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Dong leads Europe’s offshore wind market

The European Wind Energy Association has released its half-yearly offshore statistics, showing 277 turbine installations in the first six months of 2013 compared to 132 installed in the first half of...

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Sumitomo buys stakes in pair of Belgian offshore wind farms from Parkwind

Japanese finance group Sumitomo has entered into an agreement with Belgian offshore development company Parkwind to buy stakes in the Belwind 1 and Northwind projects.

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BPU rejects plan for $200m New Jersey offshore wind farm

The New Jersey state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has rejected the most recent plans for a $200m 25MW offshore wind farm, saying that New Jersey taxpayers would be liable for too much money if the...

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UK’s Crown Estate opens bidding for off-grid wind

The UK Crown Estate, which manages the country’s seabed and invests alongside renewable energy developers, has invited expressions of interest in non-grid connected - also known as off-grid - projects...

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Deepwater Wind wins both leases offshore Massachusetts, Rhode Island

US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind New England has emerged as the sole winner of a federal auction for two leases allowing the right to develop offshore wind in a 257 square mile area off Rhode...

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Italian cable maker Prysmian posts 8.3% earnings drop

Italian cable maker Prysmian has posted a drop in earnings of 8.3 per cent for the first half of 2013 from the same period last year, with sales falling by 5.3 per cent.

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China wind market to remain largest to 2020

Despite a slowing growth rate due to poor infrastructure, China is to remain the world’s largest wind market through to 2020.

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Dong Energy wins £1.1m Lincolnshire wind grant

Danish energy supplier Dong Energy has been awarded a £1.1m grant towards the company's planned wind farm off the coast of Grimsby, UK.

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Bard to axe 120 following wind farm completion

German offshore wind developer Bard is to axe around 120 staff following the completion of its 400MW Bard 1 wind farm.

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Dong Energy profits boosted by increased wind earnings

Offshore wind earnings are driving profits at Danish renewables producer Dong Energy, which recorded an 18 per cent rise in half-yearly earnings for the six months to 30 June.

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Verdane Capital sells SmartMotor to Rolls-Royce Marine

Norweigan private equity company Verdane Capital has sold permanent magnet company SmartMotor to Rolls-Royce Marine for an undisclosed sum.

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UK Government delays decision on £450m offshore wind hub until December

The British government has decided to delay a decision for the go-ahead of a £450m offshore wind hub, located on the South Bank of the Humber Estuary, until December.

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RWE Innogy permitted for 108 turbines at 1GW Nordsee offshore

Offshore wind developer RWE Innogy has received permission for an additional 108 turbines at its second and third Innogy Nordsee wind farms, bringing capacity to 1GW.

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Forewind submits plans for first phase of 4.8GW Dogger Bank wind farm

UK offshore developer Forewind has submitted plans for the first phase of its proposed 4.8GW capacity Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.

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Port of Brest to invest €160m into marine renewables

The Port of Brest in Western France is to invest €160m into the support of marine renewables in the region.

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Dong inaugurates Denmark’s largest, 400MW offshore wind farm

Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, the 400MW Anholt project, has been officially opened today.

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German wind developer acquires 111MW offshore wind

German wind developer WPD will acquire EnergieKontor's 110.7MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm.

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London Array sells £460m valued transmission assets

Joint venture London Array has signed an agreement to sell its transmission assets at the offshore wind farm to Blue Transmission London Array.

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1.2GW Atlantic Array project gets local consent

The planned UK Atlantic Array offshore wind farm has been given the go ahead after local councillors passed its application.

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Germany’s power sector pleads for clarity on offshore wind earnings

Germany's mainstream power sector, in need of renewable energy sources, backed wind power rivals in stating investment into the offshore sector will falter unless clarity on future earnings potential...

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UK wind and marine industry sees 74 per cent jobs boost

The UK wind and marine energy industries have seen a 74 per cent increase boost in their job figures, according to a new report from RenewableUK.

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Beothuk Enegy plans 180MW wind farm off coast of Quebec

Canadian wind developer Beothuk Energy is set to build a 180MW pilot wind park off the coast of Quebec.

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Scottish government failed to protect birds with Viking wind approval

A judge at Scotland's Court of Session has ruled that the government did not follow obligations under a European bird directive when it granted approval for Viking Energy's 370MW offshore wind project...

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Scottish govt appeals against no-consent ruling for Viking’s 370MW wind

The Scottish government will appeal against a legal ruling that quashed consent for Viking Energy's 370MW wind farm in Shetland.

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UK offshore wind capacity grows 79 per cent in past year

The UK wind industry has seen record growth over the past 12 months, with offshore wind capacity increasing 79 per cent in 12 months.

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Narec’s UK offshore wind demo site receives consent

Consent for the UK's largest offshore wind demonstration site, under development by Narec, has been given consent.

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3Sun Group appoints new renewables director to drive wind deployment

Provider of products and services to the energy industry 3Sun Group has appointed Andrew Elmes as its renewables director in order to drive forward onshore and offshore wind turbine installation,...

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Dong to build offshore Gode wind projects at €2.2bn cost

Danish wind developer Dong Energy is set to build the Gode I and II wind projects at a cost of €2.2bn.

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Private equity firm buys into offshore supplier Red7Marine

Private equity firm Perwyn Limited has bought a £65m stake in equipment and services to the offshore industry company Red7Marine Group.

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EDF and WPD submit bids for 1GW tender in tandem with Alstom

Energy firms EDF Energies Nouvelles and WPD Offshore have submitted bids for the Tréport and Ile d’ Yeu offshore wind projects within the second call for tenders for 1GW of French renewable energy...

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Exclusive: Clarity on UK wind, solar subsidy cuts to bring investor stability

The UK government is to make some major changes to renewable energy subsidies with added support for offshore wind as it cuts back tariffs on onshore wind and solar - a move which RenewableUK says...

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UK government confirms new strike prices in support of renewables

The UK government has today confirmed the final proposed strike prices in support of the renewables industry.

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Marguerite sells third of its stake in Butendiek wind to CDC Infrastructure

The Marguerite fund has sold a third of its 22.5 per cent stake in the Butendiek offshore wind farm to CDC Infrastructure – equivalent to 7.5 per cent of the project.

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ScottishPower Renewables bins plans for £5.4bn Argyll Array wind farm

ScottishPower Renewables' plans for the £5.4bn Argyll Array offshore wind farm off the coast of Tiree in the inner Hebrides have been binned by the company.

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Dong acquires 1,050MW offshore wind from SSE

Danish wind developer Dong has acquired the remaining 50 per cent interest in three Dutch offshore wind development projects from joint venture partner SSE.

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Autumn statement shows UK government’s continued support for renewables

The UK's recently released Autumn statement shows the country's government is still committed to renewables, despite recent political rhetoric on clean technology apparently causing consumer energy...

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Resonance Asset Management acquires 17MW UK wind

London, UK-based alternative asset management firm specialising in energy assets Resonance Asset Management has completed the acquisition of four operational wind farms through the Resonance British...

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Forecast offshore wind installation drops from 44GW in 2020 to 27GW

Forecast offshore wind installation in Europe up to 2020 has dropped from a predicted 44GW of installed capacity only two years ago down to 27GW.

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Scotland’s offshore wind sector sees investment drop

Scotland's offshore wind industry has seen investment in the sector droop after major developers more than halved their spending in the country.

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Gemini 600MW offshore wind project secures €1.09m debt

Project Gemini, a 600MW offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea, has secured €1.09m in senior secures construction and term debt from 10 international commercial banks and Export Development Canada.

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Isle of Man invites expressions of interest for offshore energy projects

The Isle of Man Government is taking steps towards exploring offshore renewable energy generation through an invite for expressions of interest from parties seeking to develop offshore wind and tidal...

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Navitus Bay scales back wind farm to 970MW

The Navitus Bay offshore wind farm development, located off the coast of Bournemouth in the UK, is set to be scaled back from 1090MW of generation capacity to 970MW.

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Vestas to deploy 8MW turbines at Dong’s 258MW Burbo Bank offshore

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems is set to supply its new 8MW turbines for Dong Energy's 258MW Burbo Bank extension offshore wind farm off the west coast of the UK.

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UK renewables production makes up for oil and gas price rise

The amount of energy produced from wind generation rose 38 per cent from 2012 to 2013, with oil and gas production down due to higher prices according to provisional statistics released today by the...

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Danish credit agency EKF to extend $600m loan for 468MW Cape Wind in US

Danish export credit agency Eksport Kredit Fonden has agreed to extend a $600m loan for the 468MW Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, US.

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Offshore wind could boost the UK economy by £6.7bn per year

The UK economy could gain £6.7bn per year and 150,000 jobs by 2020 according to a new report from the British Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult - an organisation that supports innovation in renewable...

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Tennet forecasts €7.5bn investment in Germany’s offshore grid over the next...

Dutch ectricity transmission operator and high-voltage grid operator TenneT has forecast that it will spend up to €7.5 bn in the next ten years on Germany’s offshore grid - boosting infrastructure for...

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UK government accused of failing renewable energy sector as SSE culls wind farms

The UK's renewable energy industry has warned that SSE’s decision to slash investment in UK wind farms is a signal that government policy to promote investment in renewable energy is failing.

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Cape Wind offshore projects secures another $400m in financing

Cape Wind has secured $400m more in financing in another milestone towards creating America’s first offshore wind farm.

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Texas pumps $2.2m into offshore wind research

The Texas Emerging Technology Fund has awarded $2.2m to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Wind Energy Centre for an offshore wind energy research project.

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