offshore wind


Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Hornsea 1 turbine
Shipping News

First Turbine Installed at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

The first turbine at the soon-to-be world’s biggest offshore wind farm has been installed and is now producing electricity off of England’s coast. When

February 19, 2019
Total Views: 83

Friday, February 15, 2019
offshore wind turbines rendering
Shipping News

Big Firms Weigh in as France Looks to Revive Offshore Wind

By Geert De Clercq PARIS, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A French wind power tender has attracted interest from a slew of international energy heavyweights,

February 15, 2019
Total Views: 59

Thursday, February 14, 2019
offshore wind turbine
Shipping News

Wind Farm at Center of Feds’ Spat on Twitter Said to Seek Debt

By Brian Eckhouse and Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — The offshore wind-power project that became the subject of a Twitter war between federal energy

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 59

Thursday, February 7, 2019
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Shipping News

Mitsubishi Heavy Sees Billion-Dollar Opportunity in U.S. Northeast Wind

By Joe Carroll (Bloomberg) — Wind-power demand in the U.S. Northeast may spur $1 billion or more in orders for offshore towers, according to Mitsubishi

February 7, 2019
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Offshore Wind Firm Seeks to Disrupt New England Power Auction

By Stephen Cunningham and Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — If Vineyard Wind LLC can’t participate in New England’s annual power-capacity auction, it

February 5, 2019
Total Views: 75

Thursday, January 24, 2019
offshore wind
Shipping News

Big Oil is More Talk Than Action on Renewables

By Mark Bendeich DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The world’s largest wind-power producer, Iberdrola SA, has brushed off Big Oil’s

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 48

offshore wind farm
Offshore

China’s Old Oil Guard Tap Offshore Expertise to Dabble in Wind

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s offshore oil and gas experts are dipping their toes in wind power, bringing their experience working on the

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Shipping News

Whales Get Right of Way at Martha’s Vineyard Wind Farm Construction Site

By Christopher Martin (Bloomberg) — Migrating whales will have the right of way off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard starting this month under a new

January 23, 2019
Total Views: 112

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
offshore wind farm
Shipping News

Germany May Boost Offshore Wind Auction Capacity 33% by 2030

By Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is bowing to industry pressure to boost Germany’s offshore wind capacity, already

December 4, 2018
Total Views: 43

Friday, October 26, 2018
offshore wind turbine
Shipping News

Ex-Trump Adviser Knocks Support for Lake Erie Wind Farm

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — A conservative energy research group led by a member of President Donald Trump’s transition team is taking the

October 26, 2018
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Aeolus Energy Planning Jones Act-Compliant Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels
Shipping News

Aeolus Energy Planning Jones Act-Compliant Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels

Orlando-based Aeolus Energy has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein to design the first Jones Act compliant service vessel for the

October 17, 2018
Total Views: 207

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
deepwater wind block island wind farm
Shipping News

Denmark’s Ørsted Acquires Deepwater Wind, Creating U.S. Offshore Wind Leader

Danish power company Ørsted has entered into an agreement to acquire U.S. offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind for $510 million. The acquisition includes

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 78

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
MHI Vestas Launches Record-Breaking 10MW Wind Turbine
Shipping News

MHI Vestas Launches Record-Breaking 10MW Wind Turbine

Denmark-based offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas says it has broken the industry’s double-digit power barrier with the release of the world’s

September 26, 2018
Total Views: 182

Friday, September 7, 2018
aberdeen harbor
News

Fueling Independence? Scotland’s Oil Hub Embraces Green Energy

By Elisabeth O’Leary ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Scotland’s leader Nicola Sturgeon launched on Friday a major renewable energy

September 7, 2018
Total Views: 49

European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre
Shipping News

‘Ground-breaking’ Offshore Wind Project Inaugurated in Scotland

The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) was inaugurated today in north-east Scotland, consisting of eleven of the most powerful offshore wind

September 7, 2018
Total Views: 120

Thursday, September 6, 2018
walney extension world's largest offshore wind farm
Shipping News

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens in Irish Sea… And It’s HUGE

The 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm has 87 wind turbines capable of generating enough green energy to power almost 600,000 UK homes. By Jeremy Hodges

September 6, 2018
Total Views: 168

Friday, August 31, 2018
Rolls-Royce Helps Hoist The Modern Mainsail
Environment

Rolls-Royce Helps Hoist The Modern Mainsail

by Ellen Milligan (Bloomberg) Hoist the mainsail — a thing that looks like a giant vertical pipe — and switch on your battery the size of a small

August 31, 2018
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
deepwater wind block island wind farm
Shipping News

First Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm to Save Customers $1.4 Billion

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) — Massachusetts electricity users will save about $1.4 billion over 20 years from the first commercial-scale

August 1, 2018
Total Views: 94

Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Ulstein to Build Third ‘Walk-to-Work’ Offshore Wind Vessel for Bernhard Schulte
News

Ulstein to Build Third ‘Walk-to-Work’ Offshore Wind Vessel for Bernhard Schulte

Ulstein Verft has signed a shipbuilding contract with Germany-based Bernhard Schulte for third service operation vessel (SOVs) designed specially for the

July 31, 2018
Total Views: 157

Friday, July 6, 2018
Ulstein to Build Advanced, DP3 Cable Layer for Nexen
Shipping News

Ulstein to Build Advanced, DP3 Cable Layer for Nexen

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has secured a contract from French cable company Nexans to construct a large, DP3 cable laying vessel to support the growing

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 112