Today Xanthus Energy is announcing a fully functional 100m high meteorological masts offshore in water from depths up to 60m for £2,000,000; and that’s installed and transmitting. Sea met mast is based on tried and tested buoyant gravity base designs developed over forty years and used to great effe
Prysmian Group, the world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, is participating in the creation of Norstec, an association uniting the main players in the energy industry at the global level with the aim of supporting the production of renewable energy using offshore wind fa
On 27 September, Offshore WIND was present, along with other press and 250 industry representatives, at the official inauguration of the Large Climate Test Chamber which forms part of the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab), strategically located in a warehouse on the Churchill Do
On 10-11 October 2012, at the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot the Offshore Conference and Exhibition will be held – Poland’s first event of this scale entirely dedicated to offshore wind energy. Offshore Conference and Exhibition is organized by Polish Wind Energy Association in cooperation with the Polish
The worldwide wind capacity reached 254’000 MW by the end of June 2012, out of which 16’546 MW were added in the fi rst six months of 2012. This increase represents 10 % less than in the rst half of 2011, when 18’405 MW were added. The global wind capacity grew by 7% within six months […]
Despite the previous announcements about the Sikka l-Bajda offshore wind farm, the Labour Spokesman on Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Leo Brincat has questioned the Maltese government’s commitment to the renewable energy, reports DI-VE site. He also said that Malta is at the
Bechtel and Subsea 7 announced today that they will work together to develop offshore wind and associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing and building some of the world’s
The first CAL 64000-1500 Litronic®, a heavy lift offshore crane developed by Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH, is now ready for operation. The crane is installed on the “Innovation”, a vessel belonging to HGO InfraSea Solutions, which installs offshore wind power stations in the North Sea wind park Global
As a market leader in offshore wind and with all of their offshore wind farms based in the North West European region, DONG Energy has signed up to the new norstec network. The network will enable industry to join forces to set out a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northe
The new 132m jack-up vessel Brave Tern, commissioned to install both of Forewind’s meteorological masts on Dogger Bank, has been completed and is now on her way to the Harland & Wolff fabrication plant in Belfast. Built by Fred Olsen Windcarrier at the Lamprell shipyard in Dubai, Brave Tern will arr
Before the wind turbine installation at Anholt wind farm was commenced, all activities in the wind farm were focusing on the seabed and the water surface, but with the erection of the first wind turbines, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has suddenly started becoming a visible skyline – with a more precise
A joint venture between Strukton Systems and Hollandia is building transformer stations for the offshore wind industry at the Hollandia fabrication yard on the banks of the rivers IJssel and Lek where they meet in Krimpen aan den IJssel, just outside of Rotterdam. Strukton Systems is a specialist in
Businesses were given a chance to learn how to create a workforce fit for Hull’s renewable energy ambitions at A Green Way To Work. The conference, staged at Hull College, highlighted the funding and opportunities available to local companies to ensure their employees have the right skills for the r
Though Donald Trump was eager not to invest more in his Aberdeenshire assets while the offshore wind farm is under consideration, he yesterday announced that a luxury hotel next to his golf course is going to be built. This announcement came right after Mr. Trump had lost support from MoD and other
