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  • Energinet and Elia Seek Environmental Consultancy Services

    27 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Danish and Belgian transmission system operators, Energinet and Elia, have issued a contract notice seeking environmental engineering consultancy services for the development of the subsea cable route for the Triton Link interconnector project in the North Sea. Elia and Energinet are developing the Triton Link interconnector project, which will connect the high-voltage grid in Belgium […]

  • NHV Completes First Sustainable Aviation Flight in Offshore Wind Industry

    7 October 2022
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    Belgium’s NHV has become the first helicopter operator to carry out a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight in the offshore wind industry, in collaboration with partner TotalEnergies. This project marks the beginning of a long-term collaboration between the two companies to support their commitment to the energy transition, NHV said. The first helicopter flight using […]

  • Offshore Wind Drives MAKE’s Global Outlook Upgrade

    21 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    MAKE has upgraded its ten-year global wind outlook citing innovation and advancements in cost-out measures in offshore wind as main drivers behind the upgrade.

  • Ingeteam Works on Wind Power Conversion

    30 September 2015
    R&D

    Ingeteam Power Technology S.A. is conducting two power conversion projects in the wind energy sector. Within the project Offshore medium voltage for multimegawatts solutions based on modules up to 4.5MW (Offshore 4.5MW Module), Ingeteam is working on the development of medium voltage energy conversion systems for a wide range of output power, between 3MW and 13.5MW, […]

  • Titan Offshore Launches Compact Sleeper Module

    27 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Titan Offshore has developed a new 10-foot accommodation module that the company’s says is ”ideal for use on offshore wind turbines and unmanned offshore platforms”. This lightweight, 2-man sleeper module is powered by solar energy and is designed and built according to a Lloyd’s Register Container Certification Scheme, the company said. The compact modules have the […]

  • Tidal Energy Platform to Float Off Dutch Coast

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    A group of leading offshore companies, including Bluewater, Damen and Van Oord, have joined together to realize a unique floating tidal energy platform, which will be moored near Texel in the Wadden Sea and generate clean electricity from the tides. The platform is a trial for remote locations worldwide, such as islands in Indonesia, Philippines […]

  • Germany: PCS Expands Its Portfolio of Products for Wind Energy

    23 March 2012

    PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH continues to expand its portfolio of products for wind energy In addition to the state of the art PCS Green Line Power Converters, PCS now offers a total drive train system solution including generator, transformer and converter. PCS will present examples from the Green Line Family of full power converters […]

  • Three Firms Nominated for Windalliance Technology Award in Husum, Germany

    5 September 2012
    Technology

    An independent jury has nominated HOCHTIEF Solutions, Kenersys Europe and SkyWind for the international Windalliance Technology Award. The award ceremony will take place at the leading international trade fair HUSUM WindEnergy on 19 September in Husum. In addition to the innovative character of the products and solutions submitted, the selection criteria of the four-person jury […]

  • KCI Designs Offshore Power Socket for Elia

    1 August 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    KCI The Engineers has completed a basic design of a so-called Offshore Switch Yard (OSY), a concept commissioned by Belgian transmission system operator Elia to create a central offshore socket which would bring power from several offshore wind farms to shore. One major long-term objective of the offshore power socket is to concentrate all the available […]

  • MacArtney Launches ‘GreenLink’ Solution for Marine Renewables

    11 December 2014

    MacArtney has chosen to unify a vast pool of its technical expertise, operational experience and marine renewable energy industry leading connectivity solutions under the new and dedicated ‘GreenLink’ brand. Given the finite nature of fossil energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas, alternative marine based energy sources have seen a surge in global […]

  • InterOPERA Project Aims to Improve Offshore Wind Interconnection

    23 January 2023
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    A project, funded by the European Union and the industry, that will help define the future interoperability standards of the multi-terminal high-voltage direct current (HVDC) grids in offshore electricity has been launched in Lyon, France. The project “Enabling interoperability of multi-vendor HVDC grids” (InterOPERA), funded by the EU programme for research and innovation, unites more […]

  • ABB Unveils Lightweight, AC Platform-Free HVDC Solution

    16 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    ABB has presented a new, compact, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) solution for offshore wind which is said to cut the weight and the volume of an offshore platform by more than half and eliminate the need for alternating current (AC) substation platforms. ABB’s new HVDC solution eliminates the need for AC platforms since the wind turbine generators can now […]

  • Germany: Ingeteam to Showcase Its Expertise at EWEA Offshore 2013

    11 November 2013

    Ingeteam will exhibit at EWEA Offshore 2013, the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition that will take place in Frankfurt, Germany from 19-21 November. At the event, Ingeteam will be showcasing its electrical equipment for wind turbines up to 10 MW. The display at Stand 31D70 in Hall 3.1 will include a power […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Merwede Builds Special Modular Offshore Support Vessels

    4 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A series of special modular support vessels for operators in the offshore industries is being built by IHC Merwede, the Netherlands dredging and offshore specialists. Known as the IHC SupporterTM class, the ships are part of a six-year joint industry framework project between IHC and Lloyd’s Register. Each vessel will be built to  client specifications […]

  • Siemens Bags BorWin3 Contract from TenneT

    15 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    Siemens has received an order from TenneT for an offshore wind farm grid connection in the North Sea. In a consortium with Petrofac Siemens will supply the complete technology for efficient direct-current transmission for the BorWin3 grid connection as the consortium leader. The consortium partner Petrofac, with over 30 years of experience as a leading […]

  • Germany: Siemens’ Modular MV Converters Opens up New Areas of Application

    16 March 2012

    Modularity and flexible use form the basis of a new concept for medium-voltage converters from the Siemens Drive Technologies Division. In the future, it will be possible to use different topologies in a common modular system. This opens up new areas of application for medium-voltage converters in special purpose applications, for example on ships, in […]

  • Germany: Siemens Implements Modular Power Electronics for Feeding Power into Grid

    8 August 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Together with the Technical University of Dresden and the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, Siemens has carried out research work into a highly efficient and robust medium-voltage converter for feeding electrical energy into power supply grids. The insights gained were successfully implemented within the scope of the research project funded by Germany‘s […]

  • ECN: North Sea Transnational Grid Needed for Large Scale OW Integration

    20 February 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    ECN Wind Energy has issued a report called “North Sea Transnational Grid: A better way to integrate large scale Offshore Wind Power”. A huge amount of wind power, 30-60 GW, is foreseen in the northern part of the North Sea. These wind farms have to be connected to the national grids of five different countries […]

  • Siemens Presents New Offshore Wind Grid Connection Solution

    19 October 2015
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Siemens has introduced a new solution for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid. Presented at the National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven, the direct-current technology enables a cost-efficient and simplified connection of offshore wind power plants far from the coast, Siemens said. The platform housing the transmission technology is much smaller and more compact than […]

  • Elia Seeks Offshore Substation Supplier for Belgian Offshore Grid Project

    8 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Elia Asset NV is looking for a supplier of a high-voltage offshore substation for its Belgian Offshore Grid (BOG) project. The work includes the design, engineering, supply, construction, installation and commissioning of the offshore substation. Also, the contract may incorporate the operation, maintenance and repair of these infrastructures. The high-voltage substation (which may or may […]

  • Belgium: Jan De Nul Group Orders Cable Turntable for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Jan De Nul Group awarded a contract to supply a 5,400 tonnes capacity cable turntable to offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems. The turntable, including a 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes deck tensioner, is destined for the vessel Willem de Vlamingh. In addition to this turntable, Caley is supplying a modular loading tower assembly comprising loading […]

  • UK: Alstom Receives Frost & Sullivan Award for VSC HVDC Transmission Technology

    6 December 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Alstom Grid has been honoured with Frost & Sullivan’s 2012 European Award for Technology Innovation, for achievement in the voltage source converter (VSC) high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology market. This prestigious accolade was presented to the French industrial group at the 2012 Excellence in European Best Practices Awards Banquet, at the Jumeirah Carlton […]

  • Ørsted, ATP Want to Make Danish Energy Island Cross-Border Digital Hub

    7 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and ATP have signed an agreement with GlobalConnect to make the Nordsøens Energiø (North Sea Energy Island) a backbone in the future digitisation of Northern Europe and attract large-scale digital investments to Denmark, according to the Ørsted-ATP consortium. The partners will work together to make the North Sea Energy Island a “cross-border digital hub”. […]

  • Blue Offshore’s Second 23m Basket Carousel

    26 May 2014
    Technology

    Blue Offshore has built its second basket carousel  for subsea cable installation.  Blue Offshore’s cable storage and installation system includes a modular basket carousel, a loading tower and loading arm, a 10 tonnes tower tensioner, a 10 tonnes aft deck tensioner, chute, roller guides and control cabin. Our System provides an increased choice in fit-for-purpose […]

  • Tritex NDT Launches New Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge

    27 June 2014
    Technology

    Dorchester based, Tritex NDT have launched their new Multigauge 5700 Datalogger Metal Thickness Gauge, used for measuring metal thickness and monitoring corrosion levels in the offshore industry. The new gauge, has all the advantages of the very popular Multigauge 5600 but with the added benefit of storing readings on the gauge. The Multigauge 5700 Datalogger […]

  • Gamesa Presents Progress on Its G11X-5.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in Liverpool (UK)

    30 June 2011
    Technology

      Gamesa is participating at the 2011 Offshore Wind Trade Fair in Liverpool (England), showcasing the progress made on its offshore strategy, specifically with respect to the technological design and development of the G11X-5.0 MW platform which will be equipped with a 128m rotor diameter and a modular and redundant design that will enable partial […]