Offshore Renewables – Page 60
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NewsMPI Contractors to service Prinses Amaliawindpark
MPI Contractors will provide offshore transport and lifting services during main component replacements planned for wind turbines in the Prinses Amaliawindpark.
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NewsOffshore wind isn’t without risks
The rise of offshore wind energy is accompanied by risks, an industry analyst has warned.
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NewsNon-subsidised windfarm development first
Vattenfall is participating in the procurement to build a new offshore windfarm in The Netherlands which it says is the first non-subsidised project in the world.
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NewsPredicting the movement of unexploded ordnance
The presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the sea can present an obvious hazard during the construction of offshore grid connections and the laying of offshore wind cables.
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NewsFirst Rampion power generated
The first of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm’s 116 turbines has started generating electricity, marking the project’s move towards full operation.
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CPower Energy wins Ørsted contract for SAP/CE engineering services
CPower Energy, an Onshore and Offshore integrated service and solutions provider based in Colchester, UK, is one of the three companies that have been awarded the delivery of SAP/CE Engineering consultancy services across all Ørsted’s wind farms in the UK.
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NewsThe argument for non-OEM wind turbine servicing
Jason Horton at worldwide independent service provider for rotating equipment, Sulzer, looks at the benefits of creating a partnership with a specialist maintenance provider in terms of improved lifespan and reliability of wind turbines.
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NewsPLAT-I tidal energy platform enters operation
Tidal energy technology developer Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) and Schottel Hydro have completed the installation of a new tidal energy platform in Scotland.
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North Sea wind atlas aims to gather highly accurate wind data
A consortium of Dutch organisations has embarked on a project aimed at creating a new atlas containing highly accurate information about North Sea winds for use in offshore wind energy applications.
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NewsOffshore demonstration blade project aims to bring further cost savings
During November, an international team of organisations launched the Offshore Demonstration Blade (ODB) project to support the research, development and demonstration of wind turbine blade innovations, including aerodynamic and structural enhancements, blade monitoring systems and blade erosion protection solutions.
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NewsFrancis Brown wins offshore contracts
UK fabrication and engineering company Francis Brown has secured offshore wind contracts with BiFab and SMD.
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NewsThe world’s most powerful wind turbine
MHI Vestas has further established its position as a major player in the offshore wind market by introducing its most powerful wind turbine generator along with the completion of a new assembly building for turbine structures and a large investment in a turbine gearbox testing facility.
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NewsOffshore Catapult and Hull University team up for Offshore O&M centre of excellence
In the first week of October, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the University of Hull announced that they had teamed up to launch a pioneering £2 million offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) centre of excellence.
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20-year life extension for wind turbines
New research shows that most wind turbines can extend operation beyond their design life of 20 years.
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NewsWord’s first floating offshore wind farm now open
The world''s first floating wind farm, Statoil''s Hywind project, has been officially opened by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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NewsWave energy generator begins sea testing
A wave energy generator designed to power approximately 5,000 homes has entered sea testing stage.
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NewsGauging the media and public reaction to the Contracts for Difference auction
As reported in ‘MJ’ and elsewhere, last month''s high-profile Contracts for Difference (CFD) auction presented a very positive cost assessment of offshore wind and demonstrated that the sector can now produce power for under 6p per kilowatt hour – lower than the cost of new nuclear and new gas plants.
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NewsFourth FORESEA open and calling for proposals
The EU’s FORESEA (Funding Ocean Energy through Strategic European Action) programme recently launched its 4th call for proposals at the Offshore Energy 2017 conference.
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NewsMinimising the effects of scour on wind turbine foundations
UK independent engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation HR Wallingford has completed a ten week project working with Oxford University’s Department of Engineering Science and energy company E.ON, examining different forms of scour protection to assure the stability of offshore wind turbine monopiles.
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NewsGKinetic’s tidal prototype outputs ‘beyond international industry standards’
An Irish tidal energy company developing a unique technology for ‘off grid’ locations around the world is to develop its first commercial device after the successful completion of its prototype testing programme.
