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  • New Lightning Monitoring System to Reduce Cost of Energy

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Danish company Global Lightning Protection Services A/S has developed the Lightning Key Data System that can measure the presence and extent of a lightning strike in wind turbines. The system is designed and tested especially for the harsh environmental conditions under which a wind turbine operates. The Lightning Key Data System can be mounted on […]

  • TGS Starts Multi-Client Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign in New York Bight

    16 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Norway-based energy data and intelligence provider, TGS, has started a multi-client offshore wind measurement campaign by deploying EOLOS’s floating LiDAR buoy in the New York Bight area off the US East Coast. The multi-client approach offers offshore wind stakeholders the added benefits of reduced development costs and timelines, said TGS, as the company’s deployed floating […]

  • First Offshore Wind Probe Starts in Croatia

    30 March 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Croatian oil and gas specialist INA has started wind measurement campaigns on two gas platforms in the North Adriatic to explore the potential for the construction of an offshore wind farm. The wind measurement equipment has been installed on the Izabela Sjever and Ivana A gas platforms located between 50 and 60 kilometres from the […]

  • ORE Catapult Implements COVID-19 Measures at Blyth Site, Resumes Ops

    23 April 2020
    R&D

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s centre in Blyth has resumed testing and validation activity after a pause of some ten days. ORE Catapult had suspended access to the Blyth site for approximately 10 days to implement COVID-19-related protocols and measures. During that time, engineering and analysis operations saw no interruption, according to a spokesperson […]

  • 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 […]

  • Wind Measurement Campaign to Start at Falck and BlueFloat’s Floating Wind Sites in Scotland

    15 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Spanish company Eolos Floating LiDAR Solutions is preparing to deploy two of its FLS200 floating LiDAR buoys at two sites offshore Scotland, where partners Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy plan to build floating wind farms. The LiDAR buoys will be installed this month out of the Peterhead port, where Eolos has engaged ASCO to provide […]

  • French Offshore Wind Project Gets Weather Measurement Equipment from Norway

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Automasjon og Data AS (A+D) in Sandnes, Norway is currently testing and handing over the total Metmast instrumentation package for the Fecamp Offshore Wind project in France.  For several years now, A+D is trying to shift technology and experience from offshore oil and gas to offshore wind. As the offshore wind projects move into deeper waters, […]

  • WIND FARM OPTIMALISATION: Accurate wind measurement for optimal wind farm design

    23 March 2015

    In the design phase of an offshore wind farm, met data will be one of the influencing factors that play a part in the choice of WTG. The meteorological services that can be involved in the decision at this stage are detailed model data sets of wave and wind conditions to input into Computational Fluid […]

  • ZephIR 300 Successfully Verified against Fully IEC Compliant Met Mast

    14 January 2014
    Technology

    ZephIR Lidar, the industry-leading wind lidar manufacturer, has announced that its flagship system, ZephIR 300, has been successfully verified against a fully IEC compliant met mast at the Lelystad Test Site. The verification, carried out by Ecofys WTTS in parallel with three other ZephIRs, deems that ZephIR 300 “is suitable for field measurements as a […]

  • USA: AXYS Welcomes Fishermen’s Energy WindSentinel Buoy Deployment

    11 June 2013

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) congratulated Fishermen’s Energy on the recent deployment of their WindSentinel buoy. With a year of preparations and near-shore testing, the buoy was relocated from a test site near Atlantic City to an offshore area leased from the U. S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Located eleven miles […]

  • DNV Obtains Accreditations by A2LA for Power Quality Testing on Wind Turbines (USA)

    1 July 2011
    R&D, Technology

      A2LA’s accreditation for power quality testing of wind turbines is in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for power quality testing per the IEC 61400-21 power quality testing standard for wind turbines. Only a handful of organizations worldwide have achieved accreditation in this area; DNV is the only private company in the U.S. to have successfully […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Greenlights ZX TM LiDAR for Power Performance Testing

    19 October 2020
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has tested and approved the ZX TM nacelle-based wind LiDAR from ZX Lidars for Power Performance Testing on its wind turbines. The wind turbine supplier tested the technology together with ZX Lidars within a power curve campaign and, based on the achieved results both on the medium range and long range measurements, approved […]

  • OWI-Lab Becomes Additional Partner in WIFI JIP Project

    24 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    OWI-Lab has been accepted as an additional partner in the European project WIFI JIP. The Joint Industry Project WIFI will investigate wave run-up on fixed foundations for offshore wind turbines by numerical modeling, model testing, offshore measurements and design and classification methods. The objective of the WiFi JIP (Wave impacts on Fixed turbines) is to […]

  • The Netherlands Issues Metocean Data Call

    26 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has launched a tender for the supply of metocean data for the Hollandse Kust (noord) wind farm zone.

  • GL Garrad Hassan to Take Part in EWEA 2011 (Belgium)

    9 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind energy project developers and prospectors are challenged to affordably acquire accurate, on-site wind data to assess the viability of a proposed or potential project. In his presentation at EWEA 2011 in Brussels, Daniel Jaynes, GL Garrad Hassan, takes a closer look on the efficacy of floating LIDAR motion compensation algorithms for offshore wind […]

  • 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, […]

  • UK: Fugro Launches New SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy

    12 June 2012
    R&D

    Fugro has chosen Global Offshore Wind 2012 for the launch of the Group’s new SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy, which represents the next generation of multi-purpose buoys tailored for the renewable energy industry. The new buoy is the result of a successful joint industry R&D project utilising offshore and wind technology expertise from Norwegian universities, research […]

  • AXYS Joins NORCOWE

    23 June 2015
    R&D

    AXYS Technologies Inc. has joined the Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) to further the shared goal of developing innovative and cost-efficient offshore wind solutions for deep waters and harsh offshore environments. Specific areas of common interest include R&D initiatives that will explore the use of floating LiDAR to measure turbulence intensity, test power […]

  • SgurrEnergy to Take Part in EWEA 2014

    21 February 2014

    SgurrEnergy will be presenting their renewable energy expertise next month at Europe’s premier wind energy event, EWEA 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Mechanical engineer, Markos Asimakopoulos, will be giving a podium presentation at the conference discussing measurement and visualisation of an offshore wind turbine compression zone. A poster authored by data analyst, Daniel Gallacher, will be […]

  • Siemens Reorganizes Company. 4,500 People to Lose Jobs

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Siemens announced today that it is on track with the implementation of its concept for the company’s strategic realignment. The company has started taking the next steps planned in order to improve its profitability, including measures to improve profitability at the Power and Gas Division’s power generation business as well as a bundle of additional measures […]

  • Germans Pick Met Services Provider for North Sea Wind Zone

    4 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded UL International with a contract to provide meteorological measurement and reporting services at the N-6.7 offshore wind zone in the German North Sea. The aim is to generate the most accurate information possible about the wind conditions in the area intended for the construction of an […]

  • Vattenfall Orders Turbines and Servicing from Siemens

    11 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank offshore wind farm. The project is being erected 90 kilometers west of the island of Sylt in water depths between 25 and 37 meters within the exclusive economic zone off the German North Sea coast. A pioneering service […]

  • SgurrEnergy Assesses Power Performance from Offshore Wind Turbine’s TP

    20 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A pioneering offshore wind measurement campaign by SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, has completed the first ever power performance assessment (PPA) using a scanning lidar deployed on the transition piece (TP) of an AREVA M5000 offshore wind turbine. This success has huge implications for the offshore wind industry as this study shows that PPAs can successfully […]

  • Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million

    15 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. The completion of the sale and purchase of the shares of Adwen owned by […]

  • Floating Lidars Wanted for Danish Energy Islands

    31 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Energinet has issued a tender seeking floating lidar measurements for the areas where the Danish energy islands and accompanying offshore wind farms are set to be built. The tender is divided into four lots, with the first two concerning atmospheric and oceanographic measurements for project areas in the North Sea. The second two lots are […]

  • ForWind to Present Its Products and Seminars at Hannover Messe

    3 April 2014
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The University of Oldenburg will showcase its equipment and training opportunities in the field of wind energy at this year’s Hannover Messe, in Hall 27, Stand E50, from 7 to 11 April. ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research of the Universities of Oldenburg, Hanover and Bremen, will present MULTI-LIDAR, an optical laser-based wind scanner […]