offshore wind


Friday, June 12, 2020
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Offshore

Norway Opens Expansive Offshore Areas to Wind Development

The Norwegian government has announced the opening of more than 860,000 acres of the Norwegian Continental Shelf to offshore wind development. The areas, known

June 12, 2020
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Offshore

Scotland Launches $10 Billion Contest to Build Offshore Wind Farms

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –Scotland, home to a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind resources, is seeking proposals to install turbines off the coast

June 10, 2020
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Offshore

First Major U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Permitting Milestone

June 9 (Reuters) – The first major U.S. offshore wind farm, planned for the Massachusetts coast, reached a key permitting milestone on Tuesday with the

June 9, 2020
Total Views: 108

Friday, June 5, 2020
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
Offshore

Wind Turbine Inventor Sees Unlimited Potential in Floating Wind Farms

By Will Mathis (Bloomberg) — The turbine inventor Henrik Stiesdal is small in the shadows of gigantic curves of steel, watching workers weld towers that

June 5, 2020
Total Views: 290

Thursday, June 4, 2020
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

Subsidy-Free Wind Farm Gets Green Light in the North Sea

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB is going ahead with building one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms and

June 4, 2020
Total Views: 88

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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Offshore

EDF-Led Group Nods $2.2 Billion French Offshore Wind Project

By Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — Electricite de France SA and its Canadian and German partners have finalized the funding of a 2-billion euro ($2.23

June 3, 2020
Total Views: 246

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines
Offshore

Battle Over World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Is Heating Up

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA, the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, is to build what will be the world’s biggest

May 19, 2020
Total Views: 249

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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News

Total Hiring for Offshore Wind Jobs in U.K., Denmark

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — French energy company Total SA is hiring in the U.K. and Denmark to prepare to compete for government contracts for

February 25, 2020
Total Views: 106

Monday, February 24, 2020
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News

China Could Use Offshore Wind to Power Entire Coast, Study Finds

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The gusts of wind cascading across China’s seas have the potential to power its populous coastal provinces many times

February 24, 2020
Total Views: 128

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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News

Shift to Cleaner Power Sparks Landmark Green Bond in Japan

By Ayai Tomisawa and Rie Morita (Bloomberg) — In Japan’s gusty northeast, a power company is looking to fund offshore wind projects with a landmark

February 19, 2020
Total Views: 1280

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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News

Major U.S. Offshore Wind Project Facing Permitting Delay

By Nichola Groom Feb 11 (Reuters) – Vineyard Wind, the developer of the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, said on Tuesday it will miss its target to

February 11, 2020
Total Views: 171

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Shipping News

Offshore Wind Megaprojects to Get EU Support in Push for Green Power

By Reed Landberg and Ewa Krukowska – (Bloomberg) –Developers for some of the world’s biggest wind farms are poised to get a boost from the

January 28, 2020
Total Views: 99

Monday, January 13, 2020
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Shipping News

Coalition Launched to Accelerate Global Offshore Wind Capacity

Danish power company Ørsted and Norwegian energy giant Equinor are spearheading the launch of international coalition to accelerate global offshore wind

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 114

Monday, January 6, 2020
WindFloat Atlantic
Shipping News

Floating Wind Farm Starts Generating Power Off Portugal

By William Mathi (Bloomberg) –A wind turbine floating off the coast in northern Portugal began transmitting electricity to the grid, a crucial step for a

January 6, 2020
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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Shipping News

Norway Picks Offshore Wind Naysayer as Oil and Energy Minister

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Norway made an outspoken right-wing lawmaker who once called wind turbines “white

December 18, 2019
Total Views: 56

Monday, December 9, 2019
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Shipping News

Mega-Turbines Sought for Connecticut Offshore Wind Farm

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –When Iberdrola SA builds its offshore wind farm off the coast of Connecticut sometime in the middle of next decade, it

December 9, 2019
Total Views: 91

Friday, December 6, 2019
A support vessel is seen next to a wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Shipping News

Orsted Bets Hydrogen Is Key to Climate Goals

By Will Mathis (Bloomberg) –One of the world’s biggest developers of offshore wind farms thinks its massive turbines could be key to the production of

December 6, 2019
Total Views: 151

jones act sov for offshore wind
Shipping News

ABS Grants AIP for First Jones Act Offshore Wind SOV

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has awarded the first Approval in Principle (AIP) to VARD for its design of a Jones Act service operations vessel (SOV)

December 6, 2019
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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Shipping News

Record Deal Signed for Offshore Wind Power

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –Orsted A/S signed a deal to sell 100 megawatts of power from a German wind farm in the North Sea to Covestro AG, in what

December 4, 2019
Total Views: 64

Monday, December 2, 2019
Les alizes offshore crane vessel
Shipping News

Jan De Nul Orders Second Next-Generation Offshore Crane Vessel

Luxembourg-based marine services company Jan De Nul has ordered a second next-generation offshore wind turbine installation vessel. The new vessel, named Les

December 2, 2019
Total Views: 160