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  • OWA Publishes Floating LiDAR Recommended Practice Report

    25 October 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched an implementation guide for the deployment of floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems. The OWA Floating LiDAR Recommended Practice report will enable developers to effectively deploy cost-effective wind measurement solutions to generate bankable data on wind resource, OWA said. The report provides recommended practice for both trial campaigns and […]

  • Eight Major Offshore Wind Players Unite to Improve O&M Performance

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has brought together eight of the industry’s major owner/operators to improve performance in operating and maintaining offshore wind farms. It is a move aimed at driving the industry a considerable way towards the goal of £100/MWh for energy generated from offshore wind. Owner/operators Eon, SSE, EDF Energy Renewables, Scottish […]

  • UK: TAG Increases Workforce by Four Times

    19 June 2013
    Training & Education

    TAG Energy Solutions has increased its workforce by more than four times following the awarding of its contract to provide monopiles and transition pieces for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Production of the 16 monopiles and transition pieces for the E.ON development has begun at TAG Energy Solutions’ riverside facility in North East England, […]

  • East of England Prepares for Wind Farm Challenge

    28 March 2011

    Thousands of wind turbines being built off the East of England will create massive opportunities for the region’s energy businesses to win major contracts for operational and maintenance work. But nearly 200 delegates at RenewableUK’s first event in the East of England – at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft – were also warned of the complexities and demands […]

  • Report: Offshore Wind a Golden Ticket for UK East Coast Ports

    8 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore wind sector has an enormous potential to accelerate economic growth on the east coast of Britain, according to a strategic review of the UK’s east coast port facilities carried out by BVG Associates for the Offshore Wind Industry Council.  The report, Strategic review of UK east coast staging and construction facilities,  has found that the UK’s east […]

  • Offshore Transfer Devices Seeks Partners to Bring TDD Transfer System to Market

    5 September 2017
    R&D, Technology

    UK-based Offshore Transfer Devices, developer of the Tube Docking Device (TDD) transfer system, is now looking to partner with an established marine engineering firm to help refine the patented product and bring it to the commercial market.

  • UK OFTO Tender Round 5 in October, 5 Offshore Wind Farms Included

    3 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s energy market regulator Ofgem plans to launch Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round Five (TR5) in October 2016 which will enable bidders to compete to own the transmission assets of five offshore wind farm projects. The five offshore wind projects have a combined capacity of 2.3GW. The Tender Round 5 will include the transmission systems […]

  • Highlights of the Month – April 2019

    1 May 2019

    We bring you the ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in the month of April. Jan De Nul Orders Mega Jack-Up Jan De Nul Group has ordered the Voltaire, its third jack-up installation vessel, at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry in China, in preparation for the wind turbines of the future. First UK Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • Shell Takes Another Wind Energy Step, Invests in Kite Power Systems

    13 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Shell’s corporate venturing arm Shell Technology Ventures (STV), E.ON and Schlumberger have invested approx. EUR 6 million in Kite Power Systems (KPS), a UK start-up company developing high-altitude wind power generation technology. The investment will be used for technical and commercial development of KPS technology and support the technology company’s plans to deploy a 500 kilowatt power […]

  • Germany Could Increase EUR 5 Billion Offshore Wind Program

    27 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The German government is negotiating increase of financial support for the grid operators that are working on connections, reported Bloomberg. The negotiations are a part of an effort to fight delays in connecting turbines to the power grid. As a result, the state may increase a program worth EUR 5 billion through KfW Group in […]

  • BLUE PILOT to Put the Hammer Down

    13 March 2018
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has launched BLUE PILOT, a large-scale demonstration project aimed at reducing costs and underwater noise during construction of offshore wind farms as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA).

  • LOC Consortium to Look Into Challenges Facing Utility-Scale Floating Wind Farms

    1 June 2017
    R&D, Technology

    A consortium led by LOC Group has been selected by the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP) to investigate the infrastructure and logistics challenges faced in the development, construction and maintenance of utility-scale floating offshore wind farms. The investigation report and recommendations, which has been commissioned by the Carbon Trust and JIP partners DONG Energy, ENGIE, […]

  • Scotland Announces Winners of Tenth Green Energy Awards

    7 December 2011

    SCOTLAND’S tenth Green Energy Awards celebrated the successes of the renewables industry on the 1 December 2011 with the largest ever ceremony. Among the winners were First Minister, Alex Salmond, for Best Politician and Richard Yemm, founder of wave power company, Pelamis, for his outstanding contribution to the industry. The Scottish Green Energy Awards, sponsored […]

  • Round 3 of UK’s Offshore Wind Programme to Face Great Challenges

    10 January 2012

      Progress is lagging behind the Crown Estate’s intended timescales for Round 3 of the UK’s offshore wind programme. Why is this so and what can be done to put Round 3 projects back on track? The UK is currently the world leader in the generation of offshore wind energy thanks to the first two […]

  • U.S. Research Labs Back Sentient on DigitalClone Project

    5 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have been awarded the U.S. Department of Energy funding to work with Sentient Science Corporation on the development of a prognostic solution to predict and extend wind turbine blade life.

  • WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition Starts in Atlanta, USA

    4 June 2012

    Revving up like the factories across America that make wind turbine components, the WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition—the world’s largest annual wind energy event—got under way with a packed schedule of educational sessions, the opening of its giant exhibition and the induction of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) new board leadership for 2012-2013. The […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    13 July 2015

    Race Bank DONG Energy signed a contract with Belgian contractor Jan de Nul during the EWA OFFSHORE event in March for the installation of the export cables for the 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. The full scope includes around 148km of cables to interconnect the 2 offshore substations and to connect each of them […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Industry Engagement Building to Become Catapult HQ

    18 May 2012

    Scottish Enterprise’s new £10 million Industry Engagement Building, based at the heart of Scotland’s International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) in Glasgow, is to become the headquarters for the new Technology Strategy Board funded Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. This news comes during a visit to the site by Scottish Enterprise senior director of technology […]

  • 2015 European Offshore Wind in Numbers

    11 February 2016

    European offshore wind saw some big numbers last year, with EUR 13.3 billion invested in the sector and a total of 3,019 MW of new grid-connected capacity added. Even though 7 wind turbines were decommissioned (two at Robin Rigg and all five at Yttre Stengrund), 419 newly installed ones were there to overshadow this.  Fourteen projects were completed in 2015, with work […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in 2016

    2 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Offshore WIND editorial staff wish our readers a happy and prosperous New Year! May it be at least as eventful for the offshore wind industry as 2016 was. To remind you of just how interesting 2016 was, we compiled a list of what was read the most throughout the year behind us. Oil & […]

  • GBP 6 Million Available for Wave and Tidal Projects Through WATERS (Scotland)

    13 February 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The marine and tidal energy sector is to benefit from £6 million in funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Scottish Enterprise is launching a second round of the remaining competitive funding from the initial WATERS £13 million fund, launched in March 2010. To reduce the […]

  • UK: DONG Energy Gets GBP 1.1 Million for Offshore Wind O&M Bases

    15 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Hundreds of new jobs are set to be created in North East Lincolnshire after Danish utility giant DONG Energy was awarded up to  £1.1m from the ‘Growing the Humber’ Regional Growth Fund. The fund is run by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and North East Lincolnshire Council and supported by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power​ Gets Green Light for Western Isles’ First Wave Farm (UK)

    12 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Pelamis Wave Power, the world’s most advanced wave energy company, has secured an agreement for lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wave farm, large enough to power some 7,000 homes on average – more than meeting the average electricity requirements of Stornoway. The 10MW lease is for a site located off the […]

  • UK: Carbon Trust Funds Six Companies for Offshore Access Innovation Project

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance, R&D

    A boat with suspension inspired by Paris Dakar-winning rally cars that can remain stable and a ‘seahorse’ vessel consisting of a towering keel that minimises movements in the ocean swell are two of the six innovative concepts that will receive further funding from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore wind Accelerator (OWA), its flagship collaborative RD&D programme. […]

  • ORE Catapult Gathers Industry to Discuss Blades Challenges

    20 September 2017

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult gathered offshore wind farm developers, turbine blade manufacturers and researchers in Blyth this week to address key challenges in the test and certification process for offshore wind turbine blades.

  • UK: Barrier Secures First Offshore Wind Project

    21 August 2013
    Technology

    Barrier Group has secured its first offshore wind project following investment in new specialist technology. The Wallsend-based company recently expanded its Coatings Division, enabling it to deliver neoprene coatings and rubber clamps for offshore wind towers. The move has since led to a project for TAG Energy Solutions. Barrier is now providing rubber linings for […]