Scotland’s leading offshore wind products and services will be showcased this week at Europe’s bi-annual premier offshore wind energy event, EWEA Offshore Wind 2011 (European Wind Energy Association Offshore Wind Event 2011). Supported by SDI and Scottish Enterprise (SE), more than 20 Scottish compa
Since its launch in 1969, Sesam software has been a leading tool for engineering offshore structures. The new tailor-made module, GeniE Wind, can be used for design and fatigue analyses of wind turbine substructures. Its analysis functionality complies with the DNV offshore standard DNV-OS-J101 Desi
In the years to come an increasing number of offshore wind turbine (OWT) installations are expected in deeper waters. This will require the use of more complex braced support structures such as jackets instead of the more widely used monopole foundations. For modelling OWT-specific aspects such as r
trûon Rechtsanwälte has advised Vattenfall in the acquisition of project rights for the offshore wind farm Sandbank 24 from Sandbank Power GmbH & Co. KG. The planned offshore-wind farm Sandbank 24 is located in the German Exclusive Economic Area in the North Sea approximately 90 km west of Sylt. In
Royal Haskoning plays a key role in helping Vattenfall become the first offshore energy company to be cleared for examination by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), and move a step closer to achieving its plan to extend an existing offshore wind farm. Following an extensive community consu
Energias de Portugal (EDP) and Principle Power, Inc. (Principle Power) announce the successful offshore deployment of a full-scale 2-megawatt (MW) WindFloat off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. This installation represents the beginning of a new sector in the offshore wind industry and is the resu
A European offshore supergrid – with interconnections between European countries and to offshore wind farms in Europe’s seas – is the vision, but there are big and significant barriers to achieving that vision. ‘We don’t have an interconnected European network today, and we don’t have an offshore gr
Typhoon Offshore, the independent energy innovator, has opened an office in London to enhance its presence in one of the world’s largest, and fastest growing, markets for offshore wind power generation. This announcement follows Typhoon Offshore’s earlier announcement that it opened an office in Seo
PD Ports continues to display its commitment to provide ports & logistical support to the renewable energy market by providing a first class stevedoring service for an on-shore wind turbine project at the Port of Immingham. In conjunction with Immingham port owners, Associated British Ports (ABP), t
New areas have been identified for future offshore wind development in Scotland’s waters. Marine Scotland Science’s new research report for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish waters is the first stage in the process to identify potential new areas for offshore wind energy. The new areas could support
Research and Markets announced new report “Offshore Wind. A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Offshore Wind Farm Installation” from Elsevier Science and Technology. Offshore wind is the new blue horizon for Alternative Energy. One small offshore wind farm can produce more power than a whole coal pla
Siemens celebrated the official opening by Lord Willis of Knaresborough of its Energy Service Training Centre in Newcastle, United Kingdom on November 22, 2011. This £8 million investment by Siemens provides a unique in-house training environment and experience for service technicians working on con
The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has signed a £14.8m contract with Shepherd Construction to deliver a 3,000m² building that will become the world’s largest facility for testing entire offshore wind turbine nacelles of up to 15MW capacity. Tony Quinn, Director of Major Assets and Projects
XYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announced that the Baltic Wind Park (BWP) have confirmed their reputation as the leading offshore wind energy provider in the Baltic States by selecting the WindSentinel™ wind resource assessment buoy to be deployed off Latvia as part of their wind resource assessment pr
