offshore wind


Thursday, February 10, 2011
News

US Will Target Four Sites For Offshore Wind Leases By 2012

WASHINGTON – Wind energy projects off the coasts of four U.S. states will be fast-tracked for approval, top Obama administration officials said this

February 10, 2011
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Subsea 7 S.A. launches Offshore Renewables division
News

Subsea 7 S.A. launches Offshore Renewables division

Luxembourg – January 19, 2011 – Subsea 7 S.A. (NASDAQ-GS: SUBC; Oslo Børs: SUBC) announces the launch of its offshore renewables division,

January 20, 2011
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Offshore Wind-Farm Maintenance Vessel (WMV) concept cuts costs and carbon
News

Offshore Wind-Farm Maintenance Vessel (WMV) concept cuts costs and carbon

Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept which will improve uptime of deepwater wind

January 19, 2011
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Bureau Veritas issues guidance for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
News

Bureau Veritas issues guidance for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines. The

January 12, 2011
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Wind Farm Installation Rig
Offshore

German Shipbuilder Shifts Focus To Offshore Wind Energy

Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation. The order, which was signed in

January 6, 2011
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Engineering News

ABS Releases Guide for Offshore Wind Turbine Installations

(Houston, TX—) Classification society ABS announces the release of a Guide for Building and Classing Offshore Wind Turbine Installations, the first Guide

December 30, 2010
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Workboat lists top 10 stories of 2010 – What would you choose?
Blog

Workboat lists top 10 stories of 2010 – What would you choose?

Every year, Workboat magazine lists the top ten news stories of the year and this year, there were some obvious, some not so obvious, and some, well,

December 3, 2010
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Uncategorized

Salazar Signs First U.S. Offshore Commercial Wind Energy Lease with Cape Wind Associates, LLC

There’s a divide over this issue among the locals living on Cape Cod, and those who fish these waters. Proponents are clearly in favor of the inherent

October 8, 2010
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens off UK Coast
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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens off UK Coast

Today, The Thanet Wind Farm began operation off Southeastern coast of Britain.   To date, the wind farm is the largest wind farm ever constructed and

September 23, 2010
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Taken to New Depths
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Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Taken to New Depths

Image Source: Keppel Corporation The offshore wind energy sector is set to make waves in the launch of a new, environmentally friendly vessel. Keppel FELS

August 13, 2010
Total Views: 105

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
turbine11
Uncategorized

Wind Turbine Designs – The 11 Most Interesting

What are the 11 most interesting Wind Turbine Designs? Today’s hottest job market for mariners is Offshore Oil and Gas but this is by no means the only

July 13, 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Uncategorized

First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Approved off Cape Cod

Earlier today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the approval of the nations first offshore wind farm to be located in the Nantucket Sound.  A

April 28, 2010
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Order placed for jack-up crane vessels based on Wärtsilä-IMS design
Ship Design

Order placed for jack-up crane vessels based on Wärtsilä-IMS design

Click Image for high resolution Wärtsilä, in consortium with IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has been engaged by RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of

March 12, 2010
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Saipem 12000 – Photo At Shipyard
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Saipem 12000 – Photo At Shipyard

Saipem 12000 by gCaptain.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

March 4, 2010
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Shipyard

Wind power and shipyard industries make joint call for investments in ships for offshore wind expansion

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Community of European Shipyards’ Association (CESA) are calling on the European Commission and the

February 25, 2010
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Force 12 - The Beaufort Scale
Marine Weather

Beaufort Scale – Graphics

. Nautical charts and pubs change nearly as fast as the tide sending each sailing second mate back to kintergarden’s cut & paste lessons each time a

January 12, 2010
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Transporting Wind Turbines by Ship
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Transporting Wind Turbines by Ship

One hundred and forty turbines, destined for the Greater Gabbard Wind Turbine Park off the east coast of England, are being transported in 36 shipments onboard

December 8, 2009
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
nyksupereco447
Ship Design

Interesting Ship of The Week – NYK Super Eco Ship 2030

In celebration of Earth Day, NYK Line released the initial exploratory design for its NYK Super Eco Ship 2030, an energy-efficient ship expected to emit almost

April 23, 2009
Total Views: 156

Friday, November 14, 2008
enercon520
Interesting

Wind Propulsion Vessel E-Ship 1 – Interesting Ship of The Week

This weeks Interesting Ship is brought to us by MarineBuzz.com: Thanks to increasing oil prices! Here comes E-Ship 1 from ‘Enercon’, one of the

November 14, 2008
Total Views: 1471

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
disaster2008jaxcrane15
Blog

Incident Photo of The Week – JAXPORT Crane Collapse

UPDATE: A while back we post this incident photo of two large gantry cranes collasping under strong winds at Jaxport.  Well Thanks to Fred Frey in this

October 28, 2008
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