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  • Dogger Bank JV Seeks UK Content

    22 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Dogger Bank Joint Venture, developing three out of four 1.2GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farms, will hold a Meet the Buyer event on 23 May at the Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, North East England, to present business opportunities to UK companies. Besides presentations by the Dogger Bank JV team, the visitors will be able to […]

  • ABPmer Adds to Marine Renewables Atlas (UK)

    2 August 2011
    R&D

      ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has released a further freely available tidal layer as part of a strategy to add value to the Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Resources. This new layer represents the percentage of time for which a current speed of 1m/s is exceeded over the course of a typical year. […]

  • MAKE Consulting Strengthens its Offshore Wind Business (Denmark)

    24 November 2011

    MAKE Consulting – a leading strategic advisor to the wind power industry – enhances its offshore wind intelligence and advisory offerings. Through stronger offshore wind experience, a tailored research concept, and the addition of a known offshore wind specialist – Kaj Lindvig – MAKE Consulting is poised to be a market leader in offshore wind […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: There Is a Mismatch to Look Into (Seaproof Solutions)

    16 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology

    If 5% of an offshore wind project’s CAPEX is accounting for around 82% of failure claims, there is an obvious mismatch to look into, according to CEO and founder of Seaproof Solutions, Henrik Bang-Andreasen, who referred to reports revealing that a big percentage of offshore wind farm failures came from cable-related issues.

  • 8.2 Consulting Helps Quadran with Pilot Floating Wind Farm Tender

    16 June 2016
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s 8.2 Consulting AG has supported Quadran – Énergies Libres in the planned floating offshore pilot wind farm off the coast of the French region Languedoc-Roussillon by defining the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) concept for the tendering phase. As the step from fixed offshore to floating offshore implies a technology and development leap […]

  • EUR 3 Million Available for French Marine Renewables

    24 March 2016
    R&D, Technology

    French National Research Agency (ANR) and France Energies Marines have teamed up and made available EUR 3 million in a new round of funding for marine renewable energy projects. The supported projects must be collaborative, and approved by France Energies Marines, or represent a partnership between an SME and an approved public research body. Projects of […]

  • DNV GL Works on Reducing Offshore Wind Costs by 25%

    25 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts today share the findings of its latest report “Offshore wind: a manifesto for cost reduction” at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014. Industry action on reducing offshore wind costs is widely regarded as essential to secure the future of this strategically important energy source in Northern Europe as […]

  • VIDEO: Future Proof Conference at OEEC2022

    30 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Contribution, Environment, Industry, Technology

    During the session ‘Future Proof’ industry experts from the offshore energy sector share their visions on the market and the future. Topics like cyber security, a sustainable implementation of hydrogen and nature enhancement and sustainable business decisions for the supply chain on the table. Marjolein Kelder, Senior Project Manager The Rich North Sea“With our programme […]

  • Nautilus Associates Bringing in New Recruits

    2 May 2014
    Training & Education

    Energy industry consultancy Nautilus Associates is on the search for new talent as it grows its team based in East Anglia and is recruiting two new junior consultancy roles. Nautilus is a multi-disciplinary consultancy group providing specialist services to the fast-growing energy and low carbon technology sectors. With offices in Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen, […]

  • Strong Reasons Make Strong Actions – Support Structures for Wind Turbines (Germany)

    10 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    Wind energy is developing itself to one of the world’s largest source of renewable energy. However, the erection wind energy converters (WEC) not only concerns efficient, environmental friendly generation of electricity. First and foremost, is the design of safe substructures for the ever greater dimensioned wind turbines, which must be able to withstand the static […]

  • Gamesa to Exhibit Its Wind Power Products in Barcelona

    7 March 2014
    Technology

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, is presenting at the EWEA trade fair for the twelfth year running. This year it is showcasing how its product portfolio has developed and evolved with the aim of offering competitive technology solutions that lower its end customers’ Cost of Energy (CoE). Gamesa provides an overview of […]

  • Beyond XXL – Slim Monopiles for Deep-Water Wind Farms

    11 May 2020

    By Steelwind Nordenham. XXL-Monopiles have been successfully used for water depths of up to 40 metres. Now wind farm developers need monopiles “beyond XXL”. Evolution “At the beginning of this decade nobody could image that 10 MW turbines and XXL-monopiles will be state of the art in offshore wind foundations and now we are even […]

  • Siemens: Wind Power on Its Way to Cost Reduction

    13 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Siemens sees offshore wind cost reduction in greater output, less weight, improved production and installation processes of wind turbines. The company intends to apply this to reduce the offshore wind costs in the coming years. The company will present its new 4- and 6-megawatt wind turbines at the EWEA Offshore Trade fair in Frankfurt/Main. At […]

  • US Offshore Wind Skills Academy Kicks Off

    8 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    The Danish Energy and Climate Academy (ECA) and the University of Delaware have developed the Offshore Wind Skills Academy (OWSA) to provide education for the U.S. offshore wind market. The aim of OWSA is to prepare professionals from traditional energy industries, supply chain companies, regulators, investors, consultants and others who may be new in the offshore wind sector. […]

  • Wind Farm Owners Set Up Online O&M Platform

    30 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Wind farm owners representing 12 % of global turbine assets have founded a new peer-to-peer online platform called o2o WIND International, dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and experience on operation and maintenance issues. The o2o (as in owner to owner) wind forum aims at fostering wind farm O&M best practice through a collaborative approach. […]

  • EOWDC’s €40M Grant Includes €3M for Environmental Research

    10 August 2016
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    As part of a EUR 40 million grant awarded by the EU to the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), around EUR 3 million has been committed for environmental research and monitoring.  A number of organisations, including Marine Scotland Science, will have an active role in steering the allocation of that funding, through EOWDC’s Scientific Research & Monitoring Panel, to those […]

  • Maryland to Host International Partnering Forum

    28 July 2015

    Representatives from the world’s most experienced offshore wind companies along with U.S. companies will attend the 2015 International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum– Stronger Together– scheduled for September 27-28th, 2015 in Baltimore Maryland. The Forum injects U.S. innovation into the global offshore wind dialogue, while highlighting European expertise. The event, hosted by the U.S. based Business […]

  • Aker Solutions awarded inspection services frame agreement of NOK 730 million (Norway)

    2 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a significant part of the frame agreement for inspection services on all of their offshore installations and onshore plants in Norway. The contract period is for four years with options for further extensions up to four years. The yearly volume of the contract will fluctuate, but Aker Solutions estimates the […]

  • Southampton to Host Seawork 2014

    12 May 2014

    For three days in June (Tues 10 – Thurs 12), Southampton UK will play host to the world’s commercial marine professionals, attracted by the Seawork exhibition, which offers a unique combination of three exhibition halls, free-to-attend conference sessions, a Quayside alive with demonstrations, a fleet of over 50 innovative workboats and new product launches from […]

  • UK: E.ON Successfully Runs MaXccess System Trials

    14 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Safely transferring personnel from a vessel onto a turbine is a well known concern and challenge in offshore wind. E.ON has now successfully trialed the novel access system MaXccess, developed by the innovative UK based company OSBIT Power. The trials took place at the E.ON offshore wind farm Scroby Sands on the east coast of […]

  • OWO 2012 Program Committee Calls for Presentations (Norway)

    24 January 2012

    Offshore Wind Operations is an international conference focusing on all operational aspects related to planning, installation and operation of an offshore wind farm. OWO 2012 is the 2nd OWO conference and takes place in the city of Bergen, Norway on May 15th 2012. The venue is at Grieghallen centrally located in downtown Bergen. OWO 2012 […]

  • Offshore Wind Event 2018: Program and Speaker Line-Up

    3 August 2018

    In 2018, the first subsidy-free tender was won. What will this mean for the future of offshore wind farms?

  • HR Wallingford and Loughborough University to Develop New Underwater Noise Model (UK)

    17 November 2011
    Environment, R&D

    HR Wallingford, the international hydraulic and environmental engineering consultancy, has formed a partnership with Loughborough University to develop a new underwater acoustic propagation and noise-impact model. Designed to work with proven HR Wallingford ecological models, the new model is an important first step in assessing the impact of underwater noise on fish and sea mammal […]

  • New Jersey BPU to Discuss Offshore Wind Transmission

    1 November 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a public stakeholder meeting on November 12 to discuss how New Jersey should plan its transmission system to accommodate the scenario where offshore wind plays a major role in the State’s energy future. The public meeting will have a conference format and will have a […]

  • VBMS and Kintech Energy Introduce Resin-Free Hang-Offs

    20 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    VBMS and Kintech Energy Ltd. have jointly developed a resin-free hang-off solution for fixing and sealing subsea cables in offshore structures which could potentially be used on the Horns Rev 3 wind farm off Denmark. 

  • PRIMaRE Lists Its Marine Renewables Research Priorities

    7 December 2015
    R&D

    The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) has released a document setting out its research priorities. PRIMaRE, together with the South West Marine Energy Park (SW MEP), has put together a consortium of marine experts from across higher education, research and industry, which identified the research priorities and development needs required to speed up […]