Our Offshore ReWIND 2016 segment continues with a list of our top five interviews for the year behind us.
The Big League Offering Lowest Offshore Wind Prices (Interview with Vattenfall)
When you are talking with people working in real estate, there is a small chance you would not hear them saying: “Location, location, location!” at some point. In offshore wind, the same could be said for cost reduction.
Bladt Industries: Uniform Jacket Foundation Design Would Save Money
A standardised design of jacket foundations would greatly contribute to offshore wind cost reduction, according to Jan Kjærsgaard, CEO of Bladt Industries, a company whose foundations are supporting numerous turbines installed in European waters.
Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target
Adwen’s 8 MW turbine is already competitive in the offshore wind market, which is continuously working on lowering the Cost of Energy (CoE), Rémi Coulon, Chief Commercial Officer of the joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, told Offshore WIND in an interview.
US Offshore Wind Industry – Seeing is Believing
The most compelling action to encourage offshore wind development in the United States is to have real live examples of successful offshore wind projects, Charles Nordstrom, a Senior Associate and Head of the US team at BVG Associates, told Offshore WIND in an interview.
Specialized Vessels Give Chevalier Floatels a Competitive Edge in Offshore RE Industry
Oil and gas offshore service vessel operators are becoming increasingly interested in the offshore renewables industry as their main market deteriorates; however, vessel operators that specialize in the renewables sector such as Chevalier Floatels have an edge over the new competitors in that their vessels are finely tuned to serve the renewables market with streamlined execution and cost-efficiency, Marcel Roelofs, the Dutch company’s Chief Executive Officer, told Offshore WIND.