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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Wind Turbines
News

Plans for $3.5 Billion Offshore Wind Farm in UK Moving Forward

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — RWE AG and Statkraft AS said they’d bid for a U.K. clean-energy subsidy after getting full planning permission for

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 44

Sunday, August 28, 2016
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
Environment

Copenhagen Fund Buys Offshore Wind Lease in U.S.

by Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S acquired Offshore MW LLC, a U.S.-based company that owns an offshore wind

August 28, 2016
Total Views: 95

Thursday, August 25, 2016
Block Island wind farm project
Environment

Offshore Windfarming: GE Summons Enron’s Ghost

by Rick Clough (Bloomberg) Blade by blade, General Electric Co. is building part of its future a few miles off the Rhode Island coast, turning a one-time piece

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 43

Saturday, August 20, 2016
Environment

Is It Time For The UK To Get Behind Offshore Wind?

by Phillip Inman (TheGuardian) Cancelling the planned new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point will be a huge victory for the offshore wind industry. The

August 20, 2016
Total Views: 6

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
offshore wind turbine
Environment

Could Offshore Wind Replace Nuclear Power?

by Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) Britain could scrap the 18 billion-pound ($23 billion) nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point and get the same amount of

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 100

Environment

Deepwater Wind Readies For First Blow

by Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) Deepwater Wind LLC is on the verge of completing the first U.S. wind farm off the coast of the U.S., a milestone for an industry

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 57

Friday, August 12, 2016
Environment

Will California Approve Massive Offshore Wind Farm Project?

by Matt Weiser (The Guardian) The deep waters off the coast of California could become home to the country’s largest offshore wind energy project

August 12, 2016
Total Views: 82

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Environmental Groups Urge Vote on Delayed New York Offshore Wind
Maritime News

Environmental Groups Urge Vote on Delayed New York Offshore Wind

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — A coalition of environmental groups is urging New York officials to move forward with delayed plans to approve a 90-megawatt

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 3

Friday, July 15, 2016
Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Planned in New York Waters
Maritime News

Largest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Planned in New York Waters

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — The Long Island Power Authority plans to approve a 90 megawatt wind farm off the coast of New York that would become

July 15, 2016
Total Views: 8

Monday, July 11, 2016
Offshore Wind Power Cost-Cut Plan Gets Boost From Big Utilities
News

Offshore Wind Power Cost-Cut Plan Gets Boost From Big Utilities

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Nine of the world’s biggest offshore wind farm developers joined with the Scottish government to fund a 7.9

July 11, 2016
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Dong Energy to Develop World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind
News

Dong Energy to Develop World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind

By Celeste Perri (Bloomberg) — The Danish utility Dong Energy A/S won a contract to develop two wind farms off the coast of the Netherlands that the

July 6, 2016
Total Views: 36

Thursday, June 23, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Delivers First X-Stern Wind Farm Service Vessel
Maritime News

Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Delivers First X-Stern Wind Farm Service Vessel

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has delivered the first of two new offshore wind farm Service Operation Vessels to Bernhard Schulte Offshore. The vessel is

June 23, 2016
Total Views: 136

Friday, June 3, 2016
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
Maritime News

New York Has a Plan to Make Long Island Offshore Wind Cheaper

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — New York State is mounting a broad effort to reduce the cost of building a wind farm off the coast of Long Island, an

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 18

Monday, May 9, 2016
DONG Energy Declares Option for Second Wind Farm Service Vessel
Offshore

DONG Energy Declares Option for Second Wind Farm Service Vessel

DONG Energy has declared option for a second wind turbine Service Operation Vessel with Norwegian-based shipping company Østensjø Rederi requiring the

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 33

DONG Energy Seeks Taiwan Offshore Wind Growth to Beat Europe’s Tenders
News

DONG Energy Seeks Taiwan Offshore Wind Growth to Beat Europe’s Tenders

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Dong Energy A/S, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms, is expanding into Taiwan and the U.S. as it

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 3

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
offshore wind block island
Maritime News

One State Holds Key to America’s $10 Billion Offshore Wind Boom

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Lawmakers in Massachusetts are drafting a bill that would jump-start the offshore wind industry in the U.S., helping trigger a

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON
Maritime News

Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil company, bought a 50 percent stake in EON SE’s Arkona offshore wind farm, entering

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 5

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’
Maritime News

Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The highest carbon tax in an oil producing nation has persuaded Norway’s state-owned driller to experiment with

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
U.S. Offshore Wind Cost May Drop 55% as Builders Gain Experience
Maritime News

U.S. Offshore Wind Cost May Drop 55% as Builders Gain Experience

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — The cost of building wind farms off the U.S. coast may decline as much as 55 percent within 13 years, letting developers offer

March 15, 2016
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
WATCH: Brave Tern Full Height Test
Blog

WATCH: Brave Tern Full Height Test

The offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern conducts a “full-height jacket test” at the port of Rotterdam. During the test the jack-up

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 111
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