Category: Wind

Venterra Group Plc, the offshore wind energy services business, today announces the acquisition of Balltec, a global provider of high integrity connectors for subsea and marine engineering in the renewable energy sector. Venterra was formed to create a global services champion supporting the offshore wind industry’s rapid expansion and leading role in the energy transition…. Read more »

A new award ceremony celebrating green energy supply chain businesses is now open for nominations. Scottish Renewables’ Net-Zero Energy Transition Awards are designed to reward the dedication and talent of the exceptional people and companies delivering the energy transition across a broad rand of industrial, community and household activities. The awards, Headline Sponsored by TotalEnergies, are… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has delivered technical due diligence on behalf of Greencoat Renewables PLC to support its acquisition of a 65-MW portfolio of four operating wind farms in France from Swiss renewable energy producer Axpo. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022. The assets… Read more »

Ventus Engineering GmbH, supplier of end to end optimising solutions for excellence in wind turbine performance, has secured two international standard accreditations. Receiving ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system and ISO 45001:2018 certification for its occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems, Ventus has the official seal of approval that its R&D processes,… Read more »

WinGD and Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division (EMD) are to collaborate on delivering the first WinGD engine capable of running on ammonia, providing a vital step in shipping’s progress towards decarbonisation. Under an MOU (Memo of Understanding) signed during the Posidonia exhibition on the 7th of  June, the two parties will aim to deliver… Read more »

BladeRunner, the crane less blade replacement system developed by Nabrawind, has been used to execute a demonstrator maneuver for ACCIONA Energía in Aragon (Spain), consisting of the uninstallation and installation of a brand new Nordex N149 blade. This was BladeRunner’s first operation with blades over 20 tones and 70 meters, confirming the applicability of this… Read more »

A new report published today (June 13) by the Offshore Wind Industry Council shows a surge in the number of people working in the UK offshore wind industry, and a substantial increase in the billions of pounds of private investment which the sector is attracting every year. Responding, Charlotte Stamper, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish… Read more »

Green hydrogen will be one of the mainstays in the climate-neutral energy system of the future – especially in places where demand for energy is high or cannot be covered using traditional battery solutions for reasons of cost, weight or space. In order to guarantee the usability of this energy medium at any time and… Read more »

Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm will use Ridgeway Rockbags for cable stabilisation and protection Belfast-based Ridgeway, through its European distribution partners, has secured a contract with its first French client to use Kyowa Filter Units, known as Rockbags in the UK and Europe.  Saint Nazaire is a 480MW offshore wind farm being developed in the Loire-Atlantique… Read more »

After more than a decade of delivering successful projects in North and Baltic Sea, SeaRenergy takes its activities to the next level to serve the ambitious announcements of global offshore wind development targets which comprise 270 GW still in this decade. Hamburg, 2nd June 2022. Too be able to respond to the global, fast developing,… Read more »

Ballast Nedam has contracted Terschelling-based Marine Coordination Services BV (MCS) to support their foundation construction activities for the nearshore part of the Windplanblauw wind energy project in Flevoland. In the north-west corner of the province of Flevoland, 24 wind turbines will be installed in two rows in the IJsselmeer, just outside a dyke. Ballast Nedam,… Read more »

First floating monohulled installation vessel able to install giant foundations Deploying ‘Orion’, the newest member of the DEME fleet and the most innovative vessel in the offshore wind industry, DEME Offshore has successfully installed the first XXL monopile at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. DEME’s revolutionary, floating DP3 offshore installation vessel… Read more »

Improving the efficiency of cable lay, and cable recovery, is the theme of the Allspeeds stand (no. 254) at Global Offshore Wind 2022 in Manchester. Allspeeds’ Webtool cutters and gripper streamline both cable deployment and recovery, as well as providing emergency cutting contingency.  Around the globe, the growth in offshore energy has led to wind… Read more »

As communicated in earlier stock exchange announcements dated 31st March, 29th April and 1st June 2022, ZITON A/S (“ZITON”) and its majority shareholder have had ongoing discussions with holders of its financial indebtedness to reach a solution for a long-term and viable capital structure. The parties have reached an agreement in principle and have entered… Read more »

Hamburg, June 13th 2022. Construction work for RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm north of Helgoland progressed rapidly in the spring. Using the Buss Terminal Eemshaven as a base port, more than 50 percent of the foundations have already been successfully installed. “We are pleased that our partner Buss was able to provide the necessary space… Read more »

The crane less blade installation and de-installation system will be available for blade maintenance and substitution in France, Sweden and Morocco The French developer InnoVent will implement Nabrawind’s BladeRunner crane-less blade installation and de-installation system for its 3MW wind turbines. The BladeRunner will specifically carry out manoeuvres for the WWD3, meaning the system will operate… Read more »

Eight UK companies have secured a spot in Launch Academy North East, a Cleantech Offshore Renewables Accelerator programme from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the North East of England. The successful companies – Hyserve Marine, Walker Subsea, Pharos Offshore, Three60 Mapping, PWG Connections, Pipeflex Systems, Seismic Space, and INEX Microtechnology – took part… Read more »

Girona (Catalonia, Spain), June 2, 2022. The Spanish engineering company Saitec has announced its interest in developing a pre-commercial pilot park with 5 units and a total potential of 50MW in the Mediterranean Sea in 2025. The offshore wind turbines will use SATH technology in open sea in Girona, specifically in an area located more… Read more »

This autumn, Jan De Nul welcomes two new Next-Generation offshore installation vessels: the Jack-Up Installation Vessel Voltaire and the Heavy Lift Vessel Les Alizés will be a serious size larger than their look-alikes currently available on the offshore installation market. Thanks to their size and unrivalled lifting capacity, both vessels will be able to install… Read more »

An innovative Climatic Test Chamber in Brno, Czech Republic, will be used to test all ABB energized indoor MV switchgear panels, to ensure they keep the power on 24/7 in the harshest of operating environments.  ABB has invested €700,000 to create the state-of-the-art test facility, which is the first of its type in Europe. The… Read more »

The contract scope includes: Supply of cable storage equipment Execution of cable transfers Management and storage of spare export cables The first cable for Hollandse Kust Noord will arrive with WIND before the end of Q2 this year. For the foreseeable future,  further spare cables will be stored at WIND’s spacious cable storage and repair… Read more »

Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced an on-engine version of its popular iCER system, enabling the emissions reduction technology to be installed without impact on engine footprint. The development is part of WinGD’s commitment to making decarbonisation as simple as possible for ship operators. iCER is the first X-DF2.0 technology introduced to further boost… Read more »

Stora Enso and wood technology company Modvion are partnering to establish wood as the material of choice for wind turbine towers. The collaboration’s purpose is to demonstrate the vast possibilities in using wood in demanding constructions. Modvion builds wind turbine towers with laminated veneer lumber (LVL), which proportionate to its weight is stronger than steel…. Read more »

Richardson, Texas, USA — The wind energy market demands constant innovation from its supply chain, as Crosby Airpes’s craneless wind turbine rotor blade exchange system proves. As wind farm operators meet unprecedented demand for new turbines, they must also maintain installed towers, nacelles, and other components. Central to that work is removal and replacement of… Read more »

Genoa, Italy, 24 May — Italy’s leading renewable energy producer, ERG, has signed a five-year software deal with ONYX Insight, a leading provider of predictive data analytics and engineering expertise to the global wind industry. The agreement enables ERG to use ONYX Insight’s cloud-based analytics platform fleetMONITOR to increase component lead times and reduce operations and… Read more »

HILDALE, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The VelociWrapperTM Company is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for our flagship product, the VelociWrapperTM , a cable-wrapping machine that significantly increases speed, bolsters efficiency, and reduces costs for wind and solar farm installations in the renewable energy construction sector…. Read more »

Bergen, 13 May 2022: Scana more than doubled revenues and EBITDA in the first quarter. Revenues increased by 126 per cent to NOK 208 million compared to the same period last year, while EBITDA was up 140 per cent to NOK 16 million, with the acquisition of PSW Group being the main driver. “Scana have… Read more »

In response to growing market demand, polymeric technology company, Belzona, now offers a complete leading edge repair and protection solution. Optimised to be easy-to-apply, fast-curing and hard-wearing, the combination of Belzona 5711 and Belzona 5721 is specially designed to fortify wind turbine blades with outstanding protection against leading edge erosion for the long term. Fast,… Read more »

Responding, Emma Harrick, Energy Transition and Supply Chain Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Today’s announcement of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council’s (SOWEC) Collaborative Framework Charter signatories demonstrates the commitment of the ScotWind project developers in working collaboratively for the benefit of Scotland’s ports and suppliers. “With a short-term offshore wind pipeline of 6.9GW and… Read more »

From 27 to 30 September 2022, Hamburg will become an energy hub for the world. For four days, at WindEnergy Hamburg everything at the trade show site will revolve around generating energy from wind and its exploitation. At the H₂EXPO & CONFERENCE, it is all about the generation, transport, storage and use of green hydrogen…. Read more »

Hinesburg, Vermont, USA – NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, has added ZX Lidars’ ZX TM to its remote sensing portfolio. NRG Systems has been selling and supporting ZX Lidars’ industry-leading technology since 2019. In addition to ZX TM, NRG Systems offers the ZX 300 onshore vertical profiler… Read more »

In just 35 minutes, the BladeBUG advanced robot can be deployed to inspect areas of concern on a turbine blade – up to half the time it would take a human rope access technician. BladeBUG is safe, fast, reliable and, crucially, can reduce downtime when carrying out essential maintenance tasks or inspecting damaged turbines.  Traditionally,… Read more »

(May 5, 2022) Burlington, MA. – WindESCo, the leading renewable energy performance analytics company, has been accepted into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Clean Energy Accelerator 2.0, supported by Beta-I. The AWS Clean Energy Accelerator is designed to encourage co-innovation and acceleration through energy partnerships. The goal of the program is to accelerate the energy… Read more »

In a first of its kind demonstration, a six-legged robot has shown how it can inspect wind turbine bolts autonomously, eliminating the need for technicians to loosen and retighten thousands of bolts per wind turbine as part of routine maintenance. Funded by Innovate UK and executed in collaboration with GE Renewable Energy and the Offshore… Read more »

NEW BEDFORD, MA (April 26, 2022) – WINDEA CTV LLC, a US operator of offshore wind Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), announced today that it has commenced construction of three 30-meter hybrid ready CTVs. Two of the Incat Crowther designed CTVs will be constructed at St. Johns Shipyard in Palatka, FL and one will be built… Read more »