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  • Into the Unknown: Floating Offshore Wind

    4 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The following article is a guest post by Andreas Dracoulis (Partner), and Jonathan Morton (Associate) at the international commercial law firm Haynes and Boone. Interest in the offshore wind industry has grown exponentially over the last year and the anticipated growth of the market is huge. The EU expects to have 450 gigawatts (GW) of […]

  • 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 Construction Begins on RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    4 September 2023
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction has started on RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea off the northeast coast of the UK. The offshore works are kicking off with the laying of the first section of high voltage direct current (HVDC) export cable which will be done by Prysmian’s Leonardo […]

  • Center for American Progress Announces Report on Offshore Wind Industry in USA

    6 June 2011
    Grid Connection

      In a recent report on the permitting and financing challenges to the U.S. offshore wind industry, the Center for American Progress identified the Atlantic Wind Connection as a solution to many of these challenges that threaten to prevent domestic offshore wind from becoming a reality. The report had this to say about the Atlantic […]

  • Avangrid to Operate Vineyard Wind 1

    4 August 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid has finalized an agreement to assume responsibility as the operations and management services provider for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1, a 50-50 joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) funds CI II and CI III, is currently under […]

  • Industry Leaders to Gather at Offshore Wind Connections 2014

    24 March 2014

    Some of the leading figures in the offshore wind industry will be at a free two-day conference and forum this week, debating the Humber’s role in a £100bn UK investment opportunity. Senior executives from Able UK, AREVA Wind, Smart Wind/Mainstream Renewable Power, among others, are to speak at Offshore Wind Connections 2014. The second annual […]

  • JERA Completes Acquisition of Belgium’s Leading Offshore Wind Developer

    27 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    JERA has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of Parkwind NV from Belgium’s Virya Energy. The initial agreement between JERA Green, an affiliate of Japan’s JERA, and Virya Energy was signed in March this year. The transaction, which JERA said marks a significant milestone for the company and Parkwind and signals […]

  • Alstom Taking Big Offshore Wind Steps (Interview)

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    At the WindEnergy event held last week in Hamburg, Offshore WIND spoke to Markus Rieck, General Manager of ALSTOM Renewable Germany GmbH. The company proves its position as one of the biggest renewable energy players with its latest technology development and expansion of its offshore wind work on an intercontinental level. A week ago, Alstom’s […]

  • Research and Markets Announce Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2010-2014

    18 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2010-2014” report to their offering. The offshore wind market has been steadily growing across regions. European countries such as Denmark and UK have been leading the market with China fast catching up. In 2010, U.S. government approved the long pending installation […]

  • Global Wind Power Market to Add 51GW by 2017

    7 March 2014
    R&D

    MAKE expects the global wind power market to add 51GW on average from 2014 to 2017 as many traditional markets fulfil expiring policy mechanisms. The global market will grow 5% on average per year from 2018 to 2023 as the industry transitions into new support mechanisms; wind power becomes the cheapest power source through technology […]

  • MAKE: Offshore Wind Capacity to Reach 92GW by 2024

    3 December 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    After an expected contraction in 2016, the global offshore wind market is expected to show strong long-term growth at a 19% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2024, mainly driven by key European markets and China, according to a ‘Global Offshore Wind Power 2015’ report published by renewables market analyst MAKE. By 2024, […]

  • Ørsted, PSEG File Multiple Proposals for New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Transmission Solution

    28 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Ørsted and Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) have submitted several joint proposals for offshore wind power transmission in New Jersey in response to the solicitation the regional electricity grid operator PJM Interconnection is conducting on behalf of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). The joint proposals, collectively named Coastal Wind Link, are designed to deliver […]

  • Clarkson University Research Team Gets Ready for DOE Wind Study (USA)

    2 February 2012

    A Clarkson University research team, led by Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Professors Pier Marzocca, Suresh Dhaniyala and Lin Tian, is readying its unmanned aerial vehicle, the Clarkson RAVEN (Research Aerial Vehicle for Experimental Needs), to acquire wind turbulence data. The three Clarkson faculty, along with colleagues from six institutions and companies in the United States […]

  • Pike Research Expects Marine and Hydrokinetic Market to Grow 7 Times by 2017 (USA)

    8 February 2012

    The marine and hydrokinetic industry, which aims to harness various marine and hydrokinetic resources including ocean waves, tidal streams, river flows, ocean currents, and ocean thermal differences for power generation, stands at a critical point. The technologies are improving, major energy companies and utilities are making investments, industry associations are gaining lobbying power, and governments […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Power Generation Financing

    15 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    International law firm Norton Rose recently hosted a round table discussion in Amsterdam together with Rabobank and PwC, led by energy partner Weero Koster. The reason for this event was the ‘Government Accord’, announced by the Dutch newly elected government. The round table was attended by a great number of parties involved in the Dutch […]

  • Norway: Langlee Secures Funding for Full Scale Demonstrator Project

    23 May 2012

    Langlee Wave Power is preparing for a full scale demonstrator project that will launch in Norway next year. The renewable energy company has secured £1.8 million (18 million NOK) for the year-long test of its E1 Wave Energy Converter. Innovation Norway, the Norwegian Government’s organisation for innovation and development of enterprises and industry, has awarded […]

  • ‘Normally We Are Competitors’ – Allied European Offshore Wind Ports Ink Declaration as Lack of Port Capacity Looms with Upcoming Projects

    19 January 2023
    Industry, Ports & Logistics

    “Normally we are competitors. But from today we are also working closely together”, Danish Port of Esbjerg posted on social media as six European wind ports move forward with the alliance established last year to mitigate overcapacitation due to upcoming increasing offshore wind activities. “Europe’s ambitious offshore wind deployment targets put great pressure on European […]

  • HiDef to Carry Out Aerial Surveys at Isle of Man OWF

    26 October 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has been selected by DONG Energy to undertake ultra high resolution digital video aerial surveys at a new offshore wind farm site in the Irish Sea, known as the Isle of Man project. The Isle of Man project, as a proposed development in the Isle of Man’s territorial seas, requires […]

  • Workboat Show: Strong Demand for Offshore Service Vessels Signals Growing Market (USA)

    10 December 2010
    Technology

    Offshore service vessels (OSV) are becoming larger, more specialized and technically sophisticated as a result of the rising demand for more complex deepwater field developments, including the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, there are some 2,500 OSV worldwide, with a steady growth projected from now through 2020. All this has led to an expanded definition of […]

  • Offshore Energy: Offshore wind industry needs standardization

    1 October 2014

    Cost reductions are a huge industry focus. I am confident that we can lower the levelized costs of energy by 30 to 40  percent for those projects that will achieve FID in 2020. Of all the possible reductions in CapEx and OpEx, one of the innovations that needs to come forward is standardization of offshore […]

  • Equinor, EWP Raise Floating Wind Stakes in South Korea to 3 GW

    17 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and its partner Korea East-West Power (EWP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on 3 GW of offshore wind projects in South Korea. Equinor said it would use its new floating wind technology, Wind Semi, for its projects in South Korea as it had been developed specifically for Korean waters and […]

  • SMM 2012 Could Set New Record (Germany)

    16 January 2012

    The countdown is on for the world’s leading maritime exhibition – the 25th shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology, international trade fair hamburg, which will be fully booked again this year. “We are already better placed than at the highly successful SMM 2010,” says Peter Bergleiter, Project Director at Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC), the […]

  • Danish EA Tenders Horns Rev 3 OWF

    9 December 2013
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish Energy Agency has published the contract notice for the upcoming 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind-farm. The park, which will be able to supply the needs of some 400,000 households, is the first to be constructed as a result of the Energy Agreement of 2012. To enhance the competitiveness for bidding on the […]

  • Maryland Public Service Commission Starts Reviewing Offshore Wind Applications

    22 November 2016
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) began a 180-day proceeding to evaluate two offshore wind project proposals on Monday, 21 November. PSC opened an application period for a USD 1.9 billion Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Credit (OREC) in February 2016. The initial application was submitted by US Wind in the same month. PSC received the second and […]

  • UK Reaches 6GW of Installed Wind Power Capacity

    19 January 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the renewable energy industries, has announced that the country’s wind sector has reached a landmark 6 gigawatts of installed capacity – enough to supply electricity to 3,354,893 homes. The 6GW threshold was reached by the Ormonde offshore wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria, which now has 120 megawatts (MW) […]

  • Royal Haskoning Helps Vattenfall to Extend Kentish Flats Wind Farm (UK)

    30 November 2011

    Royal Haskoning plays a key role in helping Vattenfall become the first offshore energy company to be cleared for examination by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), and move a step closer to achieving its plan to extend an existing offshore wind farm. Following an extensive community consultation and Environmental Impact Assessment, Vattenfall plans to extend […]