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US Streamlining Offshore Wind Regulations

13 January 2023

Authorities, Industry

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline overly complex and burdensome processes, clarify ambiguous provisions and enhance compliance provisions in order to decrease costs and uncertainty associated with […]

Wind Power Expands on Global Scale

25 March 2011

For many years, a small handful of countries dominated growth in wind power, but this is changing as the industry goes global, with more … By Lester Brown (peopleandplanet) [mappress] Source: peopleandplanet, March 25, 2011

Fishes to help in building wind farms

24 September 2010

Can the flicking tails of schooling fish help squeeze more power out of a wind farm? A group of aeronautical engineers seem to think so. By Paul Marks (newscientist) [mappress] Source: newscientist, September 24, 2010;

Taiwan Develops Offshore Wind Power

27 April 2010

Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

Taipei, April 27 The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced Tuesday that it will push a policy of establishing offshore wind power… [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, April 27, 2010;

TenneT Taps Into CLENS Wind Database

28 April 2017

Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

German energy service provider Clean Energy Sourcing (CLENS) has won a contract to provide TenneT with data on current and forecasted generation on wind farms which will help optimise the transmission system operator’s net and curtailment management.

Profit Spikes at Vattenfall’s Wind Division

30 October 2018

Business & Finance

Vattenfall’s Wind division posted an underlying operating profit of SEK 1.9 billion (EUR 182.5 million) in the first nine months of 2018, a 153% increase compared to SEK 752 million reported for the same period in 2017. The increase was largely attributed to additional capacity, as well as positive price and currency effects. Vattenfall’s latest capacity […]

Irish Investor Forays into Offshore Wind

4 April 2022

Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

Irish investment company Greencoat Renewables PLC has signed an agreement to acquire 50 per cent of the 312 MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. Greencoat Renewables will acquire the stake from Kirkbi A/S (31.5 per cent) and William Demant Invest A/S (18.5 per cent) for a total cash consideration of around EUR […]

Report: Wind Is UK’s Major Export

24 April 2017

Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

A report published by RenewableUK shows for the first time that UK-based companies working in the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors are exporting goods and services worldwide on a massive scale.

Offshore Wind Continues to Boom (UK)

8 November 2011

Business & Finance

Since 2003, more than 500 offshore wind turbines have been installed – 35 per cent of them in 2010 alone… (windenergyupdate) [mappress] Source: windenergyupdate, November 08, 2011;

Scotland to Exploit Massive Wind Potential

14 February 2011

R&D

ANTARCTICA’S Commonwealth Bay is widely acknowledged as the windiest place on earth, with winds often reaching speeds of more than 200mph. By Ian Forsyth (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide, February 14, 2011

USA to Harness Offshore Wind Power

8 December 2011

Professor Habib Dagher is building the first offshore wind farm in North America that will float off the coast of Maine… By John Terrett (aljazeera) [mappress] Source: aljazeera, December 08, 2011; Image: deepcwind

Senvion Halts Wind Blade Production

5 February 2014

German manufacturer Senvion, formerly known as REpower, has decided to halt production at its fully-owned subsidiary PowerBlades, which will affect 246 workers. The production of offshore wind blades will be suspended until the end of this year “as a result of uncertainty regarding investment”, meaning that “the expansion of offshore wind power in Germany has […]

Ingeteam Works on Wind Power Conversion

30 September 2015

R&D

Ingeteam Power Technology S.A. is conducting two power conversion projects in the wind energy sector. Within the project Offshore medium voltage for multimegawatts solutions based on modules up to 4.5MW (Offshore 4.5MW Module), Ingeteam is working on the development of medium voltage energy conversion systems for a wide range of output power, between 3MW and 13.5MW, […]

JECS’ Business Mushrooms with Offshore Wind

15 July 2016

Business & Finance

JECS Offshore is negotiating contracts for several offshore wind farms as well as framework agreements with two major developers covering multiple services to projects over a 3-year period, the company reported along the news that its turnover has increased by 80% over the past 12 months thanks to European offshore wind industry. JECS Offshore was formed 18 […]

Systematic Sets SITE On Offshore Wind

6 March 2018

Operations & Maintenance, Technology

Systematic has designed a new software solution called SITE which is said to improve employee safety and streamline logistics at offshore wind farms.

Micro-Robots Coming to Offshore Wind

31 December 2018

Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

The UK government is investing GBP 26.6 million to build micro-robots, including flying and underwater versions, which, among other uses, will inspect and maintain offshore wind turbines.

ASV to Demonstrate Benefits to Offshore Wind

11 June 2015

Vessels

ASV in association with Planet Ocean will hold an Autonomous Surface Vehicle demonstration next week at Stokes Bay Sailing Club, Gosport. With the demonstration of two vehicles, the C-Worker and C-Enduro, they will showcase the potential uses of ASVs in offshore wind farm industry to reduce the cost of tasks related to the construction, operation […]

From offshore oil to offshore wind

8 April 2010

Eying the vast potential for establishing wind farms at sea, companies along Norway’s west coast are making the leap from offshore oil to… [mappress] Source: ow, April 07, 2010;

Offshore Wind Keeps Senvion on Track

12 August 2016

Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

German wind turbine maker Senvion posted revenues of EUR 505 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 7% increase compared to the second quarter of 2015, on the back of the strong performance of the offshore and service business. Senvion said that the improved results in the second quarter put the company on track to […]

Artificial Intelligence SWARMs Offshore Wind

17 October 2018

Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

The EUR 17 million SWARMs European project is developing autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) which are expected to reduce the risks associated with the construction and repair of offshore platforms, offshore wind turbines, and other underwater structures, Acciona, one of the participants in the project, said.

JFMS Bolsters Offshore Wind Team

5 July 2018

Business & Finance

James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has appointed John Price from JDR Cables and Peter Godfrey from Siemens as key account directors, and promoted Ben Hooker to the same post, as the company decided to strengthen its client services in the offshore oil & gas and renewable energy markets.

Offshore wind farm to be built in Leith

18 February 2010

Wind Farm Update

Plans to build an offshore windfarm in the Firth of Forth that could create 700 jobs in Leith have been welcomed by politicians and locals. [mappress] Source: journal-online, February 17, 2010;

OXIFREE Enters Offshore Wind Market

22 September 2014

Business & Finance, Environment, Technology

Zero Corrosion B.V. is committed to providing environmentally friendly anti-corrosion solutions to The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany and recently introduced OXIFREE TM198 to The Benelux, an organic and reusable polymeric resin used to protect equipment from corrosion. This anti-corrosion solution was mainly used in the oil and gas industry until recently, when its advantages became interesting to […]

USA Eyes Offshore Wind Power

4 January 2012

The United States has never been shy about following European trends. Be it politics, philosophy or fashion, ideas have flowed west across… By Fran Berkman (longislandreport) [mappress] Source: longislandreport, January 04, 2012

UK Energy Answer is Offshore Wind

30 December 2010

ENERGY statistics for the third quarter of 2010 show the biggest-ever contribution from renewables to the UK’s electricity supply, at 8.6%. By Peter Elson (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, December 30, 2010

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