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  • 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 […]

  • Wind power is one of the largest renewable energy sources in UK

    15 September 2010
    R&D

    Renewable energy generates close to 2% of electricity in UK. In 2008, UK’s electricity generation totaled 389,650GWh, a decrease of 1.9%… (vee2) [mappress] Source: vee2, September 15, 2010;

  • Governors to identify appropriate areas for wind by the end of 2010 (USA)

    7 October 2010
    Authorities

    High-priority areas for US offshore development are set to be identified by the of 2010, according to interior secretary Ken Salazar. (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly,October 07, 2010;

  • Road closes due to works on offshore wind farm (UK)

    7 October 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    MOTORISTS face a road closure in Cleveleys as work continues on an offshore windfarm. Leslie Avenue will be closed this week as teams at… (blackpoolgazette) [mappress] Source: blackpoolgazette,October 07, 2010;

  • Pike Research Predicts Investment Surge into Offshore Wind (USA)

    29 April 2011
    R&D

    As global investment in wind turbines continues to increase and a greater percentage of the world’s electricity supply comes from wind… (pikeresearch) [mappress] Source: pikeresearch, April 29, 2011;

  • USA: Engineers Pinpoint Four Sites for Offshore Wind Development

    21 March 2012

     In a study just published in Geophysical Research Letters, a team of engineers at Stanford has harnessed a sophisticated weather model to recommend optimal placement of four interconnected wind farms off the coast of the Eastern United States, a region that accounts for 34 percent of the nation’s electrical demand and 35 percent of carbon […]

  • Germany: PCS Expands Its Portfolio of Products for Wind Energy

    23 March 2012

    PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH continues to expand its portfolio of products for wind energy In addition to the state of the art PCS Green Line Power Converters, PCS now offers a total drive train system solution including generator, transformer and converter. PCS will present examples from the Green Line Family of full power converters […]

  • Denmark: ABB Shows Portfolio for Wind Industry at EWEA 2012

    11 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    As energy cost reduction has become a buzzword in the renewables industry and a hot topic during European’s major wind fair EWEA 2012 starting from April 16, ABB brings to this event its complete wind portfolio as well as latest technologies to address the issue. One of the highlights of ABB’s booth is its offering […]

  • Denmark: Bladt Completes Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Substation

    11 April 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries A/S have within 15 months built the 1,800 tons large substation, to be installed at Anholt offshore wind farm. Bladt Industries has just completed the work on the 15.5 meter high and about 880 m2 large transformer platform for Energinet.dk, which is the developer of the technical plant, bringing the power from the […]

  • Wind Power to Replace Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power (Belgium)

    1 June 2011

      The positive climate impact of renewable energy production in Europe has today been acknowledged in a report by the European Environmental Agency (EEA). The published EEA data is precisely in line with the latest analyses of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) showing that greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2009 were caused not only […]

  • The Netherlands: Huisman Delivers 600mt Wind Turbine Installation Crane

    21 February 2012

    Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully delivered the 600mt Wind Turbine Installation Crane onboard GeoSea’s DP2 jack-up vessel “Neptune”. The crane was handed over to the builder of the vessel IHC Offshore and Marine BV, part of IHC Merwede, who subcontracted the crane to Huisman in 2010. The 600mt Pedestal Crane […]

  • Offshore Wind Power Drives Development of New Technologies (USA)

    22 February 2012

    Wind energy is the most mature technology among all renewable energy solutions. Finding appropriate sites for developing onshore wind farms might, however, soon pose a challenge due to dense urbanization (especially in western Europe) and concerns about the negative visual impact that wind farms could have on the surrounding environment. This is creating a promising […]

  • 4.9 GW of Offshore Wind Capacity Under Construction in Europe

    14 July 2014

    The European Wind Energy Association released a report on the European offshore wind industry’s key trends and statistics 1st half 2014. “Despite offshore wind power installations being lower than in the first six months of last year, it remains the fastest growing power sector in Europe” said Justin Wilkes, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at EWEA. […]

  • Northland Power Takes Stake in Three Nordsee Wind Farms

    4 September 2014

    Northland Power Inc., (“Northland”) Toronto, and RWE Innogy GmbH, Essen, have signed an agreement for Northland to acquire an 85% equity stake in three offshore wind projects, consisting of Nordsee One, a 332 megawatt (MW) project currently in advanced development, as well as Nordsee Two and Nordsee Three, which are in early stages of development. […]

  • DNV GL Shares Floating Wind Turbine Vision for 2050

    6 October 2014

    Last Friday, Johan Sandberg, service line leader for offshore renewable energy at DNV GL, held a presentation about a global vision for floating offshore wind power in 2050 at the University of Maine campus at the Advanced Structures and Composite Center. Sandberg said: “As the industry began in 2000, Germany built a turbine that started […]

  • European Offshore Wind Experts to Kick Start Maryland Industry

    24 October 2014

    The world’s most experienced offshore wind companies are visiting Baltimore to share their knowledge and meet with Maryland companies who are looking to enter the offshore wind energy industry. The Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind’s (BizMDOSW) is a 3-day gathering of European and American business executives, government officials, technical experts and academics brought together […]

  • Offshore wind farm maintenance: High time for a new approach?

    4 January 2012

    Aside from upfront costs, the maintenance of offshore wind farm assets represents a sizeable cost of any project. It is therefore in the renewable industry’s interests to find ways to drive down this cost – while all the time guaranteeing the integrity of its installations. This article explains how a maintenance regime that borrows from […]

  • Dong, Oxford University to Bring Down Offshore Wind Costs

    18 March 2014

    Oxford University professor, Guy Houlsby, will deliver the 54th Rankine Lecture on Interactions in Offshore Foundation Design on Wednesday 19 March. The Rankine Lecture is the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics. The topic that he has chosen is highly relevant to DONG Energy’s goal of cutting costs by 35 – 40% for […]

  • Block Island Wind Farm Takes Another Step Forward

    4 April 2014
    Authorities

    The wind energy project offshore Block Island has received another thumbs up by a subcommittee of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), reports the Providence Journal. Yesterday, the CRMC unanimously voted in favor of the Deepwater Wind’s 30MW Block Island wind farm at a meeting held at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett […]

  • French Gov’t Wants Areva to Acquire Alstom’s Wind Unit

    9 May 2014
    Authorities

    If the GE’s acquisition bid for Alstom’s Energy division gets the green light, the French government will ask the American industrial giant to sell Alstom’s offshore wind turbine business to Areva, France’s largest provider of nuclear energy, writes Les Echos. “It would make sense to have one sole French actor in this industry,” the government […]

  • DNV GL Advises on Westermost Rough Wind Farm Transaction

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL has advised the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation on their joint purchase of a 50% stake in the Westermost Rough wind farm, five miles offshore from Hull. The investment in the UK site, still 50% owned by DONG Energy, will see the first large scale commercial project in the […]

  • BOEM Moves Forward with New York Offshore Wind Plans

    27 May 2014
    Authorities

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it is moving forward with wind energy planning efforts on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New York. The bureau is publishing a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) to obtain nominations from companies interested in commercial wind energy leases within a proposed area offshore New […]

  • SeaRoc Sponsors Business Showcase at Global Offshore Wind Event

    5 June 2014

    SeaRoc is sponsoring the Business Showcase, a new speaking platform at this year’s Global Offshore Wind event. This area will give businesses an opportunity to present to the industry on a variety of different topics. SeaRoc and SeaPlanner will be presenting in the Business Showcase, speaking at: 3:00pm Wednesday 11th June, Innovations in Marine Management […]

  • GIB Fund to Boost UK Offshore Wind, Says RenewableUK

    24 June 2014

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement by the Green Investment Bank (GIB) that it plans to raise £1 billion for a fund to invest in offshore wind projects will help to boost the sector’s rapid growth. The bank has already invested in 5 large offshore wind farms since its inception in 2012, such as London Array, currently […]

  • Palfinger Scores Crane Deal for Gode Wind 1 and 2

    26 June 2014

    Palfinger Marine has won the order for 97 PF 8000 cranes, which has been developed especially for the wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. The wind farms are located 45 km off the German coast. Start of construction will be the first half of 2015 at Gode Wind 2, followed by Gode Wind 1. […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbines Could Disturb Quiet Sea (France)

    12 September 2011
    Environment

    The planet’s great oceans – sometimes referred to as the “silent world” – are noisier than we thought. And they’re only getting louder.   By Martine Valo (worldcrunch) [mappress] Source: worldcrunch, September 12, 2011