The WindConnector concept -an offshore grid infrastructure solution that can transmit electricity generated by offshore wind farms and interconnect electricity markets in the North Sea – holds the potential to lower the cost of energy for consumers by reducing need for, and making more efficient use
Norwegian energy company Statoil has awarded a contract to Younicos to deliver a 1MW battery system that will be connected to Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial floating wind farm.
Transmission system operator TenneT has laid out its ideas for supporting the possible further expansion of offshore wind energy in the Dutch North Sea.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to issue a funding opportunity announcement entitled “U.S. Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium” in December 2017.
Prysmian Group is launching Power Link Cable Solutions, a new system that is said to provide a comprehensive management of subsea cable damages and minimize downtime and costs in the event of a fault.
The Dutch government has launched an international campaign entitled Wind & Water Works during an offshore wind energy masterclass organised by the Netherlands for ten guest nations.
HSM Offshore has contracted Joulz Energy Solutions as subcontractor for TenneT’s 700MW Borssele Beta to be built offshore at Borssele in the south-west of the Netherlands.
The tower sections and the nacelle of the first Siemens 7MW wind turbine were installed on the Nissum Bredning demonstration site in Denmark over the weekend.
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has partnered with EnBW and R&D institutes such as DTU, ECN and Fraunhofer IWES to jointly develop a 10MW+ offshore wind turbine.
Ampelmann has been awarded a contract by Eidesvik to deliver an Ampelmann E-type for the Viking Neptun, currently serving as an accommodation and a crew transfer vessel (CTV) on the Wikinger offshore wind farm.
DNV GL has published a position paper on artificial intelligence (AI) in solar and wind energy industries, saying AI will increasingly automate operations over the next several years and boost efficiencies across the renewable energy sector.
Nexans has opened a new high voltage test laboratory at its Calais Center of Excellence in France, making it fully operational with the capacity to test cable systems up to 1.5 million volts.
Great Yarmouth-based ATAM Group has tested its robotic crawler, developed for the inspection of wind turbine blades, on the full-size turbine training tower and along test blades at ORE Catapult’s facilities in Northumberland, which is offered as part of a GBP 50,000 grant awarded to ATAM from the G
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has assessed Fistuca’s BLUE Hammer technology showing that it has the potential to produce “far less” underwater noise during the installation of offshore wind foundations compared to hydraulic hammers.
