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  • Report on Wind Turbine Gearbox and Direct-Drive Systems Out Now

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Research and Markets has added the “Wind Turbine Gearbox and Direct-Drive Systems, 2014 Update – Global Market Size, Gearbox Refurbishments, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020” report to its offering.  Global Gearbox Market Value to Reach $7 Billion by 2020 The value of the global gearbox market increased from an estimated $1.9 billion in 2006 […]

  • OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: O&M is Still Evolving

    11 May 2015

    Servicing around 2,200 wind turbines and 56 substations under fixed maintenance contracts, as well as repairs and assessments for a further 1,500 plants, Deutsche Windtechnik AG has experienced rapid growth since being established in 2007. Last year, the company experienced a near 40% in turnover, which passed the 70 million Euro mark for the first […]

  • UK: Severn Barrage Could Be Cheaper than Offshore Wind

    4 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    On 30th January, Hafren Power – which plans to build an 18km (11 mile) tidal power station across the Severn Estuary to generate zero carbon electricity – pledged to work with all stakeholders to protect ports and wildlife. Tony Pryor, Hafren Power’s Chief Executive, said: “We will deliver green, safe, secure and ultimately the cheapest […]

  • Prototype DemoSATH Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Launches – Video

    20 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE have loaded out and launched the prototype DemoSATH floating wind turbine at Punta Sollana quay in the Port of Bilbao, Spain. The DemoSATH unit was loaded onto the semisubmersible barge’s deck by means of Self-Propelled Modular Transporters. The barge was then ballasted down lower into the water until the DemoSATH […]

  • Wind Industry Hails New Era of Development (UK)

    31 October 2012

    The wind industry is on track to power 1 in 10 homes by 2015, coming second only to natural gas as the largest single source of UK electricity by 2020. The latest projections, released by the trade association RenewableUK in its annual State of the Industry report, come during a record breaking year for wind […]

  • Offshore Wind China 2010 Conference & Exhibition

    25 May 2010
    Environment

    With the aim of promoting the sound development of China’s offshore wind industry, Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA), Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd (SIEC), a subsidiary of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai Sub-council once again join forces to build Asia’s first professional platform focused […]

  • First Serco Wind Farm Radar Fully Operational

    8 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Serco has received confirmation from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) that the first of the company’s five new or upgraded Air Defence radars which prevent wind farms interfering with the UK’s air defence capability is now fully operational. Trials and analyses have shown that the Remote Radar Head (RRH) Trimingham in Norfolk provides acceptable […]

  • France: Alstom Inaugurates Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

    20 March 2012

    On 19 March, Alstom inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique. The ceremony was attended by Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, and Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom. The 6 MW Haliade 150 wind turbine has been developed in response to a […]

  • ETI Plans to Accommodate Floating Wind Turbines at Wave Hub (UK)

    21 February 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is investigating whether it could use Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, to accommodate floating offshore wind turbines as part of a demonstration project valued at over £25 million. Plans for the offshore wind floating system demonstration project, which would open up new areas off the coast […]

  • USA: Navigant Research Releases New BTM Wind Report

    26 March 2013
    R&D

    Navigant Research announced today that it has released the annual BTM wind report International Wind Energy Development: World Market Update 2012. The 180+ page BTM wind report, World Market Update 2012, published by Navigant Research, is the eighteenth edition of this annual wind energy market report. The report includes more than 80 tables, charts and […]

  • Denmark: MAKE Consulting Releases Global Wind Power Market Outlook Report

    26 March 2012

    MAKE Consulting has published its 2012 Global Wind Power Market Outlook report. MAKE continues to see significant growth in the global wind power markets with an expected compound annual growth rate of 7% – a downgrade from MAKE’s last quarterly forecast of a 10% 5-year CAGR. High growth is expected in new emerging markets and […]

  • UK: Ministers Outline Commitments to Improve Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Energy Access

    27 April 2012

    Leaders from the 23-government Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative today outlined specific commitments by participating countries and private sector leaders which will promote improved energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, and increased energy access around the world. The commitments build on two years of work […]

  • Big Oil Companies Unveil 1 GW Floating Wind Plan in Norway

    17 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and its partners in the Troll and Oseberg fields in Norway: Petoro, TotalEnergies, Shell, and ConocoPhillips, are looking into building a 1 GW floating wind farm to power the two offshore fields. The partners have already initiated feasibility studies to explore options for building a floating offshore wind farm in the Troll area, some […]

  • Germany: Grid Connection Remains Great Bottleneck to Offshore Wind Development

    17 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    Grid infrastructure and transmission networks need to continue to develop if Europe is to hit its 40GW offshore wind target. Germany is making headway and recently passed a draft law on offshore wind. The law, due to take effect later this year will give more leeway to grid operators such as TenneT and 50Hertz.  Julia […]

  • SSE Remains on Course to Deliver Key Operational Goals (UK)

    31 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    SSE plc remains on course to deliver an increase in the dividend per share, an increase in adjusted profit before tax for the financial year to 31 March 2012 and to deliver on its key operational goals. This Interim Management Statement includes updates on operations, major projects, issues such as household customers’ energy consumption, other […]

  • SeaEnergy PLC: Results for the six months ended 30 June 2010

    1 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    SeaEnergy PLC today announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2010. Operational highlights: Offshore activity on SeaEnergy’s Round 3 Zone 1 site at Moray Firth has commenced, with geophysical, met-ocean and bird surveys all underway. A consent application along with an Environmental Impact Assessment is due for submission in 2012. Arrangements with […]

  • Huge Offshore Wind Potential in Eastern Europe, Turkey Sits Untapped

    16 April 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean offer abundant areas with great site conditions for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind, with LCOE levels projected to go as low as EUR 50/MWh, according to a report issued by Aegir Insights. The Black Sea countries of Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria have a combined technical […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Recognized as One of Most Innovative Companies

    7 July 2013
    Technology

    On 5th July, Nordic Yards has been awarded one of Germany’s most innovative companies. At a ceremony for the Top 100 companies at the Axel Springer Passage centre in Berlin, journalist and TV host Ranga Yogeshwar presented Nordic Yards’ managing director Vitaly Yusufov with the Top 100 prize for innovation. Nordic Yards is one of […]

  • International Initiative to Strengthen Danish Offshore Wind Sector

    5 November 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The EU has pledged to provide around € 1.9 million for the national innovation network Offshore Center Danmark to be used for a new 3-year project called ECOWindS. The project will gather knowledge of installation, operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms in the UK, Germany, Denmark and Norway with the aim of halving operation […]

  • UK: Deals Made at Seawork Reflect Commercial Marine Industry Enthusiasm

    19 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seawork 2012 saw a number of major deals being done and several high specification craft being officially handed over. Seawork has become not only an efficient one-stop-shop for seeing what’s new on the market, specifying future requirements and placing orders but also the event of choice for exhibitors to showcase the work they have completed […]

  • Spain: Gamesa Reports Loss in Q1 2012

    10 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The complex economic environment, volatility in many of the main wind markets, the new product launches and the industry’s seasonality had a temporary impact on Gamesa’s profitability and debt. Nevertheless, the company’s market and business diversification and the synergies between the wind turbine and farm activities enabled it to increase sales in the period, with […]

  • UK Government Gives GBP 100 Million for Enterprise Zones

    7 October 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Government is putting an extra £100 million on the table so enterprise zones can complete key infrastructure projects and successfully compete for the new businesses that will create thousands of local jobs across the country, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced today (7 October 2013). Last week the Prime Minister reinforced his commitment to […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Robotic Offshore Wind Maintenance Team Earns Its Wings – Video

    14 July 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A project in the UK has proven the concept for robotic teams repairing offshore wind farms, paving the way for human-robot teams at wind farms within ten years, and wind farms designed for robotic maintenance by 2050, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult said. The GBP 4 million MIMRee project, which was funded by Innovate […]

  • Wind farm support vessels: The lifeblood of a wind farm

    15 April 2014

    There are some blunt facts about wind farm support vessels and some of them do not make pleasant reading. In the past four years there have been many wind farm support vessels built, some for existing companies and some for new companies. At the time they were ordered the prospects looked good with the UK […]