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  • Floatgen Output More Than Doubles in H2 2019

    14 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Floatgen, the first wind turbine installed offshore France, more than doubled its power production in the second half of 2019 compared to the first semester, reaching an annual total of 6GWh. According to Ideol, the number was achieved because of a time availability exceeding 94.6% in the second semester and an above-average capacity factor. During the […]

  • TÜV NORD Certifies Prototype Siemens Gamesa 10MW Turbine

    27 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    TÜV NORD has completed the certification of the prototype Siemens Gamesa 10.0-193 DD offshore wind turbine. TÜV NORD said it had evaluated the design of the prototype according to the IECRE scheme and corresponding Operational Documents. Furthermore, a prototype certificate was prepared according to the Danish Executive Order on a technical certification scheme for wind […]

  • EMD International, C2Wind to Assess Offshore Wind Conditions at Five New Danish Sites

    15 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has awarded EMD International and C2Wind with contracts for the assessment of wind conditions at the five new offshore wind areas for which the Danish government launched an auction in April. The offshore wind sites are North Sea I, Hesselø South, Kriegers Flak II North, Kriegers Flak II South, […]

  • RWE Pushes Forward with Renewables Takeover

    23 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RWE has filed the acquisition of renewables businesses of E.ON and innogy with the European Commission.   The filing is the first step of a merger control procedure which is necessary due to the substantial asset swap between RWE and E.ON, the German utility said. The filing occurs following a pre-investigation by the European Commission […]

  • EOLO Develops Wave Energy Predicting Technique

    1 September 2015
    Technology

    The EOLO group (UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country) has developed various models for predicting the amount of wave energy for the Bay of Biscay, by using a technique called random forests. “Random forests (RF) is an algorithm developed in recent years in the field of machine learning. The basis of RFs are the so-called ‘regression […]

  • Seatools Performs HighWire Act for Boskalis

    19 October 2016
    R&D, Technology

    Dutch subsea technology company Seatools completed the upgrade of a HighWire survey grade taut wire system for its compatriot Boskalis. The upgraded position reference system will be deployed to determine the position of a subsea cable plough during a subsea cable installation project executed by Boskalis. The wire orientation for the new HighWire system needed to […]

  • BBB Umwelttechnik Fully Confirms Its Quality Standards (Germany)

    14 February 2012

    Since 2005 BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB) is accredited for the preparation of wind resource- and energy yield assessments, and since 2010 as well for the execution of wind measurements. As part of the obligations connected to the certification regular audits are carried out – comprehensive examinations regarding the implementation of the strict quality standards in […]

  • UK: Expro to Develop Cable Connection and Management System for Alstom

    5 March 2012

    Expro Connectors & Measurements’ new renewable division has been awarded an important order by Alstom. Expro Connectors & Measurements (C&M) partners with Alstom to develop a cable connection and management system to be deployed on one of Alstom’s ocean energy projects, thus contributing to Alstom’s development of clean technology solutions to harness the energy potential […]

  • Tideland Lights Up Germany’s FINO1 Research Platform

    15 April 2014

    The Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel GmbH has chosen Tideland’s Nova-65HI LED lanterns to mark its FINO1 research platform in the North Sea approximately 45 kilometres offshore from Borkum. The research platform is in the immediate vicinity of Alpha Ventus, the first German offshore wind farm and it was built to measure and analyse ambient […]

  • Pat Bourne Visits Aquamarine Power

    25 March 2014
    Authorities

    Aquamarine Power played host last week to Pat Bourne, the Consul General of Ireland to Scotland. Bourne visited Edinburgh HQ where he talked with CEO Martin McAdam. Top of the agenda was the progress on the Oyster 800 wave machine, future cooperation between Ireland and Scotland, and a discussion on the potential to build future wave […]

  • VIDEO: Creating Jobs in Maryland through Offshore Wind

    13 February 2013
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Governor Martin O’Malley introduced the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013. Identical in all substantive respects to the bill that overwhelmingly passed the House of Delegates last year, this measure will operate within Maryland’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard to create a framework that will support a major offshore wind project. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, […]

  • ELWIND Opens Tender for Metocean Survey Campaigns at Estonia, Latvia Offshore Wind Sites

    7 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Research & Development

    The ELWIND project has launched a tender seeking a contractor to carry out in-situ metocean measurement campaigns for offshore wind farms at Estonia and Latvia sites. According to ELWIND, the campaign must be done by a single provider for the two offshore wind farm sites of the ELWIND project. The submission deadline for the tenders […]

  • Avangrid to Delist from New York Stock Exchange as Iberdrola Completes Full Takeover

    23 December 2024
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola expects to close the Avangrid transaction today, 23 December, after the Spanish renewable energy company obtained the approval of the New York Public Service Commission to acquire the shares it did not already own in its US subsidiary. Once the transaction closes, Avangrid will become a private company and its shares will cease trading on […]

  • Mainstream to Deploy Floating LiDAR in the North Sea

    13 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Mainstream Renewable Power announced today that it will deploy the first commercial floating LiDAR (FLiDAR) wind measurement device in the North Sea. The device, which will support its proposed 450MW Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, is designed to capture wind data in the harshest conditions. A deal has been signed with technology providers FLiDAR NV, […]

  • Scottish Government Funds Research on Turbulence in Tidal Arrays

    27 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced that the Scottish Government’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) Array Technology Innovation Programme has made an award to a team of marine experts – to undertake a research project on Turbulence in Marine Environments (TIME) for measuring and evaluating turbulent effects in tidal arrays in Scottish Waters. […]

  • Norway’s Answer to Wind Power Intermittency Lies Offshore – Study

    5 January 2023
    R&D

    SINTEF has revealed in its recent study that there is no statistical covariation or systematic correlation in time between the occurrence of offshore wind conditions in southern and northern Norway, and adds that this knowledge will increase the commercial value of Norwegian offshore wind energy. An analysis of wind statistics showed that there is no […]

  • USA: UMBC, MEA Partner Up for Offshore Wind

    22 May 2013
    R&D

    The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) have announced a new partnership to advance research for the strategic planning and development of offshore wind energy projects. Under this partnership, UMBC will draw on its expertise with light detection and ranging, or LIDAR, to conduct critical wind speed and direction […]

  • HiDef Merges with BioConsult

    12 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited has completed a merger with German environmental consultancy, BioConsult. The partnership gives HiDef access to BioConsult’s pool of over thirty environment scientists, marine biologists, ornithologists and statisticians. The link between BioConsult SH and HiDef was established in 2013, when BioConsult SH became the first European Licensee for HiDef’s bespoke digital aerial […]

  • US: RODA Condemns Vineyard Wind 1 OWF Approval

    13 May 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a coalition of fishing industry associations and companies, has issued a press release voicing its disapproval of the US authorities’ decision to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. The Record of Decision for the 800 MW offshore wind farm, issued on 11 May, granted […]

  • Havyard Restructuring, Cutting Workforce

    13 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Havyard Group ASA reported it is taking further measures to adapt to the market situation and maintain its profitability. All business areas in Havyard Group have been affected to a varying degree by the general downturn in the market in the oil industry, the Group said. Thus, it has been working over time on rationalisation and […]

  • ZephIR 300 Lidar Proves Its Bankability

    2 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    ZephIR 300 has demonstrated its ability for providing quantitative wind speed measurements, to an industry-approved standard and is now accepted within a Technical Advisor / Bank’s Engineers formal energy assessment of a modern scale wind farm with specific site conditions forming part of the appropriate measurement methodology chosen. Further, the reduction in energy yield ‘uncertainty’ […]

  • UK: ETI, EMEC to Study Tidal Turbine Impact on Marine Mammals

    1 March 2013
    Environment

    One of the most comprehensive surveys ever carried out into the environmental impact of tidal powered turbines on marine wildlife has begun off the island of Eday in Orkney. The environmental monitoring and measuring survey is a key part of the Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project. A team […]

  • India Approves Offshore Wind Pact with Denmark

    15 April 2019
    Authorities

    India’s Union Cabinet has given its approval for a cooperation agreement between India and Denmark on strategic sector cooperation in the field of renewable energy with a focus on offshore wind. The Cabinet has also approved a Letter of Intent to establish an Indo-Danish Centre of Excellence for renewable energy in India. The areas of […]

  • Germany: Fuhrländer Files for Insolvency

    24 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Wind energy turbine manufacturer Fuhrländer AG in Liebenscheid/Germany has filed for insolvency at the Local Court Montabaur on September 20, 2012. Prior to this, the company already initiated essential personnel measures in February 2012, mainly at its headquarter in Liebenscheid. Subsequent, mutual consent was agreed between the company, its Works Council and union IG Metall […]

  • Germany to Invest EUR 200 Billion in Offshore Wind Farms Projects

    19 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed her plan to construct offshore wind farms that will stretch over an area six times the size of New York City, reports Bloomberg. The plan expected to cost 200 billion euros ($268 billion), according to the DIW economic institute in Berlin, will also include installation of power lines that could […]

  • Top News of the Week Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2016

    3 April 2016

    Hydrohammer S-4000 Installs First Monopiles The S-4000 Hydrohammer pile-driving system installed its first monopiles at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, IHC IQIP, a business unit of Royal IHC which recently launched the system, reports. Siemens to Buy Adwen as Part of Gamesa Merger? Reportedly, Siemens is likely to buy Adwen, a joint […]