Offshore Wind
USA: BOEM Announces Availability of EA for Marine Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Offshore Florida
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced availability of a revised environmental assessment (EA) and its finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for lease issuance to conduct marine hydrokinetic technology testing offshore Florida. Florida Atlantic University’s Southeast Nat
VIDEO: Kilkeel Businesses Diversify Their Activities to Enter OW Sector
Local businesses in Kilkeel have worked with Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) to diversify their activities and successfully access new opportunities in the developing offshore wind sector. Invest NI is a regional business development agency whose role is to grow the local economy. It does this b
VIDEO: Kilkeel Businesses Diversify Their Activities to Enter OW Sector
Local businesses in Kilkeel have worked with Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) to diversify their activities and successfully access new opportunities in the developing offshore wind sector. Invest NI is a regional business development agency whose role is to grow the local economy. It does this b
Successful Makers of German Energy Transition to Present Their Achievements
The energy transition and offshore industry have been the focus of politicians and the public, and have also been discussed in a very controversial manner, with many falsehoods spread all over Germany. Triggered by such developments, relevant stakeholders are eager to give their own side of the stor
China: GL Garrad Hassan to Support GEDI in Offshore Wind Power Market
The third phase of training courses provided by GL Garrad Hassan to Guangdong Electrical Design Institute (GEDI) has been successfully completed. The training courses have aided GEDI in their talent development and technology accumulation. GL Garrad Hassan will continue to support GEDI to a larger e
China: GL Garrad Hassan to Support GEDI in Offshore Wind Power Market
The third phase of training courses provided by GL Garrad Hassan to Guangdong Electrical Design Institute (GEDI) has been successfully completed. The training courses have aided GEDI in their talent development and technology accumulation. GL Garrad Hassan will continue to support GEDI to a larger e
USA: IBM Introduces New Wind and Solar Forecasting System
IBM today announced an advanced power and weather modeling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy. This will enable utili
Offshore engineering centre: A complete package from ABB
The Swedish port of Karlskrona is the home to the ABB High Voltage cables division. This is where HVDC and HVAC cables for the offshore industry are designed and produced since mid of last century. Today the infield and the export cables for offshore wind farms are part of the portfolio. The offshor
UK: Record Entries for EEEGR’s Innovation Event
A record number of companies have entered this year’s EEEGR Innovation Awards, which celebrates new technology in the energy sector. Representatives from eight shortlisted companies will present their innovations on stage at the Holiday Inn, Norwich, on September 17th. They include a low-energy devi
UK: Record Entries for EEEGR’s Innovation Event
A record number of companies have entered this year’s EEEGR Innovation Awards, which celebrates new technology in the energy sector. Representatives from eight shortlisted companies will present their innovations on stage at the Holiday Inn, Norwich, on September 17th. They include a low-energy devi
Top News of the Week Aug 5 – 11, 2013
Finland: Bugsier and Wärtsilä Develop New Wind Farm Installation Vessel Concept Reducing costs for offshore wind generated electricity is one of the major challenges in the European energy market. The novelty about the jointly developed concept for reducing costs during installation, from the Bugsie
Bond to Provide Helicopter Support to Greater Gabbard OWF (UK)
Bond Air Services (Bond) will provide helicopter support to deliver maintenance technicians by hoist to the Greater Gabbard’s 140 turbines – the first helicopter operation of its kind in the UK. The wind farm has a generation capacity of around 500MW, enough to power approximately 530,000 homes. The
Experiment in Norway: Painting Wind Turbines to Avoid Bird Collisions
An experiment of huge dimensions has started at Smøla wind farm. Several wind turbines will be painted to make them more visible to birds, thus reducing the risk of collisions. Never before has a trial of this nature been carried out with such thorough scientific follow-up. The INTACT project, which
UK: SAS Calls South Coast Surfers to Discuss Navitus Bay OWF Impact
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are inviting members of the Bournemouth surfing and Isle of Wight waveriding community to join them to discuss the potential coastal and surfing impacts of the Navitus Bay offshore wind farm: The meetings will take place with the developers of the proposed offshore wind