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  • Vineyard Wind to Discuss Connector Plans

    7 November 2017
    Grid Connection

    U.S. offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind will host two open houses in Yarmouth and Barnstable to inform residents about the grid connection plans for the proposed wind farm to be built offshore Massachusetts.

  • Ørsted Completes Deepwater Wind Takeover

    8 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. competition authorities have approved Ørsted’s acquisition of a 100% equity interest in Deepwater Wind, taking the takeover to completion.

  • Vineyard Wind LiDAR Campaign Starts

    22 May 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind is deploying a wind measurement and oceanographic buoy within the project area of its proposed 800MW offshore wind project located 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

  • LM Wind Power Swoops On WMC

    18 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has revealed plans to acquire the WMC test facilities in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands.

  • Wind Innovation Ready for Gemini Gig

    18 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    C-bed Floating Hotel’s advanced Service Operation Vessel (SOV), MS Wind Innovation, has successfully completed all offshore testing and is now ready to engage in the commissioning phase of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of The Netherlands. The last stage of testing equipment and systems took place offshore the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, […]

  • Massachusetts Trio Connects for Offshore Wind

    12 July 2018
    Training & Education

    Three Massachusetts-based institutions for higher education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), called Connect4Wind, to share resources and collaborate on the development of curriculum and programs centered on the offshore wind energy sector.

  • VIDEO: Belgian Offshore Wind Industry

    22 November 2013

    Belgian offshore wind industry is gaining momentum, especially after OWI-Lab invested in new wind turbine test facility and Alstom completed the installation of its new-generation offshore wind turbine. In September, the Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm, the largest wind farm in the Belgian North Sea was officially opened. Also, the construction of the Northwind offshore […]

  • Global Wind Power Potential (Switzerland)

    24 June 2011
    R&D

    A growing number of global wind resource assessments have demonstrated that the world’s technical potential for wind power exceeds current global electricity production. The theoretical potential for wind, as estimated by the global annual flux, has been estimated at 6,000 EJ/yr (Rogner et al., 2000). The global technical potential for wind energy, meanwhile, is not […]

  • Maine Issues Offshore Wind Roadmap

    24 February 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry

    The Governor of Maine’s Energy Office has released the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap, a stakeholder-driven comprehensive plan that is said to offer detailed strategies for Maine to realize economic, energy, and climate benefits from offshore wind, in conjunction with communities, fisheries, and wildlife of the Gulf of Maine. The Roadmap was developed over 18 months […]

  • Wind Energy in North Carolina (USA)

    10 June 2011

    North Carolina’s wind resource is vast; however, no large-scale wind farms have been built onshore or offshore of the Tarheel state. Nearly 4,500 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind resource exists in North Carolina, and another 297,000 MW resides offshore. A single megawatt of wind capacity can generate enough electricity for up to 300 homes. Modern […]

  • Wind of Change Begins Sea Trials

    7 March 2019
    Vessels

    Ørsted’s service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Change has commenced sea trials, according to the Turkish Cemre Shipyard. Once commissioned in May, Wind of Change will work in the German North Sea to service the Borkum Riffgrund 1 & 2 and Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms. The SOV features diesel-electric propulsion and dynamic positioning […]

  • MRE Powers Up Gode Wind

    8 September 2016

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) is supplying temporary power to DONG Energy’s Gode Wind offshore wind project. MRE has provided temporary power pods designed and manufactured in-house, with a 2000l integrated fuel tank to minimise the constant refuelling and vessel intervention of smaller units, and delivered within 4 weeks after the order was placed. MRE Project Director, Toby Mead, said: […]

  • Californian Offshore Wind Project to Be Discussed

    25 November 2015

    Trident Winds will hold a public information session on its proposed offshore wind project off the city of Morro Bay, California.  The company is proposing an offshore wind farm comprising 100 floating turbines approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the coast, which would use the city’s outfall to hook to the electric grid at the PG&E substation. […]

  • Maryland Schedules Offshore Wind Workshops

    8 August 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Maryland Energy Administration and the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce will this month hold two workshops on the current offshore wind business and workforce development programs in the state of Maryland.

  • Aqualis Acquires Offshore Wind Consultants

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Aqualis ASA announced on May 19 that it signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Offshore Wind Consultants Limited, a leading provider of consultancy services to the offshore renewables industry. Following a financial, legal and operational due diligence, Aqualis and Offshore Wind Consultants have signed the definite share purchase agreement. The purchase price for 100 […]

  • Deepwater Wind Opens Massachusetts Office

    13 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind opened its Massachusetts office at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal on Friday, 10 February.

  • Navigating the Future of Floating Offshore Wind

    26 July 2024
    Floating Wind, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    The global energy landscape is undergoing a transformation with an increasing demand for clean and renewable energy sources. Wind energy is a crucial player in this transition. The technology that can increasingly contribute to this development is floating offshore wind. This promising technology is key to unlocking the potential of wind energy in deeper waters. […]

  • Singapore Charts Offshore Wind Path

    23 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Singapore has identified offshore wind as one of the longer-term targets in the recently published Marine & Offshore Engineering Industry Transformation Map.

  • VIDEO: How to Build a Wind Farm?

    7 October 2013

    The Lincs wind farm, located off the Lincolnshire coast, is a joint venture between leading UK energy company Centrica Energy, offshore wind market leader DONG Energy and Siemens Project Ventures. The last of the wind farm’s 75 wind turbines was connected to the National Grid on Wednesday 24th July, bringing the 270MW project up to […]

  • Wind of Change Completes Sea Trials

    10 April 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ørsted’s service operation vessel (SOV), Wind of Change, has completed her sea trials in Turkey and is now gearing for her maiden voyage to Germany. Following the commissioning, expected in May 2019, the SOV will service the Borkum Riffgrund 1 & 2 and Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The […]

  • Milestone Year for UK Offshore Wind

    10 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Huub den Rooijen, Head of Offshore Wind at The Crown Estate which manages the UK seabed, assesses the case for offshore wind in turbulent times and calls for greater transparency in debating energy future. UK has seen significant milestones hit, such as 4 GW of capacity now in operation – enough to meet the electricity demands […]

  • Germany Boosts Offshore Wind Development

    24 August 2011
    R&D

    Earlier this month, Blackstone, leading investment and advisory firm, announced the financial closing for “Meerwind,” the largest German offshore wind farm to complete its full financing process. The Meerwind project was made possible by the German regulatory framework for offshore wind, which is one of the best designed and practical renewable programs in the world. […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Offshore Wind Bonanza

    13 February 2015

    RenewableUK says a number of fresh announcements highlight the full extent of the UK’s booming business environment for the offshore wind industry and its supply chain. The global manufacturing company CS Wind has confirmed that it’s planning to build an offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing plant in the Humber region – the first factory in […]

  • Record Output for Wind Turbines in UK

    9 January 2012

    Wind power production in UK reached record due to the storm before the New Year. Onshore and offshore wind turbines produced almost 20% more power than previous record, and supplied 12.2% of UK energy demand on December 28, reports Reuters. Currently, there are 3515 wind turbines installed in the UK, with total capacity of 5,970.6 […]

  • Deepwater Wind to Create Local Jobs

    19 November 2014
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Deepwater Wind announced its commitment to partnering with the Nassau-Suffolk Building and Construction Trades Council and the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, to develop a local offshore wind industry, including the creation of jobs on Long Island to support development and construction of its Deepwater ONE offshore wind farm. If approved by local regulators later this year, Deepwater […]

  • First DanTysk Wind Turbine Erected

    2 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall launched the installation of the first wind turbine at the DanTysk offshore wind farm site in the North Sea yesterday. Eleven months after installing the first foundation, the DT 01 turbine is being installed on the very same location. At the moment, the nacelle is in place, and the blades are yet to come. […]