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  • Scotland Gets New Design Engineering Provider

    23 August 2016

    Envision Engineering & Design (Envision), a company that delivers design engineering solutions to, among others, marine renewable energy sector, has been established in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. The company has been set up by Mechanical Engineer Liam Sutherland and Mechanical Designer Stuart Anderson to provide full design engineering solutions using the latest 3D AutoCAD software to […]

  • Australia Approves Twelve Offshore Wind Projects, Set to Generate 25 GW Capacity

    17 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    NOTE: The article was updated on 17 July with more information about the offshore wind project proposed by Corio Generation.  A total of twelve offshore wind projects have now been granted feasibility licenses for the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone, enabling a potential generation capacity of 25 GW, according to Chris Bowen, Australia’s Minister for Climate […]

  • CG Belgian subsidiary installs offshore wind generation project successfully

    17 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    CG Holdings Belgium N.V. (a subsidiary of CG and part of the Gautam Thapar-led US$ 4 billion Avantha Group) today announced the successful installation of the company’s first offshore wind generation project – Belwind. The windfarm is located in the North Sea, about 50 km from the Belgian shoreline. The project was set up in […]

  • UK: West Sussex County Council to Debate on Rampion OWF Plan

    10 July 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Major proposals for an offshore wind farm stretching across a wide area of the Sussex coastline will be put under the spotlight by a West Sussex County Council scrutiny committee. The debate on the Rampion plan, put forward by energy giant E.ON, will be webcast because of the huge public interest in the proposal. The […]

  • CIP, Ignitis to Jointly Bid in Estonian and Latvian Offshore Wind Tenders

    1 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Ignitis Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its New Markets Fund I, have signed an agreement to collaborate on offshore wind opportunities in Estonia and Latvia and intend to jointly bid in the upcoming offshore wind tenders in these countries. Estonia plans to hold auctions for multiple offshore wind sites in the last quarter […]

  • Rise Light & Power Proposes to Replace New York City Fossil Fuel Generation with Offshore Wind

    18 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Rise Light & Power has revealed its Queensboro Renewable Express (Queensboro) plan, an offshore wind transmission project that will bring renewable energy to Queens and replace existing fossil fuel generation. The company’s idea is to use multiple sets of transmission cables to bring up to 3.9 GW of electricity generated by offshore wind farms in […]

  • USA: BOEM to Determine Interest in West Coast Offshore Wind Development

    30 September 2013
    Authorities

    As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, cut carbon pollution, and develop domestic energy sources, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in leasing an area offshore Oregon that Principle Power, Inc. has proposed for a pilot-scale floating wind energy […]

  • UK: Aquamarine Power Unveils Oyster 800, Company’s Next-Generation Hydro-Electric Wave Energy Converter

    13 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

      The UK’s leadership in the development of wave-generated power continued apace as wave energy developer Aquamarine Power invited Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MSP to unveil the Oyster 800, the company’s next-generation hydro-electric wave energy converter. 800kW device At a ceremony at Burntisland Fabrications’ yard at Methil, Fife, the First Minister welcomed the advancements […]

  • Network Charge Rules Jeopardise Scotland’s Offshore Wind Ambitions – Scottish Renewables

    18 June 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Existing Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges in Great Britain could “deal a blow” to Scotland’s ambitions to increase the installed offshore wind capacity tenfold by 2030, according to Scottish Renewables CEO Claire Mack. Northern Great Britain is being “penalised to the tune of tens of millions of pounds every year” by outdated rules […]

  • UK: Bibby Marine Successfully Acquires Osiris Projects

    13 March 2012

    Bibby Marine has finalised the acquisition of hydrographic and geophysical survey firm Osiris Projects. The two firms began to develop a relationship during the commissioning of specialist survey vessel Bibby Tethra in 2011, during which time it was recognised there was significant potential for synergies. The launch of Bibby Tethra solidifies Osiris Projects’ positioning as […]

  • Nexans to Provide Offshore Cabling for Gode Wind 1 & 2

    4 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and Nexans Deutschland yesterday signed a supplementary contract for the delivery and installation of medium-voltage cables for the German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. This new agreement is part of an outline contract for the delivery of up to 900 km of offshore cables for internal farm cabling. The order […]

  • French, Scottish Firms Team Up to Accelerate Marine Renewables Development

    8 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    French company Open Ocean SAS and Orkney-based Aquatera Ltd. have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. Jérôme Cuny (CEO, Open Ocean) and Gareth Davies (MD, Aquatera) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the recent International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This strong […]

  • Vegetable Oil to Power East Anglia ONE CTVs

    29 June 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has launched a pilot project to reduce its carbon emissions by using waste vegetable oil to help power crew transfer vessels (CTVs) working on the East Anglia ONE wind farm offshore the UK. The renewable vessel fuel, HVO30 – made from 30 per cent hydrogenated vegetable oil and a marine gas oil fuel […]

  • GVSU Completes First Phase of their Offshore Wind Assessment Campaign on Lake Michigan (USA)

    24 January 2012

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) congratulated Grand Valley State University (GVSU) on the successful completion of the first phase of their offshore wind resource assessment campaign on Lake Michigan. The WindSentinel™ has been retrieved from its offshore deployment location and returned to its home base, where it will spend the next 3 months. During this time […]

  • Energy Tide 2 Harnesses Tides for Electricity (USA)

    20 July 2011

    Clean energy entrepreneurs are exploring how to turn tidal power into zero-emissions electricity with very little environmental impact. The motion of the rise and fall of the tides carries enormous potential energy to the coasts twice a day, like clockwork. However, harnessing that power has long proved problematic. At the Bay of Fundy — near […]

  • UK Government Awards FID Contracts to Five Offshore Wind Projects

    23 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Government today awarded five offshore wind projects with Financial Investment Decision (FID) enabling contracts. The Government today unveiled eight major renewable electricity projects, which are awarded under the Final Investment Decision (FID) Enabling for Renewables process, allocating the first Contracts for Difference (CfDs) that are being introduced through the Electricity Market Reform programme. […]

  • UK: Falmouth’s Test Site Gets First Wave Energy Device

    12 April 2012

    The team behind FaB Test, Cornwall’s pioneering marine energy test site in Falmouth, has welcomed the first wave device to be installed in its waters. Fred Olsen’s BOLT “Lifesaver” wave energy converter, which is ultimately capable of producing clean and efficient electricity, is now being tested in the sheltered waters off FalmouthBay, with easy access […]

  • New York PSC Gets Things Rolling on Offshore Wind Grid Connections

    26 January 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an order related to offshore wind transmission systems that modifies future offshore wind energy procurements to include options for connections through “meshed” grids and requires Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. (Con Edison) to submit details of a 5-6 GW onshore interconnection hub plan. […]

  • NRG Puts Offshore Wind Development on Hold (USA)

    13 December 2011

    Acknowledging the monumental challenges in developing a new domestic industry, NRG Energy announced that it is putting active development of offshore wind projects on hold for the near term. NRG’s subsidiary and lead developer of the Mid-Atlantic Wind Park (the Wind Park) off the coast of Delaware, Bluewater Wind, has been unable to find an […]

  • 7SeasMed Becomes First Italian Floating Offshore Wind Project to Receive EIA Approval

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Italian Ministry for Environment and Energy Security has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the 250 MW 7SeasMed floating offshore wind project. This is the first EIA approval for a floating offshore wind project, said Copenhagen Offshore Partners, the lead developer for the wind farm. “The EIA Decree is the result of our […]

  • DNV Working on Belgium’s Energy Island Design

    4 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    DNV has been contracted to undertake an independent assessment of the design of the energy island planned to be built in Belgium. The assessment will provide Elia with guidance on any improvements required to minimise risk throughout its construction and operation through a combination of workshops and continuous assurance reviews, according to DNV. “Key areas […]

  • UK Shadow Energy Minister: 2030 Decarbonisation Target Will Be in Labour Manifesto

    14 June 2013
    Authorities

    The Shadow Energy Minister, Tom Greatrex, has announced that the next Labour Manifesto will include a commitment to decarbonise the UK’s electricity supply by 2030. He also said Labour has a “relentless desire to take forward the offshore wind industry” which it will put into practice if it wins the next election in 2015. The […]

  • Australian State Starts Planning Offshore Wind Grid Development

    11 April 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    VicGrid, a new body established by the government of the Australian state of Victoria that coordinates the overarching planning and development of the state’s renewable energy zones (REZ), has initiated early consultation on new transmission connections for offshore wind with an aim to select preferred transmission options or concepts by the end of this year. […]

  • Aura Offshore Wind Training Centre Secures GBP 5.5 Million Boost

    4 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    A UK consortium led by the University of Hull has won a GBP 5.5 million funding for the Aura Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) aimed at boosting offshore wind skills and investment. The bid, which the university’s Energy & Environment Institute secured from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), […]

  • UK National Grid Logs New Wind Energy Record

    19 March 2018

    On Saturday, 17 March, wind farms across the UK reached a record output of around 14GW, supplying approximately 37% of the country’s electricity at one point during the day, according to data from Drax Electric Insights.

  • RenewableUK Unveils First Energy Health and Safety Awards Scheme

    11 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      RenewableUK, Britain’s largest wind and marine energy association, and The Crown Estate announces the creation of the first ever health and safety awards scheme, to recognise outstanding performance in the renewable energy sector. The initiative will be open to all renewable energy technologies, and is another example of renewable industries working together to take […]