The University of Strathclyde has secured a share of GBP 1 million funding from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub for two projects focused on offshore wind research. The first project that received a share from the first round of the hub’s Flexible Fund includes developing a cost-effe
Xodus Group has begun investigating the integration of offshore renewables into localized energy systems off the Scottish coast. Commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland, the five-month offshore generation energy study will focus on two main areas, including project landscaping and the value case. “We
India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has launched a tender seeking the turnkey supply of four offshore LiDARs for two sites. The contract covers the supply, delivery, testing and validation, training, transportation, installation and commissioning of two LiDARs in Gujarat and two in Tami
The Schatz Energy Research Center is carrying out a study on the wind resource and transmission constraints related to offshore wind in California. The research is part of three complementary studies that the U.S. center is conducting to assess offshore wind feasibility for the northern California c
DNV GL has invited wind energy stakeholders to join a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) to explore the potential of using light detection and ranging (LIDAR) to measure wind speed turbulence intensity (TI) for various applications in the wind industry. LIDAR is becoming the preferred technology for w
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub has awarded UK universities with nearly GBP 1 million to support research projects on offshore renewable energy in the first round of its Flexible Fund. The Flexible Fund has been established to allow UK researchers to assess a number of key offshore renewa
Greek companies Streamlined Naval Architects LTD, ETME, ERGOMARE S.A., and Enalios Diving Center have completed the deployment of a FloatMast platform in the Aegean Sea. The first Floating MetMast was installed off the coast of the island of Makronissos, at a sea depth of 65 metres and at a distance
Research and development (R&D) expenses among the world’s top ten wind turbine OEMs are expected to increase to EUR 2.3 billion by 2023, which is a rise of circa 43.7% from the current number, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The Next-Generation Wind Turbine Models report
DTU Wind Energy is inviting binding tenders for the rental of test stands for turbine prototypes at the Østerild test center. An information meeting will be held on 10 September at 11:00 a.m. local Danish time at the visitor center of the Østerild National Test Centre for Large Wind Turbines. The de
Approximately 3.35GW of wind power capacity can be installed in Lithuania’s Baltic Sea territory, according to a study carried out by Klaipėda University on behalf of Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy. These are the maximum possible capacities, but the concrete scenarios will depend on infrastructure a
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has validated the final key stage of the EolFloat project to develop a semi-submersible floating platform for large offshore wind turbines. Under the EolFloat project, engineering specialist Dietswell is leading a consortium of French compa
DNV GL has launched its first LiDAR verification site in Asia, located in the Jella Province in South Korea. According to DNV GL, LiDAR verification campaigns for Asian stakeholders previously had to be conducted at oversea sites, while they now have the opportunity to be done locally. “Previously,
MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine hosted by University College Cork, has been awarded EUR 9 million for the H2020 project MUSICA to build a pilot multi-use floating platform. The platform is described as a decarbonising one-stop shop for small islands, including their mar
French startup Eolink has towed the 1/10 scale floating wind turbine prototype to the Brest harbour after the unit was tested offshore for over a year. The Eolink prototype was anchored and connected to the grid in April 2018. During that time, the unit underwent a series of tests including the ”max
