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  • Seajacks Goes Global with Siemens Gamesa Contract in Taiwan

    2 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks has won a contract from Siemens Gamesa to install 20 6MW turbines at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Lease Sale Coming Up

    23 January 2015
    Authorities

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a competitive lease sale auction for four wind energy areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts on Thursday, January 29.  A mock auction for the eligible bidders will be held on Monday, January 26, when BOEM will contact each eligible bidder and provide instructions for participation. The monetary auction will begin at 8:30 a.m. […]

  • RWE to Gauge Welsh Supply Chain Capabilities for 1 GW of Floating Wind

    6 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RWE has signed a contract with UK-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) to explore the feasibility of deploying up to 1 GW of floating wind in the Celtic Sea, using local ports and supply chain. The company has commissioned MPS to develop a project plan for delivering up to 1 GW of floating wind using the […]

  • USA: Nautica Windpower’s Advanced Floating Turbine Reduces Costs of Offshore Wind Energy

    13 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      Nautica Windpower LLC intends to produce electricity offshore at 7 cents per kilo-watt hour – a rate competitive with new fossil fueled power plants. This week Nautica Windpower LLC (NWP) was awarded Department of Energy (DOE) funding to spur offshore wind energy through innovation. NWP’s Advanced Floating Turbine (AFT) utilizes a U.S.-pioneered rotor and […]

  • UK: FoundOcean Appointed Grouting Contractor for 108 Monopiles at West of Duddon Sands

    11 January 2013

    FoundOcean has been awarded a major offshore wind farm grouting contract in European waters by Offshore Wind Force, a joint venture of Dutch-based contractors Volker Stevin Offshore and Boskalis Offshore. The West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm is being constructed by DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables in the east Irish Sea, approximately 14km from […]

  • DoE Selects Three Offshore Wind Demo Projects

    7 May 2014
    Authorities

    As a part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These projects – located off the coast of New […]

  • USA: DOE to Fund Two Wave Energy Projects

    10 April 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

      On Tuesday, April 9, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Program notified potential future applicants of an upcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement tentatively titled, “Marine and Hydrokinetic (Wave) Testing Infrastructure Development.” DOE intends to fund two university- or national laboratory-led projects that will conduct preliminary engineering designs and select a potential site for […]

  • German Offshore Wind Supply Chain Focus of Seminar in Grimsby, UK

    6 November 2012
    Training & Education

    Shortages in key areas of the German offshore wind supply chain will be the focus of a high profile seminar in Grimsby later this month. The German offshore wind market is set to grow from a current 200MW to 25,000MW in 2030, with forecasts of installed offshore output of between 7,000MW and 12,000MW by 2020. […]

  • UK Extends Offshore Wind Immigration Rules Concession to April 2020

    25 April 2019
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    The UK has again extended the Offshore Wind Immigration Rules concession to workers essential to the construction and maintenance of wind farms within UK territorial waters which will now run until April 2020. The concession, introduced in June 2017, and extended by a year in October 2017, and in May 2018, allows the employment of non-European Economic Area nationals who are […]

  • Sustainable Marine Energy Joins Ocean Energy Europe

    25 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) is the newest member of Ocean Energy Europe. Based in the Isle of Wight, Sustainable Marine Energy is a developer of an integrated support structure for tidal energy convertors – PLAT-O. PLAT-O, addresses the sectors two biggest challenges: Dramatically reducing installation and maintenance costs Enabling deployment in deeper water where over […]

  • DOE Reports Wave and Tidal Energy Potential in USA

    25 January 2012

    DOE released on January 18 two resource assessments showing that waves and tidal coastal currents could contribute significantly to U.S. electricity production. The West Coast, including Alaska and Hawaii, has especially high potential for wave energy development, while significant opportunities for wave energy also exist along the East Coast. Additionally, parts of both coasts have […]

  • USA: ORPC Starts Installation of TidGen™ Power System

    28 February 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    ORPC recently announced that it will begin the installation of its first grid-connected, Commercial TidGen™ Power System at a 60-acre site in Cobscook Bay near Seward Neck, Lubec. The Company hopes to begin on-water deployment of its Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project around March 7 following issuance of a license by the Federal Energy Regulatory […]

  • Australia: Carnegie in Final Stage of Negotiations for CETO Project

    2 April 2012

    Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advises that it is in the final stages of negotiations over the location of its grid-connected, CETO commercial demonstration project. The Company will update the market more fully once negotiations are complete. The CETO system distinguishes itself from other wave energy devices by operating out of sight and […]

  • Rhode Island CRMC Granted Additional Jurisdiction for Offshore Wind Projects

    8 January 2019
    Authorities

    The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has obtained additional federal consistency oversight regarding offshore wind development projects in the federal waters off its coast, as well as that of Massachusetts.  The CRMC has been granted this jurisdiction expansion by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through a new Geographic Location Description (GLD 2018) […]

  • NJ Offshore Wind Discussed at Stockton University

    29 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Stockton University is today playing host to a forum to discuss how New Jersey can benefit from expanding offshore wind industry on the U.S. East Coast. The Offshore Wind Energy Forum kicks off after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) federal sale last November of two leases for offshore wind energy development of 344,000 […]

  • ITW Grouts 2000th Wind Turbine

    30 May 2014

    ITW Polymers Europe manufactures ultrahigh performance grout Ducorit for special purposes such as offshore and onshore wind turbine foundations. At the end of May, the Ducorit grout became a crucial structural component in turbine foundation no. 2000. This is considered a milestone for the Danish wind industry, which in later years has gained an important […]

  • Fugro’s LiDAR Buoy Deployed Offshore Lithuania for 700 MW Wind Project

    5 March 2024
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has deployed one of its floating LiDAR buoys in the maritime area of Lithuania’s future offshore wind farm to gather wind and meteorological measurements in the Baltic Sea, which are necessary for the development of the 700 MW project. The measuring station, which was put on a special buoy, will provide environmental monitoring data […]

  • VARD to Deliver Hybrid Cable Lay and Construction Vessel for Japan’s OW Market

    11 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Cables, Environment, Grid Connection, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has secured a contract worth over USD 200 million to deliver a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel to what it says is a leading Japanese construction company. The contract was signed with Toyo Construction, a Japanese general construction company that operates civil and architecture construction businesses domestically and internationally, […]

  • Hundreds Call for Offshore Wind Jobs in Georgia, USA

    6 September 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Approximately 300 people attended a rally last Friday on Tybee Island to promote offshore wind energy. The event, called the “Wind Works: for Jobs, for Georgians” rally was sponsored by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and the Sierra Club. The coalition of groups and individuals came together on Labor Day weekend to promote […]

  • TenneT Issues Offshore Cable Route Surveys Call

    9 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a contract notice for geophysical and geotechnical surveys of its existing and future offshore power cable routes. The contract covers the existing power cable routes off the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the future cable routes within German waters and the German EEZ. The purpose of the surveys […]

  • German Renewables Surpass 25 Pct Mark

    1 August 2012

    To date, 2012 was a record year for renewable energies in Germany. During the first six months of this year they exceeded for the first time the 25-percent mark. According to first estimations of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft – BDEW) renewable energies amounting to 67.9 billion […]

  • FAU to Test Ocean Current Turbines off Florida

    3 June 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a lease to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for marine hydrokinetic technology testing offshore Florida to evaluate the use of turbines powered by ocean currents. “This is the first time a lease has been issued to test ocean current energy equipment in Federal waters,” said BOEM […]

  • Horizon Geosciences: Marine Community Working Together to Ensure Better Safety at Sea

    12 September 2014

    Horizon Geosciences are currently undertaking a site investigation of the seabed just off the UK South Coast, as Navitus Bay Development Limited has contracted the geotechnical survey specialists to take samples of seabed material that will help determine the most suitable type of foundation for the turbines at the proposed wind park. While carrying out geotechnical surveys, […]

  • Zèfir Project Wins First Prize in Sustainability Category (Spain)

    2 November 2011
    R&D

    The piece of work “Zèfir: in search of deep water offshore wind energy”, carried out by students from the Cor de Maria school in Valls, has been awarded the first prize in the Sustainability category. Over 12,000 people of all ages took part in the 12th edition of the science competition “Ciencia en Acción”, which […]

  • Offshore Wind Powered Oil Recovery Concept Step Closer to Reality

    19 April 2017
    R&D, Technology

    The DNV GL-led joint industry project, WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection), has completed its first phase and determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection.

  • 2020 Is the Year of the Jacket (Report)

    13 February 2020
    R&D

    2020 is set to become a record year with the highest ever use of steel jacket foundations for new offshore wind developments across the globe, according to analysis by Rystad Energy.