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  • New Bedford Becomes Cape Wind’s Staging Area

    15 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    On Friday, September 12, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick joined Cape Wind Associate’s Jim Gordon to announce that Cape Wind has entered into a lease agreement with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to stage its historic, first-in-the-Nation offshore wind project out of the South Coast Marine Commerce Terminal located on New Bedford harbor, a project […]

  • Aberdeen to Become Offshore Wind Technology Hub (UK)

    11 August 2011

    Aberdeen could become an offshore wind technology hub if plans put forward by industry firms are approved.   By Emily Thomas (energysavingtrust) [mappress] Source: energysavingtrust, August 11, 2011

  • Cape Wind becomes the hot spot of elections (USA)

    13 September 2010
    Authorities

    There are less than eight weeks until the next elections and experts are predicting that Republications will be swept into office. Should… By Joanna Schroeder (domesticfuel) [mappress] Source: domesticfuel, September 13, 2010;

  • Taiwan to Become Second Largest APAC Offshore Wind Market

    28 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    By 2035, Taiwan will become the largest offshore wind market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region after China, with 15 GW of capacity estimated to be added by that time, according to GlobalData. “Taiwan offshore wind market is poised to witness multifold expansion to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel generation and build a cleaner sustainable […]

  • USA: Old Warehouse to Become Wind Turbine Test Facility

    27 February 2012

    A cavernous 70-year-old warehouse once used by the Navy is being transformed to play a key role in the nation’s energy future. Sometime this summer, workers will jockey a 150-ton rig designed to test the drive trains of offshore wind turbines into a massive hole in the floor of the testing facility on the campus […]

  • Perth Amboy Could Become Wind Energy Hub (USA)

    28 November 2011

    Perth Amboy officials are pursuing state help to turn a 100-acre waterfront site into a hub of wind turbine manufacturing… By Bob Jordan (mycentraljersey) [mappress] Source: mycentraljersey, November 28, 2011

  • BEACon Radar Lights Up Westermost Rough

    21 September 2016
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data collected by the BEACon radar on the wind flow at the 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on England’s east coast.  The advanced radar system was installed by DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies and it is the first of its kind in the world. “This is a huge step forward for […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Area Closed for Sailing

    5 April 2012

    DONG Energy is constructing Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, and during the entire sailing season in 2012 and 2013 works will be conducted on establishing the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark, which includes an area of 88km² between Grenaa and Anholt. While construction is on-going, the construction site is closed off for safety reasons, and […]

  • BSH: Legal Approval of Offshore Wind Farms

    4 February 2014
    Authorities

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) rejected the objections against the approval of offshore wind farms. Monika Breuch –Moritz, president of BSH said that the approvals were given under the current legislative framework, and that there were no reasons to deny them. “A permit for a wind farm will only be granted if the […]

  • Dacon Rescue Scoop Gaining Momentum in Offshore Wind Industry

    5 June 2014

    Dacon has delivered its Dacon Rescue Scoop to a service vessel in the offshore wind industry. This is the 5th vessel in a series of carbon fibre SWATH designs that Odfjell Wind AS are building at Danish Yachts, all of which have been equipped with this state-of-the-art MOB rescue system. These systems have traditionally been in use […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Eyes State Beach for Cable Connection

    25 September 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Rhode Island’s State Properties Committee is to examine Deepwater Wind’s request for connecting an offshore wind farm to the grid through Scarborough State Beach, the Providence Journal reports. The company decided to go with burying the cable at the state beach after a strong opposition emerged over its plans to run the transmission link at […]

  • Offshore Wind to Become Significant Part of Poland’s Energy Mix

    3 December 2012
    Authorities

    Polish Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, Slawomir Nowak, was speaking about the country’s plans for offshore wind development at the 7th Energy Forum in Sopot.  “Plans of coastal countries are impressive and offshore wind power is likely to become a significant part of the energy mix in coming years,” said Sławomir Nowak, Minister of […]

  • Sassnitz to Become Base Port for Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    23 December 2011

      The Sassnitz will expand into a base port for a planned offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The offshore terminal with a 410 meter long quay wall is planned to be completed by the summer 2012, port of Sassnitz said on Thursday. For the purpose of the project, a six-hectare area will be […]

  • Plans for Hydrogen Development at Dogger Bank D Gain Ground

    4 December 2023
    Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Dogger Bank D, the potential fourth phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, Dogger Bank Wind Farm, has awarded contracts to engineering consultants to support the feasibility and optimization of a large-scale green hydrogen development option on the project. SSE Renewables and Equinor, the developers of the Dogger Bank wind farm in […]

  • BREAKING: South Korea Becomes Offshore Wind Energy Producer

    29 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea received first electricity generated by an offshore wind farm on Thursday, September 29, 2016, KBS World Radio reports. The first power was generated by three out of the ten 3MW turbines installed at the 30MW Tamra offshore wind farm off Geumdeung-ri in Jeju Island, located about 0.5 – 1 km from the shore. The power produced by the […]

  • NORCOWE’s Event Becoming Established Arena for Offshore Wind Branch

    26 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Science Meets Industry Bergen took place on Tuesday September 9. The event was organized by NORCOWE in collatoration with Bergen Council of Commerce and industry, and took place at Hotel Grand Terminus in the centre of Bergen.  With 80 participants, this event is becoming an established arena for the offshore wind branch. People from the industry and research […]

  • EPI: Wind Power to Become Foundation of New Energy Economy

    5 June 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Wind power capacity is an indicator of building a sustainable economy because wind is poised to become the foundation of the new energy economy, the Earth Policy Institute (EPI) says. With total capacity exceeding 318,000 megawatts, wind farms generate carbon-free electricity in more than 85 countries. Twenty-four countries have at least 1,000 megawatts. The wind […]

  • Cruise Ship to Become Hotel for Wind Farm Workers (UK)

    3 May 2011

    A CRUISE ship is preparing to become a floating hotel for windfarm workers so they don’t have to stay in hotels in Barrow during the… (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, May 03, 2011;

  • Vestas’ vision of wind, oil and gas is becoming a reality (Denmark)

    28 September 2010
    Authorities, R&D

    The Danish Climate Commission states that Denmark can have a fossil free energy supply. “We are very pleased that the Danish Government’s Climate Commission acknowledges wind energy’s potential as the cornerstone of the future energy supply. Vestas intends to use this message to show the world that thought can be put into action. It supports […]

  • UK: Prime Minister Puts Focus on Offshore Wind

    22 March 2012
    Authorities

    On Monday, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, held the speech to the Institute of Civil Engineering saying the UK is “well-placed to become a world leader in offshore wind power – and this Government is doing all it can to make sure that happens.” Minister stressed that the UK needs to replace coal plants, invest […]

  • EnBW to Become Wind Farm Service All-Rounder with CWS Buy

    3 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Karlsruhe-headquartered energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has reached an agreement to acquire the Denmark-based wind turbine service and maintenance provider, Connected Wind Services A/S (CWS). EnBW expects to reach new customers in the Nordics and Germany through the acquisition of CWS, and establish itself as a full-service provider for the planning, construction, operation, maintenance and service […]

  • USA: North Myrtle Beach Plans to Use Offshore Wind Power

    15 October 2012
    Authorities

    North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina is working on a program to develop offshore wind power, with 12 wind turbines along its coastline and a plan to set more of them out in the sea. These turbines are the first step of an ambitious plan to turn the city into a demonstration site for coastal […]

  • UK: Phase 1 of Walney Offshore Wind Farm Becomes Operational

    11 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      The first phase of the offshore wind farm being developed in the Irish Sea by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd, in which SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has a 25.1% stake, is now operational. This means that 51 turbines, with a total installed capacity of 183.6MW, have successfully completed commissioning tests and are […]

  • Lake Erie becomes host of first offshore wind farm in USA

    7 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Lake Erie is about to join Cape Cod in hosting one of the first offshore wind farms in the United States. For a while now, plans have been… Timon Singh [mappress] Source: inhabitat, July 07, 2010;

  • Greener Future Makes Another Company Tweak Its Corporate Identity

    26 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall has emerged as the latest energy market player who decided to make changes to its corporate identity, more specifically – visual identity, powered by mission and vision focused on clean energy future. The company announced on 26 March that it is rebranding and will start gradually employing the changes, with its logo in the spotlight, as of the end of March. 

  • Switzerland: The Bigger Turbines the Better

    25 June 2012
    R&D

    Swiss researchers came to the conclusion that ”the larger the turbine is, the greener the electricity becomes,“ UPI news portal reports. Namely, the study was conducted by Marloes Caduff and his associates at the Zurich Institute of Environmental Engineering in Zurich, Switzerland. The wind power is getting more and more popular, currently providing 2 percent […]