Category: Wind

Messe Husum & Congress has filled the position of Project Manager for HUSUM WIND. Pascal Hofer (48) takes over the management of the renowned trade fair for renewable energies in North Frisia. Born in Flensburg, he is no stranger to the industry and can draw on his experience from HANNOVER MESSE Energy Solutions (formerly HANNOVER… Read more »

The UK Government today (March 19) confirmed two port infrastructure projects are closer to securing a share of up to £160m of funding. To support floating wind development in the UK, the Port of Cromarty Firth and Port Talbot will be taken forward to undergo due diligence as part of the Government’s Floating Offshore Wind… Read more »

We are thrilled to announce a highly specialized crash course tailored exclusively for industry leaders: “Auctions and Bid Strategies for Offshore Wind.” This exclusive course comes in partnership with the prestigious consulting powerhouse Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The course offers a deep dive into the complex world of offshore wind auctions, providing invaluable insights and… Read more »

The targeted development phase for the new 1,000 MW wind power project portfolio has been achieved more than 1 year earlier than expected. Originally the target was set for May 2025 in the cooperation agreement signed in May 2022 between Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and VALOREM, a French origin developer and green… Read more »

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading port operator, today welcomed the decision by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to advance the Future Port Talbot project to the Primary List phase of the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (FLOWMIS). Henrik L. Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer of Associated British Ports, said “ABP… Read more »

Recently launched Cyber Energia warns that UK renewables firms are at risk from up to 1,000 attempted cyber attacks per day Scale of cyber risks estimated to be as many as 880 million across UK renewables sector Increasing legislation for non-compliance resulting in significant punitive damages Unique Cyber Energia portal provides real-time visualisation of attempted… Read more »

• ZF Wind Power has converted its Belgian plant into a serial production hub for the European wind market. • In 2024, a mix of SHIFT gearboxes, offshore and onshore powertrains will leave the plant in Lommel (Belgium) every day. • Thanks to advanced software approaches, the team can balance resources across three serial production… Read more »

• Letter of Support signed between RWE and the Port Authority • Port to become logistic hub for the marshalling, assembly and deployment of floating offshore wind components • Clear commitment to support commercial-scale industrial growth in Spain Bilbao, 19 March 2024 RWE has joined forces with the Port Authority of A Coruña to facilitate… Read more »

Seven businesses hailing from the north of Scotland and Orkney aiming to break into the multibillion-pound offshore renewables energy market have been selected for the first Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in the region. The industry leading F4OR supply chain growth programme is delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, will be supported… Read more »

Port of Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada and Hamburg Port Authority, Hamburg, Germany, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) today to collaborate on the export and import of green hydrogen from Canada to Germany. CEO’s Scott Penney, Port of Argentia, and Jens Meier, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), signed the agreement while attending the Canada-Germany Hydrogen and Ammonia… Read more »

Scotland’s First Minister, the Rt Hon. Humza Yousaf MSP, will today (Monday 18 March) officially open the world’s first dedicated innovation centre for floating offshore wind. Located in the heart of Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone, ORE Catapult’s £9 million National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC), delivered in collaboration with ETZ Limited, is designed to help… Read more »

WindESCo, a leading analytics and optimization solution provider for improving the asset health, performance, and reliability of wind turbines, as a part of its expansion in Europe, not only hired several top team members and experts but is also gradually expanding its presence at key European wind industry events. WindESCo will take part in one… Read more »

– Developers are faced with the challenge of speeding up simulations for new projects, while simultaneously integrating more advanced data into early stage technical and financial modelling – Youwind launches a number of upgrades to its web-based tools, bringing the latest in yield assessment, GIS data and platform capabilities to the early development phases Barcelona,… Read more »

Oslo, Norway, 18 March 2024: Glamox, a world leader in lighting, is replicating its success in lighting European offshore windfarms with three separate orders for LED lighting for the turbine foundation transition pieces for three fixed offshore windfarms in Taiwan and South Korea. “The energy transition from offshore hydrocarbons to renewable power presents us with huge… Read more »

FADA Engineering General Manager Ismail Hakkı Akyüz: “Our goal with our transfer vehicles is to become a global player. We want to develop products that not only transport within factories but also perform heavy-duty transportation in external operations.” FADA Engineering, heavy industry by designing and producing autonomous transfer vehicles and manual transfer vehicles, has achieved… Read more »

Dr John Coultate, VP of Advanced Sensing at ONYX Insight said: “It is still unusual for blades to be instrumented with sensors for condition monitoring. In fact, the current situation is reminiscent of the way drivetrains were operated and maintained 10-20 years ago. At that time, condition monitoring systems (CMS) were relatively uncommon – mainly… Read more »

SPEAKERS at a new energy transition event next week will include innovation entrepreneur Alexander Holt, the Scottish Government’s Head of International Ecosystems. Alexander will deliver one of two spotlight talks at Scotland’s Energy Transition Showcase, being held in Glasgow on March 19. He’ll be joined by EDF Renewables’ Kerry MacPhee, who will focus on how renewable… Read more »

Bremerhaven, March 15, 2024 – On March 1, 2024, Markus Nölke (54) took over the management of WAB e.V. in Bremerhaven. Born in Bremerhaven, he originally comes from the transport and logistics sector, where he focused on shipping and port issues. Before joining WAB, Nölke had spent the previous 14 years as Managing Director of… Read more »

Global subsea engineering and technology company, SMD, today announced the sale of its first electric ROV to Luxembourg-based marine contractor, Jan De Nul Group. SMD’s Quantum EV will be integrated into Jan De Nul Group’s new cable laying vessel, Fleeming Jenkin, and deployed to offshore energy projects globally. The new fully-electric ROV offers superior levels… Read more »

Iberdrola’s Sierra de Dueña wind farm hosts the first tests of the revolutionary Hummingbird program, the new drone for the inspection of wind turbine blades from Arbórea Intellbird, the veteran technology company based in the Science Park of the University of Salamanca. In the mills that crown the escarpments of this beautiful area of the… Read more »

Framo, a leading innovator in pump technology, proudly introduces its latest breakthrough – an inline turbine designed to recover electrical power from diverse fluid flows. Successfully tested at the company’s state-of-the-art center on Flatøy, just outside Bergen, this cutting-edge technology offers substantial cost savings, energy efficiency, and a sustainable alternative to pressure reduction valves. The… Read more »

KENC Engineering has secured multiple contracts with offshore energy contractor DEME. For KENC, the contracts involve a broad scope of work that will encompass engineering and fabrication of seafastening and auxiliary structures that DEME requires for its work on several international offshore wind farms. KENC will be carrying out the concept, basic and detailed designs… Read more »

·World-first development phase for offshore hydrogen production and transportation leads to new UK regulatory regime  ·HT1 Project catalyses rapid industry progress in offshore hydrogen transportation and storage A world-leading innovation project exploring the possibilities of hydrogen production on offshore wind farms and transportation to shore is to conclude, almost two years after it began.   The… Read more »

Kongsberg Discovery has responded to market demand with an innovative new software solution to enable remote operations of HiPAP and µPAP SSBL acoustic positioning systems, for both crewed and uncrewed survey vessels. Launched today at Oceanology International in London, HiPOS – HiPAP Positioning Software for Remote Operations bridges the gap between onshore teams and vessels,… Read more »

North East engineering and lifting expert, JK Lifting Equipment, is working with the world’s largest wind farm, Dogger Bank, to enable the safe movement of operation and maintenance equipment. As part of the lifting and product supply partnership, JK Lifting Equipment has developed a rigging loft specifically for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The specially… Read more »

Natural Power, the leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, has acted as owner’s engineer on behalf of global renewable energy company Low Carbon at Mörknässkogen onshore wind farm in the Ostrobothnia region of Finland which has entered operations. With a capacity of 30MW from five wind turbines, Mörknässkogen forms part of Low Carbon’s renewables… Read more »

Global slip ring and rotary solutions manufacturer BGB (UK & USA) and Electronics specialists ENA (Canada & USA) have recently formed a new partnership that’s taking the Wind industry by storm. This partnership brings together the industry-leading expertise of BGB in Rotary transfer systems with the cutting-edge electronics solutions provided by ENA. By combining forces, both companies… Read more »

A new report published today by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence has outlined potential future pathways to develop critical port infrastructure and manufacturing centres needed to support the deployment of floating wind in the UK. The report provides both an assessment of the current challenges facing port infrastructure in relation… Read more »

March 13, 2024: Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., are working on novel ways of preventing threats to grid stability that can result in the loss of power to millions of people, equipment damage and limit power transfer capability. With increasing reliance on renewables global installations of wind farms has increased rapidly.  However two… Read more »

GEV Wind Power’s track record in safety has been recognised with two industry awards. The global-leading wind turbine blade repair and maintenance experts won the Innovation in Safety and the Safety Performance and Delivery accolades at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s (SGRE) Annual Contractors Safety Conference for the Northern Europe and Middle East (NEME) region. It… Read more »

OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”, the “Group”), a leading offshore solutions business, has appointed Caroline Merson as its new Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. In her role Caroline will sit on the Group executive committee and will lead the strategic direction of the OEG Energy Group brand, including its Offshore and Renewables divisions. She will… Read more »

In a forward-thinking collaboration, Vaisala and DNV unveiled extensive guidelines for using scanning lidars in a dual system configuration (DSL) for offshore Wind Resource Assessment (WRA). The release of these guidelines helps improve dual scanning lidar bankability and contributes to creating the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 52 – recommended practice on using scanning lidar measurements offshore. Dual scanning lidar is increasingly replacing… Read more »

• The company increased its revenue by 75% compared to the previous year. • Within the strategic plan for the next 4 years, the multinational plans to increase its production capacity by establishing new facilities in the US and Spain. Power Electronics, a leading manufacturer of solar inverters for photovoltaic plants in America, Europe, and… Read more »

5 March 2024, London: Venterra Group, the global offshore wind services company, has today announced the launch of its expanded marine acoustics offering, underpinned by the expert capabilities of its Engineering companies INSPIRE Environmental, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), and Partrac. Building on INSPIRE and GDG’s established foundation of providing marine acoustics measurement, modelling and… Read more »

Specialist renewable energy consultancy Pier has been appointed by the Stromar Floating Offshore Wind project to deliver a programme of communications and community engagement activities in the north east of Scotland. Stromar is a joint venture comprising industry leaders Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy and Renantis which leverages Ørsted’s expertise in offshore wind development with BlueFloat Energy’s… Read more »