Wind turbines have become a familiar sight in the blustery port of Choshi on the eastern tip of the Kanto Plain, but this 126-meter-tall machine is different. Besides being one of the biggest wind turbines in Japan, it stands in the ocean, ready to take advantage of steady marine winds. Its base firmly planted in … Continue reading Japan takes leap into offshore wind energy
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US grants offshore wind energy lease for Delaware project
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) granted a lease for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Delaware to a unit of U.S. power company NRG Energy. The government issued the first offshore wind lease in 2010 to privately held Cape Wind for its 420-megawatt (MW) wind farm off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. As … Continue reading US grants offshore wind energy lease for Delaware project
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Vattenfall and SWM have commissioned the accommodation platform for DanTysk offshore wind farm
From 2014 onwards, quiet rooms with a shower, internet access and a TV will make everyday life more comfortable for the members of the DanTysk Wind Farm maintenance team – right in the middle of the harsh North Sea. Vattenfall and the Stadtwerke Munich have now commissioned the Schleswig-Holstein based company Nobiskrug, whose headquarters is … Continue reading Vattenfall and SWM have commissioned the accommodation platform for DanTysk offshore wind farm
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Seagreen Wind Energy has submitted applications to build two 525 MW offshore wind farms
Scotland-based utility SSE and U.S. engineering company Fluor said on Tuesday they sought consent for two wind farm areas, with a capacity of 525 megawatts. Seagreen has submitted applications to the Scottish Government for consent to build and operate two 525 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farms in Phase 1 of the Firth of Forth Offshore … Continue reading Seagreen Wind Energy has submitted applications to build two 525 MW offshore wind farms
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Sway Turbine has developed a 10 MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10.
For the first time, the company has revealed information about the wind turbine’s design, including details about its direct-drive permanent-magnet generator, which has an ironless stator core. The Norwegian technology company Sway Turbine has developed an eye-catching 10MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10. The unique features of this turbine are now presented for the … Continue reading Sway Turbine has developed a 10 MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10.
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Bond Air Services commences operations to support Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm
The Greater Gabbard wind farm, has 140 wind turbines located 25km off the Suffolk coast, is currently the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Bond will provide helicopter services to deliver maintenance technicians by hoist to the turbines of the wind farm. Bond Air Services has started operations suppporting the Greater Gabbard offshore … Continue reading Bond Air Services commences operations to support Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm
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Austal secures order for more wind farm support vessels
The 27 metre catamarans will be used by UK-based Turbine Transfers to support wind turbine installation and maintenance activities in European waters. Austal will build them at its shipyard in the Philippines over a period of approximately nine months, commencing in March 2013. Commenting on the new contract Austal’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bellamy, said: … Continue reading Austal secures order for more wind farm support vessels
Continue readingBoost for Wirral’s offshore wind energy industry
The news came as permission for a new 19-turbine wind farm with the potential to generate enough power to supply the equivalent of 25,000 Cheshire homes was given consent by the department of energy and climate change. The 57-megawatt wind farm developed by Peel Energy near Frodsham will generate enough power to supply the annual … Continue reading Boost for Wirral’s offshore wind energy industry
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Certification for Siemens SWT 6.0-154 wind turbine prototype
GL Renewables Certification has awarded a prototype certification to Siemens Wind Power‘s SWT-6.0-154 6 MW offshore wind turbine. GL Renewables Certificationhas provided Siemens Wind Power prototype certification for its new 6-megawatt offshore wind turbine SWT-6.0-154. The prototype certification is a prerequisite for the testing of the turbine. Field testing of Siemens Wind Power’s new 154-meter … Continue reading Certification for Siemens SWT 6.0-154 wind turbine prototype
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Offshore wind energy development sees boom in Fujian
The world added 1.4 gW of installed offshore wind power capacity in 2010, up 110 percent year-on-year and accounting for 3.7 percent of the world’s total installed energy capacity. According to the International Energy Agency, wind energy will make the largest contribution to global renewable power by 2017, with China leading offshore wind power growth. … Continue reading Offshore wind energy development sees boom in Fujian
Continue readingStatoil, Statkraft Buys UK 560 MW Offshore Wind Energy Project
The wind farm is only 20 kilometers north east of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, another cooperation between Statoil and Statkraft. The Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STO) has acquired the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project in the U.K. North Sea, together with Norwegian state-owned renewable company Statkraft, continuing their cooperation on renewable energy. … Continue reading Statoil, Statkraft Buys UK 560 MW Offshore Wind Energy Project
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Samsung to build first offshore wind power plant in South Korea
To build the wind farm, Samsung Heavy will construct 14 wind turbines with a capacity of 7 megawatts by the end of 2014 in shallow waters off the coast of the island’s Daejeong County. Commercial operations of those wind power plants will start in 2015. “The power farm on Jeju Island will be the nation’s … Continue reading Samsung to build first offshore wind power plant in South Korea
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Offshore wind energy in Poland: Up to 10,000 MW of offshore wind power possible before 2030
The first offshore wind farm of several hundred MW in capacity may be constructed by 2019 at the earliest, according to PSEW’s expert Jaroslaw Pole. Poland’s firms could build between 6,000 MW and 10,000 MW of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea in the 2030 perspective, wind power lobby PSEW estimates. Some EUR 21 … Continue reading Offshore wind energy in Poland: Up to 10,000 MW of offshore wind power possible before 2030
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Offshore Wind Energy Development Would Boost Economy
The development of 7 GW of offshore wind power projects in the Mid-Atlantic would create over 170,000 jobs in the region; increase the gross domestic product by 19 billion; and increase federal, state and local revenues by 4.6 billion, according to the study. The large-scale development of offshore wind power off the Mid-Atlantic coast would … Continue reading Offshore Wind Energy Development Would Boost Economy
Continue readingMap and Assess Virginia’s Offshore Wind Energy Resources on your iPad
Under the direction of the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Timmons Group collaborated with researchers and scientists from the Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University and WeatherFlow Inc. to develop the Wind, Weather and Energy Viewer on the recently deployed Virginia Offshore Wind Website http://wind.jmu.edu/offshore. The Wind, Weather and Energy … Continue reading Map and Assess Virginia’s Offshore Wind Energy Resources on your iPad
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Deepwater Wind working to build first U.S. offshore wind farm
Reuters is reporting that Deepwater Wind is working to build the first U.S. wind farm off Rhode Island. Deepwater Wind is racing to build the first U.S. offshore wind farm off Rhode Island and hopes to parlay that into a string of East Coast farms. The privately held U.S. wind power developer plans to begin … Continue reading Deepwater Wind working to build first U.S. offshore wind farm
Continue readingOffshore wind energy, a massive boost for the economy
District council leader James Page warmly welcomed the announcement by E.ON that Newhaven Port would be used to support the Rampion Offshore Wind farm, subject to E.ON being granted a development consent order. Cllr Page said: “This is fantastic news for Newhaven and a tribute to the excellent work and vision of Newhaven Port and … Continue reading Offshore wind energy, a massive boost for the economy
Continue readingWind energy would generate thousands of jobs in South Carolina
A report by Clemson University’s Restoration Institute and Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs details the extent of South Carolina’s wind-energy industry in 2012 and illustrates how the state’s financial landscape could look after development of an offshore wind farm. A wind farm off South Carolina’s coast could generate thousands of jobs and … Continue reading Wind energy would generate thousands of jobs in South Carolina
Continue readingMaine Wind Supply-Chain Shows Potential at National Offshore WINDPOWER Event
Maine Wind Industry Initiative is a supply chain development organization that provides wind energy development services to all Maine supply-chain categories. It identifies the capacity of the Maine industry and promotes those products and services nationally and globally. MWII also identifies resources, partners and suppliers for companies interested in doing business in the Northeast US. … Continue reading Maine Wind Supply-Chain Shows Potential at National Offshore WINDPOWER Event
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Vestas shifts offshore wind energy programme to 8 MW wind turbine
Vestas will reveal plans to upgrade its offshore wind power ambitions to focus on an 8MW wind turbine. The V164 platform was from the very beginning developed with a possible potential of increasing the turbine size. The progress in the technology development has now shown that an 8 MW version will offer lower cost of … Continue reading Vestas shifts offshore wind energy programme to 8 MW wind turbine
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