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  • France Creates Largest European Sea Trial Center for Marine Renewables

    23 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    The largest European center for sea trials entirely dedicated to floating wind power and marine renewable energies, called the OPEN-C Foundation, has been set up in France by major industry players. The creation of OPEN-C Foundation has been announced by 10 public and private founders including Ifremer, Centrale Nantes, ITE France Énergies Marines, EDF, RTE, […]

  • US President Proposes More Money for Offshore Wind Activities and No Tax Subsidies for Oil and Gas in 2024 Budget

    13 March 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    On 9 March, the Biden-Harris administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, with funds for federal agencies’ activities in offshore wind proposed to be increased. The budget also supports the agencies’ work on the next National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, however, in terms of corporate support, it eliminates tax subsidies […]

  • WAB: Germany Should Up Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Targets

    6 March 2020
    Authorities

    The German federal government should take a firm decision to ramp up “green” hydrogen and to accelerate the expansion of wind energy and other renewables, according to the wind energy agency WAB e. V. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics relies on hydrogen from fossil fuels without good cause and on a large scale of hydrogen […]

  • U.S. Senator of New Mexico Backs Wind Energy

    5 December 2014
    Authorities

    Expanding wind power across the country could cut as much global warming pollution as 254 coal plants produce in a year, according to a new report, but congressional action is needed to make that expansion a reality, U.S. Senator of New Mexico Tom Udall and other clean energy advocates said yesterday. “Speeding the development of […]

  • Conservation Coalition Urges Obama Administration to Advance Offshore Wind Power

    12 December 2013
    Authorities, Environment

    With critical federal tax incentives set to expire on December 31, more than 230 faith, conservation, and public health organizations; small businesses; and elected officials joined Environment America, the National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Law Foundation, and Southern Environmental Law Center Wednesday in a letter supporting swift, bold action by the Obama administration to facilitate the […]

  • Germany: GL Hosts ‘3D Technology in Shipbuilding and Shipping’ Exchange Forum

    27 November 2012
    Technology

    Ships and offshore units are specialist structures with high requirements for efficiency and availability throughout their entire life cycle. Many of the processes, from draft via production all the way to operation, can be supported by 3D models and computer graphics. How can the actual dimensions of a compartment be measured efficiently in case of […]

  • Germany: HGO Commissions ‘INNOVATION’ Jack-Up Vessel

    3 September 2012

    HGO InfraSea Solutions, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF and GeoSea—a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME Group—today officially commissioned the wind market’s most powerful jack-up vessel, the INNOVATION. In the company of around 600 guests from the European offshore market, Geertrui Van Rompuy-Windels, wife of the President of the European Council, christened the ship in Bremerhaven. […]

  • FoundOcean Expands its Subsea and Offshore Services with Introduction of Marine Growth Prevention and Control Products (UK)

    10 November 2011
    Environment

    FoundOcean has been appointed as an exclusive agent by IEV International Limited (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of IEV Holdings Limited, a company listed on Catalist of the Singapore Exchange) to market their revolutionary Marine Growth Prevention and Control products in European waters. Until now, controlling marine growth has been an expensive and time-consuming process. This […]

  • Seajacks Announces Zaratan Construction Summary (UK)

    17 August 2011

      In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-build, Seajacks Zaratan, in May 2012, […]

  • Scottish Government Criticizes Crown Estate’s Plans for Coastal Communities Fund

    25 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    SCOTTISH Environment Secretary, Richard Lochhead has criticized the UK Government’s plans for a coastal communities fund saying that it “falls well short of the need for fundamental reform of how the Crown Estate in Scotland is managed”. Following widespread calls to devolve control of the Crown Estate – led by the Scottish Government – the […]

  • IBERDROLA RENOVABLES Begins 1,200 MW First Phase of East Anglia Array Offshore Wind Project in the UK

    2 December 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    The project is being developed by IBERDROLA RENOVABLES’ UK subsidiary, ScottishPower Renewables, in conjunction with Sweden’s Vattenfall Agreement has just been reached to connect the East Anglia Array, with a projected capacity of up to 7,200 MW, to National Grid’s land-based transmission network East Anglia ONE, the first phase of the development, will have a […]

  • SeaEnergy PLC: Results for the six months ended 30 June 2010

    1 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    SeaEnergy PLC today announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2010. Operational highlights: Offshore activity on SeaEnergy’s Round 3 Zone 1 site at Moray Firth has commenced, with geophysical, met-ocean and bird surveys all underway. A consent application along with an Environmental Impact Assessment is due for submission in 2012. Arrangements with […]

  • BREAKING: Lithuania Selects Provisional Winner of Country’s First Offshore Wind Tender

    10 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Lithuanian National Energy Regulatory Council is expected to announce Ocean Winds and its strategic partner, Ignitis Renewables, as the provisional winners of Lithuania’s first offshore wind tender, according to Ignitis Group, the parent company of Ignitis Renewables. Ocean Winds and Ignitis Renewables submitted the highest development fee in the tendering procedure, with the bid […]

  • BOEM Seeks Public Input on Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Research Lease

    4 May 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has unveiled plans to review potential environmental impacts associated with the possible issuance of an offshore wind energy research lease in the Gulf of Maine. The lease was requested by the State of Maine for the purpose of researching potential floating offshore wind development. The research […]

  • Orion Arrives at DEME Offshore’s Base

    22 April 2022
    Vessels

    DEME’s new offshore installation vessel Orion, which suffered heavy damage after a crane accident shortly before it was planned to be put into service, has arrived at DEME Offshore base near Vlissingen in the Netherlands after sailing out of Bremerhaven, Germany. The vessel is now being prepared for its first project and for the official […]

  • GWEC: 200GW of Offshore Wind by 2030 Is Possible

    26 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The global offshore wind sector has the potential to grow to 200GW of capacity by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The Global Offshore Wind Report includes a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario which does not incorporate further technical development or opportunities and an upside scenario which captures the additional market potential. […]

  • COBRAcable Converter Station Starts Taking Shape in Eemshaven

    3 January 2017
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and Energinet.dk have driven the first pile into the ground to kick off the construction of the Dutch converter station of the COBRAcable, a subsea electricity connection that will link the Dutch and Danish grids. The COBRAcable will have a capacity of 700MW, will be approximately 325 kilometres long, and will run from Eemshaven, the […]

  • Ming Yang Announces New Board and Management Appointments

    26 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Longgen Zhang to its board of directors. He will replace Mr. Cole Capener who has served as an independent director since November 2013. Ming Yang also announced that its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Mr. Calvin Lau would be succeeded by Mr. Ng Kwok […]

  • Offshore Wind Beneath SeaEnergy’s Wings

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    SeaEnergy PLC’s growth trend continues, with new and extended contracts across all segments of the business in line with strategy, the company announced today in a trading update.  SeaEnergy’s Consulting business is constantly growing. The contract with DONG Energy has been extended in scope and term, and now includes management of change aspects as well as technical […]

  • UK Plans to Procure 53.3 GW

    30 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The final element of the Government’s energy security strategy was confirmed today. Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, announced the amount of electricity generation capacity the Government will procure when it re-introduces a capacity market into the UK later this year. Following detailed recommendations from National Grid, the Government will procure […]

  • CLS Offshore Targets Chinese Market

    28 October 2013

    Energy sector services company CLS Offshore is stepping up its ambition to move into the emerging offshore wind market in China. Last week, the Great Yarmouth-based company hosted a delegation of leading Chinese business leaders touring the UK and it plans to continue building bridges between the countries with the help of UK Trade and […]

  • UK: Development of EU Ocean Energy in Need of Greater Investment

    28 March 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Despite of the fast development of EU wave and tidal power technology due to the shortage of governmental financial support and that of big investors, considerable time will have to pass before this sector becomes a reliable source of energy, Eur Activ informs. According to renewables manager at UK consultancy Douglas Westwood, Frank Wright: “The […]

  • OFGEM Announces Eight Bidders for Three More Offshore Transmission Projects

    26 January 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ofgem has announced the eight bidders which have successfully qualified to compete for three more high-voltage transmission links with offshore wind farms as part of Ofgem E-Serve’s latest competitive tender process. Ultimately the winning bidders will then own and operate the links for the next 20 years. Today’s announcement is the list of bidders which […]

  • UK: Walney Offshore Windfarm to Conduct Post-Construction Environmental Surveys

    21 March 2012
    Environment

    The marine environment and bird life in and around Walney Offshore Windfarm have been carefully studied before construction of the wind farm was authorised. During the two years of construction, additional work has been done to check that construction activities remained within acceptable limits for noise or other disturbance. As the wind farm is approaching […]

  • WES Starts Testing Combined Floating Wind and Wave Energy Models

    12 September 2023
    Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has started a series of tank tests of floating wind and wave energy structures at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility to explore the potential benefits the synergy between the two technologies could bring. The tank tests currently being completed by WES use sea states which are representative of one of […]

  • The Safe Bets of Siemens Gamesa

    7 December 2021
    Technology

    In this article: What’s Under the Price Tag? Recyclability Is One More Safe Bet. For Developers. We have seen offshore wind turbines beyond 15 MW being launched this year, new technologies introduced, and multiple wind turbine reuse and recycling initiatives kick-started. And while some OEMs have announced upcoming ‘upgrades’ to their portfolio that evoke excitement […]