Search results for: sunrise Wind

344 results

A list of search results

  • UK: Alicat and South Boats Launch Two WFSV’s

    30 May 2013

    On Wednesday 29th May 2013, Alicat Workboats Ltd & South Boats IOW Ltd celebrated a double milestone in production with the launch of two new WFSV’s on the same day. On the Isle of Wight, the latest vessel built at the yard for Seacat Services took to the water to begin extensive sea trials, before […]

  • DONG Gets Rid of WWII UXO off Norfolk (VIDEO)

    13 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Over 40 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II have been safely detonated or removed from the Norfolk coast, having been discovered on the export cable route for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. During a large scale offshore inspection campaign on the Race Bank site, 41 UXO items were discovered, ranging […]

  • UOW Working on Super Efficient Offshore Wind Turbines

    28 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Researchers from University of Wollongong (UOW) are developing technologies for next generation offshore wind turbines that are one-third the price and 1,000 times more efficient, and they could be installed off the coast of Australia in the next five years. Materials scientist Dr Shahriar Hossain, from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at UOW, […]

  • Tiny Bat ‒ Big Impact on Offshore Wind Farms

    21 January 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A tiny bat, ringed in the UK, found in Netherlands, 600 kilometres (as the bat flies) from where it was ringed, has provided the first record of a bat crossing the sea from the UK to mainland Europe! Bat experts in the Netherlands and the UK are working together to learn more about this remarkable […]

  • SGS to Exhibit at China Wind Power

    2 November 2012

    SGS announced that it will return to China Wind Power, one of the world’s leading annual renewable energy conferences. From November 15-17, 2012, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company will exhibit at stand WB23 in Hall W at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing China. SGS experts Charlie Zhang (Wind […]

  • Switzerland: Renewables to Triple Insurance Spending by 2020

    26 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The renewable energy industry could be spending three times as much on insurance every year by 2020 to mitigate risks to projects, says a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance sponsored by Swiss Re. The report looked at six of the world’s leading markets for solar and wind, including Australia, China, France, Germany, the […]

  • Denmark: Total Global Wind Power Capacity To Reach Just Under 500GW by End of 2016

    17 April 2012
    R&D

    The global wind industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2012, according to a five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen. By the end of 2016, total global wind power capacity will be just […]

  • Super-Sized Turbines and Offshore Wind Farms Bring ‘Game-Changing’ Cost Cuts – NREL

    8 November 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Larger wind turbines and larger offshore wind projects alone can reduce a wind farm’s Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) by more than 23 per cent relative to the average fixed-bottom offshore wind farm installed in 2019, according to the research carried out by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Researchers from […]

  • ‘Our most energy-diverse event so far’ – Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022

    1 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    After two days of doing business, networking, celebrating innovation, and making new connections and collaborations, the 15th edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) can look back on a successful and inspiring event. The event brought together over 400 exhibitors and more than 6,500 registered visitors at the Home of Energy Transition in RAI […]

  • The Netherlands: First Offshore Wind Farm Has Positive Impact on Marine Life

    31 October 2012
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    A five-year scientific study has revealed the first offshore wind farm near Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands has positively impacted life in and around the sea, and has had hardly any adverse effects. The wind farm was constructed in 2006 by NoordzeeWind – a joint venture between Shell and Nuon – and has been […]

  • Regen SW: Who Actually Owns UK Offshore Wind?

    24 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Regen SW published an article titled “UK Offshore wind: Who actually owns it?” today. You can read the article below. Recent weeks have seen mixed news for the offshore wind sector in the UK, including the positive announcement of the final investment decision for 588 MW Beatrice and the more disappointing news that the Neart na Gaoithe […]

  • SGS to Attend RenewableUK Conference and Exhibition 2011

    26 September 2011

      SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, is exhibiting for the third time at RenewableUK Conference and Exhibition 2011, being held in Manchester, UK. For the duration of the event, running October 25-27, 2011, SGS’s team of experts will showcase the wide range of services it offers to the renewable energy […]

  • New Initiative by Sirris Builds Strategic Bridge Between Research and Business (Belgium)

    27 January 2012

    On 24th January, Sirris launched its fourth Application Lab, the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab), in the Port of Antwerp in the presence of more than 100 wind industry representatives. This lab will make state of the art measuring and test equipment available to businesses and start innovation projects in cooperation with these companies […]

  • Milestones on Obama’s Vision for a New Energy Future (USA)

    19 January 2011
    Authorities

    By helping stand up responsible large-scale renewable energy projects on America’s public lands and oceans, the Department of the Interior is playing a leading role in fulfilling President Obama’s vision for a new energy future. As America’s principal public lands management agency with stewardship responsibility over 20 percent of the nation’s land mass and 1.75 […]

  • PMSS Appoints New EHS Consultant Focused on USA Offshore Wind Sector

    11 July 2012
    Environment, R&D

    Tanjia Maynard has been appointed as an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consultant for renewable energy consulting firm PMSS’ North America business unit with immediate effect. By appointing Tanjia Maynard as an EHS Consultant; PMSS is continuing to expand its business activities in the North America renewable energy market, and in particular in the field […]

  • AWEA Hires GES for its 2012 Show (USA)

    9 December 2011

    Global Experience Specialists (GES) a leader in exhibition, event and retail marketing services, announced today that American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has appointed GES as its official services provider for its show beginning in 2012. The five-year agreement includes WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition and the Small & Community WINDPOWER Conference […]

  • Wind Energy Leaders Testify for Workable Rules to Develop Wind and Protect Wildlife (USA)

    6 June 2011

      Leading land-based and offshore wind energy developers testified today to Congress about the need for consistent and long-term federal policies to support the deployment of renewable energy, including federal financial incentives and market demand policies. The land-based wind energy witnesses also focused on “unworkable” rules recently proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]

  • Carbon Trust’s Myles McCarthy Speaks at World Future Energy Summit

    24 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Myles McCarthy, Carbon Trust’s Managing Director of Implementation was in Abu Dhabi, where he has been an expert speaker at the World Future Energy Summit on industrial energy efficiency. Here is what Mr. McCarthy reported back from Abu Dhabi: Written by Myles McCarthy, The Carbon Trust What have I learned from my two days spent […]

  • MORE THAN 2,000 COMMERCIAL DIVERS NEEDED TO MEET DEMANDS FOR OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR

    12 August 2010

    More than 2,200 commercial divers will be needed to help build and develop Europe’s offshore wind sector as it rapidly expands over the next six years, according to leading industry analysts. A new report commissioned by subsea training provider The Underwater Centre in Fort William has studied the number of divers who will be needed […]

  • Anholt Wind Farm Celebrates First Anniversary

    4 September 2014

    Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm celebrates its first year with high production. Year has gone by since Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and the Prince Consort inaugurated Anholt Offshore Wind Farm on a very calm day in September last year in the presence of the Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Since then, the wind turbines […]

  • SGS to Attend Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference in London (UK)

    22 September 2011

      From October 4–6, 2011, SGS will attend the third annual Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference in London, UK. On the pre-conference day, October 4, SGS will hold two workshops on technical risks and Risk Management in offshore wind farm projects. SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, is attending […]

  • RES Offshore

    15 August 2013

    Renewable energy developer Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) started over 30 years ago and nowadays the company has around 1,000 employees working world wide from 100 offices, in 10 different countries. The company’s portfolio includes 127 projects, both on and offshore, worth 7.5GW. Most of these projects are done in joint ventures but 700MW is […]

  • The rise of the renewables

    5 August 2015

      According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy demand will rise by almost 40 percent in 2040. But at the same time, the energy industry faces challenges with a changing climate which requires a drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. So, it’s no surprise that renewable energy will be a very important part of the […]

  • UK to Lead Two Panel Discussions at AWEA 2012

    5 June 2012

    The United Kingdom’s track record of expertise and leadership in the wind energy industry is demonstrated this week during WINDPOWER 2012, the world’s largest annual gathering of wind power professionals. The UK – the world leader in offshore wind power capacity – will lead two panel discussions, while a number of British wind companies will […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind’s Strong Role at All-Energy 2013

    15 May 2013

    The UK continues to lead the world in the field of offshore wind, with industry projections predicting a total of around 8GW of capacity installed by 2016 and around 18GW installed by 2020, by which point offshore wind will supply between 18 and 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity annually. Not surprisingly All-Energy 2013 […]

  • Vattenfall Comments on Greenpeace’s Energy Report

    5 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    In a newly published report, Greenpeace claims that European energy utilities have spent their efforts on maintaining businesses mainly based on fossil fuels instead of promoting the introduction of renewable sources of energy. “Vattenfall is fully commited to act as a partner of the energy turnaround and will continue to seek good solutions for adapting […]