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  • FORCE Issues 2nd Environmental Effects Monitoring Report

    24 June 2015
    R&D

    FORCE has released its second Environmental Effects Monitoring Report, containing summary information on data collected from 2011 to 2013. The report will be used to help design an enhanced program to monitor effects from tidal turbines deployed at the FORCE site in the Minas Passage. “We need to understand what effects tidal technology may have […]

  • Dominion Energy Awards CVOW Cable Monitoring Contract

    24 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Luna Innovations (Luna) has been awarded a contract to provide monitoring services for the largest offshore wind project in the United States, Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Luna’s EN.SURE long-range power cable sensing system will be used to monitor the wind farms’ export cable system, which will transport electricity to shore. The […]

  • DNV GL Develops Digital Turbine Monitoring Tool

    29 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has launched WindGEMINI, its first online digital twin tool said to enable better informed wind operation decisions by giving wind farm owners and operators insights into turbine condition and performance.

  • Kentish Flats OWF: Turbine Damaged by Multiple Lightning Strikes

    26 September 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall, the operator of the nine year old Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, is this week set to replace a single blade on one of the project’s 30 wind turbines due to lightning strikes. The Swedish firm decided on the blade replacement after routine maintenance inspections. The damage was caused by multiple lightning strikes more […]

  • GE’s Haliade-X 14.7 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Type-Certified

    15 December 2022
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has received a full type certificate from DNV for its Haliade-X offshore wind turbine for operations up to 14.7 MW. This type certification follows an earlier certification that the Haliade-X could operate at up to 13.6 MW and makes the Haliade-X the most powerful turbine with a full type certification, according to […]

  • Cadeler Lining Up Another Long-Term Vessel Contract

    21 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Cadeler has signed a Letter of Intent with an undisclosed party described by the Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator as ”a blue chip client in the industry” to explore the possibility of long-term use of one of Cadeler’s two O-class vessels. The LoI covers offshore wind farm assignments taking place in the […]

  • MHI Vestas SMARTens Turbines Up

    11 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has launched a suite of next-generation SMART tools to enhance design assessments, turbine monitoring, and real-time decision-making.

  • VIDEO: How Big is Hornsea Project One?

    3 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    After reaching the Final Investment Decision for the 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm earlier today, Dong Energy has published this short video to put into perspective the size of what is to be by far the largest offshore wind farm ever built. Once completed, Hornsea Project One will be able to meet the electricity […]

  • Marine Data Experts Partrac Strengthen Their Metocean Division (UK)

    9 June 2011

      Marine data experts Partrac announced recently that Dr Emmanuel Osalusi, a numerical hydrodynamic engineer, has joined the company. Emmanuel completed his PhD thesis (‘Analysis of Wave and Current Data in a Tidal Energy Test Site’) at the UK European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney, in 2009. His research focused on developing a better understanding of […]

  • DP Energy Eyes 700+ MW Floating Wind Farm in Ireland

    31 March 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    DP Energy has submitted a Foreshore Site Investigation Application to Ireland’s Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) for a potential 700+ MW floating wind project off the south coast of Ireland.

  • WindEurope Calls EU to Recognise Ports’ Vital Role in Achieving CO2 Reduction Through Offshore Wind

    13 April 2023
    Ports & Logistics

    The European Union (EU) should recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports in its trans-European transport network policy (TEN-T) to support the transition to cleaner, greener, and smarter mobility in line with the European Green Deal, said WindEurope in its latest press release. With its TEN-T, the EU aims to build an efficient, multimodal, […]

  • UK: Final Survey at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    14 October 2013
    Environment

    The final survey needed for offshore wind energy developer Forewind to complete its planned applications for the development of the Dogger Bank Zone begins this week. The survey concludes the most extensive study of an offshore area by a wind energy developer ever undertaken. A total of £60 million has been spent on surveys with […]

  • Bay State Wind to Build New Bedford Offshore Wind Training Center

    8 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Bay State Wind has revealed plans to build and operate an offshore wind training center in New Bedford in Massachusetts, US.

  • Preemptive Export Cable Repair to Start on Wind Farm Offshore Wales

    31 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    N-Sea Group has been awarded a contract for a preemptive repair on one of the four export cables of the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm off Wales. The Balfour Beatty Investments-Equitix consortium Gwynt y Môr OFTO plc has selected N-Sea to ensure the integrity of the export cable, with the company set to start […]

  • DEC to Produce 13 MW Offshore Wind Turbine by Year-End

    4 November 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has released a design for a 13-megawatt offshore wind turbine. China General Certification and the National Energy Key Laboratory for Wind and Solar Simulation, Testing and Certification issued a design authentication certificate for the unit. The offshore wind turbine is based on DEC’s 10 MW offshore direct driving platform. With an […]

  • James Fisher Subsea Excavation Enters Chinese Venture

    17 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has established James Fisher Ocean Team Ltd, a China-based joint venture with Ocean Team Asia Pacific (OTAP).

  • Jan De Nul and Hitachi Shift into Overdrive Offshore Taiwan

    13 August 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has installed nine of the 21 jacket foundations at the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration offshore Taiwan. Offshore installation vessel Aegir, which Jan De Nul Group chartered from Dutch Heerema Marine Contractors, is installing the 1,100 metric tonne jackets at the site some ten kilometres off the […]

  • Rutgers Uni Secures DOE Grant for Turbine Design Software

    10 October 2019
    R&D

    The U.S. Department of Energy has allocated a circa USD 1.3 million grant to Rutgers University to develop a software for the design of floating offshore wind turbines. The university’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering secured the funding through ARPA-E’s  Aerodynamic Turbines, Lighter and Afloat, with Nautical Technologies and Integrated Servo-control (ATLANTIS) program. According to Rutgers University, Assistant Professor Onur Bilgen […]

  • Ingeteam Targets Next-Generation Turbines with New Converter

    5 September 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The Spain-based Ingeteam has developed a new medium voltage power converter for offshore wind turbines with the capacity of up to 15MW.

  • Open-Source Software Can Help Find Right Space for Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    17 February 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A Stanford economist pitches open-source software for evaluating potential offshore wind turbine sites for optimal energy production and minimal disruption of other marine industry. Offshore wind has significant potential to help the United States meet its growing energy needs, but the U.S. marine renewable energy industry has lagged behind Europe for decades. Recent legislation has […]

  • New Partnership Plans to Deploy Large USV Fleet for Offshore Wind Data Collection

    12 July 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    UK-headquartered BMT has joined forces with Australia-based Ocius Technology intending to deploy a fleet of around 1,000 uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that will create an interconnected system of remote sensors that supply data for the development of offshore wind projects. The deployment of these autonomous vessels will begin immediately, the companies said, to provide limited […]

  • Scotland Set to Open World’s First Floating Wind Farm

    18 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will inaugurate the world’s first floating wind farm, Statoil’s Hywind Scotland Pilot Project, today (18 October).

  • BMO Offshore to Provide Vessel Motion Monitoring Systems for Greater Gabbard OWF

    28 August 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    BMO Offshore has won the competitive tender for providing vessel motion monitoring systems for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, jointly owned by SSE and RWE.  In April 2015, SSE issued a Request for Information for Vessel Motion Monitoring Systems on the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, which will allow Marine Coordinators to ascertain vessel performance […]

  • Marine Data Expert to Officially Launch Partrac Consulting at Offshore Wind Conference 2011 (UK)

    27 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Marine data experts the Partrac Group, are due to announce the official launch of Partrac Consulting, a marine geosciences consultancy headquartered in Newcastle, UK, at the RenewableUK Offshore Wind Conference 2011 (Stand 21). Already operational and working with a number of high profile clients on a range of specialist projects, Partrac Consulting provides professional […]

  • Scottish Floating Wind Project Completes Metocean Campaign

    22 January 2025
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 has retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm off the North East of Scotland. The campaign started in October 2023 with the deployment of two floating SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoys and […]

  • Cabling Works at Full Steam on First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm

    15 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Two 220 kV high-voltage alternate current (HVAC) three-pole submarine cables have been installed for Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind project. Prysmian Group, the supplier of the submarine cables, said that the operations proceed on time with the schedule and that their cable-laying vessel Ulisse is ready to perform submarine cable joints. Prysmian’s […]