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  • USA: AXYS Backs Wave Renewable Energy Assessment for NNMREC

    28 August 2012

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) recently delivered an Ocean Sentinel buoy and TRIAXYS™ buoy to the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, or NNMREC, at Oregon State University. This equipment is part of a mobile wave energy test facility that will be used by academic researchers and device developers to test wave energy technologies that will […]

  • Renishaw’s New Laser Radar Delivers High Accuracy DP to Offshore Support Vessels

    12 June 2014
    Technology

    Latest version of popular laser positioning system, now produced at Renishaw’s UK assembly facility, includes new control software for increased reliability of single-target tracking.  The new Fanbeam laser radar sensor from Renishaw’s Spatial Measurement division provides repetitive, high-accuracy dynamic positioning (DP) to offshore support vessels (OSV) and other marine structures. This next-generation system adds greater […]

  • EU Greenlights RWE, Mitsui, and Osaka Gas Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    13 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The European Commission has cleared, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture between Mitsui & Co., Osaka Gas, and a subsidiary of RWE AG, all three established in Japan, to develop a 684 MW offshore wind project in Japan. The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, […]

  • BSH to Publish German Offshore Grid Plan for the Baltic Sea

    6 March 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    German Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) will publish the Federal Spatial Offshore Grid Plan for the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Baltic Sea tomorrow. It contains a planning timeline to 2023 for four grid connection measures with a capacity of about 1000 MW. The plan defines routes for submarine cable systems and locations of […]

  • Dudgeon Orders Granada Crane for O&M Base

    9 June 2015

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling Ltd to design , manufacture, deliver and commission 1 davit crane unit for the  operations and maintenance facility in Great Yarmouth. The Granada ‘Python’ crane unit has been specifically designed for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm and the challenging marine environment in which […]

  • CLV Leonardo da Vinci Sets Sail

    9 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Leonardo da Vinci has completed its first trip to open sea and is ready to begin sea trials. After completing the last outfitting phases, Leonardo da Vinci will undergo sea trials for approximately two weeks and will run three turns of tests. After draught readings, the first phase of sea trials […]

  • Ørsted Says Recent Wind Turbine Incident Not Due to Systemic Issue

    8 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Data from Ørsted’s fleet of Siemens Gamesa 3.6 MW – 4 MW turbines, and drone inspections of the turbine which recently suffered a loss of its rotor and blades have supported the conclusion that this was not a systemic issue, the offshore wind developer said. As reported earlier this week, the rotor and the three […]

  • NGI Monitoring Kit for Kriegers Flak Foundations

    18 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has won the contract for a structural measurement campaign at Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. The scope of the contract covers the design, production, and installation of instrumentation on two offshore wind turbines which will monitor the monopiles and the transition pieces. The instrumentation system supplied by NGI will provide […]

  • G&G Secures Foundation Order for Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    8 September 2011
    Wind Farm Update

      The German Groups EWE and ENOVA have placed an order with G&G International in Willebroek worth 55 million EUR for the construction of Riffgat, a new offshore wind farm close to German Borkum. G&G International will deliver 30 gigantic foundation structures for offshore wind turbines between May and July 2012. It is the largest […]

  • Akrocean Wins French Offshore Wind Data Collection Gig

    2 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Operating for the Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC), Météo-France has selected Akrocean to collect offshore wind, wave, and current data for potential offshore wind farm sites in France. The framework contract won by Akrocean includes several measurement campaigns that will be conducted on all the French coastlines over four years, according to the […]

  • Germany: KfW Might Fund Expansion of Offshore Wind Parks

    21 March 2012

    Germany’s development bank KfW and its electricity consumers may have to cover certain offshore wind park expansion costs, Reuters reports. Germany is going to install approximately 7,600 MW in offshore capacity by 2020 and 25,000 MW by 2030. However, legal liability risks create one major problem in the expansion of offshore wind parks. Grid operators, […]

  • Foster Proposes New Legislation for Northern Ireland Offshore Renewable Energy Developments

    15 February 2013

    The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment proposes to ask the Northern Ireland Assembly to make new primary legislation, to introduce new powers relating to a regulatory regime for offshore renewable energy projects. Commenting on the consultation, Arlene Foster said: “The development of offshore renewable energy is an excellent opportunity for Northern Ireland in terms […]

  • Germany: GL Systems Certification Joins WindMade

    5 February 2013

    GL Systems Certification has joined WindMade as one of its accredited verifying partners. The certification body of classification society Germanischer Lloyd thereby commits itself to supporting the WindMade label by aiding in the development of the label. The WindMade label, which is backed by the UN Global Compact, WWF, Vestas and the Global Wind Energy […]

  • USA: DOE Funds Advanced Wave and Tidal Energy Technologies

    11 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10 million to strengthen the support the design, manufacturing, demonstration, and testing of sustainable, environmentally responsible marine and hydrokinetic (MHK), and wave and tidal energy technology. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) The Energy Department will make $6.5 million available to develop a new competition that challenges individuals, universities, […]

  • Life Size Visual Screen at OW Energy Conference ‘Windkracht 14’

    20 January 2014
    Technology

    Pondera Consult has recently developed a unique ‘life size visual screen’. This new screen creates the possibility to show photo and video visuals of new wind energy developments on a ‘what you see is what you get’ basis. Through its size and special curved screen, the viewer can experience what the actual visual impact of […]

  • Germany: Windreich’s Subsidiary WKU also Declares Insolvency

    16 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Due to the ongoing insolvency proceedings, Windreich GmbH announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Windkraft Union GmbH, Wolfschlugen (WKU), had filed for insolvency at the local court in Esslingen. This step was necessary because WKU has obligations toward Windreich GmbH, which currently cannot be met. The WKU had so far worked as a project development […]

  • ENGIE Fabricom Starts Cathodic Protection Inspection Offshore UK

    9 November 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    ENGIE Fabricom has secured a contract to analyse the current performance and suitability of over 50 monopile foundations at a wind farm off the UK. Operating from five sites located across the UK, the company has been commissioned to carry out complete cathodic protection and pH monitoring of the internal water within each monopile on […]

  • ABB Transformers for Borssele III & IV

    28 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    ABB has won an order worth over USD 20 million from MHI Vestas to supply its WindSTAR power transformers for the 9.5MW turbines due to be installed at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm.

  • EWEA’s Statement on Recent Tragic Events in Paris – EWEA 2015 Taking Place as Planned

    16 November 2015

    In light of the recent tragic events in Paris, France, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), which is organizing its annual exhibition and conference in Paris from 17 to 20 November, has released the following statement:  The European Wind Energy Association expresses its sincere condolences and sympathies to all those touched by the tragic events that unfolded in […]

  • Ireland Reveals Big Offshore Wind Plans

    4 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Ireland’s state owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of renewable energy marine services related to offshore wind farms.

  • EWEA CEO Steps Down for Personal Reasons

    20 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    European Wind Energy Association Chief Executive Officer Thomas Becker is stepping down as the head of the association for personal reasons after two years of service. Following his appointment in December 2012, Mr. Becker outlined his vision for an industry group that placed renewed emphasis on how the wind energy sector could contribute to jobs, […]

  • All Borssele 1&2 Foundations Installed

    4 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Innovation has completed the installation of the 94 monopile foundations at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project. The installation, which began in mid-January in the Dutch North Sea, was completed on time despite the COVID-19 crisis, DEME said. Sif provided 47 monopiles for the project and EEW SPC, the parent […]

  • European Energy Industry Locked in the Past, Says Greenpeace

    5 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Greenpeace recently published a new report on the European energy situation, investigating the EU renewable energy targets, politics and the energy industry. “As the political battle for 2030 policy heats up, some of Europe’s largest power companies want the EU to drop renewable energy and energy efficiency targets and instead restrict measures to a single […]

  • UK: Norstec Hails Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy

    2 August 2013

    Norstec, the offshore renewables industry alliance for Europe’s northern seas, has welcomed the launch of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind. This is a joint Government/Industry plan to ensure that the UK puts into the place the right measures to secure the future of offshore wind in the UK. The Industrial Strategy identifies […]

  • Van Oord Gets Royal Treatment

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands has conferred the right to use the designation Koninklijk (Royal) on Van Oord. Jaap Smit, King’s Commissioner in the Province of Zuid-Holland, presented the certificate to Van Oord’s CEO Pieter van Oord during an international symposium at the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, where the company marked its 150th anniversary. ‘‘Rotterdam is […]

  • US Test Center Gearing Up For Offshore Wind Giant

    30 January 2018
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Clemson University is preparing the 15MW dynamometer test rig at its SCE&G Energy Innovation Center in Charleston, South Carolina, which will be used to test the gearbox of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s 9.5MW offshore wind turbine.