On behalf of Mainstream Renewable Power, DNV GL has successfully completed an independent validation assessment of the FLiDAR offshore wind measurement device. Based on the results, FLiDAR’s floating LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) device has now formally reached Stage 2 on the Carbon Trust Offs
Ricardo and KONGSBERG today announced that they have signed a framework agreement that will see Ricardo support the development of the Kongsberg Wind Farm Management System (WFMS) as well as related condition monitoring systems for a range of other industrial sectors. The Kongsberg WFMS is a turbine
RentOcean, a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Oceanteam Shipping ASA, has been awarded a contract to supply Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects BV a 3000t demountable onshore turntable system and accompanying equipment for a long-term storage project. The turntable and additional equipment will be used f
Ricardo has chosen WindEnergy Hamburg – Europe’s premier wind energy event, to be hosted on 23-26 Sept – to launch an extended range of technological innovations aimed at improving the performance and reliability of wind turbine drivelines, hence reducing the total cost of energy generated. Ricardo
Haizhuang Windpower Equipment reached major milestone in the development of its 5MW wind turbine. Namely, the company announced its H151-5.0MW offshore wind turbine at Rudong National Intertidal Zone Demonstration Wind Farm Jiangsu Province has passed all test for LVRT, and received satisfied record
A 4,400-ton substation for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm has been prepared for transport at the shipyard of Abu Dhabi Mar Kiel. Since a very good weather for transportation and installation offshore is expected in the next few days, the platform should be moved directly to the construction fi
In the last week of August, the first of a total of 80 wind energy plants of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm was erected. For INROS LACKNER this also marks an important milestone as the company is involved in the offshore wind project on behalf of EnBW. The wind farm, with a total capacity of 288 [&
Vancouver-based Water Wall Turbine Inc. (WWT) has selected The Switch to provide a 500 kW full-power converter for its innovative self-floating power plant. This new commercially viable system extracts potential and kinetic energy from large, fast moving water currents for conversion into electric e
L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) will showcase comprehensive state-of-the-art technologies in support of offshore wind farm applications in Hall B6, Booth 562, during the WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition, September 23–26. “L-3 MSI’s offshore wind market team, consisting of L-3 SAM Electronics
DNV GL and the wind turbine blade manufacturer Sinoma signed a partnership agreement for certification of Sinoma’s products to improve the reliability and quality of blades manufactured in China. Certification ensures that turbines that use blades produced by Sinoma comply to international safety an
Statoil has prolonged the deadline for submitting ideas on Hywind installation. “Due to the high number of submissions and high interest for the Statoil Innovate Hywind challenge, we have decided to extend the campaign to 15 November. Shortlisted submissions received prior to 15 September will be co
Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla and Henrik Sass Larsen are speaking at an inauguration of the world’s most realistic indoor testing facility for offshore wind turbines. LORC Nacelle testing centre was inaugurated with a two-day celebration on 10 and 11 September. On 10 September, nacelle testing specialis
A comprehensive online data management portal for wind measurement campaigns has been launched by SgurrEnergy this month to allow developers to interactively manage large scale or global wind measurement campaigns. Built and operated by SgurrEnergy’s in-house analysts, SgurrDataPortal was designed a
ETTU, a specialist in productivity-enhancing solutions SharePoint and Office 365, has implemented a new intranet for Van Oord, an international contractor in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects. The new intranet implemented is based on Office 365 (SharePoint Online) and Microsoft Azur
