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  • GlobalData: Denmark’s Offshore Wind Power among Best in World

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Extensive government support and wind turbine technology modernization will assist the continued growth of Denmark’s cumulative offshore wind power installed capacity, from 1.27 Gigawatts (GW) in 2013 to 2.24 GW by 2020, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s report states that Denmark, excluding Greenland, is one of the leading wind power markets […]

  • FlexTech Invests GBP 500.000 to Expand into Offshore Wind Sector

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    As part of its ongoing growth and development strategy, flexible pipe specialist FlexTech has invested £500,000 into a new manufacturing and fabrication base in Lincolnshire.  Since its inception in March 2013, the Aberdeen based company has achieved turnover of £1 million, and it is on track to reach £2.5million by the end of year two. […]

  • UK Lawyer Discusses Legal Implications of Overweight Offshore Workers

    7 August 2014
    Authorities

    Kirk Tudhope, employment lawyer and partner with the UK North East law firm Ledingham Chalmers, said that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is currently considering whether being substantially overweight is a “protected characteristic” under EU and therefore UK employment legislation. He said: “If the answer is yes from the ECJ then employees who are […]

  • Grimsby’s Politicians Quarrel over Offshore Wind Local Content

    23 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    During the Business Hive Questions event held last week in Grimsby, UK Independence Party’s (UKIP) parliamentary candidate Victoria Ayling and Dr Vicky Dunn from the Green Party had a heated discussion about local content in the UK offshore wind industry, especially when it comes to Grimsby.  “The Humber is being used as a base to put these [wind turbines] up […]

  • Offshore wind farm maintenance: High time for a new approach?

    4 January 2012

    Aside from upfront costs, the maintenance of offshore wind farm assets represents a sizeable cost of any project. It is therefore in the renewable industry’s interests to find ways to drive down this cost – while all the time guaranteeing the integrity of its installations. This article explains how a maintenance regime that borrows from […]

  • European Offshore Wind Experts to Kick Start Maryland Industry

    24 October 2014

    The world’s most experienced offshore wind companies are visiting Baltimore to share their knowledge and meet with Maryland companies who are looking to enter the offshore wind energy industry. The Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind’s (BizMDOSW) is a 3-day gathering of European and American business executives, government officials, technical experts and academics brought together […]

  • Offshore Wind Key Focus Area for LM Wind Power

    30 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind remains a key focus area for LM Wind Power, the company stated as it issued its 2016 annual results, reporting a revenue of EUR 1.06 billion, (EUR 750 million in 2015) and an EBITDA of EUR 174 million (EUR 98 million in 2015).

  • Offshore Wind Developers Reaffirm Their UK Projects with Crown Estate

    7 August 2015
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has announced today the first series of agreements reached with offshore wind developers, including EDF Energy Renewables, Eneco Wind UK Limited (Eneco) and Forewind Limited, to replace their previous zone development agreements with project specific agreements. Since the award of zone agreements in 2009, developers have had exclusive rights to areas of UK […]

  • Teco, China Steel Team Up for Taiwanese Offshore Wind

    23 July 2015

    Teco Electric & Machinery has officially established a joint venture with China Steel (CSC) in order to produce offshore wind turbines. The joint venture is to tackle Taiwan’s 4,000 MW installed offshore wind capacity target by 2030. According to Taiwanese media, Teco will contribute by integrating key wind power turbine components, while CSC will bring production of steel […]

  • Dutch House of Representatives Passes New Offshore Wind Bill

    22 February 2016
    Authorities

    On Thursday afternoon, a majority of the parties in the Dutch House of Representatives voted in favour of a new legislative proposal to speed up the offshore wind development, which was introduced by Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp.  The proposed Amendment to the Electricity Act 1998 (timely achievement of the Energy Agreement objectives), which would enter into […]

  • Cuomo Calls For New York Offshore Wind Master Plan

    14 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The State of New York will engage community members, environmental advocates, and government partners at all levels to create the New York Offshore Wind Master Plan that will serve as a blueprint for the future of offshore wind in New York, the state’s Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his State of the State address Wednesday. New […]

  • DNV GL to Improve Risk Assessment of Offshore Helideck Turbulence

    21 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    DNV GL is launching a joint industry project (JIP) to improve risk assessment of offshore helideck turbulence through the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The project’s aim is to bridge the gap between advised and actual hazardous flight conditions, ensuring cost-effective designs and helicopter operations without compromising safety. CFD is widely used in high-level analyses of […]

  • Two Dalby Offshore Apprentices Complete 1st Sea Trip

    22 October 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Dalby Offshore apprentices Chris Baxter and Nick Marsay have both successfully completed their first stint on the Dalby fleet. After completing their medical, STCW, Slinger & Banksman course, and learning some basics at 54 North Maritime Training, they were ready for their first trip to sea. The two apprentices set sail on the Dalby Humber and […]

  • Siemens Presents New Offshore Wind Grid Connection Solution

    19 October 2015
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Siemens has introduced a new solution for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid. Presented at the National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven, the direct-current technology enables a cost-efficient and simplified connection of offshore wind power plants far from the coast, Siemens said. The platform housing the transmission technology is much smaller and more compact than […]

  • ORE Catapult Hails GIB’s Offshore Wind Fund Announcement

    13 October 2015

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult today released a comment on the intermediate close of the Green Investment Bank’s Offshore Wind Fund. Andrew Jamieson, CEO of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, said: “This is excellent news that reinforces the UK’s primary role in the development of an offshore renewable energy industry that will be a huge economic boon […]

  • New Alliance Formed to Cut Offshore O&M Cost

    23 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Safety Technology Ltd, Offshore Turbine Services (OTS) and WTG Offshore have formed a strategic alliance to provide an integrated service for offshore inspection and maintenance. The three companies bring together expertise in safety systems, lifting equipment, rescue devices and fixed system inspection, blade inspection and repair combined with fuel efficient vessels. This enables a multitude […]

  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Lease Sale Scheduled for November

    24 September 2015
    Authorities

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper yesterday announced that an area of 343,833 acres (cca. 1,391km²) seven nautical miles off the New Jersey coast will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a competitive lease sale on November 9, 2015. The New Jersey Wind Energy […]

  • Taylor Hopkinson Associates Visits Gemini Offshore Wind Park

    16 September 2015

    Taylor Hopkinson Associates, a UK renewable energy and clean technology recruitment consultancy, recently visited the port of Eemshaven, known as the hub of offshore wind logistics, to meet with the Gemini site team. The Gemini wind farm is a consortium composed of Northland Power, Siemens Wind Power, HVC and Van Oord, it is expected to […]

  • Innovate UK, BSI Publish Offshore Renewable Energy Guide

    1 May 2015

    BSI, a business standards company has published, together with Innovate UK, has published a guide called PD 6900 Environmental impact assessment for offshore renewable energy projects. The guidance was developed by BSI using a consensus-based approach, and has had input from key organizations such as RenewableUK, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Marine Scotland among others. […]

  • ABB to Service Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm

    28 April 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    ABB has secured an electrical services contract for the 194MW Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm in the east of England. The Swiss company will undertake maintenance of 54, 3.6 MW offshore wind turbine generators, as well as the electrical equipment over the period of two years. The contract includes the electrical maintenance and support services for […]

  • BOEM Seeks Public Input on New York Offshore Wind

    19 May 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be hosting four public open houses to share the results of a recently completed visualization study and seeks public input on its offshore wind planning efforts in Federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore New York. During the open houses, panoramic photographs and short videos will be shown […]

  • OrbisEnergy Launches GBP 6M Offshore Wind Funding for SMEs

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    OrbisEnergy launched a GBP 6 million worth SCORE fund today at the SNS2016, the Southern North Sea offshore energy conference at the Royal Norfolk Showground. The funding, made available from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is set to help eligible SMEs develop new ideas, technologies and innovative solutions for East Anglia’s offshore renewable energy industry, […]

  • Safe and Cost-Effective Offshore Installation Starts with Deck Layout

    29 January 2017

    Choosing the best deck layout is crucial to the efficiency of the operational and service quality of any offshore installation vessel. Therefore, IHC IQIP is becoming increasingly involved in the handling of structures and piles on deck of installation vessels.

  • UK Offshore Wind Farms Generate 10% More Power

    8 September 2016
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Generation from the UK’s offshore wind farms rose by 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, from 4.7 TWh in the first quarter of 2015 to 5.1 TWh , with the impact of increases in capacity exceeding that of lower wind speeds, according to the data published by the UK government. Despite higher […]

  • ECN Expands Offshore Measurement Locations, Teams Up with KNMI

    30 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is expanding the number of offshore measuring locations and is entering a partnership with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). ECN, KNMI, Rijkswaterstaat and several other parties have various measurement masts and measurement systems set up off the coast from Egmond aan Zee, IJmuiden, Borssele and by the Goeree […]

  • Technavio: Offshore Wind Growth Driving Subsea Cable Market

    12 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    Technavio has issued a report on the most important trends expected to impact the global submarine power cable market outlook from 2016-2020. According to Anju Ajaykumar, a lead analyst at Technavio for research on engineering tools: “The offshore wind power generation sector is the major end-user of submarine power cables. Utility companies deploy these cables […]