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  • RWE Renewables, TotalEnergies, Van Oord and Damen to Gather at Offshore Wind Conference Session During OEEC 2022 

    24 November 2022
    Business & Finance

    Can developers, offshore construction companies, and shipbuilders map a road for the offshore wind sector to reach massive capacity targets while avoiding bottlenecks caused by vessel shortages and port over-capacitation? But also, are some of these challenges in the industry providing opportunities for the supply chain?   On 30 November, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will […]

  • USA: Evanston officially starts its search for a developer interested in building an offshore wind facility

    5 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The city on Saturday released a Request for Information seeking wind farm proposals and set a June 30 deadline for developers to submit ideas. City staff prepared the five-page document after the Evanston City Council voted unanimously April 13 in favor of completing an RFI.

  • Alderney Tidal Energy Prices Will Look Cheap in 10 Years

    31 July 2013

    During the Alderney Electricity’s (AEL) first public forum, Mike Richards, Chairman of AEL talked about energy prices. Namely, Richards said that the residents would pay more for the renewable energy than they are currently paying for the oil that is being imported, This is Guernsey news portal informed. Under the contact between AEL and Alderney […]

  • Windfarm Update: EnBW Baltic 2

    24 November 2014

    On 26 August installation activities started at the 288MW EnBW Baltic 2 wind farm. The installation of the in total 80 Siemens SWT-3,6-120 turbines is being performed by the VIDAR. EnBW Baltic 2 is being constructed 32km north of the island Rügen, in the German Baltic Sea, in an area covering 27km2. The turbines are […]

  • UK: Leith Boss Preparing for GBP 125 Million Wind Turbine Plant Arrival

    17 April 2012

    According to Charles Hammond, the boss of the port of Leith, the announced real estate market development will be abandoned for the moment with the kick-off of a £125 million worth project on wind plant installation, the Scotsman informs. The Spanish firm Gamesa will be in charge of project implementation which is said to bring […]

  • Scotland and England Strive to Create Hub for Offshore Wind Industry

    23 February 2012
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Scotland and England are competing to create hub for $52 billion offshore wind industry. Leith, the port area of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and the northeast English coastal town of Hartlepool are striving for an investment worth 150 million-pound ($237 million) from a Spanish wind-turbine maker Gamesa Corp Tecnologica SA. It is estimated that the […]

  • CAPE Holland Hands Over Vibro Hammer Tandem to SHL

    15 June 2015
    Technology

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has taken possession of a CAPE Holland Tandem CV-320 Vibro Lifting Tool. On Friday, May 22nd, CAPE Holland officially handed over a Tandem CV-320 Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) to Seaway Heavy Lifting during the CAPE Holland Product Launch. This new acquisition replaces the tandem vibro set which Seaway Heavy Lifting purchased […]

  • U.S. DOD to Spend More on Renewables During Next Decade, Says Report

    24 September 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Energy is the lifeblood of the U.S. military. The various branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) combine to form the single largest consumer of energy in the world, surpassing the consumption totals of more than 100 nations. Driven by a combination of legislation, national and international policy, strategic imperatives, and operational requirements, clean […]

  • DONG Energy’s Wind Earnings Up, EBITDA Down in Q1 2017

    27 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy reported an operating profit (EBITDA) from continuing operations of DKK 3.3 billion (EUR 443.5 million) in the first quarter of 2017, a 53.5% slide compared with DKK 7.1 billion in Q1 2016, despite a 21% jump in earnings from commissioned wind farms.

  • USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm

    18 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media this evening.  The installation of wind turbines at the first American offshore wind farm was completed today with the last blade attached to the fifth GE Renewable Energy Haliade 150-6MW turbine. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern installed the first wind […]

  • Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV Seabed Lease Fee Remains

    25 January 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The future operator of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV wind farms will not be exempt from paying the seabed lease fee for the portions of the wind farms situated within the 12-mile zone of the Dutch territories in the North Sea, according to Eric Wiebes, the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. […]

  • Missing Renewable Targets Could Cost UK GBP 60 Billion

    26 April 2012

    The UK could displace fossil fuel consumption up to the value of £60 billion by 2020 if it meets its European commitment to achieve 15% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020, according to new research.  However, the report by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) warns that without Government action most of this […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Wismar Wins ‘TOP Apprenticeship Company 2011’ Award

    2 May 2012
    Training & Education

    After the recent success of Nordic Yards Warnemünde in this field, it is now Nordic Yards Wismar who is delighted to be awarded “TOP Apprenticeship Company 2011”. The Schwerin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) handed over the quality seal to the yard on 19th April for its high quality of training and education. The […]

  • Offshore Monitoring Services Required for Sandbank OWF

    6 June 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH has invited tenders for offshore monitoring work. The work involves monitoring the condition of foundations in the Sandbank offshore wind farm. The foundation monitoring concept is based on online monitoring of two representative wind turbine foundations. The online monitoring approach includes: end moment at two cross sections above and below the […]

  • SSE: Ireland Needs 1 GW of Offshore Wind by 2025 to Meet 5 GW by 2030 Target

    1 July 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ireland needs to install 1 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2025 if it is to meet the new Irish government’s target of 5GW of installed offshore wind by 2030, SSE Renewables said. Paul Cooley, Director of Capital Projects at SSE Renewables, told the Energy Ireland ‘Offshore Energy Conference’ that the new Coalition Government’s […]

  • Tidal Transit Stays on Gwynt y Môr

    14 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norfolk-based Tidal Transit has secured an extension of the charters for its two crew transfer vessels (CTVs), Tia Elizabeth and Kitty Petra, which will continue servicing the 576MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm.

  • VIDEO: Inauguration of London Array Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2013

    On July 4, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister David Cameron, alongside other dignitaries. Over 350 people attended the inauguration at Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.  London Array first started generating power in October 2012. The 175th turbine was […]

  • Long-Range Wake Losses Offshore Much Greater Than Expected, New Study Shows

    18 August 2022
    R&D

    Commonly used engineering wake models vastly underpredict energy losses due to external wakes, the US-based technical services provider ArcVera Renewables has found in a new study. According to ArcVera Renewables, the study confirms the severe under-prediction of long-range wake losses by engineering wake loss models in common use and investigates long-range wake loss potential at […]

  • USA: DOE, Treasury Announce Availability of USD 150 Million in Tax Credits for Clean Energy Manufacturers

    11 February 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    As part of President’s Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the U.S. Departments of Energy and the Treasury today announced the availability of $150 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy and energy efficiency manufacturing projects across the United States. This important tax program is focused on strengthening America’s global competitiveness in […]

  • Connecticut Senate Greenlights 2GW of Offshore Wind

    6 June 2019
    Authorities

    The Connecticut State Senate has unanimously approved the procurement of an additional 2,000MW of offshore wind energy. The House Bill 7156, An Act Concerning the Procurement of Energy Derived From Offshore Wind, will now be referred to Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont for signature into law. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is then expected to issue a request for proposal […]

  • OWC 2016 to Gather Offshore Wind Experts in Amsterdam

    22 April 2016

    This year’s Offshore WIND Conference will focus on business opportunities in the offshore wind energy industry and how, together, we can reach potential. On 24 and 25 October 2016 the seventh edition of the Offshore WIND Conference will be held at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands as part of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) […]

  • Gamesa, NREL Join Forces on R&D Project (USA)

    30 January 2012

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Gamesa Technology Corp., Inc. will study and test a variety of components and systems that will guide development of the next generation of wind turbines designed specifically for the U.S. marketplace. The public-private partnership expects to focus on innovations that will enhance the capabilities […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Reviews Offshore Wind Over Last 10 Years

    23 October 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s largest renewable energy advisory organisation and part of the recently merged DNV GL Group today published a landmark document providing exclusive insight into the last ten years of offshore wind. ‘10 Years: 10 Lessons’ is a series of ten thought-provoking essays from experts with personal experience of a decade of […]

  • Fabrication yards: Heerema Fabrication Group

    3 October 2012

    Dutch engineering and fabrication company Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) was already a well known player in the oil & gas industry, when around five years ago, the offshore wind industry was just really setting off. Then HFG was asked whether they could build some small platforms for this new industry. With the company’s vast experience […]

  • Wind Industry Hails New Era of Development (UK)

    31 October 2012

    The wind industry is on track to power 1 in 10 homes by 2015, coming second only to natural gas as the largest single source of UK electricity by 2020. The latest projections, released by the trade association RenewableUK in its annual State of the Industry report, come during a record breaking year for wind […]

  • EWEA Rebrands to WindEurope

    7 April 2016

    On 5 April, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) became WindEurope.  The organisation explained that its brand needed to evolve as the wind energy, which moved from a niche sector to a mainstream industry, is evolving. “This is a pivotal moment and we look forward to continue to work with you in order to ensure the growth and prosperity […]