Siemens and the Australian Lynas Corporation Limited have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture for the production of neodymium based rare earth magnets. Siemens requires this kind of magnets for the production of energy-efficient drive applications and wind-turbine generators. Lyna
McNulty offshore are seeking innovative proposals from the supply chain to install the Narec offshore demonstrator platform off Blyth. The structure comprises 398te drilled tripod foundation and transition piece, 45te platform deck, 23te met mast to 108m AMSL and ancillary environmental monitoring e
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that it will invest £25m into a state-of-the art, open access, wind turbine drive train test rig seen as crucial for the continued success and further expansion of the UK’s offshore wind industry. The indoor rig will be sited at Narec in Blyth, N
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology introduced a new database highlighting the… (eere) [mappress] Source: eere, July 07, 2011;
The Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator is a £40m collaborative RD&D project to reduce the costs of offshore wind by 10%. Run in partnership with 8 developers that have 30GW of licensed development capacity in the UK the team is working across four key areas; foundations, access, electrical syste
Designed to transport offshore wind farm structures and energy wood, it seems only right that the 105m long by 19m beam Aura II vessel is… (biofuels) [mappress] Source: biofuels, July 6, 2011;
HOCHTIEF has a new partner for the construction and operation of dynamically positioned offshore jack-up vessels for offshore windfarms and oil&gas: GeoSea, which is part of the Belgian DEME Group, is taking over the BELUGA HOCHTIEF Offshore GmbH shares that were sold by the heavy-lift shipping comp
Dexawave A/S has now started the practical part of the project to test the possibilities for Malta to get supplied with renewable energy from the Mediterranean waves. A scale model of Dexawave’s converter – has been placed in the sea off the Maltese town Marsascala and it is supposed together with m
An Engineering student at Strathclyde has developed innovative technology to solve a problem which costs the offshore wind turbine industry millions of pounds each year. Robbie Macdonald, 23, from North Connel, near Oban, has come up with a flexible bridge system to get technicians more quickly and
A2LA’s accreditation for power quality testing of wind turbines is in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for power quality testing per the IEC 61400-21 power quality testing standard for wind turbines. Only a handful of organizations worldwide have achieved accreditation in this area; DNV is the onl
Gamesa is participating at the 2011 Offshore Wind Trade Fair in Liverpool (England), showcasing the progress made on its offshore strategy, specifically with respect to the technological design and development of the G11X-5.0 MW platform which will be equipped with a 128m rotor diameter and a modula
If wind power is going to meet 20% of our predicted energy needs in 2100, millions of wind turbines must be installed around the globe… (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, June 29, 2011;
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has developed an integrated approach to manage sediment mobility risk and is making the service available to coincide with RUK’s Offshore Wind Conference being held in Liverpool (28-30 June 2011). The Sediment Mobility and Risk Tool (SMART) is designed
Turn a glass upside down and plunge it into a sink filled with water. By Michael Kanellos (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, June 22, 2011;
