The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator announced a new GBP 2.4 million project aiming to cut the cost of offshore wind by optimising the design of jacket foundations through improved fatigue standards and validation of faster testing and fabrication methods. Jacket foundations are set to becom
US electrical grid has the potential to handle large amounts of installed offshore wind capacity which would also lead to less pollution and reduced electricity costs, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Delaware and Princeton University.
An aluminium-based coating for offshore energy installations, developed under the EU-funded ACORN project and is said to provide better protection and to be more environmentally friendly, has reached commercial stage.
The Navantia-Windar team has started the roll-out of the spar-type floating foundations built for the 30MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm. The first of five floating foundations for the project was assembled at Navantia’s Fene yard on 17 January. The delivery of the foundations is expected to be
MasterFlow 9800 from Master Builders Solutions, a brand of BASF, has achieved Type Approval Certification (TAC) from DNV GL after a validation of this offshore grout according to the applicable DNV GL Offshore Standard.
Scotland’s Highland Council has decided to raise no objections to the construction of the Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration Project off the Scottish north coast.
Load handling equipment manufacturer Hiab, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract to supply a minimum of 100 HIAB light-range loader cranes for a wind turbine manufacturer in China.
Pharos Offshore has recently completed the development and enhancement of a 2,500m rated SMD-built tracked jet trencher, which has subsequently been named the UTV400.
Lancaster-based First Subsea, has entered the offshore wind market after signing a multi-million pound contract with DONG Energy to provide cable protection system units for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.
A group of Danish offshore wind industry investors, developers and manufacturers is heading to Japan to meet with this country’s key stakeholders in Kitakyushu and Tokyo.
Kite Power Systems (KPS) has opened its head office in Glasgow, Scotland, and is on the lookout for additional workforce, mainly engineers.
Floating Power Plant (FPP), on behalf of the project companies jointly owned by FPP and DP Energy, has appointed Marine Space and Aquatera to provide Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening reports for the Dyfed and Katanes projects.
HSM Offshore has selected Iv-Oil & Gas to provide the design, engineering and procurement support as part of the Schiedam-based company’s contract to construct the offshore transformer station for the 700MW Borssele Alpha, with an option for the 700MW Borssele Beta project. Earlier this week, TenneT
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting public input on the scope of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 12MW New England Aqua Ventus I floating offshore wind demonstration project in the Gulf of Maine, being developed by the University of Maine.
