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  • Cape Sharp Tidal Project Brings NS Firms Multi-Million Contracts

    16 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    A third Nova Scotian company has secured a multi-million dollar contract with the Cape Sharp Tidal project, which has potential to be the first grid-connected tidal array in the world. Hawboldt Industries of Chester, Nova Scotia, has been awarded a $4.7-million contract for the design and manufacturing of three heavy lift winches to be used […]

  • UK: Trident to Test Floating Generator for Second Time

    15 November 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Trident Energy will test its generator prototype in the spring on a deep water pier in Scotland, trying to create electricity from wave energy. This will be the second time the company undertakes this test, because three years ago the first prototype sank before it could be tested on the sea, writes the BBC. The […]

  • Six Project to Receive USD 7.5 m for Wind Turbine Drivetrain Development (USA)

    29 June 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that six projects in four states – California, Colorado, Florida, and New York – have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. Drivetrains, which include a turbine’s gearbox and generator, are at the heart of the turbine and […]

  • Denmark Getting Ready for Spring Offshore Wind Tender

    15 January 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is doing one last check with the market before launching the offshore wind tenders for at least 6 GW of capacity that would be installed by 2030 across several sites, starting with the first auction this Spring. On 12 January, the DEA published revised draft tender documents for a follow-up […]

  • UK Marine Energy Developer Enters Floating Wind Market

    4 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Wave energy technology developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) is expanding into the floating offshore wind sector with two new devices said to offer a solution to wind energy generation challenges in deep waters. The UK company stated that R&D of its wave energy device WaveSub brought to the development of the DualSub device, which captures […]

  • ‘World’s Largest Single-Capacity’ Floating Wind Platform En Route to Installation Site

    12 August 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Mingyang Smart Energy’s OceanX, the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind platform according to Mingyang, has sailed out of Guangzhou, China, and is heading towards the Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, Guangdong, where it will be installed. The floater is a dual-turbine V-shaped platform and has a generation capacity of 16.6 MW, featuring two […]

  • Marine Computers to Withstand Battering of Ocean Waves (UK)

    19 January 2012
    Technology

    As the marine industry is constantly evolving, and requiring more computer technology, there is a demand for specialist computers capable of withstanding the environmental hostilities. One such example is Captec’s highly integrated compact computer for on board applications such as hydro graphic survey. This highly compact, yet powerful computer system is tested to IEC-60945 EMC […]

  • Jersey to Harness Tidal Energy

    28 May 2013

      Deputy Rob Duhamel, Jersey Minister for Planning and Environment, thinks that Jersey needs to harness the potential of the tides that are flowing around the island, reports BBC. Duhamel said: “A key issue was recognising that we have energy dense waters and it is a resource that could be exploited.“ “But any exploiting of […]

  • Australia: Territory Gets Closer to Tidal Energy

    25 September 2012
    Authorities

       Power and Water has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tenax Energy to build a 2MW tidal energy plant and tidal energy testing centre. The move brings a tropical tidal energy supply for the Top End a step closer. Power and Water’s Manager Sustainable Energy Trevor Horman said Power and Water was very interested […]

  • DECC Assessing Future Offshore Wind Leasing

    3 March 2016
    Authorities

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan to enable future leasing for offshore wind, as well as wave and tidal devices. The authority published the UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 3 (OESEA3) report, and opened the consultation period which closes on 29 […]

  • BLUE Hammer Driving Piles In Quietly

    15 March 2016
    Technology

    Dutch research institute TNO has measured underwater noise levels during pile driving trials conducted by Fistuca on a testpile, during which BLUE Hammer device demonstrated that very low noise levels can be achieved. All underwater sound levels measured during these tests were far below the most stringent industry limits that currently apply (in German waters), […]

  • BWS Secures Port Logistics Contract for Horns Rev 3

    26 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has won the port logistics contract for Vattenfall’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea.

  • Subsea operations

    6 April 2012

    The offshore wind industry, it would appear, has been plagued by schedules and budgets that have far exceeded expectations, a trend that will inevitably become less of a headline-grabber as more farms come on line and experience is gained. The oil and gas industry, after all, went through similar teething issues in its heady early […]

  • A Hub in the Netherlands

    22 June 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    This year Offshore WIND Magazine will be looking at the offshore wind hub ports. These are ports that have either become newly established as offshore wind ports or existing ports already serving the industry that grown beyond most people’s expectations in the past seven years. These hubs can be either a single port or a group of neighbouring ports able to provide the complete base support for range of services from project pre-construction surveys to wind farm operation and maintenance.

  • Ridgeway to Provide Cable Protection for France’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Belfast-headquartered Ridgeway has secured a contract to supply Rockbags, also known as Kyowa Filter Units, for cable protection for the 480 MW Saint Nazaire wind farm offshore France. Saint Nazaire – an offshore wind farm being developed in the Loire-Atlantique region of France and owned by EDF Renewables and EIH S.à r.l. (a joint venture […]

  • Jiangsu Hantong Lays Keel for Nantong WFIV

    19 April 2017
    Vessels

    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has held a keel laying ceremony for a jack-up wind farm installation vessel (WFIV) being built for Nantong Ocean Water Construction.

  • Photo of the Day: Nordsee One Foundations Falling into Place

    26 January 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    RWE AG has shared a photo of the world’s biggest jack-up vessel in operation, Innovation, installing one of 54 foundations at the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German waters of the North Sea. The installation work is being carried out by GeoSea, part of DEME Group. The contract includes the installation of all monopile foundations and […]

  • Cape Cod Community College to Discuss Offshore Wind

    20 May 2015

    Cape Cod Community College will host a forum on Thursday as part of the “Big Choices” series. The forum titled “Big Choices: Offshore Wind and Community Benefit” aims to accelerate community-based progress toward a sustainable energy future, according to Cape Cod. President of the Board for Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Chris Powicki said, “Part of […]

  • Bladt Completes First Frame for Iberdrola’s OWF Picture

    19 August 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    First of the total 82 A-frames for Wikinger offshore wind farm foundations is ready for the next step in the fabrication process, Bladt Industries reported via social media. The company will deliver 41 four-legged jacket foundations for Iberdrola’s wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The jacket foundations will be installed in water depths of […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Sector to Face Vessel Shortages

    30 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Wind turbine installation projects will face greater competition from oil and gas projects for chartering specialist vessels. Offshore wind farm developers in Europe and their contractors for engineering procurement, construction and installation are likely to struggle to secure specialist tonnage in the mid and long terms despite some current easing in the market due to […]

  • TenneT Installs Artificial Reefs at Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Netherlands

    27 October 2023
    Environment, R&D

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has placed several artificial reefs at the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore transformer platform in the Dutch North Sea. The platform will connect the Ecowende consortium (Shell/Eneco) wind farm to the high-voltage grid. In collaboration with Equans/Smulders, TenneT placed two types of artificial reefs near the offshore substation […]

  • A&P Falmouth Scores Marine Renewables Hat Trick

    20 June 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A&P Falmouth currently has three marine renewable devices in the dockyard, each in varying stages of development. The fabrication of Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave energy device is now complete and is being assembled at the yard before being the first device deployed at Wave Hub. The landmark contract was awarded to A&P Falmouth in February. […]

  • Sierra Club: “Block Island Wind Farm Is Our Apollo 11 Moment” (Gallery)

    28 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, Deepwater Wind launched the construction phase of its offshore wind project at Block Island, Rhode Island. Sierra Club said that this was a watershed moment for American clean energy development.  “The importance of this day cannot be overstated. The Block Island Wind Farm is our Apollo 11 moment,” said Emily Norton, Director of the Massachusetts Chapter […]

  • Vertical Axis Turbines ‘Dramatically’ Increase Power Density at Offshore Wind Farms – White Paper

    20 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Sweden-headquartered SeaTwirl has published a white paper that outlines the possibility of ‘dramatically’ increasing the power density on offshore wind farms by placing the company’s vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) closer together. The white paper, which was commissioned by SeaTwirl from Dr. Pablo Ouro, a researcher at the University of Manchester, investigated different spacing configurations […]

  • Three Rescued After Fishing Boat Hits Wind Turbine off Walney Island

    26 May 2016
    Authorities, Vessels

    Three fishermen were rescued after their 10.5-metre catamaran collided with an offshore wind turbine and started taking on water some 2.5 miles west of Walney Island, Cumbria, UK, in the early morning hours of Thursday, 26 May, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) reports. RNLI did not specify the name of the wind farm at which […]

  • WTIVS: The future – New generation designs

    2 October 2013

    Before any wind turbines are installed, before any installation vessels are built and before any orders have been placed to build the vessels the statistics show that one company in this industry continues to have more influence in this sector than the rest of the sector all together. GustoMSC has designed part of the vast […]