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  • New Design Practices Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (UK)

    7 February 2011

    A joint industry project (JIP) led by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has looked at offshore monopile wind turbine structures to improve the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, February 07, 2011

  • Moray West Wind Turbine Components Arriving at Port of Nigg

    26 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and tower components for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Nigg in Scotland. The 882 MW offshore wind farm, developed by Ocean Winds, will comprise 60 wind turbines and will be the first project to feature Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD model. The turbines […]

  • Norwegian Firms Urged to Work with Humber’s Offshore Wind Businesses

    21 March 2012

    NORWEGIAN businesses have been encouraged to partner Humber-based companies to secure work in the UK’s offshore wind market. A leading renewable energy expert has promoted the region’s potential and highlighted the readiness of its businesses to join Scandinavian firms in forming the industry’s emerging supply chain. Speaking at a major offshore wind power conference in […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Industry Working on New Grid Solutions

    3 September 2021
    Grid Connection, R&D

    A new project aiming to advance offshore wind grid connection technology and develop new solutions has been launched in Norway. The Ocean Grid project – led by Equinor and gathering 15 other companies and research institutions – will develop new cable designs, subsea technology, and floating converter stations, with the work to focus on both […]

  • Wison’s Floating Wind Foundation Gets DNV’s Stamp of Approval

    2 May 2022
    R&D, Technology

    DNV has issued a verification letter to Wison Offshore & Marine for its w.semi semi-submersible floating wind foundation technology. The verification letter demonstrates the technical feasibility and commercial readiness of the technology, and concludes the first stage of the verification process, according to DNV, which has been working with WOM to advance the w.semi technology […]

  • Odfjell Oceanwind Moves Forward with Floating Wind Foundation Design

    30 August 2022
    R&D, Technology

    DNV has notified Odfjell Oceanwind that the main scantling approval of its Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is close to completion. The main scantling class approval is based on the SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa. The Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is developed for use in floating wind farms […]

  • Heerema Joins Equinor and BP on US Offshore Wind Projects

    9 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has, on behalf of the 50-50 partnership between Equinor and bp, selected Heerema Marine Contractors as a strategic supplier for the development of offshore wind projects on the US East Coast. Equinor and Heerema intend to enter into a Strategic Supplier Agreement for the transportation and installation services of wind farm foundations and offshore […]

  • Chevalier Floatels Attends Offshore Wind Event in Frankfurt, Germany

    15 November 2013

    Chevalier floatels, the owner of the first two SOV vessels will exhibit at EWEA offshore to showcase it’s products. The two service support vessels DP Gezina and DP Galyna will be the main focus of the exhibition. DP Gezina was commissioned in May 2013 and has worked for the last 6 months in the Dan […]

  • Bladt to Deliver 97 Foundations for Gode Wind Farm Project

    19 November 2013

    Dong Energy is investing 16.4 billion Danish kroner in the Gode Wind wind farm project, and Bladt Industries has been chosen to deliver the 97 foundations for the project. “We are very excited to be awarded the contract for the Gode Wind foundations”, says CEO of Bladt Industries, Peter Rindebæk. “We have a long term […]

  • OWS Takes Over BARD Offshore 1 Wind Farm

    20 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    In early 2014, Offshore Wind Solutions GmbH (OWS) will assume responsibility for the operation and servicing of the offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1, situated some 90 kilometres off the coast of Borkum. OWS aims to establish itself on the wind energy market and provide services to third parties both offshore and onshore. These services […]

  • DNV KEMA: Standards for Floating Offshore Wind Structures (The Netherlands)

    25 June 2013

    In response to the fast-expanding offshore wind market, DNV KEMA, the energy arm of DNV, has developed a new standard that will help accelerate the development of a new generation of floating offshore wind turbines by establishing design requirements for the floating structure and related systems. According to Johan Sandberg, head of renewable energy at […]

  • DNV GL to Advise on Cost Reduction in Offshore Wind Energy

    16 June 2014
    R&D

    DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Certification), will be participating at the WINDFORCE conference 2014 in Bremen between the 17th-19th June 2014 (stand C51 in Hall 5). As the topic of cost reduction continues to define the offshore wind industry, bringing the overall cost of […]

  • DONG Energy Bins AMEP Offshore Wind Hub Project

    9 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    DONG Energy has decided not to invest in a GBP 450 million offshore wind hub at the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) in the Humber after a recent report showed that UK east coast ports have the capability to support the pipeline of offshore wind projects which will be built out in the North Sea in […]

  • Report: Booming Offshore Wind to Up Demand in HVDC Market

    19 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The global market for HVDC converter stations is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 24% between 2016 and 2020, spurred on by the recent rise in offshore wind installations, according to a report issued by market analysts at Technavio. Power generated from offshore wind power plants needs to be transmitted over long distances, which results in […]

  • Kongsberg Maritime Launches 3D Subsea Monitoring of Wind Turbines

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

    Kongsberg Maritime has launched a unique solution for the detection of Scouring, Corrosion, Deformation and Marine Growth, which can destabilise wind turbines and underwater structures causing expensive, and potentially environmentally hazardous damage.  On show at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014, the new K-Observer system, which is part of Kongsberg Maritime’s Modular Subsea Monitoring Network (MSM), provides accurate, […]

  • Japan Hopes ‘Forward’ Project Will Commercialise Floating Wind Technology

    21 June 2012
    Authorities, Technology

    The Government of Japan hopes that the Forward project’s outcome will be commercialising one or more offshore wind floating platforms’ designs, writes the Windpower Monthly. Namely, four offshore wind floating platforms will be installed off the Fukushima’s coast in 2013 and 2014. The first stage, which involves installation of a floating substation and a 2MW […]

  • Germany: Allianz Sees Financial Opportunity in Offshore Wind Investment

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind projects are of big interest to Allianz, due to growing pressure that low interest rate environment puts on the insurance company. Consequently, Allianz needs to cut costs in order to get higher returns on investment, Reuters quotes the company’s CFO Oliver Baete. The investment could be as high as EUR 1 billion if […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Contracts Await Innovators and Cost Cutters

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Companies hoping to win contracts in the GBP 25 billion UK offshore wind farm investment must be innovative and cut their costs to be part of it, over 250 supply chain representatives heard during an event to celebrate Offshore Wind Week held in Lowestoft. Businesses supplying services, products and skills to help meet the target of […]

  • Government Needs to Increase Support for Wind, Says Hillier (UK)

    7 September 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

       It has recently been reported that planning permissions which result in approvals for wind farms have dropped 50%. Meg Hillier is Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and has responded to the report stating: “The poor success rate in wind farms receiving planning permission is disappointing.” “It highlights the need for […]

  • USA: Historic Run Raised Support for Offshore Wind Power

    17 June 2014

    Avid runner and Sierra Club volunteer Matt Kearns traversed Long Island on Saturday on the Wind 100 run. He successfully ran 90 miles from Montauk Point to Babylon, forced to stop due to medical reasons just short of the 100 mile goal. Matt’s run helped build unprecedented support for offshore wind power on Long Island […]

  • USA: Student to Present Atlantic Ocean Wind Power Maps

    6 April 2012
    Training & Education

    At Quest on Wednesday, April 18, Brittany Gibbons will display and talk about the computer-generated maps she has spent the academic year developing for offshore wind power—not for Lake Ontario off Oswego, but for the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod to New Jersey. Ocean-based wind power “has just been a growing source of interest,” said […]

  • GWEC and JWPA Launch Offshore Wind Task Force in Japan

    27 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) have launched a joint Offshore Wind Task Force in Japan. The task force will address key bottlenecks to the growth of Japan’s offshore wind industry such as providing input to streamline the regulatory process for project development and building a local supply […]

  • Akita Yurihonjo Gets Offshore Wind Promotion Zone Designation

    22 July 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium behind the 700 MW Akita Yurihonjo wind farm is moving forward with the project after the proposed construction area was designated a ”promotion zone” by the Japanese government. Earlier this month, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), identified ten ”offshore wind […]

  • Iberdrola Joins 600 MW Offshore Wind Project in Japan

    17 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Japan’s Cosmo Eco Power and the engineering firm Hitz to jointly develop the 600 MW Seihoku-oki project in Aomori prefecture, in the northwest of Japan. The Seihoku-oki offshore wind farm, under development, will enter round two of the capacity auction planned by the Japanese government between […]

  • Turkey to Launch Its First Offshore Wind Tender This Year

    27 February 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Turkish government will hold the country’s first offshore wind tender this year, with the tender details set to be disclosed in the spring, Turkey’s Energy Minister Berat Albayrak announced on 22 February, according to Anadolu Agency (AA) and Daily Sabah. Turkey’s first offshore wind farm will be installed in the Aegean Sea, Daily Sabah writes.

  • Vattenfall launches world’s largest offshore wind farm (UK)

    14 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has completed the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, off the south east coast of England, currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The official launch will take place Thursday 23 September.