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  • UK: Strainstall Undertakes Offshore Wind Vessel Monitoring Trial

    3 January 2013
    Technology

    Strainstall Marine have undertaken a vessel motion monitoring trial on a transfer vessel operating at an offshore wind-farm off the UK’s east coast. Strainstall’s new Vessel Motion Monitoring System™ (VMMS™) provides accurate motion monitoring for wind turbine transfer vessels to improve safety during transfer operations, as well as impact load measurement combined with a data […]

  • Ørsted Secures EIA Approvals for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Projects

    9 February 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Construction of the first of the four projects could potentially start as early as 2019, Ørsted said.

  • Danish Pair Opens Grimsby Offshore Wind Supply Base

    20 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Danish Comtec Int and HeliPPE have opened a supply base in Grimsby, the UK, for personal protective equipment (PPE) and related services for the offshore wind industry. Located at Grimsby’s new GRO Centre, the Offshore Wind Supply Base will service rental PPE equipment on site, as well as carry out legally required inspections. According to the companies, […]

  • Gov. O’Malley to Try Again with Offshore Wind Bill (USA)

    28 September 2011

      Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is planning to try again with his offshore wind bill in the state legislature this year. By: Sabri Ben-Achour (wamu) [mappress] Source: wamu, September 28, 2011

  • UK Government Publishes Report on Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    7 February 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, along with the Department for Energy & Climate Change, has published a report on capabilities and opportunities of the UK’s offshore wind supply chain. The report, produced by BVG Associates, presents a first ‘map’ of the UK offshore wind supply chain in the UK. It identifies its strengths […]

  • Nordmetall Requests Clear Government Commitment to Offshore Wind (Germany)

    9 April 2013

    Prior to the eighth National Maritime Conference, which was held in Kiel, the Association of Employers Nordmetall requested from the German Federal Government to commit to offshore wind power, “You cannot switch off the nuclear power after an incident at the other end of the world, “ said Nordmetall General Manager Thomas Klischan. It is […]

  • UK: Grimsby’s Offshore Wind Potential Presented to National Audience

    20 March 2012

    GRIMSBY’S potential as a centre for the multi-billion pound offshore wind industry has been highlighted as part of national television coverage about the UK economy. Viewers of the BBC’s Breakfast programme were shown workers leaving the town’s docks on boats bound for offshore wind farm sites. During the broadcast, Sam Pick, business development director of […]

  • DNV GL’s Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference Kicks Off

    2 April 2014
    Research & Development

    DNV GL is returning with its annual offshore wind event, the Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference, on 2nd and 3rd April 2014. Now in its twelfth year, the event brings industry leaders together in Hamburg to examine the technical, governmental and financial progress of the German offshore wind market. Following the recent review of the German […]

  • GE Produces First 6MW Offshore Wind Generator in France

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    GE Power Conversion has manufactured the first serial Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) at GE Renewable’s offshore wind factory in Saint-Nazaire, which is to be installed in the company’s Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbine in Denmark. The 6-MW PMG is one of the world’s largest generators ever built. Its direct drive system has no mechanical gearbox coupled to the […]

  • GWEC predicts 400GW of offshore wind capacity by 2014 (Belgium)

    28 September 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Chiefs on the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have predicted that wind power will surpass 400GW of capacity by 2014.Additionally, the… By Helen Young (recycle) [mappress] Source: recycle, September 28, 2010;

  • USA: 10,000 Petitions to Speed up Offshore Wind Development

    15 March 2012

    Days before the March 19 deadline for proposals to develop wind power in the ocean off Virginia’s coast, environmental leaders gathered in front of Dominion Virginia Power headquarters to deliver a petition signed by more than 10,000 Virginians in support of the electric utility’s hastened development of offshore wind power. Following the Interior Department’s recent […]

  • SgurrEnergy, David Brown to Open Offshore Wind Center (UK)

    17 February 2012

    Funding has been granted for a new centre to develop and demonstrate offshore and onshore wind turbine asset management to help Scotland meet its ambitious renewable energy targets. The facility is to be opened at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The Centre for Intelligent Asset Management (CIAM) is a partnership between the University and […]

  • GustoMSC Introduces Offshore Wind Jack-Up for U.S. Market

    19 October 2017

    GustoMSC has revealed a new Jones Act-compliant jack-up vessel design for the installation of wind turbines and foundations in the U.S. The SEA-3250-LT installation jack-up is capable of handling the latest generation of 8 to 9.5 MW turbines and foundations. 

  • Bilfinger Berger to Produce Offshore Wind Foundations with Polish Partners

    10 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bilfinger Berger, together with Polish partners, have established a joint venture for the production of steel foundations for offshore wind turbines. The Group, together with steel construction specialists Crist and the state-owned investment fund MARS, will manufacture steel structures that will be used as foundations for wind turbines in deep waters. Investment volume for the […]

  • Offshore wind farm maintenance: High time for a new approach?

    4 January 2012

    Aside from upfront costs, the maintenance of offshore wind farm assets represents a sizeable cost of any project. It is therefore in the renewable industry’s interests to find ways to drive down this cost – while all the time guaranteeing the integrity of its installations. This article explains how a maintenance regime that borrows from […]

  • SGS Exhibits for Second Time at RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2011

    30 May 2011

      SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is exhibiting for the second time at RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2011, being held in Liverpool, UK. For the duration of the event, running June 29-30, 2011, SGS’s team of experts will showcase the wide range of services it offers to the renewable energy industry […]

  • New Agency Authority Will not Relate to Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    17 November 2010

    People seeking a state permit to develop small wind-energy projects in Virginia may receive a quicker answer from the Department of… By Julian Walker (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, November 17, 2010;

  • First RWE’ Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Launched (Germany)

    17 March 2011
    Technology

    At the beginning of March, the first of two offshore installation vessels owned by RWE was officially launched after only seven months of construction. The works are thus already a month ahead of the original time schedule. The final large-scale components, the main crane and the jack-up legs, will be installed over the next few […]

  • Oceana County rejects offshore wind farm proposal (USA)

    13 August 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Oceana County commissioners Thursday afternoon rejected the request by a private offshore wind turbine developer to move forward with… By Eric Gaertner (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, August 13, 2010; Scandia originally proposed a large-scale wind-energy development, much of it based in Lake Michigan. The proposal called for installation of 500-megawatt wind farms off the shorelines […]

  • British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines (UK)

    26 July 2010
    Research & Development, Technology

    British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines… John Vidal (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, July 26, 2010;

  • Offshore Wind Farm Power Lines to Run Underground (USA)

    21 February 2011
    Storage

    Representatives from NRG Bluewater Wind met with town officials Friday to discuss plans to bring wind power to the town.   By Alyson Cunningham (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, February 21, 2011

  • UK: Final Turbine Installed at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

    3 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The team behind the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm are celebrating the successful installation of the project’s final turbine. The 75th turbine was lifted into place on Sunday 31st March and marks a major milestone in the development of the 270MW project, which will be capable of producing enough energy to meet the annual power needs […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Developers Face Workforce’s Competence Issue

    20 August 2012

    As offshore wind projects become larger in size and further offshore the teams involved in their construction will grow significantly. Each project will be phased into separate stages which in turn will create subsets of workers. The issue which arises is the effective management of the entire workforce’s competence. Currently there are 4,700 offshore wind […]

  • Alstom’s 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine Loaded at Ostend, Belgium

    24 October 2013

    The various components of Alstom’s 6MW offshore wind turbine, currently one of the most powerful on the market, are in the process of being loaded onto the liftboat or self-elevating wind turbine installation and crane unit, “Bold Tern”, in the port of Ostend, Belgium. The vessel, owned by Fred Olsen Windcarrier, specialists in the transport […]

  • UK: East Anglia Becomes Hot Offshore Wind Topic

    8 May 2012

    The East of England Energy Zone development programme has been put in the place as delegations have been working to raise the profile of the region both in the UK and internationally, according to EDP24. Fendercare, CLS Offshore and Gardline recently joined a group from the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Alliance (NSEA) at the wind […]