Offshore Wind
Ming Yang Q2 Profit Up
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited, a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.
New Report on Wind Turbines and Foundations Available
MarketResearchReports.Biz include new market research report “Offshore Wind Turbines And Foundations Global Market Size, Market Share, Regulations And Key Country Analysis To 2020” to its huge collection of research reports. The report analyzes offshore installed capacity, power generation, average
Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures to Be Discussed at LORC Centre
Cutting costs of offshore wind energy through innovation, and smarter and cheaper production and installation of offshore wind turbine substructures are the common goals for a whole host of international experts who will be gathering on 12 September at LORC Testing Centre. Keynote lecturers from S
SgurrEnergy Backs Gode Wind 2 Acquisition
SgurrEnergy supported private equity investors, PKA AIP and a consortium of Danish pension funds, in the acquisition of the 252MW Gode Wind II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Providing technical due diligence for the acquisition, SgurrEnergy’s scope included a review of project operation
SMM 2014: Holland Pavilion Largest Ever, Sep 12th ‘Holland Day’
This year the Holland Pavilion at SMM will be the largest ever. The first official pavilion of Netherlands Maritime Technology breaks records by hosting 52 companies and expanding 1,000 m2 of the exhibition space in hall B7 of the Hamburg Messe. Also elsewhere on the trade show floor and in the port
SMM 2014: Holland Pavilion Largest Ever, Sep 12th ‘Holland Day’
This year the Holland Pavilion at SMM will be the largest ever. The first official pavilion of Netherlands Maritime Technology breaks records by hosting 52 companies and expanding 1,000 m2 of the exhibition space in hall B7 of the Hamburg Messe. Also elsewhere on the trade show floor and in the port
Mitsubishi Electric Develops SVC-Diamond Static Synchronous Compensator
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed the SVC-DiamondTMstatic synchronous compensator (STATCOM), a voltage source converter (VSC) shunt reactive power compensator with a modular multilevel converter (MMC). The commercial launch is targeted sometime in or after 2016. The new SVC-DiamondTM hel
Ampelmann Commissions World’s First Fully Motion Compensating Crane
Last week, the Cargo Transfer System (CTS), the latest innovation of the Ampelmann fleet, has been successfully tested. Besides the traditional Ampelmann gangway which provides safe people transfer, the CTS is equipped with a crane that allows safe cargo transfer from a moving vessel to any fixed or
German Wind Energy Association to Present Industry’s Strength at WindEnergy Hamburg
German Wind Energy Association (BWE) will be present at WindEnergy Hamburg from 23 to 26 September as the event’s partner, representing its 20,000 members. One month before the opening of the trade fair, BWE’s CEO Henning Dettmer said: “Some 119,000 workers in the onshore and 18,800 employees in the
German Wind Energy Association to Present Industry’s Strength at WindEnergy Hamburg
German Wind Energy Association (BWE) will be present at WindEnergy Hamburg from 23 to 26 September as the event’s partner, representing its 20,000 members. One month before the opening of the trade fair, BWE’s CEO Henning Dettmer said: “Some 119,000 workers in the onshore and 18,800 employees in the
Former Japanese Prime Minister Visits Carnegie
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited hosted former Japanese Prime Minister Mr Naoto Kan this morning at its Fremantle Wave Energy Research Facility. Japan has the potential to host a significant capacity of wave power projects, with approximately 34,000km of coastline and a wave energy
Top News of the Week Aug 18 – 24, 2014
Sunken Barge Carried Working Platforms for Baltic 2 OWF A barge that sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) off Darßer Ort in the Baltic Sea was carrying four working platforms for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. Siemens: Order Placed for 67 Dudgeon Offsh
Saab Seaeye Falcon Helps Japan Harness Offshore Wind
It is at the southernmost tip of Japan that the Ministry of the Environment is trialling a turbine to determine the viability of floating wind turbines, in a bid to help replace the 30% of energy lost since the nuclear shut-down. Sure-footed anchorage to the seabed is vital in such a vulnerable envi
Two Ports Contribute GBP 40 Mln to Scottish Economy
The true scale of the economic contribution of Associated British Ports’ Scottish ports has been revealed in a new report by independent consultants Arup. Together the two ports – Ayr and Troon – contribute £40 million to the Scottish economy annually and support 500 UK jobs. The new research shows