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  • Seacat Services’ WFSVs to Feature Water Jets from Rolls-Royce

    10 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) to be built by South Boats IOW for the offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services. In one of the biggest orders made for wind farm workboats, one 24-metre and two 26-metre aluminium catamarans, each featuring two Rolls-Royce 56A3 […]

  • Port of Wilhelmshaven: Fit for the future

    16 August 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    Germany’s ambition is to have 2.500 turbines installed in its territorial waters in the North and Baltic Seas by 2030. This means that on an average of 250 turbines will have to be produced and installed each year. This cannot be handled by one port alone and therefore several German ports are now trying to […]

  • Japanese Test Combined Water-Air Drone for Offshore Wind Farm Inspection

    14 December 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Japan’s KDDI, KDDI R&D Laboratories, and Prodrone have carried out a demonstration flight and dive of a combined water-air drone for inspection of wind turbines both above and under water. The drone, which supports mobile communication and autonomous flight and remote control, transmits video imagery from aerial and underwater cameras in real time and features […]

  • Rystad Energy: US Waters Could See 20GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

    22 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Installed offshore wind capacity in U.S. waters could reach 20GW by 2030, according to research by Rystad Energy. The research writes that the annual investments in the U.S. offshore wind sector could surpass USD 15 billion by the mid-2020s. Such a trajectory means capital expenditure in U.S. offshore wind will likely exceed those in the […]

  • Deep-Water Wind Technology Becomes High Federal Government Priority (USA)

    10 March 2011
    Authorities

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is being told that offshore, deep-water wind technology is a high priority for the federal government.   (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, March 10, 2011  

  • ABPmer to Advice ACRE on Renewable Energy Development Proposal in Alderney Waters (UK)

    13 May 2011
    R&D

      ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been commissioned by the Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy (ACRE) to provide independent advice on the Environmental Statement relating to a current marine renewable energy development proposal in Alderney waters. The Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy is the statutory body responsible for licensing and regulating the development, […]

  • Mak Industrial Water to Manufacture and Construct Carnegie’s Wave Powered Desalination Plant

    5 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) today announced the award of the manufacturing and construction contract for its wave powered Desalination Pilot Plant to Perth-based MAK Industrial Water Solutions. MAK Industrial Water Solutions is an experienced provider of reverse osmosis desalination solutions throughout Western Australia and nationally. It has a particular focus on containerised sea water […]

  • UK: Seaspeed Undertakes WFSV Sea Trials

    15 May 2013

    Seaspeed Marine Consulting was recently commissioned to undertake instrumented full scale sea trials on board a fleet of fast catamaran wind-farm support vessels, covering both calm water and rough water performance monitoring. The vessels ranged in size from 18 to 24 metres in length, all with speeds up to approximately 30 knots. For the calm […]

  • EnBW Looking for Wind Turbine Hydraulics O&M Services for Baltic 2 OWF

    12 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    EnBW has opened a tender for the replacement of hydraulic hoses and change of the hydraulic and transmission oil on the wind turbines at the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. The work is scheduled to be carried out on all the offshore wind farm’s turbines in 2022, and also includes the procurement of all […]

  • U.S. Army Corps Extends Comment Period on Deepwater Wind’s Offshore Project

    15 November 2012
    Authorities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment period until Dec. 31, 2012 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The original 45-day comment period was scheduled to […]

  • Suction Bucket Installation (VIDEO)

    25 September 2014
    Technology

    Suitable for water depths of 30-60m with a height of 57m and weighing roughly 850 tonnes. The suction bucket jacket is installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany.  The new foundation concept has been developed by DONG Energy in cooperation with Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) in the UK. The […]

  • UK: Intertek to Conduct Water Quality Assessment for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay

    23 April 2013

    Intertek Energy & Water consultancy services (formerly Metoc), is undertaking specialist studies for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd, to assess the potential impact of a tidal lagoon on marine water quality. Intertek is the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. The Swansea Bay project aims to provide enough power for 107,000 homes from 250MW […]

  • Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute to Explore Water Flow Offshore Florida (USA)

    17 October 2011
    R&D, Technology

      The pieces of what could one day change the whole electrical power industry in Florida don’t look impressive.   By James Kirley (tcpalm) [mappress] Source: tcpalm, October 17, 2011

  • GBP 6 Million Available for Wave and Tidal Projects Through WATERS (Scotland)

    13 February 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The marine and tidal energy sector is to benefit from £6 million in funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Scottish Enterprise is launching a second round of the remaining competitive funding from the initial WATERS £13 million fund, launched in March 2010. To reduce the […]

  • First Steel in Water at Ørsted and Eversource’s Two-State Offshore Wind Project

    16 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind offshore wind farm has achieved its “steel in the water” milestone with the installation of the project’s first turbine foundation offshore the US. Located approximately 15 miles (about 24 kilometres) south of the Rhode Island coast and 32 miles (approximately 51 kilometres) southeast of the Connecticut coast, Revolution Wind is […]

  • ABS Validates OTI’s Floating Power Plant

    11 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Environment, Technology

    ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Maryland-based OTEC International LLC (OTI) for its 5–7 megawatt ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) Floating Power Plant (FPP). The FPP is designed to generate consistent electrical power for a commercial utility grid in the world’s tropical and sub-tropical zones. The FPP design uses seawater to turn solar […]

  • Vineyard Wind Seeks USACE Okay

    28 December 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Vineyard Wind is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the construction of its 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts.

  • HR Wallingford Carrying Out Scour Protection Modelling for EA1

    8 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    HR Wallingford is currently conducting physical modelling in its Fast Flow Facility to test the scour development and the performance of a frond mat scour protection system to protect the jacket piles for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

  • New Method for Developing Recyclable Bio-Derivable Wind Turbine Blades Unveiled

    23 August 2024
    Business development, Industry, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have found a practical path for manufacturing bio-derivable wind turbine blades that can be recycled and reused, potentially ending the practice of landfilling old blades. The paper “Manufacture and testing of biomass-derivable thermosets for wind blade recycling” involved work from investigators at five […]

  • Vestas and Mitsubishi to Build First Offshore Wind Farms in Louisiana State Waters

    14 December 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Steelhead Americas, Vestas’ North American development arm, and Mitsubishi-owned Diamond Offshore Wind (DOW Wind) have signed operating agreements to build the first offshore wind farms in Louisiana waters. The State Mineral and Energy Board has approved a 6,162-acre property agreement for DOW Wind off the coast of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes and a 59,653-acre agreement […]

  • Study: Use of Gravity Base Structures in Deeper Waters in ‘Chicken and Egg’ Stage

    3 December 2015
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    Additional focus and investment into fabrication infrastructure is needed to unlock potential of using gravity base structures (GBSs) as wind turbine generator foundations for deeper water sites in the offshore wind sector, according to a study released by the Carbon Trust today. GBSs have been successfully demonstrated and deployed in shallow water wind farm projects. However, as wind […]

  • Offshore projects in federal waters south of the Cape and Islands further offshore (USA)

    10 September 2010
    Authorities

    Some local officials are feeling better about planning for renewable energy projects that could pop up in federal waters south of the Cape…   (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, September 10, 2010;

  • RES Offshore to Provide Expert Support for Deep Water Wind Project (UK)

    26 November 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The Glosten Associates (Glosten) has recently appointed RES Offshore to provide expert support for its pioneering floating offshore wind turbine demonstrator project. This project will demonstrate Glosten’s PelaStar tension leg platform (TLP) floating foundation system at the deep water Wave Hub demonstrator facility in Cornwall, UK. RES Offshore are providing a wide range of services […]

  • Blue Water Appoints New Head of Port Services, Agency and Wind Logistics

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Blue Water Shipping has appointed Peter Ehrhorn as its new head of port services, agency and wind logistics. Mr.  Ehrhorn replaces Niels Tolstrup, who has held the position as Head of Blue Waters port services, agency and wind logistics for five years. As he has expressed a wish for working closer to his home and family on Sealand, he […]

  • Germany: Blue Water Shipping Presents New Business Segment at Husum Event

    25 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Blue Water Shipping attended Husum Wind with its own stand as part of the Danish Pavilion that was among others visited by His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark. Husum Wind is traditionally a very good exhibition gathering companies from all over the world for a week of network and business in Husum, and this […]

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Readies For First Above-Water Hardware

    30 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Installation of monopiles at Dogger Bank A, the first of the three 1.2 GW phases comprising the world’s largest wind farm under construction, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, is scheduled to start in the first half of July. DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Innovation is expected to start installing the first three of the 95 monopiles […]