Offshore Wind
Report: Hitachi and China Steel Form Offshore Wind Partnership in Taiwan
Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. is expanding its offshore wind business abroad through a partnership with Taiwanese steel maker China Steel Corporation, Nikkei Asian Review reports. The two companies are expected to start collaborating on offshore wind-related projects this autumn. Hitachi will be in charg
K2 Appoints New Managing Director in Germany
Denmark-headquartered wind consultancy K2 Management has appointed Axel Juhnke as Managing Director of K2 Management GmbH based in Hamburg, Germany. Juhnke, who will be joining K2 Management on 1 September, is replacing Peter Steinfeld and Kurt Stürken. Steinfeld will take a new role as Chief Specia
K2 Appoints New Managing Director in Germany
Denmark-headquartered wind consultancy K2 Management has appointed Axel Juhnke as Managing Director of K2 Management GmbH based in Hamburg, Germany. Juhnke, who will be joining K2 Management on 1 September, is replacing Peter Steinfeld and Kurt Stürken. Steinfeld will take a new role as Chief Specia
Sif: First Monopile Load-Out from Rotterdam by Year End
Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding N.V. plans to load out the first monopiles from its new facility at Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam in the last quarter of this year. The production of the first monopiles in Rotterdam is expected to start in the second half of September 2016, the compa
Borssele – The How and the Why
Very soon, postmen will be carrying the 2016 summer edition of the Offshore WIND Magazine in their bags. This is the same edition that will be distributed at the WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition next month. But that is not the only thing that makes this edition interesting. DONG Energy broke the patter
East of England to Get New Offshore Wind Special Interest Group
The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) has announced the formation of a new offshore wind special interest group which aims at establishing the East of England as a centre of excellence for offshore wind in the UK. The new SIG will be under the chairmanship of Graham Hacon of 3sun and is expected
BOEM Updating Avian Survey Guidelines for Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Managemen’s (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP) is working to update the Guidelines for Providing Avian Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. OREP will discuss the proposed changes to the guidelines at
BOEM Updating Avian Survey Guidelines for Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Managemen’s (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP) is working to update the Guidelines for Providing Avian Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. OREP will discuss the proposed changes to the guidelines at
New Offshore Renewable Plant Optimisation Tool Proposed
A paper proposing a novel computational tool for the reliability-based assessment of wave, tidal and offshore wind farms was published yesterday in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. The paper presents the new tool to identify typical decision problems and to shed light on the complexity
HeavyLift@Sea Unveils Upgraded Wind Farm SOV Design
German designer of offshore and multipurpose vessels HeavyLift@Sea has presented an updated version of its Service Offshore Vessel (SOV) customized to operate on offshore wind farms. The standard configuration of the SOV serves as a base for 60 technicians and crew members accommodated in single cab
SeaTerra Clears UXO from DolWin3 Cable Route
SeaTerra GmbH has completed investigation of 278 objects and removal of eight unexploded ordnance (UXO) targets from the DolWin3 cable route in the German part of the North Sea. Commissioned by the transmission system operator TenneT, SeaTerra GmbH recently examined and cleared numerous metal object
The importance of risk analysis
Being an expert in any industry is a great responsibility. Being an expert in assessing the risk of potentially dangerous situations in an industry is an even greater responsibility. It is not only financial investments that rely on expert advice, lives also depend upon the policies and decisions ma
Scotland Gets New Design Engineering Provider
Envision Engineering & Design (Envision), a company that delivers design engineering solutions to, among others, marine renewable energy sector, has been established in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. The company has been set up by Mechanical Engineer Liam Sutherland and Mechanical Designer Stuart Ande
TRIG to Enter Offshore Wind Investment Market
Guernsey-based investment company, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG), has received approval from its shareholders to partly shift its focus from onshore wind and solar PV and invest up to 20% of its portfolio in a broader array of projects including offshore wind. Looking ahead, TRI