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  • ZTT Delivers Binhai North Offshore Wind Farm Cables

    14 April 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese cable maker ZTT Group has delivered a 220kV submarine composite cable for the 400MW Binhai North Phase 2 offshore wind farm in the Jiangsu province.

  • Offshore Wind Jobs Mark Double-Digit Growth in Germany

    6 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    German offshore wind industry created 1,800 new jobs in 2015, bringing the total to 20,500 jobs or 10 per cent more compared to 2014, data presented by the German Wind Energy Association (BWE), VDMA Power Systems and the Offshore Wind Industry Alliance (OWIA) shows.

  • Renova Sets 560MW Yurihonjo Offshore Wind Project in Motion

    9 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Japanese renewable energy developer Renova plans to carry out a feasibility study on a 560MW nearshore wind farm off the city of Yurihonjo in Akita Prefecture in the northern Tohoku region of Japan. Renova has partnered with Eco Power, and JR East Energy Development to carry out site surveys as well as an Environmental Impact Assessment of the […]

  • Friesland Province Commits to 320MW Offshore Wind Farm Project

    3 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Province of Friesland and the developers of the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân) have signed a cooperation agreement which, if approved by the Provincial Council, will allow the Province to invest up to EUR 127 million in the project.

  • Maryland PSC Schedules Public Hearings on Offshore Wind Projects

    28 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Maryland’s Public Service Commission will hold two public hearings on two offshore wind farm projects proposed by US Wind and Deepwater Wind in March.

  • COSCO Nantong to Build Wind Farm Support Vessel for Everbright

    24 January 2017
    Vessels

    China’s COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard has won a contract to build one multi purpose wind farm support vessel (WFSV) for the Hong Kong-based Everbright Int’l (HK) Offshore. The contract has now been declared effective, COSCO said, and the parties have agreed to keep the contract price confidential. The unit is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter […]

  • Taiwan Pushes West Coast Wind Farms Further Offshore

    29 December 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has issued a set of regulations to minimise the impact of offshore wind projects on local fauna, according to local media. The new regulations, set out in a document titled “Offshore Wind Power Development”, stipulate that the wind farms off the west coast of Taiwan must be located at least 1,000 meters […]

  • WindEurope: Wind Can Power Heating, Cooling and Transport Sectors

    24 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    Renewable energy accounts for 18% of primary energy consumption in the heating and cooling sector, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson told the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Joint Undertaking. Dickson addressed delegates of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Stakeholder Forum in Brussels. He highlighted that the transport and heating sectors will represent over 25% of energy demand […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority Appoints New Chair

    23 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Joan Bondareff has been elected the new chair of the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority (VOWDA). Bondareff, who previously served as the authority’s Vice-Chair, will replace Robert Matthias as VOWDA’s Chair. Deborah Miller, who has so far served as a member of Virginia’s Offshore Wind Advisory Committee, has been selected as the new Vice-Chair. VOWDA was established […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines Make Sediment Plumes in North Sea

    8 November 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    Offshore wind turbines installed in the North Sea have been giving rise to sediment plumes, satellite images taken by NASA’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) show. For at least the past decade, satellites have spotted white dots cropping up in the North Sea. If viewed from Earth’s surface, you would see that these dots are actually wind […]

  • Tern Sisters Lift Fred. Olsen’s Offshore Wind Unit

    28 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Ocean’s offshore wind segment reported NOK 428 million operating revenue in the third quarter of 2016, compared with NOK 254 million in the same period in 2015, mainly due to higher utilisation and rates from the jack-up installation vessels Brave Tern and Bold Tern. The segment includes Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS and Universal Foundation […]

  • Offshore WIND Conference 2016 Gathers Industry Leaders in Amsterdam

    24 October 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The 7th annual Offshore WIND Conference (OWC) started on Monday, 24 October, in Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The theme of the two-day event, part of the annual Offshore Energy & Exhibition Conference (OEEC), is ‘Reaching Potential’, and the conference speakers and experts will focus on business opportunities and successes within the offshore wind industry and […]

  • ABB Books Topaz Installer for More Offshore Wind Work

    1 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Dubai-headquartered offshore support vessel owner and operator Topaz Energy and Marine has renewed its long standing contract with ABB for the cable laying vessel Topaz Installer. Under the terms of the contract, the Topaz Installer will provide ABB with cable-laying services in support of wind farms in the North Sea. The contract was renewed for […]

  • Oceanteam and KCI Take a Crack at Chinese Offshore Wind Market

    26 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Oceanteam ASA and KCI the Engineers have signed a long-term representing and consultancy agreement with OFFCO (Offshore Cooperation) for projects relating to offshore wind installations and cable lay operations in China. According to the agreement, Oceanteam Solutions will provide marine equipment and KCI will provide engineering services for potential projects. “Through Oceanteam’s close co-operation with subsidiary KCI, we can provide OFFCO […]

  • IPF Session to Launch Offshore Wind Research Framework in US

    26 July 2016
    Environment, R&D

    With Massachusetts close to passing an omnibus energy bill which supports development of at least 2,000MW of offshore wind capacity by 2027, multiple research institutions have embarked on developing a national framework for offshore wind energy research. The framework will be launched during a session at this year’s International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF), held from 2nd to 5th October in Newport, […]

  • Nass & Wind Launches M3EA Measurement Platform off Dunkirk

    31 May 2016
    R&D, Technology

    Nass & Wind Smart Services has recently installed a M3EA floating measurement platform to measure wind conditions off the coast of Dunkirk and offer the data collected to wind developers interested in participating in France’s third call for offshore wind tenders scheduled to start this summer. The data collected by the M3EA, equipped with a LiDAR Leosphere […]

  • Siem Aimery Christened and Ready for German Offshore Wind Projects

    29 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The cable-laying vessel Siem Aimery, the latest vessel added to the Siem Offshore fleet, was christened in a naming ceremony on Wednesday, 27 April, at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Gdansk, Poland. The vessel will now undergo final mobilisation prior to commencing cable loading activities for its first project assignment. The Siem Aimery and her […]

  • Rix and Boston Energy Form Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    JR Rix & Sons Ltd and Boston Energy have formed a joint venture, BostonRix Wind Ltd, to offer a set of integrated services to offshore wind developers and OEMs. JR Rix & Sons Ltd is the parent company of the Humber-based wind farm support vessel owner and operator Rix Sea Shuttle, and the East Yorkshire-headquartered Boston Energy is a provider […]

  • Hawaiian Utilities Aim For 800MW Offshore Wind Capacity by 2045

    6 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D

    Hawaii could have up to 800MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2045, helping this US island state source all of its energy from renewable resources in the next thirty tears, the Hawaiian Electric Companies said in their updated energy plan. The utilities also said that off-island resources, such as offshore wind and the use of […]

  • NEDO Launches Japan’s First Offshore Wind Map Demo

    31 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) has released a demo version of the first-ever offshore wind map to chart areas suitable for the development of wind farms in waters off Japan. According to NEDO, the goal of the offshore wind map project is to provide developers with a one-stop-shop for all the information necessary for […]

  • American Oil and Gas Businesses Can Tap into Offshore Wind

    14 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    With the development of offshore wind industry on the United States’ horizon, the country is embarking on a journey Europe has been on for a while now, and is facing the same challenges, especially when it comes to reducing the cost of electricity generated by turbines at sea. On the other hand, companies with expertise gained […]

  • Ezion Forges Another Offshore Wind Joint Venture in China

    22 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Singapore-based liftboats and service rigs provider Ezion Holdings Limited has entered into a joint venture agreement with an unnamed Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) for the deployment of service rigs to support the offshore wind farm market in China. Ezion said that the SOE is one of the key state-owned enterprises operating under the direct administration […]

  • Report: New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Potential Is an Untapped Jackpot

    5 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    New Jersey may have lost the race to build the first offshore wind facility in the nation, but the potential for offshore wind power production is still highest off the Jersey Shore, according to a new report by Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center report. Using data from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, […]

  • Beothuk Proposes 1GW Wind Farm off Nova Scotia

    22 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canada’s Beothuk Energy has revealed plans to build a 1 gigawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of Nova Scotia. The project is estimated to cost CAD 4 billion (USD 2.87bn). Beothuk is proposing to manufacture and install the wind farm in shallow waters off Canada’s southwest coast. The power generated by the wind farm will be exported to New England via a […]

  • ZF Buys Wind Turbine Gearbox Arm of Bosch Rexroth

    2 December 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    German driveline and chassis technology developer ZF Friedrichshafen AG is venturing further into wind energy industry after receiving final clearance from antitrust authorities to acquire industrial gears and wind turbine gearbox segment from Bosch Rexroth. ZF officially took over the segment from Bosch Rexroth on December 1. The two companies have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. “We are extending our […]

  • China Three Gorges to Invest in Moray Offshore Wind Project

    26 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    EDPR has entered in an Investment Cooperation Agreement with China Three Gorges (CTG), by which the Chinese company proposes to invest in and develop the Moray wind offshore project alongside with EDPR and other potential investors. Pursuant to the agreement, CTG intends to acquire up to 30% of the equity and shareholder loans directly or indirectly owned […]