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  • Polish Ports Get EU Boost

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a EUR 38 million loan to Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority for investments improving the seaports’ nautical access and quay infrastructure.

  • VIDEO: UMass Doctorate Students Review Cape Wind

    15 May 2014

    An interdisciplinary group of doctoral students who study wind energy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, conducted a case study on the subject of Cape Wind, a project which could become America’s first offshore wind farm. They reviewed the development, as well as the current status of the project, and looked into the factors that […]

  • Finland: Efficient Grid Interconnection and Power Conditioning for CHP Systems

    1 July 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Combined heat and power (CHP) systems are very popular in high-rise buildings as well as industrial sites and other facilities where they produce heat and power at a reasonable cost. CHP systems can save as much as 40% energy compared with traditional ways of producing electricity and heat separately. How can you save even more? […]

  • Bad Weather Slows Down Progress on Walney 2 Wind Farm (UK)

    20 December 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    The progress on Walney 2 has been dramatically reduced due to windy weather conditions for the last couple of weeks. Heavy winds and high waves have paused the commissioning activities at Walney 2, making it impossible to access the turbines. When the wave height exceeds certain limits, all personnel transfer to the turbines is stopped […]

  • Hornsea 2 Plans Accepted for Examination

    20 February 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    SMart Wind’s application for Hornsea Project Two has been accepted for examination by the UK Planning Inspectorate. The Inspectorate now has approximately three months to prepare for the examination, during which residents will be able to register to become an interested party on the application. The Hornsea 2 offshore wind project has been proposed for an area approximately 89km […]

  • VTT: Artificial Intelligence Road to Erosion-Free Blades

    22 January 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Artificial intelligence and 3D printing can help in solving the problem of erosion on wind turbine blades, according to a project conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The antiAGE project saw VTT develop an optimized solution to the material problem through a design process using virtual testing and machine learning in less than a […]

  • BlueFloat Pinpoints Location, Layout of Taiwan’s First Floating Wind Farm

    9 August 2024
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    BlueFloat Energy has identified an exact location for the first phase of its Winds of September floating wind project off Hsinchu City, Taiwan, as the developer plans to enter Winds of September Phase 1 into the floating demonstration programme which the Taiwanese government is expected to launch later this year. Winds of September Phase 1, […]

  • DONG Gives Walney Extension Construction Update

    22 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    40 per cent of the turbine foundations are now in place at the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, DONG Energy said.

  • Innogy, E.ON and RWE Table Integration Procedures

    19 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Innogy has concluded two legally binding agreements – one with E.ON, another with RWE – on the planned integration of innogy into E.ON and the planned integration of innogy’s renewables business into RWE. As reported earlier, E.ON and RWE reached an agreement under which E.ON would acquire RWE’s 76.8% stake in innogy in return for granting […]

  • Bureau Veritas Addresses Risks in China’s Offshore Wind Industry

    8 January 2016

    Risk control is a major task for offshore wind power development in China due to great difficulties and risks, as well as the uniqueness of domestic offshore projects, Bureau Veritas said after its seminar on offshore wind power in October in Beijing. According to Shi Pengfei, an industry expert who attended Bureau Veritas’ seminar, the approval process of […]

  • Proserv Renewables Settles at OrbisEnergy

    3 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Proserv has set up an office at the OrbisEnergy hub in Lowestoft, UK, for its renewables division.

  • Vestas to Take Full Ownership of MHI Vestas

    29 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Vestas Wind Systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have signed an agreement through which Vestas will acquire MHI’s shares in the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind joint venture. Vestas is to acquire MHI’s 50 per cent share of the MHI Vestas joint venture against 5,049,337 shares in Vestas that will be issued at closing of the transaction, […]

  • Offshore Wind Defines Innovation Horizon, MAKE Says

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Wind turbine technology has matured significantly, resulting in substantial reductions in LCOE and increased competitiveness of wind energy on the grid. Turbines have grown larger, more productive, cost effective and reliable due to technology investments. The next decade will bring further change, but the role of technology has shifted as the industry continues to evolve […]

  • Ørsted and US Wind Back Maryland CEJA Passing

    24 May 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    US Wind Inc and Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind have expressed their support to Maryland passing the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) and the plans to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2040. As reported, CEJA will see the development of 1.2GW of additional offshore wind capacity in Maryland by 2030. In May 2017, this US East Coast […]

  • AWILCO-MULTIPLEX to Present Its Eco-Friendly Power Solution

    7 March 2014
    Technology

    During construction of wind turbines the staff depends on having power for the aviation obstruction lights until the wind turbine is grid connected. Using a generator is not an eco-friendly solution, it also needs to be refueled several times during construction period. With EFOY Pro fuel cells, wind turbine manufacturers obtain a reliable energy solution […]

  • Residents of Maryland Support Offshore Wind Development (USA)

    11 January 2012
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    A new survey shows that Marylanders support the offshore wind development. OpinionWorks of Annapolis conducted the survey which indicates that two thirds of voters favor offshore wind even though the end result could be utility bills raised by USD 2 a month. The main reason for arguing in favor of the offshore wind development was […]

  • Block Island Jackets Go Under Investigation

    12 April 2019
    R&D

    A team led by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) is set to conduct a research project on the engineering of the jacket foundations at the U.S. Block Island offshore wind farm. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has awarded USD 608,722 for the 28-month study of the first U.S. offshore wind commercial project. […]

  • Cape Wind to Base Operations HQ at Falmouth Harbor, USA

    24 August 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Cape Wind has announced that it will base its operations headquarters on Falmouth Harbor on Cape Cod, creating 50 new permanent jobs. Cape Wind President Jim Gordon said: “Cape and Islanders once lit the lamps of the world by harvesting whale oil. Pretty soon, every morning, workers will leave from Falmouth Harbor to harness the […]

  • USA: OPT Uncertain of Buoy Anchor Location

    18 February 2013

    Ocean Power Technologies, a company that plans to install wave energy system offshore Oregon Coast, was not able to locate its buoy anchor, writes The World Link. Last fall, the company installed the 450-ton anchor for PB150 PowerBuoy 2.5 miles offshore Oregon Coast, with a float attached to it at the depth of 30 feet. […]

  • UK: GME Lands First Export Cable at Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm

    22 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., (GME) the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide has landed the first export cable at the Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. The cable was landed by GME’s recently launched vessel, Cable Enterprise, and is the first of four export cables to […]

  • 100th Turbine Rises at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    27 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    100 out of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines have been installed at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid, the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm and soon to be the largest offshore wind farm in operation. ”We have finished the installation of offshore wind turbine number 100 at the Hollandse Kust Zuid […]

  • UK: FoundOcean Appointed Grouting Contractor for 108 Monopiles at West of Duddon Sands

    11 January 2013

    FoundOcean has been awarded a major offshore wind farm grouting contract in European waters by Offshore Wind Force, a joint venture of Dutch-based contractors Volker Stevin Offshore and Boskalis Offshore. The West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm is being constructed by DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables in the east Irish Sea, approximately 14km from […]

  • ‘World’s First’ O&M Campaign Using Heavy-Lift Cargo Drones Underway at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    7 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has deployed heavy-lift cargo drones (HLCDs) for maintenance work at the Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. This is the first time heavy-lift cargo drones are being used in an operational campaign, according to the company which tested the concept in 2023 at its Hornsea One offshore wind farm in the UK. […]

  • Gode Wind 1 and 2 Turbines Installation Halfway Done

    5 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s self-propelled jack-up vessel Sea Challenger has completed the installation of the 49th turbine at the 582 MW Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm, marking and surpassing the halfway stage in the process. When completed, Gode Wind 1 and 2 will comprise 97 6 MW Siemens Wind Power turbines, making it the largest contiguous offshore wind farm in Germany to date. […]

  • Van Oord Adds ALL NRG to Deutsche Bucht Team

    10 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Denmark-based ALL NRG has secured work with Van Oord on the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project. ALL NRG said that its team of technicians from the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm has been called upon for Deutsche Bucht in the German North Sea. According to the company, the team will be assisting Van […]

  • London Array Construction Contains Too Small UK Input

    3 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    The construction of the London Array offshore wind farm has not brought much profit to British businesses, as about 90% of the GBP 1.5 billion spent in it went to foreign  companies. The Guardian cites Chris Randle, the project manager from Siemens, as saying: “I would like nothing better than to be hiring local firms […]