Offshore Wind
Free Online Registration Opens for All-Energy 2014
The countdown to All-Energy 2014 (Aberdeen 21-22 May), the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, has begun with online registration now open, allowing free-of-charge entry to the major exhibition, world-class multi-stream conference, Giant Networking Evening and a host of other fe
NASA’s Image of the Day: London Array Offshore Wind Farm
NASA Earth Observatory has released an image of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, taken from space by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite. The image was captured on April 28, 2013; twenty days after the wind farm became fully operational. In April las
UK: ALE Offloads 7MW Wind Turbine Components
ALE has completed the off-loading of eight components that will be assembled to create a prototype wind turbine for an offshore wind project in Fife. The 7mw prototype turbine is one of the largest in the worlwd with a nacelle height of 110m and a blade tip height of 196m from sea level. The project
Kilkeel Fishermen Make Money on Offshore Energy Industry
Fishermen and business people from Kilkeel in Northern Ireland have teamed up and took advantage of the booming offshore wind and tidal energy industries. They formed the Kilkeel Collaborative Network, which represents fishermen and onshore service providers, and secured marine service contracts wor
Kilkeel Fishermen Make Money on Offshore Energy Industry
Fishermen and business people from Kilkeel in Northern Ireland have teamed up and took advantage of the booming offshore wind and tidal energy industries. They formed the Kilkeel Collaborative Network, which represents fishermen and onshore service providers, and secured marine service contracts wor
Denmark: Avanti Builds Training Tower
Avanti has built a training tower for effective training anytime. A working turbine must be stopped in order for technicians to work or train in the tower, thus increasing downtime costs, unlike the new training tower which can be used without costly downtime. The new training tower is built at Avan
Mojo Maritime Inks Deal for Hi Flo 4 Offshore Construction Vessel
Mojo Maritime has signed, on 16 January, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, a major German ship owner and manager, to finance and build the Hi Flo 4, the first ship in a completely new class of offshore construction vessels. As a result, Mojo and Hammonia, along with
Mojo Maritime Inks Deal for Hi Flo 4 Offshore Construction Vessel
Mojo Maritime has signed, on 16 January, a Memorandum of Understanding with Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, a major German ship owner and manager, to finance and build the Hi Flo 4, the first ship in a completely new class of offshore construction vessels. As a result, Mojo and Hammonia, along with
Design for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Visitor, O&M Building Released
Designs for an iconic offshore visitor, operations and maintenance building have been finalised, providing an educational, cultural and leisure base for local people and the 100,000 visitors expected to want to come and see Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon each year once it is up and running in 2018. The 3,
VIDEO: Testing Floating Axis Wind Turbine
A rotating cylindrical float (spar buoy) is the turbine shaft of vertical axis wind turbine. Because the weight of rotor is directly supported by buoyancy, the concept is suitable for huge floating offshore wind turbine. The name of the concept is Floating Axis Wind Turbine (FAWT). The video shows t
German Offshore Wind Energy in 2013 Shows Significant Growth
Deutsche WindGuard, German company specializing in wind energy project development and consulting, analyzed the status of the offshore wind energy development for the year 2013 in Germany, on behalf of VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). According to Deutsche WindGuard,
German Offshore Wind Energy in 2013 Shows Significant Growth
Deutsche WindGuard, German company specializing in wind energy project development and consulting, analyzed the status of the offshore wind energy development for the year 2013 in Germany, on behalf of VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). According to Deutsche WindGuard,
Narec Signs MoU with Swedish Research Institute
The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Technical Research Institute of Sweden (SP), to further combined collaborative R&D activities and establish a formalised strategic partnership to strengthen existing capability in the area of offshor
DONG Energy Divests Its Dutch Sales Business
DONG Energy today signed an agreement to divest its sales activities in the Netherlands – DONG Energy Sales B.V. – to Eneco. DONG Energy has agreed with the buyer that the sales price will not be disclosed. The divestment is still subject to certain conditions, including merger control clearance in