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  • Norway: DNV, Fedem Technology Develop Offshore Wind Design Analysis Software

    15 April 2013

    The offshore wind turbine industry will benefit from this new and innovative, user-friendly software solution including dynamic simulations, advanced fatigue calculation and code check in one complete analysis package. The new module for coupled analysis is powered by FEDEM Windpower, and is well integrated with Sesam. It is the most recent addition to DNV Software’s […]

  • UK: Humber Firms Urged to Join Floating Turbine Development

    25 April 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Renewables businesses in the Humber are being urged to get involved with a new development in wind technology. Ambitious plans have been unveiled for floating wind turbines to harness more offshore wind power at potentially lower cost.  The UK and US are set to work together to develop floating wind turbines to harness more offshore wind […]

  • Canada: Ontario Faces USD 1 Billion Offshore Wind Lawsuit

    4 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Liberal Government of Ontario is yet again exposed to the public eye, since a second lawsuit has been filed against it and this time by the SouthPoint Wind Company, which is claiming $1-billion worth damages, the Canadian Press informs. Namely, in February 2011 the Government of Ontario imposed a moratorium on offshore wind farms […]

  • Iberdrola’s Renewables Unit Posts Weaker Results

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s  renewables division recorded a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of EUR 1.14 billion in the first nine months of 2016, down 3.3% compared to the first nine months of 2015, due to the poorer performance and the exchange rate effect in the United Kingdom. The company’s renewables division is currently building 1,064 new megawatts […]

  • UK: RMSpumptools Launches Advanced Subsea Connectors for Marine Renewable Energy

    12 June 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    With the increasing number of marine renewable energy projects being developed, particularly in UK coastal waters, there is a growing requirement for the installation of reliable power cables and connectors that are proven to be robust in the harsh subsea environment. While power cable terminations can be made above the surface for most wind installations, […]

  • New EU Project Commits to Better Turbine Economics

    17 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Industry and research communities from five different European countries have launched a project aiming to develop composite materials expected to allow a 30% increase in wind turbine blade durability and a considerable reduction in blade-related costs.

  • First Stage of Beatrice Export Cable Installation Starts

    23 May 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) has started the first stage of export cable works for the Beatrice offshore wind farm at Portgordon near Buckie, as it plans to install the export cables beneath Portgordon Beach.

  • Honeycomb-Inspired Floating Wind Solution Attracts Major Backer

    15 February 2022
    R&D

    French energy major TotalEnergies has partnered with the Norwegian engineering consultant company Semar in the development of the Honeymooring solution for floating offshore wind turbines. The mooring design is based on the traditional technologies from the mooring of oil & gas floating structures. Once a turbine is installed on a floater, it is anchored to […]

  • Inch Cape Picks Montrose Port for O&M Base

    7 February 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture between the Edinburgh-based Red Rock Power Limited and Ireland’s energy company Electricity Supply Board (ESB), has selected Montrose Port as the future operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm. Should the Inch Cape project be awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) this summer, […]

  • Helicopter Industry Boosting Offshore Safety

    4 March 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems (HTAWS) are set to be upgraded to give pilots between 6 and 30 seconds of additional warning of a potential collision with an obstacle, terrain or water, according to HeliOffshore. Plans to implement the upgrades have been formulated as a result of HeliOffshore’s collaborative efforts involving aircraft manufacturers, operators, and regulators, […]

  • WindEurope: Better Port Infrastructure Slashes Offshore Wind LCoE by 5.3%

    27 September 2018
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Investing EUR 500 million to EUR 1 billion in new port infrastructure in Europe could help the offshore wind sector cut costs by up to 5.3% according to figures released by the WindEurope Ports Platform at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg.

  • EMEC, FloWave to Help Wave Developers with WES Funding

    11 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney (EMEC) and the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at Edinburgh University will work together to offer technical input and tank testing capability to developers applying to Wave Energy Scotland’s latest funding call on novel wave energy converter concepts. Announced yesterday, the call will offer up to 100 per […]

  • Hollandia fabrication yard

    5 October 2012

    A joint venture between Strukton Systems and Hollandia is building transformer stations for the offshore wind industry at the Hollandia fabrication yard on the banks of the rivers IJssel and Lek where they meet in Krimpen aan den IJssel, just outside of Rotterdam. Strukton Systems is a specialist in the design, construction and maintenance of […]

  • Offshore Wind of Change for China

    30 December 2011

    The two figures of “100 million” and “10 million” are extremely meaningful to each Chinese people. By the end of October, the total installed capacity of China Guodian Corporation surpassed 100 million kilowatts, among which wind power 10 million kilowatts, the symbolic WTG is located at Jiangsu Rudong Offshore (Intertidal) 150,000 kilowatts Large-Scale Demonstration Wind […]

  • Ørsted Trials Turning Jackets into Coral Reefs – Video

    4 May 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted is planning a world-first attempt to support coral reefs by growing corals on offshore wind turbine foundations. Together with Taiwanese partners, the company will test the concept in the tropical waters of Taiwan this summer. The aims are to determine whether corals can be successfully grown on offshore wind turbine foundations and to evaluate […]

  • USA: Hall Spars and Rigging Supplies Blades for Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project

    23 August 2012

    World class composite manufacturing firm Hall Spars and Rigging, known in the yachting industry as a leading provider of spars, rigging and complex composite components for the most competitive and successful yachts in the world, is manufacturing the turbine components for the United States’ first commercial, grid-connected tidal energy project. Maine based Ocean Renewable Power […]

  • Voith Wins Award for World’s First Commercial Wave Power Plant (UK)

    22 December 2011

    Inverness, Scotland: Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Scottish Voith subsidiary for wave energy, has won an award for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy. With the award the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) recognized the delivery of the world’s first full life commercial wave power plant in Mutriku in Northern Spain. Mutriku’s breakwater now […]

  • Tocardo to Set Up 5-Turbine Array in Dutch Eastern Scheldt

    16 June 2015
    Technology

    Tocardo Tidal Turbines will install five tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the company announced today. This will be both the largest tidal energy project in the Netherlands as well as the world’s largest commercial tidal installation of five turbines in an array. The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is designed to protect […]

  • USA: Icebreaker OW Project to Use Mono Bucket Foundations

    2 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that the Icebreaker offshore wind project, planned for the Ohio waters of Lake Erie, will utilize Mono Bucket foundations, developed by Denmark-based Universal Foundation (UF). “Universal Foundation’s Mono Bucket foundation recently emerged as one of the most promising technology developments in the European offshore wind industry,” […]

  • Iberdrola Ramps Up Floating Wind Game

    30 March 2020
    Technology

    Iberdrola will lead an international consortium aiming to install a floating wind turbine of more than 10MW in Norway and will soon join another floating wind demonstration project in Spain.

  • BWS Opens New Multiterminal at Port of Esbjerg

    23 January 2018
    Ports & Logistics

    Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has put into operation a new 116,000m² multiterminal in the East Port area of the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark, boosting its capabilities to accommodate RoRo vessel traffic, which has increased at the port with the wind turbine industry’s use of RoRo vessels and more operations by the existing RoRo customers.

  • DOE WindSentinel Buoy in Full Swing off New Jersey

    13 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Ocean Tech Services (OTS) has deployed an AXYS WindSentinel buoy based LIDAR system near offshore wind development areas along the coast of New Jersey as part of a contract to install, operate and maintain the buoy for a 1-year data collection mission signed with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). OTS relocated the buoy from Port Angeles, Washington, to their […]

  • Scotland: Mainstream Submits Application for 450 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    30 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has announced the submission of its application for Offshore Consent to Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team (MS-LOT) for its 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (“NnG”) offshore wind project in Scottish territorial waters. The application, which is now open to consultation until Monday 10 September, is a significant step towards […]

  • TSG Marine, JK Lifting Equipment Working on GMS Endeavour

    15 December 2020
    Vessels

    TSG Marine and JK Lifting Equipment have joined forces to carry out testing and maintenance work on Gulf Marine Services’ vessel GMS Endeavour at Port of Blyth. The jack-up vessel, which supports offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance, was berthed at Port of Blyth for its five-year survey, which included a full maintenance check, involving […]

  • VBMS to Install Hornsea One Nearshore Export Cables

    6 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has been awarded a contract to assist DEME’s subsidiary Tideway with the installation of three nearshore and shallow water sections of export cables for DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • Seatower: GBS to Become Market Standard Solution

    21 December 2015

    Seatower has welcomed the Carbon Trust’s recent report on the potential of gravity based foundations for offshore wind. Petter Karal, Seatower CEO, commented on the report saying: “We are satisfied that the Carbon Trust highlights the benefits provided by concrete gravity offshore foundations. With the bigger turbines that are coming, we expect this to become […]