Offshore Wind
U.S. Secretary Jewell Sets Out Priorities for Prosperous Energy Future
In remarks at the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell laid out the Department’s priorities for strengthening the nation’s economy with a balanced, prosperous energy future over the next two years. Read the highlights of the speech: Our e
EC Grants EUR 25 Mln for Bilfinger’s Offshore Foundation Plant in Poland
European Commission has approved subvention for Bilfinger Mars Offshore’s offshore wind turbine foundation plant in Szczecin, Poland. The project is in accordance with Innovative Economy Programe’s priorities and receives from the European Regional Development Fund financial subvention for about EUR
EC Grants EUR 25 Mln for Bilfinger’s Offshore Foundation Plant in Poland
European Commission has approved subvention for Bilfinger Mars Offshore’s offshore wind turbine foundation plant in Szczecin, Poland. The project is in accordance with Innovative Economy Programe’s priorities and receives from the European Regional Development Fund financial subvention for about EUR
RWE Deploys Additional LiDAR at Eneco Luchterduinen
RWE Innogy, in partnership with the operator of Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, has installed a floating LiDAR off the Dutch coast. As it follows a successfully trial completion of an innovative offshore buoy for measuring wind and wave data, the LiDAR was deployed for the purpose of testing
Norwegian Offshore Wind Industry Shines at EWEA’s Event
Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) was well represented at the EWEA Offshore exhibition by several partner stands, three presentations and four posters – of which Yngve Heggelund’s poster was declared the best in the category “Resource assessment”. The poster “A fast reduced order m
Japan Launches 1.42GW Offshore Wind Study
In a bid to develop more offshore wind the Japanese Environment Ministry has selected three sites with combined capacity of 1.42GW. Iwate Prefecture and the town of Hirono were selected by the ministry to study community acceptance and environmental impact on the construction of a 200MW offshore win
Skeye Documents SHL’s Foundation Work on Baltic 2
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has commissioned Skeye B.V. to film its new tool in action at the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. The tool was specially developed by the company for placing tripod jacket foundations. Skeye was asked to film the performance of SHL’s new system and the installation of th
Skeye Documents SHL’s Foundation Work on Baltic 2
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has commissioned Skeye B.V. to film its new tool in action at the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. The tool was specially developed by the company for placing tripod jacket foundations. Skeye was asked to film the performance of SHL’s new system and the installation of th
GE to Combine Onshore and Offshore Activities
The USA energy giant, GE, will combine its onshore wind activities into the renewable energy joint venture with Alstom. “It has been decided to combine the assets of GE and Alstom in the renewable energy sector into a single group, reporting directly to [GE] CEO Jeff Immelt,” said Mark Hutchinson, i
Siemens Installs First Westermeerwind Foundation
Siemens kicked off Westermeerwind offshore wind farm construction by installing the first monopile foundation at the Ijsselmeer last week. ‘De Schelde’ pontoon, which serves for transport and installation of monopiles, has been fitted with the 11350 Liebherr crane, owned by Van Oord/Mammoet, for the
U.S. Offshore Wind Capacity Could Reach 86 GW by 2050
Leaders of the U.S. wind energy industry said their companies and workers can deliver on a bold new vision for wind power to double in America over the next five years and ultimately become one of the country’s largest sources of electricity, with the savings to consumers reaching tens of billions o
FORCE Uses Radar Imaging for Turbine Placement
New time lapse radar imaging at FORCE has shown flow features in western Minas Passage over two tide cycles (approximately 25 hours) in December 2014. While they appear to derive from a satellite, these images were created using FORCE’s marine radar system, perched atop its visitor centre. Typical m
FORCE Uses Radar Imaging for Turbine Placement
New time lapse radar imaging at FORCE has shown flow features in western Minas Passage over two tide cycles (approximately 25 hours) in December 2014. While they appear to derive from a satellite, these images were created using FORCE’s marine radar system, perched atop its visitor centre. Typical m
Hempel’s AvantGuard Wins Corrosion Innovation of Year Award
Hempel’s HEMPADUR AvantGuard® product range was named Materials Performance (MP) Corrosion Innovation of the Year for 2014 at the NACE Corrosion 2015 Conference and Exhibition. HEMPADUR AvantGuard® activated zinc primers use unique AvantGuard® technology to protect industrial structures and equipmen