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  • The Netherlands: Imtech Bags HVAC Contract for HelWin2

    29 March 2013

    On 27 February Imtech Marine Netherlands signed a large HVAC contract with Heerema Fabrication Group (Zwijndrecht, Netherlands). Imtech Marine will provide the Offshore Wind Energy project HelWin2 with all Heating, Ventilation and Airconditioning (HVAC). It is one of the largest platforms built at this moment. The platform connects an enormous wind park cluster in the […]

  • VIDEO: Animation of Boskalis Offshore’s ‘Trenchformer’

    29 March 2013
    Technology

    Following the announcement from Boskalis Offshore about expansion of its capabilities in the cable installation market with the new ‘Trenchformer’, hereby we bring you an animation video of this multi-purpose cable trencher: [mappress] Offshore WIND Staff, March 29, 2013

  • UK: Michael Fallon Appointed as Energy Minister

    28 March 2013
    Authorities

    Michael Fallon MP is to join DECC as Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, as John Hayes leaves the department to take up the role of Minister of State without portfolio. Michael Fallon is to carry out the post in addition to his current role as a Minister of State at the Department […]

  • BVI: Great Interest for “Submersible Hull Catamaran” Concept

    25 March 2013

    At the dawn of a new era in offshore support vessels, SHC Wavedancer™ provides a world-first with its new patents pending design making it the only vessel on the world capable of transforming from a high speed catamaran to a semi-submersible platform. This innovation has enormous global potential for use in the offshore energy markets, […]

  • Germany: Bremerhaven to Host Two-Day OW Seminar

    21 June 2013

    Twenty-five offshore wind farms have been approved in the German North Sea, with a total of more than 1,350 turbines and a capacity of over 5,600 megawatts. The design of an offshore wind turbine (OWT) and structure of the foundations plays a crucial role in the realization of offshore wind farms in water depths of […]

  • UMaine Connects VolturnUS 1:8 to Grid (USA)

    14 June 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VolturnUS 1:8, a 65-foot-tall offshore wind turbine prototype, has been connected to the Central Maine Power Company yesterday, making it the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in North America. The turbine is 1:8th the scale of a 6-megawatt (MW), 423-foot rotor diameter design. It is sited off the coast of Castine, Maine. “Today will constitute […]

  • UK: Hafren Power Barrage Scheme Unproven, MPs Conclude

    10 June 2013
    Authorities

     A tidal barrage across the Severn could contribute to energy and climate objectives, but the Hafren Power scheme has failed to demonstrate economic, environmental and public acceptability, according to MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.  Tim Yeo MP, Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, commented:  “It became clear during the […]

  • KIC-OffWindTech Workshop to Be Held Next Month (Spain)

    30 May 2013

    KIC-OffWindTech project and IREC are organizing “Symposium on Offshore wind technologies (OffWindTech)”, to be held at ETSEIB (UPC, Barcelona) premises, on June 20th, 2013.  The goal of this workshop is providing a space to discuss the challenges of the offshore wind power by two thematic sessions: Offshore wind farm grid integration and offshore wind farm […]

  • MacArtney Group to Display Medium Voltage Inline Termination in Warwick, USA

    29 May 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    On June 10th 2013, when doors open to the 10th edition of the annual Energy Ocean International Conference in Warwick, Rhode Island – global provider of underwater technology solutions, the MacArtney Group, will be displaying a full-scale section of a Medium Voltage Inline Termination on its exhibitors stand. Underwater connectivity plays an increasingly vital role […]

  • UK: Consultation Responses on Forewind Due in Two Weeks

    24 May 2013

    Consultation responses on Forewind’s proposals for its first wind energy development, Dogger Bank Creyke Beck are due in just over two weeks (Tuesday, 11 June). The organisation’s second and final stage of consultation for this development started in April with the publication of documents, plans and maps about the proposals on its website and direct […]

  • USA: IEEE Conference Organisers Extend Deadline for Technical Papers

    13 March 2013

    Organizers of the inaugural IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech) have extended the abstract deadline to 30 March. Technical papers and posters are solicited in the following areas:  Alternative Energy (e.g. solar, wind, tidal, fuel cells, energy harvesting, nuclear) Energy Efficiency (e.g. building design, auto electronics & fuel economy, computer farms, aviation Electric Vehicles […]

  • VIDEO: Offshore Wind in Scottish Parliament

    12 March 2013
    Authorities

    A recent study by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has shown that Scotland leads the way in renewables deployment across the UK. Furthermore, Scotland has set a target to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation by more than four-fifths by 2030, underlining the huge market for offshore wind beyond 2020. The following is a video from […]

  • UAE: James Moffat Takes Up Role as Lamprell CEO

    4 March 2013

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announces that, further to its announcement of 3 December 2012, James Moffat has now taken up his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Group. Peter Whitbread, who has been acting in […]

  • China: Intertek Certifies Goldwind’s Flagship PMDD Wind Turbines

    25 February 2013
    Technology

    Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Goldwind), announced today that several of its permanent magnet direct-drive (PMDD) wind turbines have received ETL certification by Intertek. The ETL Listed Mark demonstrates compliance to the requirements of widely accepted product safety standards, as determined through independent testing and periodic follow-up inspections by Intertek. Goldwind received ETL […]

  • Denmark Initiates Offshore Wind Tendering Process

    22 February 2013
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    In March 2012, the Danish Government entered into an energy agreement with several other political parties from the Danish Parliament. The agreement secures the needed investments for a further step to improve Denmark’s production of renewable energy. By the agreement the parties have decided to initiate a tendering process covering the installation of offshore wind […]

  • UK: Health & Safety Culture at CWind Delivers Zero LTI

    21 February 2013

    Since 2009 CWind has logged over 600,000 working hours with a zero LTI record (Lost Time Incidents) on project solutions with the offshore wind farm sector. This means 4 years working without any Lost Time Incidents. CWind ‘s high SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality) standards, reflect the company’s core commitment both to its staff […]

  • UK: Leading the Way for Wind Energy Workwear

    29 September 2013
    Training & Education

    Workwear for the wind energy sector is one of the fastest growing markets for the OAASIS Group. That’s no surprise when its new purpose-built 30,000sq.ft centre on Gapton Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, is so close to a coastline which boasts some of the biggest new or planned wind farms in the world. It’s a rapidly […]

  • USA: UAV to Help Determine Location for OWF

    24 September 2013

    An unmanned aerial device designed at Clarkson University that flew near Lake Erie’s shores this summer may help determine the best locations to site wind turbine farms. A team of Clarkson faculty, staff and students traveled to Sandusky, Ohio, to fly the Golden Eagle, a nearly 40-pound UAV carrying a sonic anemometer that records wind […]

  • USA: LEEDCo Selects Monopile Foundation Design

    24 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has selected a monopile foundation design for the offshore wind pilot project in Lake Erie, writes Cleveland news portal. This monopile would be fitted with ice cones, a proven technology which will protect wind turbines from crushing ice. Over the last six months, LEEDCo has been working with European […]

  • Belgium: Alstom Hires Bold Tern

    23 September 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Alstom has hired “Bold Tern” jack-up installation vessel, owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, to complete the offshore operations at the Belwind offshore wind farm. Recently, the company announced that they have faced a delay during the installation of Alstom’s 6MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine, for which they found a solution in the form of […]

  • Humber Business Delegation Visits Denmark

    18 September 2013

    Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) organised a visit to Denmark for a delegation of Humber companies working in the offshore wind supply chain, writes the Grimsby Telegraph. Around 20 businesses and organisations toured the main production facilities of Siemens Wind Power in Brande. Delegates also visited ‘Energy Metropolis’ Esbjerg, along […]

  • UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking

    16 September 2013
    Authorities

    As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so long as the Coalition remains in […]

  • VIDEO: Sea Launch of Gwind Turbine – Floating Gyro-Stabilized VAWT

    2 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Gwind, the floating gyro stabilized Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) for offshore and near-shore applications, was launched this week in the Stavanger Harbor area, Klasaskjer. The project is managed by TTO office Prekubator, while CMR Prototech and the University of Stavanger are partners in executing the project. Check out this video of Gwind’s sea launch: […]

  • A&P Group to Exhibit at Offshore Europe (UK)

    2 September 2013

    A&P Group will next week exhibit at Offshore Europe 2013 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, at stand 1E111. The event which commences on the Tuesday 3rd September and runs until Friday 6th September attracts a global audience of engineers, technical specialists, industry leaders and experts to share ideas and debate the issues of the moment […]

  • Germany: AREVA Wind to Install M5000-135 Prototype

    5 February 2013

    AREVA Wind installs a prototype, the evolution of its proven M5000 offshore technology in Bremerhaven. Close to the motorway A27 the offshore wind turbine manufacturer will install its more powerful wind turbine M5000-135. The evolution of the successfully operating M5000-116 five megawatt (MW) turbines is mainly characterized by its larger rotor diameter. With its 66 […]

  • Lahmeyer Attends Wind Energy Event in Vienna, Austria

    4 February 2013

    This February, wind energy specialists from around the world will meet in Vienna at EWEA to exchange their knowledge. More than 400 exhibitors and over 10,000 visitors are expected to attend the conference with connected exhibition. Lahmeyer will introduce their comprehensive range of services in hall A at stand C90. Relating to the implementation of […]