A consortium comprising GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power and TNO is building a test facility for wind turbine rotors, which will be largest of its kind once built at LM Wind Power’s WMC Technology Center in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands. The test rig, being constructed under the three-year STRETC
DTU Wind Energy has issued a tender for the lease of test stands at the Høvsøre test center for large wind turbines. The deadline for submitting applications is 30 September by 16:00 local Danish time. In June 2018, the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) approved the expansion of the Høvsøre and Østeri
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Advance Northumberland have established a partnership to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of offshore wind turbines. The Energy Central Offshore Wind Demonstrator will be designed to host one large prototype turbine for testing and w
The shipping industry is faced with a perfect storm. On the one hand, the pressure to decarbonize its operations and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by abandoning the use of fossil fuels is rising, promising to change shipping as we know it. On the other hand, a global pandemic is reshaping the g
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has recently published a study on floating wind, unveiling a new strategic vision for the sector. NREL researchers have identified barriers that must be overcome to bring down the overall cost of energy produced, and then ou
RusselSmith, Nigerian integrated oil field services provider, has teamed up with Kongsberg Ferrotech, a Norwegian subsea robotics company, to introduce a range of autonomous subsea robotic technologies to the Nigerian market. The robotic solutions are designed to perform inspection, repair and maint
The mass of ‘invisible’ microplastics found in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12- 21 million tonnes, according to research published in the Nature Communications. Significantly, this figure is only for three of the most common types of plastic litter in a limited size range.
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, the developer holding an offshore wind lease off New Jersey, has launched a study on red knots, an endangered shore bird. The developer plans to bid at the state’s next solicitation for offshore wind energy this year. For the study on red knots, Atlantic Shores has par
Xodus Group has launched a three-year collaborative research project on the costs around floating offshore wind. The Improving the Bankability of Floating Offshore Wind Projects study, led by Xodus through the IDCORE program, is a collaborative partnership between the Universities of Edinburgh, Stra
UK-headquartered consultancy company BVG Associates has been awarded a contract by the North Carolina Department of Commerce to assist the agency with an offshore wind industry supply chain and infrastructure assessment. BVG Associates will help the Department research and develop an inventory of bu
Vineyard Wind and Greentown Labs have selected three startups for the Offshore Wind Challenge focused on accelerating technologies that protect marine life. The startups will focus on innovations in marine mammal monitoring through data collection, real-time transmission, and analysis, which is expe
Orbital Marine Power, working with Thompsons of Prudhoe and Port of Blyth, has decommissioned its 2MW SR2000 floating tidal turbine. Heavy lifter Mammoet managed the tandem lift of the 516-tonne structure out of the water and onto the Blyth quayside. It was also the port’s largest heavy lift to date
Okeanus recently delivered an active heave compensated umbilical winch and skid mounted A-Frame style LARS to Japan’s NiGK Corporation (NIGK). NiGK’s end customer, JOGMEC, deployed the system on two separate deep-sea mining missions. The campaign as a result recovered cobalt crust core samples using
INNOSEA, a part of LOC Group, has been invited to join the Floating Solar JIP consortium, a group of 23 leading companies in the renewable energy arena. Led by DNVGL, the consortium is aiming to develop the first recommended practice for the development of floating solar power projects; creating the
