Offshore Renewables – Page 7
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Floating wind to power oil and gas
Two floating wind farms with a total power generating capacity of 1.9GW will be installed to supply electricity to Scotland’s oil and gas operations.
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Shipbuilder Työvene enters offshore wind market
The Finnish shipbuilder is building its first SWATH CTV for the wind sector
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Subsea cable failures cost industry millions, says IMCA
With an annual subsea cable failure rate of 30% and a resulting €570 million in losses, IMCA has published a code of practice to try and improve the situation.
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New WTIV designed to install 20MW turbines
Although the industry has implicitly agreed to slow down the expanding size of the wind turbines it manufactures, a new WTIV has been designed that will be able to install the biggest on the market.
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Portuguese call for offshore wind interest
Portugal is launching a call for ‘demonstrations of interest’ for parties wishing to build offshore wind farms off its Atlantic coast
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WTIV contracted out before build is complete
A wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is still under build has been contracted to transport and install wind turbines for an unnamed client in the offshore wind sector.
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NY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind
New York governor Kathy Hochul has announced a spending package of $15 billion for three offshore wind projects and another $5 billion for 22 land-based renewable energy schemes.
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Marine robot fleets seek to revolutionise ocean exploration
Large-scale survey and exploration missions can be achieved by going beyond the limitations of individual AUVs
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EC pledges support package for wind power
While acknowledging challenges faced by the wind industry, EU president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged the EU will support it with a new package.
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Gulf of Maine earmarked for offshore wind development
Will a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine come to fruition?
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‘Wind Gust Buster’ developed to predict high wind conditions
A LIDAR system has been developed by marine contractor Huisman to measure incoming wind conditions for crane operators operating their machinery at high altitudes on offshore wind farms.
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Van Oord in French jacket foundation installation first
Van Oord has completed the installation of 62 jacket foundations at a new wind farm off the coast of Brittany
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Deal on track to form world’s largest jack-up fleet
As offshore wind farm developers struggle to find installation vessels to help complete their orders, progress in a deal to combine two vessel giants should provide some optimism.
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Offshore wind to power Volvo car manufacturing
Swedish car maker Volvo will take its electric cars even further down the green road by using offshore wind to power their manufacture.
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Supply chain and unreliability plague wind farm sector: report
Insiders are beginning to question wind energy targets because of unreliability concerns and supply chain bottlenecks, a recent report has claimed.
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Maxwell anchoring system for new offshore USVs
Anchoring solutions firm Maxwell Marine has inked a deal for the design and supply of an anchoring system for the first uncrewed surface vessels to be used for surveying in the offshore wind industry
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Surveys begin for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
Three survey vessels have begun examining the seabed for suitable wind turbine locations and the presence of unexploded ordnance, wind farm owner RWE says.
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VIDEO: New platform could revolutionise floating wind
The PivotBuoy project aimed to demonstrate the advantages of combining a single point mooring (SPM) with a small TLP mooring system
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Project seeks answers to harsh seas in floating wind
A project has been looking to improve turbine design by better integrating breaking wave loads
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First turbine switches on at world’s largest offshore wind farm
The first of 277 wind turbines that will eventually make up the world’s largest offshore wind farm is now producing power, owners SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn have said