Offshore Wind
Photo of the Day: Port of Esbjerg Displays Offshore Wind Bounty
Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg has shared a photograph showing components for more than 100 offshore wind turbines ready for installation in the North Sea stored in the port area. In 2016, estimated 1.1 GW offshore wind will be shipped from the Port of Esbjerg, and so far 0.75 GW onshore wind have passed
Taming the Baltic Sea for the Viking (Gallery)
Bladt is set to send off the last of 41 jacket foundations manufactured for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind project, after the company loaded it on a barge yesterday. Spanish Navantia is in charge of the remaining 29 jackets for the 70-turbine wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The fir
South Boats, Alicat Workboats Launch Iceni Defender
South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats launched the Iceni Defender yesterday. Iceni Marine Services ordered the 23-metre crew transfer vessel (CTV) from South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats in February 2016, with an option for further two vessels. The vessel features twin MAN V12-1400 main engines cou
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VIDEO: Building ‘Mother of the Wind’
Veja Mate is a deity in Latvian mythology whose name translates to “Mother of the Wind” what might be considered a very appropriate name for the 402MW offshore wind farm being built some 100km off the coast in the German sector of the North Sea. The foundation installation at the Veja Mate site invo
VIDEO: Building ‘Mother of the Wind’
Veja Mate is a deity in Latvian mythology whose name translates to “Mother of the Wind” what might be considered a very appropriate name for the 402MW offshore wind farm being built some 100km off the coast in the German sector of the North Sea. The foundation installation at the Veja Mate site invo
NEF Outlines Plan for 160K New Jobs and Additional GBP 7.2Bn in Coastal UK
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) will launch its 20-point action plan to revitalise the UK coast in Parliament this afternoon. Called the Blue New Deal, the action plan identifies 20 priorities and outlines measures that could support up to 160,000 additional jobs and create GBP 7.2 billion of add
NSG Wind Bags Siemens Contract
NorSea Group’s subsidiary NSG Wind has signed a framework services agreement with Siemens Wind Power, which includes subsea, marine coordination, port services and logistics. “It is a stamp of approval for NSG Wind and NorSea Group which proves that the important players in the offshore wind market
Offshore Wind Turbines Part of Danish Touristic Offer
Fear that tourists will opt out of Søndervig region on the Danish west coast due to the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord nearshore wind farms has got holiday home owners in the area to turn against the upcoming offshore wind projects, according to the Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA). At the
Offshore Wind Turbines Part of Danish Touristic Offer
Fear that tourists will opt out of Søndervig region on the Danish west coast due to the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord nearshore wind farms has got holiday home owners in the area to turn against the upcoming offshore wind projects, according to the Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA). At the
ABB Unveils Lightweight, AC Platform-Free HVDC Solution
ABB has presented a new, compact, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) solution for offshore wind which is said to cut the weight and the volume of an offshore platform by more than half and eliminate the need for alternating current (AC) substation platforms. ABB’s new HVDC solution eliminates the ne
MAKE: Political Turmoil Dents Global Wind Growth Outlook
A host of political events have had a negative impact on global wind power growth expectations through 2025, MAKE said in its Q4/2016 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update. Anticipated cuts to wind power targets in China under the country’s upcoming Thirteenth Five-Year Plan headline the most impa
MAKE: Political Turmoil Dents Global Wind Growth Outlook
A host of political events have had a negative impact on global wind power growth expectations through 2025, MAKE said in its Q4/2016 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update. Anticipated cuts to wind power targets in China under the country’s upcoming Thirteenth Five-Year Plan headline the most impa
Researchers Looking Into Causes of Wind Turbine Fires
A group of international researchers led by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have teamed up to investigate the causes of wind turbine fires and to determine how to improve fire safety. Fires in wind turbine, both on land and offshore, have huge human, financial and environmental consequence