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  • Massachusetts Utilities Invite Bids for Up to 800MW of Offshore Wind

    30 June 2017

    On 29 June, five Massachusetts electric distribution companies, in coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 400MW, and up to 800MW, of offshore wind generation and associated transmission projects to enter into long-term contracts of 15 – 20 years.

  • EolMed Floating Wind Project Kicks Off with WatchKeeper Deployment

    13 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    French company Créocéan, on behalf of the Quadran Group, is set to deploy AXYS Technologies’ WatchKeeper buoy at an offshore site between Port-La Nouvelle and Gruissan in France, where Quadran and Ideol plan to install floating wind turbines.

  • BOEM Authorizes Transmission Link for Block Island Wind Farm

    18 November 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank today announced that BOEM has offered a right-of-way (ROW) grant to Deepwater Wind Block Island Transmission System, LLC (Deepwater Wind) for the Block Island Transmission System (BITS). “This is a major milestone for offshore renewable energy in […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Project Reaches Financial Close

    21 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power’s EUR 1.3 billion Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) project has reached financial close, with all of the equity contributed to the project and all debt required for the project now fully committed by the project lenders.

  • Iberdrola Joins 600 MW Offshore Wind Project in Japan

    17 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Japan’s Cosmo Eco Power and the engineering firm Hitz to jointly develop the 600 MW Seihoku-oki project in Aomori prefecture, in the northwest of Japan. The Seihoku-oki offshore wind farm, under development, will enter round two of the capacity auction planned by the Japanese government between […]

  • UK Launches Offshore Wind Growth and Marine Protection Programme

    7 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Government and The Crown Estate have launched a new partnership focused on the growth of the local offshore wind sector and protecting and restoring the marine environment. The Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme will be led by The Crown Estate, which has committed to a five year GBP 25 million kick-starter investment, […]

  • Dutch Powerhouses Reveal Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Play

    13 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Witwind consortium of Shell, Van Oord and Eneco has submitted a bid in the subsidy-free tender for the construction and operation of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The consortium plans to start the operation of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV sites in 2023. The […]

  • Acta Marine Orders Offshore Wind CSV from Ulstein

    24 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    The Netherlands based Acta Marine has ordered a wind farm construction support vessel (CSV) from Norway’s ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein Verft. The new DP2 vessel is primarily aimed at the offshore wind market and carries the new SX195 design from Ulstein Design & Solutions, the Norwegian company said. “We are expanding our services and […]

  • USA: Historic Run Raised Support for Offshore Wind Power

    17 June 2014

    Avid runner and Sierra Club volunteer Matt Kearns traversed Long Island on Saturday on the Wind 100 run. He successfully ran 90 miles from Montauk Point to Babylon, forced to stop due to medical reasons just short of the 100 mile goal. Matt’s run helped build unprecedented support for offshore wind power on Long Island […]

  • TAG to Present Foundations Expertise at Global Offshore Wind Event

    6 June 2014

    TAG Energy Solutions will be highlighting its position as the UK’s premier full service offshore wind serial foundation manufacturer at Global Offshore Wind. The RenewableUK-organised exhibition and conference, which takes place on 11 and 12 June in Glasgow, attracts industry specialists and suppliers from around the world. Located on stand 213, TAG Energy Solutions will […]

  • General Electric’s 4.0-110 Offshore Wind Turbine (USA)

    13 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    General Electric offers 4.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine. This wind turbine model is built utilizing a permanent magnet generator providing… [mappress] Source: azocleantech, May 13, 2010;

  • Vento Maritime Joins MMT on US Offshore Wind Project

    5 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    MMT US Inc. has awarded Vento Maritime with a contract for MetOcean forecasts and weather support at Equinor’s Beacon Wind project offshore Massachusetts. Earlier this year, Equinor Wind US contracted MMT for geophysical survey services at the offshore wind lease area in New England. The project covers high resolution geophysical, benthic surveys and shallow subsurface […]

  • ABS to Class First US Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    24 February 2021
    Vessels

    The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will class the first Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that will service the U.S. offshore wind sector. The 472-foot Charybdis, designed by GustoMSC, is being constructed by Keppel AmFELS at its Brownsville shipyard in Texas. The vessel will be equipped to handle all current turbine technologies, […]

  • BOEM OKs Dong Energy’s U.S. Offshore Wind Lease

    7 August 2015

    On June 12, ​the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved DONG Energy’s takeover of the 1 GW offshore wind lease off Massachusetts from RES Americas Developments Inc. The Massachusetts lease has a total size of 760 square kilometres, is located approximately 90 kilometres from shore with water depth between 40-50 metres. RES secured the […]

  • UK: Public Exhibition for 196 Meter High Wind Turbine

    14 March 2012

    A public exhibition on plans for a wind turbine stretching to 196 meters in height is scheduled to take place tomorrow at Bayview football stadium between 3pm-7pm, reports Fife Today. Scottish Enterprise is going to submit a planning application to build a single offshore prototype wind turbine at the Fife Energy Park in Methil, for […]

  • The Netherlands: ATO & We@Sea to Host Offshore Wind Conference

    28 June 2012

    On thursday September 13th the joint conference of ATO & We@Sea will take place. This conference will convey collective thoughts about the development of offshore wind energy activities in the Netherlands as a whole, and in the province of North-Holland in particular. Offshore wind energy is an inexhaustible alternative energy source which we cannot ignore […]

  • Government Needs to Increase Support for Wind, Says Hillier (UK)

    7 September 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

       It has recently been reported that planning permissions which result in approvals for wind farms have dropped 50%. Meg Hillier is Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and has responded to the report stating: “The poor success rate in wind farms receiving planning permission is disappointing.” “It highlights the need for […]

  • USA: Offshore LIDAR to Track Wind Conditions in Gulf of Maine

    19 October 2012

    A floating buoy system with a modified WINDCUBE v2 offshore LIDAR remote sensor will be deployed in the Gulf of Maine with a purpose of studying wind conditions in that area. Deployment of the buoy at the UMaine’s deepwater offshore wind test site is expected in 2013, according to North American Windpower news site. A […]

  • German Airport Operator in Talks Over Offshore Wind PPA

    21 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    A German airport operator has closed a tender call looking to procure electricity produced by offshore wind turbines in the country. While the latest tender notice shows that the procedure ended without an awarded contract, a recent update from the company said that the award procedure was in progress and that the airport operator was […]

  • Swiss Energy Investor Buys Into German Offshore Wind Farm

    14 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) for the sale of a 49 per cent stake in the 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The transaction is valued at around EUR 700 million, and Iberdrola will maintain a majority stake of 51 per cent. […]

  • GWEC predicts 400GW of offshore wind capacity by 2014 (Belgium)

    28 September 2010
    Authorities

    Chiefs on the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have predicted that wind power will surpass 400GW of capacity by 2014.Additionally, the… By Helen Young (recycle) [mappress] Source: recycle, September 28, 2010;

  • NaiKun Wind Releases Second Quarter Financial Results (Canada)

    17 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group (“the Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31,… (naikun) [mappress] Source: naikun, May 17, 2011

  • PNE WIND Records Positive Results in First Quarter (Germany)

    9 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    The first quarter of fiscal year 2011 ended positively for the wind farm developer PNE WIND AG. An operating result (EBIT), which is… (pne) [mappress] Source: pne, May 09, 2011

  • Cape wind as an isue for gov. Deval Patrick campain (USA)

    24 August 2010
    Authorities

    In Massachusetts, Cape Wind, a proposed wind energy project off the state’s coast, is becoming an issue in Gov. Deval Patrick’s (D)… By Andrew Restuccia (washingtonindependent) [mappress] Source: washingtonindependent, August 23 , 2010;

  • France launches tender for € 10 billion of offshore wind investment

    5 September 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    France, which has the third largest wind resource in Europe after Germany and the UK, has launched a tender for E10 billion of offshore wind… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, September 05, 2010;

  • Lowering Costs of Offshore Wind Turbine Supply Chain (Belgium)

    10 August 2011
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association)… (cleantechies) [mappress] Source: cleantechies, August 10, 2011