Offshore Wind
BVG Associates: Southern North Sea Offshore Wind Projects Are Big Chance for UK Businesses
Several offshore wind farm projects planned in the Southern North Sea open up a sea of opportunities for UK suppliers who can demonstrate their value proposition and long-term commitment to the industry, Bruce Valpy of BVG Associates said today during the SNS2016 conference held in Norwich. Companie
US Senator to Float RE Investment Tax Credit Extension Proposal
US Senator Edward J. Markey will soon introduce legislation to extend a federal investment tax credit for renewable energy projects until 2025, expected to encourage further development of offshore wind projects in US waters, Bloomberg reports. Back in December, the US government extended the produc
Port of Great Yarmouth to Host EA1 OWF Construction
ScottishPower Renewables has chosen Great Yarmouth port as the base for the construction and installation works at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The contract is worth GBP 5 million. ScottishPower Renewables reached the final investment decision for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm at
Siemens Looking for Apprentices with X-Factor for Green Port Hull
Siemens today advertised the first apprenticeships as part of its offshore wind power investment in Hull, making 14 Advanced Apprenticeships in Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture available. The apprenticeships programme will run for up to four years, leading to the apprentices gaining a NVQ Level 3 Exte
Siemens Looking for Apprentices with X-Factor for Green Port Hull
Siemens today advertised the first apprenticeships as part of its offshore wind power investment in Hull, making 14 Advanced Apprenticeships in Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture available. The apprenticeships programme will run for up to four years, leading to the apprentices gaining a NVQ Level 3 Exte
Boskalis Appoints New Offshore Energy Maritime Services Head
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has appointment of Bram Gräber as group director of Maritime Services for its Offshore Energy division. Gräber will be responsible for the maritime services activities including heavy marine transport and subsea services within Boskalis, the company said in a release.
Oldbaum Services Completes LiDAR Project in Japan
Scotland-based wind data consultancy Oldbaum Services has completed a project to collect data for offshore wind energy projects off Japan by using an onshore scanning LiDAR. Oldbaum Energy carried out the project in partnership with NRG Renewables. The company installed the Leosphere W200S, a long r
Natural Power Invests in Aerial Imaging Surveyor
Natural Power has acquired an aerial imaging surveyor, called the Trimble UX5. Whilst the system has been focussed on large wind and tidal renewable energy projects to date, it is ideally suited to any type of large or small scale project development, the company said. The new resource provides wide
SPR, EEEGR Sign GBP 100K Sponsorship Deal
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has agreed a 2016 sponsorship agreement with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) for five important industry events in East Anglia this year. The deal comes on the back of ScottishPower Renewables’ final investment decision for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind fa
Siemens Working on Energy Storage Tech
Siemens team of experts at Corporate Technology is developing technologies for storing electricity generated by renewables by transforming it into other forms of energy. Photovoltaic systems and wind turbines often produce more power than it is needed. Nevertheless, a transition to a new energy mix
Scientists Study Effects of North Sea Wind Farms on Local Climate
Climate researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are coordinating a research project to study the interaction between wind farms and their potential effect on local climate in the North Sea. So far, mutual interactions of wind farms and their potential effects on local climate have bee
Scientists Study Effects of North Sea Wind Farms on Local Climate
Climate researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are coordinating a research project to study the interaction between wind farms and their potential effect on local climate in the North Sea. So far, mutual interactions of wind farms and their potential effects on local climate have bee
Report on 2016 Global WTIV Market Published
MarketReseachReports.biz informed that it had added QYResearch’s Global Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Consumption 2016 Market Research Report to its research reports repository. The report looks into the various aspects that will increase the utilization of these vessels for wind energy
AXYS Completes Two FLiDAR Validation Campaigns
AXYS Technologies Inc. has recently completed two validation campaigns for its FLiDAR 6M wind assessment platform – one at FINO 1 in the North Sea and the other at West of Duddon Sands in the Irish Sea. The latest campaigns have added 11 more months of validation data to AXYS’ evidence for commercia