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  • Cape Wind Lacks Buyer for 50 pct of Power (USA)

    21 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind cleared its final regulatory hurdle yesterday but remains only halfway to its green-energy goal with no other utility yet… By Donna Goodison (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, April 21, 2011;

  • Block Island residents for and against offshore wind turbines (USA)

    23 July 2010
    Training & Education

    One thing was clear at a public hearing Thursday on a proposal to put up eight offshore wind turbines within view of Block Island: opinion… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, July 23, 2010;

  • Ørsted and Covestro Sign Largest-Ever Offshore Wind PPA

    4 December 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Covestro has signed a ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted to buy the output of 100MW from the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind project in Germany. With the ten-year indexed fixed-price agreement, Germany-based Covestro will offtake 100MW of the project’s 900MW total capacity, which makes it the world’s largest corporate PPA for offshore […]

  • UK: Public Information Days for Rhiannon Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2013

    The team behind the proposed Rhiannon wind farm has submitted a Scoping Report relating to the onshore elements of the scheme to the Isle of Anglesey County Council. The report outlines Celtic Array’s proposed approach to the environmental assessment that will be undertaken to support an application for planning permission for land-based works required to […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Farm Offers a Glimpse into Pre-History

    15 November 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Archaeologists working for Vattenfall, the Swedish energy group developing Norfolk’s largest offshore wind farms, have recovered evidence in the North Sea which is hoped will tell a more detailed story of ‘Doggerland’, the submerged landscape which was flooded more than 8,000 years ago.

  • Wind First! Bibby WaveMaster 1 Hired for Galloper OWF

    20 July 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher Marine Services, main offshore marine services contractor for the Galloper project, has chartered the new Bibby WaveMaster 1 service operations vessel (SOV) to support the commissioning works on the wind farm.

  • UK: Wind Farm Announcement Boosts Shetland Wave Project

    6 April 2012

    The project partners behind Shetland’s first wave power scheme said that the Scottish Government decision to approve a major wind farm on the island gives the proposal a significant boost. The 10 megawatt (MW) Aegir Wave Power scheme, backed by European energy company Vattenfall and Edinburgh based technology developer Pelamis Wave Power (PWP), could only […]

  • Plans for Moray Firth offshore wind farm revealed (Scotland)

    3 September 2010
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Plans for a large offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth have this week gone out to public consultation. Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd hope… By Caroline McMorran (northern-times) [mappress] Source: northern-times, September 03, 2010;

  • France Requests Information on Its Floating Wind Energy Potential

    23 December 2013
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    A request for information from floating wind turbine makers was published online by the ecology, sustainable development and energy minister at the beginning of December. The aim is to define the technical and economic conditions for the development of this sector. A pre-commercial deployment of a floating wind turbine in the medium term is one […]

  • Denmark Targets This Autumn for Offshore Wind Tender Reboot with State Support

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Danish government will launch a 3 GW offshore wind tender this autumn, providing support through two-sided Contracts for Difference (CfD), following the suspension of the previous auction round earlier this year. The tender will open in autumn 2025 and will cover three areas, two in the Danish North Sea and one separating Denmark from […]

  • New Offshore Wind O&M Company Emerges in Norway

    9 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Norway-based Akastor ASA and IKM Industrial Group have joined forces to launch an operations & maintenance (O&M) company targetting developers, operators, sub-suppliers, and owners of offshore renewables infrastructure, including offshore wind farms. The company, named Føn Energy Services, will provide a fully integrated service offering inspection and maintenance services for Balance of Plant (BoP) equipment, […]

  • Glennmont Targets Offshore Wind with EUR 850 Million Fund

    6 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    London-based fund manager Glennmont Partners has raised EUR 850 million in its Clean Energy Fund III which will see investments in European offshore wind projects for the first time. Over 70% of Clean Energy Fund III will be invested in projects in the Eurozone with the UK also being an important market. This is the […]

  • Technavio: Offshore Wind Growth Driving Subsea Cable Market

    12 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Technavio has issued a report on the most important trends expected to impact the global submarine power cable market outlook from 2016-2020. According to Anju Ajaykumar, a lead analyst at Technavio for research on engineering tools: “The offshore wind power generation sector is the major end-user of submarine power cables. Utility companies deploy these cables […]

  • Norway Adds Phases, Interconnection Limits to Offshore Wind Auctions

    10 February 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Government of Norway has revealed further details about the upcoming offshore wind auctions at the Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord zones with a combined capacity of 4.5 GW. The 3 GW of fixed-bottom capacity at the Sørlige Nordsjø II zone will be auctioned off in two 1.5 GW phases. The auction for the […]

  • Internal Combustion Engines Competitive in Enabling Wind and Solar Energy

    14 May 2014
    Technology

    Internal combustion engines (ICEs) are a promising technology for supporting wind and solar energy, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds. Comparing different sources of flexibility for power systems, IEA says gas-fired ICE power plants are “very mature technology” and “cost-competitive to OCGTs” (Open Cycle Gas Turbines). Commenting on the alternative technologies, […]

  • BOEM Calls for New York Bight Wind Areas Discussion

    16 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding the New York Bight Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on 28 November in New York.

  • MacArtney Automated Concept Tool for Chinese Wind Turbine Maker

    31 January 2019
    Technology

    MacArtney has secured an order from Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group to develop an automated concept for Hub Generator Tightening Tool (HGT) to improve mechanisation and reduce human interaction in wind turbine maintenance. The HGT tool consists of two parts – a Turner tool that creates the rotation of the generator, and an automatic bolt […]

  • Inn2Power Brings Offshore Wind Test Facilities Closer to SMEs

    24 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Offshoreenergy.dk and ten partners have secured about EUR 5.6 million in subsidies to give sub-contractors in the North Sea offshore wind industry easier access to testing and a framework for new cooperative relationships within the European offshore cluster. Suppliers to the offshore wind industry can now apply to join the Inn2Power project which is funded by a […]

  • Jifmar and WMO Form French Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    9 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    France’s Jifmar Offshore Services and Denmark’s World Marine Offshore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture to provide offshore wind services to the French market. The new company will deliver vessels to the market as well as turnkey services. The company plans to invest in new crew transfer vessels (CTVs) but […]

  • Acta Marine’s New CSOV for French Offshore Wind Market

    1 July 2024
    Vessels

    Acta Marine, the owner and operator of construction service operations vessels (CSOVs) for the offshore wind industry, will deliver one of its four CSOVs currently being built in Turkey under a French flag. Currently under construction at Tersan Shipyard, CSOV Acta Pegasus will fly the French flag, the Dutch company said in June. Acta Pegasus […]

  • Huisman Crane to Handle Largest Wind Turbines Onshore and Offshore

    6 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Huisman has won a contract from Denmark-based BMS Heavy Cranes for the delivery of a 3,000mt Ringer Crane, with an option for a second unit. The crane setup has been optimised for operations in the wind industry. With the capability to lift components of 1,200mt at heights of up to 225m, and heavy structures of […]

  • Crane for Next-Gen Offshore Wind Turbines Coming to Market

    14 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based Tetrahedron has developed a new crane for next-generation offshore wind turbines, said to be designed to fit on both existing and new jack-up vessels. Tetrahedron said that based on a different motion principle and a structural load transfer, the crane lifts higher than alternatives that can fit in the same footprint. According to […]

  • GCube Increases Underwriting Capacity for Wind and Solar Projects (USA)

    22 August 2011
    R&D

      GCube, the leading provider of insurance services for renewable energy initiatives, has increased its underwriting capacity to $680 million for wind energy and solar projects worldwide. Despite a contracting insurance market, the additional capacity was raised separately from existing Lloyd’s underwriting capital providers. With the size, scale and ambition of wind and solar farms […]

  • Crown Estate ‘Derogates’ Round 4 Offshore Wind Projects

    21 April 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed its work on the Plan-Level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the six projects selected in the UK Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. The six projects have the potential to deliver up to 8 GW of new offshore wind capacity. The bidders selected for the six Round 4 sites are RWE, a consortium […]

  • Company announcement from Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark)

    19 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    All-time high order intake. Results in line with expectations. Full-year guidance revised downwards. The second-quarter wind energy order intake was 3,031 MW, which was the highest level ever recorded and on a level with the order intake for the whole of 2009. Vestas generated second-quarter revenue of EUR 1,007m, a drop of 17 per cent […]

  • Feed-In-Tariffs In Place for Six French Offshore Wind Farms

    15 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Minister of Ecology François de Rugy has signed the letters approving re-negotiated feed-in-tariffs for six offshore wind projects selected in the country’s first two tendering rounds.