395 results found for 'Empire Offshore Wind'

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  • DONG Energy: No Oil, No Gas, No Coal

    2 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment

    DONG Energy has decided to entirely phase out the use of coal as fuel at its power stations by 2023. Since 2006, DONG Energy has reduced its coal consumption by 73% and will replace it at the power stations with sustainable biomass to achieve the zero point.

  • Global Offshore Wind O&M Market to Reach EUR 10 Billion by 2029

    10 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    The global offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to grow 16 per cent annually and reach EUR 10 billion by 2029. Europe will remain the biggest O&M market by region, while China will become the biggest single market in terms of national markets. This is according to the latest report from Wood […]

  • BP and EnBW Secure Prime Wind Real Estate Offshore UK

    8 February 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UK oil and gas major bp and German energy company EnBW have been selected as the preferred bidder for two major leases in the UK Offshore Wind Round 4. This marks bp’s entry into the UK’s offshore wind power sector, currently the largest in the world. The leases, both located in the Irish Sea, offer […]

  • NYPA Board Chairman Michael Townsend Questions Offshore Wind Project (USA)

    3 May 2011
    Authorities

      New York Power Authority board chairman Michael Townsend questioned Monday whether the authority’s offshore wind farm proposal should go forward. “From my perspective, I don’t think that project is very viable at this time, politically or economically,” said Townsend, a lawyer with the Perinton-based law firm Harris Beach. The authority, an independent arm of […]

  • USA: BlueGreen Alliance Fights for Jobs

    6 August 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The BlueGreen Alliance has announced that it is ramping up an ongoing campaign over the coming months to urge members of Congress to support immediate action in renewing three important job-creating policies — the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind power, the 48C Advanced Energy Project Credit and the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for offshore […]

  • Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million

    15 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. The completion of the sale and purchase of the shares of Adwen owned by […]

  • Petrofac Building Its Position in Offshore Wind Market

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac Limited (Petrofac) today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. Ayman Asfari, Petrofac’s Group Chief Executive commented on the interim results: “Operationally, we have made a good start to the year on our portfolio of projects and we have built good momentum in securing new awards. As previously signalled […]

  • Poland Gets EU’s Green Light to Prolong Renewable Energy Support Scheme

    1 December 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of an existing scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources in Poland. The measure was initially approved in 2017 with a budget of approximately EUR 9.4 billion (PLN 40 billion), and was set to expire on 30 June 2021. On 17 December […]

  • USA: DNV KEMA’s Executive Named Clean Energy Ambassador

    4 July 2012
    Environment

    Karen Conover, Vice President at DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability, has been named as one of the inaugural Ambassadors for the U.S. Clean Energy, Education & Empowerment (C3E) program. The Ambassador program, one of the new components of the C3E action plan, was announced in London at the Third Clean Energy Ministerial, a global forum of […]

  • Belgium: Europe Leads Offshore Wind Market with 90 Pct of Total Installation in 2012

    12 February 2013

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its 2012 market statistics, showing continued expansion of the market, with annual market growth of almost 10%, and cumulative capacity growth of about 19%. A record year for US installations and a slower market in China mean that the two countries all but tied for the top […]

  • UAE: Masdar CEO Receives United Nations’ Champions of the Earth Award

    6 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted renewable energy company, has received this year’s United Nations’ Champions of the Earth award. Organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the award seeks to honour individuals whose actions and leadership have made a far-reaching positive impact on the environment. The award […]

  • Offshore Energy 2011 Exhibition & Conference: Great Business in Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

    14 October 2011

    Navingo BV, organizer of Offshore Energy 2011, looks back at a very successful edition of Offshore Energy in the Amsterdam RAI. 5121 unique visitors1 (compared to 4026 in 2010) with over 30 nationalities from all over the world, like Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Italy, the United States, China, Australia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Venezuela, the United […]

  • Denmark’s Iconic Offshore Wind Farm to Get a New Lease on Life

    23 December 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s HOFOR is starting a restoration and recycling project at the Middelgrunden wind farm offshore Copenhagen with the aim of extending the project’s service life by up to several decades. The wind farm’s 20 wind turbines form a gentle arch which has been ”shielding” Denmark’s capital and its harbour since 2001. HOFOR owns ten of […]

  • GIB and Masdar to Invest Big Money in UK’s Renewables

    30 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s state-backed renewable energy company, have confirmed that they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) tomorrow to explore project investment opportunities in the UK’s clean energy sector. The MoU will be signed on the occasion of a state visit to the UK by His […]

  • USA: Alliance Files Appeal Against FFA’s Pro Cape Wind Ruling

    24 August 2012

    The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound filed an appeal in federal court challenging the recent Federal Aviation Administration’s “no hazard” determination regarding Cape Wind’s proposed wind turbines in Nantucket Sound. “The FAA ruling shows a complete and utter disregard for public safety and flies in the face of last year’s decision by the US Court […]

  • SMRU Marine Releases New Tool to Assess Noise Impact on Marine Mammals

    12 August 2014
    R&D

    SMRU Marine – collaborating with a team of researchers at the University of St Andrews, led by Prof. John Harwood – has developed Population Consequences of Disturbance (PCOD), an interim framework for assessing the consequences of noise disturbance on marine mammal populations that may result from the underwater noise generated by offshore renewable energy developments. […]

  • NRG Puts Offshore Wind Development on Hold (USA)

    13 December 2011

    Acknowledging the monumental challenges in developing a new domestic industry, NRG Energy announced that it is putting active development of offshore wind projects on hold for the near term. NRG’s subsidiary and lead developer of the Mid-Atlantic Wind Park (the Wind Park) off the coast of Delaware, Bluewater Wind, has been unable to find an […]

  • Duke Energy Not so Keen on Offshore Wind?

    21 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    Duke Energy, a North Carolina-headquartered electric power holding company, does not see offshore wind as having big enough potential until the end of the next decade, according to information from the company’s recent earnings call. Responding to a question asked by a Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Lapides, who inquired about the role offshore wind played […]

  • New Offshore Markets Up Wood Mackenzie’s Wind Outlook

    10 December 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Wood Mackenzie has recently upgraded its Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q4 2018 by 2% compared to the outlook published in the third quarter, partly due to favourable developments in emerging offshore wind markets such as South Korea, Japan, and the USA. More than 680GW of new wind power capacity will come online globally […]

  • Denmark: Chair of Session Discuss About EWEA 2012

    26 March 2012

    In just under one month, Copenhagen will be home to Europe’s biggest wind energy conference and exhibition – EWEA 2012. The EWEA blog caught up with Emmanuelle Raoult, Chair of a session which delves into Europe’s progress on meeting the 20% renewable energy by 2020 target, to find out the current state of play…  What […]

  • USA: Wind Power Provides New Opportunities in Michigan

    29 February 2012

    Michigan and manufacturing go together. But it’s no secret the state has been hit hard by a generally shrinking U.S.-based manufacturing segment over the last several decades. Thanks in part to wind power, that’s changing in America, and in Michigan too. The story of recent wind power supply-chain entrant Energetx Composites of Hollland, Mich., and […]

  • USA: Morrissey to Head New Bedford Wind Energy Center

    2 October 2013

    Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that he has asked long-time Economic Development Council Executive Director Matt Morrissey to lead the City’s effort over the coming year to develop the offshore wind energy industry and launch the New Bedford Wind Energy Center, a new public-private partnership established earlier this year within the New Bedford Economic Development Council […]

  • Danish Tariffs for Wind Energy Increase to 4.6%

    6 March 2014
    Authorities

    In 2013, tariffs supporting wind energy made up 4.6 pct. of Danish utility bills – a slight increase from 2 pct. in 2012. Calculations by the Danish Wind Industry Association show that the increase can be attributed to Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, which was completed in 2013. In March 2012, the National Energy Agreement […]

  • Kites Powered by Offshore Wind Preparing for Lift-Off

    30 December 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Tech startup Hydro Wind Energy is in the process of developing scaled prototypes of high-altitude kites powered by offshore wind with the goal to ”disrupt global energy and desalination markets”. The technologies for power generation and energy storage, OceanHydro Wind, and water desalination, SubSea RO Wind, are powered by high-altitude, ocean-based kites and vertical axis […]

  • US Department of Energy Calls for Expanding Federal Incentives for Offshore Wind

    13 January 2022
    Authorities

    Expanding federal incentives related to offshore wind in the US would increase demand for offshore wind energy and grow the domestic supply chain at lower cost, according to the latest report from the US Department of Energy (DOE), which also listed four other strategic priority areas that could help the country achieve its goal of […]

  • Conservation Coalition Urges Obama Administration to Advance Offshore Wind Power

    12 December 2013
    Authorities, Environment

    With critical federal tax incentives set to expire on December 31, more than 230 faith, conservation, and public health organizations; small businesses; and elected officials joined Environment America, the National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Law Foundation, and Southern Environmental Law Center Wednesday in a letter supporting swift, bold action by the Obama administration to facilitate the […]