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  • Cape Wind Foes Celebrate Legal Victory (USA)

    21 June 2011

    A proposal to build a massive wind energy plant in the waters of Nantucket Sound that are sacred to the Wampanoag people has had a legal … By Gale Courey Toensing (indiancountrytodaymedianetwork) [mappress] Source: indiancountrytodaymedianetwork, June 21, 2011

  • Massachusetts signs memorandum of understanding with Rhode Island about offshore wind power (USA)

    27 July 2010
    Authorities

    Rhode Island and Massachusetts will jointly explore offshore wind projects in federal waters adjacent to both states. Governor Deval Patrick… By Beth Daley (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, July 27, 2010;

  • Five bids for offshore wind turbines (USA)

    6 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Five formal proposals to build wind turbines in the New York waters of Lake Ontario or Lake Erie have been submitted to the New York Power…   [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, June 04, 2010;

  • US East Coast Offshore Wind Hub Clears Final Hurdle

    22 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The Connecticut Port Authority Board of Directors has authorized a notice to proceed to its construction manager to begin permitted dredging activities at its State Pier Improvements Project in New London. The Department of the Army through the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District, issued to the Connecticut Port Authority a Department […]

  • U.S. DOE & Navy Fund Full-Scale Wave Energy Device Testing

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

    The U.S. Energy Department, in coordination with the U.S. Navy, yesterday announced funding for two companies that will continue to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology as a viable source for America’s clean energy future. Ocean Energy USA and Northwest Energy Innovations will test their innovative wave energy conversion (WEC) devices for one year in new […]

  • Industry Experts Discussed Suction Bucket Foundation Technology

    10 March 2014
    Training & Education

    Around 100 international delegates met in Hamburg last week for the first technical conference led by Universal Foundation, focused on knowledge sharing for offshore wind suction bucket foundation technology. The technical workshop brought together industry specialists, developers, turbine suppliers, certifiers and approval bodies, engineering, fabrication and installation contractors, authorities as well as academic experts to […]

  • Denmark: DONG Fights Weather Conditions During Anholt Wind Turbines’ Installation

    13 November 2012

    On 3rd September 2012, the first wind turbine was installed at Anholt offshore wind farm, and since then, another nine complete wind turbines have been installed. Consequently, on 5th November 2012, ten complete wind turbines plus one tower, including nacelle, have been installed. Five of these wind turbines have already been connected to the grid […]

  • FoundOcean Leads Latest Wind-Industry Development Off the UK’s Northeast Coast

    19 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    FoundOcean has started work on a ground-breaking offshore wind farm off the northeast coast of the UK. The wind farm is using the latest design in Transition Pieces, adopting a bolted-flange connection for all of the 73 turbine foundations. As well as the bolted-flange, the Transition Pieces are also being secured using a high strength […]

  • Ireland Passes Key Bill for Offshore Wind, Moves Onto Strategy for Port Development

    22 December 2021
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    Ireland’s Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 has passed through all stages of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), bringing a simpler permitting process for offshore wind development and, according to the Irish government, marking the biggest reform of marine governance since the foundation of the State. The country, which has a target of 5 GW of offshore […]

  • BP, EnBW to Start Site Investigations for 3 GW Offshore Wind Project in UK

    21 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A geophysical, geotechnical and environmental (benthic) survey at the sites the Crown Estate awarded to a consortium between BP and EnBW earlier this year is set to start on 27 June. The proposed 3 GW Yellow North and South offshore wind project consists of two sites in the Irish Sea, off the coasts of North […]

  • Wind Farm in Lake Michigan not Feasible (USA)

    2 November 2011
    Authorities

      Nearly 16 months after the Oceana County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal for an industrial-scale wind farm on the waters of Lake… By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, November 02, 2011

  • Luneng Officials Wait for Permission to Proceed with 200 MW Wind Farm Offshore Dongtai (China)

    23 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Graceful sailboats plying blue waters off the central-east coast of China must be a frustrating sight for power company executives at…   By Yang Yue (caing) [mappress] Source: caing, August 23, 2011

  • Crown Estate Commissioners Have too Much Power, Says Salmond (Scotland)

    23 June 2011
    Authorities

    Alex Salmond has demanded control of Scotland’s waters be handed over to Holyrood to help kick-start a marine renewables revolution.   By Scott Macnab (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, June 23, 2011;

  • Offshore Wind Turbines to Jeopardize Thousands of Miles of Rich Fishing Grounds (USA)

    31 January 2011

    Wind turbines could one day straddle thousands of miles of rich fishing grounds in the waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket if… By Don Cuddy (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, January 31, 2011

  • Massachusetts Consumers to Pay Higher Electricity Rates Due to Offshore Wind Plans (USA)

    3 January 2011

    Massachusetts electric ratepayers could get jolted by plans to open up huge swaths of federal waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and… By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, January 03, 2011

  • Massachusetts plans for wind farm drift closer to Rhode Island (USA)

    24 September 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Wind energy development plans in Massachusetts are drifting away from Martha’s Vineyard and toward an area in federal waters off both the…   By Janet Hefler (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, September 24, 2010;

  • State continues to invest more into offshore wind (USA)

    9 August 2010
    R&D

    A University of Maine task force is in the process of reviewing pre-qualification questionnaires from 11 engineering and design firms from around the world.

  • Global Wind Service Inspecting Horns Rev 3 Turbines

    20 August 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Global Wind Service (GWS) is carrying out the inspection of the MHI Vestas turbines at the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The Danish company said it is inspecting and certifying ladders, davit cranes, nacelle cranes, hooking on points, lifts, fall arrests, first aid kits and stretchers at the 406.7MW wind farm. According to […]

  • Thor Throws Hammer in Danish North Sea

    1 March 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the three 800MW offshore wind farms to be constructed in Danish waters will be built off Nissum Fjord in the North Sea, the country’s Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate said. The Thor offshore wind site, to be located at least 20 kilometres offshore, was selected over the second proposed option at the […]

  • Sif Showcases First BLUE Hammer Steel

    27 January 2017
    Technology

    The first segments for the BLUE Hammer by Fistuca BV, which Sif is manufacturing in collaboration with Huisman, are ready at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 facility. The hammer will be the world’s largest pile-driver hammer, being specially designed to drive the largest monopiles in the world. BLUE Piling Technology is an alternative to current pile-driving technology […]

  • BOEM Seeks Public Input on New York Offshore Wind

    19 May 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be hosting four public open houses to share the results of a recently completed visualization study and seeks public input on its offshore wind planning efforts in Federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore New York. During the open houses, panoramic photographs and short videos will be shown […]

  • MMO Gives Go-Ahead to UK-Norway Interconnector

    3 December 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Works associated with the laying of the undersea electricity cable between the UK and Norway have been approved by the MMO. The Norwegian government gave consent for the development in its waters in October 2014 with the Secretary of State for Climate Change, Ed Davey, commenting on its significance. The high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable […]

  • Germany: WindMW Starts Meerwind Süd │Ost Wind Farm Construction

    7 August 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    WindMW GmbH (“WindMW”), a joint-venture of Blackstone and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, today announces the start of offshore construction on its 288 MW Offshore Wind Farm, Meerwind Süd │Ost. Meerwind is an 80 turbine, 288 Megawatt (MW) wind farm that is being constructed approximately 50 km off the German coast in the North Sea. Once finished, […]

  • East River to get Tidal Turbines (USA)

    12 January 2011

    The murky waters of the East River between Manhattan and Queens could become home to the country’s next new source of clean, green power.   By Jon Chesto (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, January 12, 2011

  • Seacat Services Officially Unveils ‘Seacat Intrepid’

    28 October 2014
    Vessels

    Class-leading offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services today unveils Seacat Intrepid, the first DNV GL certified 26m-crew transfer vessel to profit from a unique workboat tank-testing programme. With preliminary sea trials now complete, the official unveiling of Seacat Intrepid marks a turning point in the evolution of workboat craftsmanship and design. Seacat Intrepid is […]

  • Germany: Survey Companies Gardline and GEO Grab 400MW Wind Farm Deal

    31 July 2012

    IBERDROLA, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has taken the first step towards construction of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany, the largest project of its kind located at such depth (over 40 metres). It has awarded two contracts, worth €18 million, to British company Gardline Group and GEO of Denmark, to conduct a […]