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  • First Flight Wind Project Canceled

    2 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the First Flight Wind offshore project, Dong Energy, RES and B9, have given up on the project that could have comprised 100 wind turbines off the coast of Northern Ireland.  The companies behind the project cited new regulatory requirements as the reason the project became nonviable. “The company has made significant progress in […]

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Deadline Looming

    21 May 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Massachusetts state regulators and utilities are to decide this week which of the three proposed offshore wind projects is moving forward.

  • Report on Wind Turbine Blades Available

    21 March 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Trends” report to their offering. “Wind Turbine Rotor Blades are one of the most essential components of wind turbines. These blades are used for absorbing the wind’s kinetic power and subsequently converting the power into a rotational motion (or mechanical energy) about […]

  • Senvion Installs 6,000th Wind Turbine

    21 May 2015

    This month Senvion has connected its 6,000th wind turbine to the public power grid. Eight Senvion 3.0M122 turbines, designed to produce the highest possible yields at low-wind sites, have been running since May 2015 at the Hollich community wind farm in Burgsteinfurt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since its inception, the company has installed turbines with a total rated power of […]

  • BOEM Reaffirms Cape Wind Lease

    3 October 2017
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has affirmed its issuance of the existing lease to Wind Cape Associates for the Cape Wind Energy Project (CWEP) offshore Massachussets.

  • IX Wind Opens Tokyo Office

    20 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based consultancy and engineering company IX Wind has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan, with an aim to service the APAC renewables market. Earlier this year, IX Wind signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TÜV SÜD for collaboration in the Japanese wind energy market. The deal focuses on the performance improvement and inspections […]

  • Maine Takes Action on Offshore Wind

    20 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Governor of Maine Janet Mills has signed into law legislation that will bring the contract approval for the Maine Aqua Ventus floating offshore wind project. The LD 994 legislation requires the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve the power purchase contract for the 12MW demonstration wind farm, after delaying the decision on the agreement in January […]

  • Samsung Keeps Offshore Wind Activities

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    South Korean company Samsung Heavy Industries has denied recent reports that it is halting its offshore wind activities. Spokesperson said: “It is not true that we are pulling back from the offshore wind industry. “We will keep working to secure a high performance prototype and focus on developing new technology. We have made rapid progress […]

  • Wind Turbines to Affect Submarines (UK)

    6 February 2012

    Offshore wind turbines could pose a threat to the Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet said the Ministry of Defence chiefs, reports Scotsman. Wind turbine blades affect sonar images to the level of distorting and impeding visibility what could result in a submarine collision or running aground. Outer Firth of Clyde was selected for the offshore wind […]

  • Offshore Wind Sails into Amsterdam (Gallery)

    21 August 2015
    Vessels

    This week Sail Amsterdam is taking place in the capital city of the Netherlands. The event, held every 5 years, pays tribute to wind powered vessel of all shapes and sizes, from a time when offshore wind power had a very different  meaning. Some of the vessels are replicas of designs from previous centuries, some […]

  • WindGuard Accredited to Certify Wind Turbines

    16 September 2014

    WindGuard Certification is accredited by the German accreditation body, DAkkS (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle), for the certification of wind turbines and components, thus opening up the market for wind turbine certification.  “Type and component certification of wind turbines requires a high level of very detailed and wide-ranging technical know-how on the part of the certifier,” says Dr. […]

  • Deepwater Wind to Protect Endangered Whales

    8 May 2014
    Environment

    A coalition of leading environmental and conservation organizations — Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) — and Deepwater Wind announced an agreement to implement additional protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales during pre-construction activities for the Deepwater ONE offshore wind farm, which will be developed off […]

  • Spanish Port to Run on Offshore Wind

    17 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Capital Energy and BlueFloat Energy have joined forces in Tenerife to develop the Granadilla offshore wind farm, described as the first offshore wind project in Spanish port waters. The Granadilla project will be located near the Tenerife port of the same name and will require an investment of more than EUR 120 million, the […]

  • Spain Approves Offshore Wind Roadmap

    13 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    Spain’s Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, has approved the Roadmap for the Development of Offshore Wind and Marine Energy. The Roadmap contains 20 lines of action with the aim of reaching between 1 GW and 3 GW of floating offshore wind power capacity […]

  • Offshore Wind Taking Momentum in China

    28 November 2013

    The just-concluded 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party explicitly called for the implementation of a strategy based on establishing a culture focused on conservation. The move restored confidence in the offshore wind power and the green energy industries, two sectors still in their primary stages, and, at the same time, vastly brightened the outlook […]

  • Trianel Wind Farm Borkum Operational

    17 July 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The developer of the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum has reported that the offshore wind farm is now operational, with all 40 turbines feeding power to the grid. The 40 wind turbines have a joint output of 200 MW and are located around 45 kilometers off the coast of the island of Borkum in the North Sea. The […]

  • Stadtwerke München Bullish on Offshore Wind

    26 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    German utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) plans further investments in the expanding offshore wind sector to substitute its loss-making gas and power plants, Reuters reports.  SWM has already invested around EUR 3 billion in renewables and the company intends to add further investments to the tally, preferably through offshore wind-related joint ventures, the company’s CEO Florian Bieberbach said […]

  • Poland Primed For Offshore Wind Boom

    21 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Poland is set to become one of the biggest centres in Europe for offshore wind, turbo-charging billions of Euros of investment, the Maritime Economy Forum Gdynia has heard. The investment will create a ‘boom’ in the offshore wind sector generating an estimated 77,000 jobs and EUR 14.1 billion for the economy by 2030, the forum has […]

  • Global Wind Service on Rampion Duty

    18 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    A team of Global Wind Service UK LTD (GWS) technicians is currently working off Sussex on the installation phase of Rampion offshore wind farm, the first wind farm off the south coast of England.

  • Belgians Bundle Offshore Wind Projects

    20 July 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Developers of the Mermaid and the Seastar wind farms in the Belgian North Sea have merged the two projects into one – the 487.2MW Seamade.

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Enters Germany

    11 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants Limited, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, expands its physical footprint and opens a new office in Hamburg, Germany. The new Hamburg office will be used as the operating base for the company’s growing client and project work based in the region, and will also provide a base for other Aqualis Group services […]

  • US Streamlining Offshore Wind Regulations

    13 January 2023
    Authorities, Industry

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline overly complex and burdensome processes, clarify ambiguous provisions and enhance compliance provisions in order to decrease costs and uncertainty associated with […]

  • Borssele Wind Could Power Corporations

    30 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the commercial offshore wind farms in the Dutch Borssele Zone (which also comprises a demonstration site) are looking to sell electricity to corporations, according to Reuters. 

  • Clearing Wind Farms of Unexploded Ordnance

    30 January 2014
    Environment

    Many offshore wind farms have been faced, and will face a problem with the unexploded World War II-era ordnance. As the industry moves further out to sea, there is a growing demand for contractors, who will make sure that the offshore wind farm installation can proceed safely. Former British Army Major Simon Cooke has established […]

  • Caterpillar Engines for Edda Wind Fleet

    16 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Caterpillar Marine has been selected as the power solutions provider for Edda Wind’s series of four new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) being built at Astilleros Gondán, and two new Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) to be built at Astilleros Balenciaga shipyards in Spain. The six vessels will be delivered between 2022 and 2024. Of the […]

  • WindEurope Outlines Floating Wind Potential

    3 October 2018

    The costs of floating offshore wind in Europe could decrease from the current EUR 180-200 per MWh to EUR 40-60 per MWh by 2030 with the right visibility in terms of volumes and industrialization, according to WindEurope’s Policy Blueprint.