Offshore Wind
Canada: AXYS Monitoring Systems to Host Webinar
AXYS will hold “Customer Support for AXYS Monitoring Systems” webinar next Wednesday. In this webinar our Services Manager, Gabe Joseph, will give an overview of the variety of services the AXYS customer support team provides. Attendants will: – Understand the many services we offer, including train
OutSmart Completes Its Offshore Operations Centre at Emden Airport, Germany
OutSmart’s Offshore Operations Centre at Emden airport is completed. From now on, OutSmart’s team will monitor wind farms in the German North Sea from this brand new building. The Operations Centre will be manned 24/7 to operate offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and coordinate all maintena
Germany: WINDEA to Expand Its Offshore Wind Services with Damen FCS 2610
The WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG has signed a Letter of Intent together with DAMEN Shipyards regarding the sale of one CTV new building in order to expand its all in all service portfolio for offshore wind farms. The vessel captivates through very good sea characteristics and high flexibility durin
Norway: NORCOWE’s Research Partners Become Members of EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy
Two of NORCOWE’s research partners, Christian Michelsen Research AS and the University of Bergen, have recently become associated members of the EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy. One of the sub-programmes of the EERA JP on Wind Energy is offshore wind, and this was the theme of the workshop hoste
Goldman Sachs Plans to Invest in Japan’s Offshore Wind
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm based in New York, is planning to invest in offshore wind energy in Japan, Bloomberg informs. The interest in tapping the potential of the country’s clean energy materialized when the company established
Goldman Sachs Plans to Invest in Japan’s Offshore Wind
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm based in New York, is planning to invest in offshore wind energy in Japan, Bloomberg informs. The interest in tapping the potential of the country’s clean energy materialized when the company established
UK: Offshore Wind Turbine Training Takes Major Step Forward
Plans to develop a replica wind turbine tower to provide authentic training for the offshore wind and related sectors will take a major step forward today. The training company 3C Humber, formed out of a strategic partnership struck between Grimsby’s Blackrow Engineering and Norwegian specialist AAK
Jack-Up Barge ‘THOR’ Upgraded at Hannoverkai Terminal, Germany
The jack-up barge THOR is currently docked at the Hannoverkai Terminal in Wilhelmshaven. At the docks of the Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts; Ports of Lower Saxony), HOCHTIEF’s jack-up barge, which has been in service since 2010, is being technically upgraded and serviced as planned. After this, it will
China to Host Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Event
The number of firms in China exiting or reducing their exposure to the wind power sector is expected to significantly level off, as new policies supporting renewable energy being developed at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) come
France: DCNS, OTEplc Sign MoU to Develop Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY PLC (OTEplc) and DCNS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop and build Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), Sea Water District Cooling (SDC) and Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) systems in selected markets. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is a pro
France: DCNS, OTEplc Sign MoU to Develop Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY PLC (OTEplc) and DCNS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop and build Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), Sea Water District Cooling (SDC) and Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) systems in selected markets. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is a pro
Belgium: Pacific Osprey to Deploy 6MW Turbine at Belwind OWF
In the first half of July, the Pacific Osprey, operated by Swire Blue Ocean will bring the 6MW haliade of Alstom from the REBO-site to the Belwind wind farm. As announced in 2011, Belwind NV, the leading Belgian producer of alternative energy from offshore wind farms made part of its latest wind far
UK: GCube Underwrites 5GW of Offshore Wind
GCube, the specialist renewable energy underwriter, has said that whilst clear growth within offshore wind persists, the industry needs to take some extra steps to ensure that wind energy assets are ‘investment grade’ in the long term. With limited opportunities for debt within the offshore wind cap
Supply Chain Companies Urged to Tap into Opportunities in UK’s Growing Offshore Wind Industry
Supply chain companies are being urged to tap into opportunities in the UK’s growing offshore wind industry – worth a potential £2 billion a year between now and 2025. The figures are highlighted in a new guide from Scottish Enterprise and the Crown Estate – The Guide to UK Offshore Wind Operations