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  • The Carbon Trust Looking Into Subsea Cable Thermal Optimisation

    15 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has awarded a contract for dynamic thermal rating of subsea cables (DTR) to the Kenilvorth-based Transmission Excellence Ltd. The GBP 375,000 contract is part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) initiative focussed on reducing the cost of energy from offshore wind by more than 10%. The thermal optimisation of subsea cables is critical to […]

  • Australia to Remove RET Review

    18 May 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Confirmation today that the Australian Federal Government will remove the legislated reviews of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) should clear the way for a deal to be done and return much-needed investment confidence to the Australian renewable energy sector, the Clean Energy Council said. Namely, the Federal Government and Labor have agreed to cut the […]

  • EU Commission Authorises Portugese Offshore Renewables Demonstration Projects

    23 April 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The European Commission has found a Portuguese scheme that will support demonstration projects producing wave, tidal and offshore wind energy to be in line with EU state aid rules. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The development of new renewable technologies is crucial to help Europe meet its environmental commitments. Today’s approved scheme is […]

  • Orion Energy Centre to Work on Lowering Marine Renewables Costs

    30 September 2014

    The Orion Energy Centre in Inverness will be the focal point as industry experts look to develop new mooring and anchoring systems which will lead to significant cost savings in the renewable energy sector. The project which is led by Tension Technology International Ltd is being managed out of the Orion Energy Centre in Inverness. […]

  • First AXYS WindSentinel Deployed Off Portugal

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    AXYS Technologies Inc. has announced that the WindSentinel platform ordered by EDP Inovação (EDPi) under the European funded project, DemoWFloat, has been deployed off the coast of Portugal near Viana do Castelo. The WindSentinel floating LiDAR platform was delivered ahead of schedule and EDPi will now use it to test and monitor the performance of their […]

  • Mainstream Deploys Floating LiDAR at Neart na Gaoithe OWF Site

    25 April 2014
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power have kicked off Phase 2 of their floating LiDAR campaign by deploying a floating LiDAR on its 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. Technology providers FLiDAR NV (a joint venture between DEME and 3E), deployed the device almost 21km off the Fife coast on April 20th. The technology is designed to […]

  • Elia Forms Offshore Wind Subsidiary Targeting International Market

    1 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Belgian electricity transmission operator Elia Group has approved the establishment of a new subsidiary, WindGrid, which will focus on the international market for offshore grid infrastructure. According to Elia Group, WindGrid is a logical step in its expansion since Europe and other markets are expected to make substantial investments in the offshore grid and renewable […]

  • PGE, Ørsted Seek Geotechnical Engineering Services for Two Polish Projects

    7 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted and PGE have opened a tender looking to procure geotechnical investigation services for their two offshore wind projects in Poland, Baltica 2 and Baltica 3. The scope of services is related to detailed design and covers static seabed CPTU (<30 m) with seismic measurements and static down-the-hole CPTU (<45 m) with dissipation tests and geophysical […]

  • Fugro Wins More Work on Danish North Sea Energy Island

    8 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Fugro has won two geotechnical site investigation contracts with Energinet for Denmark’s proposed Energy Island project in the North Sea. The company will perform the preliminary geotechnical site investigation for the Energy Island and the adjacent offshore wind farm zone to obtain geo-data, which will be used to prepare an integrated geological and geotechnical soil […]

  • Belgium: OWI Lab Monitoring Offshore Wind Turbine Drive Train

    5 April 2013

    In the global search for renewable energy sources wind energy continues to experience an increasing market share. This growth drives new technological improvements which aim at increasing capacity, improving reliability and reducing the overall cost of wind turbines and correspondingly of the energy. One of the critical subsystems in this regard is the drive train […]

  • Competitive Industry

    24 February 2017

    What can be done to achieve lower costs? Which technology is required and where can companies and industries collaborate? Offshore WIND spoke to ECN’s expert in wind energy Peter Eecen on new insights that follow from ECN’s work within FLOW, the Far and Large Offshore Wind collaborative research programme.

  • PaxOcean Receives Order for Methanol-Ready Offshore Construction Vessel Newbuilds

    7 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    PaxOcean has unveiled an order for up to four methanol-ready offshore construction vessels (OCVs) from an unnamed European shipowner. PaxOcean announced it has signed shipbuilding contracts for two OCVs with a “renowned European shipowner” for delivery in 2027 and an option for two additional vessels. Measuring 123 metres in length with a 1,750-square-metre cargo deck […]

  • France: Progress towards Clean Energy Stalled, IEA Says

    18 April 2013

    The rapid expansion of renewable technologies is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) yesterday. “The drive to clean up the world’s energy system has stalled,” IEA Executive Director […]

  • Eolus Requests Government Consent to Build 2.2 GW Floating Wind Farm in Sweden

    1 July 2024
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Eolus has submitted an application to the Swedish government for permission to build a 2.2 GW floating offshore wind farm at a site located 20 kilometres north of Gotska Sandön and about 100 kilometres southeast of Stockholm. The project, named Skidbladner and developed by Simply Blue Group, is planned to comprise a maximum of 147 […]

  • Fugro to Start Star of the South Geotechnical Site Investigation

    28 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro has been awarded a contract to perform a geotechnical site investigation, which is set to kick in this weekend, for Australia’s first offshore wind farm, Star of the South. The geotechnical site investigation is partly funded by the Victorian Government through the Energy Innovation Fund with a USD 19.5 million […]

  • Van Oord’s Next-Gen Newbuild to Install Nordseecluster Foundations

    26 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has been selected as the preferred supplier for the transport and installation of foundations for RWE and Northland Power’s 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany. For this work, Van Oord will deploy its brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas which is currently being built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard (YCRO) in China. […]

  • ABPmer Launches Renewables Channel (UK)

    16 June 2011

    ABPmer announces a new phase in the dissemination of marine renewable resource mapping tools for wind, wave and tidal developers with the launch of the Renewables Channel on WEBvision, their online spatial information sharing platform. The Renewables Channel allows browsers to interrogate the recently developed Western Isles and Northern Ireland (WINI) numerical model, which provides […]

  • Senvion Finalizing Sale of Certain Core Business Parts

    29 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has received several advanced offers for various substantial core parts of its business. Senvion is entering final stages of the mergers and acquisitions process and will present the investor concepts to the creditors’ assembly for a vote on 10 September 2019. The company has also put in place financial arrangements to […]

  • Wikinger and Arkona All Hooked Up

    16 April 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The transmission system operator 50Hertz has connected the Wikinger and Arkona offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea to its transmission grid ahead of their official commissioning. The wind farms were connected to the grid via the Ostwind 1 grid connection below the originally calculated budget, 50Hertz said. After three years of construction and […]

  • Wind Industry Majors Sign MoU with Danish Government

    18 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Government of Denmark has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with wind industry majors with the aim of strengthening and continuing the strong collaboration between the global wind energy industry and the Danish government. The MoU, titled ‘Second to none wind energy framework – think Denmark’, was signed by Kristian Jensen, Denmark’s Minister of Finance, Lars Christian Lilleholt, […]

  • Lawsuit Filed against NSTAR’s Contract with Cape Wind, USA

    22 January 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Town of Barnstable, local businesses, residents, and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) filed a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court yesterday against NSTAR’s no-bid contract to purchase electricity from Cape Wind offshore wind farm. The lawsuit against Massachusetts regulators, NSTAR, and Cape Wind says that the State discriminated against out-of-state power companies – […]

  • WINDFORCE Baltic Sea Getting Closer

    13 January 2014

    The programme for WINDFORCE Baltic Sea is impressive. In two days, more than 100 conference participants will get a comprehensive view of issues related to renewable energy production in the Baltic Sea. Eight theme sessions and 30 international speakers will deal with nearly everything in the value-adding chain, from research, installation and logistics to financing, […]

  • EU State Guidelines Endanger Meeting the 2020 Renewables Target

    18 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission proposes putting an end to differentiated support for renewable technologies such as onshore and offshore wind in its consultation of draft State aid guidelines for energy and the environment published today. This would effectively stop Member States from determining their own energy mix – a fundamental principle of EU energy policy. “These […]

  • First Flight Wind’s Shipping and Navigation Working Group Discusses OWF Impact

    9 December 2013
    R&D

    First Flight Wind hosted its second Shipping and Navigation Working Group at the Whistledown Hotel in Warrenpoint. This Working Group is one of six which have been established to help First Flight Wind assess the potential impacts of an offshore wind farm on key industries. Made up of 13 individuals, members of this Working Group […]

  • Denmark: Offshore Wind Industry Leaders Invited to Join Project on Corrosion Protection

    14 March 2013
    R&D

    FORCE Technology, Institut de la Corrosion from France, Vattenfall A/S and DONG Energy A/S have partnered up to create a Joint Industry Project that aims at generating realistic and sufficient data to update corrosion control design guidelines specifically for the offshore wind farm structures. Offshore wind farm owners and operators are hereby invited to join […]

  • Scottish Renewables CEO Responds to UK Energy Bill

    29 November 2012

    Responding to the new UK Energy Bill set out in Westminster by Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “It is a long time since a UK Bill was introduced that will have such important consequences for Scotland, given the importance of renewable energy […]