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  • Paris Agreement Cleared for Takeoff after EU Approves Ratification

    4 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The European Parliament has approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union. With the approval by the European Parliament, the European Council can now formally adopt the Decision. In parallel the EU Member States will ratify the Paris Agreement individually, in accordance with their national parliamentary processes. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said: […]

  • Super-Sized Turbines and Offshore Wind Farms Bring ‘Game-Changing’ Cost Cuts – NREL

    8 November 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Larger wind turbines and larger offshore wind projects alone can reduce a wind farm’s Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) by more than 23 per cent relative to the average fixed-bottom offshore wind farm installed in 2019, according to the research carried out by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Researchers from […]

  • Floating Wind Not Only Deepwater Option – Enterprize Energy

    20 April 2021
    Technology

    The acceleration of deepwater offshore wind development is being held back by a singular focus on floating wind, while innovative fixed-bottom or buoyant foundations provide an immediate route to large-scale, cost-effective deployment at many high resource sites, Enterprize Energy said in its latest press release. The company, which is behind one of the largest offshore […]

  • ZPMC Found Responsible for Greater Gabbard Monopile Cracks

    28 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Technology and Construction Court in London has ruled that cracking discovered on some of the 140 monopiles built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Ltd (ZPMC) for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm ”was largely a result of various failures by ZPMC to maintain correct preheat temperature of the welds to the monopiles.”  The Facts Fluor […]

  • With 15+ MW Wind Turbines on Horizon, Installation Fleet Lags Behind – Report

    5 May 2021
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Rapid advances in offshore wind turbine technology are currently outpacing the infrastructure capacity needed to install them, a new report from the Clean Energy Technology service at IHS Markit warns. Offshore wind annual gross capacity additions are expected to grow sixfold by 2030 due to dramatic cost reductions, advances in technology, favorable policies and ever-increasing […]

  • Offshore Energy Opens Its Virtual Doors

    26 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    We are just hours away from the first Offshore Energy Virtual Event and the 14th edition of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) overall. With numerous Live Talk Shows, Showcases, Energy Talks by experts, Live Interviews, Matchmaking, a digital Pub Quiz and a lot more, this edition promises to be an energetic, fruitful and inspiring event, […]

  • Offshore Wind Defines Innovation Horizon, MAKE Says

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Wind turbine technology has matured significantly, resulting in substantial reductions in LCOE and increased competitiveness of wind energy on the grid. Turbines have grown larger, more productive, cost effective and reliable due to technology investments. The next decade will bring further change, but the role of technology has shifted as the industry continues to evolve […]

  • Edda Wind Orders More Commissioning Service Operation Vessels

    31 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Edda Wind has ordered three more Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) in addition to the six vessels the company has under construction. The vessels are specially designed for service operations during the commissioning and operation of offshore wind farms. The three CSOVs will be prepared for the installation of zero-emission technology in the same way […]

  • RenewableUK: Unstoppable Momentum for Clean Energy Created Globally

    22 September 2014
    Authorities, Environment

    RenewableUK says comments by Prince Charles to be aired at tomorrow’s UN Climate Summit in New York, following massive turnouts at this weekend’s People’s Climate Marches in cities around the world, demonstrate comprehensive global support for renewable energy. In a video to be shown at the UN summit on Tuesday, Prince Charles will call for […]

  • 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.

  • Petrofac and Hitachi Energy Form Offshore Wind Partnership

    28 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    Transmission, distribution, and grid automation solutions provider Hitachi Energy has entered into a collaboration with Petrofac to provide grid integration and associated infrastructure to support the offshore wind market. This collaboration builds on the complementary core technologies and expertise of both companies in offshore wind to support the decarbonization of power systems and deliver clean […]

  • BNP Paribas Sets Aside EUR 15 Billion for Renewables

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    French multinational bank BNP Paribas will more than double the financing resources allocated to the renewable energy sector, from EUR 6.9 billion in 2014 to EUR 15 billion in 2020, and strengthen its policies for the management of carbon risk. The bank will also continue to promote Green Bonds to institutional investors, a market in which the bank […]

  • IEA Calls For 70+ GW of Offshore Wind to Be Added Each Year Until 2050

    18 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Almost 90 per cent of global electricity generation in 2050 could come from renewable energy sources, with solar PV and wind together accounting for nearly 70 per cent, according to International Energy Agency’s new Net Zero 2050 roadmap. The roadmap, published on 18 May, calls for scaling up solar and wind energy rapidly this decade […]

  • Bottlenecks Loom Unless Installation Vessels Keep Pace with Super-Sized Wind Turbines – Report

    2 February 2022
    Vessels

    Offshore wind turbines are growing in size as technology advances and demand for renewable energy soars but installing them could be a headache for operators as demand will outpace the supply of capable vessels by 2024, Rystad Energy research shows. Operators will have to invest in new vessels or upgrade existing ones to install the […]

  • UN Issues Dire Warnings as Paris Agreement Enters Into Force

    4 November 2016
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Technology

    The international Paris Agreement to limit global warming to under 2oC this century compared to pre-industrial levels has come into force on 4 November, but UN has warned that even if the Paris pledges are fully implemented, the world is on track for a temperature rise of 2.9 to 3.4 degrees this century. The world must urgently and […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2018: One Week to Go

    15 October 2018

    Are you ready for the new dawn in offshore wind? At the Offshore Wind Conference 2018 (OWC 2018), you can discover how you and your company can prepare for the new industry standards throughout several sessions that jointly aim to cover everything needed to get the full picture of what lies ahead. 

  • Relentless Cost-Cutting Drive Is Hurting Wind Industry Supply Chain – K2 Management

    22 June 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The relentless drive to reduce the levelized cost of electricity generated by wind is hindering the sector’s supply chain just when it needs to be accelerating deployment, according to renewable energy engineering and project management consultancy, K2 Management. The European wind industry needs to slow down in its attempts to further drive down the levelized […]

  • Global Wind Capacity Increases by 22% in 2010 – Asia Leads Growth

    2 February 2011

    Global wind power installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council today. This brings total installed wind energy capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW installed at the end of 2009. The new capacity added in 2010 represents investments worth EUR […]

  • Earth Policy Institute: 2013 to Be Record Year for Offshore Wind

    3 November 2013
    R&D

    Offshore wind power installations are on track to hit a seventh consecutive annual record in 2013. Written by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute  Developers added 1,080 megawatts of generating capacity in the first half of the year, expanding the world total by 20 percent in just six months. Fifteen countries host some 6,500 megawatts […]

  • Wind Firms Cannot Afford to Ignore Increasing Cyber Security Threats – DNV

    8 December 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The following article is a guest post by Alexander Hansen Bakken, Cyber Security Consultant, DNV. DNV’s 2022 Energy Transition Outlook, an independent model of the world’s energy systems, forecasts that wind energy will grow 10-fold by 2050, boosted by cheaper turbines and improvements in operation and maintenance. This transformation is deeply dependent on energy infrastructure […]

  • UK Offshore Wind O&M Market for Robotics to Double by 2050

    23 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Accelerating the development of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) will be a significant enabler to reaching net-zero targets, according to new research from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, which estimates that the global robotics market in the wind energy industry, both offshore and onshore, will be worth GBP 1.3 billion (around EUR 1.5 billion) […]

  • Price Alone Will Not Decide Winners of Trillion-Dollar Offshore Wind Prize – Wood Mackenzie

    18 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cumulative global capex spend in the offshore wind sector is expected to hit USD 1 trillion by 2031, but investors will no longer only be competing on price alone, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. Offshore wind is poised to become one of the key technologies powering the decarbonisation of the global economy, […]

  • MHI Vestas Safeguarding Track Record as It Ponders the Future of Turbine Innovation (Interview)

    12 October 2018
    Technology

    We have been living in a double-digit MW wind turbine era for several days now after MHI Vestas hit the market with a 10MW machine, leaving other wind turbine OEMs behind in this market race. The first two 10MW turbines will be up and running next year to test and demonstrate the new machine within its type certificate.