XYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announced that the Baltic Wind Park (BWP) have confirmed their reputation as the leading offshore wind energy provider in the Baltic States by selecting the WindSentinel™ wind resource assessment buoy to be deployed off Latvia as part of their wind resource assessment program. The AXYS WindSentinel™ will be used not only [...]
As Germany prepares for a major expansion of offshore wind to replace nuclear power, companies like French giant Areva and US-based General Electric (GE) have flocked to the German coastlines. With wind parks planned for both the North Sea and Baltic Sea, the buildup can be felt in the country’s seaports and hinterlands. Germany Trade [...]
In the beginning of 2011 the BSH (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie – Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency) established a new standard for analysis of the foundations of offshore wind turbine (OWT) support structures. In his presentation at EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam, Marc Mittelstaedt, GL Renewables Certification presents the research contribution to this new [...]
Over 20 Scottish firms will join 7,500 delegates from around the world to showcase their products and services at EWEA Offshore Wind 2011. The bi-annual event, held in Amsterdam, presents a unique opportunity to tell the world about Scotland’s leading offshore wind expertise. At the Scotland Pavilion, supported by Scottish Development International (SDI) and Scottish [...]
Cost cutting, calls for innovation in the industry and calls for industry cooperation across Europe – these were just some of the hot topics at the opening session of the European Wind Energy Association’s OFFSHORE 2011 conference and exhibition in Amsterdam today. Ian Marchant, CEO of SSE Renewables and chair of OFFSHORE 2011 said that [...]
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has set its targets for installing 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2020. Offshore wind is still too expensive, concludes Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Offshore wind costs are much higher than for other renewable energy sources, twice as high as onshore wind. The costs can only be reduced [...]
NGenTec, a Scottish designer of magnet generators for wind turbines, will present during the EWEA Offshore Wind Energy exhibition in Amsterdam a new wind turbine technology which could lower the cost of wind energy significantly. The development new generator technology should produce “maximum energy at a minimum cost”. As part of the trial, six full-scale [...]
A new study of the impact of noise on the behaviour of fish and crustaceans is to inform the development of offshore wind farms around the UK. The innovative new University of Hull research project uses underwater television, high frequency sonar and playback system to replicate and monitor the effect of any artificial noise in [...]
DolWin beta is a transformer station operated by TenneT, one of Europe’s largest grid operators. DolWin beta will be built as part of a large offshore wind farm cluster in the German sector, approximately 45 km off the German coast in the North Sea. It will receive alternating current from wind farms and convert it [...]
Over 141 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity is built, under construction, consented, or planned in Europe: enough to power 130 million average EU households. These wind farms – representing 35 times more capacity than the just under 4 GW installed today – would provide 13.1% of Europe’s total electricity production. The European Wind [...]
