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  • Philippines Takes First Offshore Wind Step

    30 March 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Philippines’ Department of Energy has awarded Triconti Windkraft Group with a contract that gives the Group exclusive rights to study and develop the first offshore wind projects in the country.

  • Aker Solutions and Cognite Get USD 2 Million Offshore Wind Technology Grant

    15 April 2020
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Aker Solutions and Cognite have secured a USD 2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for an offshore wind energy technology project. The NextWind Real Time Condition Monitoring project aims to develop a holistic digital solution that will enable monitoring the condition of an offshore floating wind farm and its impact on the […]

  • NRG, FLiDAR Sign Distribution Deal for Americas

    6 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    US-based Renewable NRG Systems and Belgium’s FLiDAR entered an exclusive partnership for the distribution of FLiDAR’s offshore wind measurement buoys in the Americas. Under this agreement, Renewable NRG Systems will provide the WindCube Lidar systems to FLiDAR to equip the floating wind measurement technology that the Belgian company is bringing into the offshore market in […]

  • Wind Ambition Nets Baltic Sea Gig

    28 June 2016
    Vessels

    C-bed’s floating hotel Wind Ambition has been assigned for a new offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. The company left the wind farm in question unnamed, however, according to the press release, Wind Ambition will assist during installation and commissioning of 70 offshore wind turbines at a wind farm with a total capacity of 350MW, which […]

  • Developer Invites Supply Chain to Join Floating Wind Project Offshore Spain

    28 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish renewable energy producer Greenalia has launched a Request for Information (RFI) focused on the global offshore wind supply chain companies that could provide services related to the development of the 50 MW Gofio floating wind project offshore the Canary Islands. The RFI process will serve to prequalify those companies that will be part of […]

  • Mainstream Deploys Floating LiDAR at Neart na Gaoithe OWF Site

    25 April 2014
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power have kicked off Phase 2 of their floating LiDAR campaign by deploying a floating LiDAR on its 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. Technology providers FLiDAR NV (a joint venture between DEME and 3E), deployed the device almost 21km off the Fife coast on April 20th. The technology is designed to […]

  • BP, Equinor, and Ithaca to Explore Electrification Options of West of Shetland Oil & Gas Fields

    7 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Contribution

    BP, Equinor, and Ithaca Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore electrification options for their offshore production facilities in the West of Shetland area. The agreement includes three oil & gas fields off the UK, namely the BP-operated Clair, the Equinor-operated Rosebank, and the Ithaca-operated Cambo. Electrification solutions could include power from […]

  • EOWDC Foundations Start Falling Into Place

    26 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The floating crane Asian Hercules III has installed the first of eleven suction bucket jacket foundations on Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in the Aberdeen Bay, Scotland.

  • VIDEO: Education, Research and Innovation (Expertise Hub)

    29 November 2016
    R&D, Technology

    Driven by innovation and further cost reduction, offshore wind has the potential to grow to 100GW in 2030, according to ‘Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind’, a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched on 31 October at the World Wind Energy Conference in Tokyo.  Next-generation wind turbines with larger blades and floating turbines are expected to […]

  • Top News of the Week, 05 – 11 June 2017

    11 June 2017

    MHI Vestas Launches 9.5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has launched the V164-9.5 MW wind turbine to re-affirm the company’s drive to lower the cost of energy for offshore wind. Study: Jack-Up Free Turbine Installation and Maintenance Makes SENSE A new wind turbine installation and maintenance technology being developed by SENSE Offshore […]

  • Norwegian Shipowners Make Case for Offshore Wind

    30 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Some 90% of Norwegian shipowners find the offshore wind industry as interesting for their activities in the future, according to a diagram published by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association.

  • WINDEA one Stays on Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum Duty

    2 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) has secured a new charter contract through Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum for the provision of the crew transfer vessel, the WINDEA one. The special ship transports service engineers as well as freight and supply goods into the offshore wind farm, approximately 45 km from the island of Borkum. During the […]

  • Super-Sized Les Alizés to Rock Red Rock Cranes

    9 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Red Rock has received an order to supply three knuckle telescopic offshore cranes for Jan De Nul’s floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés. Les Alizés is specifically designed for loading, transporting, lifting, and installing offshore wind turbine foundations. Currently under construction at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China, Les Alizés will be capable of building […]

  • Osbit Secures Safe Crew Transfer on Japan’s First OWF

    4 July 2014
    Technology

    UK’s North East engineering firm Osbit Power, part of the Energi Coast steering group, is helping Japan to reinvigorate one of its regions, following a natural disaster in 2011, after signing a contract to supply a key piece of safety equipment to a project to build the country’s first offshore wind farm. Northumberland-based Osbit Power’s […]

  • USA: Statoil Freezes Hywind Maine Project

    5 July 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil has decided to suspend the Hywind Maine project, which includes the deployment of floating wind turbines 12 miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor. The company reported its decision to the Maine Public Utilities Commission via a letter on July 3, saying that the recent legislative alteration created an uncertainty that led Statoil to freeze the […]

  • EU Commission Authorises Portugese Offshore Renewables Demonstration Projects

    23 April 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The European Commission has found a Portuguese scheme that will support demonstration projects producing wave, tidal and offshore wind energy to be in line with EU state aid rules. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The development of new renewable technologies is crucial to help Europe meet its environmental commitments. Today’s approved scheme is […]

  • Waterman Marks Leaves Good Impression at Dutch Offshore Wind Conference

    10 January 2012

    Waterman has an expanding portfolio of energy projects in the fields of conventional power generation, transmission, distribution, energy from waste and renewable energy projects. In November 2011, Waterman attended the conference on offshore wind energy, organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in Amsterdam. The event, the largest of its type in the world, […]

  • Marintek Carries Out Study Regarding iowep (Norway)

    11 January 2012

    Study has been carried out a study by MARINTEK in SINTEF to verify and to optimize the iowep – Intentium Offshore Wave Energy Project. The study has been conducted by PhD Jørgen Hals, and by the use of the industry standard software WAMIT. WAMIT is a frequency domain analysis software for analyzing wave interactions with […]

  • NEMOS Aces Sea Tests

    24 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Tests on the 1:5 scaled NEMOS prototype running from July through October in Danish Limfjord have been completed. The company implemented the complex control strategies, the automatisation of the hole systems as well  as all components proved to be reliable. During the testing, funded by Danish Nissum Bredning, the prototype has verified the PTO efficiency of […]

  • Jan De Nul Launches Next-Generation Offshore Installation Vessel

    6 January 2022
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul has launched its next-generation floating offshore installation vessel Les Alizés at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. Les Alizés will be the largest heavy lift vessel in Jan De Nul’s fleet, able to install XXL offshore wind components in floating conditions and with ultra-low emissions, the company said. The launch started on […]

  • Arup to Perform Feasibility Study for BlueFloat’s Offshore Wind Farm in Colombia

    7 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Arup will be working on the feasibility study for Vientos Alisios, an offshore wind project in Colombia developed by BlueFloat Energy, for which the company says is the most advanced offshore wind project in Colombia. Arup says it has mobilised its industry specialists for the study and that it is supported by the international marine, offshore, […]

  • First Floating Wind Turbine in Germany to Get EUR 5.25 Mln

    30 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The GICON Group will receive a pro-rata funding of EUR 5.25 million from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Ministry of Economy, Construction and Tourism for their floating offshore foundation, the GICON® SOF. The official notification of the funding confirmation secures fabrication, construction and testing of the first floating wind turbine in Germany. In total, EUR 18 million will be […]

  • DNV GL Approves Barge Master’s Motion Compensated Gangway

    13 July 2016

    Barge Master’s gangway system has been approved in principle with DNV GL certification of offshore gangways for personnel transfer (DNVGL-ST-0358). Next to personnel transfer, the system is also approved as a lifting appliance according to the DNV Standard for Certification 2.22. The Barge Master Gangway is a motion compensation system that enables transfer of personnel […]

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in the First Half of 2017

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels

    To remind you of just how interesting the first half of 2017 was, the Offshore WIND editorial staff compiled a list of the most read articles published during first six months of this year. Even though the industry has been notably active since the beginning of July as well, our team has decided to set the time parameter to end with 30 June and thus provide a new overview in addition to our annual Offshore ReWIND.

  • Squid Tackles Rough Seas (VIDEO)

    15 December 2014
    Technology

    Last  week’s ‘weatherbomb’ created large waves, particularly in the north and west of Scotland, where WaveNET ‘Squid’ unit was under test at Kishorn Port in Wester Ross. Roslin-based company, Albatern, developed a device that harnesses wave energy. It comprises a hollow central riser tube connected to 3 buoyancy floats by linking arms. The connections between each […]

  • High school students to design and test floating wind turbine platform (USA)

    13 August 2010
    R&D

    Wind power is at the core of a new competition coming to high schools throughout Maine. The “Windstorm Challenge” has students designing and…   By Meghan Hayward (wabi) [mappress] Source: wabi, August 13, 2010;