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  • First Haliade X- 12MW Blade Arrives at Rotterdam Port

    10 October 2019
    R&D

    The first blade for the prototype GE Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine has arrived at Maasvlakte, according to the live webcam feed at the Port of Rotterdam. LM Wind Power is producing the 107m blades for the prototype turbine at its plant in Cherbourgh, France. According to ECN, part of TNO,  the measurement mast and the scanning LiDAR have been […]

  • Province ensures additional environmental protection for offshore wind development (Canada)

    16 September 2010
    Authorities

    The province is planning to put in place additional off-shore energy safety measures in order to increase renewable energy generation while… (sootoday) [mappress] Source: sootoday, September 16, 2010;

  • Senate to develop clean energy and Jobs (USA)

    23 September 2010
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    The renewable electricity standard introduced in the Senate yesterday is a key element in most sprawling measures to address climate change. By Evan Lehmann (nytimes) [mappress] Source: nytimes, September 23, 2010;

  • Stalling of Germany’s Offshore Wind Farms

    27 April 2011

    With Chancellor Merkel’s government turning its back on nuclear power, offshore wind parks are to pick up the slack. By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, April 27, 2011;

  • Germany: PNE WIND Extends Management Board Contracts

    24 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm developer PNE WIND AG (ISIN DE000A0JBPG2) and its proven management team continue together in the future. The Supervisory Board has extended the work contracts of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jörg Klowat and Chief Operational Officer (COO) Markus Lesser for three years each. Jörg Klowat has been at the PNE WIND AG since […]

  • European Commission Clears Acquisition of DONG Energy by Goldman Sachs and Denmark

    7 January 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has announced that it has approved the acquisition of joint control over DONG Energy A/S of Denmark by the Kingdom of Denmark and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. of the US, under the EU Merger Regulation. Related news DONG is currently controlled by the Danish State. Denmark is currently active inter alia […]

  • Storm ‘Christian’ Shakes DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    3 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border, recently shook under the strength of storm “Christian” that swept through the North Sea. Wind measurements of 44.3 m/s (160km/h) were recorded on board the foundation installation vessel – the Seafox 5, at 2:10 pm on October 29, […]

  • Germany Faces High Price of Phasing out Nuclear Power

    14 November 2011
    Authorities

    On 30 May, in the aftermath of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would close… By John C.K. (mensnewsdaily) [mappress] Source: mensnewsdaily, November 14, 2011

  • Offshore wind energy creates overseas jobs (UK)

    25 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    The government has pledged to back a Green Investment Bank in what should be seen as the most positive measure to come out of this week’s…   Jasper Cullen [mappress] Source: northerngasheating, June 25, 2010;

  • TÜV SÜD Helps to Speed Up Taiwan’s OW Development

    4 March 2015

    In the field of energy politics, Taiwan pursues a long-term strategy in order to reduce CO2 emissions. One part of this strategy is the development and expansion of power generation in offshore wind farms. It is planned to have 600 offshore wind turbines with an output of 3.000 MW to go into operation by 2030 in […]

  • Labkotec Oy Introduces Ice Detector (Finland)

    13 October 2011
    Technology

      Labkotec Oy has introduced an ice detector to support the needs of wind turbine operations for more reliable operation, consistent performance, reduced maintenance and improved safety. To prove the performance of its latest generation ice detector, the LID-3300IP, Labkotec Oy subjected the device to a rigorous independent testing regime to ensure that it would […]

  • Germany Reserves USD 130 Billion for Renewable Energy

    19 October 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    TGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter… by John Daly (oilprice) [mappress] Source: oilprice, October 19, 2011

  • Mojo Maritime to Build Low Motion Floating Platform for LiDAR

    27 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Mojo Maritime Ltd, the Falmouth-based marine renewable energy experts, has secured funding to develop, build and test their low motion floating platform for offshore LiDAR measurements at sea. Concept development and tank testing of the platform performed during 2013 has resulted in a solid design, capable of withstanding the most challenging offshore conditions. The platform […]

  • Renewable Energy Deployment Possible Even with Delays in Transmission Grid Expansion (UK)

    28 August 2013

    A timely transmission grid expansion is important for the future electricity supply based on renewable energies. A recent study by Ecofys energy consultants shows that even if this expansion is delayed, the planned deployment of renewables can still take place within the next 15 years. In this case, renewable energy installations would have to be […]

  • Germany Opens Tender for Geophysical and Hydrographic Surveys at N-9 Wind Zone

    12 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has invited tenders for geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys as part of the geological preliminary exploration in the N-9 wind energy area. Specifically, the sites to be surveyed within the area in the North Sea are N-9.1, N-9.3 and N-9.4. The work under this tender at the N-9.1 […]

  • France: IFREMER Hosts “Round Robin” Testing Programme

    15 July 2013
    R&D

    A comparative “Round Robin” testing programme is being conducted by MARINET to test an identical tidal energy model at four different tidal test facilities to characterise and verify the performance behaviour of the test facilities. The facilities involved are CNR-INSEAN (Rome), Strathclyde University (Glasgow), Edinburgh University and Ifremer (Boulogne sur mer). The findings of these […]

  • European Commission Nods to Boskalis Buying VolkerWessels

    17 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of VolkerWessels Offshore by Boskalis. The EC concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because it would not significantly change the market structure. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. VolkerWessels Offshore comprises three businesses, namely Stemat Holding […]

  • Mojo Maritime Wraps Up Wave Hub Cable Works

    8 April 2015
    Vessels

    This weekend, Mojo Maritime successfully completed the installation of cable protection works off the North Cornwall coast. The operation consisted of accurately placing rock filled filter units from the DP2 vessel Stril Explorer to create a protection berm for the Wave Hub 33KV export cable. The filter unit consists of a CE approved fibre mesh […]

  • Kaskasi OWF Site to Host Research on Global Blockage Effect

    4 February 2021
    R&D

    A new joint industry project has been launched under the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator to improve understanding of the true impact of the Global Blockage Effect (GBE) in offshore wind by undertaking a first of a kind measurement campaign in real offshore conditions. The campaign will be conducted in the second half of this […]

  • UK Gov’t Takes Action to Curb Underwater Noise in Offshore Wind Development

    23 January 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Industry, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled new measures to minimise underwater noise levels during the construction of offshore wind projects. As part of the government’s Plan for Change, the measures should reduce noise levels in the sea to allow new offshore wind projects to be built at pace, particularly […]

  • Germany: Innogy Venture Capital and High-Tech Gründerfonds Invest in Enercast

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Innogy Venture Capital and High-Tech Gründerfonds are going to invest in a first round of financing up to EUR 2.25 million in the start-up company enercast GmbH. The young technology company provides electricity generation forecasts from wind and solar which lead to significant cost savings along the energy supply chain.  “enercast addresses a fundamental problem […]

  • Ørsted Adds Acteon to Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Team

    10 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Pulse Structural Monitoring, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has signed a contract with Ørsted Taiwan to provide measurement and associated data acquisition systems for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The company, which is part of Acteon’s Geo-services business line, will be responsible for the […]

  • Forewind Deploys ZephIR 300 to Collect Wind Data on Dogger Bank (UK)

    14 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      A laser wind-profiling instrument to provide measured wind data for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development has been deployed by Forewind on a gas platform 125 kilometres from shore. The ZephIR 300 wind lidar, which will measure wind speeds at heights of up to 200m using an infrared laser, has been installed on […]

  • DNV GL to Operate German FINO2 Offshore Wind Research Platform

    3 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    DNV GL has won a contract for the operation of the FINO2 research platform in the German sector of the Baltic Sea, which will acquire data for the development of offshore wind energy projects. The contract award comes after Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) re-issued the call for tenders in July 2020 […]

  • Fugro to Gather Metocean Data for Ørsted’s Australian Offshore Wind Farms

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Ørsted has selected the Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro to carry out a floating LiDAR measurement campaign for its Gippsland offshore wind farms in Australia. For twelve months, Fugro’s SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy will measure wind, wave, current, and meteorological parameters to help assess the viability of Ørsted’s wind farms located off Gippsland in Australia’s state […]

  • WWF-UK Foresees Positive Future for Porpoises and Renewables

    10 October 2016
    Environment

    World Wildlife Fund UK (WWF-UK) has released “A Positive Future for Porpoises and Renewables” report, written by SMRU Consulting, which deals with the effect of the underwater noise produced during offshore wind farm construction on harbour porpoises. Noise reduction measures can help reduce the risk of a harbour porpoises population decline due to the cumulative impacts of wind farm […]