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  • RenewableUK Welcomes Official Figures on Energy Bills

    27 March 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed new official figures which show that renewable energy provides a much cheaper way to generate electricity for British households than gas. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published a new report which sets out the impact of climate and energy policies on consumer bills. It says annual domestic energy bills […]

  • RWE Continues Taking Part in Wake Effect Research Projects in Anticipation of Increasingly Densely Built Offshore Wind Farms

    14 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development

    In its annual results for 2023, RWE reported on last year’s financial performance and many of its offshore wind developments, but also on research projects related to the wake effect at offshore wind farms. Last year, RWE, together with various project partners, completed two wake-effect studies and embarked on a new research project in the […]

  • Shell and Eneco Partner with Largest Dutch Ecological Consultancy for Hollandse Kust West VI Offshore Wind Farm

    26 September 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Innovation, Project Updates

    Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has partnered with Waardenburg Ecology, the largest ecological consultancy firm in the Netherlands, to develop a comprehensive ecological programme for the offshore wind farm the joint venture will build at the Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Site VI. The developer and the consultancy are developing the programme […]

  • Blackbird Sets Date for Acquisition of SDE

    8 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Blackbird International Corporation announced that it has finalized the procedures for the acquisition of SDE Ltd. It had previously released news that it had exchanged a Letter of Intent with SDE Ltd for purposes of a merger. Blackbird shall acquire 100% of the shares of the target company in exchange for restricted stock. The date […]

  • Vineyard Wind Seeks Whale Protection Tech

    22 May 2019
    Environment

    Vineyard Wind is seeking proposals for Passive Acoustic Monitoring Systems (PAMS) to help safeguard endangered North Atlantic right whales alongside transit routes of its 800MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts, U.S. In the call, Vineyard Wind is looking for technology companies or academic institutions to provide and operationalize the PAMS to detect the presence of right […]

  • Vattenfall: Dolphins Unfazed by Offshore Wind Construction Work

    16 May 2023

    Concerns have been raised that the installation of the monopiles of the Vesterhav North wind farm offshore Denmark could cause a small pod of dolphins to leave the area. The dolphins have, however, neither left the area nor have they changed their behaviour, Vattenfall, the owner and developer of the wind farm, said. In 2020, […]

  • MTEC Becomes Certified B Corporation (Canada)

    18 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Maritime Tidal Energy Corporation (MTEC), a marine renewable energy consulting company based in Nova Scotia, Canada, announced yesterday that it has exceeded necessary measurements and has become a certified B Corporation. Only companies that exceed rigorous social and environmental measurements can become a Certified B Corporation. MTEC was certified by an independent, non profit US […]

  • Poland: PGE Deploys EOLOS LiDAR in Baltic Sea

    12 February 2018
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    PGE Energia Odnawialna started a two-year wind measurement campaign for its planned 1GW offshore wind farm project, after deploying a floating LiDAR in the Polish Baltic Sea at the end of January. As Offshore WIND reported earlier, Spanish floating LiDAR specialist EOLOS supplied the EOLOS FLS200 LiDAR, designed for the offshore industry incorporating the ZephIR 300M […]

  • Ammonit will be presenting the new data logger Meteo-40 at Husum Wind Energy (Germany)

    13 September 2010
    Technology

    We will be presenting our new data logger Meteo-40 at Husum Wind Energy 2010. We look forward to meeting you soon at booth 3E04. To learn more about the new logger visit our website. Ammonit data logger meteo-40 Available in early 2011, the new Ammonit data logger offers many powerful features and will be state-of-the-art. […]

  • DNV GL Launches New Global Brand

    16 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Following the recent merger between DNV and GL, DNV GL has launched a new global brand. “In defining our new identity as DNV GL, our company’s vision of making a ‘global impact for a safe and sustainable future’ has never been more relevant than it is today,” says Henrik O. Madsen, President & CEO, DNV […]

  • SSE Files for Consent for Berwick Bank, Says 4.1 GW Offshore Wind Project Essential to Meet Scotland’s 2030 Targets

    22 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables submitted the application for the 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind project to Marine Scotland on 9 December, kicking off the consent process with the Scottish Ministers. According to the developer, the project’s site in the Firth of Forth is the only remaining fixed-bottom site in Scotland that could bring forward this kind […]

  • EU Nods to JERA Joining Formosa I Offshore Wind Project

    4 February 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of joint control over Formosa I offshore wind project in Taiwan by Macquarie, Ørsted, Swancor, and Japan’s utility JERA. Formosa 1 is currently a joint venture between Ørsted (35% ownership), Taiwanese developer Swancor Renewable (15%), and Macquarie Capital (50%). As reported, JERA agreed […]

  • Langlee Wave Power’s Device Proves High Efficiency (Spain)

    26 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    After completing wave tank tests at Cehipar, Madrid, Langlee Wave Power confirmed a 80% higher efficiency of its 132 kW Langlee Robusto wave energy device compared to the previous design. The 1:18 scale tests proved a maximum power efficiency of 64%, which gives the 132 kW Langlee Robusto more than 50% load factor and 4,400 […]

  • Reportstack Releases Report on Carnegie Wave Energy

    24 October 2013

    Reportstack, provider of premium market research reports announces the addition of Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) – Alternative Energy – Deals and Alliances Profile market report to its offering. Carnegie Wave Energy Limited is engaged in producing wave technology(CETO). the company is focused on developing and commercializing its CETO wave energy technology that is used […]

  • Denmark: Siemens Opens World’s Largest Test Facilities

    12 March 2013
    R&D

    Siemens Energy has opened two major Research & Development test facilities for wind turbine technology in Denmark. The new test center in Brande features test stands for major components of Siemens wind turbines, including generators, main bearings and complete nacelles. In Aalborg, seven blade test stands are capable to perform full scale tests of rotor […]

  • PNNL to Trail Two Met Buoys

    15 September 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    Two massive, 20,000-pound buoys decked out with the latest in meteorological and oceanographic equipment will enable more accurate predictions of the power-producing potential of winds that blow off U.S. shores. The bright yellow buoys — each worth $1.3 million — are being commissioned by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state’s […]

  • USA: Research Buoy Deployed in Lake Michigan

    8 May 2012
    R&D

    The research buoy that is collecting data for Grand Valley State University’s offshore wind assessment was placed 35 miles offshore of Lake Michigan May 7, where it remain until December. The buoy will continuously collect data about offshore wind characteristics, along with meteorological, marine and avian data, to help assess the viability of commercial-scale wind […]

  • SgurrEnergy Collaborates with Chinese University on Wind Research Project

    3 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    SgurrEnergy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) in Beijing yesterday as part of a research collaboration into wind turbine power characteristics and design improvement. This collaboration marks the first research project by a notable Chinese university using scanning lidar technology to assess wind turbine design and performance […]

  • OWA Updates Floating LiDAR Roadmap

    9 October 2018
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published an update of the Floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) Roadmap, accepted as the international industry framework for technology maturity.

  • Third Phase of Round Robin Testing Carried Out

    29 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The third step of tidal energy testing called Round Robin took place at CNR-INSEAN this month. Comparisons were based on the performance measurements of the device (torque and thrust) in a flow velocity range from 0.6 to 1.2 m/s, as was done in the first and second leg of testing.  The use of the same […]

  • UK: Carbon Trust Publishes Roadmap for Commercial Acceptance of Floating LIDAR

    25 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator has published a roadmap for commercial acceptance of floating LIDAR technology. As part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, The Carbon Trust, along with a consortium of industrial partners, are investigating the potential of floating LIDAR (light detection and ranging) technology in the context of wind resource assessment for the offshore wind […]

  • Fraunhofer, VBW Weigt Bag Contracts for German N-9 Wind Zone

    11 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has chosen Fraunhofer and VBW Weigt for geophysical investigation and hydrographic survey services within the geological preliminary exploration of the N-9 wind energy area. The two companies have been awarded contracts at the tender that was launched in October for the sites within the German N-9 wind area in […]

  • European Commission Nods to Galloper OFTO Ownership Change

    28 August 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control over Diamond Transmission Partners Galloper (Holding) Limited by Diamond Transmission Corporation Limited (DTC) and InfraRed Capital Partners Limited (IRCP), all of the UK. Diamond Transmission Partners Galloper is the holding company of the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) for the Galloper […]

  • Technological Advancement in Piling Instrumentation

    3 June 2019

    By Alexandre Crochelet, Senior Engineer at G-Octopus, a Cathie Associates Company Pile Driving Monitoring (PDM) during driving and Pile Dynamic Testing (PDT) are widely used in onshore and offshore construction to ensure the structural integrity of the piles during driving and achieve a safe and economical pile installation. PDM helps in assessing the pile behaviour […]

  • DNV Verifies Fugro’s Stage 3 Floating LiDAR Offshore Latin America

    25 September 2024
    R&D, Technology

    DNV has completed the first-ever verification of a stage 3 floating LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) unit in Latin America assessing the deployment and performance of Fugro’s advanced equipment. Over a period of 55 days, DNV conducted rigorous tests on the Fugro SEAWATCH® buoy, equipped with a Zephir ZX300M LiDAR unit. The floating LiDAR system’s […]

  • Petrobras Unveils 23 GW Wind Power Play Offshore Brazil

    14 September 2023
    Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Petrobras has unveiled plans to develop wind farms offshore Brazil with a potential capacity of up to 23 GW, including a floating wind project in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian state oil and gas group has submitted a request with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) to start the environmental licensing process for ten […]