Offshore Wind
Windsurfer Gets in Trouble near Teesside OWF, Dies in Hospital
A 72-year old windsurfer passed away on Saturday in a hospital in Middlesbrough, after he had been found floating helplessly in the water near the Teesside offshore wind farm the day before. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) lifeboats and vessels serving the Teesside offshore wind far
SSAB, Hexicon to Optimize Steel for Offshore Wind Platforms
SSAB is entering into an agreement with Hexicon AB to develop far off shore platforms. The combined technology will offer advantages within the market for renewable energy. A first demonstration unit is planned for Swedish waters in 2017. Hexicon will together with SSAB optimize the steel material i
SSAB, Hexicon to Optimize Steel for Offshore Wind Platforms
SSAB is entering into an agreement with Hexicon AB to develop far off shore platforms. The combined technology will offer advantages within the market for renewable energy. A first demonstration unit is planned for Swedish waters in 2017. Hexicon will together with SSAB optimize the steel material i
Surfrider Foundation to Discuss Wave Energy
The Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will hold its monthly meeting this week at the Newport Visual Arts Center on the Nye Beach Turnaround. Kaety Hildenbrand, extension marine fisheries educator from the Oregon State University’s (OSU) Sea Grant program, will deliver a speech during the m
Canadian Company Eyes French Offshore Wind Opportunities
Boralex, a Canadian renewable energy company, plans to enter the European offshore wind market by developing projects of 100 to 300 MW capacity. The projects would be installed in France, and the company is already negotiating with a potential European partner, the Global Post writes. Boralex has un
TITAN 200 Reducing Costs
To reduce the levelized cost of offshore wind farm installations, a wind turbine substructure is needed that will provide significant project benefits over today’s conventional tubular steel XXL monopiles and cross-member jackets. Dallas-based Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas, LLC, believes they
TITAN 200 Reducing Costs
To reduce the levelized cost of offshore wind farm installations, a wind turbine substructure is needed that will provide significant project benefits over today’s conventional tubular steel XXL monopiles and cross-member jackets. Dallas-based Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas, LLC, believes they
Danish Yachts Completing Fifth Carbon Fibre SWATH
The first of the ‘second generation’ of Carbon Fibre SWATHs from Danish Yachts is nearing completion and will be soon placed into the water for initial sea trials. The fifth SWATH (four SWATHs were delivered in 2013), designed and built by Danish Yachts, has been further enhanced and developed in or
Top News of the Week May 5 – 11, 2014
GDF Team Wins French Offshore Wind Tender Following a national public tender process, the French State has selected the group comprising GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA to install and operate offshore wind farms in the areas of Tréport (Upper Normandy, 500MW) and the Isles of Yeu an
BLG Showcases Its Wind Energy Division at WINDPOWER
Offshore wind energy is planned to become an important power source in the U.S., as the Government plans to install 54 GW by 2030. The U.S. market would then be four times larger than the German offshore wind market, which was a sufficient reason for BLG LOGISTICS GROUP, an international logistics s
Bibby Line Group to Host Maritime and Offshore Events in Liverpool
Liverpool headquartered global company Bibby Line Group is hosting a series of events at this year’s International Festival For Business during the Maritime, Logistics and Energy thematic of the four- week programme. Being held at the Museum of Liverpool on the 12th June, the day includes two indust
Bibby Line Group to Host Maritime and Offshore Events in Liverpool
Liverpool headquartered global company Bibby Line Group is hosting a series of events at this year’s International Festival For Business during the Maritime, Logistics and Energy thematic of the four- week programme. Being held at the Museum of Liverpool on the 12th June, the day includes two indust
New Offshore Wind Business Initiative Launched in Denmark
Offshore Wind Denmark has launched a new initiative to improve the competitiveness in the Danish offshore wind sector. Innovation groups will push developments, where companies in the offshore industry can meet and cooperatively develop new commercial and technical solution. “The innovation initiati
GE Not in Talks with Toshiba over Alstom’s Grid Business
American company General Electric (GE) said it was not in negotiations with Japanese Toshiba over the Alstom’s power grid business, reported Reuters. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, Toshiba is set to offer an estimated several hundred billions of yen for Alstom’s grid segment if GE acquires it