Offshore Wind
Ofgem Announces Shortlist for Low Carbon Network Fund and Network Innovation Competition (UK)
Ofgem yesterday announced that 23 projects can go through to the final stage of its three innovation competitions for the regulated network companies. This is the first year of the network innovation competitions (NICs), which make available up to £27 million of funding per year for onshore and offs
UK: Lerwick Harbour Lays Out Plans for Future
Building on high levels of activity and recent investment, Lerwick Harbour is positioned for another busy year and continuing development of infrastructure to meet users’ future requirements. In his foreword to Lerwick Port Authority’s newly-published Strategy and Business Plan 2013, Chairman Harry
Canada: Ontario’s Government Changes, Offshore Wind Cancellation Still in Effect
It has been two years since the Government of Ontario announced that it is imposing a cancellation/moratorium on offshore wind, saying that it needed time to perform more scientific studies on the effects of offshore wind turbines on health and environment. This decision affected Trillium Power the
Canada: Ontario’s Government Changes, Offshore Wind Cancellation Still in Effect
It has been two years since the Government of Ontario announced that it is imposing a cancellation/moratorium on offshore wind, saying that it needed time to perform more scientific studies on the effects of offshore wind turbines on health and environment. This decision affected Trillium Power the
USA: Jack-Up Barge Completes Tests for Icebreaker OWF
In early May, a 90-foot-tall jack-up barge was used to perform pressure tests and extract soil samples from Lake Erie where the nonprofit Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) plans to erect up to nine 3MW wind turbines in 2016. The analysis is essential to LEEDCo’s effort to build the f
France: Avent Develops Power Curve Measurement Procedure for Nacelle-Mounted LIDARs
Avent Lidar Technology announced the public release of the first independently developed power curve measurement procedure for the new nacelle-mounted LIDARs, following a three year project. The project has been conducted by a consortium made of DTU Wind Energy (formerly Risø Wind Energy Department)
French Deputy Chief of Navy Visits Carnegie (Australia)
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited welcomed Vice Admiral Stéphane Verwaerde, Deputy Chief of the French Navy, to its private Wave Energy Research Facility yesterday in Western Australia. Carnegie’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Michael Ottaviano and Project Development Officer, Mr Tim
USA: Wind Changes Course at Port Corpus Christi
Participation in wind energy component cargo from global markets since 2006 has made Port Corpus Christi a leader in import facilities for all major manufacturers. The Port had a record-breaking volume year in 2012. However, new wind energy market trends have created a reverse trade in 2013. On Satu
USA: Wind Changes Course at Port Corpus Christi
Participation in wind energy component cargo from global markets since 2006 has made Port Corpus Christi a leader in import facilities for all major manufacturers. The Port had a record-breaking volume year in 2012. However, new wind energy market trends have created a reverse trade in 2013. On Satu
Partrac to Present Paper on Scour Prediction at All Energy (UK)
Dr Kevin Black will present a paper at All Energy, titled “Scour Prediction at Offshore Structures: Utility of the DNV (2011) Guidance and the Way Forward for Scour Prediction”. All Energy takes place 22-23 May 2013 in Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Scour occurs at the seabed due to flow
UK: Babcock Starts Construction of LiDAR System
Babcock has commenced construction of its innovative floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system, designed to provide critical meteorological data for offshore wind farm developers safely, reliably and more cost-effectively than has previously been feasible. While met monitoring systems, inc
VIDEO: Simultaneous Measurements Taken Upwind and Downwind
ZephIR Lidar has conducted the world’s first simultaneous measurements taken upwind and downwind of a wind turbine for the Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy department, formerly known as Risø DTU. The deployment was videoed by Micro Quadcopter, here showing a standard ZephIR Dual Mode at
VIDEO: Load Out of DolWin Alpha Converter Platform
The load out of DolWin alpha marks the start of a journey that the platform will make to its final offshore destination, the DolWin area in German North Sea. This operation was performed at the Heerema’s Zwijndrecht fabrication yard at the Drechthaven. The following is a video of the load out of Dol
VIDEO: Load Out of DolWin Alpha Converter Platform
The load out of DolWin alpha marks the start of a journey that the platform will make to its final offshore destination, the DolWin area in German North Sea. This operation was performed at the Heerema’s Zwijndrecht fabrication yard at the Drechthaven. The following is a video of the load out of Dol