2,219MW of installed offshore wind capacity was added worldwide in 2016, bringing the total to 14,384MW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). 2016 brought a significant slowdown in momentum when compared to the record-breaking 2015 when 3,443MW of installed capacity was added, almost
At the end of the last month, innogy sent a drone to inspect the blades on a turbine at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm for the first time.
EOLOS, the developer of autonomous floating LiDARs, has secured a project portfolio of more than EUR 2 million in 2016, its first year as a commercial entity.
Blue Water Shipping has recently completed the transportation of three of the world’s largest wind turbine blades from Esbjerg, Denmark to Bremerhaven, Germany.
The European Commission has published a call for proposals to implement the first phase of the Blueprint for sectorial cooperation on skills throughout the maritime technology industries, including offshore wind.
The European Commission has published a call for proposals to implement the first phase of the Blueprint for sectorial cooperation on skills throughout the maritime technology industries, including offshore wind.
Last weekend, Vroon’s DP2 platform supply vessel (PSV) VOS Prime carried out a supply run to the wind turbine installation vessel MPI Discovery at the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK, where MPI Discovery is at work until later this month.
Wind accounted for 51% of all new power installations in the European Union in 2016, connecting a total of 12.5GW to the grid across the 28 EU Member States – 10.923MW in onshore and 1,567MW offshore, WindEurope reports.
On some of the projects Chevalier Floatels’ vessels DP Gazina and DP Galyna were working on, the vessels made more than 50 gangway connections to different turbines in 24 hours.
Sparrows Group, a provider of engineered products and services to the energy industry, has signed a contract to supply 103 cranes for installation at ScottishPower Renewables’ 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
Annual global spending on transmission system infrastructure for large-scale renewable energy integration is expected to grow from USD 36.7 billion in 2016 to USD 46.7 billion in 2025, according to a new report from Navigant Research.
Annual global spending on transmission system infrastructure for large-scale renewable energy integration is expected to grow from USD 36.7 billion in 2016 to USD 46.7 billion in 2025, according to a new report from Navigant Research.
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has ordered a new Service Operation Vessel (SOV) based on a design from Salt Ship Design. The new vessel will be built by Cemre Shipyard in Turkey and will be operating for DONG Energy after it is delivered in Q4 2018.
The British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai has launched a UK-China hub for offshore wind.
