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  • Interview with Rovco CEO: New Technologies Can Close Huge Offshore Wind Skills Gap

    31 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    New technologies have the ability to massively close the huge skills gap and shortage of workers that is looming over the offshore wind industry, allowing 10 to 17 times more work to be done by one person, according to Brian Allen, CEO of Rovco, a UK company focused on automating offshore wind services by creating […]

  • AMSC Licenses Multiple Wind Turbine Designs to a Sixth Wind Turbine Manufacturing Customer in China

    12 January 2011

    American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, announced today that it has licensed several of its proprietary AMSC Windtec(TM) wind turbine designs to Beijing JINGCHENG New Energy Co., Ltd. (JCNE), a subsidiary of state-owned Beijing JINGCHENG Machinery Electric Holding Co., Ltd., which also owns Beijing BEIZHONG Steam Turbine Generator Co., Ltd. (BSTG). […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    31 August 2015

    Nordergründe The 111MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm reached financial closure. The project developer WPD announced that it has secured funding for the next €410m phase of the wind farm. The funding includes loans from KfW IPEX-Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and equity from WPD. Nordergründe will have 18 Senvion turbines installed 16km off the German coast in the Weser Estatuary, in water depths varying from […]

  • Decommissioning the Last Option for Offshore Wind Farms – Analysis

    10 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    Fully decommissioning an offshore wind farm is the least cost-effective strategy for owners of projects reaching the end of their lifespan, the latest analysis from ORE Catapult’s new joint industry programme shows. On the other hand, partial repowering of offshore wind farms, which involves installing larger turbines at an old site, is the most cost-effective […]

  • Germany: Sietas Starts Construction of Jack-Up Vessel for Van Oord

    3 April 2012

    In the shipbuilding hall of the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg, a start has now been made on the construction of a German premiere: production has started of the first sections and blocks of the offshore wind power jack-up vessel for the prestigious Dutch marine engineering company Van Oord. In the presence of Peter de Ridder, […]

  • The Netherlands: TU Delft’s Associate Professor Receives Subsidies for Offshore Energy Projects

    3 April 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Pavol Bauer (UHD, Electrical Power Processing section) received subsidies from the top sector Energy for a grand total of three projects. The total subsidy of the projects amounts to one million euros for research and half a million euros for components and equipment. It concerns research on Integrated Offshore Electricity Infrastructure, Electrical Vehicle Supported PV […]

  • Giant Jack-Up Voltaire Soon to Install First Turbines at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    3 August 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The campaign to install the first turbines at the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm is underway, with Jan De Nul’s Voltaire jack-up vessel leaving the Able Seaton Port with the first batch of wind turbines and heading to the offshore construction site about 130 kilometres off the east coast of Yorkshire, the UK. […]

  • ZF Wind Power Orders 30 MW Test Bench from R&D Test Systems

    30 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Danish company R&D Test Systems will develop a 30 MW powertrain and gearbox test bench for ZF Wind Power’s future Test & Prototype Center in Lommel, Belgium, and deliver the system in 2024. The test rig, with its two 30 MW motors and a length of 60 metres, will be the most powerful powertrain and […]

  • Germany: Composites Blowing in the Wind

    19 July 2013

      Energy generated from wind is now an integral part of the power supply for all major economies and it is composites that form the rotor and capture the wind. The blades have grown in length to over 70 metres as the market matures and moves offshore. All aspects of this vital windmill component are […]

  • Scotland Renewable Energy Output on Track for Best Year Ever

    22 December 2011

    New figures published today for the first three quarters of 2011 show Scotland’s renewable energy output was on track for the best year ever. The figures, which were released this morning by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, point to 2011 being a record year for renewable generation in Scotland, with the first three […]

  • US Proposes 7+ GW New York Bight Offshore Wind Area Lease Sale

    11 June 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Department of the Interior has announced a proposed sale for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the New York Bight. This would be the first competitive offshore wind lease sale for the Biden-Harris administration. The proposed lease areas are located in shallow waters between Long Island and the New […]

  • Gamesa to Make Decision on Multi-million Pound Factory (UK)

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    BOSSES at a Spanish offshore firm are poised to make an announcement over a multi-million pound factory which could bring 1,000 jobs to Hartlepool. Madrid-based Gamesa will choose either Hartlepool or Dundee to build a UK base to construct wind turbines, and with all other contenders ruled out it is now a two-horse race between […]

  • Polish Baltic Should Feature 1.5 GW of Offshore Wind Farms by 2020

    17 April 2013

    Poland is the biggest wind energy market in the EU’s newer Member States, but wobbles in government support have made investors nervous. EWEA spoke to Ewa Kurdyła, Director of the Polish Wind Energy Association. The following is EWEA’s interview with Ewa Kurdyła: Poland’s National Renewable Energy Action Plan indicates that cumulative wind capacity should increase […]

  • UK Greenlights Further 8 GW of Offshore Wind

    19 July 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Six fixed offshore wind projects with the potential to generate renewable electricity for more than seven million homes have been given the green light by the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to enter into an Agreement for Lease with The Crown Estate. In April, following the completion of a Habitats […]

  • Economist Films: New Power Generation Disrupting Oil and Gas Industry

    22 September 2016

    Economist Films, part of the renowned magazine The Economist, has produced a documentary investigating how new energy technologies are disrupting the fossil fuel industry. The last part of the documentary shows how the offshore wind technology has advanced and how oil and gas companies are using their offshore expertise to tap into opportunities within the […]

  • Earth Policy Institute: 2013 to Be Record Year for Offshore Wind

    3 November 2013
    R&D

    Offshore wind power installations are on track to hit a seventh consecutive annual record in 2013. Written by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute  Developers added 1,080 megawatts of generating capacity in the first half of the year, expanding the world total by 20 percent in just six months. Fifteen countries host some 6,500 megawatts […]

  • Europe’s First Commercial-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Farm Secures All Planning Approvals

    22 April 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have obtained the offshore planning approval for the Green Volt floating wind farm offshore Scotland. With onshore consent announced earlier this month, Green Volt has now received all its planning approvals and remains on track to be the first commercial-scale floating offshore wind […]

  • Germany: Elbehafen Brunsbüttel to be Extended

    29 March 2012

    The Elbehafen Brunsbüttel, a universal port in private ownership of Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH / SCHRAMM group, is going to be extended this year. Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH, port operator and owner of the infrastructure, invest a total of about 15 Million Euro to improve the middle berth in the multi-purpose port Elbehafen. Today a building contract […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Can Be Global Powerhouse

    20 January 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The UK’s offshore wind sector is at a “pivotal moment” and has a “unique opportunity” to develop skills to drive a truly world-leading industry, according to Andrew Jamieson, Chief Executive of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. Jamieson was speaking ahead of an “Industry Leaders’ Debate” at Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind Conference, which will be held in […]

  • China to Host Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Event

    13 June 2013

    The number of firms in China exiting or reducing their exposure to the wind power sector is expected to significantly level off, as new policies supporting renewable energy being developed at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) come on line. At the end of last year, China Longyuan […]

  • Fully Autonomous Offshore Wind O&M Solution on Horizon

    28 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A new GBP 4 million cross-sector project is set to develop the world’s first fully autonomous robotic inspection and repair solution for offshore wind farms. The Innovate UK-funded MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extreme Environments) is a two-year project bringing in expertise from the fields of robotics, non-destructive testing, artificial intelligence, space mission […]

  • Big, Bigger, Giantic – XL vibratory technology

    7 October 2013

    Minimising the impacts of underwater noise from piling activities is an important environmental issue. Foundations for offshore wind farms require piling, either heavy piling for monopiles or piling to a lighter degree for jackets. Up to now the offshore wind industry has used hammers to carry out this work. Dutch engineering company Dieseko Group is […]

  • Brevini Gears up for Renewable Energy Industries (UK)

    1 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      As fossil fuel prices continue to increase and the world becomes more aware of its environmental responsibilities, the UK is one of the nations leading the call for alternative energy sources to be utilised. This has led to British engineering growth in the Renewables market that just a decade ago seemed implausible. As the […]

  • Offshore Wind Bill Being Crafted for 2011 General Assembly (USA)

    27 December 2010

    A bill requiring utilities to enter into long-term purchasing agreements for wind-generated power is in the works for the 2011 General Assembly, with supporters and opponents getting ready to air the issue. Prince George’s County Sen. Paul Pinsky and Montgomery County Del. Tom Hucker, both Democrats, are planning to refile legislation similar to the ones […]

  • Seacat Services Officially Unveils ‘Seacat Intrepid’

    28 October 2014
    Vessels

    Class-leading offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services today unveils Seacat Intrepid, the first DNV GL certified 26m-crew transfer vessel to profit from a unique workboat tank-testing programme. With preliminary sea trials now complete, the official unveiling of Seacat Intrepid marks a turning point in the evolution of workboat craftsmanship and design. Seacat Intrepid is […]

  • RenewableUK: Key Uncertainties Remain on Future of Energy Mix

    6 December 2012
    Authorities

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind and marine energy industry, has pointed to positive elements in the Autumn Statement, but warned key uncertainties remain on the future of the energy mix, which have been heightened by the gas strategy. The Statement itself contains a number of welcome elements, designed to increase growth […]