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  • ClassNK and Carbon Trust Form Offshore Wind Pact in Japan

    16 July 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Japanese classification society ClassNK and the Carbon Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the progress of offshore wind power generation in Japan. This agreement will enable ClassNK and the Carbon Trust to collaborate on assisting national initiatives to improve progress in areas that are critical to the successful implementation of offshore […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Wins First Firm Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Japan

    29 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the firm order for the 112 MW Ishikari offshore wind power project from Green Power Investment, marking the turbine manufacturer’s first firm offshore order in Japan. The order includes 14 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 8 MW and featuring a 167-metre rotor. Additionally, the […]

  • Australians Unveil 1.1 GW Offshore Wind Project

    4 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Australian oil and gas specialist Pilot Energy Limited is starting a feasibility study to pursue the development of an offshore wind project off the coast of the Mid West Region of Western Australia. The wind farm is part of a larger renewable energy project. The Mid West Wind and Solar Project combines the offshore wind […]

  • WAB: Wind and Hydrogen Ideal Partners, but German Hydrogen Strategy Not Ambitious

    12 June 2020
    Authorities

    German wind industry association WAB has welcomed the Federal Government’s recognition of “green” hydrogen’s sustainability in the long term and the special role of offshore and onshore wind energy in its National Hydrogen Strategy, adopted on 10 June. However, WAB said the strategy is non-ambitious in the long term goals and focuses on hydrogen import. […]

  • Jan De Nul’s Giant Jack-Up Vessel Arrives in UK for Dogger Bank Wind Turbine Installation

    19 June 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s new jack-up vessel Voltaire has arrived in the port of Able Seaton, UK, from where it is set to start installing GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbines on the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in early July. Jan De Nul took delivery of Voltaire from China’s COSCO Shipping Shipyard at the end […]

  • UK: CWind Expands with New Hiring

    22 May 2013

    CWind, a leading UK offshore wind farm service provider, is growing its turbine technician department in response to increased demand from clients. The new starters will join the existing team in assembling turbine components onshore, ready for being shipped offshore for installation. Once offshore, they will work with the manufacturers’ teams to construct turbines at […]

  • Germany: Aquacultures among Offshore Wind Farms Create Complex Legal Situation

    4 March 2013
    Environment

    A research group from the Faculty of Law at the University of Rostock, led by Professor Detlef Czybulka, is advising the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven on legal matters. It is a joint project on new territory ‒ development of fish breeding facilities. In Bremerhaven, […]

  • UK: Teesside Schools Participate in ‘Champions for Wind’ Initiative

    17 October 2012
    Training & Education

    Ten teachers from Teesside schools are set to become offshore wind energy “champions” having been selected to take part in a careers education initiative to boost local young people’s interest in pursuing opportunities in the expanding industry. Launched by Forewind, development partner for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone, working together with the Humberside […]

  • Alstom, DCNS Enter Floating Wind Deal

    13 October 2014

    Alstom Renewable Power Chairman Jérôme Pécresse and DCNS Marine Energy and Infrastructures Division Director Thierry Kalanquin were on hand on 13th of October as both groups signed a partnership agreement in the floating wind energy business. The agreement aims at developing and then commercialising an integrated system for a semi-submersible floating wind turbine delivering 6 […]

  • Caterpillar Marine to Launch Its Cat Propulsion Twin Fin System

    18 June 2014
    Technology

    Caterpillar Marine will launch the Cat Propulsion Twin Fin System at the 2014 ITS Hamburg Conference and Exhibition, June 16th – 20th. The Cat Propulsion Twin Fin System is a new diesel-electric solution that saves on fuel and emissions, while improving overall vessel performance. The Twin Fin System protects all of the propulsion mechanical parts […]

  • WWF: Investments in Renewables Must Be Scaled Up Rapidly

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    WWF backs a call in a major UN scientific report that the world should more than triple investments in sustainable, safe low-carbon energy sources as the main measure to mitigate climate change. The report, agreed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that the world should triple or quadruple investments in clean energy […]

  • NWA: Work-Rest Balance Crucial for CTV Crews

    31 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Managing the working and rest hours of crews whilst ensuring the successful completion of technician transfers continues to pose a significant challenge in the safe operation of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs), according to the National Workboat Association (NWA).

  • OWI-Lab: 3D Printing Brings Offshore Wind R&D Costs Down

    18 October 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    3D printing of a mold for the wind turbine blades can lead to cost-savings within the product development cycle, and the technology also makes it easier, and cheaper, to add more functionality into components, the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab) reports. Wind turbine blades produced for research purposes can easily be more than 12 meters […]

  • TÜV SÜD Certifies REpower’s 6.2M152 Offshore Wind Turbine

    17 January 2014
    Technology

    International provider of testing and certification services TÜV SÜD has been commissioned by REpower Systems SE, Hamburg, to carry out type certification of its new offshore turbine REpower 6.2M152. For wind turbine type certification, TÜV SÜD’s experts examine and assess the overall design and all key components of the wind turbine. TÜV SÜD’s certification of […]

  • Alstom’s 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine Loaded at Ostend, Belgium

    24 October 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The various components of Alstom’s 6MW offshore wind turbine, currently one of the most powerful on the market, are in the process of being loaded onto the liftboat or self-elevating wind turbine installation and crane unit, “Bold Tern”, in the port of Ostend, Belgium. The vessel, owned by Fred Olsen Windcarrier, specialists in the transport […]

  • MHI Vestas Receives Order for 32 8MW Turbines for Burbo Bank Extension

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    DONG Energy has placed the first commercial order for 32 of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s record breaking V164-8.0 MW, the world’s most powerful wind turbine, for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project in the UK. Blades for the project will be manufactured at the recently announced production facility on the Isle of Wight, UK – […]

  • U.S. DOE & Navy Fund Full-Scale Wave Energy Device Testing

    30 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Energy Department, in coordination with the U.S. Navy, yesterday announced funding for two companies that will continue to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology as a viable source for America’s clean energy future. Ocean Energy USA and Northwest Energy Innovations will test their innovative wave energy conversion (WEC) devices for one year in new […]

  • Bharatbook Announces Wind Energy and Wind Turbine Market Global Scenario (India)

    26 December 2011

      Bharatbook added a new report on, Wind Energy & Wind Turbine Market: Global Scenario (2011 – 2016). The report provides the status of global and geography wise installed as well as expected wind energy installations. The influencing factors for this market including drivers, restraints and opportunities have been discussed for probing the current and expected […]

  • Critical Group and Floating Power Plant Working on Poseidon (Denmark)

    16 November 2011

    Critical Software Technologies (UK), Critical Software (PT) and Critical Materials (PT) are working with Floating Power Plant to help the company adopt a proactive approach to monitoring the condition and structural health of its Poseidon off-shore plant. Critical’s work on the Poseidon prototype, situated off the coast of Lolland in Denmark, will open up an […]

  • USA: BOEM Identifies Sites for Wind Farms Offshore Massachusetts

    31 May 2012
    Authorities

    As part of Secretary of the Interior’s Smart from the Start Atlantic Offshore Wind Initiative, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it is moving forward with the next step to consider commercial wind energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. Together with the commonwealth of Massachusetts, BOEM has completed […]

  • Germany: EnBW Revenues Up 1.4 pct

    8 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Thanks to the stable development of the operating business, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG generated overall pleasing results in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2012 despite the ongoing difficult environment. For example, EnBW’s revenue in the first three months of the year increased by 1.4% on the comparable prior-year figure to € 5.1 […]

  • UK: GEOSHIPS Presents Its Second MPSV, Loch Roag

    27 April 2012

    SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd, a marine and subsea services shipping company, held an open day on board the newest addition to its vessel fleet (25 April). Formed in 2003, the Aberdeen-based company took delivery of Loch Roag, its second multi purpose support vessel (MPSV), earlier this month on a contract valued at over £30 million. Around […]

  • Norway: Kvaerner Completes Investigation Following Serious Crane Accident

    13 March 2012

    Kvaerner’s internal investigation following from the serious crane accident at the Verdal yard 8 February 2012 has been completed and the main findings have been presented to the Police and the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority. The investigation report examines the accident in detail, reviews the existing health and safety procedures in place for work at […]

  • Germany: Over 100 Exhibitors at Windforce 2012

    5 March 2012

    The strong tailwind behind WINDFORCE at the start of 2012 continues unabated – in less than four weeks the number of exhibitors registered for Germany’s first-ever offshore wind energy trade fair has doubled to over 100. At the start of February, event organisers had already registered a total of 50 exhibitors. Along with industry giants […]

  • AVEVA Announces Release of AVEVA NET Portal 4.5 with Powerful New Decision Support Interface (UK)

    24 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    AVEVA, one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the release of AVEVA NET Portal 4.5. This new release has a highly configurable user interface designed specifically to improve the accessibility of objects and documents used in complex engineering projects and […]

  • RWE Sinks to Red in 2015 Despite Booming Renewables Division

    17 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    RWE’s Renewables Division more than doubled its earnings in 2015 compared to a year earlier, but EUR 3 billion in write-downs and impairments have resulted in the German utility posting EUR 200 million net loss for the year. Based on unaudited pro-forma figures, RWE posted an operating result of EUR 3.8 billion, as well as EUR 1.1 […]