Five companies operating in the North of Tyne region have been selected to showcase their innovative technologies to offshore wind industry players Equinor and EDF Renewables as part of the Technology, Innovation and Green Growth for Offshore Renewables (TIGGOR) programme. The successful companies –
The Netherlands is studying eight new areas off its coast as potential locations where offshore wind farms would be built after 2030. All but one of the eight search zones is expected to have a lower Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) compared to the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone. According to a prelimin
A mission planning software for offshore wind farms and robotic maintenance solutions could together increase working hours of vessels deployed for offshore wind maintenance campaigns by over a third. This is according to the latest analysis within the EU-funded ATLANTIS research project, which is e
Siemens Gamesa has secured a Full Type Certificate for the SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine model from TÜV NORD one year ahead of time, the turbine manufacturer said. “This is really a demonstration of how great technology and a true collaboration spirit within our development team can bring amazing resu
Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) entered into an agreement that will secure green power for part of the potential 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project to produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. As part of the agreement, Ørsted and HOFOR will work towards enabling Ørs
The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), French research organisation IFP Energies Nouvelles, and Irish engineering consultancy Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) have joined forces on an International Energy Agency (IEA) Task to advance floating wind. The goal of the Task is to look at
China’s first floating offshore wind turbine is now rolling off the production line, the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, MingYang Smart Energy, said. MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant floating wind turbine, independently developed by MingYang Smart Energy, has been assembled at MingYang’s Yangjiang man
The developers of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, will carry out the first large-scale pilot of a new process that is expected to reduce welding times by as much as 80 per cent. Ebflow Reduced Pressure Electron Beam (RPEB) welding is expected to be used at the 1.2 GW
Two UK innovators have joined forces in a mission to develop a robotic solution for ensuring the integrity of bolts that hold wind turbines together. The new project brings together the six-legged BladeBUG inspect-and-repair robot for turbine blades and EchoBolt’s ultrasonic bolt inspection device,
DNV GL will investigate how to best accommodate biodiversity in offshore wind projects in the Nordic region under a contract the company was recently awarded. Nordic Energy Research, a platform for cooperative energy research and policy development under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministe
GE has unveiled a 12 MW floating wind turbine concept featuring the company’s Haliade-X model with a 12 MW output and tension-leg platform technology from Glosten. The concept has been developed within the two-year project for which GE Research was awarded USD 4 million in 2019 through the ARPA-E’s
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected Advisian Worley Group to assist this US state in reaching the goal of having 9 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035. Advisian Worley Group will be providing project advisory services to NYSERDA in the capacity of Buy
A collaborative project designed to investigate the effect of increased monopile size on the stability of the structures is underway, the Carbon Trust said. The Verification of Buckling Assessment and Behaviour in Large Monopiles (VERBATIM) project is a EUR 3 million joint industry initiative, due t
Chemicals giant BASF and RWE have presented a project to build a 2 GW offshore wind farm that would power BASF’s chemical site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and enable CO2-free production of hydrogen. No public subsidies would be needed for the construction of the wind farm, which is already in the plan
