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  • Balmoral Launches New Scour Protection System for Jacket Foundations

    23 October 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Innovation, Supply Chain

    Following the launch of its HexDefence scour protection solution for monopile foundations earlier this year, Balmoral has now launched a HexDefence system specifically designed for offshore wind jacket foundations. At the beginning of this year, the Scottish engineering company introduced HexDefence for monopile structures, which integrates seabed protection and flow reduction to minimise operational costs […]

  • Ørsted Devising ‘Band-Aid’ Solution for EUR 403 Million Cable Issue

    15 June 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted is developing a solution that could potentially save the company from spending as much as EUR 403 million to repair damaged inter-array cables across up to ten of its offshore wind farms. As previously reported, Ørsted discovered an issue with Cable Protection Systems (CPSs) on the Race Bank wind farm off the UK earlier […]

  • Siemens Visualises Walney Extension Work with Houlder’s Software Tool

    22 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Houlder’s Advanced Analysis Group has provided Siemens Wind Power with a bespoke 3D-visualisation software tool to model project logistics and optimise the turbine installation process at DONG Energy’s 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

  • UK: Samsung’s 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Reaches NAREC’s Test Facility

    23 August 2013
    Technology

     Samsung’s prototype 7MW offshore wind turbine was this week delivered to the National Renewable Energy Centre’s (Narec) new test facilities in Blyth, Northumberland, signalling the next step in the evolution of the mega-sized technology that will be used in the Round 3 offshore wind zones. Initially, Samsung’s nacelle will be used to commission Narec’s £47 […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Announces Job Cuts, Records First Profitable Quarter Since 2020

    10 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa plans to terminate around 2,900 positions by Fiscal Year 2025, out of which 1,900 will be in Europe. The company said it is working with employee representatives to mitigate the impact of this adjustment as much as possible through natural attrition, internal transfers, and early retirements. The move comes as […]

  • Austria: GL Garrad Hassan Participates in EWEA 2013

    5 February 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan is at the EWEA 2013 conference in Vienna this week, with experts giving presentations, chairing sessions, while also being on hand to meet attendees at their exhibition stands. The topics GL Garrad Hassan experts are presenting include forecasting, yaw control and condition monitoring. GL Garrad Hassan Presentations at EWEA 2013: “Use of […]

  • Crown Estate to Finance for Green Spin-off Fund (UK)

    28 December 2010

    Chancellor George Osborne is under pressure to direct the Crown Estate commissioners to finance a spin-off fund to ensure communities across the north benefit from offshore wind, wave and tidal power projects. The proposal – from Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Liberal Democrat MP John Thurso – follows the commissioners’ failure to act on their […]

  • DNV and LS Cable & System Jointly Target Nearshore and Floating Wind

    27 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    DNV has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with power cable manufacturer LS Cable & System to target emerging cabling opportunities in the offshore wind industry. The MOU comes in response to growing global demand for high-voltage, next-generation power cables with dynamic capabilities for nearshore and floating wind farms. DNV and South Korea’s LS […]

  • GCube: Most Financial Losses Are Down to the Subsea Wire

    15 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D

    Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind industry and led to insurance claims totalling more than EUR 60 million in 2015, according to a report by GCube Underwriting Ltd. As the European offshore wind sector prepares to enter an extended phase of […]

  • Romax Develops Twin Offset Gear Planet Carrier for Wind Industry (UK)

    8 August 2013
    Technology

    Romax Technology’s desire to ‘push the boundaries’ leads to the development of a twin offset gear planet carrier for the wind industry. “The Romax philosophy,” says Romax Technology Founder Dr Poon, “is to look at existing designs and see how we can improve them. As a company, we are constantly looking at conventional practice and […]

  • USA: Oil States Launches NautilusR Marine Crane

    3 May 2012

    Oil States Industries, Inc. announced, after two years of engineering and manufacturing work, has launched the addition of a new high-capacity NautilusR marine crane to its portfolio. The NautilusR 7000L was manufactured as part of a four-crane package mounted aboard MONTCO Offshore’s 335ft-class Liftboat Robert, one of the largest pipe leg self-elevating liftboats in the world. The […]

  • Belgium: Technological Advances Bring Pan-European Electricity Grid Closer to Reality, EWEA Says

    17 March 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Recent technological advances by leading engineering companies to improve the integration of renewable energy, especially wind energy, within Europe’s power grid by 2020, will bring a pan-European electricity grid closer to reality. Last year, the Swiss-based engineering company ABB announced the development of the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC). “This […]

  • Network Charge Rules Jeopardise Scotland’s Offshore Wind Ambitions – Scottish Renewables

    18 June 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Existing Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges in Great Britain could “deal a blow” to Scotland’s ambitions to increase the installed offshore wind capacity tenfold by 2030, according to Scottish Renewables CEO Claire Mack. Northern Great Britain is being “penalised to the tune of tens of millions of pounds every year” by outdated rules […]

  • DNV GL Releases Enhanced ‘Bladed’ Software

    27 September 2016

    DNV GL has released Bladed modelling software, a new tool that reduces computing time for wind turbine designers and uses 3D animation to review turbine behaviour. The enhanced Bladed tool integrates cloud computing resources from Amazon Web Services, saving costly IT infrastructure upgrades and lessening design time, DNV GL said. It observes turbine structural behaviour in simulated […]

  • DoE Awards USD 7.4 Mln to Four Wave, Tidal Developers

    7 August 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Energy Department has selected four entities to receive $7.4 million to spur innovation of next-generation water power component technologies, designed for manufacturability and built specifically for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems.   The projects will address technical challenges in three areas: advanced controls, crosscutting power take-off (PTO)—which converts mechanical motion into electrical power—and innovative […]

  • WindPower Innovations, Inc. Announces Permanent Magnet Generator Wind Turbine Solutions (USA)

    12 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    WindPower Innovations, Inc. (Pink Sheets: WPNV), today announces Permanent Magnet Direct Drive wind turbine solutions as a key component in its overall mission to provide unique and efficient ways for the wind industry to economically transition into its eminent future. “Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive turbines are the future of wind energy generation,” says Ian Griffiths, Chief […]

  • AREVA Tests 5MW Turbines in New Test Bench in Bremerhaven (Germany)

    22 November 2011

    All AREVA M5000 5 Megawatt offshore wind turbines are tested from now on in the new full load test bench in Bremerhaven (Germany) to deliver a 100% quality product to the next offshore sites. The test bench offers the possibility to check the functionality under nominal load conditions and is a tool for the qualification […]

  • BOS and SMD to Develop Underwater Drilling ROV for Wind Turbines (UK)

    27 October 2011
    Technology

    SMD and Blade Offshore Services (BOS) announce the signature of Heads of Terms for a joint venture. Under the joint venture, expected to be called SMD-BORD, SMD will design and manufacture subsea remote drilling solutions for the marine renewable industry, offering a cost effective alternative to monopile and gravity foundations for wave, tidal and wind […]

  • Completing an offshore repair in less than a month

    16 September 2020

    When it comes to cable damage it is crucial to get the cable up and running again quickly. Any downtime caused by external cable failure or other damage to grid infrastructures carries a number of risks, especially economic ones. Costs in terms of revenue losses, penalties and fines may run into millions. NKT has equipment […]

  • Siemens: Preventive Fire Protection for Wind Turbines Can Save Money (Germany)

    23 September 2012
    Technology

    It is extremely difficult to extinguish a fire in a wind turbine using conventional methods. The 130-meter high turbines are effectively outside the range of the fire department, and when it comes to turbines at sea, human intervention in the event of fire is virtually impossible. That’s why a comprehensive fire safety concept needs to […]

  • Ex-Statkraft Engineer Develops New Foundation Installation Solution

    6 January 2017
    Technology

    Arild Bolsø, an engineer who worked for Statkraft in Norway and Forewind in the UK, has developed a new technical concept for offshore wind foundation installation. According to Bolsø, the concept would reduce installation time by 30-50%, compared to current methods. After Statkraft decided to stop new investments in offshore wind, Bolsø set up a new […]

  • Eight Major Offshore Wind Players Unite to Improve O&M Performance

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has brought together eight of the industry’s major owner/operators to improve performance in operating and maintaining offshore wind farms. It is a move aimed at driving the industry a considerable way towards the goal of £100/MWh for energy generated from offshore wind. Owner/operators Eon, SSE, EDF Energy Renewables, Scottish […]

  • Denmark: Challenging Conditions in Global Wind Power Supply Chain, Says Report

    4 July 2012
    R&D

    The global wind power supply chain faces a future characterized by stagnating global economic growth, low profit margins and waning government policy support. In the face of such headwinds market consolidation and/or contraction in the industry becomes ever more important, argues MAKE Consulting’s latest Global Wind Turbine Supply Chain report.  Globally, heightened competition and reduced […]

  • Parkwind Sets Up Vessel Charging System at Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

    22 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Parkwind, a subsidiary of JERA Nex, has installed a vessel charging station system at its 165 MW Nobelwind offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. At the Nobelwind wind farm, a newly operational system enables ships to connect to a charging cable and use locally generated renewable energy while remaining stationary, despite sea currents. […]

  • New Jersey Lags in Wind Energy Generation, Report Says

    24 December 2014

    The carbon pollution from at least nine entire fossil fuel plants could be eliminated in New Jersey if wind power supplied 30 percent of the nation’s electricity needs, according to a new analysis by Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center. The analysis comes as Fishermen’s Energy appeals the Board of Public Utilities’ decision to […]

  • Taiwan Bureau of Energy to Initiate Offshore Wind Demonstration Program

    28 June 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    Bureau of Energy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reports that the previous target, as set out in the Renewable Energy Development Act 2009, was 6,500MW of newly installed capacity from renewable energy sources over next 20 years, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), led by growing public preference over the renewable energy, determines to accelerate […]