Category: Wind

The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), each country’s leading wind energy research and development centre, have today announced a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) to establish a five-year collaboration programme. They will work together on innovation and research and development, market and supply chain growth, new… Read more »

Osbit, the Northumberland-based offshore technology company, is delighted to announce it is to receive a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Announced today, Osbit has been rewarded for its excellence in Innovation, a category which recognises outstanding achievement and commercial success as a result of innovation. The coveted prize has been given for the company’s development… Read more »

Jan De Nul is responsible for the end-to-end subsea cable laying and cable protection works. At the shore sides, Jan De Nul will perform the Horizontal Directional Drillings starting later this year in 2022. The offshore installation campaigns will be performed in 2023 and 2024. Jan De Nul’s cable-laying vessel Connector will install the subsea… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been appointed by EDF Renewables and ESB to act as the control point for the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm which is currently under construction in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Through its ControlCentre, Natural Power will provide NnG with out… Read more »

Osbit, the UK-based offshore wind technology supplier, has successfully delivered a new monopile gripper system to Yunneng Wind Power Co. Ltd (Yunneng), which is realising the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan. The system will be used to support installation activities on Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm. Once completed, the farm will produce 2.4 terawatt hours… Read more »

Ventient Energy, a pan European renewable energy, owner and operator, has endorsed Sereema’s pioneer asset optimization solution: Windfit. The collaboration between both companies dates back a few years, when Iberwind, now part of Ventient Energy group, used Windfit diagnosis features to monitor and increase the performance of their assets. On a second phase, both teams… Read more »

GustoMSC has recently completed model tests on its proprietary Tri-Floater, a semi-submersible floater capable of hosting very large wind turbines. The tests were performed at the Océanide wave basin in South-East France on a 1:50 scale model of the Tri-Floater hosting the 15 MW NREL reference wind turbine. The floater was subjected to simultaneous wind,… Read more »

Leading manufacturer of cable glands, cleats and accessories, CMP Products, has been granted ‘Fit for Offshore Renewables’ (F4OR) status through ORE Catapult and Nuclear AMRC’s program The F4OR program, developed in conjunction with the offshore renewables energy industry, is aimed at gearing up supply chain businesses with the skills required to supply into the sector…. Read more »

Dynamica Ropes Offshore Division has invested in new ropemaking machinery and a new production facility for deepwater mooring tethers and hawsers. This new purpose-built factory in Fredericia (Denmark) is located in the heart of the Offshore sites in Northern Europe. “We are very proud to present our Deepwater Tethers. Our R&D department has been busy… Read more »

–  Liebherr’s answer to the market demand for next generation maintenance –  50 fewer service days on manned platforms, 75 % less mobilization on unmanned platforms –  Modular system serves individual customer requests Liebherr Intelligent Maintenance (LiMain) paves the way for an even higher crane availability at lower operational costs (OPEX) on offshore platforms. The… Read more »

Uptime International AS (UPTIME) has been awarded two Walk to Work contracts to support DOF Subsea on their awarded long-term contract for a Multi-Purpose Supply Vessel (MPSV). The MPSV is commencing work for a major International Energy Company on a three-year firm, plus 2 x 1-year options contract. The 1st award is for an UPTIME… Read more »

The CMOD 250 can achieve a WLL of 300t load and can reach spans of 20m x 20m, the corner units come with a new improved design that reduces the contact stresses between the top shackle bow and corner unit centre plate. The design has two rounded contact faces, enabling the shackle bow to contact… Read more »

Ten new UK innovators have secured a place in the second intake of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s industry-backed national technology accelerator programme, the Launch Academy.   From a highly competitive pool of applicants, 10 companies were selected to pitch to a panel made up of industry representatives from ORE Catapult, bp, ScottishPower Renewables and… Read more »

Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “We welcome the publication of TNUoS Call for Evidence – Next Steps which outlines how Ofgem will address the impact of the TNUoS transmission charging regime on renewable deployment. ““Scotland’s renewable energy industry has huge potential for tackling climate change because of the strength of… Read more »

Industry groups from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom extend the Inn2POWER Interreg Project with a new scope: The group now aims at supporting the ramp-up of a “green” hydrogen supply chain among European SMEs as well as wind energy businesses. The partners recently started the second phase of the Inn2POWER Project with… Read more »

Businesses are set to benefit from significant supply chain opportunities created by ScotWind through the Fit For Offshore Renewables programme.  Twenty businesses based in North East Scotland are ready to reap the rewards from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) Programme,  funded by the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) Ltd and… Read more »

Subsea 7 and technology partner FLASC B.V., are pleased to be awarded a grant from the UK government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for £471,760, to further develop an innovative offshore energy storage system. Funding has been awarded as part of the Longer Duration Energy Storage (LODES) Competition.  The competition recognises the… Read more »

Crown Estate Scotland has today announced the proposed details of its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process. Developers will apply for the rights to build small scale innovative offshore wind projects of less than 100MW as well as larger projects connected to oil and gas infrastructure to provide electricity and… Read more »

By Kelly Wyness, Associate Technical Director, Natural Power  As the draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) is now the subject of public consultation and parliamentary scrutiny until 31 March 2022, we’re turning our attention to paving the way for future plans and supporting clients to adopt good practice when it comes to securing consent for… Read more »

RenewableUK is delighted to announce the inaugural Global Offshore Wind Awards 2022. Designed to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the sector on the innovations and growth of the wind sector in the UK and beyond, the vibrancy and resilience of our supply chain, the impact of our initiatives to enhance the sector’s people strategy… Read more »

South Tyneside-based Metec UK has been awarded another project relating to the huge growth in offshore renewables. The contract to supply and install a 30-year cathodic protection system for what’s set to be the ‘UK’s largest offshore wind tower factory’. Metec UK manufactures sacrificial anodes for the long-term protection of steel piles, offshore jackets and… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power; and Keystone Engineering, the pioneer offshore wind engineering firm in the US, have agreed to an official partnership to pursue and collaborate on technical consulting and advisory business opportunities in the U.S. offshore wind market.   The partnership will enable both parties to benefit from each… Read more »

Dutch offshore access specialist Safeway B.V. and Kristiansand-based sister company Techano AS have signed a corporation agreement with Intellilift AS from Norway to equip the ‘SOVs for the future’. Under the agreement, Intellilift   will be a preferred supplier of their proprietary technology related to power systems, automation and remote control systems.  The package system… Read more »

World premiere for a commercially used vessel with a suspension system. With the traditional steel cutting at Ostseestaal in Stralsund on 17.01.2022 the starting signal for the newbuilding with the hull number WB-18#001 of Wallaby Boats GmbH, in cooperation with its production partner, Hitzler Werft in Lauenburg, has been given. Due to Corona, this ceremony… Read more »

Munich/Bremen. TÜV SÜD and Tractebel DOC have signed an agreement announcing their intention to collaborate in the field of offshore wind energy. The partnership will focus on joint project implementation and the development of new markets and services towards a carbon-neutral future. With around 25,000 staff in over 50 countries, TÜV SÜD is among the… Read more »

Belfast-based construction supply business soars by 40% after acquiring the European rights to distribute “filter units” for use in offshore marine and civil engineering works. Originally introduced into the UK and Europe in 2009, Ridgeway initially acquired the UK and Ireland distribution licence of the Patent protected “Kyowa Filter Unit” and the business has since… Read more »

Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for wind blade inspections, has launched its new 3DX™ SmartPilot drone solution, specifically developed to enable inspection campaigns in geographies where site access or complex logistical barriers require a quick, highly portable blade inspection solution. Operators can now rely on the 3DX™ SmartPilot to… Read more »

The ScotWind offshore wind leasing round announced last week represents a huge leap forward in the industrial future of the country. Crown Estate Scotland awarded projects totalling almost 25 GW around Scotland. If fully realised this would be enough clean electricity to power more than 8.5 million homes. This is around three times as many… Read more »

Modulift, the renowned manufacturer for modular spreader beams are pleased to announce they have now appointed Lifting Gear Hire (LGH), one of the largest rental hire companies in the lifting industry to become a stock holding partner in Germany.  As the European market grows, the demand for Modulift’s range of modular DNV Type Approved spreader… Read more »

New supply chain impact report spotlights 32 firms working across Scotland’s renewable energy industry For the first time the report features suppliers working across all renewable technologies including offshore and onshore wind, hydro, wave and tidal as well as green hydrogen and low-carbon heat Industry could grow by more than 230% by 2030 if onshore… Read more »

Bremen (Germany), 08.02.2022 For the first time, a German offshore wind farm will be equipped with an Aicraft Detection Light System ADLS: After successful tests were carried out, investors and operators of the Nordergründe offshore wind farm (OWF) have now commissioned the independent full-service provider Deutsche Windtechnik to equip the entire wind farm with an… Read more »

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is celebrating after achieving the internationally recognised Silver Investors in Young People (IiYP) accreditation – a defining best practice standard for people management. Achieved against the backdrop of the challenging global pandemic, the award is testament to the support provided to, and investment in, the organisation’s young employees as… Read more »

The ScotWind offshore wind leasing round announced last week represents a huge leap forward in the industrial future of the country. Crown Estate Scotland awarded projects totalling almost 25 GW around Scotland. If fully realised this would be enough clean electricity to power more than 8.5 million homes. This is around three times as many… Read more »

The new year has seen the start of two major research and development (R&D) infrastructure projects in Blyth, Northumberland that will support the future advancement of offshore wind turbine technology and operations. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has simultaneously broken ground at its National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth on a multimillion-pound offshore wind… Read more »