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  • Sweden: Minesto Develops World’s First Simulator for Anchored Flying Underwater Vehicles

    1 July 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto has developed a simulator to aid the development of its Deep Green marine power plant. Deep Green is the only marine power plant that is able to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents. The simulator has been developed in-house by Minesto’s own research and […]

  • First Pin Piles for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm Loaded in South Korea

    28 April 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first pin piles fabricated in South Korea for the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration have been loaded out for transport to Taiwan. As previously reported, Edgen Murray, in collaboration with South Korea’s SeAH, completed the manufacturing of 80 pin piles for the project, also known as Changhua Phase 1, […]

  • Wind Orca on Moray East Duty

    1 February 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler’s jack-up vessel Wind Orca is scheduled to start work on the Moray East offshore wind farm today, 1 February, when major component inspection and repair activities are set to begin on several wind turbines. The work is planned to be done on four potential wind turbines that might need repair and will be taking […]

  • DOE WindSentinel Buoy in Full Swing off New Jersey

    13 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Ocean Tech Services (OTS) has deployed an AXYS WindSentinel buoy based LIDAR system near offshore wind development areas along the coast of New Jersey as part of a contract to install, operate and maintain the buoy for a 1-year data collection mission signed with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). OTS relocated the buoy from Port Angeles, Washington, to their […]

  • US to Start Permitting Process for 2 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Massachusetts

    29 October 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate an environmental review of the proposal for a commercial wind energy project offshore Massachusetts, submitted by Mayflower Wind, a company co-owned by Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds (a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE). […]

  • BOEM to Gauge Industry Interest in Two New Wind Energy Areas Offshore California

    28 July 2021
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is set to publish a Call for Information and Nominations to solicit public input and determine industry interest in developing commercial wind projects at two new areas offshore central California. The new areas are adjacent to the Morro Bay Call Area, originally designated by BOEM in 2018, […]

  • Energinet Awards Geological and Geophysical Survey Contracts

    3 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Fugro, Ocean Infinity, and GEO.xyz have been awarded contracts by Energinet to provide geological and geophysical consultancy services for the potential development of offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea, Danish Kattegat, and Danish Baltic Sea. The total value of the procurement, excluding VAT, is approximately EUR 49 million. The tender concerning the performance […]

  • Japan: GL RC to Certify Kawasaki Heavy’s Tidal Energy Converter

    22 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tidal energy is a vast resource man has yet to harness. As technology advances into this new, promising realm of renewable energy, GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) is contributing its expertise by certifying Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ (KHI) tidal energy converter prototype. The certification will be carried out according to GL RC’s “Guideline for the Certification […]

  • Deepwater Wind Energy Center Could Become Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    8 August 2011
    R&D

      Deepwater Wind has applied to federal authorities to build the largest proposed offshore-wind farm in the United States, a 200-turbine project in Rhode Island Sound. Energy Center, replaces a 350-megawatt, 100-turbine proposal that was put forward by the Providence-based company two years ago. Under the new plan, Deepwater would also build an undersea transmission […]

  • Japan: MODEC Develops Floating Wind & Current Hybrid Power Generation System

    5 March 2013
    Technology

    MODEC Inc, based in Japan, has developed a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, called SKWID (Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus). The SKWID is a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system capable of converting two inexhaustible ocean energy sources into abundant power. By harvesting the renewable energy from never-ending currents […]

  • 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 […]

  • NWEI Wins DOE’s Award to Deploy WET-NZ in Hawaii, USA

    1 October 2012

    Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) has announced the receipt of a competitive funding award from the US Department of Energy to deploy the WET-NZ device at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawaii. The project involves conducting grid-connected testing of the wave energy converter in Kaneohe Bay. The second generation, ½ scale WET-NZ […]

  • South Africa: Scientists Need Support for KZN Sea-Power Project

    8 May 2012
    Authorities

    At a workshop to show the eThekwini municipality’s plan to partner US HAE (Hydro Alternative Energy) in building a R 155 million sea-power project off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, scientists said that the research and technological knowledge were available in their country, reported the Iol. Professor Wikus van Niekerk, director of the Centre for Renewable and […]

  • Top News of 2020 – Editors’ Picks

    1 January 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    As we said our goodbyes to 2020, a lot of us will look back on a challenging year, but also a year which drew resilience, agility and the power of powering through into the spotlight. The same goes for the offshore wind industry, which met its fair share of challenges, but continued delivering in the […]

  • American Offshore Wind Sector Still Generating News

    17 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    There’s no shortage of developments in the US offshore wind power sector these days even though there is still not a single wind turbine generating power off the nation’s eastern coast. Capturing most media attention last week was Deepwater Wind which announced its plans to construct the Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC), the first of […]

  • Offshore Wind Advocate Wins New Jersey Gubernatorial Race

    9 November 2017
    Authorities, Environment

    Phil Murphy, a U.S. Democrat and a proponent of an ambitious offshore wind development plan for the State of New Jersey, has won the Garden State governor’s race.

  • Highlights of the Month – August 2019

    3 September 2019

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most read offshore wind news articles in the month of August 2019. Wison Unveils New Tower Concept for Deepwater Turbines Wison Offshore & Marine has launched a novel solution for installing offshore wind turbines in deep waters. Boskalis Feels Offshore Wind Crunch Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis […]

  • USA Scientists Assess Navigation Safety Risks of Offshore Wind

    27 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    Plans to pin offshore wind turbines to the seafloor in the Atlantic Ocean has raised questions about potential risks to commercial shipping traffic, as vessels maneuver around the installations. To address this potential risk, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) scientists have developed an assessment of navigation safety risks, with support from the U.S. Bureau of […]

  • Eight Scotland-Funded Projects Present Novel Solutions for Floating Wind

    14 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Eight floating wind technology innovation projects that were winners in a Scottish Government-funded competition have announced the results of their 12-month developments. Each project received a share of the GBP 1 million fund along with industry guidance to undertake a range of activities, from desktop studies to offshore demonstration. Over the past year, the funding […]

  • USA: BOEM to Issue Offshore Wind Energy Research Lease to Commonwealth of Virginia

    15 March 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to continue to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced yesterday that it has taken an important step toward issuing a wind energy research lease to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME), after finding that there is […]

  • New Bill in Massachusetts Raises Offshore Wind Target to 5.6 GW

    9 March 2022
    Authorities

    A new bill setting an offshore wind capacity target of 5.6 GW by 2027 in Massachusetts has passed the state’s House of Representatives and its next stop is the Governor’s desk, before it is enacted into law. The bill H4515, titled An Act advancing offshore wind and clean energy, requires state utilities to enter into […]

  • USA: OPT Demonstrates Sonar Surveillance in DHS Autonomous PowerBuoy Application

    1 October 2013

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) announced the successful in-ocean operation of an acoustic sonar system integrated with its APB-350 Autonomous PowerBuoy®, marking an important expansion of the system’s maritime surveillance capabilities. In addition to the sonar’s ability to detect sub-surface vessels, the three-week demonstration off the coast of New Jersey under a […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind Sets Sights on Deep-Water Projects

    6 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Aker Solutions’ offshore wind spin-off, Aker Offshore Wind, will initially focus on deep-water fixed-bottom and floating wind projects in four different markets: South Korea, the USA, Scotland, and Norway. ScotWind According to a company presentation, Aker Offshore Wind has entered into an agreement with ”a reputable utility company” to submit a joint bid in the […]

  • Germany: BARD Offshore 1 Completed ahead of Schedule

    2 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the 80th turbine in the BARD Offshore 1 construction site this week, one month earlier than originally planned, marks the official completion of the installation process for the first commercial offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The BARD Group has thus affirmed its role as a pioneer in the construction of […]

  • Pacific Osprey Picking Up New Crane Boom

    17 April 2020
    Vessels

    Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has commenced the installation of the new crane boom onboard its jack-up vessel Pacific Osprey. The 422-tonne boom was lifted onto the vessel in the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, yesterday morning with the help of two shore cranes and locked to the base of the crane, SBO said. According to the […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Projects Reach Federal Permitting Milestone

    16 May 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind energy projects offshore New Jersey that are being developed by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a US joint venture between EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies. The federal permitting process started in 2021, with BOEM announcing the […]