offshore wind


Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Press Releases

Research and Markets: Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation: Key Issues and Emerging Trends

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation – Key Issues and Emerging

December 14, 2011
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Unique Project Proves Bourbon not Limited to Offshore Oil and Gas

Unique Project Proves Bourbon not Limited to Offshore Oil and Gas

BOURBON this week demonstrated that its range of services is not limited to the offshore oil and gas industry, successfully installing an innovative wind

December 4, 2011
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Ulstein Unveils New Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Ulstein Unveils New Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Ulstein today unveiled a custom-designed installation vessel for Norwegian-based NorWind Installer specifically designed for the offshore wind industry. The

November 28, 2011
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Offshore Wind Farm Installation
News

Offshore Wind Power Gains Another Foothold in the North Sea

STOCKHOLM — Swedish utility Vattenfall AB Friday announced plans to build an offshore wind farm in the North Sea after it recently bought the license

November 25, 2011
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Monday, November 7, 2011
A Bard 5.0 nacelle wind turbine bard holding
Engineering News

Daewoo Shipbuilding Looks to Diversify, Considers Wind Turbine Expansion

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) said Monday it is considering acquiring German wind-turbine maker Bard

November 7, 2011
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Cape Wind Project Hits Major Hurdle
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Cape Wind Project Hits Major Hurdle

BOSTON—A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Federal Aviation Administration’s ruling that the Cape Wind project’s turbines present

October 28, 2011
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Gunfleet Sands Ghene Snowdon offshore wind power
News

Japan makes a big move into offshore wind; closes $324M deal with DONG Energy

Image by Ghene Snowdon TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Looking to expand its presence in the renewable energy field, Marubeni Corp. (8002.TO) said Friday it has

September 2, 2011
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Ship Photos of The Week:  Heavy Lift Offshore Windmill Installation
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Ship Photos of The Week: Heavy Lift Offshore Windmill Installation

Today’s ship photos come to us via the heavy lift operator, Jumbo Shipping, who has just announced it has won a contract to transport and install all 111

August 30, 2011
Total Views: 186

Thursday, August 25, 2011
Hurricane-Irene-Tracker-map
Marine Weather

U.S. East Coast Braces as Irene Strengthens, US Navy and merchant vessels put to sea

  By Arian Campo-Flores, Valerie Bauerlein and Mike Esterl, Dow Jones & Co Hurricane Irene thrashed the Bahamas early Thursday, with widespread damage

August 25, 2011
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
U.S. offshore renewable energy industry: Big brother is watching you
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U.S. offshore renewable energy industry: Big brother is watching you

The big brother of offshore, BOEMRE, today said that it has partnered with the National Research Council’s Marine Board to conduct a study on regulating

August 3, 2011
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
BorWin Alpha ABB offshore wind
Engineering News

ABB wins $1,000,000,000 offshore wind contract

HVDC Light transmission link will connect North Sea wind farms to German power grid Zurich, Switzerland, Aug. 2 2011 – ABB, the leading power and

August 2, 2011
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Incat Crowther launches latest creation – ‘Topaz Zenith’ crew boat
Engineering News

Incat Crowther launches latest creation – ‘Topaz Zenith’ crew boat

Incat Crowther has reported the launch of Topaz Zenith, an innovative 27.6m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat designed to support offshore energy

July 29, 2011
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Austal osv wind express
News

Austal awarded contract for three offshore wind support vessels

Following the launch of Austal’s Wind Express series in mid 2010, Austal is pleased to announce the award of a contract for the design and construction

July 14, 2011
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Monday, July 11, 2011
GDF suez offshore windfarm
News

France Boosts Investment In Wind Energy

(Dow Jones)–The French government announced Monday the launch of a EUR10 billion tender offer to build five off-shore wind farms, in a bid to muscle up

July 11, 2011
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Dry bulk carrier to be world’s largest kite-powered ship
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Dry bulk carrier to be world’s largest kite-powered ship

In the first quarter of 2012, the dry bulk cargo vessel Aghia Marina will be equipped with a 320 square meter Skysail.  At 170 meters long and a dwt

July 6, 2011
Total Views: 257

Monday, July 4, 2011
jackup windfarm installation A2SEA
News

Teekay to enter the offshore windfarm installation business

Hamilton, Bermuda, June 29, 2011 – Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK) (Teekay) today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with A2SEA

July 4, 2011
Total Views: 80

Inside look at Alstom’s 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine [VIDEO]
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Inside look at Alstom’s 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine [VIDEO]

Alstom, a global leader in offshore wind power technology released this video the other day showing the engineering and construction of their new 6MW offshore

July 4, 2011
Total Views: 56

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Interesting Ship of The Week – MPI Discovery and MPI Adventure
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Interesting Ship of The Week – MPI Discovery and MPI Adventure

MPI Resolution courtesy MPI Offshore This week’s interesting ships are MPI Offshore’s MPI Discovery and MPI Adventure, two state-of-the-art

June 29, 2011
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Monday, June 6, 2011
UK’s SeaEnergy Sells Renewables Unit to Focus on Marine
Engineering News

UK’s SeaEnergy Sells Renewables Unit to Focus on Marine

LONDON (Dow Jones)–U.K. offshore wind development company SeaEnergy PLC (SEA.LN) said Monday it has conditionally agreed to sell its loss-making

June 6, 2011
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Does Size Really Matter?  Offshore Wind Support Vessels Getting Smaller
Engineering News

Does Size Really Matter? Offshore Wind Support Vessels Getting Smaller

Does size really matter? Ijmuiden, The Netherlands-based ship design firm, has been contracted to design a new compact but powerful AHT offshore support vessel

May 3, 2011
Total Views: 145