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  • Development of Admiralty Inlet Tidal Energy Project Terminated

    6 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) has announced it will no longer pursue its pilot tidal energy research project in Admiralty Inlet, west of Whidbey Island. “The PUD and its funding partners have worked for years to get regulatory clarity regarding the requirements and associated costs to enable a well-informed decision,” said PUD General Manager Steve […]

  • Navitus Bay Signs MoU with Three Local Ports

    1 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Navitus Bay Development Ltd (NBDL) yesterday officially entered into ‘memoranda of understanding’ (MOU) with three local ports – Poole, Yarmouth and Portland. These formal agreements commit the developer to undertaking studies with the ports that will explore how their facilities could be best used in both the construction and operation & maintenance (O&M) phases of […]

  • New Offshore Fire-Fighting Training Facility Opens at Newcastle Airport, UK

    3 June 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    A brand new £1milion, state-of-the-art, offshore training centre was unveiled on 30th May 2013 at Newcastle International Airport, which will see up to 6,000 offshore workers trained every year in emergency fire fighting. The world-class facility has been developed by Offshore Training Newcastle (OTN) – a unique partnership of three of the North East’s leading […]

  • The Netherlands: Multipurpose Terminal in Eemshaven Completed

    26 June 2013

    The opening ceremony for the Orange Blue Terminal was held , just two years after the signing of the leasehold contract. The over 20 hectare large multipurpose terminal located on the Dutch side of the mouth of the Ems River was already operating as a marshalling port for offshore wind logistics during construction. This gave […]

  • Scottish Energy Minister to Speed Up Wind Energy Planning Applications

    21 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has launched guidance designed to make planning applications for wind energy developments run more smoothly for developers, planning authorities and the communities affected. The guidance is a result of the GP Wind Project, a Scottish-Government led EU project which looked at the barriers to development of wind energy and ways of […]

  • Hidden costs of Cape wind after new study (USA)

    11 July 2010
    R&D

    A new report on the financial threat posed by Cape Wind to consumers makes it even more clear that Attorney General Martha Coakley is taking the right steps by demanding more answers about the true cost — and true profits — of this beleaguered project. The Attorney General is demanding that Cape Wind and National […]

  • The Netherlands: Siemens Presents 6MW Direct Drive Wind Turbine at EWEA Offshore

    29 November 2011

    Siemens Energy today launched its new 6-megawatt (MW) direct drive wind turbine at the European Offshore Wind Energy Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The new SWT-6.0 will be available with rotor diameters of 120 and 154 meters and is designed for the most challenging offshore sites. It features the Siemens direct drive design with 50 […]

  • UK: Measures Taken to Protect Teesside Wildlife

    4 May 2012
    Environment

    As work progresses on the installation of the new Teesside Offshore Windfarm, special measures are being taken to ensure the protection of marine mammals and other wildlife. The wind farm being established by EDF Energy Renewables is located 1.5km off the north east coast at South Gare, Redcar. Work has been ongoing since early February […]

  • Offshore Wind Giants Unite to Protect Harbour Porpoises

    26 November 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A consortium of five international energy companies has taken the initiative to launch the DEPONS (Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea) research project, which aims to study how the population of harbour porpoises in the North Sea is affected when new offshore wind farms are built. Spearheading the consortium is […]

  • NOF Energy: Offshore Wind Needs More Work on Securing UK Content

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The energy sector supply chain remains positive about facing the challenges of a changing UKCS landscape in 2015 and beyond, according to NOF Energy 2014 annual survey of its members. The annual survey charts the activities and views of the industry of its almost 500 UK and international members along with their opinions of the […]

  • AFRY talks about its increasing presence in offshore wind

    5 July 2023
    Business development, Grid Connection, Industry, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition

    AFRY and its increasing global presence in Offshore WindIn the past three decades AFRY has actively participated in over 400 wind power projects worldwide, contributing to a total of over 70GW of renewable energy. In this interview, Mariska Jongbloed will engage in a conversation with Peter Plug, Head of Renewables and Thermal Power at AFRY, […]

  • Offshore Wind Accounts for 45 Pct of NKT’s High-Voltage Order Backlog

    21 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Subsea power cable manufacturer NKT has reported a record-high order backlog for high-voltage cables for 2023, with 45 per cent of orders coming from offshore wind. At the end of last year, NKT’s order backlog was at EUR 10.8 billion, more than double the company saw at the end of 2022. In its full-year 2023 […]

  • New Offshore Wind Farm to Power Green Fuels for Denmark Project

    31 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) entered into an agreement that will secure green power for part of the potential 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project to produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. As part of the agreement, Ørsted and HOFOR will work towards enabling Ørsted to offtake the power produced at […]

  • UK Should Cancel Its £1 Billion OW Investment, Says Civitas

    1 December 2014

    The coalition’s industrial strategy amounts to “little more than economic tinkering” and cannot possibly tackle the structural problems facing the UK economy, a Civitas report warns. According to the think-thank the objectives set out by Business Secretary Vince Cable are too easy to achieve and fail to address important issues that must be overcome if […]

  • GE Updates Its Alstom Offer

    20 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    GE said it has updated its April 26 offer to acquire the Power and Grid businesses of Alstom in connection with discussions with Alstom management and the French government on jobs, decision-making in France, access to nuclear steam turbine technology, and support for Alstom Transport. GE’s valuation for Alstom remains unchanged. GE Chairman and CEO […]

  • Samtech Announces Version 3 of SAMCEF for Wind Turbines (Belgium)

    11 August 2011
    Technology

    SAMTECH, a European leader in non-linear CAE simulation, structural optimization and coupled multiphysics, announces the launch of the new commercial release 3 of SAMCEF for Wind Turbines, SAMTECH’s professional product for advanced dynamic analysis and certification of Wind Turbines. Wind Energy is nowadays a booming industry and importance of simulation is growing in the global […]

  • Gamesa, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Launch Offshore Wind Technology Center (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy leader, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest shipbuilder, today launched the Offshore Wind Technology Center to jointly develop the next generation of offshore wind systems that will be deployed in the United States and around the world. Plans call for the development of North […]

  • Woodward Signs Multi-Year Agreement With REpower to Supply Wind Power Converters

    12 November 2010

    Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) today announced that it signed a multi-year agreement with REpower Systems AG, Germany that will substantially increase deliveries of Woodward wind power converters to REpower. As a result of this agreement, Woodward will extend its key supplier relationship to cover REpower’s full wind turbine portfolio, including onshore and offshore turbines. […]

  • UK: Douglas-Westwood Discusses World Offshore Wind Market Over 2012-2016 Period

    11 October 2012
    R&D

    Douglas-Westwood Renewables Manager, Frank Wright discusses the world offshore wind market over the next five year period, 2012-2016 in an article called “The World Offshore Wind Market Forecast 2012-16”.  Why Offshore Wind? International concern about the links between rising global average temperatures and increasing man-made Green House Gas (GHG) concentrations has led to ambitious long-term […]

  • Drydocks Completes DolWin Beta Construction in Dubai

    10 June 2014
    Technology

    Drydocks World has successfully completed the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta.  The platform, the world’s largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World – Dubai. Completion of Dolwin beta heralds a new era for Drydocks World’s expertise and catapults the facility into the top league of a few specialized shipyards in the world capable […]

  • USA: Science Café to Discuss North Carolina’s Offshore Wind

    3 July 2013
    R&D

    Christine M. Voss, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences is leading the next discussion on off-shore wind energy in North Carolina, at the next Coastal Science Cafe on July 8th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Capt. Bill’s Waterfront Restaurant located at 701 Evans […]

  • The Netherlands: First Offshore Wind Farm Has Positive Impact on Marine Life

    31 October 2012
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A five-year scientific study has revealed the first offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands has positively impacted life in and around the sea, and has had hardly any adverse effects. The wind farm was constructed in 2006 by NoordzeeWind – a joint venture between Shell and Nuon – and has been […]

  • Electricity from Wind Power Reaches 42,702 GWh (Spain)

    17 October 2011

      Wind turbines operating in Spain show important seasonal behavior. Total electricity generated by wind power was more than 42,702 GWh. The promotion of renewable energies has been a stable national policy for several years. All political parties have similar policies regarding support of renewable energies. The main tools within this policy at a national […]

  • Denmark Working on World’s First Power-to-X Tender

    12 September 2022
    Authorities

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is working towards the first Power-to-X (PtX) tender in Denmark and will soon hold a stakeholder meeting to discuss tender timeline and framework. Furthermore, after forming a PtX task force, the DEA has now also established a secretariat for Power-to-X. The tender will be held to procure green hydrogen and […]

  • WindMade Consumer Label to Inspire COP17 (South Africa)

    1 December 2011

    WindMade™ is the first independent consumer label successfully developed by a corporation and is also the first consumer label to be officially endorsed by the UN Global Compact. With leading global brands such as Motorola Mobility, Deutsche Bank, Becton Dickinson and Bloomberg now committing to wind energy – the spotlight is back on governments and […]

  • Renewable Energy Joint Venture Investments to Decline in Upcoming Year (USA)

    5 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The amount of venture capital entering cleantech will decline in 2012 for the first time since the global economic downturn in 2008, according to cleantech analysis and consulting company Kachan & Co. The firm, with offices in San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver, has published a set of predictions for the cleantech sector in 2012.  In […]