Offshore Wind
DNV GL Awards Young Wind Energy Professionals
DNV GL today announced the winner of its 3rd Annual Wind Energy Award at the EWEA 2014 in Barcelona. The prize is designed to promote young industry talent and help close skill gap in wind energy industry. The winning diploma thesis by Christian Hermann outlines a practice-oriented solution into tra
CPNL Proves Hang-Off Strength
CPNL Engineering has completed two series of tests to verify the temporary and permanent clamp tension of the hang-off. Both durability tests lead to the conclusion that the hang-off can cope with the predefined tensions of 40 kN and 150 kN for the temporary and permanent part respectively. The firs
CPNL Proves Hang-Off Strength
CPNL Engineering has completed two series of tests to verify the temporary and permanent clamp tension of the hang-off. Both durability tests lead to the conclusion that the hang-off can cope with the predefined tensions of 40 kN and 150 kN for the temporary and permanent part respectively. The firs
Galion Lidar Eyes Dudgeon Offshore Wind Site
SgurrEnergy’s innovative remote sensing device, Galion Lidar, has been deployed by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Ltd, owned by leading international energy companies, Statoil and Statkraft, to undertake a wind measurement and analysis campaign to support the development of Dudgeon offshore wind farm, locate
East Anglia Zone Could Become Center of OW Development
The East Anglia Offshore Windfarm Zone could become an international flagship for the industry, according to its developers. Jonathan Cole, managing director of Iberdrola Offshore Wind, told the East of England Energy Group’s SNS2014 Conference in Norwich it was the perfect zone for reducing the cos
DNV GL Certifies OAT Osterholz Antriebs Technik’s Blade Pitch System
DNV GL today announced the component certification of a pitch system for blade pitch control system supplier OAT Osterholz Antriebs Technik GmbH. DNV GL’s team of engineering and certification experts has been working closely with OAT Osterholz Antriebs Technik in endeavouring the technical certific
Possible Boost for Japanese Offshore Wind
The Japanese Government was urged to lift offshore wind tariff while lowering the tariff for solar energy, reported Reuters. Ever since the nuclear disaster in 2011, Japan has been looking to develop other ways of energy production, this is why the new feed-in tariff scheme was introduced in 2012, w
Possible Boost for Japanese Offshore Wind
The Japanese Government was urged to lift offshore wind tariff while lowering the tariff for solar energy, reported Reuters. Ever since the nuclear disaster in 2011, Japan has been looking to develop other ways of energy production, this is why the new feed-in tariff scheme was introduced in 2012, w
USA: DOE Funds Advanced Wave and Tidal Energy Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10 million to strengthen the support the design, manufacturing, demonstration, and testing of sustainable, environmentally responsible marine and hydrokinetic (MHK), and wave and tidal energy technology. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) The Energy Depa
New Guidelines for Renewables Site Investigation to Be Introduced at Oceanology
Guidance on best practices for offshore renewables site investigations has been developed by the Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) committee of the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT) over the past few years. These guidelines, prepared by a cross-industry sub-committee of OSIG, c
Moog Introduces Turbine Blade Pitch Control Technology
Moog has presented important developments in control systems to ensure safe operation of wind turbines in adverse conditions at the European Wind Energy Association Event, EWEA 2014, in Barcelona. Dr. Tobias Rösmann, Technology Development Manager, has presented the latest information on Moog’s self
Kongsberg Presents Leak Detection System at Oceanology
Leak detection and environmental monitoring within the offshore renewables and oil and gas sectors are a key focus for Kongsberg Maritime at Oceanology International 2014, with the world launch of a sophisticated new approach to subsea monitoring. The Modular Subsea Monitoring-Network (MSM) is a fle
Kongsberg Presents Leak Detection System at Oceanology
Leak detection and environmental monitoring within the offshore renewables and oil and gas sectors are a key focus for Kongsberg Maritime at Oceanology International 2014, with the world launch of a sophisticated new approach to subsea monitoring. The Modular Subsea Monitoring-Network (MSM) is a fle
Mainstream’s CEO Wins ‘Poul la Cour’ Wind Energy Award
Mainstream Renewable Power’s founder and CEO Eddie O’Connor has been awarded the Poul la Cour award for his outstanding contribution to wind energy, at the European Wind Energy Association’s annual conference in Barcelona. The Poul la Cour prize recognises exceptional achievements in the field of wi