Offshore Wind
Gallery: Danish Researchers Breaking Blades in the Name of Science
Researchers at the Technical University in Denmark (DTU) are currently involved in testing wind turbine blades at a test hall on Risø Campus to determine why a blade buckles under the constant pressure from the wind and gravity, or why it collapses under the extreme load applied by sudden and powerf
Gallery: Danish Researchers Breaking Blades in the Name of Science
Researchers at the Technical University in Denmark (DTU) are currently involved in testing wind turbine blades at a test hall on Risø Campus to determine why a blade buckles under the constant pressure from the wind and gravity, or why it collapses under the extreme load applied by sudden and powerf
Red Marine Delivers Subsea Clamps for UK OWF
Red Marine has reported that it delivered a new series of subsea clamps for installation at an offshore wind farm in the UK last month. The project required the turnkey development of a bespoke clamp unit, from initial concept development, through to prototype testing and manufacturing of 4 x produc
Defining “Industrial Personnel” Important for Setting WFSV Safety Standard
Defining “industrial personnel”, such as workers transported on offshore service vessels, is among the topics on the agenda of the currently ongoing International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC). People travelling on these vessels are likely to have
Windcat’s Windgrip Shortlisted for RenewableUK Health & Safety Award
Windcat Workboats’ Windgrip system has been selected as one of the eight finalists for RenewableUK’s 2016 Health & Safety Award. The patent pending system was developed in 2014 to improve the safety of the operation transferring personnel to wind farms, and has the added benefits of reducing stress
Windcat’s Windgrip Shortlisted for RenewableUK Health & Safety Award
Windcat Workboats’ Windgrip system has been selected as one of the eight finalists for RenewableUK’s 2016 Health & Safety Award. The patent pending system was developed in 2014 to improve the safety of the operation transferring personnel to wind farms, and has the added benefits of reducing stress
Go A to Z with Offshore WIND International Business Guide!
The fifth edition of the Offshore WIND International Business Guide (IBG) has today been published by Navingo B.V., and is ready for distribution to people and companies working in the offshore wind industry. Subscribers to the magazine will receive a free copy with the next edition of Offshore WIND
Senvion Appoints New COO
Senvion has appointed Christoph Seyfarth as its new chief operating officer (COO), effective from February 2016. Seyfarth will manage the Supply Chain, Global Blades, Global Nacelles, Operational Excellence and Order Fulfillment divisions and report directly to CEO Jürgen Geißinger. Geißinger said:
IRENA: Boosting Global Share of Renewables Is a Win-Win-Win Scenario
Dramatically scaling up renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global gross domestic product (GDP), social welfare and employment worldwide, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics
Bibby Marine Boosts Its Offshore Wind Fleet with First Damen SOV
Bibby Marine Services Ltd, part of the Bibby Line Group’s portfolio of companies, has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilder Damen for a purpose-built Service Operations Vessel (SOV) to serve the offshore wind market. The new vessel, called Bibby WaveMaster 1, represents the first collaboration of
Obama Focuses on Clean Energy in His State of the Union Address
Investing in clean energy and thus reducing reliance on fossil fuels, especially imported, was one of the major points U.S. President Barack Obama focused on in his State of the Union address delivered on January 12. Obama said the country needs to accelerate the transition away from “dirtier” energ
KIC InnoEnergy Backs Renewable Energy Innovators
KIC InnoEnergy has launched the Call for Innovation Proposals 2016 in their bid to propel new innovations from the sustainable energy field to market. The Call is seeking European businesses – start-ups, SMEs or larger, that have an innovation in sustainable energy but that need support commercialis
ORCHIDS Project to Improve Subsea Cable Monitoring
Fraunhofer UK, Synaptec and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) have teamed up to develop a new way to address cable and electrical infrastructure integrity within the marine renewable energy industry. Funded by InnovateUK, the ORCHIDS project (Offshore Renewable energy Cable Health monitoring
MPI Resolution to Remove RWE’s IJmuiden Met Mast
MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Resolution has been contracted by RWE for the removal of the IJmuiden Met Mast. In 2011, RWE installed the 100m high met mast in waters up to about 26m, approximately 85 km off the Dutch coast. The mast was built on a monopile foundation con