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  • Germany: ANSYS Organizes Simulation Seminar for Wind Energy Industry

    10 May 2013

    In its latest seminar called Simulation tools for the wind industry, to be held on 16th of May in Hamburg, ANSYS will address one of the key problems that the industry currently employs: the efficiency of the systems. Early in the product development, a provider in the wind industry lays high importance into ensuring that […]

  • UK: EOWDC Could Host Pioneering Turbine Foundations

    8 May 2013

    A major programme of offshore works are due to start tomorrow (Thursday, May 9) for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and which could lead to pioneering turbine foundation designs being developed at the more than £230million test facility. The programme involves a series of geotechnical boreholes being performed between 2.5km and 4km off […]

  • USA: Narragansett Town Council Suspends Talks with Deepwater Wind until June

    8 May 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    On Monday, May 6, the Narragansett Town Council voted 5-0 to suspend negotiations with Deepwater Wind, which is developing the Block Island offshore wind farm, in order to gather more information on the project’s local impact. The motion to bring all talks and negotiations with the developer to a standstill and address taxpayer concerns was […]

  • UK: Cammell Laird Could Hire 2,000 People if It Wins Offshore Wind Contracts

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Cammell Laird shipyard is waiting to win profitable wind farm construction contracts this autumn, which would triple its workforce and raise turnover to half a billion pounds a year, Liverpool Daily Post writes. Contracts for the UK Round 3 wind farms will be announced by the end of this year and total investment in these […]

  • Denmark: Sea Installer Demonstrates Complete Tower Installation

    3 May 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Sea Installer managed to complete the installation of its 14th wind turbine in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, wind turbine A19, on 4 April at 03:30 in the morning before heading for one of DONG Energy’s other offshore projects, West of Duddon Sands, in the Irish Sea. Even though Sea Installer is still at commissioning, it […]

  • VIDEO: Wind Farm Safety Training Facility Launching Ceremony

    29 April 2013

    Last week, Falck Nutec in the Netherlands officially launched state-of-the-art facilities for wind farm safety training. Here you can see the part of the launching ceremony. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, April 29, 2013; Image: falck

  • UK: EMEC Director to Open Hatston Pier Next Week

    25 April 2013

    Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The £8 million project is a key component […]

  • John Woodruff of Natural Power, Key Speaker at RenewableUK Cymru

    23 April 2013

    John Woodruff, Principal Consultant at Natural Power has been selected to present at RenewableUK Cymru on 1st May 2013. This is the seventh annual RenewableUK Cymru event, with over 200 renewable energy experts expected to attend. With over ten years experience in the wind industry, John’s discussion, entitled ‘Habitat Management, Green Infrastructure and the Ecosystem […]

  • Belgium: Students Asking Offshore Wind Industry to Reconsider Approach to Employment

    19 April 2013
    Training & Education

    EUREC’s Wind Specialization Class of 2013 has released an open letter to the European Offshore Wind Industry. In their letter they wrote: The offshore wind industry has the wind behind its sails! Since 2001 with the commissioning of the first “utility-scale” offshore wind farm in Denmark to EWEA’s 2011-2020 projected offshore wind growth trends, the […]

  • Finland: Switch Tests 8.6 MW Permanent Magnet Generator

    13 November 2013

    The Switch announced that their 8.6 MW permanent magnet generator (PMG) for offshore use successfully passed initial no-load testing. The PMG is scheduled to undergo full-load tests in the upcoming weeks. This medium-speed, rear-mounted PMG design  enables The Switch to lower the generator weight without compromising on reliability. Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, The Switch CEO, said that […]

  • Belgium: ENTSO-E Opens Public Consultation for Network Code on HVDC Connections

    7 November 2013
    Grid Connection

    European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has today launched a public consultation on the draft Network Code on Connection Rules on HVDC Links and DC-Connected Power Park Modules (NC HVDC). The consultation is open for 2 months from 7 November 2013 until 7 January 2014. A public stakeholder workshop on the code […]

  • UK: ORE Catapult, Crown Estate Work on Cutting Costs on Offshore Renewables

    6 November 2013
    R&D

    The effort to drive down costs of offshore renewables has created another strong partnership with an aim to achieve acceptable prices of offshore renewable energy, especially offshore wind. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and The Crown Estate yesterday announced that they signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on programmes aimed […]

  • Offshore Wind Drivetrain Innovation Project Announced (UK)

    5 November 2013
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The OWDIn (Offshore Wind Drivetrain Innovation) project was announced today by the Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate, speaking at the annual RenewableUK conference in Birmingham. The Ricardo-led project takes a broad drivetrain approach to improving reliability through the development of sub-systems that will be applicable to a wide […]

  • USA: O’Malley Signs Offshore Wind Bill into Law

    10 April 2013
    Authorities

    Governor Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, joined by Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown, signed important legislation on April 9, which will create jobs and expand opportunity for more Marylanders. Among the bills signed into law are the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, the Employment […]

  • Seazip Launches First Tender Service for German Bight Area

    9 April 2013
    Contracts & Tenders

    Seazip Offshore Service recently launched the first ad hoc tender service for the German Bight area. Only after a few hours’ notice the fast crew boat Seazip Hurricane carried out a successful crew change 90 miles offshore at the North sea for a major cable laying company with crew, equipment and provisions. This call was […]

  • VIDEO: Laying the FORCE Subsea Data Cable

    19 December 2013
    Technology

    Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has installed a data cable designed to connect to a recoverable underwater research platform – the first subsea cable ever installed in the Minas Passage. The cable installation provides valuable knowledge and experience in planning the deployment of four subsea power cables in 2014, which will connect tidal […]

  • 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 […]

  • The Netherlands: NREL and ECN to Collaborate in Wind Power Research

    23 April 2012
    R&D

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ECN signed a Cooperative Research And Development Agreement (CRADA) to strengthen their collaboration in the field of wind energy research. This CRADA strengthens the partnership between the two R&D centers and is based on a long standing cooperation in wind energy research that dates […]

  • PGE Wins Three Offshore Wind Permits in Poland

    19 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    As it was announced earlier this month, the Polish government has awarded PGE SA three permits to build offshore wind farms, according to Bloomberg. These will be the first of their kind in Poland. The government has awarded five permits with a total capacity of 4,500 MW. Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy received […]

  • USA: UMD Graduates to Raise Up to USD 2.0 Million for Wave Energy Business Startup

    19 April 2012
    Business & Finance, R&D

    On Wednesday, business plans for wave energy were presented by UMD (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) graduate students Jonathan Christie and Linnhardt Hilfer. For development of their business, they plan to raise up to USD 2.0 million, according to Brian Boyd from SouthCoastToday. At UMass Dartmouth Woodland Commons, Hilfer and Christie introduced the public with their […]

  • Denmark: Idé-Pro Assists Suzlon in Wind Turbine Blades Design

    18 April 2012

    Suzlon Blade Technology (Suzlon) and Idé-Pro Engineering & Software A/S (Idé-Pro) have signed a 3 year contract, during which Idé-Pro will deliver a complete integrated solution for the design of future Wind Turbine Blades to Suzlon worldwide. The solution is based on the newest V6 technology from Dassault Systèmes with CATIA V6, CATIA V6 Composites […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Merwede’s Revenue Increases to EUR 1.5 Billion

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the past year, IHC Merwede’s revenue has increased by four per cent to reach € 1.05 billion. The company’s net profit has also increased to € 103 million with a solvency ratio of 40%, demonstrating that IHC Merwede is in strong financial health and able to implement its growth strategy. With sales amounting to € 1.057 billion, […]

  • UAE: Lamprell Holds Naming Ceremony for Seajacks Zaratan

    17 April 2012

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting products and services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, today held a naming ceremony for the Seajacks Zaratan, the third wind farm installation vessel to be built by the Group for Seajacks, as the project nears its delivery date of May […]

  • UK’s Grant Boosts OGN’s Move into Offshore Wind

    15 April 2012

    OGN, already a major player in the oil and gas offshore construction sector, has received a vote of confidence from the Department of Energy and Climate Change for its move into offshore wind technology. And the North East economy shares in the benefit with the creation of up to 1000 long term jobs. OGN subsidiary, […]

  • UK: Royal Yacht Squadron Opposes Navitus Bay Wind Farm

    10 April 2012

    Navitus Bay, the wind farm proposed by Eneco, is facing opposition from the Royal Yacht Squadron sailing club, according to Sail World. Royal Yacht Squadron fears the wind farm will affect sailing route from the Isle of Wight to the south west, including the Fastnet Race. Eneco is proposing to build a wind farm located […]

  • UK: Eden Rose Joins Tidal Transit Windfarm Service Vessel Fleet

    10 April 2012

    Eden Rose, the second of Tidal Transit’s fleet of windfarm service vessels, was launched on 30 March 2012 by its Spanish boat builder, Mercurio Plastics. Like its sister Ginny Louise, it is a state-of-the-art, purpose designed vessel for use by companies involved in the planning, development and construction of offshore wind farms in the Greater […]