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• Deep Wind Offshore Reveals 70-Turbine Wind Farm Project Offshore Sweden

  

  26 December 2023

  Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

  Norway-headquartered Deep Wind Offshore is submitting a permit application for the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm off the south coast of Sweden. Located in the Gulf of Bothnia, northeast of Gävleborg and Uppsala counties, the Olof Skötkonung wind farm will include a maximum of 70 wind turbines. The planned wind farm project […]

• American Wind Energy Association Holds 2010 Election Analysis & Wind Industry Webcast (USA)

  5 November 2010

  American Wind Industry Association (AWEA) CEO and senior staffers hold a free live webcast for AWEA members, wind supporters and the media. Live streaming video and audio, video clips, and PowerPoint slides will be shown. Topics to be discussed include: Analysis of how the election results will impact the U.S. wind energy industry Examples of […]

• Germany: Lufft Strives toward Error-Free Wind Sensors to Control Wind Turbines

  

  26 August 2013

  R&D, Technology

  Wind turbines are growing up. Environmental conditions for new locations are becoming more and more extreme, colder, and more salt-ridden due to offshore placement. At the same time, the turbines are getting bigger and bigger. This means that they need better reliability over longer periods of use. It takes 8-10 years to amortize the cost […]

• First Wind Turbines Being Installed at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

  

  20 July 2023

  Vessels, Wind Farm Update

  The jack-up vessel Blue Tern has arrived at the offshore construction site of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland as the installation of the project’s wind turbines has now begun. Earlier this month, the crane vessel Thialf completed the second phase of the installation of wind turbine jacket foundations. The work on […]

• Germany: PALFINGER WIND Obtains Major Order for Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm

  

  15 January 2013

  RWE is currently constructing one of the largest commercial wind power projects off the German coast. The starting signal for construction of the 48 wind turbines was given in late 2011; the site is located 30 km north of the island of Helgoland. The REpower turbines used each have a power of 6.15 megawatts and […]

• Wind Turbines at Sea Reach 5 Per Cent of Total Wind Energy Capacity

  

  27 April 2021

  Wind Farm Update

  Global installed offshore wind capacity increased in 2020 and reached around 5 per cent of total wind capacity, according to the latest statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Overall, wind energy expansion almost doubled last year with 111 GW, compared to 58 GW in 2019. Of the 111 GW, around 34.4 GW of […]

• Wind Industry Leaders Announce Major Wind Turbine Technology Developments at EWEA 2011 (Belgium)

  22 March 2011

  All involving direct-drive technology—this week at the European Wind Energy Association annual event in Brussels.   (onlinetes) [mappress] Source: onlinetes, March 22, 2011  

• Deepwater Wind to build wind turbines off NY coast till 2013 (USA)

  24 May 2010

  Business & Finance

  Staten Island could be home to some of the first offshore power-generating wind turbines in the nation by 2013. Deepwater Wind, which has… [mappress] Source: silive, May 23, 2010;

• Wind Turbine Opponents Hope Delay Period Spreads to Onshore Wind Turbines (Canada)

  17 February 2011

  Opponents of wind turbines in Prince Edward County aren’t holding their breath waiting for the provincial moratorium on offshore wind… By Bruce Bell (thewhig) [mappress] Source: thewhig, February 17, 2011

• 7 Companies Beside Deepwater Wind Plan to Build Wind Farm off RI (USA)

  14 October 2011

  Seven companies in addition to Deepwater Wind have registered interest in developing offshore energy projects in an area of federal waters… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, October 14, 2011

• DONG Energy reports installation of first wind turbine at Walney offshore wind farm (UK)

  20 July 2010

  Wind Farm Update

  Energy giant DONG Energy has announced that the first turbine has been installed at its Walney 1 offshore wind farm, located off the coast…   [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, July 20, 2010;

• EPFL to Build 100m Wind Tunnel in Ras al Khaimah for Wind Turbine Testing (UAE)

  8 August 2011

  R&D, Technology

  At one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, about 16 kilometres off the coast of Denmark, turbines catch enough breeze from the…   By Erin Conroy (thenational) [mappress] Source: thenational, August 08, 2011

• Global wind day: 500 people visits Vattenfall’s Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm (Sweden)

  16 June 2010

  Environment, Operations & Maintenance

  Nearly 500 people braved the weather to experience Vattenfall’s Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm from close-by on one of the twelve trips…   Stina Kindberg Piironen (ewea) [mappress] Source: ewea, June  15, 2010;

• Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority Meeting Launches Virginia Offshore Wind Panel (USA)

  9 December 2010

  The Chesapeake Light Tower, a 1965-vintage lighthouse 13 miles off Virginia Beach, could find new life illuminating the potential for wind…   By Steve Szkotak (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, December 09, 2010

• DEME Starts Work on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project, Vineyard Wind Next

  

  22 November 2022

  Wind Farm Update

  DEME has kicked off the work on Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project in the USA. As reported, Dominion Energy selected a consortium of DEME and Prysmian as the Balance of Plant (BoP) contractors in charge of the transportation and installation of the foundations and the substations, and the engineering, procurement, construction, […]

• First Wind Turbine Up at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Where Half of Blades Will Be Recyclable

  

  28 March 2025

  Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

  The first wind turbine has been installed at the Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The 1.4 GW project, developed by RWE, will comprise 100 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines, half of which will be fitted with recyclable blades. The wind turbine was installed by Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Peak, which […]

• Germany: Woodward to Supply REpower With Wind Power Converters for 48 – 6MW offshore wind turbines

  19 April 2010

  Technology

  Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) today announced that it signed an agreement with REpower Systems AG to provide power converters… [mappress] Source: newsblaze, April 16, 2010;

• Wind & Ocean Energy Seminar Puts Wind Blade Repair Techniques as Main Topic (USA)

  22 March 2011

  CompositesWorld, publisher of High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology magazines, reports that the hotel discount is today…   (compositesworld) [mappress] Source: compositesworld, March 22, 2011  

• Shell and Ocean Winds’ US Offshore Wind Project Clears First Federal Permitting Step

  

  14 February 2023

  Authorities, Wind Farm Update

  The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the SouthCoast Wind project offshore Massachusetts, the 2.4 GW offshore wind project formerly known as Mayflower Wind, developed by a joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds. BOEM will open a 45-day public comment period for the DEIS […]

• BP and Equinor Halt Rock Installation Contract for Empire Wind 2 Offshore Wind Project

  

  5 January 2024

  Contracts & Tenders, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), together with its consortium partner Van Oord, has been informed by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between BP and Equinor, of the termination of the rock installation contract for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind project which was set to commence in 2026. In 2022, the GLDD-Van Oord […]

• Revolution Wind Team Sets Aside USD 4.5 Million for Rhode Island Offshore Wind

  

  23 April 2019

  Training & Education

  Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource, owners of the Revolution Wind project, have pledged USD 4.5 million to support offshore wind education and supply chain development in Rhode Island. The funding will be invested locally, with USD 3 million dedicated for higher education around offshore wind programs led by the University of Rhode Island (URI), which […]

• Shell, Equinor, Ocean Winds and Japanese Partners Launch Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group

  

  9 November 2021

  Business & Finance

  Six European and Japanese companies have established Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group to actively promote floating offshore wind in the country. The newly launched group – set up by Equinor, Shell, Ocean Winds (a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE), Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals, JGC Japan Corporation, and Toda Corporation – has issued three main […]

• Ørsted to Take Full Ownership of 924 MW Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm in US

  

  25 January 2024

  Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

  Ørsted has signed an agreement with Eversouce to acquire the company’s 50 per cent share of the 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm, a project that would deliver power to New York. The acquisition is subject to the successful award of Sunrise Wind in the ongoing New York fourth solicitation for offshore wind capacity, the […]

• Ørsted Becomes Sole Owner of 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project

  

  2 June 2023

  Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

  Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) has completed the sale of its 25 per cent equity interest in 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project to Ørsted North America. With this executed agreement, Ørsted North America has reimbursed PSEG for all of its cumulative outlays in the Ocean Wind 1 project and Ørsted North […]

• Wind Towers Acquire Skykon’s Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturing and Assembly Plant at Machrihanish (UK)

  20 May 2011

  Business & Finance

  Wind Towers Ltd, the joint venture between SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) and Marsh Wind Technology Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Marsh Global Holdings Ltd, has completed the purchase of the Skykon wind turbine tower manufacturing and assembly plant at Machrihanish, Campbeltown, from its Administrators. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has agreed to provide […]

• Deepwater Wind Wants 1GW Offshore Wind Farm off Rhode Island Coast (USA)

  4 January 2011

  Deepwater Wind is proposing a new design for a massive 1000 MG offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island.   (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, January 04, 2011