NOAA Fisheries & BOEM Sign MOU on Offshore Wind Energy Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy The 10-year MOU outlines several areas of mutual interest including responsible planning and siting of turbine arrays, development of sites of offshore wind power and to work with local and regional fishing interests. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) signed a 10-year Memorandum of […] Read more
Global Offshore Wind Capacity to Cross 81 GW by 2024 Updated On Thu, Mar 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy The global offshore wind energy market is expected to exceed more than 81,000 MW by 2024, growing at a CAGR of more than 25% in the given forecast period. A report by Market Research Engine said that the major driving factors of offshore wind energy market are its various advantages over its onshore counterpart is […] Read more
Shell and Eneco to Co-Develop Offshore Wind Farms in Dutch Part of North Sea Updated On Thu, Mar 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy The wind farms are expected to have a total installed capacity of about 760 MW, which is enough to supply around 1 million households with green energy. Royal Dutch Shell has teamed up with energy solutions company Eneco and builder Van Oord to develop two wind farms in the Dutch part of the North Sea. […] Read more
GWEC, WBG to Work Together to Develop Global Offshore Wind Markets Updated On Thu, Mar 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy GWEC will coordinate with the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on efforts to accelerate the uptake of offshore wind in emerging markets. Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and World Bank Group (WBG) is mulling to work together on efforts to develop offshore wind in emerging markets. […] Read more
Senvion Secures First Offshore Wind Farm in Mediterranean Sea Updated On Wed, Mar 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy Italian “near-shore wind farm” will feature ten 3 MW turbines by Senvion. Germany-based Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, has concluded a 30 MW contract with Renexia for the first offshore wind farm in the Italian Mediterranean Sea. The wind farm will feature ten Senvion 3.0M122 turbines, installed on monopile foundations […] Read more
European Offshore Wind Capacity Grew By 18% in 2018 Updated On Sat, Feb 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Europe installed 2.6 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2018, according to statistics released by WindEurope. That’s an 18% increase in Europe’s offshore wind capacity. Europe now has 105 offshore wind farms across 11 countries with a total capacity of 18.5 GW. This is around 10% of the total installed wind energy capacity […] Read more
France Launches First Offshore Wind Power Project Updated On Wed, Feb 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy LOC Renewables supplied MWS across the project, which enabled an efficient and successful delivery of the 2MW Floatgen. LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, a leading international marine and engineering consulting firm, has successfully overseen the launch of France’s first offshore wind project. LOC Renewables supplied marine warranty surveying services (MWS) across the […] Read more
Siemens Receives 487 MW Offshore Wind Project in Belgium Updated On Tue, Dec 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The order includes supply and commissioning of 58 units of the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine and a 17-year Service agreement. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has received an order for 487 MW SeaMade offshore wind power project in Belgium from customer Seamade NV. The order includes supply and commissioning of 58 units of […] Read more
