Denmark-based offshore wind power developer DONG Energy plans to invest GBP 6 billion in the Humber region over the period of 2013 – 2019, according to a new report released during the UK’s first Offshore Wind Week. The report titled Impact of DONG Energy Investments in the Humber Area shows that ov
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today plays host to panelists who are discussing business models to provide wind energy directly to corporate clients. The session, titled Wind Energy Turning Blue Chip Companies Green, is organized as part of EWEA’a annual conference held in Paris this ye
Belgium-based High Wind has announced that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel Apollo will be prepared for the Boom Lock system which allows an offshore crane to install wind turbine components at high wind speeds. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in cooperation with GeoSea,
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has organized a session titled The Place of Wind Energy in COP21 at its annual conference held in Paris. The session is co-ordinated by the French Wind Energy Association (FEE), and dedicated to discuss the place of wind energy in the current climate chang
Wind energy will be the largest source of power supply in the EU by 2030 if governments apply the right level of ambition in their climate and energy policies, according to the latest report issued by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Wind power can exceed gas, coal and other forms of ene
In order to improve quality and capabilities of the reference met mast measurements at FINO1, DEWI has recently upgraded the acquisition modules and data logging system on the research platform, NORCOWE reported. The new measurement system, among other things, enables higher frequency data sampling
The SeaPlanner software has been selected as a marine coordination and management tool for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm. Nordsee One is the first project to utilize the recent upgrades to the SeaPlanner software, which includes a new mapping platform featuring an enhanced vessel guard zone ale
QED Naval has reported that it completed installation and retrieval trials of the Subhub operations model in real tidal conditions. The company said it installed the model on the seabed in a controlled manner within minutes and then secured it on the seabed overnight, before being recovered to the s
DNV GL today unveiled Turbine.Architect, a new in-house software tool enabling turbine engineers and component developers to quickly calculate the impact of their technology on Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) for a realistic wind project. DNV GL will conduct the first public demonstration of Turbine
First German Floating Foundation Secures Grid Connection German engineering consultancy Gicon has received permission from a governmental agency to feed 2.3MW of grid connection capacity through the country’s first floating offshore foundation – GICON®-SOF. RWE-Led Consortium to Bid for Dutch Borsse
Ocean Tech Services (OTS) has deployed an AXYS WindSentinel buoy based LIDAR system near offshore wind development areas along the coast of New Jersey as part of a contract to install, operate and maintain the buoy for a 1-year data collection mission signed with Pacific Northwest National Laborator
Offshore wind services provider CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness, where wind farm owners, cable-laying companies and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) service providers from the UK, Benelux and Germany, were given the opport
The Danish-Swiss wind turbine optimizer ROMO Wind is extending its business activities to France, offering local contact and support for the company’s spinner anemometer technology iSpin which is now available to French wind farm operators. Guillaume Steinmetz has been appointed to the position of a
Berlin-headquartered conglomerate Siemens AG saw its bottom line for the fourth quarter of 2015 boosted by EUR 72 million net profit recorded in the company’s wind power and renewables arm. Siemens added EUR 2.716 billion of new orders through the wind power and renewables department in the quarter
