395 results found for 'Empire Offshore Wind'

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  • Lamprell Plans Facility Upgrade to Meet Offshore Wind Surge

    19 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Lamprell is set to make incremental investments in equipment and operational set-up at its Hamriyah facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to a growing number of planned offshore wind projects. According to Lamprell, the decision comes as a number of significant offshore wind projects are expected to be sanctioned over the coming 5-10 years. […]

  • USA: Environment New Hampshire Releases Wind Energy Report

    20 December 2012

     As Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath prompt more Granite Staters to call for action to tackle global warming and the rise in extreme weather, Environment New Hampshire released a new Environment New Hampshire Research & Policy Center report that shows that New Hampshire’s current power generation from wind energy displaces as much global warming pollution […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Urges Governor Christie to Sign S988

    24 March 2016

    Fishermen’s Energy has asked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to sign the bill S988, and thus open the way for job creation in the offshore wind industry.  Ten days ago, the bill, which requires New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to provide new application periods for qualified wind energy projects, passed the state’s Senate. However, the biggest […]

  • First Moray East OWF Jacket Foundations Arrive at Port of Nigg

    4 May 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The heavy load carrier OHT Osprey has arrived in the Port of Nigg with the first eight jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind farm. The jackets, manufactured by Lamprell in the United Arab Emirates, are the first of the total of 45 that the company will ship to the UK for the Moray […]

  • Construction Starts on TenneT’s BorWin6 HVDC Converter Platform

    5 July 2023
    Grid Connection

    The construction work has begun on the BorWin6 High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project which will be delivered by TenneT to link 980 MW of offshore wind capacity to the German grid. Through a consortium with Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering (GEIRI/CEPRI), McDermott is providing engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning […]

  • 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.

  • Siemens Gamesa’s Gearboxes for MHI Vestas-Powered Princess Amalia OWF

    4 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has won a tender for the supply of gearboxes for Eneco’s ten-year-old Princess Amalia offshore wind farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) that features 60 V80-2.0MW wind turbines delivered by Vestas and maintained by MHI Vestas, which will continue to carry out the regular preventive maintenance for the next five years.

  • Inch Cape Cleared to Go Beyond 1 GW Capacity

    5 August 2021
    Authorities, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish Ministers have agreed to vary the section 36 consent granted to Inch Cape Offshore Ltd – removing the 1 GW maximum generating capacity of their 72-turbine offshore wind project located off the Angus coastline. The variation of consent does not increase the number of turbines and will not affect any of the other permissions […]

  • Offshore Wind Turns Europe into Top Green Energy Investor

    19 April 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Two multi-billion dollar offshore wind projects have turned Europe into the strongest performing region in terms of clean energy investments in the first quarter of 2016, according to the data compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The two projects, the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One and the 714MW East Anglia One, which both received final investment […]

  • Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid

    9 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea with the lowest ever bid of EUR 49.9 per MWh, 58% below the original cap of EUR 120 per MWh. “The announcement is an essential milestone for our ambition to increase our production […]

  • US Democratic Senators Introduce Offshore Wind Incentives Act

    9 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    US Democratic senators Edward J. Markey, representing Massachusetts, and Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island, have introduced The Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development (WIND) Act which would extend the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit for offshore wind through 2025. Last year’s omnibus bill extended the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for wind until 2019, but […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta Topside Sails Out of Dubai

    21 February 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The second offshore transformer station topside for the grid connection of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project has set sail from the Drydocks World Dubai’s fabrication facility in the United Arab Emirates. In charge of the weighing, transport and load-out of the 700 MW, 3,950-tonne Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta topside is the […]

  • USA: Congress Urged to Support Wind Power

    12 December 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    35 Minnesota business leaders, elected officials, sportsmen, and environmental groups delivered a letter to Congress asking them to extend the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Offshore Wind Investment Tax Credit (ITC) before they expire at the end of the year.  “Clean energy, including wind power, is an important part of our state […]

  • Cape Wind Project Hits Another Roadblock

    30 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Cape Wind Associates might suffer another setback in their efforts to build a 468MW offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, after the state’s energy agency recommended that the company’s permit for two underwater power lines should not be extended for two additional years, according to The Boston Globe. The developer said that the decision reached by the […]

  • Offshore and Onshore Wind Power Needs Stable Policy (USA)

    19 September 2011
    Authorities

    With roughly 3,000 megawatts of wind farm generating capacity already in European offshore waters, and thousands more on the way, it’s clear that there is currently momentum in the wind power market. William Pentland of the Pace Energy and Climate Center has an article at Forbes.com, remarking on press accounts that General Electric, the largest […]

  • New York Kicks Off Its First Offshore Wind Competition, Seeks 800MW

    9 November 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has issued a solicitation seeking 800MW or more of new offshore wind projects, which will lead to the state having its first large-scale offshore wind development contracts in place in the spring of 2019.

  • Successful Policy Transitions and LCoE Gains Key for Wind Industry’s Future

    16 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    The global wind power industry added 52.4GW of capacity in 2016 and 627GW could be added from 2017 to 2026, as MAKE expects a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3% for the period. However, the global outlook is heavily dependant on policy transitions and LCoE.

  • OHT to Transport UAE-Made Moray East Jackets

    23 September 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has awarded Norway’s OHT with a contract to transport 48 jacket foundations for the Moray East offshore wind farm from the United Arab Emirates to Scotland. OHT will transport the 45 wind turbine jackets and three offshore transformer module (OTM) jackets from Lamprell’s fabrication yard in the UAE to the Port of Nigg in […]

  • Global Wind Turbine Order Intake Activity Slows by 13 pct (Denmark)

    5 February 2012

    MAKE Consulting – a leading strategic advisor to the wind power industry – has published its FY/2011 Global Wind Turbine Orders ResearchNote . Analyzing an industry which has seen an overall drop in YoY order volumes, MAKE Consulting approximates Global Wind Turbine Order Intake in FY/2011 to be 26GW. While the traditional high volume order […]

  • Germany Should Take Strategic Approach to Tendering First Offshore Green Hydrogen Production Area, Industry Says

    3 February 2023
    Industry

    German offshore wind and hydrogen industry associations have called on the German government to strategically plan the first offshore green hydrogen production tender so it could be a stepping stone to the fast roll-out of further such projects, bringing large quantities of green hydrogen. In January, Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) released the […]

  • Three Wind Energy Events to Take Place in Shanghai

    16 May 2014

    The Offshore Wind China Conference & Exhibition, the Wind Farm O&M China Conference & Exhibition, and Distributed Generation China will take place concurrently at Shanghai Mart in Shanghai on 2-4 July 2014. As organizers, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Committee, the China National Renewable Energy Centre, and Shanghai International […]

  • MAKE: Global Wind Power Market Shifts East over Next Decade

    12 March 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    MAKE has released its Q1/2015 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update, where the consultancy company presents an analysis of global and regional wind power installation forecasts through 2024. MAKE projects more than 25% reduction in wind energy LCOE for some regions by 2025. The combination of innovation, supply chain maturation, carbon regulations and rising electricity […]

  • Denmark Opens Doors to Unsolicited Offshore Wind Bids

    23 August 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has launched a new technology-neutral tender for multiple renewable energy technologies, with an “open-door” procedure in place for offshore wind. In its third technology-neutral tender, opened on 23 August, the DEA is inviting bids for the state support of solar power, onshore wind, wave energy, hydropower, and offshore wind projects. […]

  • NYC Unveils USD 191 Million Offshore Wind Vision

    27 September 2021
    Authorities

    Mayor of the City of New York Bill de Blasio and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) have revealed a 15-year USD 191 million (around EUR 162 million) Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan to make New York City a leading destination for the offshore wind industry. The OSW plan also includes climate goals of 100 per […]

  • Eversendai Bags Two Offshore Wind Contracts

    1 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Petrofac has awarded the Dubai-based Eversendai Offshore with two substantial contracts for the offshore wind-related projects in the Netherlands and in Scotland, UK. Eversendai Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Eversendai Corporation Berhad, will fabricate and construct a jacket foundation and the accompanying piles for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Beta substation platform to be […]

  • Rhenus Scores BorWin Gamma Gig

    30 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Rhenus Offshore Logistics has won the tender to provide the supply logistics for TenneT’s BorWin gamma HVDC platform in the German North Sea. Rhenus will be conducting the supply runs using the Eurus Express vessel from the offshore base in the Port of Emden until the end of the project. The company will also be in […]