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Massive global Offshore Wind conference backed by UK and European Associations announced for London
The first ever joint offshore wind conference organised by EWEA and RenewableUK was announced today. Offshore Wind Energy 2017 will take place in London between 6th and 8th June 2017, and will be instead of the annual event which RenewableUK holds and the biannual EWEA OFFSHORE event. The announcement was made today at EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 in Copenhagen. Offshore Wind Energy 2017 is expected to ...
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Carbon Trust at Global Offshore Wind 2012
Carbon Trust is presenting on latest developments in offshore wind energy at the Global Offshore Wind 2012 Conference. Carbon Trust is presenting innovation and latest developments in offshore wind energy at the Global Offshore Wind conference, 13-14 June 2012, with insights from the Offshore Wind Accelerator. Breanne Gellatly, Offshore Wind Accelerator Delivery Manager will present the ...
By Carbon Trust
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Connecting the Dots: Putting Offshore Wind Energy to Work
By Tiffany Plate, NREL The most recent U.S. Census states that 44.4 million people, or nearly 14% of the population, live along the Atlantic Coast. That is a lot of people—who need a lot of electricity. And as the country pushes to decarbonize the energy sector, that power needs to increasingly come from renewable sources, like solar and wind. But densely populated coastlines often do not ...
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Moreld will participate in a seminar hosted by Oslo-based law firm Thommesen on the 7th of March 2022.
The seminar will cover the latest trends and tendencies in the global offshore wind market, how this will likely affect the supply chain and developers and also an update on the regulatory framework for offshore wind developments in Norway. The focus will be on project execution and challenges from different angles, including how, and to what extent, a local supply chain can be competitive in the ...
By Moreld Aqua
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Carbon Trust, Forewind and Fred. Olsen host VIP visit to see construction of novel offshore wind foundation
Innovative suction installed bucket foundation technology will be used on two meteorological masts to be installed at the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Zone later this year. On September 4th a delegation from Fred. Olsen, the Forewind Consortia (made up of representatives from RWE Innogy, SSE Renewables, Statkraft and Statoil) and Carbon Trust visited the Harland and Wolff facility in Belfast. The ...
By Carbon Trust
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Vattenfall speeds up delivery of offshore wind power potential
Vattenfall, the owner of the second largest fleet of offshore wind farms in the world, joins the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator. Vattenfall has tied up a strategic collaboration with the Carbon Trust's £45m research, development and demonstration programme - Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), as part of their commitment to help drive down the cost of offshore wind power. Vattenfall, ...
By Carbon Trust
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UK is the world`s top destination
The Government today welcomed Siemens plans to invest £80million in the UK for offshore wind production facilities, following the Government’s Budget announcement of £60m for a competition to develop manufacturing and assembly sites sites for the offshore wind industry. Strategic industrial intervention by the Government is unlocking this investment, generating a new industrial sector in the UK ...
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Department of Energy Announces $18.5 Million for Offshore Wind Research
Recently (6/15), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to administer an $18.5 million offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium. The consortium is a cooperative innovation hub that will bring together industry, academia, government and other stakeholders to advance offshore wind plant ...
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Offshore wind industry can compete with gas and coal within a decade
The report states that the industry must significantly reduce costs over the next five years through a number of key actions, outlining where savings can be found. These include deploying larger turbines to increase energy capture (9%); fostering competition between industrial players (7%); commissioning new projects (7%); and tackling challenges in the supply chain such as construction ...
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World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Without Subsidies to be Built in the Netherlands
The Dutch Government has awarded Vattenfall in a tender to develop the twin Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms. The two 350 MW wind farms, to be built by 2022, will be the world’s first to be built without public subsidy. The costs of offshore wind in Europe have been falling dramatically in recent years as manufacturers bring ever larger turbines to the market. Going zero-subsidy ...
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Innovation essential for China to hit ambitious national offshore wind deployment targets
The UK’s world leadership position in offshore wind could be critical in helping China overcome a number of key barriers to developing its vast offshore wind resource. According to a series of new reports by the Carbon Trust the UK, with more than a decade of experience in offshore wind deployment, can play a key role in helping China develop its offshore wind potential. China has set a ...
By Carbon Trust
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Press conference and embargoed webinar for the IEA’s Offshore Wind Outlook 2019 report launch
The International Energy Agency will release the most comprehensive global analysis to date on offshore wind in a new World Energy Outlook special report on Friday, 25 October, 2019. IEA Executive Director Dr Fatih Birol and Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Dan Jørgensen will host a press conference in Copenhagen to launch the special report. There will also be an ...
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Carbon Trust takes its offshore wind expertise to China
The Carbon Trust is applying learning from its world leading work on offshore wind to help China meet its national target to grow its offshore wind capacity. The Carbon Trust will now be applying the learning from its world leading work on offshore wind to help China meet its national target to grow its offshore wind capacity at the lowest cost from under 0.5GW today to 5GW by 2015 and to 30GW ...
By Carbon Trust
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Osbit showcases innovative approach at Offshore Wind North East 2019
It was a busy and successful OWNE for Osbit as we joined major players in the North East offshore renewables sector, at what has become an important fixture in the North East’s Offshore Wind industry calendar. The event, which is organised by business development experts NOF, was held on 7th November at the Eagles Arena in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK and secured record attendance, with ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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Offshore wind accelerator - News update
Fjellstrand WindServer vessels will help to substantially reduce offshore wind operation and maintenance costs. Fjellstrand, one of the 13 access companies we have been supporting over the last 12 months from our Access Competition has achieved a major and exciting milestone - they have received an order for six vessels. All six vessels will enter services in 2013 for major wind farm ...
By Carbon Trust
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Ballast Nedam Signs Large Contract for Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract around 250 million Euro with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The Butendiek offshore wind farm is located in the German Bight, 32 kilometers west of the German island Sylt. It is expected that financial close of the project is achieved ultimately by the end of this year. The ...
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Vestas signs Seoul MoU for 12 GW offshore wind installation
Vestas has signed an MoU to establish a strategic partnership with the city of Seoul, to work together to cultivate highly skilled talents and support business activities. With an ambitious target of installing 12GW of offshore wind by 2030, and its commitment to electrification, South Korea holds huge potential to be at the forefront of offshore wind development, Vestas said. As a global ...
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Ballast Nedam: HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array
Ballast Nedam has signed an agreement with London Array Limited for the deployment of the heavy lift vessel (HLV) Svanen at The London Array Offshore Wind Farm from the second half of August this year. Svanen will perform its services in addition to the installation vessels currently installing foundations for Phase One of the project. Some components will be shipped by Ballast Nedam from ...
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Is America on the Cusp of an Offshore Wind Boom?
America’s first offshore wind project, the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island, is almost complete. The developer, Deepwater Wind, is already eyeing much bigger projects off the Atlantic coast. Meanwhile, following the federal government’s attempts to make offshore leasing easier, a number of East Coast states are adopting policies to encourage new ...
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Carbon Trust hosts first UK demonstration of innovative access vessel for offshore wind industry
Today the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of an innovative new vessel designed to reach offshore wind farms more cheaply and easily. The Wave Craft, developed by Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), was put through its paces at Seawork International 2015 in Southampton. Umoe Mandal's Wave Craft was a finalist in ...
By Carbon Trust
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