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  • UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking

    16 September 2013
    Authorities

    As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so long as the Coalition remains in […]

  • Australian Government Awards Funding for Oceanlinx 1MW Wave Energy Demonstrator

    4 July 2012
    Authorities, Technology

    Oceanlinx announces that the Australian Government has awarded funding of $3,970,450 from the Emerging Renewables Program for a $7,242,550 project, “Oceanlinx 1MW Commercial Wave Energy Demonstrator”. The project cost includes one year of operations post the grid connection. The unit with a foot print of 20m by 20m will be the most cost effective and […]

  • Fendercare Marine to Supply Yokohama Fenders to Eastport UK

    8 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Norfolk based Fendercare Marine, one of the world’s foremost suppliers of marine products and services, has won a significant contract to supply Yokohama fenders to Eastport UK, Norfolk’s premier port. The contract, won against strong international competition, is for the supply of 17 Yokohama pneumatic fenders measuring 2.0m x 3.5m to be used at the […]

  • Researchers Investigate Hearing of Marine Mammals

    1 April 2014
    Environment, R&D

    Researchers from the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation (TiHo) are investigating the hearing of gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) under the leadership of Professor Dr. Ursula Siebert and Dr. Andreas Ruser. They published the first results in the online specialist magazine Plos one. The investigations were […]

  • US Government: Offshore Wind 101

    7 May 2014
    Training & Education

    Under the series “Top Things You Didn’t Know About…”, US Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is now focusing on the offshore wind. Besides these facts, the department has released Energy 101: Wind Turbines video. 1. Offshore Wind Resources are Near Most Americans: More than 70 percent of the nation’s electricity consumption occurs in the […]

  • Vattenfall Paints Norfolk Vanguard Picture

    31 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has issued a preliminary environmental information report revealing project details related to the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm.

  • Design for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Visitor, O&M Building Released

    21 January 2014
    Technology

    Designs for an iconic offshore visitor, operations and maintenance building have been finalised, providing an educational, cultural and leisure base for local people and the 100,000 visitors expected to want to come and see Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon each year once it is up and running in 2018. The 3,500 m2 landmark building has been […]

  • Vestas Leads Project to Make Wind Turbine Blades Fully Recyclable

    17 May 2021
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is leading a new initiative aiming to make blades fully recyclable. A coalition of industry and academic leaders has developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make blades. The new technology is said to deliver the final technological step on the journey towards […]

  • Aegir Takes On EOWDC Jackets at Port of Tyne

    2 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The deep-water heavy lift vessel Aegir has started lifting suction bucket jacket foundations, built for Vattenfall’s  European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), at the Port of Tyne’s Northumbrian Quay in North Shields.

  • ESS Sets Aside GBP 3 Million for Subsea Trencher

    3 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) is to invest up to GBP 3 million in developing a water-jetting tool which could potentially ”double trench production rates in seabed trenching operations.” The subsea and engineering technology company has awarded a contract to Northumberland-based Osbit to be the lead detail design and development provider for the SCARJet subsea vehicle […]

  • Coastline Surveys Uses Its New Datem 5000 CPT System for North Sea Project

    24 September 2012
    Technology

    Coastline Surveys has taken delivery of their new Datem 5000 CPT System (C-Pen35). After a series of robust acceptance tests the system was delivered on-time to Scotland and has immediately commenced work on a cable route survey in the North Sea for the Renewables Sector. The DATEM 5000 unit is a coiled rod design offering […]

  • Vestas launches two groundbreaking projects, lowering cost of energy for customers (Denmark)

    7 June 2010
    R&D

    Vestas announces two very important R&D projects: Cost-effective deep water foundations for large offshore wind turbines and an Intelligent Energy Management System that will introduce energy storage into a wind power plant. Both projects will secure a lower cost of energy for our customers. Building foundations offshore at large depths is a huge challenge. The […]

  • Scientists Tracking Marine Mammals in and around Maryland Offshore Wind Zones

    23 November 2016
    Environment, R&D, Training & Education

    A group of researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and Cornell University are investigating how the proposed offshore wind farms off Ocean City, Maryland, could affect the travels of marine mammals in the area. Every three months, a crew of scientists and assistants rides a boat out into the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City […]

  • Red7Marine Wraps Up Diving Campaign at London Array

    11 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Diving and subsea engineering specialist Red7Marine Offshore has concluded a successful six-month diving campaign at London Array, the world’s largest operating offshore wind farm. Winter weather prevented completion of the work at one of the 175 turbines in the Thames Estuary; the small amount of remaining work will be completed with other work planned for […]

  • RenewableUK Responds to Atlantic Array Announcement

    26 November 2013

    Commenting on RWE’s announcement that it has decided not continue developing the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm project, RenewableUK’s Director of Policy, Dr Gordon Edge, said: “This is just one of a number of offshore wind farm projects in UK waters. Overall, we are set to achieve a massive increase in the amount of clean […]

  • Floating Turbines Receive Boost at RenewableUK’s Event

    12 June 2013
    Authorities

    RenewableUK has heralded new announcements planned today which will bring floating turbines a step closer to UK waters and open up the possibility of further developments. At RenewableUK’s Offshore Wind conference in Manchester, the Crown Estate, the managers of the seabed, will announce a new offshore wind leasing round for innovative structures. This is to […]

  • Photo of the Day: MO3 Trialled and Tested

    11 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) MO3, Mainprize Offshore’s latest addition to the fleet, has completed her sea trials in the North Sea and is ready to start her first offshore assignment.

  • Japan’s Kitakyushu Launches Nearshore Wind Farm Project

    19 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Kitakyushu city in Japan is auctioning off 2,687 hectares of water area controlled by the city’s port to companies interested in constructing and operating a nearshore wind farm at the site. The capacity of the wind farm has not been disclosed yet. The government started distributing project guideline papers on 18 August. The registration period for the project started […]

  • UXO Consultancy and Desktop Study Needed for Kriegers Flak Interconnector

    23 May 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Energinet.dk and Germany’s 50Hz Transmission have issued a tender for an UXO consultancy and desktop study for the 400 MW Kriegers Flak combined grid solution (CGS). The two transmission system operators are planning a HVAC cable between offshore substations located at the two offshore wind farms, the 600MW Kriegers Flak in Danish waters,  and the 288MW […]

  • Fraunhofer and Partners Develop Light, Recyclable Blades

    4 October 2016
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT have partnered with industry experts to develop thermoplastic foams and composites that make the offshore wind turbine blades lighter and recyclable. The new materials are expected to help operators expedite and simplify the transportation, installation, disassembly and disposal of the ever-increasing offshore wind rotor blades, according to Fraunhofer. Since […]

  • BP and Equinor Could Cancel US Offshore Wind Projects

    1 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    BP and Equinor are in the process of renegotiating the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for their joint offshore wind projects in the USA, according to Reuters. The partners do not plan on developing the projects off the US East Coast unless they meet the ”return thresholds of 6% to 8%”, Reuters quoted bp’s CEO Bernard […]

  • Freudenberg Group Enters American Wind Energy Market

    27 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Freudenberg Group has developed a broad range of technically challenging product solutions and services for the fast growing American wind energy market. Various operating companies of the Freudenberg Group are dedicating considerable effort to the development of renewable energy resources. The extensive product portfolio ranges from sealing product innovations from Simrit, over several thousand […]

  • USA: Environment New Hampshire Releases Wind Energy Report

    20 December 2012

     As Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath prompt more Granite Staters to call for action to tackle global warming and the rise in extreme weather, Environment New Hampshire released a new Environment New Hampshire Research & Policy Center report that shows that New Hampshire’s current power generation from wind energy displaces as much global warming pollution […]

  • DOE Selects Seven Projects to Demonstrate Offshore Wind Technologies (USA)

    13 December 2012
    Authorities

    The Energy Department has announced seven offshore wind awards for projects in Maine, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia. As part of the Energy Department’s broader efforts to launch an offshore wind industry in the United States, these engineering, design, and deployment projects will support innovative offshore installations in state and federal waters for […]

  • Fugro Finishes Erebus Geotechnical Campaign Offshore Wales

    6 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has completed its geotechnical campaign for the 100 MW Erebus Test and Demonstration floating offshore wind project in Wales. The surveys, led by the Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro, included the acquisition of sub-seabed data using borehole, vibrocore, and cone penetration test techniques utilising […]

  • SLPE Backs Geowynd with Soil Modelling

    19 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    The UK-based Geowynd has signed a framework agreement with Sea and Land Project Engineering (SLPE) for the provision of advanced soil modelling. In recent months, the UK geotechnical consulting firm supported SLPE on 7 wind farm project developments in Europe and America. Geowynd did not disclose the name of this most recent project, but did say […]