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  • Offshore Wind Vessel Developed with BEC Funding

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    An innovative new vessel designed to cope with the most challenging conditions for crews servicing off-shore windfarms has been developed in West Cumbria with the support of an “Investing in Business” grant from Britain’s Energy Coast (BEC). The £90,000 grant has been awarded to Workington-based companies Coastal Charters – a small maritime business servicing the commercial sector – […]

  • Energy Skills Initiative Beginning to Bear Fruit (UK)

    28 May 2013
    Training & Education

    A concerted campaign across the East of England to generate the skills needed for the region’s future energy sector is beginning to bear fruit. Demand for skilled workers is rising dramatically with the new projects and development for the extended life of the Southern North Sea gas industry, the prospect of a new nuclear power […]

  • DNV Launches Software for Wind Turbine Structure Analyses (Norway)

    30 November 2011

    Since its launch in 1969, Sesam software has been a leading tool for engineering offshore structures. The new tailor-made module, GeniE Wind, can be used for design and fatigue analyses of wind turbine substructures. Its analysis functionality complies with the DNV offshore standard DNV-OS-J101 Design of Offshore Wind Turbines. Fatigue and ultimate strength calculations can […]

  • Leading International Wind Energy Players to Meet in Hamburg

    26 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    A strong presence of leading international players and key markets makes WindEnergy Hamburg a global meeting point for the industry. WindEnergy Hamburg, the leading international fair for the wind industry, will be held for the first time in Germany’s second biggest city. From 23 to 26 September, the Hamburg Fair site will be the meeting point for […]

  • Vestas opens China Technology R&D Center to spearhead Chinese wind power innovation

    13 October 2010
    R&D

    Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, today officially inaugurated its pioneering Technology R&D Centre in Beijing, which represents another important milestone for the company’s long-term commitment to China and in its further endeavors to becoming the partner of choice in China’s wind energy industry. This is also the first dedicated wind energy R&D centre […]

  • Prysmian Announces Results for First Half of 2011 (Italy)

    29 August 2011

    The Board of Directors of Prysmian S.p.A. has approved the consolidated results for the first half of 2011. “The first half of 2011 has confirmed the signs of recovery in demand seen from the second half of last year, resulting in a volume increase for the majority of businesses”, states CEO Valerio Battista. “The half-year […]

  • Offshore wind jobs: Skills shortage is a potential bottleneck for growth

    14 August 2013
    Jobs & Recruitment

    With 40GW installed power still expected to come on stream by 2020 and even 150GW by 2030, the offshore wind sector is well aware that something needs to be done to prevent a severe skills shortage in the industry. In the first real analysis of the scale of the problem the European Union’s Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) produced a revealing report about possible […]

  • Deepwater Wind Resumes Work on Proposed Wind Farm off Block Island (USA)

    29 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    When the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued a ruling earlier this month upholding a long-term contract for the sale of power from Deepwater Wind’s proposed wind farm off Block Island, it was a green light for the company to resume work on the project. As the case dragged on for nearly a year, with the […]

  • GE and Harbin Electric Form Joint Venture to Capture Growth Opportunities in the World’s Largest Wind Turbine Sales Territory

    28 September 2010

    China is Expected to Expand Its Wind Power Capacity by 500% by 2020. GE Extends Its Commitment to Delivering Cleaner, Efficient, Reliable Technology for Its Customers. GE  today announced a joint venture with Harbin Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (HEC), a subsidiary of Harbin Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (HPEC), to manufacture and supply wind turbines to […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Sector to Face Vessel Shortages

    30 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Wind turbine installation projects will face greater competition from oil and gas projects for chartering specialist vessels. Offshore wind farm developers in Europe and their contractors for engineering procurement, construction and installation are likely to struggle to secure specialist tonnage in the mid and long terms despite some current easing in the market due to […]

  • UK: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Application Accepted for Examination

    9 April 2013

    Proposals for E.ON’s Rampion Offshore Wind Farm have been accepted for consideration by the Planning Inspectorate. Consultation feedback from over 1500 people and organisations in Sussex has been used to shape the wind farm proposals. Chris Tomlinson, E.ON Development Manager for the project, said: “We’re delighted to reach this important milestone and that the application […]

  • World’s First Offshore Hydrogen Storage Concept Unveiled

    17 December 2021
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    Tractebel and partner companies have developed what they describe as the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH, is said to outline an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for […]

  • French Offshore Wind Farm Cleared for Take-Off

    11 May 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Eoliennes en Mer de Dunkerque (EMD) and RTE, the French electricity grid system operator, have announced their decision to move forward with the development phase of the Dunkirk offshore wind farm. This decision was made after a series of public debates led by the CPDP, a commission set up to lead public debate, between 14 […]

  • Germany: Global Investment in Offshore Wind Power to Rise to EUR 130 Billion by 2020

    7 May 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    In their new study entitled “Offshore Wind Toward 2020 – On the Pathway to Cost Competitiveness“, the experts at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants state that they expect Europe to have installed offshore wind capacity of 40 GW by 2020. In the same year, global investment to ramp up offshore wind power will have reached around […]

  • First Wind Turbine Apprenticeship Programme and Training Centre Officially Open in Wales

    11 December 2012
    Training & Education

    The First Minister of Wales, the Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM has officially opened the country’s first wind turbine technician apprenticeship programme and dedicated training centre. The new programme, launched by RWE npower renewables (RWE NRL) in partnership with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, has created six new apprenticeships in North and Mid Wales – a clear […]

  • Floating Wind, Green Hydrogen Bring Green Freeport Status to Two Scottish Ports

    13 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Scottish and UK governments have awarded the Green Freeport status to Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport in Scotland. The ports, Scotland’s first Green Freeports, will receive up to GBP 52 million in start-up funding and will benefit from tax reliefs and other incentives. As the governments announced the status awards, […]

  • UK: Carnegie Completes Bermuda Wave Study for CETO

    11 May 2012
    R&D

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the completion of a year-long Bermuda wave study that demonstrates the viability of the Island’s wave regime for a commercial CETO wave energy project. Over the past 12 months, Carnegie, in collaboration with Bermudian company Triton Renewable Energy Ltd, and with the technical support of the Ground […]

  • Scottish FM Opens Renewable Energy Skills Training Academy

    24 August 2012
    Authorities, Training & Education

    A cutting-edge skills academy for Scotland’s renewable energy sector has been officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday during a visit to Steel Engineering as part of a programme of events to mark the Scottish Cabinet visit to Renfrew. Sixty modern apprentices will be trained during the first year of the Renewable Energy Skills […]

  • UK: REA Responds to Vince Cable’s Industrial Policy Speech

    13 September 2012
    Authorities

    BIS Secretary Vince Cable has set out his vision for the future development of the British economy. Energy is identified in one of three target categories for support, with an industrial strategy for energy expected in ‘early 2013’. The category is identified as ‘enabling’ and the accompanying BIS analysis says strategic partnerships with the energy […]

  • Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead launches consultation at the All Energy (UK)

    19 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Ambitious plans for the development of offshore wind energy projects in Scotland took a significant step forward today. The Scottish Government launched a 12 week consultation detailing draft plans to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and realise Scotland’s multi-billion pound potential in renewables. The Strategic Environmental Assessment and Development Plan for Offshore Wind sets out […]

  • Improving subsea cable detection

    26 January 2015

    One of the major cost elements in developing an offshore wind farm is to be found in the area of cabling and grid connection. There are significant costs incurred with the production of the inter array and export cables, their installation and the related connection activities ensuring the transfer of the energy produced to the […]

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Safe air inspection

    25 June 2013

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are available in all sizes and are applied to various fields of services including aerial mapping, surveying, security, inspections, etc. When it comes to the wind energy market the UAVs or drones are already being used for blade inspections on land based turbines. The idea has been picked up by a few companies to apply the […]

  • New York Bight Lease Sale Day 1

    23 February 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    This is an article following Day 1 updates of the New York Bight offshore wind lease sale. To read the updates from Day 2 and Day 3, or news on the final results of the lease sale, go to the articles below: The biggest offshore wind lease sale ever organised in the US is resuming […]

  • Energy Minister Visits Proposed Marine Energy Park Site at North Killingholme, UK

    27 July 2011
    Authorities

    Renewable energy minister Charles Hendry believes green energy development in our area could leave a legacy of a vibrant area, halting years of decline. The senior MP came to the South Bank, meeting business leaders and touring the site of the proposed £400-million Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme – a deep water facility that […]

  • The Netherlands Named “Partner Country” for HANNOVER MESSE 2014

    29 August 2013

    The Netherlands have been named the “Partner Country” for HANNOVER MESSE 2014. The high-tech, export-savvy nation will use the world’s leading industrial exhibition to promote its first-class trading credentials.  “The Netherlands and Germany – this is a tandem which stands for close and successful economic relations, which are going to get a further boost at […]

  • Port of Grimsby: An O&M port with a long term future

    12 February 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    After the hectic construction and installation phase of the offshore wind industry there is a long term legacy that will remain for the life time of the current wind farm, and who knows possibly the second generation wind farm. Operations and maintenance (O&M) will be there providing work for thousands of engineers and technicians around […]