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  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines Begin Transatlantic Journey

    22 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The turbine components for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project have begun their journey from Denmark to North America. The components for the two 6 MW Siemens Gamesa turbines were loaded in Esbjerg, before the vessel embarked in mid-April on the approximately two-week transatlantic journey to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Installation of the […]

  • MHI Vestas and Swancor Confirm Blade Materials Contract in Taiwan

    28 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas has finalized the contract with Swancor to locally source offshore wind turbine blade materials in Taiwan. According to MHI Vestas, the scope of the contract covers a significant percentage of the direct materials value of overall blade manufacturing, including carbon tow, carbon pultrusion, resin, and bonding glue. To remind, the two companies signed […]

  • Danish Energy Agency Releases Nearshore Wind Tender Material

    6 May 2015
    Contracts & Tenders

    With the publication of the contract notice in February, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) officially launched the tender of nearshore wind farms totaling 350 MW in up to six sites. The six sites are Vesterhav Nord, Vesterhav Syd, Sæby, Sejerø Bugt, Smålandsfarvandet and Bornholm. This is now followed by the preliminary tender documents, which are […]

  • UK: Narec’s Electrical and Materials Laboratories Awarded UKAS Accreditation

    19 September 2013
    Technology

    Narec’s Electrical and Materials Laboratories have today been awarded accreditation by UKAS for testing of power cable systems; complementing the lab’s existing ASTA/Intertek  and Narec’s existing UKAS blade test credentials. The laboratories provide an extensive suite of development and certification testing and measurement facilities for the electrical power and offshore renewable energy industry for all […]

  • Over 200 Offshore Wind Industry Executives to Meet in Hamburg, Germany

    30 August 2012

    More than 200 senior level offshore wind industry executives – already comprised of 14 offshore developers and over 50 installation specialists – have begun to engage with one another in preparation for their arrival at Hamburg’s Intercontinental Hotel for the 4th Annual Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference (November 20-22, 2012). Delegates are geared […]

  • Tidal Stream Project in Welsh Waters Gets Full Backing of County Assembly Member (UK)

    13 June 2011
    Authorities

    THE development of the first ever tidal stream project deployed in Welsh waters has got the full backing of a county Assembly Member. (westerntelegraph) [mappress] Source: westerntelegraph, June 13, 2011;

  • Offshore Wind Turbines to Pump Oxygen-Rich Surface Water Down to Sea Bottoms (Sweden)

    20 April 2011
    R&D

    Oxygenation brings dead sea bottoms to life. This creates the necessary conditions for the establishment of new ecosystems that enable…     (science) [mappress] Source: science, April 20, 2011

  • COBRAcable Lands in Netherlands

    9 November 2018
    Grid Connection

    Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT brought the COBRAcable ashore on 9 November, according to the TSO’s social media posts. 

  • USA: DOE Awards USD 1 Million to OPT

    9 September 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) announced that it has won a $1.0 million funding award from the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to enhance the commercial viability of its PowerBuoy® wave-energy systems through mechanical component design changes to maximize power-to-weight output ratios and reduce overall installed capital costs. Under the award the […]

  • Bilfinger to Install Foundations for Sandbank OWF

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The engineering and services group Bilfinger has won an order for the installation of a total of 72 foundations for the new Sandbank Offshore Windpark. The foundation elements will be installed in the seabed with the help of an installation ship in waters that are up to 34 meters deep and 90 kilometers west of […]

  • SACE to Present Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities at Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair (USA)

    7 February 2012

    The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will be participating in the Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair sponsored by the Tybee Island Community Resource Committee. Anna Cayce Smit, Clean Energy Associate for SACE, will be leading a workshop on offshore wind energy opportunities in Georgia and will be available to answer questions at SACE’s booth. […]

  • USA: Studies First, Wind Turbines Later

    18 July 2012

    Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy Beaudreau said at the last night’s meeting that the leases for the offshore wind development in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area off Rhode Island and Massachusetts could be awarded by December, writes South Coast Today news portal. Even though the leases will be awarded soon, […]

  • First Hywind Scotland Towers Head to Norway

    6 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine tower components built for the world’s first floating wind farm, the 30MW Hywind Scotland, have been loaded onto a cargo ship and are en route to the assembly base in Stord, Norway, according to Navacel, the manufacturer of the towers. Statoil, the owner and developer of Hywind Scotland, awarded Navacel with the contract […]

  • Italy: 40South Energy Readies for Wave Device Deployment

    19 September 2013
    R&D

    40South Energy undertook several tests last week to prepare for the deployment of its wave energy technology at Punta Righini, Italy. The company recently announced that it had performed trials at the harbor in Navicelli, Pisa. The first activities tested were practicing the connection procedures in sheltered waters, so they can later be carried out […]

  • Report on Materials Usage in Wind Turbine Blades Out Now

    5 February 2015
    R&D

    A report published in January 2015 from industry consultants, AMI Consulting, calculates that the global demand for materials in the production of wind turbine blades grew by over 10% per annum in the last three years. While materials usage has risen strongly, there are uncertainties ahead and changing market dynamics. On the one hand governmental […]

  • DEA Publishes Final Tender Material for Horns Rev 3

    8 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) published the final contract material for the concession to build and operate the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on Friday, following the final approval from the parties behind the Energy Agreement from 2012.  The deadline for bids for the 400MW Horns Rev 3 is February 16, 2015. A version with track-changes compared […]

  • Floating Wind Turbine Wins 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize (USA)

    28 October 2011

    Wind turbines that float hundreds of feet above the ground or sea and are deployable in 24 hours are the focus of the “Aerostat Platform for Rapid Deployment Airborne Wind Turbine” project that is the winner of the 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize, awarded by ConocoPhillips and Penn State. The ConocoPhillips Energy Prize recognizes new ideas […]

  • DOE Accepting Comment on Draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (USA)

    13 February 2012

    One year ago, DOE, in partnership with the Department of Interior (DOI), released the National Offshore Wind Strategy. The Strategy addresses two critical objectives: reduce the cost of energy through technology development to ensure competitiveness with other electrical generation sources; and reduce the deployment timelines and uncertainties limiting U.S. offshore wind project development. To realize […]

  • Vattenfall and TenneT Exploring UK-Dutch Offshore Wind Links

    13 June 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall and TenneT have joined forces to assess the technical feasibility, regulatory challenges and the benefits of running an interconnector between a substation in the designated offshore wind area IJmuiden Ver in Dutch waters to one of Vattenfall’s substations in UK waters.

  • Le Béon Manufacturing and Partners to Provide Material for Floatgen Mooring System

    1 June 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), a French engineering school and research institution, has selected an international consortium led by Le Béon Manufacturing to supply the material needed for anchoring Floatgen, a floating wind turbine demonstrator developed by the French company Ideol. The concept is based on a concrete floater built by Bouygues Travaux Publics. ECN invited tenders […]

  • BBC Updates Report on Advanced Materials and Devices for Renewable Energy (UK)

    19 December 2011

    Two years have passed since BCC published its last report on the global market for advanced materials and devices used in renewable-energy systems. Since then, the global market for renewable energy has continued to grow and evolve. BCC therefore considers it important to update the earlier report’s findings and conclusions about the size and structure […]

  • Next Year’s Seawork Moves to Mayflower Park

    17 June 2015
    Vessels

    There is a new home for the annual Seawork International, which has been running this week in Southampton. Organisers, Mercator Media, has reached an agreement in principle with Southampton City Council to move Seawork to Mayflower Park, which will allow the exhibition to grow both on the water and on land.  Associated British Ports has hosted […]

  • China: COSCO Nabs USD 20 Million Jack-up Barge Contract

    21 August 2012

    The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited (the “Company”) announced that COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured a contract valued over USD twenty (20) million from BAM International Australia bv., a company incorporated in the Netherlands, and Clough Projects […]

  • UK: OGN Submits Wind Turbine Factory Planning Application

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) has submitted the planning application for a GBP 50 million wind turbine factory, reports NeBusiness. The 36,000 square metre facility would replace the company’s existing factory at Hadrian Yard and create thousands of jobs in Tyne. Construction of the prototype Triton jacket is to begin later this year. Investing in construction […]

  • French Floater Secures EIB Financing

    5 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The 30 MW EolMed floating wind project offshore France’s Mediterranean coast has secured EUR 85 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The financing contracts for the project were signed on 29 April. The floating wind farm, fully consented in February 2021, will comprise three Vestas 10 MW wind turbines mounted on BW Ideol’s Damping […]

  • Crown Sets Tidal Range Leasing for Late Summer

    8 July 2014
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate confirmed plans to run a leasing process for projects that capture tidal range energy which will start later in summer 2014. Dr Ian Selby, Head of Minerals and Infrastructure at The Crown Estate said: “We have tested the market appetite for tidal range energy in England and Wales and now believe there […]