The first contracts for the provision of vessels to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm have been awarded to North Norfolk contractor, Safety Boat Services. Located in Wells-next-the-Sea, Safety Boat Services will begin work with the wind farm operator, Scira Offshore Energy, on April 15, with t
Yesterday the BARD-jack-up-barge “Wind Lift I” reached the installation site of BARD Offshore 1, the first commercial wind farm in the German North Sea. The Windlift I left the Emden harbour in the late evening of March 27th. to set for the project site, located about 100 km northwest of the island
Brussels – Belgium Minister of Energy and Climate, Paul Magnette granted concession rights for one of the last offshore wind development zones off the Belgium coast to Seastar. Seastar is a consortium consisting of green energy company Electrawinds and development company Power@Sea. Both companies w
The New York Power Authority wants to build a utility-size wind farm in Lake Erie. They’re calling it the Great Lakes Offshore Wind (GLOW)… [mappress] Source: observertoday, March 23, 2010;
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has bought 100% of the rights to build the Ventotec Ost 2 offshore wind complex in the German zone of the Baltic Sea from a German joint venture comprising DEE Deutsche Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (Deutsche Bank Group) and Ventotec GmbH (GHF-Group). They were awarded the permit in
The country’s first pilot offshore wind farm was constructed in 2008. The Shanghai East Sea Bridge Offshore Wind Farm has a total installed… [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, March 19, 2010;
The company planning a wind farm in Lake Michigan off Pentwater appears to be developing a much broader plan as Scandia Offshore Wind has… [mappress] Source: mlive, March 12, 2010;
Construction work on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site began Tuesday, March 9, with the arrival of the 164m “Nordnes” vessel, which will position rocks at selected foundation locations in preparation for the start of the installation of the giant monopile structures next month. Using a pr
Jefferson County legislators voted Tuesday against offshore wind power development in Lake Ontario. The 14-0 vote came after officials from… [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, March 10, 2010;
Islanders are being invited to view the proposals for offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea. Centrica Renewable Energy, the company which… [mappress] Source: iomtoday, March 08, 2010;
But fishermen soon may be forced to share those waters with even larger structures built to capture the gulf’s other abundant resource: the wind.
The Town of Essex wants the developer of a multibillion-dollar offshore wind turbine project in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair to come to a… [mappress] Source: windsorstar, March 02, 2010; Image: conservationreport, December 03, 2009
Ken Salazar, secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), has concluded the historic preservation consultation process for the… [mappress] Source: nawindpower, March 02, 2010; Image: abc.net, December 10, 2008
Cape Wind developer Jim Gordon has offered two Native American tribes millions to halt their opposition as the clock runs down on the review period for the controversial wind power project slated for Nantucket Sound.
