U.S. wind vessel investors on standby until market forces align

Sep 22, 2022

Federal initiatives are boosting the business case for U.S. wind turbine installation vessels but investors want more clarity on offshore wind buildout to allay global market concerns.

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Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8 percent in 2008
Feb 4, 2009
Oncor to build $1.3 billion worth of wind transmission lines
Feb 4, 2009
Massive potential for offshore wind energy affirmed
Feb 4, 2009
20 wind turbines were installed for every working day of 2008
Feb 4, 2009
Simplifying remote access for data aggregation and performance assessment
Feb 4, 2009
Extracting maximum information from routine SCADA data
Feb 4, 2009
EC marks €500 million budget for offshore wind farms
Jan 30, 2009
Commercial operations start at Stetson Wind
Jan 30, 2009
Centrica seeks nod for Race Bank offshore wind farm
Jan 30, 2009
Mexico inaugurates one of the world's largest wind farm projects
Jan 30, 2009
More than 325,000 wind energy jobs expected in the EU by 2020
Jan 30, 2009
ETI supports offshore wind turbine technology
Jan 30, 2009
Assessing the impact of turbine availability on production of electricity
Jan 30, 2009
Garrad Hassan to contribute in three ETI funded projects
Jan 26, 2009
Masdar reassesses London Array offshore wind farm project
Jan 26, 2009

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