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  • New Jersey Holds Great Future in Wind Energy (USA)

    25 December 2011

    Delaware’s flagship offshore wind project may be going dormant, but observers say offshore wind is off to a promising start in New Jersey. Legislation passed last year could make the Garden State the new leader in building the first generation of offshore wind turbines off the U.S. coast, said Matt DaPrato, an analyst at IHS […]

  • ESVAGT’s Vessels Towing Gode Wind’s Accommodation Module and Jacket

    17 June 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has hired the Esvagt Connector and Esvagt Don to tow a floating barge that carries both an accommodation module and jacket from the port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands to the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm site in the German sector of the North Sea. Work started on the 10th of June […]

  • New Jersey Nears 1.1GW Offshore Wind Tender Launch

    14 September 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will consider inviting bids for the development of up to 1,100MW of offshore wind capacity next week, the New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said during the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. 

  • France: WW2 Veterans Oppose Normandy Offshore Wind Project

    28 May 2012

    The French government plans for construction of a wind farm off the Normandy coast are being objected because of the historical significance of the area in question, writes the Toronto Sun portal. Though the government said that the turbines will hardly be visible from the beaches, the World War II veterans consider the project as […]

  • USA: New Jersey Could Divert Offshore Wind Funds

    20 July 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

      State of New Jersey is a leading place for offshore wind development, since it has rather shallow waters and generous wind resources. However, the state now copes with certain financial issues regarding revenues that are targeted to offshore wind projects for generating electricity. Fears have been raised among the developers that revenues could be […]

  • DONG Taps Lloyd’s Register for US Offshore Wind Projects

    18 May 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded Lloyd’s Register with a second contract to support offshore survey work on DONG’s two projects in the United States – the Bay State Wind and Ocean Wind.

  • U.S. Govt to Celebrate Construction of First Offshore Wind Farm

    24 July 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    On Monday, July 27, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper will celebrate a historic “steel in the water” milestone to mark the start of construction for the nation’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Secretary Jewell will join Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo, […]

  • DNV GL to Certify Dutch Offshore Wind Site Studies

    25 February 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    DNV GL Denmark A/S has won a contract to provide the certification of site studies for the Hollandse Kust (west) and Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden wind farm zones in the Dutch North Sea. The contracting authority, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), plans to conclude a contract for the certification […]

  • UK Invites EoI for Offshore Wind R&D Competition

    6 November 2019
    R&D

    Innovate UK is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) from companies to apply for a share of up to GBP 1.5 million from a bilateral offshore wind R&D program with the U.S. Innovate UK will invest in UK companies partnering with U.S. consortia to work on projects as part of the USD 40 million U.S. National […]

  • KCI and Tractebel Join Hands in French Offshore Wind Projects

    29 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    KCI The Engineers is supporting Tractebel at the Dieppe et Le Tréport and Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farms in France by providing the structural know-how to the engineering team for the offshore substations. KCI’s scope will be to assist by setting up the engineering packages for the OSS topsides and foundations from […]

  • MAKE: Wind Market Outlook Split in Two Growth Periods

    9 June 2016

    Two distinct growth periods, 2016 to 2020 and 2021 to 2025, split the wind power market’s global outlook in MAKE’s latest report due to upgrades to both the China and US markets that erase a previously expected growth peak in 2018.  MAKE has upgraded the 2016 to 2020 outlook by 5.5%, due largely to a 15.4% […]

  • Belgium: Millions of Euros Available for Innovative Wind Energy Projects

    3 April 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A call for renewable energy project funding, which potentially totals tens of millions of Euros under NER300, was launched by the European Commission (EC) today. NER300 is the EU’s funding programme for innovative demonstration projects for renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS). However while no CCS projects qualified for funding as part of […]

  • Study: Seabirds Steer Away From Offshore Wind Turbines

    19 April 2018
    Environment, R&D

    The risk of seabirds colliding with offshore wind turbines is less than half of what would be expected based on current understanding as seabirds have been witnessed to exhibit avoidance behaviour and change their flight path to avoid the turbines, a recent study has shown.

  • Ocean Winds to Apply for Consent for 1.6 GW Irish Project

    3 June 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has opened public consultation for the development of its proposed Réalt na Mara wind farm offshore Ireland, for whose Maritime Area Consent (MAC) the developer plans to apply early next year. The first phase of the wind farm’s public consultation started in May and is […]

  • UK and Chinese Researchers Form Floating Offshore Wind Partnership

    15 September 2017
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Researchers from the University of Exeter will collaborate with counterparts in China on a new project to develop the next generation of floating offshore wind technology.

  • First Turbine Stands at Moray East Offshore Wind Farm

    18 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 100 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW wind turbines has been installed at the Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The installation of the wind turbines is being undertaken by MHI Vestas, using Global Energy’s facility at the Port of Nigg in North East Scotland as the onshore pre-assembly port. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up […]

  • Plans In Motion for 1.8 GW Wind Farm Offshore Sweden

    30 December 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish developer OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for the 1.8 GW Triton offshore wind farm located within the Swedish economic zone off the coast of Skåne. The wind farm is located some 30 kilometres south of Ystad and will comprise between 68 and 129 wind turbines with a maximum height of 370 […]

  • DNV in Charge of Issuing Certificates for Polish Offshore Wind Farms

    10 March 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Norway-headquartered DNV has been authorised by the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure to issue certificates for offshore wind farms and assembly of power output equipment in Poland. The certification will be executed according to Polish law requirements, reflected in DNV’s Service Specification “Project certification of wind power plants”. “Bringing a technology to a new market with […]

  • OTC to See Case Study on Wind Farm Site Selection

    28 April 2014
    R&D

    Chelsea Drenick, P.E., a civil engineer for MMI Engineering – part of the Geosyntec family of companies – will present a paper on the selection of viable wind farm sites during the 45th Annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston on May 8, 2014. The paper offers a case study comparing three offshore wind farm sites […]

  • Italy: Taranto to Get First Mediterranean Offshore Wind Farm

    8 July 2015
    Authorities

    An Italian offshore wind story that started 5 years ago got its closure at the beginning of this month, when a project proposed to be built off the coast of Taranto got wind at its back after a years-long legal battle. A decision by the Italian Council of State has now opened doors to a company called Beleolico s.r.l. […]

  • Ørsted to Build Zero-Emissions Offshore Wind Facility in Maryland

    7 October 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted plans to build a nearly USD 20 million emissions-free offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in west Ocean City, Maryland, USA. Located on Harbor Road, the facility will service Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind program and create up to 110 temporary and permanent jobs in the community, the developer said. Skipjack Wind 1 is a […]

  • BOEM to Gauge Interest in Floating Wind Project off California

    17 August 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is issuing a Request for Interest in a lease area offshore Morro Bay, California, requested by Trident Winds, LLC for its proposed 765MW floating wind energy project. In consultation with the State of California, BOEM has determined Trident Winds LLC is qualified to hold an Outer Continental Shelf lease […]

  • The Netherlands Plans to Nearly Double 2030 Offshore Wind Target

    11 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands plans to develop additional 10.7 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 in order to meet the EU’s current goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has now issued the Additional Draft North Sea Programme 2022 […]

  • Wind Tower Market to Reach USD 19 Billion by 2019

    9 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    The wind tower market will reach a value of more than USD 19 billion by 2019, a new report says. The report published by Infiniti Research Limited names factors that are expected to stimulate the prospects for growth in this market, including some positive trends, including growing support from governments, increased R&D investments, development of technologically advanced […]

  • Construction to Soon Begin on Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Read the latest news on CVOW here: 2.6 GW US Project Receives Final Federal Permit, Monopile Installation to Start in May The DP3 installation vessel Orion, owned and operated by the Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME, has sailed out of Invergordon in Scotland and is now en route to the United States, where it will […]

  • BOEM Moves Forward with New York Offshore Wind Plans

    27 May 2014
    Authorities

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it is moving forward with wind energy planning efforts on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New York. The bureau is publishing a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) to obtain nominations from companies interested in commercial wind energy leases within a proposed area offshore New […]