Offshore Wind
OWI-Lab’s Researcher Becomes Member of TP Wind Platform
One of OWI-Lab’s researchers Dr. Ir. Jan Helsen has became a member of the TP Wind Platform, Working Group 2 – Wind Power Systems. This Working Group focuses on aspects enabling costs reductions on the wind turbine side (onshore and offshore). Key areas in this subject may include: materials, drive-
Wagenborg to Showcase Its Walk-to-Work Vessel
Wagenborg, an expert regarding logistic support to the wind power industry, will be attending the Windforce 2014 exhibition. With 3,500 employees, 230 vessels – including offshore supply vessels, multipurpose vessels and tugs – heavy lifting work and transport solutions, 400 lorries, 1,800m of quay
Wagenborg to Showcase Its Walk-to-Work Vessel
Wagenborg, an expert regarding logistic support to the wind power industry, will be attending the Windforce 2014 exhibition. With 3,500 employees, 230 vessels – including offshore supply vessels, multipurpose vessels and tugs – heavy lifting work and transport solutions, 400 lorries, 1,800m of quay
Ballast Nedam Installs Its 500th Foundation
In just over 2 months Ballast Nedam Offshore has installed 47 out of 80 monopiles on the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm. The installation works started at the 1st of April and on the 10th of June monopile no. 47 was installed. This demonstrates reliable approach based on one of the proven installation
Lower Saxony’s Seaports Return to Windforce
Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH and Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG will jointly attend the Windforce 2014 event, held from 17th until 19th of June in Bremen. Niedersachsen Ports, operator of public-sector seaports in Germany, will present the information about existing offshore berths and availabl
Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity to Double by 2020
Despite an overall slump in installations in 2013, the global cumulative wind power capacity will more than double from 319.6 Gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2013 to 678.5 GW by 2020, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest repor states that China, the largest single wind pow
Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity to Double by 2020
Despite an overall slump in installations in 2013, the global cumulative wind power capacity will more than double from 319.6 Gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2013 to 678.5 GW by 2020, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest repor states that China, the largest single wind pow
MY Could Install Its 6MW Turbine in Norway
China Ming Yang Wind Power entered into a heads of agreement with Marin Energi Testcenter AS (“MetCentre”) to erect a 6.0MW Super Compact Drive (“SCD”) wind turbine generator in the Karmoy wind turbine demonstration area off the coast of Karmoy Island in Norway. MetCentre is a Norwegian test centre
Endeavour Wharf in Whitby Harbour in Preparation to Serve Dogger Bank OWF
Whitby Harbour Board has issued an early information about a tender for early planning of Endeavour Wharf reconstruction works in Whitby Harbour, which would be used to support Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development. This may include the construction of a berthing pontoon to be used as an embark
Gode Wind Foundations Fabrication on the Way
The fabrication of the Gode Wind foundations, which Bladt Industries are fabricating for Dong Energy, is well on the way. This week the TP mockup was upended at Bladt’s upending site. After this, the Bladt team installed the concrete platform on the TP mockup, which is the first of 97 TP’s for the G
Shadow Energy Minister Backs Onshore and Offshore Wind
The UK Shadow Energy Minister Tom Greatrex has expressed his party’s support for onshore wind, saying a future Labour government would not curtail its deployment if elected next year. He said a “significant contribution” from onshore wind is needed to meet the UK’s decarbonisation objectives. His co
SgurrControl Launches Offshore Wind Reliability Project
Glasgow-based control engineering company, SgurrControl, has this week kicked off an offshore wind reliability project, supported by a £667k grant under the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Offshore Wind Components Technology Scheme. SgurrControl, part of the renewable energy consul
Micanti Wins SME Innovation Top 100 Award
The Dutch maritime technology company Micanti has designed a 100% environmentally friendly antifouling foil. Its working is based on small fibers, which make it very unattractive for organisms to attach to the hull of a ship. The innovative nature of this invention and the successful launch of it wi
Micanti Wins SME Innovation Top 100 Award
The Dutch maritime technology company Micanti has designed a 100% environmentally friendly antifouling foil. Its working is based on small fibers, which make it very unattractive for organisms to attach to the hull of a ship. The innovative nature of this invention and the successful launch of it wi