Offshore Wind
Blue Growth Projects Cash in Nearly EUR 14.5 Mln
Three projects under the H2020 priority Blue Growth will receive nearly €14.5 million EU funding to develop tools for the exploration of the underwater world, as well as to advance the Blue Growth economy. BRIDGES, a four year-long project bringing together research partners from 9 countries, will i
Blue Growth Projects Cash in Nearly EUR 14.5 Mln
Three projects under the H2020 priority Blue Growth will receive nearly €14.5 million EU funding to develop tools for the exploration of the underwater world, as well as to advance the Blue Growth economy. BRIDGES, a four year-long project bringing together research partners from 9 countries, will i
WINDFARM UPDATES: Sandbank & Wikinger
Sandbank Foundation construction work has started for the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm, approximately 100km North West of the island Sylt, which will comprise 72 Siemens 4MW turbines. The 72 steel monopile foundations, with diameters of up to 6.8m and lengths of up to 70m, are built by EEW Spec
Grimsby’s Politicians Quarrel over Offshore Wind Local Content
During the Business Hive Questions event held last week in Grimsby, UK Independence Party’s (UKIP) parliamentary candidate Victoria Ayling and Dr Vicky Dunn from the Green Party had a heated discussion about local content in the UK offshore wind industry, especially when it comes to Grimsby. “The Hu
Vestas Remains on Top of Turbine OEMs List
Vestas holds the first place on FTI Intelligence’s preliminary rankings for the world’s top five wind turbine original equipment manufacturers. According to the report, the Danish company remains in the lead for the second year running with a significant margin over the competition. Authored by memb
Vestas Remains on Top of Turbine OEMs List
Vestas holds the first place on FTI Intelligence’s preliminary rankings for the world’s top five wind turbine original equipment manufacturers. According to the report, the Danish company remains in the lead for the second year running with a significant margin over the competition. Authored by memb
Top News of the Week Feb 16 – 22, 2015
Our interview with MHI’s Tadashi Asahina was the most read article on Offshore WIND this week. Nevertheless, there were other big news in the last seven days that made it to our top five weekly list: Exclusive: MHI Denies Ditching SeaAngel Following recent media writings about Mitsubishi Heavy Indus
M/V Wind Joins Clinton Marine Survey Fleet
Clinton Marine Survey AB has increased the fleet with another survey vessel. M/V Wind was purpose built for the Swedish Maritime Administration, as hydrographic survey vessel, at Boghammar Marin AB shipyard in Sweden. The vessel will deliver a state-of-the-art resolution to the survey market and has
M/V Wind Joins Clinton Marine Survey Fleet
Clinton Marine Survey AB has increased the fleet with another survey vessel. M/V Wind was purpose built for the Swedish Maritime Administration, as hydrographic survey vessel, at Boghammar Marin AB shipyard in Sweden. The vessel will deliver a state-of-the-art resolution to the survey market and has
Floating LIDARs Ace Gwynt y Môr Trials
RWE Innogy, together with the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, completed a two year trial at what is soon to become the world’s second largest offshore wind farm. They tested the Light Detection and Ranging units (LIDAR) technology mounted on floating buoys at the 576MW Gwyn
WIND SERVER Wins Offshore Renewables Award 2015
DBB Jack-Up’s newbuild WIND SERVER was awarded the Offshore Renewables Award 2015 at the Annual Offshore Support Journal’s conference held on Wednesday in London. The award was given to J/U WIND SERVER as the vessel provides a new way to service and maintain offshore wind turbines and fills a gap in
Infographic: Dong Energy in the UK
Dong Energy has invested GBP 5.5 billion into the UK since 2004, with over GBP 4 billion committed to offshore wind. The company released these figures in today’s “Dong Energy in the UK“ report. Dong built its first UK offshore wind farm in 2004. By now, wind turbines installed by the company could
Ecosse Subsea Tries Out Its Ambient Lifting Technology
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed client-witnessed trials of its Ambient Lifting technology at a research and development facility in Aberdeenshire. Banchory-based ESS is a subsea technology company which designs and manufactures a number of pioneering technologies which are deployed in the
Eversheds Advises on Dogger Bank Project
Following the UK Government’s consent given for Forewind’s Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea, law firm Eversheds has announced that it successfully advised the Forewind consortium on the largest renewable energy development ever to receive planning consent in the UK. The consent is the