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  • UK’s Local Businesses to Get EU Funding

    5 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK government has confirmed which parts of the country have successfully won Assisted Area status. The status makes local businesses eligible to bid for additional funding and tax breaks to create jobs, invest in new premises or machinery and grow. Manufacturing centres including Derby, Huddersfield, Portsmouth and Scunthorpe have now been added to the […]

  • UK: Enventi Completes Analysis of Offshore Wind Cable Installation

    8 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Enventi announces the completion of its comprehensive investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry which forms part of the company’s strategic move into the design of offshore wind farm infrastructure. Enventi’s General Manager, Scott Macknocher commented on the findings: “Until now, we have found it difficult to understand why power cable installation […]

  • ELA Container and THE BLUE BEACH Come to Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference

    25 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Industry

    The Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is once again returning to RAI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 26 and 27 October. ELA Container Offshore has been a prominent part of OEEC for years and this offshore accommodation specialist is returning once again in person as one of the exhibitors. We used this occasion to […]

  • VSMC

    19 August 2013

    Dutch VSMC (Visser & Smit Marine Contracting BV) was set up in 2007 as part of Visser & Smit Hanab to provide subsea cable installation services to the offshore wind industry. As of the start of 2012 the company has officially established itself as an independent company, operating in 3 European entities, VSMC BV in […]

  • ScotWind Winners Asked to File Formal Assurances on No Ties with Russia

    11 March 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Crown Estate Scotland has requested the winners of the ScotWind offshore wind auction to submit formal, written assurances that they will adhere, at all times, to the relevant sanctions imposed on Russia. “Crown Estate Scotland is committed to taking all appropriate action to not support trade and investment activity with Russia”, Scotland’s seabed manager states. […]

  • Danes Select Sweco as Energy Island Technical Adviser

    22 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency has awarded Sweco Danmak with a contract for technical advice and assistance in relation to the establishment of an energy island. The work will support the Danish Energy Agency in building optimal knowledge about the project, whose development started with the political decision made in February. The North Sea energy island will […]

  • Slip Joint Foundation Makes Debut Off the Netherlands

    28 April 2020
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed a Slip Joint foundation at the Borssele Wind Farm Site V offshore the Netherlands. It is the first time anywhere that a submerged Slip Joint was used on a full-sized offshore wind turbine on a fully commercial basis, Van Oord said. After years of developing the system in cooperation with its […]

  • Wave Energy Device Installed off Italy

    11 August 2015
    Technology

    Wave for Energy s.r.l. (W4E), a spin-off of the Polytechnic University of Turin, has deployed the first wave energy converter with gyroscopic architecture, supported by Enea and IAMC-CNR. On August 7, the first Italian 1:1 scale device for the production of electricity from sea waves was moored 800 m from the coast of Pantelleria, Italy. Research activities started 10 […]

  • Ørsted Yet to Decide on Bidding for Hollandse Kust I & II. Highlights Different Conditions in Germany and the Netherlands

    22 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Following the article about Ørsted’s participation in the upcoming Hollandse Kust I & II tender, Offshore WIND spoke with Jasper Vis, the company’s country manager for the Netherlands who said that the final decision on whether to bid at the tender has not yet been made.

  • MEPA Seeks Supplemental Vineyard Wind Environmental Impact Report

    22 June 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) has requested a supplemental filing to the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Vineyard Wind Connector project.

  • Minesto Named as One of Sweden’s Hottest Technology Companies

    17 April 2013

    Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a proven technology to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has been included in the prestigious annual list of the hottest Swedish young technology companies. The list of 33 promising Swedish technology companies, “the 33 list”, is compiled by the two Swedish technology […]

  • UK: Energy Ambassador Programme Now Running in Suffolk

    28 October 2012
    Training & Education

    This ambitious pilot, jointly developed by Skills for Energy (SfE), Suffolk Education Business Partnership, (Suffolk EBP) and Suffolk County Council, provides a simple way and effective way to link industry and schools to enthuse and inform young people in Suffolk about the energy sector. So far over 25 people from local and international energy sector […]

  • France: Bureau Veritas Launches Wind Farm Service Ships Guidance

    6 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance for designers and builders of Wind Farm Service Ships. Maxime Pachot, offshore service vessel manager at Bureau Veritas, says, “Although some of the existing Offshore Service Vessel fleet can perform the tasks necessary for developing and maintaining offshore wind farms, we see an increasing need for […]

  • Danish Maritime Authority Develops Light Buoy Capable of Measuring Sea Currents

    20 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The Danish Maritime Authority has developed a model where current measuring equipment is fitted on an ordinary light buoy. The multi-functional light buoy is more inexpensive and dependable than original current measuring buoys. The solution has been used to supply the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) with data on sea current for quite some time, but […]

  • Infrastructure Planning Commission Accepts Application for Port Facilities (UK)

    18 January 2012

    The Infrastructure Planning Commission announced recently (Thursday 12 January) that it accepted for examination, an application from Able Humber Ports Ltd for proposed port facilities located at Killingholme, Humberside. It comprises the construction of a new quay approximately 1,320m long, together with associated onshore facilities accommodating wind turbine manufacture, assembly and commissioning. The application was […]

  • OPT to Collaborate with Lockheed Martin on Reedsport Wave Power Project (USA)

    14 September 2011

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”) announced it will collaborate with Lockheed Martin in connection with OPT’s proposed commercial-scale wave power generation project at Reedsport, Oregon. Lockheed Martin will provide design, manufacturing, system integration and supply chain management expertise to enhance OPT’s PowerBuoy(R) technology. This builds on previous work conducted by Lockheed Martin […]

  • E.ON Remains on Course After Nine Months (Germany)

    10 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    * Adjusted EBIT up 9 percent year-on-year * Adjusted net income up slightly * 2010 forecast unchanged with adjusted EBIT expected up 0 to 3 percent and adjusted net income at prior-year level E.ON remains on course after nine months. Its sales were up about 11 percent year on year to roughly €64 billion. Adjusted […]

  • European Commission Releases Renewable Energy Progress Report

    28 March 2013

    The European Commission has released a Renewable energy progress report yesterday. The purpose of this progress report is to assess Member States’ progress in the promotion and use of renewable energy towards the 2020 targets. In addition, it contains sections on the sustainability scheme for biofuels and bioliquids consumed in the EU and on the […]

  • Norway: Birds Could Avoid Wind Turbines Painted Black and White

    19 September 2013
    Environment, R&D

    Biologist and senior environmental advisor at Statkraft, Bjørn Iuell, believes the contrast between black and white might prevent birds from flying into wind turbines. New knowledge from the Smøla wind farm will set the standard for environmentally friendly wind energy in the future. In a new experiment at the Smøla wind farm, a total of […]

  • Industry: German Govt’s 2030 Target Achievable Only with More Offshore Wind

    20 July 2018
    Authorities

    German offshore wind industry has urged the country’s government to ramp up its offshore wind energy game if it wants to achieve the goal of covering 65% of Germany’s power generation with renewable energies by 2030. 

  • Drones Becoming Very Important in Wind Turbine Inspections

    7 October 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    The following article, which discusses the growing use of drones in the wind energy industry, is published on Offshore WIND with permission from the author, Pieter Jan Jordaens, Business Development & Innovation manager at OWI-Lab, an offshore wind R&D initiative coordinated by Sirris, a collective centre of Belgian technological industry. More significant role for drones in wind turbine inspections Thanks […]

  • OP to Display MaXccess Wind Turbine Access System at Seawork 2011 (UK)

    13 June 2011
    Technology

    Safe, cost effective and efficient transfer between floating support vessels and offshore wind turbines is a ‘holy grail’ for the offshore wind industry. OSBIT Power (OP) has risen to the challenge, and developed the MaXccess system – MX11/01. The first system will be on display at Seawork 2011 on the OP stand (Q27). “We held […]

  • USA: GE, Sandia National Lab Discover Pathway to Quieter, More Productive Wind Turbines

    15 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (GE), today announced research that could significantly impact the design of future wind turbine blades. Utilizing the power of high-performance computing (HPC) to perform complex calculations, GE engineers have overcome previous design constraints, allowing them to begin exploring ways to design reengineered wind […]

  • Offshore blades: The cutting edge – LM Wind Power

    11 April 2012

    LM Wind Power is the largest and most well-known blade manufacturer in the world but its origins are perhaps surprising. In an exclusive interview with Offshore WIND Peter Hansen, Senior Project Manager LM Wind Power, Technical Account, outlines the development of the offshore blade and the journey that took the company from making mobile fish […]

  • ETI project identifies potential for floating offshore wind turbines in deeper water (UK)

    12 October 2010
    R&D

    Offshore wind turbines could be sited in deeper water, closer to the shore off the UK coast to take advantage of stronger, more consistent wind speeds, according to the Energy Technologies Institute. Project Deepwater, a consortium led by Blue H with BAE Systems, the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture (CEFAS), EDF, Romax Technology […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Supply 12 Per Cent of Vietnam’s Power by 2035 – World Bank Group

    10 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Training & Education

    Offshore wind has the potential to supply 12 per cent of Vietnam’s electricity by 2035, according to the Offshore Wind Roadmap for Vietnam launched by the World Bank Group. The roadmap provides strategic analysis of the offshore wind development potential in Vietnam It was prepared, under contract to the World Bank, by BVG Associates in […]