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  • BOEM Completes Vineyard Wind’s Supplement to EIS

    10 June 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed a Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, planned to be built off the coast of Massachusetts. The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the document, which will open a 45-day public comment period, is set to be […]

  • UK Approves Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2014
    Authorities

    Rampion offshore wind farm off the coast of Sussex has today been given consent from the government to go ahead. The project is expected to support over 750 jobs and bring over £2 billion of investment into the UK’s economy. Once built, the wind farm would generate enough electricity to power approximately 450,000 homes. The […]

  • OWC to Work on Polish Offshore Wind Project

    6 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Baltic Power, a subsidiary of Polish energy company PKN Orlen, has appointed Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) as technical advisor for its 1.2 GW offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea. OWC will support PKN Orlen during the development of the project by the assurance of comprehensive technical advisory services. This includes the provision of technical information, […]

  • EDF Reconsiders on French Offshore Wind Tenders

    12 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Paris based EDF Energies Nouvelles gives up on bid to construct offshore wind farm at Le Treport. “We’ve taken this decision in order to concentrate on the four other zones,” said David Corchia, CEO of EDF Energies Nouvelles, reports Les Echos. In July French government launched €10 billion offshore wind tender Earlier this year EDF […]

  • USA: Sierra Club Promotes Offshore Wind

    17 July 2012

    This Sunday afternoon Sierra Club organised a meeting at Virginia’s most visited state park, First Landing State Park, located by the Chesapeake Bay to promote offshore wind power. They used kites, pinwheels to show the Congress why they should renew Production Tax Credit for wind energy. Sierra members said that many local jobs depend on […]

  • Offshore wind supply chain development in the UK

    13 May 2010

    Enabling the development and growth of the offshore wind supply chain will be essential to sustain the rapid expansion of UK offshore wind… [mappress] Source: enabling-offshore, May 13, 2010;

  • New Report on Wind Turbines and Foundations Available

    25 August 2014
    R&D

    MarketResearchReports.Biz include new market research report “Offshore Wind Turbines And Foundations Global Market Size, Market Share, Regulations And Key Country Analysis To 2020” to its huge collection of research reports.  The report analyzes offshore installed capacity, power generation, average wind turbine sizes, average installation prices and annual investment by turbine and foundations, both globally and […]

  • Report Forecasts Bright Future for Offshore Wind

    4 December 2014

    The report European offshore wind 2014 published today by international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer reveals a positive attitude to financing of new and projected European offshore wind projects. Underlying survey data shows that the sector is beginning to benefit from a healthy appetite in the lending market, competitive capital costs and, in consequence, strong […]

  • USA: The future is in direct drive wind turbines

    5 May 2010
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    The standard for wind turbines being built by the ever-innovating wind industry in utility-scale installations has changed from 1.5… [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, May 04, 2010;

  • Eolfi Enters Taiwanese Floating Wind Market

    22 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with France’s Eolfi for the development of floating offshore wind power in Taiwan. The LOI was signed in Paris on 4 November by the Vice Minister of MOEA Wang Mei-Hua and Alain Delsupexhe, CEO of Eolfi, during the Vice Minister’s European tour which included […]

  • USA: O’Malley Testifies in Favor of Offshore Wind

    14 February 2013
    Authorities

    The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, Senate Bill 275, was put before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, where Governor Martin O’Malley gave his testimony in favour of offshore wind. The first thing that Governor O’Malley highlighted was the offshore wind’s impact on employment in Maryland. Governor O’Malley told the Committee: “Off-Shore wind would […]

  • Portsmouth Fruit Specialist Diversifies Into Offshore Wind

    19 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Portsmouth based cargo operator MMD Shipping Services has secured a 10-year agreement with international wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.

  • Cianbro Subcontracted for Cape Wind Project (USA)

    24 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Maine-based Cianbro Corporation has been subcontracted for the Cape Wind offshore project, after Cape Wind and Siemens entered into a Technical Services Agreement (TSA) contract for the project.   Cianbro will be designing and building the electrical service platform (ESP) for the project at the company’s modular manufacturing facility in Brewer, Maine. The ESP is […]

  • BP Entering Japanese Offshore Wind Market

    23 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    BP has entered into an agreement with Marubeni to form a strategic partnership for offshore wind and potentially other decarbonisation projects, including hydrogen, in Japan. The new partnership will see BP acquiring a stake in Marubeni’s proposed offshore wind project in the country. Under the agreement, BP will join with Marubeni on a proposed offshore […]

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Hooked to the Grid

    30 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 50MW Fujian Putian City Flat Bay offshore wind farm in the Strait of Taiwan has been connected to the grid and fully commissioned this summer. Fujian Putian City Flat Bay is the first wind farm in China with 5 MW wind turbines. It consists of 10, 5MW XE/DD128 wind turbines from XEMC Windpower Co. […]

  • Lithuania Starts Prepping Offshore Wind Recommendations

    25 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Lithuania’s Offshore Wind Power Development Task Force has started preparing recommendations for the development of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea.

  • 2018: Adding More Space for Offshore Wind

    3 January 2019
    Authorities

    When it comes to emerging offshore wind markets, Taiwan, India and the U.S. have been in the spotlight over the last few years and especially in 2018. Nevertheless, a few new areas made the offshore wind map over the last year, beyond those already well known and ready for takeoff. Offshore wind is not only expanding as new markets emerge globally, but also as the countries with existing offshore wind farms and those under development already eye earmarking further areas where offshore wind turbines could be installed.  

  • The Netherlands Boosts Offshore Wind with New Law

    24 June 2015
    Authorities

    The Dutch Senate has adopted a new law on offshore wind energy, thus making a crucial step in the transition to a more sustainable energy mix. Offshore wind energy is one of the main pillars of the Dutch Energy Agreement (Energieakkoord). The European target of 14% of renewable energy by 2020 requires some catching up, […]

  • First Offshore Wind Turbine in Mediterranean Stands

    11 February 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s jack-up MPI Resolution has installed the first wind turbine at the Beleolico wind farm offshore Italy. This is the first wind turbine to be installed on a commercial offshore wind farm anywhere in the Mediterranean sea. The 30 MW Beleolico, also known as the Taranto offshore wind farm, will comprise 10 MySE 3.0-135 […]

  • Project management for offshore wind parks (Germany)

    8 October 2010
    R&D

    Around 30 offshore wind parks are now already installed worldwide and there are many additional projects being planned around the globe. In total, a further 30 GW will be installed offshore in the near future. A reliable project management solution is key to deliver an offshore wind farm development within the constraints of time, cost, […]

  • Taiwan Power Opens Offshore Wind Unit

    12 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Taiwanese state-run energy company Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) has established a department dedicated to development of offshore wind farms.  The company’s Offshore Wind Power Construction Office is based in Taichung Power Plant in central Taiwan, and it will be in charge of Taipower’s first offshore wind farm project off the country’s Changhua County. The first phase of the project is valued […]

  • Government Backs Offshore Wind and Tidal Energy

    4 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Chancellor George Osborne has issued the Autumn Statement which sets out the next stage of the government’s long-term economic plan. According to the document the government is working to bring private capital into the Green Investment Bank through a new fund for private investment in operational offshore wind assets and wider options. The government will […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Most Feasible for Guernsey

    8 January 2013
    R&D

    The Renewable Energy Team (RET), which was set up by Guernsey’s Department for Commerce and Employment, confirmed that offshore renewables, especially offshore wind, are feasible resources for the island, according to This is Guernsey news portal. RET bases its conclusion on findings of the studies undertaken by the UK universities, which point to offshore wind […]

  • USA: Studies First, Wind Turbines Later

    18 July 2012

    Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy Beaudreau said at the last night’s meeting that the leases for the offshore wind development in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area off Rhode Island and Massachusetts could be awarded by December, writes South Coast Today news portal. Even though the leases will be awarded soon, […]

  • WindEurope: Europe Needs to Double Wind Installation

    17 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Wind energy provided 15% of the electricity in Europe in 2019, however the current rate of installation is not enough to deliver the Green Deal, according to WindEurope.

  • NORCOWE to Hold Offshore Wind Conference in Stavanger

    11 February 2015

    NORCOWE, in collaboration with Greater Stavanger, will hold a one-day conference on offshore wind on April 16 in Stavanger, Norway.  “Science Meets Industry” is a joint scientific and industry one-day conference for people interested in offshore wind. It is an annual event that is open for all, covers a broad range of topics and is free […]