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  • UK: 40SouthEnergy Works Hard on Scilly Wave Energy Project

    29 August 2013
    Technology

    With a series of scientific dives conducted by its marine biologist, 40SouthEnergy continues to work hard in order to develop its wave technology south of St Mary’s Airport in the Isles of Scilly, as the company announced on its Facebook page. The company says that it is trying to accelerate the development as much as […]

  • Siemens Successfully Installs HelWin1 Platform (Germany)

    26 August 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has installed the HelWin1 offshore platform in the North Sea, marking the successful completion of a significant stage in German grid connection projects. HelWin1 will link the two offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost and Meerwind to the mainland. Using the Siemens technology installed on the platform, the alternating current power generated by the wind […]

  • Norton Rose Fulbright Named Most Highly Regarded Firm for Energy (Belgium)

    22 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has been recognised as the most highly regarded law firm for energy by Who’s Who Legal 2013. Every year Who’s Who Legal conducts a comprehensive independent survey using recommendations from both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide in order to determine those lawyers considered specialists in their practice […]

  • UK: Latchways Delivers 3000th Offshore Fall Arrest System

    19 August 2013

    Having supplied fall protection systems to over 27 European offshore wind farms, and with another major offshore project successfully secured, Latchways plc continue to position themselves as the undisputed market leader in offshore fall protection—with the ManSafe® Sealed SRL for vessel to turbine transfer. The ManSafe Sealed SRL (Self Retracting Lifeline) is a fall arrest […]

  • Denmark: Vestas’ Test Bench Starts Operating

    19 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The largest and most powerful test bench in the industry has started operation at Vestas’ global testing centre in Aarhus, Denmark. The 20 MW test bench is capable of testing the full nacelle of the V164-8.0 MW, validating the performance, robustness and reliability of the turbine over a simulated 25-year lifetime.  The test bench is […]

  • UK: Osiris Projects Now Recruiting for Number of Positions

    16 August 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Due to continued growth and upcoming vessel launches, Osiris Projects yesterday announced that it is currently recruiting for a number of positions across the business.  These include site and office based positions at a range of seniority levels to develop both the company’s survey and geotechnical teams. Osiris Projects is especially interested in hearing from […]

  • K2 Management Opens Branch Office in Taiwan

    6 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    K2 Management is now in a stronger position to supply its support, knowledge and experience to the wind industry in Taiwan and the surrounding region, with the official opening of the company’s office in Taiwan in July 2013. The local Government has set the goal to install 1000 wind turbines by 2030, divided into 600 […]

  • European Wind Industry Faces Worker Shortage

    6 August 2013
    Training & Education

    The European wind industry has grown so rapidly over the past decade that it is facing a critical shortage of skilled personnel, a new report reveals. There is currently a shortage of 7,000 qualified personnel required by the European wind energy sector each year, a figure that could increase to 15,000 by 2030 if the […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Adjusted EBITDA Drops to EUR 282 Million

    2 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Board of Directors of Prysmian S.p.A. has approved the Group’s consolidated results for the first half of 2013.  “The Group’s half-year results show signs of improvement from the second quarter. In fact, in the second quarter 2013 both sales and profitability increased on the first quarter 2013, while still remaining below the same period […]

  • The Netherlands: Veka Group Eyes Offshore Wind Market

    28 November 2013

    With the introduction of a new, larger Multipurpose Catamaran 26 for crews and equipment transport services for wind farms, the group hopes to have a bigger mark on this segment. The 25.50 meters long Multipurpose Catamaran is the larger sister of the Animal Multipurpose Catamaran, which was built in 2012. The aluminum catamarans are built […]

  • Lahmeyer Exhibits at EWEA’s Event in Germany

    19 November 2013
    Technology

    Wind energy specialists from around the world will meet from November 19-21, 2013 at the Frankfurt/Main fair grounds for the EWEA OFFSHORE 2013. Lahmeyer International will present their wide range of services. These include technical and organisational concepts for yield maximisation and comprehensive technical and commercial services for wind power projects. As a leading independent […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • BLG Wins German Logistics Award

    29 October 2013

    During the 30th German Logistics Congress, BLG WindEnergy Logistics, together with another company, received the German Logistics Award. For the first time in the history of this award, the applications were rated so close together that two projects were presented at the industry meeting from 23rd to 25th of October in Berlin. Andrew Wellbrock from […]