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  • Some South-West Coastline Residents Warmed up for Wind Farm Expansion Says Study (UK)

    27 December 2010

    IN THE Solway Firth, a planned extension to Scotland’s first offshore wind farm is facing opposition from local residents amid fears the coastline could be littered by hundreds of turbines. The proposals for Robin Rigg, put forward by E.ON UK, would increase the size of the existing 60-turbine farm by a further 100 turbines. When […]

  • TenneT to Hold Open Day for Offshore Connections

    19 May 2015

    TenneT will hold a converter station Open Day in Heede on Saturday, May 23, when three converter stations for grid connection projects DolWin1, DolWin2 and DolWin3 will be visited. TenneT has realized a total of twelve offshore grid connection projects, six of which are already in operation, two more are expected to follow in 2015, and the […]

  • Dong’s Wind Measuring Buoy Washes Ashore

    23 October 2014

    Dong Energy’s buoy washed ashore at Biggar Bank earlier this week, attracting attention of spectators, writes North-West Evening Mail. Namely, one of Dong’s floating wind measurement buoys (FLiDARs), deployed at the north west corner of the West of Duddon Sands wind farm, got loose and ended up on Walney Island. “The coastguard and local harbour […]

  • Offshore Wind Development Boosts GEV

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Great Yarmouth-based GEV Offshore is taking advantage of the booming offshore wind industry. “We worked on over 30 wind farms last year, both onshore and offshore, and 40 this year,“ said Managing Director David Fletcher, according to the Norwich Evening News 24. However, as the work scope increases, so does the need for skilled workforce. […]

  • Texas Gives USD 2.2 Mln for Development of Offshore Wind Technology

    8 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Governor of Texas Rick Perry has announced that the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) is awarding $2.2 million to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Wind Energy Center for a collaborative project that brings together researchers from universities across the state to develop and increase the capacity of offshore wind energy technology, and help bring it […]

  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Map Wind Patterns Off Oregon Coast, USA

    19 December 2012
    R&D

    Mapping the wind patterns off the Oregon coast is just one part of the innovative work that scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be performing in a new demonstration project just announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). As part of the U.S. government’s “all of the above” strategy to develop more secure, […]

  • Ammonit to Present New Products at Husum WindEnergy, Germany

    14 August 2012
    Technology

    At HUSUM WindEnergy Ammonit presents its new Meteo-40 data logger version and its online platform AmmonitOR with significantly improved monitoring features. Meteo-40 and AmmonitOR are closely connected. Using both products, operators can perfectly monitor measurement systems from behind the desk. Ammonit enhanced its Meteo-40 data logger especially for SCADA applications. The new version is equipped […]

  • R.I. Supreme Court Calls Offshore Wind Opponents to Prove Their Legal Standing (USA)

    23 February 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The R.I. Supreme Court is asking those suing to stop a wind farm proposed off Block Island to prove they have legal standing to bring the case. In an order issued Monday, the court directed the Conservation Law Foundation, Toray Plastics (America) and Polytop Corp. to file briefs defending their legal standing no later than […]

  • James Fisher Presents Ship-to-Turbine System

    6 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    James Fisher Renewables, in partnership with Chemical Corporation, launched an innovative oil transfer system for the direct extraction and refill of offshore wind gearbox oils directly from a conventional access vessel. The Ship-to-Turbine (STT) system employs proven vacuum, preheating and filtration technology to transfer the oil from a self contained deck mounted unit, through umbilical […]

  • UK: Forewind’s Next Steps for Development Consent

    25 October 2013

    The decision on granting the development consent order for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck is expected in late 2014 so work does not finish for Forewind with the acceptance of the application. The Planning Inspectorate has begun its pre-examination phase for the development, which will be followed by a formal examination process. Together these two steps […]

  • Alderney Tidal Energy Prices Will Look Cheap in 10 Years

    31 July 2013

    During the Alderney Electricity’s (AEL) first public forum, Mike Richards, Chairman of AEL talked about energy prices. Namely, Richards said that the residents would pay more for the renewable energy than they are currently paying for the oil that is being imported, This is Guernsey news portal informed. Under the contact between AEL and Alderney […]

  • TWD Backs East Anglia One Jacket Installation

    13 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Netherlands-based Temporary Works Design (TWD) has provided Van Oord with a jacket lifting tool for the installation of the foundations at the East Anglia One offshore wind farm.

  • Sapa: Aluminium Nacelle Covers Are a Winning Solution (Expertise Hub VIDEO)

    9 January 2018
    R&D, Technology

    Aluminium nacelle covers are lightweight, they provide more space for the nacelle components, and are faster to produce at a lower overall cost, according to Sapa Extrusion, part of the Hydro Group.

  • US Wave Energy Team Bags COER Award

    22 July 2015

    With members from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the US Department of Energy-funded wave energy converter (WEC) modeling team won the Center for Ocean Energy Research (COER) Hydrodynamic Modeling Competition. Through the competition, researchers were challenged to predict the dynamic motion of a floating body in an irregular wave […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Costs Falling Under Positive Pressure (Bladt Industries)

    18 July 2017

    Offshore wind moving forward with cutting down the cost of energy brings both a certain risk to the developers and pressure on the supply chain. The industry needs to stand together with a joint aim to further reduce the price of offshore wind power, according to Lars Kristensen, Senior Vice President Wind & Renewable Energy at Bladt Industries. “We need also some pressure on us to bring down the costs.” 

  • TenneT Already Meets 82% of Germany’s 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    15 January 2018
    Grid Connection

    TenneT’s offshore grid connection systems connect a total capacity of 5,332MW of offshore wind energy to land and have thus met more than 82% of the Federal Government’s expansion target that envisages 6,500MW of offshore wind by 2020.

  • UK: Environment Minister Attwood Visits SeaGen Tidal Energy Turbine

    22 August 2012
    Authorities

    Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Alex Attwood MLA, today visited, for the first time, the Siemens-owned SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough. Minister Attwood climbed aboard SeaGen and met members of the SeaGen project team, who explained how the technology operates and the work that has been carried out locally to develop this pioneering green […]

  • Germany: Conbit Pulls in Cables at Global Tech I

    7 October 2013
    Grid Connection

    Within the offshore wind industry, cable pulling contractors have created their own playing field. Conbit is there to assist them with the final few meters. Global Tech One Offshore Wind GmbH, the offshore wind farm operating company, has entrusted Conbit to assist them with pulling in the cables. The Conbit lifting crew supports the cable […]

  • Aerogenerator X launched by Wind Power Limited (UK)

    27 July 2010
    R&D, Technology

    British company Wind Power Limited has unveiled the new embodiment of its innovative Aerogenerator project visualised by leading international architects Grimshaw. The Aerogenerator X is twice the power and half the weight of Wind Power’s original Aerogenerator design. The Aerogenerator X is considered one of the only real alternative solutions available to help deliver the […]

  • The Netherlands: EU Guidelines Offer No Practical Remedy

    19 July 2012

    Cross-border maritime spatial planning can be a problem if the planning of the countries involved is not harmonized and conflicting interests arise. Guidelines drafted by the EU for such cases, offer no practical remedy. That is the outcome of the MASPNOSE (Maritime Spatial Planning in the North Sea), a study carried out by Deltares at […]

  • SafeWay in Overdrive at Borkum West

    17 April 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    SafeWay has reached record transfer speeds during its latest charter at the Borkum West offshore wind farm, performing over ten average daily cargo transfers and topping at 13 transfers in 12 hours. The transfers were performed using the tip hoist of the gangway, which acted as a 3D lift, SafeWay said, emphasizing that the shift […]

  • Taiwan Mulls Making Local Vessels Mandatory for Some Offshore Wind Activities

    8 April 2019
    Vessels

    Two Taiwan government agencies are considering making the use of Republic of China (ROC) flag vessels mandatory for certain offshore wind farm construction activities, according to Asia Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The Bureau of Energy (BOE) in Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs is expected to convene a meeting of developers, contractors and vessel operators later […]

  • CWind: Successful Work on London Array (UK)

    11 January 2013

     As the largest consented offshore windfarm to date, London Array is also the largest generator management project to date, and CWind has been working closely with Siemens and EP Tools since January 2012, offering a complete generator management service – installation, commissioning, servicing, maintain/repair and refuelling for all the EP Tools supplied generators on site, […]

  • Finland Denies 16 Offshore Wind Bids

    6 May 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Finnish government has issued a negative decision on 16 applications for exploitation rights concerning offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone saying that many of the areas located in the Gulf of Bothnia overlap each other. The applicants who received a negative decision are Halla Offshore Wind Oy and Laine Offshore Wind Oy […]

  • Vestas 3Q EBIT Down to EUR 84 Million (Denmark)

    9 November 2011

    Vestas generated revenue of EUR 3,798m in the first nine months of 2011, which was in line with the year-earlier period. EBIT declined by EUR 136m to EUR (84)m. The EBIT margin was (2.2) per cent. The free cash flow improved significantly to EUR (218)m from EUR (878)m in the first nine months of 2010. […]

  • Bluestream and Skeye Elevate Offshore Inspection Game

    30 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Den Helder-based inspection services provider Bluestream has teamed with compatriot unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) operator Skeye BV to jointly provide visual inspection services and geographic data acquisition for offshore assets using UAVs.