Category: Wind

The internationally awarded nvisionist continues to collaborate with leading global companies, further expanding its international presence into Asia. nvisionist announces another strategic partnership of global reach. The multi-award-winning start-up has teamed up with the renowned Toyota Group to install the internationally pioneering nvbird® bird collision prevention system on wind turbines at two wind farms in… Read more »

RWE to locate its offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm at Thyborøn Port Buss Ports to handle secondary steel structures at Thyborøn Port from 2025 onwards Offshore installation work to begin – as planned – in spring 2025; full commissioning expected in 2027 Enough green electricity to supply equivalent of more than… Read more »

Customers from Grimsby to Skegness have saved on average nearly £200 on bills, with the top 5% saving close to £400 a year  36k+ Brits eager for Octopus to bring this windy revolution to their community  Follows Octopus’ boat trip to bring local customers out to see the Lincs offshore wind farm up close   … Read more »

Rotterdam, Netherlands—Friday & Co. Shipbrokers is pleased to announce the successful brokerage of a significant chartering deal between Dutch offshore engineering giant Boskalis and a Chinese charterer to transport the car carrier Floor (formerly Fremantle Highway) from the Netherlands to China. This monumental project entails transporting the vessel—famously damaged by fire last year—aboard Boskalis’ semi-submersible… Read more »

Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm will be served from a new, state-of-the-art building at Thorsminde port; architecture will blend in perfectly with existing buildings Creation of up to 60 permanent jobs expected Enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Danish households   Today, a ground-breaking ceremony will be held at… Read more »

Nine month sales grows by 14 percent to EUR 5.1 billion EBITDA margin improves to 3.7 percent Working capital stable at minus 7.3 percent EUR 159 million of free cash flow generation in the third quarter Full-year EBITDA margins expected to be closer to the top end of the margin guidance   Hamburg, November 07… Read more »

DCI Group, a leading provider of military training solutions, and RTsys, a global leader in autonomous underwater vehicles, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to integrate cutting-edge underwater robotic technologies into military training programs, enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness of international armed forces and security forces through the transfer of… Read more »

Pursuing new horizons in renewable energy and integrated energy systems Amersfoort/Arnhem, the Netherlands, 6 November 2024 – Royal HaskoningDHV acquires Pondera Consult – consultants for renewable energy projects with headquarters in the Netherlands and branches in Asia. The global demand for knowledge and experience in the field of renewable energy solutions is growing rapidly. Together… Read more »

Vaisala expands its offering for renewable energy customers by acquiring the UK-based software, weather monitoring systems and services company Nevis Technology Limited. The acquisition enables Vaisala to further develop its business in the offshore wind area with solutions for safer and more efficient installation, crew transfer, and service operations.  Nevis Technology specializes in providing and… Read more »

Green Marine UK is scaling up its Environmental Monitoring offering for Offshore Wind to deliver ‘full-scope’ projects following a surge in contracts with Scotland’s Marine Directorate. It follows 18-months of continuous work, largely involving the collection of PAM (Passive Acoustic Monitoring) devices. Operations have lasted up to 20-days retrieving circa 40 devices over distances approaching… Read more »

Today, Ørsted’s Board of Directors approved the interim report for the first nine months of 2024. Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted, says in a comment to the interim report for the first nine months of 2024: “I am pleased with our operational performance and financials results. Based on solid 9M earnings, we… Read more »

A report published today by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult lays out a new approach to environmental monitoring and consenting within the UK offshore wind sector. With the UK Government looking to radically increasing offshore wind deployment, there is a clear need for changes to the environmental consenting process. It can currently take several… Read more »

Company targeting numerous strategic hires and partnerships to build on and accelerate existing low-carbon activities 01 November – DNV Inspection, the independent assurance and risk management provider, has set its sights on aggressive growth in the low-carbon energy space following a run of contract wins in recent years. By the end of the decade, the… Read more »

Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  “With its Autumn Budget announced today, the UK Government has once again  ecognized that the renewable energy industry will play a vital role in helping to grow the UK economy and a sizeable pipeline of projects here in Scotland will be key to this growth plan…. Read more »

Klaveness Combination Carriers to install its first ever Wind Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) with bound4blue’s suction sails (eSAIL®) CABU III newbuild will feature largest ever suction sails, with two units of 24m in height The installation marks bound4blue’s first newbuild project in China, and the first installation of its model 3 solution   Oslo, 30… Read more »

Deutsche Windtechnik is expanding its Training Center: A new location in Bissendorf near the German city Osnabrück will be officially inaugurated today (29 October 2024) with the participation of government officials and representatives from the wind industry. The training courses in Bissendorf will focus on technical training and further education for the company’s own service… Read more »

The Odense Recommendations is a historic opportunity to transform Europe’s industry and create thousands of manufacturing jobs within the green transition as the ambitions for at least 300 GW of offshore wind in the North Sea are to be fulfilled. This is an opportunity we must seize, but it requires investment, according to Odense Port… Read more »

K2 Management (K2M) provides due diligence services to Cathay Life on its Greater Changhua 4 wind farm investment – the largest offshore wind investment made by a Taiwanese corporate to date 24th October 2024, Taiwan – K2 Management (K2M), a leading global renewable energy engineering and project management consultancy, has completed due diligence on Taiwanese insurer Cathay… Read more »

KATY, TEXAS, 24 October 2024 – DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is performing due diligence to enable the financing of eight offshore wind projects on the United States’ Atlantic Coast. The announcement follows news from DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2024 report, which forecasts that about 10 GW of fixed offshore wind is… Read more »

OX2 has signed an asset management agreement for Piiparinmäki wind farm with Nuveen Infrastructure. Under the agreement, OX2 will be responsible for the technical, commercial and financial management of the Piiparinmäki wind farm, to ensure optimal asset performance on the behalf of Nuveen Infrastructure, the private infrastructure investment business of $1.2tn global asset manager Nuveen…. Read more »

ASCO, a leading global logistics and materials management provider, has appointed William “Bill” Draper as General Manager of its Teesworks operations, as the site prepares for its first steel delivery. With over 34 years of experience working on the River Tees, Bill will manage the team at Steel River Quay, on the south bank of… Read more »

• Buss Terminal Eemshaven to be used for the handling of 72 monopile foundations • Foundations weighing up to 1,500 tonnes each – as much as 1,000 small cars • Offshore installation in the Danish North Sea expected to start in spring 2025 RWE has taken an important step in the construction of its offshore… Read more »

More than 150 fire service professionals, risk prevention specialists and representatives of companies and organisations linked to the sector will come together over three days in the Port of Bilbao to share their knowledge, exchange experiences, test new equipment and perfect working methods in the field of occupational health, safety and risk prevention. The event,… Read more »

22m eSAIL® will set new wind assisted propulsion system (WAPS) benchmark for key shipping segment. New contract comes on the back of positive experience onboard the Eems Traveller, with results to be published by Lloyd’s Register.   London, October 22 – Amasus, one of Europe’s leading players in the shortsea, bulk, general cargo, offshore and… Read more »

Renewable energy developer Green Switch Capital, now part of the Qair Group is conducting wind and noise assessments with ZX Measurement Services over a period of 12 months at the proposed Monashee Wind Farm located between Grantshouse and Duns, Scotland. The four-turbine site covers an area of approximately 155Ha and the recent deployment of a… Read more »

By now we are all familiar with the sight of wind turbines or solar panels and are aware of their part in the global energy transition. But there are many more sources of renewable energy available to us, some more surprising than others! In our latest article, the Institute has delved into some of the most innovative and… Read more »

Wind power generation in Britain reached a ten-year high in the three months to the end of September, according to a new report by Montel Analytics. The study showed that levels of wind output recorded over the quarter was the highest for any Q3 since 2014, standing at 16.7TWh. Although this was down 3% on… Read more »

The Scottish Green Energy Awards has today (Oct 17) announced the shortlist for the UK’s largest and most prestigious celebration of the renewable energy industry.  This year’s awards, headline sponsored by EDF Renewables UK, will bring together an unprecedented number of guests to recognise and honour the achievements of those whose revolutionary work is securing… Read more »

Hamburg, 17 October 2024 – Windward Offshore GmbH & Co. KG (Windward Offshore) intends to enter into a joint venture with Stödig Ship Management AS (Stödig) to manage the technical and crew operations of its fleet of Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV’s). This partnership, formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marks… Read more »

ScottishPower Renewables’ first fixed-bottom offshore windfarm in Scottish waters has taken an important step forward with the submission of its Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report for the project’s windfarm development area to the Scottish Government. The milestone – requesting a formal ‘Scoping Opinion’ from the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate, the offshore planning authority – is… Read more »

ZX 300 Lidar operates autonomously in extreme Alaskan weather Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), a Cooperative provider of electric services in Alaska, is advancing its renewable energy efforts with the help of wind Lidar technology to remotely sense the available wind resource at prospective wind farm locations. As part of its goal to reduce carbon… Read more »

On 15 October 2024, a Westminster Hall debate on community benefits from renewable energy projects was opened by Angus McDonald MP, who highlighted the challenges faced by remote communities in accessing fair energy costs and the burden of renewable infrastructure. McDonald emphasised the disparity in energy costs faced by rural populations, stating, “Renewables are coming… Read more »

London, UK – October 16th: Beam, a leader in offshore wind AI driven technology services, unveils SubSLAM X3, a new underwater perception system designed to enhance the monitoring and maintenance of offshore wind farms. SubSLAM X3 offers real-time, high-resolution 3D mapping and is set to improve the efficiency and accuracy of underwater operations. Innovative Integration… Read more »

All 50 wind turbines have been installed at the 476 megawatt (MW) Baltic Eagle wind farm in the German Baltic Sea A joint venture between Iberdrola and Masdar, Baltic Eagle is already connected to the national grid Offshore windfarm to supply 475,000 households with renewable energy   Berlin, 25 September 2024 –Turbine installation has been… Read more »

Applications open for sponsored places on the F4OR programme for offshore wind tender readiness UK businesses targeting entry or expansion in the burgeoning offshore renewable energy sector can apply for the national Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme, run by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) will sponsor a… Read more »