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  • French Ambassador Visits Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    5 October 2012
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm is subject to much attention. In mid-September, the Danish Wind Industry Association, Vindindustrien, and DONG Energy invited around 200 guests to visit the wind farm, and on Tuesday 25 September, the French ambassador to Denmark, Véronique Bujon-Barré, visited Anholt Offshore Wind Farm together with a delegation of business […]

  • Finnish Companies Showcased Their Commitment to Wind Energy at EWEA 2012

    20 April 2012
    Authorities, Environment

    Europe’s premier wind energy event EWEA2012, organized by the European Wind energy association, takes place this week in Copenhagen, attracting thousands of visitors and presenting more than 500 exhibitors. Finnish companies show a great example on implementing the EWEA2012 highlights: working together, creating new technology and bringing down the costs. Finnish expertise, technology and problem […]

  • TechConsult UK Catches Opportunities in Evolving Offshore Wind Market

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    TechConsult UK sees growth in the energy market as a great field of new opportunities for workers, many of whose skills can be transferred to various sectors, reported the GazetteLive. The company is working with Energi Coast to identify the opportunities, and is interested in developments off the Moray Firth in Scotland, Hornsea in east […]

  • Germany: HOCHTIEF Acquires Four Offshore Wind Farms in AWZ

    20 March 2012

    HOCHTIEF Offshore Development Solutions has acquired the four offshore wind farms, North Sea Windpower 4-7 (NSWP 4-7), from the project developer Enova for an undisclosed purchase price. The joint venture founded by HOCHTIEF Solutions and Ventizz Capital Partners (50:50 share) is thus developing a total of five offshore wind farms in the German Exclusive Economic […]

  • UK: Walney Wind Turbines and Fish Live in Perfect Harmony

    21 March 2012
    Environment

    The first survey of the impact of offshore wind farms on fish life is available. It shows that wind turbines and fish live in perfect harmony. The number of some fish species has actually increased. While the last wind turbines are being put into operation in the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Walney Offshore Windfarms, […]

  • Germany: SSB Wind Systems Appoints New Vice President

    25 March 2012

    In early March, Frans van der Stel of Emerson Industrial Automation was appointed as Vice President / General Manager of SSB Wind Systems. The company, based in Salt Mountain, is a world leader in advanced electrical pitch systems for wind turbines. Frans van der Stel has appeared in various positions in fields of numerical controls […]

  • Deepwater Wind Offshore Projects got new Project Director

    18 February 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind Rhode Island has hired David Muse as the company’s project director, where he will oversee the planning, logistics, procurement and management of the assembly and construction of the company’s planned offshore wind farms. Muse, a registered professional engineer in Texas, has more than three decades’ of experience in the oil, gas and coal […]

  • Feds Plan Offshore Wind Consortium With 11 Atlantic States

    24 February 2010
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The federal government and 11 Atlantic Coast states have taken a first step towards forming a “wind consortium” to expedite offshore wind…   [mappress] Source: newswire, February 23, 2010;  

  • USA: Council of Narragansett Against Deepwater Wind’s Transmission Line

    12 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Last Monday, the Town Council of Narragansett voted against the Deepwater Wind’s transmission line across Block Island Sound. Council President Glenna Hagopian thinks they need more specification about this matter to make a decision. “I want to see what you are bringing to the table before we move forward,” Hagopian said to South County Independent. […]

  • Belden to Showcase Wind Farm Management Solutions in Hanover, Germany

    15 March 2012

    Belden offers innovative products and solutions for both onshore and offshore wind power applications that help to reduce downtime, whilst at the same time meeting reliability, safety and security needs for effective wind farm management. With a proven track record in reliability and high quality, Belden solutions are deployed in around 80% of European made […]

  • Germany: E.ON Plans to Reduce Offshore Wind Farms Costs

    15 March 2012

    Upon initiating a 7 billion-euro ($9 billion) renewable energy expansion plan, EON AG (EOAN) expects to reduce costs for building offshore wind farms about 40% by 2015, reports Bloomberg. Chief Executive Officer, Johannes Teyssen, said the company is planning to commission as much as 800 megawatts of renewable capacity this year. “Renewables are a mainstay […]

  • Europe’s Installed Wind Capacity Increases to 96,616 MW in 2011

    16 February 2012

    Installed wind power capacity continued to grow around the world last year despite the ongoing financial uncertainty with Europe remaining the number one regional leader, according to a new report. Europe’s installed wind capacity increased by 10,281 MW to 96,616 MW by the end of 2011, the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) annual statistics show. […]

  • Tidal Transit Plans Great Offshore Wind Investment (UK)

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    A Docking based company is planning major investment into offshore wind industry. They are planning to invest GBP 10 million to acquire 8 boats. Earlier this month, Tidal Transit has purchased two state-of-the-art, purpose-designed 20 meter support vessels to transport construction workers and maintenance crew out into the Greater Wash and southern North Sea energy […]

  • Offshore Wind could Help Energy and Climate Puzzle (Estonia)

    11 January 2012

    Offshore wind energy is an innovative new industry, which by creating thousands of jobs and intensive investments gives Europe a necessary impulse for economic growth. It can also provide the missing pieces in the energy and climate puzzle that Europe needs to solve urgently. What I brought home from EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 – the world’s […]

  • Vestas Signs Contract for 72 Offshore Wind Turbines (Belgium)

    16 January 2012

    Vestas has signed a conditional contract with Northwind NV for 72 V112 3MW offshore wind turbines. The company is planning to build the Bank Zonder Naam wind farm offshore Zeebrugge in Belgium. Northwind NV is the joint venture between the two Belgian companies Colruyt Group (66.7%) and Aspivari (33.3%). The construction is expected to begin […]

  • Rosler Advocates Fast Offshore Wind Grid Connection (Germany)

    16 January 2012
    Business & Finance

      German ministries of environment and economy helped set up a group, which will also include regulators and industry officials, to discuss and resolve the issues delaying the offshore wind expansion. Economy Minister Philip Roesler said: “The expansion of offshore wind energy is the key component to our energy policy if we are to achieve […]

  • Partrac Exhibits at Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference (UK)

    26 January 2012

    The Partrac Group will be exhibiting at the Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference on 31st January – 1st February 2012 at the AECC, Aberdeen, at booth 52. Dr Matthew Wright (Principal Consultant, Partrac Consulting) will be presenting in the ‘Exhibitor Showcase’ on 31st January and will be discussing the services that Partrac and Partrac […]

  • DONG Energy Focuses Demonstration Activities on Wind Power (Denmark)

    30 January 2012

    DONG Energy has decided to focus the company’s demonstration activities within wind turbine testing in Frederikshavn and Gunfleet (UK), and has consequently discontinued its demonstration project near Kappel on Lolland. Recent years’ technological development in the wind industry, with the development of larger wind turbines specifically for offshore use, underpins DONG Energy’s development of offshore […]

  • AWS Truepower Improving Wind Project Modeling Techniques (USA)

    8 February 2012
    R&D

    AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, has joined a model inter-comparison task from the International Energy Agency (IEA) called WakeBench. More than 40 organizations in 12 countries are participating. The firms are charged with improving best practices for wind farm modeling techniques and providing a forum for industrial, […]

  • Scottish Renewables Respons to Trump’s Anti-wind Letters (UK)

    10 February 2012

      In response to a letter sent by Donald Trump to the First Minister regarding offshore wind, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  “Who is Donald Trump to tell Scotland what is good for our economy and our environment?  “Offshore wind is already attracting billions of pounds of investment and supporting hundreds of […]

  • Hochtief, Ventizz Team Up for Offshore Wind Market (Germany)

    17 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    HOCHTIEF Solutions and Ventizz Capital Partners together want to acquire concessions, develop and sell farms With economic effect from February 1, 2012, HOCHTIEF Solutions and Ventizz Capital Partners have set up a joint venture for the development of offshore wind farms. The two partners each hold a 50 percent interest in the company HOCHTIEF Offshore […]

  • UK: P&O Ferries Enters Offshore Wind Market

    9 March 2012

    P&O Ferries, the UK’s leading ferry operator, is to enter the renewable energy market by supplying one of its large freight ships to act as an accommodation vessel for technicians working at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The three to four month charter of the 23,000 tonne European Seaway to Centrica Renewable […]

  • EU Hits 100 GW of Installed Wind Power Capacity

    27 September 2012

    The European Union has passed the milestone of 100 GigaWatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). 100 GW of wind power can generate electricity over a year to meet the total consumption of 57 million households, equivalent to the power production of 39 nuclear power plants. It […]

  • Wind Curtailment in China Tempers Growth, Masks Imminent Rebound

    8 November 2012

    All eyes are on China, as the world’s leading wind power market faces wind curtailment, offshore project delays and a tough financing environment. While these challenges are expected to cause a 9% reduction in new installed capacity in 2012 (16GW), MAKE expects these factors to reverse and drive installed MW growth of 19% in 2013 […]

  • Global Wind Energy Market to Triple by 2020, Says GWEC

    14 November 2012

    Greenpeace International and the Global Wind Energy Council released their bi-annual report on the future of the wind industry in Beijing. The fourth edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook shows that wind power could supply up to 12% of global electricity by 2020, creating 1.4 million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more […]

  • USA: Leasing Process Major Setback for Offshore Wind Plans

    14 November 2012

    Boston hosted an offshore wind energy public meeting on Tuesday, writes Cape Cod Times. The main topic was deployment of the wind turbines off Massachusetts. According to the officials, area off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket could be leased by 2013 with the obligation to submit construction and operations plans by 2018, having 20 years more […]