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  • University of Delaware and the National Renewable Energy Lab to Study Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    16 December 2010
    R&D

    Delaware researchers are turning to the water for some answers about wind power. The University of Delaware and the National Renewable… By Michael Lopardi (wboc) [mappress] Source: wboc, December 16, 2010

  • Google Investment Boosts Offshore Wind Indursty (USA)

    28 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Offshore renewable energy could kick off the next billion-dollar “gold rush” in the continent’s coastal waters, and that could be good news… (cnbc) [mappress] Source: cnbc, October 28, 2010;

  • Wind turbines will be Taller than the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

    22 March 2010
    Environment

    The towers would stand 260 feet over the water. The blades would be 150 feet long. The footprint on the Pamlico Sound: 3 square miles. [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, March 18, 2010;

  • Wind Plan Makes Waves (USA)

    29 December 2010

    The Obama administration has stuck a huge “for lease” sign in vast swaths of federal waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.   By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, December 29, 2010

  • Offshore Wind Projects Need Consumers (Canada)

    30 December 2010

    Now that Ted Kennedy is no longer able to halt the Cape Wind project in the waters off of Cape Cod, the Department of Interior has approved… (canadafreepress) [mappress] Source: canadafreepress, December 30, 2010

  • Skyborn Wins Rights to Develop 2 GW Wind Farm Offshore Finland

    3 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables and state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus have entered into a reservation agreement, granting five years of exclusive rights to develop the 2 GW Pooki wind farm offshore Finland. Development works are scheduled to commence as early as August 2023. The reservation agreement gives Skyborn Renewables the exclusive right to continue surveys in the area, where the […]

  • BREAKING: Typhoon-Hit Offshore Wind Vessel Sinks in China, SAR Underway for 26 People (Video)

    4 July 2022
    Authorities, Vessels

    A search and rescue (SAR) operation is underway offshore China’s Guangdong Province for 26 people who went missing after an offshore wind installation vessel sank amid typhoon “Chaba” that hit the coast near the city of Yangjiang. On Saturday (2 July) the vessel Fujing 001 was avoiding the typhoon at the anti-typhoon anchorage in the waters […]

  • Wpd acquires offshore wind farm Butendiek from SSE Renewables (Germany)

    21 September 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The wpd group has acquired 100% of the shares of Butendiek Offshore Windpark Holding GmbH, Hamburg, from SSE Renewables Germany Holdings GmbH, Hamburg. The offshore wind farm Butendiek is located 34 km west of the Sylt Island in the North Sea and is one of the most advanced offshore wind farms in German waters. It […]

  • U.S. Navy Backs Washington University’s Wave, Tidal Energy R&D with USD 8 Mln

    27 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves. The University of Washington is helping to reach that goal with an $8 million, four-year contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering […]

  • Earth Policy Institute: 2013 to Be Record Year for Offshore Wind

    3 November 2013
    R&D

    Offshore wind power installations are on track to hit a seventh consecutive annual record in 2013. Written by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute  Developers added 1,080 megawatts of generating capacity in the first half of the year, expanding the world total by 20 percent in just six months. Fifteen countries host some 6,500 megawatts […]

  • Big Bag Under Ocean to Store Gigawatt-Hours’ Worth of Power (USA)

    22 June 2011
    Technology

      Turn a glass upside down and plunge it into a sink filled with water.   By Michael Kanellos (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, June 22, 2011;

  • USA: MREC Cooperates with NREL on Offshore Renewables R&D

    29 August 2012
    Authorities, R&D

    The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (MREC) announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The three-year agreement creates a partnership to advance research and development of renewable energy captured from ocean waves, tidal […]

  • MERMAID Project Developing Multi-Use Offshore Platform (VIDEO)

    22 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    MERMAID project, running under the European Union’s Ocean of Tomorrow program, aims to develop concepts for the next generation of offshore platforms which can be used for multiple purposes, including energy extraction, aquaculture and platform related transport. Researchers who are developing the project are studying various combinations of offshore energy and aquaculture systems comprised on […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 22 – 28, 2013

    28 April 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Zaratan: 3 Monopiles in 36 Hours (Germany) Following the news that almost 60 monopiles had been completed on 18 March, specialised jack-up vessel Seajacks Zaratan continues installation at a rapid pace at the Meerwind Offshore Park, installing 3 monopiles in just under 1 and a half days. VIDEO: Zaratan’s Installation of Final Meerwind OWF Monopile  […]

  • Scotland Details Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas Offshore Wind Leasing Round

    22 February 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Crown Estate Scotland has revealed the proposed details of its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process. Developers will apply for the rights to build small-scale innovative offshore wind projects of less than 100 MW, as well as larger projects connected to oil and gas infrastructure to provide electricity and reduce […]

  • Michigan offshore wind turbines public hearings scheduled (USA)

    13 September 2010
    Authorities

    Two public hearings are scheduled to discuss appropriate areas for wind energy development in federal waters off Southeastern… By Beth Daley (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, September 13, 2010;

  • IREC and XaRMAE Co-Organise the Symposium on Superconducting Devices for Wind Energy (Spain)

    11 February 2011

    The Reference Network in Advanced Materials for Energy (XaRMAE), the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB) and SuperPower Inc. are organising the symposium on Superconducting Devices for Wind Energy. This symposium, which is co-directed by the lecturer Dr Joan Ramon Morante, Head of the IREC’s Area of […]

  • Norway: Floating Wind Turbines Have Unending Potential

    5 June 2012
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    An unending potential lies in the world’s oceans which provides energy resource larger than the global need is, John Olav Tande of the Norwegian SINTEF research foundation stated. The fact that at the end of 2010, 98.5% of the world’s wind turbines were on land is now going to change, as the idea of capturing […]

  • Carnegie Updates on Wave-Powered Desalination Plant

    12 February 2014

    In December 2013, Carnegie announced the award of the manufacturing and construction contract for its wave powered Desalination Pilot Plant to Perth-based MAK Industrial Water Solutions. MAK Industrial Water Solutions is an experienced provider of reverse osmosis desalination solutions throughout Western Australia and nationally. Manufacturing of the pilot is now well advanced with the assembly […]

  • GCC Countries Implementing Renewable Energy

    2 July 2014

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Emerging Renewable Energy Implementation in GCC” report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is shifting focus from its most prized asset, hydrocarbons. Oil and gas, though, still dominates the trade in and out […]

  • TWP Awards Pre-FEED Contract for 1 GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

    26 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium involving DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has awarded Ramboll the contract for pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) of the foundations for its 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm in Scotland. The scope of work includes the substructure design for the wind turbines consisting of a base-case jacket design concept for water […]

  • Xodus Strikes Up Japanese Offshore Wind Partnership

    28 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Xodus Group has established a partnership with Japanese consultancy E&E Solutions to deliver advice and analysis for the offshore wind market in Japan. The partnership will provide integrated advisory and technical services for offshore wind developers, owners, operators and lenders. Xodus expects the collaboration to bring its international experience in helping clients address industry challenges […]

  • BOW Terminal and Groningen Seaports Put Pen to Paper at Offshore Energy

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    BOW Terminal has signed an agreement with Groningen Seaports to purchase a total of 22ha of land in Eemshaven to build a new offshore wind logistics hub in the northern part of Groningen, the Netherlands.

  • Onshore Substation for Walney 2 Ready to Operate (UK)

    29 July 2011

    The onshore transformer at Cleveleys near Blackpool has been tested and is now ready for energisation. The perimeter fence around the substation is in place and the substation now meets the High voltage rules with restricted access. Inside the substation the harmonic filter compound has been finished and tested. The site has been sealed with […]

  • Denmark to Test Chinese Wind Turbine Prototype

    17 July 2012
    R&D

    Denmark’s position as global center for innovative wind energy is further manifested with the import of a test wind turbine by the Chinese to Denmark. On Monday 16 July 2012, M/V “Jannes H” arrived to Esbjerg from China with tower parts and components for the first wind turbine prototype having two wings rather then the […]

  • UK: Gardline, Canyon to Provide Seabed Drilling Service to Offshore SI Market

    12 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Gardline Geosciences Limited, specialists in the offshore geotechnical and geophysical market, and Canyon Offshore Ltd, specialists in subsea robotics, trenching and seabed intervention, announce a 3-year strategic alliance to provide seabed drilling, sampling and in-situ services to complement Gardline’s existing capability in the offshore site investigation market. Eric Zon, Managing Director of Gardline Geosciences stated: […]