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  • South Korean Inventor Designs Combined Offshore Power Generation Structure

    6 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a patent of a combined offshore power generation structure on May 2, designed by a South Korean inventor Hwal Jin Jang. The summary of the invention says: In recent years, offshore wind power generation structures, offshore tidal power generation structures, and offshore wave power generation structures have been […]

  • THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE INDUSTRY: The next generation

    6 October 2015

    The offshore wind industry is not really doing anything exceptional when it comes down to the basics. Wind turbine generators, WTGs, have been around onshore since one of the first electricity-generating wind turbines was built to power a holiday home in 1887 in Marykirk, Scotland. Offshore platforms were built in the early 20th century for […]

  • CS Wind to Produce Offshore Turbine Towers for Siemens

    7 July 2016

    CS Wind UK, which is kicking off works on the UK’s first commercial offshore wind turbine tower factory, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siemens to produce up to 200 towers for the company’s offshore wind turbines between 2017 and 2019. The signing of the MoU has been reported along with the announcement on CS Wind holding a ground-breaking ceremony in […]

  • US$20bn of spend is needed to build 200 new vessels

    30 March 2023
    Business development, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    Written by David Matthews, Head of Strategy Clarksons Renewables Clarksons sets out today’s reality if the Wind sector is to achieve its ambitious targets for tomorrow Countries around the world have set ambitious targets around Wind energy production for 2030. But with Wind booming and Oil & Gas back in a big way – does […]

  • WIPO Publishes Patent of South Korean Wind Power Invention

    25 March 2013
    Technology

    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a patent of a pitch bearing of a wind power generator on March 21, which was designed by a Korean inventor Yong Chun Kim. Besides Mr. Kim, South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) is registered as an applicant of the patent. The summary […]

  • Korean Cable Maker Wins Yunlin Contract

    7 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The South Korean LS Cable & System has won a contract to manufacture submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • Top News of the Week May 6 – 12, 2013

    12 May 2013

    Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs.  First Wind Turbine Installed at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • Toshiba Enters Wind Market by Acquiring Part of South Korea’s Unison

    24 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Toshiba Corporation further diversified its renewable energy business by acquiring 40 billion won ($0.04 billion) worth of … By Oliver M. Bayani (ecoseed) [mappress] Source: ecoseed, May 24, 2011;

  • South Korean Ministry of National Defense Halts Wind Farms Development

    13 February 2013
    Authorities

    The South Korean Ministry of National Defense has halted development of Saemangeum wind power cluster project and the 200MW wind power project in Daejeong-ri, Jeju due to a concern that the radar signal can be disturbed by wind turbines, reports Etnews. In order to get a green light from the Ministry, the developers will have […]

  • Samsung Keeps Offshore Wind Activities

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    South Korean company Samsung Heavy Industries has denied recent reports that it is halting its offshore wind activities. Spokesperson said: “It is not true that we are pulling back from the offshore wind industry. “We will keep working to secure a high performance prototype and focus on developing new technology. We have made rapid progress […]

  • Hyundai and Atlantis Set Sights on Floating Wind

    12 May 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Marine renewables developer Atlantis Resources has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with South Korean offshore construction giant Hyundai Engineering & Construction to collaborate on the development of ocean power renewable projects globally.

  • ABB Wins Order for Eneti’s Newbuild Vessels

    7 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    ABB has secured an order of around USD 27 million (approximately EUR 23.6 million) to supply Eneti’s two newbuild wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV) with power, automation, and control systems. For the two wind turbine installation vessels, which the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will deliver to Eneti in 2024 and […]

  • LS Cable & System Sends First Offshore Wind Cables to Taiwan

    22 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has shipped off the first batch of submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This is also the company’s first shipment of submarine cables for an offshore wind project in Taiwan. Last year, LS C&S won the right to supply all the high-voltage […]

  • MacGregor Steps Closer to TTS Group Acquisition

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a clearance decision from the South Korean Fair Trade Commission for its acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group ASA.

  • Top News of the Week June 23 – 29, 2014

    29 June 2014

    Bard Offshore 1 Wind Farm Remains Out of Operation  Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice. VIDEO: Aeolus at Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm (Animation)  German-built vessel, Aeolus will be christened tomorrow in Rotterdam. Samsung Keeps Offshore Wind Activities  South Korean company Samsung Heavy Industries has […]

  • UK: Korean Company Could Join Siemens in Green Port Hull Revolution

    5 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    CS Wind Corporation from Seoul could join Siemens in the Green Port Hull revolution, taking into account that the South Korean company’s senior executives have held a number of talks with Hull City Council and Associated British Ports in the past few months. CS Wind is a wind tower manufacturer which has recently been appointed […]

  • New Heavy Lift Quay Supporting SeAH’s UK Monopile Factory to Go Into Operation This Summer

    12 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    A new quay in the UK’s Tees Valley that will support SeAH Wind’s new XXL monopile manufacturing facility is set to be operational in early summer 2024. Construction work on the first 450-metre phase of the South Bank Heavy Lift Quay, which started in 2021, is now complete, according to Teesworks Ltd, a private-public partnership […]

  • The Netherlands: Huisman to Deliver Leg Encircling Crane for Scylla

    26 August 2013
    Technology

    Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract for the delivery of a 1,500mt @ 32m Leg Encircling Crane, the largest of its kind, for Seajacks new offshore wind farm installation vessel “Scylla”. The contract for the 1,500mt crane was awarded to Huisman by the South Korean shipyard […]

  • CS Wind Takes Over Wind Towers Scotland, Plans Offshore Wind Foray

    1 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Scottish energy company SSE has secured a deal to transfer its 80% ownership stake in the Machrihanish-based Wind Towers Scotland (WTS) factory to the South Korean manufacturer of wind farm tower structures, CS Wind. CS Wind plans to invest up to GBP 14 million in WTS and extend operations at the plant to include the manufacture of towers for the offshore […]

  • Romax Technology and Hansen Transmissions announce combined offering (UK)

    15 October 2010
    R&D

    Romax Technology Limited (“Romax)”, the drivetrain and gearbox solutions specialists and Hansen Transmissions International NV (“Hansen”), one of the leading wind turbine gearbox designers and manufacturers, have signed an agreement to combine their expertise to wind turbine manufacturers, primarily focussed on the Chinese and South-Korean markets. Romax and Hansen will work together to deliver to […]

  • COWI Opens Taipei Office, Reveals More Offshore Wind Work in Taiwan

    24 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Danish engineering consulting group COWI has opened a branch office in Taipei to accommodate ongoing and recently won offshore wind projects in Taiwan, and to grow its wind business in the region. “The appetite for wind energy and more specifically offshore wind farms has been increasing exponentially especially in East and South East Asia,” Jan Rønberg, COWI’s Senior […]

  • Eager.one to Equip Samkang M&T with Jacket Lifting Tool for Work in Asia

    20 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Eager.one has been awarded a contract to design and supply the South Korean offshore wind specialist Samkang M&T with a remote-operated Jacket Lifting Tool (JLT). The JLT will be able to handle jackets of up to 2500 tonnes that will be moved from the yard onto transport vessels. According to the manufacturer, the JLT will […]

  • UK XXL Monopile Factory Moves Closer to Construction

    7 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    SeAH Wind Ltd, a subsidiary of South Korea’s pipe manufacturer SeAH Steel Holdings, has submitted plans for its proposed GBP 300 million XXL monopile factory to be built on Teesside in Northeast England. The 40-metre-tall building, part of the Teesside’s Freeport, will sit on a 90-acre site adjacent to Teesworks GBP 107 million heavy-lift South […]

  • CS Wind UK Starts Building First Offshore Wind Towers

    30 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind UK has started producing first offshore wind towers at its facilities in Machrihanish, Scotland.

  • Nearthlab Takes Off Offshore Taiwan

    25 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    South Korean autonomous drone solutions provider Nearthlab has completed a turbine inspection at the Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm offshore Taiwan. In partnership with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Formosa I Wind Power, Nearthlab performed the inspection on the wind farm’s Siemens Gamesa 6 MW wind turbines. Drone inspection has become a favorable option […]

  • Photo of the Day: First UK-Made Tower Section Locked and Loaded

    8 January 2018

    CS Wind UK has loaded its first offshore tower section in Kintyre, Scotland, which is now ready to go to the Campbeltown harbour.