Offshore Wind
Offshore Renewables Focus of IMCA’s Meeting (Germany)
On Thursday 28 November, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will hold the first ever meeting of its long-established Europe & Africa Section in Germany, where offshore renewables will be in focus. “IMCA established an offshore renewables workgroup in 2011 following growing conce
Offshore Renewables Focus of IMCA’s Meeting (Germany)
On Thursday 28 November, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will hold the first ever meeting of its long-established Europe & Africa Section in Germany, where offshore renewables will be in focus. “IMCA established an offshore renewables workgroup in 2011 following growing conce
Minister Opens GBP 1.5 Mln Boat Building Construction Hall
Mustang Marine has officially opened its new construction hall today at Pembroke Port. The new £1.5million boat building construction hall has been built in response to growing demand for workboats, pilot boats, wind farm support vessels and passenger vessels from around the world. This expansion ha
Onshore Wind Farm to Feature World’s Best Selling Offshore Turbines
Norderhof wind farm in the town of Galmsbüll in the North Frisia region on the German North Sea coast will be extended with six additional wind turbines, Siemens announced. Siemens’ wind turbines will be erected in late summer of 2014, and will raise the generating capacity of this onshore wind powe
BTO: Building Higher Wind Turbines Reduces Number of Bird Collisions
Building offshore turbines higher above the sea surface, or installing fewer large turbines instead of several smaller turbines, could reduce the number of bird collisions, a new research has shown. The research, led by researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), examined the importance
Germany: StrathControl to Release Paper on Low Level Jet Wind Effects
Control engineers from StrathControl will present a technical paper at the EWEA Offshore 2013 Conference Poster Sessions on Wednesday. This paper describes the work carried out by StrathControl, SgurrEnergy and the University of Strathclyde using LiDAR data to characterise offshore Low Level Jet (LL
Germany: StrathControl to Release Paper on Low Level Jet Wind Effects
Control engineers from StrathControl will present a technical paper at the EWEA Offshore 2013 Conference Poster Sessions on Wednesday. This paper describes the work carried out by StrathControl, SgurrEnergy and the University of Strathclyde using LiDAR data to characterise offshore Low Level Jet (LL
Bremen Shares Offshore Wind Know-How with New Bedford, USA
A delegation from Bremen visited New Bedford last week and met with the city’s officials to discuss Bremen’s experience and possible cooperation in the offshore wind logistics branch. The delegation was membered by Jens Eckhoff, president of the Foundation for Offshore Wind Energy; Frank Dreeke, CEO
Germany: Ingeteam to Showcase Its Expertise at EWEA Offshore 2013
Ingeteam will exhibit at EWEA Offshore 2013, the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition that will take place in Frankfurt, Germany from 19-21 November. At the event, Ingeteam will be showcasing its electrical equipment for wind turbines up to 10 MW. The display at Stand 31D70
PNE WIND Significantly Extends Its Offshore Wind Project Pipeline in Q3
PNE WIND AG has issued its financial results for the first nine months of 2013, and stated that this period of the financial year was characterised by the setting of a decisive operational course. During this period, the PNE WIND successfully concluded the biggest capital transaction in the company’
Navalu Presents SeaFox in AGHO Port of Oostende, Belgium
Aluminum catamaran, Sea Fox, was presented to the public in the AGHO Port of Oostende, Belgium on 8th and 9th November. This offshore wind farm service catamaran was launched on 18 September 2013 by French work boat builder Navalu. During the first sea trails, the catamaran showcased its high speed
Navalu Presents SeaFox in AGHO Port of Oostende, Belgium
Aluminum catamaran, Sea Fox, was presented to the public in the AGHO Port of Oostende, Belgium on 8th and 9th November. This offshore wind farm service catamaran was launched on 18 September 2013 by French work boat builder Navalu. During the first sea trails, the catamaran showcased its high speed
VIDEO: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Power Project
Japan is speeding up with the development of its floating offshore wind projects, in an aim to move away from nuclear power and shift to renewables. Recently, a floating wind turbine of 2MW capacity started generating power near Nagasaki prefecture. In Fukushima prefecture, a group of 11 companies,
Top News of the Week Nov 4 – 10, 2013
VIDEO: Boskalis in West of Duddon Sands Project In September, the first turbine was installed at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm in the East Irish Sea, approximately 14 km from the nearest coast on Walney Island, Cumbria. Record-Breaking Year for UK Offshore Wind The offshore wind indust