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  • Low-carbon Economy in 2011

    24 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Key political decisions and legislation are in the cards for the wind energy industry this year. What exactly is in store and how might it impact the sector? The EU is due to publish its 2050 Roadmap to a Low-carbon Economy, which should show the benefits from a move to 30% greenhouse gas reductions over […]

  • TWD Designs Motion Compensated Piling Gripper

    3 September 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Temporary Works Design (TWD) combined their experience with the design of various pile handling tools and motion compensated systems to get to a revolutionary new concept: a motion compensated piling gripper, allowing straight piling of monopiles from a floating vessel or barge. Due to the tight tolerances related to monopile installations, it is for most sea conditions inevitable […]

  • Avangrid Begins Surveys Offshore North Carolina

    1 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid Renewables is conducting geophysical surveys at the Kitty Hawk offshore wind lease area off the coast of North Carolina, U.S. The work is being carried out in and near the wind lease area and proposed cable corridor from Sandbridge, Virginia, to the east of Corolla, North Carolina. The purpose of the surveys, scheduled for […]

  • CIG to Build WFSV for Acta Marine

    5 February 2015
    Vessels

    Acta Marine contracted CIG Shipbuilding for the design and construction of a large Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV). The DP-2 fitted vessel measures 108 by 16 meters and offers accommodation and workspace for 75 persons onboard. The vessel will be equipped with two dedicated boat landings for Crew Transfer Vessels as well as a motion-compensated […]

  • Remøy Staffing ABB’s New Cable-Layer

    2 May 2016
    Vessels

    Remøy Management AS applied to fill several positions on ABB’s new cable-laying vessel, to be delivered next year, and advertised job vacancies. Deemed the world’s most modern cable-layer, the vessel is under construction at Kleven shipyard in Norway, with delivery expected in the first half of 2017. ABB’s new vessel will be built according to SALT 306 CLV design, and […]

  • WindEurope: Wind Can Power Quarter of Europe by 2030

    11 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Wind energy can serve a quarter of Europe’s electricity demand by 2030 if policymakers take ambitious measures to reform EU power markets, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson told the Flame conference in Amsterdam. Electricity market reform is the most important way of managing a higher share of renewables in the power mix, according to Dickson. “We […]

  • UK: Lloyd’s Register Shares Recent Work in Marine Renewable Technologies at All Energy

    25 June 2012

    At All Energy last month, Lloyd’s Register Group took the opportunity to share some of their recent work in marine renewable technologies; in particular looking at the challenges in harnessing wave and tidal energy. The presentations looked at the modelling of oscillating water columns (OWCs) and tidal turbines. Rebecca Sykes (Mechanical Engineer – Renewable Energy) […]

  • Beothuk Picks Fugro GeoSurveys for St George’s Bay OWF Seabed Study

    1 June 2016
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Canada’s Beothuk Energy has chosen Fugro GeoSurveys to carry out bathymetric and geologic compilation, hydrographic data reprocessing, assessment of stability and seismicity, GIS analyses of seabed morphology, and routing options for the proposed 180MW demonstration offshore wind farm in St George’s Bay off Newfoundland and Labrador. The wind farm is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off western Newfoundland and […]

  • Acta Auriga Arrives at Ulstein Verft for Final Construction

    17 November 2017
    Vessels

    The Ulstein SX195 hull of Acta Marine’s new walk-to-work (W2W) vessel Acta Auriga has arrived from Crist shipyard in Poland to Ulstein Verft in Norway, where the vessel will be outfitted, commissioned and tested before joining Acta Marine’s fleet.

  • German Clean Energy Catching Up with Non-Renewables

    4 December 2014
    Authorities

    German Federal Network Agency (BNA) and the Bundeskartellamt have published their joint monitoring report on significant developments in German electricity and gas markets in 2013.  As of October 2014 (and August 2014 for Solar), a total of 107.1 GW is attributable to non-renewable energy sources and 87.0 GW to renewable energy sources. The increase in […]

  • University of Oldenburg Announces GW Wakes Project (Germany)

    13 January 2012
    R&D

    University of Oldenburg has announced a joint project “GW Wakes”. This project will investigate wind currents in a very large offshore wind farm with 100 or more wind turbines. The Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) will be funding the project over the next three years with approximately 3.8 million […]

  • Estonian-Latvian Researchers Study Gulf of Riga Offshore Wind Potential

    3 February 2012
    R&D

    Since Monday, the research group has been conducting observation flights over the Gulf of Riga, including the island of Saaremaa and Ruhnu, with the task of the Estonian-Latvian Cooperation Program to identify suitable sites for a future offshore wind farm construction, reports Saarte Hääl. “The aim is to map, together with Latvians, the locations of […]

  • AMBAU opens fifth plant in Dessau (Germany)

    11 August 2010
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Components for the wind power industry will be produced on a site of 37,300 m² in the future. Gräfenhainichen/Dessau: the growth of AMBAU GmbH continues. Following the opening of its fourth plant in Cuxhaven at the end of 2008, the management board has decided to incorporate a fifth plant into the AMBAU group, to be […]

  • ‘Offshore Wind Operations/Science Meets Industry’ Conference to Be Held in Norway

    11 June 2013

    Registration for Offshore Wind Operations/Science Meets Industry 2013 in Bergen (Norway) is now open. The conference attendees will have an opportunity to hear about experiences from installation and start-up of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, as well as about cable installation projects that Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical worked on. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will […]

  • Last Components for Eolink’s 5 MW Floating Wind Turbine Arrive at French Port

    25 December 2024
    Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The last components for Eolink’s 5 MW floating offshore wind turbine have arrived at the Port of Brest in France. The first components for the floating offshore wind turbine, which will be installed at the French SEM-REV test site off the coast of Le Croisic, arrived at the port in February this year. The floater, […]

  • Save Out Sound Releases Statement Regarding Nstar, Cape Wind Deal (USA)

    16 February 2012

    Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound released statement regarding the NStar agreement to buy 27.5% of Cape Wind. “Ratepayers, municipalities, and businesses will be saddled with increased electric bills because of the state’s arm-twisting to force NStar to purchase power from this wildly overpriced project. Gov. Patrick has forced NStar to agree to this purchase as […]

  • IBM Honors the 25th Anniversary of High-Temperature Superconductivity (USA)

    18 April 2011

    Twenty-five years ago IBM scientists, J. Georg Bednorz and K. Alex Müller altered the landscape of physics when they observed superconductivity in an oxide material at a temperature 50 percent higher, (-238 deg C, -397 deg F) than what was previously known. This discovery opened an entirely new chapter in the field of physics and […]

  • Seaford Residents to Give Their Opinion on Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    22 February 2012

    Residents of the Seaford community have been asked to express their opinion about proposals for a wind farm off the Sussex coast. Public gathering is planned for March 12 at which representatives of E.ON will discuss the project in more detail with the local community and hear their views. According to the draft plans, the […]

  • American Wind Energy Association Holds 2010 Election Analysis & Wind Industry Webcast (USA)

    5 November 2010

    American Wind Industry Association (AWEA) CEO and senior staffers hold a free live webcast for AWEA members, wind supporters and the media. Live streaming video and audio, video clips, and PowerPoint slides will be shown. Topics to be discussed include: Analysis of how the election results will impact the U.S. wind energy industry Examples of […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Freezes Production at Hull Factory

    30 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has paused production at its blade factory at Alexandra Dock in Hull, UK, following the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent governmental recommendations.

  • Germany’s Green Energy Revolution Faces Risk

    4 March 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

      German offshore wind revolution faces risk because of delays in connecting the turbines to the grid, reports the National. E.ON and RWE warned that the power connections would not be ready in time and that the consequences could be disastrous. Germany may respond by introducing new investors but the problems are bad news for […]

  • Mammoet to Handle Foundations for RWE’s Wind Farms Offshore Germany and Denmark

    18 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Netherlands-headquartered Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to handle the marshalling of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany and the Thor wind farm in Denmark. Mammoet will manage the phased load-in, temporary storage, and load-out of 116 XXL monopiles for both offshore wind projects at Buss Terminal […]

  • ALE Halfway There on Hornsea One Transition Pieces

    1 October 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ALE and their Conbit operation have loaded-out and discharged 54 of the contracted 106 transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • GMH to Deliver Davit Cranes for Beatrice OTMs

    22 May 2017

    Babcock has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling (GMH) to design, manufacture, deliver and commission 2 davit crane units for the Beatrice offshore wind project.

  • Italian Offshore Wind Project Loses Construction Permit

    14 November 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The Regional Administrative Tribunal of Sicily (Il Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia – TAR) has revoked a construction permit granted by the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS) for the 137MW offshore wind project in the Gulf of Gela off Sicily’s southern coast.

  • SmartBay’s HSEQ Management System Internationally Accredited

    22 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    SmartBay Ireland Ltd. has recently achieved international accreditation for its integrated health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) management system used at the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site. The bespoke integrated management system achieved accreditation under OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety, ISO 14001:2004 Environment and ISO 9001:2008 Quality standard. The system was developed in-house over […]