Offshore Wind
Sewind Orders 1GW of Converters from GE
GE Power Conversion has signed a contract to equip offshore wind turbines manufactured by Shanghai Electric Wind Power Equipment (Sewind) with 4MW Fully Fed LV3 wind converters. Totalling 1GW, the deal is set to be one of the biggest offshore wind projects in China, GE said. The converters will be m
BIS Research Publishes Asia-Pacific Wind Energy Market Outlook
Business Intelligence and Strategy Research (BIS Research) has recently published a report titled “Asia-Pacific Wind Energy Market Outlook, Focus on Equipment, Deployment and Geography: Estimation and Forecast 2015-2020”. Owing to the increasing energy demands and a dire need for safeguarding measur
Ricardo Energy & Environment Appoints New MD
Tim Curtis has been appointed as managing director of Ricardo Energy & Environment, taking over from Robert Bell, who retires following a 40-year career with the company. Commenting on this new appointment, which builds on his previous senior managerial positions with the company since 2007, Tim Cur
Sure Wind Says Hello to Its First StratCAT 26 CTV
Sure Diamond, a 26m wind farm crew transfer vessel, has been delivered to its owner Sure Wind. The StratCAT 26 vessel, built by Strategic Marine in Vietnam, completed sea trails in September 2015 and will be operating in Heligoland, Germany. Sure Wind’s second StratCAT 26 vessel, Sure Dynamic, has a
NovaVis and VOW Team Up with WAB on Trans-Atlantic Bridge
U.S.-based NovaVis, the Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition (VOW) and Germany’s WAB e.V.; Windenergie-Agentur have agreed to use the NovaVis supply chain technology in order to build the Trans-Atlantic Bridge. The “bridge” consists of a singular hub of collaboration and exchange among German and U.S. e
Rhode Island’s Governor Named Vice Chair of Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition
The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition has appointed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the new chairman and Gina Raimondo, Governor of the first U.S. state developing an offshore wind farm, as vice chair for the 2016 term. “As the governor of the first state in the nation to develop offshore wind resour
BVG Associates: 2016 Is the Year of New Offshore Wind Markets
There is every reason to believe that 2016 will see a series of developments for renewable energy, especially in new markets in offshore wind, according to Bruce Valpy, Director at BVG Associates. The year ahead of us will see the commissioning of the first offshore farm in the US, at Block Island,
BVG Associates: 2016 Is the Year of New Offshore Wind Markets
There is every reason to believe that 2016 will see a series of developments for renewable energy, especially in new markets in offshore wind, according to Bruce Valpy, Director at BVG Associates. The year ahead of us will see the commissioning of the first offshore farm in the US, at Block Island,
Aegon, LBPAM Invest EUR 70 Million in Meerwind OWF
Aegon Asset Management (AAM) and its French joint venture partner La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBPAM) have invested EUR 70 million in the 288MW Meerwind offshore wind farm. Aegon Asset Management has invested EUR 45 million in the wind farm, with LBPAM providing the remaining EUR 25 million.
Frost & Sullivan Releases Report on Innovations in Anti-Corrosion Technologies for Offshore Structures
Frost & Sullivan published a report on anti-corrosion technologies for offshore structures on 24 December, 2015. The recent boom in the oil and gas sector, especially in North America is driving growth opportunities for anti-corrosion coatings in the offshore oil & gas segment while other industries
HiDef to Survey Morecambe Bay for National Grid
HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) will carry out aerial surveys for one of National Grid’s latest projects. National Grid will provide a connection to the electricity transmission network for the proposed new 3.4GW nuclear power station, Moorside, in West Cumbria and export energy produced by a
Offshore Crane Market to Reach USD 21.64Bn by 2020
The offshore crane market is projected to reach a market size of USD 21.64 billion at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2015 to 2020, a report said, naming rapid technological advancements and increase in the offshore renewables industry as some of the major driving factors for the market. Globally, lattice boom
Offshore Crane Market to Reach USD 21.64Bn by 2020
The offshore crane market is projected to reach a market size of USD 21.64 billion at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2015 to 2020, a report said, naming rapid technological advancements and increase in the offshore renewables industry as some of the major driving factors for the market. Globally, lattice boom
Ulstein Welcomes First X-STERN Hull
The hull of the first X-STERN® vessel arrived at Ulstein Verft on 3 January, 2016. The vessel is one of the two X-STERN® Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) currently being constructed for Bernhard Schulte Offshore in Germany. The hull has been produced at the Crist yard in Poland, and will be complete