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  • RWE Starts Power Performance Testing on Galloper OWF Turbines

    12 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE has started Power Performance Testing of the wind turbines at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK, using the nacelle based LiDAR ZX TM from ZX Lidars. Galloper, which was officially inaugurated in September 2018, comprises 56 Siemens Gamesa 6.3 MW turbines, installed at the wind farm site located some 30 kilometres off the coast of […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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;

  • 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;

  • USA: MREC Cooperates with NREL on Offshore Renewables R&D

    29 August 2012
    Authorities, R&D

    The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (MREC) announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The three-year agreement creates a partnership to advance research and development of renewable energy captured from ocean waves, tidal […]

  • Deepwater wind buoy being built at Quonset (USA)

    17 October 2010
    R&D

    Deepwater Wind is assembling a state-of-the-art “wind measuring” buoy at Quonset Point that will be the first of its kind in the United…   By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, October 18, 2010;

  • Siemens Gets EC Clearance for Veja Mate Buy

    4 February 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control over Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH by Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, part of the Siemens group. Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH operates the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea and is currently owned and controlled by […]

  • Ecofys WTTS Performs Floating LiDAR Uncertainty Assessment

    12 September 2016
    R&D

    Ecofys WTTS has performed the first ever full uncertainty assessment of a floating LiDAR to support the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) in their preparations of the next round of Dutch offshore tenders. The aim of the study was to quantify the certainty with which the wind data, currently measured at the offshore wind farm zones Hollandse […]

  • TenneT Opts For LIOS Export Cable Monitoring Kit

    22 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Germany-based Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT has awarded LIOS Technology with a contract for the supply of a Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) unit for an export cable of an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The LIOS EN.SURE DTS will allow a real time fibre optic temperature monitoring of a 50km 155kV export cable, […]

  • MHI Vestas 8MW Turbines House SPM’s Condition Monitoring System

    15 September 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    MHI Vestas had installed SPM Instrument’s Intellinova Parallel MB condition monitoring system on the 8MW wind turbines, 32 of which were erected at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, according to SPM’s article from 11 September.

  • 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;

  • 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

  • German Chancellor Gets Insight into ABB’s Hybrid HVDC Breaker

    11 April 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Technology

    On her visit to Germany’s Hannover Messe 2014, Chancellor Angela Merkel got a glimpse of ABB’s new hybrid HVDC (high-voltage direct current) circuit breaker, a critical technology in enabling the transition to renewable energy. “Let’s get started with building the new power grid!” Merkel told ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer, who was briefing her on how […]

  • 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;

  • 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 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Partrac and EOLOS Wrap Up Floating LiDAR Campaign Offshore Ireland

    3 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Partrac has completed an offshore wind resource measurement campaign at the Oriel wind farm offshore Ireland using floating LiDAR technology. Partrac deployed EOLOS’s FLS200 Floating LiDAR in mid-October 2019 and has now completed a 12-month offshore measurement campaign. According to Partrac, the floating lidar continued to report excellent availability even through severe storms during the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Shanghai to Issue Offshore Wind Tender by Year-End

    3 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Shanghai Development and Reform Commission plans to issue a tender for the development of 200MW of capacity at the Fengxian offshore wind farm by the end of the year. Located in the north side of Hangzhou Bay some 12 kilometres off the coast, the 400MW Fengxian offshore wind farm comprises four blocks. This tender covers the […]

  • IHC Merges Business Units

    6 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Royal IHC (IHC) has integrated four of its business units – IHC Hydrohammer, IHC Handling Systems, IHC Sea Steel and IHC Fundex Equipment – into one new organization, which will operate under the name IHC IQIP. Through this merger, IHC will be able to offer a fully integrated solution for on- and offshore installation, foundation and decommissioning to […]

  • 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

  • Fraunhofer IWES Develops Test Stand for Rotor Blade Coatings

    6 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Fraunhofer IWES, in collaboration with industrial and research partners, is building a test stand which is to help in developing weatherproof coatings for rotor blade surfaces. Rotor blades are exposed to severe environmental conditions: rain, hail, sand, salty sea water and dirt all gather on the surfaces and lead, especially on blade leading edges, to […]