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  • UK: Offshore and Marine Industries to Benefit from Global Navigation Receiver Instrument

    12 March 2013

    A sensing instrument which can measure ocean parameters such as sea surface roughness has been developed by experts at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL). In its more familiar usage, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System – also known as GPS) pinpoints the geographic location of a user’s receiver anywhere in the world. However, in this small […]

  • USA: UMaine’s Offshore Wind Buoy Set for Action

    27 May 2013
    R&D

    The University of Maine unveiled on Friday its buoy-based system that will measure the wind speed in the Gulf of Maine at the height of an offshore wind turbine, the Associated Press reports. Initially, the buoy will be installed off the coast of Castine, together with the UMaine’s 1/8 scale prototype of a 6MW floating […]

  • VIDEO: ADX XR System Utilized during Wind Turbine Blade Transport on Jack-Up Vessel

    22 February 2013
    Technology

    To meet the exacting demands of navigating and docking large vessels, the measurement of low speeds, precise heading and Rate of Turn is of utmost importance to the pilot. The ADX XR Portable Pilot Unit system derives these measurements using state-of-the-art GPS/GLONASS Real Time Kinematic (RTK) techniques along with precise RoT sensors. ADX XR system […]

  • Germany: European Commission Approves Boston Holding Purchase of Borkum Riffgrund I

    14 May 2012
    Authorities

    The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over the North Sea wind farm Borkum Riffgrund I of Germany by DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund of Germany and Boston Holding of Denmark. The Commission found that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns because it will not alter the market structure. The […]

  • Guernsey RET to Install Zephir LiDAR at Chouet

    7 August 2017
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The States of Guernsey Renewable Energy Team (RET) is deploying a Zephir LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) unit at Chouet Headland today, August 7.

  • Poland Seeks OW Geophysical and Environmental Surveys

    28 August 2015
    Environment, R&D

    PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. has invited tenders for an environmental research with impact report that will assist in obtaining an environmental decision for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The research project concerns the proposed offshore wind farm with connecting marine and land infrastructure, aiming to carry out geophysical surveys and environmental studies to assess the impact of the […]

  • Van Oord to Build 100-Metre High Meteorological Mast in North Sea

    25 February 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Van Oord has received an assignment from RWE to build a 100-metre high mast in the North Sea to measure maritime meteorological influences. The meteorological mast will be built 75 kilometres from the coast in the ‘IJmuiden’ offshore wind region, which is part of the National Water Plan. The mast will be built on a […]

  • Areva, Gamesa Get EU’s Blessing for Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    1 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture by the Areva group of France and the Gamesa group of Spain. Areva and Gamesa will each contribute their activities in offshore wind turbine production to the joint venture. Both groups produce and market power generation solutions. While Areva […]

  • Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires

    16 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequences, DTU said. In the field of fire safety it […]

  • Industry, Researchers Studying Power Converter Failures

    8 January 2019
    R&D

    Fraunhofer IWES has launched a research project called ReCoWind (Reliable Power Converters for Wind Turbines) that aims to bring forward effective protection measures for power converters.  The three-year project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), joins a consortium comprising operators and manufacturers of wind turbines, semiconductors, and converters with research and academic […]

  • BSH Seeks Meteorological Services for North Sea Wind Zone

    7 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a tender for meteorological measurement and reporting services at the N-6.7 offshore wind zone in the German North Sea. BSH plans to carry out a one-year in-situ measurement is planned to enable an assessment of the wind conditions in the area. The measurement concerns wind-related and […]

  • Copenhagen Energy, PGEC Seal Wind Measurement Strategy for Floating Wind Farm Offshore Philippines

    17 May 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Energy has finalized the wind measurement strategy for its Northern Luzon, an offshore wind project that the company is developing together with PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) in the Philippines. The outcome of the wind measurement strategy, which was developed in close collaboration with DNV, involves two key results: firstly, validating the initial estimates for […]

  • Fugro Wins Further Work on Borssele Offshore Wind Zone

    21 May 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has signed two contracts with Fugro that cover further mapping the Borssele offshore wind energy zone. The company will take measurements of wind and sea conditions, and to research the seabed. Fugro will start shortly with the measurements of wind and sea conditions at future wind farm locations. The […]

  • OWC, Multiversum Join LiDAR Forces for Offshore Wind

    5 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    UK-based Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) and German company Multiversum have entered a partnership to provide pre-construction offshore wind measurement services as well as specific advice on fixed and floating LiDAR measurements. 

  • Fraunhofer IWES Studying German Bight Offshore Wind Clusters

    12 November 2019
    R&D

    Fraunhofer IWES has commenced a project focused on investigating how the wind conditions in the German Bight could change if offshore wind farms are expanded on a large scale. The X-Wakes “Interaction Between the Wakes of Large Offshore Wind Farms and Wind Farm Clusters With the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer” research project is funded by […]

  • Mainstream, DNV GL Validate Floating LiDAR

    18 September 2014
    R&D, Technology

    On behalf of Mainstream Renewable Power, DNV GL has successfully completed an independent validation assessment of the FLiDAR offshore wind measurement device. Based on the results, FLiDAR’s floating LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) device has now formally reached Stage 2 on the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator Roadmap for commercial acceptance. Floating LiDAR technology uses […]

  • US Navy to Deploy WindSentinel Floating LiDAR

    21 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The teams of Sound & Sea Technology Inc, AXYS Technologies Inc, and DNV GL Inc have announced the award of a contract from the U.S. Navy for the validation of an offshore floating LiDAR wind resource assessment system. Sound & Sea Technology (SST) will provide overall management of the program, coordination with the Navy, ocean […]

  • USA: Galion Lidar to Assess Gulf of Mexico Wind Resources

    8 October 2013

    Cutting edge wind scanning device, Galion Lidar, has been deployed on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas coast to study the coastal wind resource in order to prospect for a potential offshore wind farm. SgurrEnergy’s flagship measurement device has begun a nine-month deployment by Baryonyx Corporation, a company in the preliminary […]

  • Wind Lidars Supporting Offshore Rigs

    18 March 2019

    Pioneering companies within the Oil and Gas sector are adopting Wind Lidar to provide them with valuable wind data to vastly improve their operational efficiency. Lidar is an established tool that provides sophisticated wind assessment and measurements within the wind energy industry. An infrared laser exploits the Doppler effect to provide horizontal and vertical wind […]

  • Saint-Brieuc Case: Nass & Wind Disputes Award Decision

    12 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Nass & Wind is not giving up on challenging the French government regarding the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind site. Even though the company’s complaint on the authorisation of project modification was recently dismissed at the Administrative Court in Rennes, Nass & Wind is still proceeding with its main legal action against the government’s decision to award the site to another consortium. This case is currently being processed at the Court of Appeals in Nantes.

  • RWE, Eneco Install Metocean Buoy in the Dutch North Sea

    13 January 2014
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Developers of the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm and RWE Innogy are testing a new and innovative metocean buoy that has been installed yesterday in the Dutch North Sea. The buoy has been deployed for a six month validation period nearby the already existing IJmuiden met-mast of RWE Innogy, some 75 km west off IJmuiden […]

  • ZephIR Lidar Expected to Play Significant Role in Chinese Offshore Wind Projects

    23 April 2013
    Technology

    A gathering of many leading Chinese wind project developers, consultants and stakeholders has welcomed the introduction of wind lidar provider, ZephIR Lidar, to the local market, working in collaboration with Saiwind Inc. during a technology workshop held in Beijing. ZephIR provides remote wind speed measurements and characteristics from ground level, both onshore and offshore, in […]

  • Next level wave intelligence for Floating Wind Farms. (FOWF)

    12 October 2020

    Harvesting wind energy from far offshore has significant advantages. At the same time, it introduces many challenges and some unknown issues still yet to be faced. They are installed far from shore, in deeper waters, in the middle of harsh marine environments where local sea state conditions can instantly change, while turbines are exposed to […]

  • Denmark: Sirris Wins Best Scientific Poster Award at EWEA 2012

    18 April 2012

    The Sirris initiative won the „Best scientific poster“award at the EWEA 2012 event yesterday. The prize has been awarded for the company’s state-of the –art testing at the Belwind offshore windfarm under the flag of OWI-Lab. Namely, in October, after a couple of offshore training days, people from Sirris and VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel – […]

  • Global Blockage Effect Campaign Continues as Major Players Join In

    31 March 2022
    R&D

    The measurement campaign for the Global Blockage Effect in Offshore Wind (OWA GloBE) project, a joint industry project organised under the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has been extended by four months, after being launched last year. The OWA GloBE project is led by RWE with support from the Carbon Trust as part of […]

  • FloWave, Rockland Scientific Join Hands in Turbulent Waters

    2 June 2015
    R&D

    FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at Edinburgh University and Canadian marine turbulence specialists Rockland Scientific will work together to develop tank-scale turbulence measurement technology, which can also be deployed at sea, on both sides of the Atlantic. The two firms – which already completed a first round of technology testing in 2014 – announced the […]