offshore wind


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: 91

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: 100

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: 63

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Tidal Turbine Maker Bids to Turn U.K. Into Green Energy Leader
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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: 60

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: 617

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: 143

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: 56

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Shell Looks Beyond Dutch Waters for Offshore Wind Investments
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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: 37

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: 55

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: 41

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: 183

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: 104

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: 426

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: 81

Friday, December 16, 2016
Van Oord Hired to Build Belgium’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
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Van Oord Hired to Build Belgium’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has been hired to build Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm project located approximately 23 kilometers off the

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 167

Statoil Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Off New York
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Statoil Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Off New York

Norwegian energy giant Statoil has been declared the provisional winner of the U.S. government’s wind lease sale of 79,350 acres offshore New York. The win

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 59

Monday, December 5, 2016
Siemens Delivered Customized Wind Turbine Transport Vessel ‘Rotra Vente’
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Siemens Delivered Customized Wind Turbine Transport Vessel ‘Rotra Vente’

Wind turbine manufacturer Siemen’s Wind Power has been delivered its new customized wind turbine transport vessel to fulfill its need for cost effective

December 5, 2016
Total Views: 253

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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Next U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Set to Rise in Lake Erie

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — The next U.S. offshore wind farm in the U.S. will probably be almost 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the nearest ocean. The

October 26, 2016
Total Views: 40

Dong Energy May Jettison Oil and Gas to Focus on Wind
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Dong Energy May Jettison Oil and Gas to Focus on Wind

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Oct 26 (Reuters) – DONG Energy may shed its oil and gas business, sharpening its focus on wind power and potentially

October 26, 2016
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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No Brexit Regrets for North England Port Town Caught Up in Offshore Wind

  By Jessica Shankleman   (Bloomberg) — Martin Brydges landed his final catch as a fisherman in the English port of Grimsby a year

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 52