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  • Vattenfall Wraps Up Public Sessions on Thanet Extension

    6 February 2017
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has completed the last of five local public events which invited people to find out more and share their views on the possibility of building an extension to the 300MW Thanet offshore wind farm off the Kent coast in south-east England. Alongside these sessions, the public also has the opportunity to take part in an […]

  • OERA Funds Nova Scotia Student’s Research Travel

    11 October 2013

    Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) announced that the OERA Student Research Travel Program has provided four Nova Scotia students the opportunity to travel to the USA, Canada and Ireland to conduct their thesis research in the fields of marine renewable energy and offshore geosciences. The September 2013 Student Research Travel Program award recipients are:  Matthew […]

  • French Agency for Biodiversity Okays Dieppe-Le Tréport Offshore Wind Project

    23 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Agency for Biodiversity has given a favourable opinion, but with reservations, on the 496MW Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind project.

  • Vattenfall Files Request for Thanet Extension Seabed Rights

    9 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has submitted a request to the Crown Estate for the seabed rights for the Thanet Extension offshore wind farm.

  • ECN Approves Mitsubishi Electric’s Compact Wind Lidar

    28 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has conducted tests to validate and subsequently approve Mitsubishi Electric’s compact wind lidar as complying with European wind measurement standards. The lidar (portmanteau of “light” and “radar”) is a remote sensing apparatus that projects a laser beam and then evaluates the reflected light to measure wind speed. […]

  • Westermost Rough Funds New Withernsea Promenade

    8 September 2015

    Westermost Rough offshore wind farm has committed £80,000 to deliver a brand new promenade feature for Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Westermost Rough is teaming up with the Withernsea and South East Holderness Regeneration Partnership and Withernsea Big Local Partnership to install a pavement fountain with amphitheatre style seating on the Central Promenade. […]

  • JDR Reveals Plan for New Subsea Cable Manufacturing Facility in UK

    28 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    JDR Cable Systems is planning to open a new GBP 130 million subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland, the UK. The project is subject to final agreements, with the construction of the 69,000 square metre facility expected to begin next year and opening in 2024. When complete, the facility will include a […]

  • HST Names First Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2710 in Southampton

    3 July 2018
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers (HST) held a naming ceremony for its Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 on 3 July in Southampton, where the Seawork 2018 exhibition is currently taking place. 

  • GRAHAM Construction to Hand Over 7MW Prototype by End of October

    21 October 2013

    GRAHAM Construction expects to hand over the 196-metre giant – which will be taller than the highest spans of the nearby Forth Road Bridge – to owners Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) before the end of October. The prototype is being erected just yards offshore from the Fife Energy Park at Methil, where SHI has located […]

  • Vertical Axis Turbines ‘Dramatically’ Increase Power Density at Offshore Wind Farms – White Paper

    20 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Sweden-headquartered SeaTwirl has published a white paper that outlines the possibility of ‘dramatically’ increasing the power density on offshore wind farms by placing the company’s vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) closer together. The white paper, which was commissioned by SeaTwirl from Dr. Pablo Ouro, a researcher at the University of Manchester, investigated different spacing configurations […]

  • Scotland Nods to Sleeker Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish government has approved the proposed changes to the Inch Cape offshore wind farm which allows for the installation of fewer but larger capacity wind turbines. Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) said this is a key milestone for the project as it prepares to bid for the third Contract for Difference (CfD) funding allocation […]

  • Vattenfall Mulling 250 Metre Tall Turbines for Thanet Extension

    10 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is seeking views from Thanet and Sandwich residents on plans to use 34 250-metre tall wind turbines for its proposed Thanet Extension wind farm offshore Kent, UK.

  • Jan De Nul’s Mega Jack-Up Sets Sail from UAE to Europe

    29 March 2023
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul’s new jack-up vessel, Voltaire, has left Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it underwent further commissioning and project-specific adjustments ahead of its first assignment, and is now on its way to Europe. The vessel’s first deployment will be on the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project offshore the UK, the world’s […]

  • Report: Turbine Component Suppliers to Feel Market Squeeze as Units Grow

    6 February 2019
    Business & Finance, R&D

    A growing disparity between the turbine megawatt growth and units deployed will impact component suppliers as price pressure percolates down the supply chain, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The report – Global wind turbine supply chain trends – estimates that global turbine supply chain potential sits at USD 540 […]

  • EIB Backs Beatrice with Its Largest Ever Offshore Wind Investment

    24 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide GBP 525 million for construction of the 588MW Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, representing the single largest support ever for investment in an offshore wind project by the bank.  The 19-year, long-term loan will support more than GBP 2.7 billion of overall investment. Part of the […]

  • Mega Jack-Up to Install Haliade-X Turbines on Dogger Bank

    22 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s new offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire will have its debut on the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. With a lifting capacity of over 3,000 tonnes and standing taller than the Eiffel tower, Voltaire is the largest of its kind in the world, Jan De Nul said. The Voltaire […]

  • Frost & Sullivan: Composite Materials Manufacturers to Benefit from Longer Blades

    19 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Escalating energy demand and improving wind turbine technologies are fuelling the wind energy market and encouraging wind turbine installations. In turn, this is boosting the consumption of high-performance and lightweight blade materials, such as fibre, resins and core foam materials that can be used to increase blade length while keeping blade weight low. New analysis from […]

  • Global Wind Turbine Demand Expected to Contract by 5 Pct

    2 September 2013

    For the first time since 2004 global wind turbine demand is expected to contract this year by as much as 5% mainly due to declining demand in the US, Spain and Italy – historically key markets with extensive local supply chains. This has created the need for capacity adjustments while growth opportunities in new and […]

  • Mega Jack-Up to Officially Debut on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    7 August 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has signed a contract with Jan De Nul Group for the transport and installation of GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbines at Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The installation of the 12 MW units at the site some 130 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast will start in 2023. Turbine transport […]

  • Gamesa Launches New G97-2.0 MW Platform for North American Market

    2 November 2010
    Technology

    Gamesa Technology Corp., a world leader in wind turbine manufacturing, will launch its new G97-2.0 megawatt (MW) turbine platform for the North American market at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s annual conference and exhibition, one of the wind energy industry’s premier events. The new G97-2.0 MW Class IIIA model is specially designed for low-wind sites, […]

  • Maersk Offshore Wind Jack-Up to Feature Steerprop Propulsion Package

    16 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Sembcorp Marine has ordered a complete propulsion package from Steerprop for the wind installation vessel (WIV) the Singapore-based company is building for Maersk Supply Service. The order was placed in May 2022. Steerprop specialists worked in close cooperation with Sembcorp Marine throughout the vessel design process, the Finnish designer and manufacturer of propulsion systems said. […]

  • Damen Unveils New Fast Crew Supplier Class, First Unit Already Being Built

    2 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group is rolling out a new Fast Crew Supplier class – the FCS 2710 – an upgraded version of its FCS 2610. The first FCS 2710 is already under construction at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and will be delivered to High Speed Transfers (HST) in July 2018.

  • Vattenfall and MHI Vestas Claim World’s First with 8.8MW EOWDC Offshore Wind Turbine

    10 April 2018
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A hat-trick of offshore wind industry firsts has been achieved within a fortnight in North-East Scotland after the world’s most powerful single turbine was installed on Monday, 09 April, for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC).

  • Belgium: Technological Advances Improving Wind Power’s Competitiveness, EWEA Says

    28 February 2013
    Technology

    Anti-wind power lobbyists have long contested claims by the wind industry that wind power is competitive with fossil fuels. But technological advances, making wind turbines bigger, smarter, and more competitive in all situations, mean the wind is fast being taken out of the naysayers’ sails. Both EWEA and GWEC, the Global Wind Energy Council, agree […]

  • Global Demand for Turbines with Larger MW Ratings to Increase

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wind turbines have grown larger, more productive, efficient, cost effective and reliable due to investments in technology and supply chain. The next 10 years will certainly bring further change, but the technology focus will shift, as the industry continues to mature and work towards LCOE grid parity. As competitive forces continue to intensify, turbine OEMs […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables and Aveillant on Offshore Wind Radar Watch

    19 July 2018
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    ScottishPower Renewables has partnered with Cambridge-based Aveillant, part of the Thales Group, to test a new radar system that aims to safeguard the UK’s offshore wind industry.