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  • France Adds Oléron to Round 3 Offshore Wind Tender

    24 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ségolène Royal, France’s Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, has announced the launch of a new call for tenders for offshore wind projects off the island of Oléron in the Atlantic as part of the country’s Round 3 offshore wind tender. The new zone, added to the one off Dunkirk announced back in April, has been unanimously […]

  • BWE Announces Wind Energy and Development Dialogue in Berlin, Germany

    19 September 2012

    ‘Financing wind power in emerging markets – Smart policies and beyond’ is the topic of the 7th Wind Energy and Development Dialogue on Wednesday 26 September 2012 in Berlin. In 2010, emerging markets overtook OECD economies in terms of financial new investments in renewables. Obstacles remain especially in terms of wind project finance. The 7th […]

  • WWEA: Almost 370 GW of Wind Power Installed Globally

    9 February 2015
    R&D

    According to preliminary figures gathered by World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), the year 2014 brought a new record in wind power installations: More than 50 Gigawatt of capacity were added during the year 2014, bringing the total wind power capacity close to 370 Gigawatt. The market volume for new wind capacity was 40 % bigger […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Wind Farm Transformer Platform Set for Installation

    9 April 2012

    On 2 March, Energinet.dk tied up the foundation and steel structure, and the top site is now ready to be placed on a barge in Aalborg. The top section is expected to be lifted into place around Easter, and it does not only contain Energinet.dk’s transformers but also DONG Energy surveillance equipment for the wind […]

  • PNE WIND AG Gets Creditworthiness and Sustainability Rating of BBB

    24 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Euler Hermes Rating has given the wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG a creditworthiness and sustainability rating of BBB- (equivalent to “investment grade”). With the realisation of the planned (foreign) projects and a corresponding stabilisation of income and cash flows, Euler Hermes Rating anticipates a positive development in the rating. According to Euler Hermes […]

  • EnBW Picks Emden as North Sea Wind Farm Base

    7 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has decided to build an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base on an airfield in Emden, Germany, for the company’s offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

  • USA: CCAN to Hold Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Seminar

    23 May 2012
    Training & Education

    The ‘Offshore Wind Projects in Mid-Atlantic Region’ seminar is scheduled for Thursday, May 24 in Washington. Markian Melnyk (Atlantic Wind Connection) will detail the project of wind farms from northern New Jersey to southern Virginia to be built in phases over a 10-year period. Keith Harrington (Chesapeake Climate Action Network) will focus on the proposed wind farm in […]

  • US: RODA Condemns Vineyard Wind 1 OWF Approval

    13 May 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a coalition of fishing industry associations and companies, has issued a press release voicing its disapproval of the US authorities’ decision to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. The Record of Decision for the 800 MW offshore wind farm, issued on 11 May, granted […]

  • Terna to Complete 73.2 MW Wind Farm by End of 2015

    12 January 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Terna Energy’s investment for the construction of a wind park with a capacity of 73.2 MW on St. George Island is entering its final stage with a goal to have it in operation by the end of 2015. The EUR 150 million wind farm will produce enough electricity to power over 40,000 households annually. The wind […]

  • Otary Becomes New Knowledge Centre for Wind Energy (Belgium)

    24 February 2011

    Eight Belgian offshore wind specialists are pooling their experience and know-how in a new knowledge centre for wind energy at sea. Otary, as the new partnership is called, will construct and run offshore wind farms in Belgium and possibly abroad, should the opportunity arise. The Otary partnership (via Otary plc RS) comprises the green electricity […]

  • World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbines Unleashed Offshore Scotland

    7 September 2018
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has officially inaugurated the 93.2MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland.

  • Norway’s METCentre to Test Four New Offshore Wind Turbines

    21 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) has been licensed to test four new offshore wind turbines on the Norwegian west coast. According to METCentre, agreements have already been signed with companies for the expanded test capacity and the offshore wind turbines are expected to be installed by 2026. “The expansion of the METCentre is very […]

  • 123-Metre Wind Turbine Blade Rolls Out in China

    7 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    China-based Lianyungang Zhongfu Lianzhong Composites Group Co., Ltd. (LZ Blades) has rolled out a 123-metre long blade which the company claims is the world’s longest wind turbine blade. The blade, which will be adapted to be installed on 16 MW offshore wind turbines, weighs 50 tonnes, exceeds 5 metres in diameter, and has a swept area that […]

  • EDF Renewables Launches Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project in UK

    9 March 2022
    Environment, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Renewables has launched a new green hydrogen project in Teesside, UK, which will be powered by offshore wind and solar energy. The Tees Green Hydrogen production centre will be based in the vicinity of the former Redcar steelworks. The project will use green electricity from EDF’s nearby operating Teesside offshore wind farm and a […]

  • December Winds Bring Down Power Prices Across Europe

    19 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Continental European power prices tumbled again in December as exceptional wind power output combined with mild temperatures and falling demand, according to data released by Platts. European power prices, according to the Platts Continental Power Index (CONTI), fell 13.29% to EUR 33.08 per megawatt hour (MWh) in December compared to November, itself down 9.4% on […]

  • Edda Wind Secures Financing for 90 Pct of Its Fleet

    14 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Offshore wind service vessel company Edda Wind has entered into a green loan facility agreement for the pre- and post-delivery of three commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) under construction at Gondan shipyard in Spain. The facility agreed with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Eksportfinansiering Norge and Sparebanken Vest, is for a minimum of EUR 100 million and […]

  • SgurrEnergy to Host Seminar on Vital Role of Offshore Wind Measurements

    19 May 2014
    R&D

    SgurrEnergy will be joined by expert guest speakers from the worlds of industry and academia for an in-depth seminar looking at how and why measurement holds the key to the future of the offshore wind sector.   The seminar, titled The vital role of measurements in securing long term viability for the offshore wind sector, will […]

  • Conference in Estonia Focuses on Wind Power Around Baltic Sea

    3 November 2011

    Initially planned as a modest information exchange seminar, the Wind Power Conference held in Estonia in the end of October turned into an international wind energy conference. More than 150 people visited the event during the two days dedicated to wind energy in Tallinn. In addition to local participants there were visitors also from Sweden, […]

  • Highland Councilors to Consider Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    12 June 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Highland Council will consider Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm plan next week, following a request for consideration from the Scottish Government. The local authority has advised that the councilors do not object to the plan, BBC reports. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) submitted an application to Scottish Ministers in April 2012 for consent to develop […]

  • US Approves Second Commercial Scale Offshore Wind Project

    25 November 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DO) has approved the construction and operations of the 132 MW South Fork wind project offshore Rhode Island. This represents DOI’s second approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in the United States after the 804 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore Massachusetts which began construction last week. ”We […]

  • Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm Goes Full Throttle

    1 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Full power output has been achieved at Ørsted’s Race Bank offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast, UK.

  • Photo of the Day: Virginia’s First Twelve Megawatts of Offshore Wind

    30 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has shared a photo showing the completion of the two Siemens Gamesa turbines at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project. Located 27 miles off Virginia Beach, the Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 units are the first wind turbines installed in U.S. federal waters. According to Dominion Energy, the 12 MW project was built […]

  • Ramboll Exec Joins Business Network for Offshore Wind Board

    18 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Ramboll’s Vice Director of the Global Wind Divison has joined the Board of Directors for the U.S. Business Network for Offshore Wind. According to the Danish company, Dr. Tim Fischer is responsible for the offshore wind service line that operates from several of the company’s global offices. Ramboll stated that one of Fischer’s current focus areas is to […]

  • Germany: IQPC to Kick Off Conference on Offshore Wind Vessels

    23 November 2012

    Offshore wind manager at Carbon Trust, Jan Matthiesen, will open International Vessels for Offshore Wind Park Supply and Installation conference on Monday at the Grand Elysée in Hamburg. This conference will provide cutting edge case study presentations on the following topics: The latest foundation installation vessels for deep water projects that deliver significant cost savings […]

  • The Netherlands: Europe’s largest wind turbines test site in operation

    19 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    The largest site for turbine prototyping and certification in Europe is officially opened. The Dutch testing facility, on Wageningen University grounds and operated by Ecofys Wind Turbine Testing Services can service the latest generation turbines with tip heights up to 200 meters. The site provides wind turbine testing services for ten wind turbines with a […]

  • Offshore Wind Faces Installation Vessel Shortage – Rystad Energy

    26 November 2020
    Vessels

    The market for vessels capable of installing large offshore wind components is quickly being outpaced by growing demand from the global development pipeline, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. With offshore wind booming, the global fleet of wind farm installation vessels will be insufficient to meet the demand after 2025, according to Rystad Energy. The analysis […]