Top News of the Week, 5 – 11 December 2016

First Galloper Monopiles Ready to Go

First monopiles for the Galloper offshore wind farm have been loaded onto a barge and will soon be transported to the main installation vessel, according to Innogy’s social media pages.

Block Island Wind Farm to Go Online with 4 Turbines

Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, has finished the testing phase and will be officially put into operation this month. However, this will be done with four out of the total five turbines running, as turbine number 2 has broken down.

Lely Wind Farm Fully Decommissioned (VIDEO)

Nuon, part of Vattenfall, has dismantled four offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 2MW at the Lely offshore wind farm in IJsselmeer, a freshwater lake in the Netherlands.

DCNS to Tap Into Floating Wind Market with New Subsidiary

French-based company DCNS plans to establish a marine energy subsidiary that would be dedicated to floating offshore wind, tidal and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology.

VIDEO: Design and Engineering (Expertise Hub)

With the offshore wind industry still in process of reaching its full technological and economical potential, innovation and cost reduction are inevitable subject whichever part of the industry one refers to.