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  • East Anglia Offshore Wind Signs MoU with IPH, ABP (UK)

    31 October 2011

    East Anglia Offshore Wind, a 50-50 Joint Venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, today confirmed it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with both International Port Holdings (IPH) of Great Yarmouth Port Company and Associated British Ports (ABP) of Lowestoft. These MoU’s highlight that Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Ports have the opportunity to play key […]

  • Chinese Delegation Visits Scotland

    27 September 2011

      First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed a senior government and industry delegation from China, led by Vice-Minister Liu Qi of the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA), during a visit to learn more about Scotland’s offshore wind industry. The industry mission, which includes Shi Lishan, NEA Deputy Director General, and leading Chinese utility companies, had an […]

  • Wind Turbines to Have no Effect on WW1 Sub Wrecks (UK)

    11 August 2011

      OF THE nine million people killed in the First World War​, few could have died in more unusual or tragic circumstances than those lost in the Battle of May Island​. Two hundred and seventy lives were claimed as two submarines sank and three other vessels were damaged on the night of January 31-February 1, […]

  • DNV Elects New Board and Council Chairman (Norway)

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Leif-Arne Langøy has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of DNV (Det Norske Veritas). Walter Qvam has been elected as the new Chairman of the DNV Council. In addition, Morten Ulstein has been elected Vice Chairman of the DNV Board. The elections took place at the Council meeting on Wednesday, […]

  • Multipurpose DP2 Cable Installation Vessel Arrives into Offshore Renewables Cable Installation Market (UK)

    3 June 2011

      P&O Maritime Services announces the arrival of its Multipurpose DP2 Cable Installation vessel, the CS European Supporter, to Tyneside in the UK. Following an extensive conversion, the European Supporter has been specially equipped to install inter-array power cables in the rapidly expanding European Offshore Renewables market. Furthermore, the vessel has retained its capability to […]

  • Marine Current Turbines Gets Green Light for First Tidal Farm off Isle of Skye

    1 April 2011

    Marine Current Turbines Ltd, the British developer of SeaGen the world’s first commercial-scale offshore tidal energy turbine, is on course to install one of Scotland’s first tidal energy farms after securing an Agreement for Lease from The Crown Estate for a four turbine tidal farm in Kyle Rhea, a strait of water between the Isle […]

  • Replacement of M5000 nacelles at alpha ventus completed (Germany)

    12 October 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    The replacement of the six AREVA wind nacelles has been completed at Germany’s first offshore windfarm, alpha ventus. All twelve wind power turbines can be put back into full operation. Work on the nacelle exchange began in September and was completed successfully today. An increase in the temperature of the sliding bearings of the AREVA […]

  • Cape Wind with other projects could create $62 Billion Market Value by 2012 (USA)

    26 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    After almost a decade long fight, the federal government has approved the first offshore wind farm in the United States in the waters off Cape Cod. The Cape Wind project entails the construction of 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts and will start generating electricity by 2012. The Cape Wind project is a major […]

  • CEO of Alstom Reorganizes Company to Boost its Development (France)

    16 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Alstom Board has approved a major reorganisation of the company proposed by Patrick Kron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alstom. This reorganisation is effective on 4 July 2011. Alstom has undergone a period of strong growth, followed by the necessary adaptation to a tougher economic environment created by the crisis. As the […]

  • France’s First Offshore Substation Touches Down

    19 August 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME has installed the first offshore substation (OSS) in France at the Saint-Nazaire wind farm off the Guérande peninsula. Weighing 2,100 tons, the OSS topside was installed at the site on August 18. The substation’s jacket foundation was installed earlier this week. The electrical substation was constructed by a consortium including Atlantique Offshore Energy, the […]

  • DoE Awards USD 7.4 Mln to Four Wave, Tidal Developers

    7 August 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Energy Department has selected four entities to receive $7.4 million to spur innovation of next-generation water power component technologies, designed for manufacturability and built specifically for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems.   The projects will address technical challenges in three areas: advanced controls, crosscutting power take-off (PTO)—which converts mechanical motion into electrical power—and innovative […]

  • AGOW: Continuous OW Expansion Basis for Cost Reduction

    8 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    With offshore wind farms DanTysk, Nordsee Ost, Borkum and Global Tech I alone, more than 2,000 MW of German offshore wind energy has been installed in the North and Baltic Seas. End of this year will see the installed capacity rise to more than 3,000 MW. This corresponds to the capacity of more than two large nuclear power […]

  • Water Wall Turbine Selects Switch 500 kW Power Converter

    16 September 2014
    Technology

    Vancouver-based Water Wall Turbine Inc. (WWT) has selected The Switch to provide a 500 kW full-power converter for its innovative self-floating power plant. This new commercially viable system extracts potential and kinetic energy from large, fast moving water currents for conversion into electric energy. The Switch will supply its first 500 kW full-power converter in […]

  • Dominion Welcomes Government’s Funding

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dominion Virginia Power has been awarded an additional $47 million from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the construction of a 12-megawatt demonstration project, consisting of two 6-megawatt offshore wind turbines on innovative substructures that will produce enough electricity to power up to 3,000 homes. “This was a highly competitive process […]

  • BOEM Considers Second Wind Energy Lease Offshore Virginia

    9 December 2013
    Authorities

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it has taken another important step toward issuing a wind energy research lease to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME), after finding there is no competitive interest in the area where the state agency proposes to conduct activities. This would be the […]

  • Dominion Virginia Power Applauds US DOE Offshore Wind Decision

    13 December 2012

    Dominion Virginia Power welcomed the news that the U.S. Department of Energy had selected a company-led team to begin award negotiations for initial engineering, design and permitting for an offshore wind turbine demonstration facility off the coast of Virginia. In its DOE application, Dominion proposed designing, developing, and demonstrating a grid-connected, 12-megawatt offshore wind facility […]

  • UK: SMD Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

    23 April 2012

    SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for its growing presence and success in global markets. This is the second Queen’s Award the company has won in the last two years. In 2011, SMD was presented with the Queen’s Award for Innovation for its work-class remotely […]

  • Global Market for Wind Power – A Comprehensive Profile of the Global Wind Power Industry (Ireland)

    12 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Market for Wind Power” report to their offering. With countries around the world trying to cut down on their dependence on fossil fuels, renewable energy sources are finding a market worldwide. Be it solar power or wind power, the last couple of years has witnessed […]

  • ODS-Petrodata Releases International Offshore Wind Vessels Market Report (USA)

    9 February 2011

    ODS-Petrodata today announces the release of the International Offshore Wind Vessels Market Report. Covering the growth of the global offshore wind vessel market, this report examines market dynamics such as the events leading us to an oversupply of installation vessels in the near future. With 23 new and specialised installation vessels due to be delivered […]

  • Nexans Acquires AmerCable Holdings for USD 275m (USA)

    13 February 2012

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, makes a major investment in the growing Mining, Oil & Gas and Renewable Energy cable markets.  Nexans has agreed to acquire AmerCable Holdings Inc. (“AmerCable”), the #1 producer of primarily Mining, Marine Oil & Gas and other industrial cables, including Renewable Energy, in North America for […]

  • Prysmian Wins Preferred Bidder Status for Transmission Cable Projects Offshore Germany

    22 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been selected by the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion as the preferred bidder for the BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the underground cable project DC34 in Germany. The final contracts are planned to be signed by 15 January 2024 and they are valued in aggregate at around EUR […]

  • Offshore wind in Greece: The energy hub of Southeast Europe

    12 October 2012

    Mediterranean countries have set targets for offshore wind development in the Mediterranean Sea by 2020. Greece has a relatively very low target of 200MW installed offshore wind capacity. This offshore development mainly concerns conventional offshore wind farm project designs. But Greece’s energy market is at the forefront of transformative changes that are attracting investors from […]

  • Portugal Zooms In on Three Offshore Wind Areas with 3.5 GW Capacity for Upcoming Auction

    14 July 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    An inter-ministerial working group on offshore wind set up by the Portuguese government as part of the process of organising the country’s first offshore wind tender has narrowed down the initially identified areas to three that would be offered for development later this year. As reported at the beginning of this year, the working group […]

  • Marlinks Secures First Cable Monitoring Gig Offshore Taiwan

    16 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Belgium-based Marlinks has secured its first major contract in Taiwan for the cable health monitoring services of the export and inter-array cables of the 1,044 MW Hai Long offshore wind farm. The contract awarded covers the design, supply, installation, commissioning of monitoring hardware, and ongoing provision of integrity monitoring services, including depth of burial, RTTR, […]

  • EU Bankrolls Portuguese Floating Wind Farm

    19 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Windplus S.A. will receive around EUR 96 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU’s NER300 programme and the Government of Portugal to build the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic floating wind farm.

  • OpenHydro, Emera Launch New Tidal Joint Venture

    5 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Tidal technology group, OpenHydro, a DCNS company, and its Canadian partner Emera Inc. have formally launched a new joint venture business, called Cape Sharp Tidal. The announcement was made at the fifth International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), which is taking place 4-6th November in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The objective of Cape Sharp Tidal is […]