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• Dogger Bank Unveils Operations and Maintenance Base Design

  

  25 March 2021

  Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

  The developers of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm have revealed the design for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base that will serve the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. Subject to planning approval, the base will be constructed in the Port of Tyne, the UK. It will serve as the main hub for operating the 3.6 […]

• Maryland University to Study Offshore Wind Impact on Marine Life

  

  6 November 2014

  Environment, R&D

  Offshore wind farms will allow renewable energy to be generated with little or no carbon dioxide emissions, but little is known about how they impact the marine species living and migrating along the coast. A new study led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science will help State and Federal decision-makers better understand […]

• EOWDC Developers Appeal on Onshore Transmission Works Decision

  

  15 January 2014

  Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  The project partners behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have submitted an appeal to the Scottish Government Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA). It follows the decision by Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine Area Committee to refuse planning permission for the Onshore Transmission Works at Blackdog. Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Limited (AOWFL) – the […]

• From the World of Wind Power, 10 Talking Points for 2010

  28 December 2010

  Reviewing a year’s worth of work can focus the mind on important developments. That seems especially true for wind power, which in 2010 was embraced by, among other organisations, Ikea, Google, Bacardi and the US Army. With those eclectic endorsements in mind, here are 10 developments from 2010 that have stuck with me: 1. Thumbs […]

• Marineco UK orders first-ever Damen High Speed Support Vessel 2610

  3 September 2010

  R&D, Technology

  Damen Shipyards Group announced the sale of its first-ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry. Marineco UK, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, recently signed for the new HSSV 2610 with an option for a second. The Scottish firm already has an extensive […]

• WATCH: New US Floating Wind Tech Developer Plans to Launch 2 MW Demo Project in 2024

  

  27 March 2023

  Business development, Innovation, Technology

  Following Principle Power and Ocergy, California – the US state poised to become one of the global floating wind hotspots – is now also home to its third floating wind technology developer, Aikido Technologies, which aims to launch a demonstration project next year and plans on rolling its technology out internationally, once it is ready […]

• UK: EOWDC Could Host Pioneering Turbine Foundations

  

  8 May 2013

  A major programme of offshore works are due to start tomorrow (Thursday, May 9) for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and which could lead to pioneering turbine foundation designs being developed at the more than £230million test facility. The programme involves a series of geotechnical boreholes being performed between 2.5km and 4km off […]

• Highlights of the Month: May 2016

  

  2 June 2016

  Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

  Shell Setting Up ‘New Energies’ Unit. Oil & Gas Companies to Cause Clash of Giants in Offshore Wind? Shell has created a new division called New Energies, through which the oil and gas giant will invest in wind energy, along with its hydrogen, biofuels and electrical activities, according to The Guardian. Even though Shell has […]

• Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016: Where Renewables Met Oil & Gas

  

  27 October 2016

  Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels

  With 667 exhibitors, 25,000m² floor space and visitors representing 99 nationalities, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC) was not only a great success, the event also grew compared to last year. A great achievement in the current offshore energy market. 11,989 people came to Amsterdam RAI to network and meet companies or to attend […]

• WindEurope Expects Over 10 GW of Floating Wind in Operation by 2030

  

  3 June 2022

  Wind Farm Update

  Based on current targets and tendering activities for floating wind in several European countries, WindEurope expects the continent to have more than 10 GW of installed floating wind capacity by 2030. “Floating wind energy is about to take off big time in Europe. Over 100 MW is already in operation. Governments see it’s working well […]

• Plans for New Floating Wind Project Revealed in Spain, Green Hydrogen Production Included

  

  26 October 2021

  Wind Farm Update

  A joint venture between Spanish companies BlueFloat Energy and Sener has revealed plans for one of the first floating offshore wind farms in Andalusia, Spain. The project is planned to have an installed capacity of 300 MW and to potentially power green hydrogen production. Called Mar de Ágata, the floating wind farm would be located […]

• REF Publishes Study on Wind Turbine Lifespan (UK)

  

  21 December 2012

  R&D

  The Renewable Energy Foundation has published a new study, The Performance of Wind Farms in the United Kingdom and Denmark, showing that the economic life of onshore wind turbines is between 10 and 15 years, not the 20 to 25 years projected by the wind industry itself, and used for government projections.   The work has […]

• Nine US Floating Wind Foundation Projects Win USD 1.6 Million from Department of Energy

  

  30 March 2023

  Authorities, Business & Finance, Innovation, Technology

  The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine floating wind foundation projects in Phase One of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize. Each project will receive USD 100,000 in funding and USD 75,000 in vouchers for technical support provided by DOE national laboratories. Skip to: The winners of the first phase of the […]

• AREG Members Tackle Renewable Energy Challenges (UK)

  19 October 2011

    Asset integrity and initiatives to tackle skills shortages are among the subjects to be discussed when Aberdeen City and Shire’s leading renewable energy industry body hosts a business seminar in Aberdeen (Tuesday, October 18). Leading figures from five of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group’s (AREG) member organisations will be highlighting and addressing current industry issues. […]

• Ocean Winds, Aker Offshore Wind Move Forward with Floating Project in Korea

  

  25 January 2022

  Wind Farm Update

  Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), a joint venture between Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind, has obtained its first Electric Business License (EBL) from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea for a capacity of 870 MW for its floating wind project in Ulsan. The EBL is a mandatory requirement […]

• Aquamarine Power: Ocean Energy on European Horizon

  

  8 October 2014

  Technology

  At the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Paris last week the atmosphere was quite upbeat. Of course, the major challenge in the industry remains – principally funding technology development. The good news is that Europe is taking ocean energy seriously. It will not be on the same stage as funding for the nuclear industry or […]

• Germany: Survey Companies Gardline and GEO Grab 400MW Wind Farm Deal

  

  31 July 2012

  IBERDROLA, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has taken the first step towards construction of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany, the largest project of its kind located at such depth (over 40 metres). It has awarded two contracts, worth €18 million, to British company Gardline Group and GEO of Denmark, to conduct a […]

• New Study: OWFs Threat to Gannets

  

  28 September 2015

  Environment, R&D

  Offshore wind farms which are to be built in waters around the UK could pose a greater threat to protected populations of gannets than previously thought, research led by the University of Leeds says. It was previously thought that gannets, which breed in the UK between April and September each year, generally flew well below […]

• South Boats Launches Offshore Wind Farm Crew Transfer Vessel, ‘Porth Wen’ (UK)

  

  18 November 2011

  South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announces the launch and commissioning of its 47th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Porth Wen’. The vessel is a South Catamaran 16m and is the third of a five boat order from Turbine Transfers Ltd. for the 16m to be delivered. This vessel compliments the eighteen wind farm vessels […]

• Vestas Raring to Grow in UK

  

  27 April 2021

  Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D, Technology

  Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to further expand its UK offshore wind production footprint, contingent on securing sufficient project volume in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 4. Following its recent re-entry into offshore wind, Vestas is now investigating the potential of expanding its UK footprint through additional manufacturing and supplier sites across […]

• Underwater Centre Launches Work Class ROV Training Course

  

  11 July 2014

  Training & Education

  The world’s first training course in work class ROV operations delivered by an independent training provider has been launched by The Underwater Centre in Fort William. The first intake of students has started on the new five-week course – An Introduction to Work Class ROV Operations – which will change the way industry recruits and […]

• UK: Glosten Associates, Alstom to Design Floating Platform System for ETI

  

  25 March 2013

  R&D

  The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected The Glosten Associates as the company which will design its offshore wind floating platform system demonstrator. Glosten, a US-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, will design a tension leg platform (TLP) by developing what is commonly known as a Front End Engineering Design Study (FEED.) The PelaStar […]

• UK: SSE and University of Highlands and Islands Sign Partnership Agreement

  

  9 November 2012

  Training & Education

  SSE and the University of Highlands and Islands have signed a ‘partnership agreement’ to collaborate and work together to maximise the benefits to the people of the Highlands and Islands from the low carbon energy revolution in the Highlands and Islands. Speaking at the University’s Research and Development conference Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE […]

• WINDFORCE 2012 – More than 250 Exhibitors and 50 Speakers in 4 Days (Germany)

  

  31 May 2012

  Exhibition Hall 5 at the Bremen Fair is almost fully booked. WINDFORCE 2012, Germany’s first trade fair for the offshore wind energy industry, will present more than 250 international exhibitors, including global businesses and young start-ups representing the entire value-added chain. “To exceed the number of exhibitors we expected in our first year is of […]

• IBERDROLA Begins Process to Install Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

  26 August 2011

  Operations & Maintenance

    IBERDROLA has begun the process to install its first offshore wind farm in Germany, the Wikinger, which will be located off the German coast of the Baltic Sea. It will have 400 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and wind turbines of around 5 MW. The company has begun applying for the permits from Bundesamt […]

• Oil & Gas versus Wind: Found Ocean

  

  14 October 2013

  Adapting its service offering to steer a move into the offshore wind industry has paid off for FoundOcean. Jim Bell, Managing Director, tells Offshore WIND that activity went from ‘zero to 60’ in just a year and as renewable energy demand increases, FoundOcean is confident that it can gear up for any future growth.  Established […]