offshore wind


Tuesday, June 6, 2017
News

Europe Sees Fivefold Boost to Offshore Wind Under Pledge

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The governments of Germany, Denmark and Belgium backed a pledge to install 60 gigawatts of new offshore wind power

June 6, 2017
Total Views: 37

Sunday, June 4, 2017
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Trump’s Paris Exit Sidelines D.C. for Danes Blazing Wind Trail

By Peter Levring (Bloomberg) — For Denmark, which relies more on wind energy than any other nation on the planet, Thursday last week was a pretty bad

June 4, 2017
Total Views: 65

Friday, June 2, 2017
GE Floating $1.7 Billion Platform in Germany Shows Power of Wind
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GE Floating $1.7 Billion Platform in Germany Shows Power of Wind

By Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. said it’s ready to ship a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) offshore wind platform destined for the

June 2, 2017
Total Views: 115

Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Scottish Offshore Wind May Get Lift After Bird Ruling
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Scottish Offshore Wind May Get Lift After Bird Ruling

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Scottish judges paved the way for as much as 10 billion pounds ($13 billion) to be invested in offshore

May 16, 2017
Total Views: 70

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
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German Lawmakers Reject Calls to Expand Offshore Wind Auctions

By Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) — Calls from the industry and utilities including Vattenfall AB for Germany to auction more offshore wind blocs are unlikely

May 10, 2017
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Off Dutch Coast
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World’s Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Off Dutch Coast

One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms officially opened this week in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. The 600 MW Gemini Offshore

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 86

Saturday, April 22, 2017
Offshore

Denmark To Build Offshore Wind Turbine Higher Than Eiffel Tower

by Jess Shankleman (Bloomberg) Offshore wind turbines are about to become higher than the Eiffel Tower, allowing the industry to supply subsidy-free clean

April 22, 2017
Total Views: 83

Friday, April 21, 2017
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Gigantic Wind Turbines Signal Era of Subsidy-Free Green Power

by Jessica Shankleman, Brian Parkin and Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — Offshore wind turbines are about to become higher than the Eiffel Tower,

April 21, 2017
Total Views: 78

Saturday, April 15, 2017
Environment

Germany Trumpets First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm

by Tino Andresen (Bloomberg) German’s electricity grid regulator approved bids to build what will be the first offshore wind farms that depend entirely on

April 15, 2017
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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Tidal Turbine Maker Bids to Turn U.K. Into Green Energy Leader

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — A British developer is bidding to build power turbines under the sea in Scotland in a contest for government

April 4, 2017
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Maersk Tanker to Be Fitted with Flettner Rotor Sails
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Maersk Tanker to Be Fitted with Flettner Rotor Sails

A Maersk-owned tanker is set to be fitted with two Flettner rotor sails as part of a industry project seeking to test the century-old wind propulsion

March 14, 2017
Total Views: 552

Thursday, March 9, 2017
Wind Power Blows Through Nuclear, Coal as Costs Drop at Sea
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Wind Power Blows Through Nuclear, Coal as Costs Drop at Sea

By Jessica Shankleman and Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) — Water and electric power plants don’t mix well naturally, unless you add some wind. Water tends to

March 9, 2017
Total Views: 126

Friday, February 24, 2017
Dream of Offshore U.S. Wind Power May Be Too Ugly for Trump
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Dream of Offshore U.S. Wind Power May Be Too Ugly for Trump

By Joe Ryan and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Offshore wind companies have spent years struggling to convince skeptics that the future of U.S.

February 24, 2017
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
News

Shell Looks Beyond Dutch Waters for Offshore Wind Investments

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc may contract to build offshore wind farms in the U.K. and across Europe, after winning a bid to

February 22, 2017
Total Views: 21

Thursday, February 9, 2017
Wind Overtakes Coal Power in Europe as Turbines Head Offshore
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Wind Overtakes Coal Power in Europe as Turbines Head Offshore

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Wind farm developers installed more power than any other form of energy last year in Europe, helping turbines to

February 9, 2017
Total Views: 42

Thursday, January 26, 2017
European Offshore Wind Forecast to Add 3.5GW Capacity in 2017
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European Offshore Wind Forecast to Add 3.5GW Capacity in 2017

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Europe will install more than 3.5 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity this year, the WindEurope industry group said.

January 26, 2017
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
LNG-Fueled ‘Viking Grace’ to Get Rotor Sails
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LNG-Fueled ‘Viking Grace’ to Get Rotor Sails

Finnish wind propulsion company Norsepower Oy has announced it has signed an agreement with Finnish shipping line Viking Line to install rotor sails onboard

January 25, 2017
Total Views: 153

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
China Can Expect a Surge in Offshore Wind Farms, Goldwind Says
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China Can Expect a Surge in Offshore Wind Farms, Goldwind Says

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s development of offshore wind farms could be set to accelerate, supported by favorable government-backed

January 11, 2017
Total Views: 92

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Unexploded WWII Mine Found Floating Near German Offshore Wind Farm
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Unexploded WWII Mine Found Floating Near German Offshore Wind Farm

An unexploded mine believed to be from WWII has been found floating near an offshore wind farm in the North Sea off Germany. Germany’s Central Command

January 10, 2017
Total Views: 389

Friday, January 6, 2017
Solstad Construction Vessels Find Offshore Wind Work
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Solstad Construction Vessels Find Offshore Wind Work

Norwegian supply vessel company Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with Dutch energy company Dong Energy Wind Power for charter of Soltad’s

January 6, 2017
Total Views: 64