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European offshore wind energy market expected to reach 29.8 GW by 2024
The European offshore wind energy market was 13.4 GW in 2016 and is expected to reach 29.8 GW by 2024 expanding at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.0 % from 2016 to 2024. These are the...EDP Renováveis and ENGIE consortium is awarded CfD for UK offshore wind project
EDP Renováveis, S.A. (EDPR) and ENGIE announced that Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited, a joint venture company currently owned by EDPR (77 %) and ENGIE (23 %), has been awarded a 15-year...Province of Groningen urges minister to drive forward farms north of the Dutch Wadden Sea Islands
Offshore wind farm conditions in the Wadden Sea Area above Groningen are excellent. That is the outcome of the report, commissioned by the province of Groningen, and presented to the Minister of...
Acquisition of A2SEA by GeoSea becomes effective
On September 1st, 2017, the acquisition of A2SEA by Belgian GeoSea has become effective following the approval by the international competition authorities.Bureau Veritas releases new rules for offshore service vessels and tugs
International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued new rules for the Classification of Offshore Service Vessels and Tugs, including new class notations for pipelay vessels, accommodation...
US Offshore wind industry announced to build first Jones Act compliant installation vessel
Zentech and Renewables Resources International announced to build the first Jones Act compliant U.S. installation vessel. "This vessel will provide the now evolving U.S. Offshore Wind Industry with a...
Peterhead Port awarded major offshore wind contract
Game-changing turbine foundations and one of the world’s largest floating cranes to be marshalled at harbour for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre
First private offshore wind farm in the US moving forward
Domino Energy Virgina is planning the mid-Atlantic’s firstr offshore wind project. DONG Energy will help the electic utility company as part of an agreement and strategic partnership. Engineering and...ROMEO project: reducing cost for offshore wind farm operators
The new flagship European project ROMEO is seeking to reduce offshore O&M costs through the development of advanced monitoring systems and strategies. It aims to move from corrective and calendar...
“Inn2POWER” project strengthens small and medium enterprises of the leading offshore wind energy regions
The four-year EU Interreg project “Inn2POWER - Innovation to Push Offshore Wind Energy Regions” was officially launched during the London Offshore Wind Energy 2017 event.
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