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  • Rent-a-Lidar: Dulas Acquires ZephIR 300 and ZephIR DM Devices

    20 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Dulas, a provider of bankable wind data, has confirmed plans to acquire ‘a fleet’ of ZephIR 300 and ZephIR DM’s to work as rental lidars to the UK and wider European market. This expansion adds to the company’s existing remote sensing business currently comprised of sodar measurement sensors. “Whether it’s supporting measurements during noise impact assessments […]

  • 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 […]

  • C-Ventus and 4SEAS Unite for Offshore Wind

    12 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services BV has merged with 4SEAS BV to jointly service the offshore wind industry. The merger, concluded on 3 June, will see all 4SEAS personnel and activities, including ongoing projects and opportunity pipeline, handled by the new company which will trade under the C-Ventus name. “Since 4SEAS main focus appeared to be the […]

  • FLiDAR Joins NORCOWE

    19 November 2014
    Technology

    NORCOWE, the Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy, has accepted FLiDAR, a leading provider of floating LIDAR based measurement solutions, as a new Consortium partner. “We welcome FLiDAR as new member in the Consortium”, said Kristin Guldbandsen Frøysa, Managing Director of NORCOWE. “FLiDAR will add valuable competence based on their commercially proven technology for accurate […]

  • Akrocean to Gauge Winds at Two German North Sea Sites

    24 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    French offshore monitoring and site assessment service provider Akrocean has won a tender to carry out meteorological measurements at two sites of the German N-10 offshore wind area. The company will perform monitoring of wind conditions and prepare a report as part of the preliminary investigation of the N-10.1 and N-10.2 sites in the N-10 […]

  • CEPRI, GL Garrad Hassan Sign MoU to Boost Chinese Wind Industry

    13 July 2012
    R&D

    The Renewable Energy Department of the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI RED) and GL Garrad Hassan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Wind Turbine Prototype Measurements, Wind Turbine Inspections and Technical Guideline Development. CEPRI, a subsidiary of the State Grid Corporation of China, is a multi disciplinary research institute focused […]

  • Partrac Finishes Turbulence Survey for TiME Project

    22 July 2014
    R&D

    Partrac, the marine data acquisition experts, has completed the first turbulence survey for the Carbon Trust-managed Turbulence in Marine Environments (TiME) project. The survey was undertaken in the Sound of Islay and was designed by Partrac with project partners, Ocean Array Systems, ABPmer, and ITPower. Innovative turbulence measurement instruments were provided by Rockland Scientific International […]

  • USA: NREL Back at SWAY Site

    3 July 2012
    Technology

    Sway continues the co-operation with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of Colorado, USA. Early June, NREL re-installed scientific wind, wave and motion measurement equipment on the Sway prototype. This will greatly enhance the value of the Sway testing, and will provide accurate measurement to verify not only the Sway concept, but can also be used […]

  • Dong Energy Celebrates Five Year Anniversary (Denmark)

    1 July 2011

    Five years have passed since Elsam, Energi E2, DONG, Nesa, Københavns Energi and Frederiksberg Forsyning merged under the name of DONG Energy. A merger process that began already in 2003 and on 1 July 2006, it culminated in the birth of DONG Energy, the largest merger in Danish history. “Five years later, we can conclude […]

  • Helios Remote Sensing Systems Wins DOE Award for Offshore Wind Radar

    22 June 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced nearly USD 32 million in funding for small business-led projects to further develop clean energy technologies that have a strong potential for commercialisation and job creation.

  • TGS Kicks Off Multi-Client Wind and Metocean Measurement Surveys in German North Sea

    7 May 2024
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Norway-headquartered TGS has started a multi-client wind measurement campaign using two LiDAR buoys offshore Germany in the North Sea. The buoys, supplied by Green Rebel, are equipped with a multitude of sensors, allowing detailed measurement of wind, metocean, and environmental data. The collected data from the 24-month measurement campaign is streamed to shore and used […]

  • Pliant Offshore, Exail Team Up to Improve Wind Turbine Installation Accuracy

    30 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Netherlands-based Pliant Offshore has awarded Exail a contract to supply three Hydrins Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), which will be integrated into the company’s installation measurement system (IMS) to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of wind turbine installations. Pliant Offshore’s IMS is designed to provide real-time measurements of the inclination and position of structures, such as […]

  • Bachmann to Present Its Wind Energy Solutions at EWEA 2014

    5 March 2014
    Technology

    Experts from Bachmann electronic GmbH and Bachmann Monitoring GmbH will be presenting innovative hardware and software solutions for the international wind energy industry at this year’s annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) from 10 to 13 March 2014. At Bachmann electronic GmbH’s trade fair booth 6C10, trade visitors will be able to […]

  • Samsung Merges Its Heavy Industries and Engineering

    1 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has officially announced that it will merge with Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd, the first and largest engineering company in Korea. The merger between Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering was decided during their board of directors meeting on September 1 to create a “world-class total solution provider for shipbuilding and onshore […]

  • Carbon Trust Backs Dual Doppler Radar Testing

    12 March 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Though its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), the Carbon Trust is backing trial to understand the viability of using dual Doppler radar to produce high-resolution dynamic maps of the wind flow through and around a wind farm. Recently announced, the measurement campaign is part of OWA partner Dong Energy’s BEACon (Beamed Radar for Energy Assessment and […]

  • Metocean Measurement Campaign to Start at 1 GW Scottish Floating Wind Farm Site

    31 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Partrac will soon deploy a floating LiDAR Buoy at the site of the Buchan floating wind project offshore Scotland, which is being developed by Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e. The deployment is estimated to be carried out on 15 November, subject to weather conditions, using the vessel […]

  • Cape Wind Trying to Include Power Purchase in NStar and Northeast Utilities Merger (USA)

    4 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind Associates, the company behind the 130-turbine wind farm to be built in Nantucket Sound, are urging Massachusetts regulators… By Erin Ailworth (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, October 04, 2011

  • Petrobras to Start Major Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign Using Brazil-Made Floating LiDARs

    30 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Brazil’s oil and gas major, Petrobras, will deploy five new units of a Brazil-made floating LiDAR for wind measurements off the country’s coasts starting this December. The company will invest BRL 60 million (approximately EUR 9.6 million) in the new measurement campaign which follows a one-year deployment of the first floating LiDAR buoy, called Bravo, […]

  • Danish Consortium Setting Up Test Lab for 20 MW Floating Wind Turbines

    26 October 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology

    A consortium comprising DHI, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, Stiesdal Offshore, Stromning and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) will establish a test lab for floating wind turbines in the 20 MW class. The project, named FloatLab and supported with DKK 15.3 million (approximately EUR 2 million) from Innovation Fund Denmark, will see the laboratory being set up […]

  • UK: RWE Hires CMACS to Manage Marine-Life Protection Measures at Gwynt y Môr

    17 May 2012
    Environment

    A WIRRAL based environmental consultancy is to manage marine-life protection measures at one of the biggest wind farms currently in construction in Europe, after securing a £multi-million contract with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited. CMACS Ltd will deliver a robust monitoring programme throughout the wind farm’s construction, ensuring the safety of marine mammals, […]

  • GE In Hot Water over LM Wind Power Takeover

    6 July 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to General Electric (GE) alleging the company breached EU merger rules by providing incorrect or misleading information in connection to the takeover of LM Wind Power. In the Statement of Objections, the Commission has informed GE of its preliminary conclusion that the company provided incorrect or […]

  • German Offshore Wind Companies Submit Noise Mitigation Research Report

    12 July 2012
    Environment, R&D

    Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms presented the final report on the ESRa noise mitigation project today. The research project tested various new noise reduction systems designed to mitigate the spread of ramming noise when installing foundations for offshore wind farms. The initiative aims to protect porpoises during the construction of offshore […]

  • Narec Launches Validation Service for Floating LiDAR

    14 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has launched a new service allowing LiDAR manufacturers and project developers the ability to compare and trial new techniques and technologies against traditional wind measurement methods to measure the wind resource offshore. The new service will utilise Narec’s high-tech Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), installed three nautical miles offshore, which […]

  • ECN Approves Mitsubishi Electric’s Compact Wind Lidar

    28 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has conducted tests to validate and subsequently approve Mitsubishi Electric’s compact wind lidar as complying with European wind measurement standards. The lidar (portmanteau of “light” and “radar”) is a remote sensing apparatus that projects a laser beam and then evaluates the reflected light to measure wind speed. […]

  • Vineyard Wind LiDAR Campaign Starts

    22 May 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind is deploying a wind measurement and oceanographic buoy within the project area of its proposed 800MW offshore wind project located 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

  • Scanning LiDAR Trials Start off Ireland

    12 February 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has today started the world’s largest trial of scanning Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology in Dublin Bay, Ireland, the latest Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) project designed to help reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind. Over the next three months, four different scanning LiDAR systems will be put through their paces, […]