on Offshore Wind Farm Agreement (USA)

    25 May 2011
    Authorities

    An agreeement that will give the county a cut of the submerged land lease rent for a demonstration wind farm in Cuyahoga County comes… By Carl E. Feather (starbeacon) [mappress] Source: starbeacon, May 25, 2011;

  • Gov. O’Malley to Try Again with Offshore Wind Bill (USA)

    28 September 2011

      Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is planning to try again with his offshore wind bill in the state legislature this year. By: Sabri Ben-Achour (wamu) [mappress] Source: wamu, September 28, 2011

  • Cape wind as new topic for 2010 political campaigns (USA)

    23 August 2010
    Authorities

    If you’ve followed the races for governor and the 10th congressional district, you probably noticed that Cape Wind isn’t just an issue for…   By Jon Chesto (patriotledger) [mappress] Source: patriotledger, August 23, 2010;

  • ERCA’s proposed offshore wind turbines short-sighted (Canada)

    14 September 2010
    Authorities

    ERCA’s eight-kilometre setback for proposed offshore wind turbines in Lake St. Clair and the Great Lakes, as opposed to the provincial… Steven Bezaire (windsorstar) [mappress] Source: windsorstar, September 14, 2010;

  • Objection Over Proposed Offshore Wind Turbines Grows (France)

    1 March 2011

    A hundred giant wind turbines set to be built at sea off the coast of Arromanches-les-Bains will blight the area where the Allies came … (normandyadvertiser) [mappress]   Source: normandyadvertiser, March 01, 2011  

  • Lake Erie Wind Turbines Timeline Postponed to 2013 (USA)

    24 June 2011

      It will take a bit more time than originally hoped for to get five wind turbines up and running in Lake Erie. By Tom Beres (wkyc) [mappress] Source: wkyc, June 24, 2011;

  • Backers Still Support Md. Offshore Wind Bill (USA)

    11 April 2011
    Authorities

    Maryland is pressing ahead to spur development of an offshore wind energy industry even as the failure of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s marquee… By Nicholas Sohr (thedailyrecord) [mappress] Source: thedailyrecord, April 11, 2011