DONG Energy has proposed an offshore wind development to be located in federal waters off the Massachusetts coast. The “Bay State Wind” project would be a utility scale offshore wind farm, located 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Largely owned by the Danish government, DONG is the world’s largest developer of offshore wind projects, reportedly … Continue reading DONG Energy proposes Massachusetts offshore wind farm
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Nobelwind offshore wind farm reaches financial close, Belgium
The €655 million Nobelwind offshore wind farm, located 45km off the Belgian coast at Ostend, has successfully achieved financial close. Mott MacDonald acted as lenders’ technical advisor during the project’s financing and will now monitor construction in an ongoing role. Nobelwind will be made up of 50 3.3MW Vestas wind turbines, providing a total capacity … Continue reading Nobelwind offshore wind farm reaches financial close, Belgium
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Siemens receives first offshore order for 7-MW wind turbines
47 wind turbines for UK project of DONG Energy • Walney Extension East to have a total capacity of 330 megawatts • Service to be provided by Siemens and DONG Energy over a period of 5 years Siemens has received its first order for the new 7MW offshore wind turbine: the company is to … Continue reading Siemens receives first offshore order for 7-MW wind turbines
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Dong Energy to build world’s biggest wind farm off UK coast
Dong Energy is to build a 660-megawatt wind farm in the Irish Sea. The final investment decision for Walney Extension has been made after securing all necessary consents from authorities and signing most of the supply and installation contracts for the project. The 660MW Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, to be located in the Irish … Continue reading Dong Energy to build world’s biggest wind farm off UK coast
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1GW of offshore wind energy underway at French wind power sites
Oldbaum Services, one of the world’s leading wind consultancies, announced today that it has deployed two 3D WINDCUBE 400S Scanning LiDARs as part of the wind resource assessment campaigns the company is currently conducting at two French offshore wind sites. It is the first time that such long range scanning systems are deployed for operational … Continue reading 1GW of offshore wind energy underway at French wind power sites
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind receives 165 MW wind energy order for wind farm in Belgium
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received a firm and unconditional order for 50 V112-3.3 MW turbines for the Nobelwind offshore project in Belgium, with a total capacity of 165 MW, ref. Company announcement no. 2/2015 of 8 January 2015. Included in the contract between MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and customer Parkwind NW is a 15-year … Continue reading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind receives 165 MW wind energy order for wind farm in Belgium
Continue readingFinancing for the fourth Belgian offshore wind farm Nobelwind has been found
The financing for the construction of the fourth Belgian offshore windfarm in the North sea, known as Nobelwind, has been found. It was announced on Friday. The work will start in April 2016, and should finish in 2017. This new wind farm will be built next to Belwind, 47 kilometers from the Ostende coast. It … Continue reading Financing for the fourth Belgian offshore wind farm Nobelwind has been found
Continue readingWind power for offshore oil and gas applications
The concept of using wind power for offshore oil and gas applications is one step closer to realisation. WIN WIN, a DNV GL-led joint industry project (JIP), is running with the following seven participants: ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd, Statoil, VNG, PG Flow Solutions, and ORE Catapult. Initial DNV GL studies showed that … Continue reading Wind power for offshore oil and gas applications
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Wärtsilä Ship Designs increasingly important for wind farm operations
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the ship design for the ‘Vestland Cygnus’, a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) owned by Norway based Norside AS that is to be converted to serve as an offshore wind farm service vessel. The conversion will take place at the Fjellstrand yard in Norway. The contract with Wärtsilä was signed … Continue reading Wärtsilä Ship Designs increasingly important for wind farm operations
Continue reading275+ Groups to Obama: Keep Leading on Offshore Wind Energy
New York has incredible potential for offshore wind power, and the opportunity to develop an offshore wind energy industry that can drive down costs. “New York’s offshore wind resources are well-documented, and tapping into them will help to address the impacts of our changing climate, move us away from dirty fossil fuels of the past, … Continue reading 275+ Groups to Obama: Keep Leading on Offshore Wind Energy
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E.ON’s Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is fully operational
E.ON continues to enlarge its offshore wind energy portfolio. In May the company announced its decision to move forward with Rampion, a 400 megawatt project off the south coast of England. Construction will begin in January 2016. E.ON ranks among the world’s three leading offshore wind power companies. The construction of Amrumbank West offshore wind … Continue reading E.ON’s Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is fully operational
Continue readingChina Three Gorges to acquire stake in Moray offshore wind farm in Scotland
China Three Gorges (CTG) has signed an agreement with EDP Renováveis (EDPR) subsidiary EDPR UK to acquire 30% stake in the up to 1.1GW Moray offshore wind project, located in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. As per the deal, CTG will participate in the investment, development and operation of the wind … Continue reading China Three Gorges to acquire stake in Moray offshore wind farm in Scotland
Continue readingChinese and EDP Renováveis join forces to build wind farm capable of supplying power to 700,000 homes
The largest offshore wind farm so far authorised for Scottish waters is to be jointly developed by a state-owned Chinese company and Portugal’s largest renewables firm. EDP Renováveis, a subsidiary of power firm Energias de Portugal, has announced it has signed an accord with China Three Gorges Corporation for the joint development of the huge … Continue reading Chinese and EDP Renováveis join forces to build wind farm capable of supplying power to 700,000 homes
Continue readingBorkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind power plant officially inaugurated
Today marked the official inauguration of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind power plant: 78 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 120 meters, will supply around 320,000 German households with ecofriendly electricity. Siemens is also providing service and maintenance for the turbines for an initial period … Continue reading Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind power plant officially inaugurated
Continue readingABS Group issues certification of sea breeze offshore wind turbine foundation design basis
ABS Group Ltd. (ABS Group), a leading provider of project certification and quality assurance services for offshore wind assets, has issued its certification of the design basis for Ocean Resource Ltd’s innovative Sea Breeze Gravity “float-out-and-sink” offshore wind turbine foundation system. ABS Group issued its certification in accordance with the relevant standards, including IEC 61400 … Continue reading ABS Group issues certification of sea breeze offshore wind turbine foundation design basis
Continue readingPalfinger Marine awarded crane delivery contracts for five offshore wind farms in the UK
Palfinger Marine has secured orders for the delivery of more than 200 platform cranes and five substation cranes to the UK. 116 electric platform cranes with a fixed boom (PF 6000 with an outreach of 2.4 m) will be delivered to Rampion Offshore Wind, which is being built by E.ON alongside the Green Investment Bank. … Continue reading Palfinger Marine awarded crane delivery contracts for five offshore wind farms in the UK
Continue readingIndia Releases National Offshore Wind Energy Policy
Consequent to the approval of Cabinet dated 9 September, 2015 on National Offshore Wind Energy Policy, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has released the National Offshore Wind Energy Policy. The policy has authorized the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) to conduct the auction. Oil & gas exploration firms, sea-bed mining firms and others who have … Continue reading India Releases National Offshore Wind Energy Policy
Continue readingIndustry leaders chart course for expanded offshore wind energy industry in US
The momentum building for the development of offshore wind power in the U.S. was on full display over the last two days during the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Hundreds of attendees, including wind energy industry leaders, government officials, investors, academics, … Continue reading Industry leaders chart course for expanded offshore wind energy industry in US
Continue readingOcean planning & offshore wind energy
Offshore wind energy potential in the U.S. is enormous, but as we’ve seen with early efforts, so are the challenges to making offshore projects a reality. Over the past decade the demand for limited space in coastal waters has increased dramatically, both from traditional uses such as commercial fishing, recreation, port operations, shipping, aquaculture, and … Continue reading Ocean planning & offshore wind energy
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Propelling the future with offshore wind power
Huge spikes in electricity transmission rates and an impending energy shortage in southern New England are killing businesses, hampering new economic growth and making it tough for many people to make ends meet. The problem will likely reach a crisis point with the impending closure of Somerset’s Brayton Point Power Plant in 2017. Most of … Continue reading Propelling the future with offshore wind power
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