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  • UK: South West Welcomes Crown Estate’s Invitation for Future Leasing

    26 July 2012

    The South West marine energy industry has welcomed the announcement by the Crown Estate that it is to begin an industry engagement exercise to chart future development plans for wave and tidal energy around the coast of the UK, including the South West of England. Speaking on behalf of the South West Marine Energy Park […]

  • Ocean Installer Selects Aberdeen as New UK Base

    13 June 2012

    Norwegian based subsea construction and engineering firm, Ocean Installer, has selected Scotland’s energy capital to set up a new UK division, in a move that will see the company create up to 100 new jobs in the energy sector. The company has signed a new ten year lease with Aberdeen Energy Park joint venture partners, […]

  • UAE: Masdar CEO Receives United Nations’ Champions of the Earth Award

    6 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted renewable energy company, has received this year’s United Nations’ Champions of the Earth award. Organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the award seeks to honour individuals whose actions and leadership have made a far-reaching positive impact on the environment. The award […]

  • Germany: Nordex Increases Sales by 8.3 pct to EUR 198.3 Million

    15 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      The Nordex Group posted an 8.3 percent increase in sales to EUR 198.3 million in the first quarter of 2012 (previous year: EUR 183.1 million). As expected, business volume thus accounted for just under 20% of the forecast full-year sales. This cyclical effect is typical of the wind power industry. Sales were particularly underpinned […]

  • Strategic Marine to Build Catamaran for European Offshore Wind Market (Australia)

    14 February 2012

    Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has started 2012 strongly, signing contracts to build eight 20 metre offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (including options) for the European market. The company will also be establishing a Service Network in Europe to support the vessels it will be supplying to clients in the region. The vessels will be […]

  • Iberdrola Consortium Bids for Windfarm Projects off Brittany and Atlantic Coasts (France)

    12 January 2012

    A consortium led by Iberdrola, who have their global offshore wind headquarters located in Glasgow, has announced yesterday the submission of two bids for windfarm projects off the Brittany and Atlantic coasts as part of the French Government’s competition to install up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity. The consortium includes Eole Res, […]

  • Offshore Wind Foundations – 20bn USD Business (Denmark)

    11 October 2011

      Considering availability and abundance of favourable wind sites – the expansion of wind industry is a foregone conclusion. Riding this expansion, the offshore wind foundation industry offers massive growth opportunity for players in the offshore wind industry and the offshore ecosystem. Wind Expansion to Offshore: A Technology Wave A report from the leading cleantech […]

  • OFFSHORE TURBINE TECHNICIANS: The challenge in moving onshore experience offshore

    14 September 2015

    With a reserved maximum of €18bn for offshore wind development the Dutch Government’s ‘Energie Akkoord’ outlines the instructions and deadlines for the future of this industry in the Netherlands. In the same agreement it states that a cost reduction of 40% should be achieved. Included in this is Operation & Maintenance (O&M) which takes up […]

  • New Hampshire residents still indicative on Offshore Wind Turbine (USA)

    21 December 2010

    Wind-energy projects are starting to pop up in New Hampshire, but people hoping to see off-shore wind farms are still treading water. And if coastal development ever does ever occur, it will come with a sizable price tag. Projects proposed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are expected to cost billions of dollars to build, as […]

  • LM Wind Power to Develop the World’s Longest Wind Turbine Blades for Offshore Wind Turbines (Denmark)

    9 February 2011
    Technology

    Record blade pushes the limits to bring down the Cost of Energy of offshore wind. LM Wind Power and Alstom have entered a strategic partnership to develop the longest wind turbine blade ever produced, designed to fit Alstom’s new 6 MW wind turbine for the growing European offshore wind market. This means that LM Wind […]

  • Relentless Cost-Cutting Drive Is Hurting Wind Industry Supply Chain – K2 Management

    22 June 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The relentless drive to reduce the levelized cost of electricity generated by wind is hindering the sector’s supply chain just when it needs to be accelerating deployment, according to renewable energy engineering and project management consultancy, K2 Management. The European wind industry needs to slow down in its attempts to further drive down the levelized […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Cranks It Up to 15 MW with Offshore Behemoth

    19 May 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has launched a new SG 14-222 DD offshore Direct Drive wind turbine. The new turbine model has a 14 MW capacity, reaching up to 15 MW using the company’s Power Boost function, a 222-metre diameter rotor, 108-metre long blades, and a 39,000 m2 swept area. The turbine prototype is expected to be ready […]

  • SPR, Vattenfall Divide East Anglia Development

    7 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall have agreed to independently take forward offshore wind farm projects within the East Anglia Zone. This follows on from industry-wide changes agreed with The Crown Estate, which will see ‘zone development agreements’ replaced with project specific agreements. ScottishPower Renewables intends to focus on developing projects in the southern area of […]

  • Tekmar Boosts Its Team with New Appointments

    23 June 2014

    Offshore cable protection specialist, Tekmar Energy, has reinforced its senior management team with the appointments of a non-executive technical director and a technical sales manager. Dr Terry Sheldrake and Charlie Sullivan have taken up the respective roles which further underpin Tekmar’s engineering-led technical expertise. Dr Sheldrake, a specialist in developing technology strategy, will support the […]

  • DNV GL Initiates Walk to Work JIP

    28 November 2013

    DNV GL is initiating a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to provide guidance on an alternative means of personnel transfer onto offshore installations. The “Walk to Work” (W2W) approach, where offshore installations are manned from a ship via gangway is being increasingly considered and used in the North Sea and other oil and gas regions to […]

  • New Developments in Field of Structural Health Monitoring

    15 November 2013

    The interest in structural health monitoring (SHM) in industry has increased significantly in recent years. Failure of a mechanical structure can indeed occur suddenly and provide a lot of damage. With SHM it is possible to follow up (online or offline) defects with permanently attached sensors. Damage to mechanical structures may consist of (small) changes […]

  • UK: Turbine Control Workshop Showcases Green Energy Ambitions

    24 September 2012
    Technology

    New wind turbine control technology being developed at the University of Hull was top of the agenda at a prestigious two-day workshop in Hull last week. Some of the world’s leading turbine manufacturers attended the workshop, providing an opportunity to share cutting-edge intelligence on making offshore technology more reliable and efficient. Delegates were given an […]

  • Floating Lessons at DeepCwind (USA)

    19 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      The DeepCwind Consortium reviewed dozens of applications and placed 12 students around Maine and Washington, D.C. for eight-week-long summer internships. Follow this series to hear from the mouths of interns what it’s like to work for companies that are launching the floating deepwater offshore wind industry.  Dustin Jalbert, Masters Candidate International Finance and Economics […]

  • Fluor Announces That Cost Escalation on Offshore Wind Project Will Impact Third Quarter Results (USA)

    19 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced that its third quarter results will include a charge of approximately $163 million, or $0.90 per share, for estimated cost increases on the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Project. During the third quarter, the project experienced a variety of execution challenges, including material and equipment delivery issues, primarily relating to […]

  • Spain Receives First Floating Offshore Wind Power

    18 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Research & Development, Technology

    The DemoSATH floating offshore wind project has started generating electricity and feeding it to Spain’s national grid, introducing this type of renewable generation technology to Spain’s energy mix for the first time. Led by the Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with the German energy company RWE Offshore Wind and the Japanese company […]

  • Belgium Aims to Build World’s First Artificial Energy Island – Video

    3 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has presented draft plans for what the company says ”will be the world’s first artificial energy island.” The Princess Elisabeth Island will be located almost 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast and will serve as the link between the offshore wind farms in the country’s second offshore wind zone, […]

  • US Proposes First-Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale on West Coast

    27 May 2022
    Authorities

    On 26 May, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for potential commercial wind energy development at up to five areas within the two previously identified Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off California. The PSN contains proposed auction details and lease terms for […]

  • East of England’s OW Industry Awaits Policy Clarity

    21 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Investment, jobs and skills generated by the East of England’s position as a leading centre for developing offshore wind farms are at stake as the industry awaits clarity in policy, an industry leader has warned. The UK is being left behind by the rest of Europe as the industry waits for a sign from the […]

  • The rise of the renewables

    5 August 2015

      According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy demand will rise by almost 40 percent in 2040. But at the same time, the energy industry faces challenges with a changing climate which requires a drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. So, it’s no surprise that renewable energy will be a very important part of the […]

  • SDE to Construct Second Power Plant in China

    5 December 2012

    SDE, which builds and constructs sea  wave power plants, lately shipped a second sea wave power plant to China, according to an agreement of $ 0.8 million. Recently a new agreement of $ 1.2 million was signed under which SDE will construct two additional power plants of 500kW each. The partnership registered a local Chinese company with the […]

  • UK: London to Host Meteocean Awareness Course

    30 September 2012

    The effects of meteorology and oceanography (metocean) have a major impact on design and operations for all offshore industries – marine renewables, and offshore oil and gas. If users of metocean information are not aware of the implications that the weather, waves, currents and water levels can have on their operations or design work, then […]