Category: Wind

The UK’s Offshore Wind Champion, Tim Pick, has published his independent report

Responding Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The words of Tim Pick, the UK’s outgoing Offshore Wind Champion, represent a rallying cry for this vital sector – and one which, importantly, reflects those calls made by industry for several years now. “His focus on the importance of grid connections as the key ‘rate-limiting… Read more »

US Offshore Wind Industry Can Proactively Address Fire Risk To Save Taxpayers Money – Firetrace

Scottsdale, ARI, 03 April 2023 – Offshore wind developers and operators can take steps to proactively manage fire risk on their assets to protect the huge levels of public investment coming into the sector to support ambitious US offshore capacity targets. This is according to a new report published today from Firetrace International, the leading supplier… Read more »

KenzFigee wins contract award for crane delivery on the East Anglia Three HVDC converter station

KenzFigee, a well-established lifting and service specialist of high-end equipment for the marine, offshore and wind energy industry, signed a contract with Aker Solutions for the delivery of an offshore pedestal crane for installation on ScottishPower Renewables HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) converter station for the East Anglia THREE (EA3) offshore wind farm in the UK…. Read more »

Introduction of state-of-the-art Eagle-Access Academy for practical on-site simulator training purposes and demonstrations

EAGLE-ACCESS (EA), the Dutch developer of a new generation of offshore access systems, is introducing its state-of-the-art Eagle-Access Academy for practical on-site simulator training purposes and demonstrations. Centerpiece of the Academy is the most advanced simulator equipment, technology and instructional tools to provide future operators with a superior access training experience. Virtually standing on the… Read more »

Ramp up cross-industrial supply chains

Bremen, March 2023. 2023 is a decisive year for the offshore wind industry in Germany and across Europe. More than twice the amount of offshore wind power already installed has been put out to tender this year. According to the realisation agreement of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), 50 gigawatts are… Read more »

SeaZip Offshore Service makes major move with acquisition of Damen FCS 2710 24 PAX Crew Transfer Vessel

SeaZip Offshore Service (Harlingen) is expanding its fleet with the acquisition of a 24 PAX Crew Transfer Vessel from shipping company Groen (The Hague/Scheveningen). Jan Reier Arends, Managing Owner of SeaZip, speaks of a golden opportunity because it concerns a young vessel that is in new condition. The vessel, still sailing under the name ‘Green… Read more »

Dominion Energy selects K2M to perform Quality Oversight on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project

In a four-year deal spanning 2.6GW, K2 Management (K2M) will assume responsibility of Owner’s Quality Assurance Representative for Dominion Energy K2M is to provide Quality Oversight and other services for all major components during manufacturing and delivery to Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Virginia Virginia, March 28, 2023 — K2 Management, a global leading renewable energy… Read more »

PIRIOU delivered a CTV to Atlantique Maritime Services

French shipowner Atlantique Maritime Services, based in Donges, has taken delivery of a new Crew Transfer Vessel built by Piriou in its Vietnamese shipyard. This vessel will join the AMS fleet to serve the French and European offshore wind industry. Sailing under the French flag she is equipped with a comfortable and modular resiliently mounted… Read more »

ScottishPower’s Gillian Noble appointed to lead SOWEC Developer Group

The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council has appointed industry leader Gillian Noble – who heads up ScottishPower’s offshore development and operations – as Chair of its vital Developer Group. SOWEC plays an important role supporting growth of the offshore wind sector in Scotland, and works through a number of groups to drive action. Its Developer… Read more »

Nordex Group receives orders for 78 MW in Greece

Hamburg, 29 March 2023. The Nordex Group has been awarded contracts to supply and install 14 N149/5.X turbines from the Delta4000 series for three projects in Greece. The orders also each include ten-year Premium Service for maintenance of the turbines. The customer’s name and the names of the projects have been withheld at the customer’s… Read more »

Glamox appoints its first Chief People & Culture Officer and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Natalie Wintermark and Nina Hol join Glamox’s executive leadership team Oslo, Norway, 28 March 2023 – Glamox AS, a leading lighting company, is further strengthening its executive management team with two new appointments as the company sharpens its skills and capabilities as it focuses on growing its lighting business. Natalie Wintermark will join the company… Read more »

MEASNET releases a state-of-the-art guideline on evaluation of site-specific wind conditions

Madrid, 28.03.2023.- MEASNET, International Network for Harmonised and Recognised Measurements in Wind Energy, has released an updated issue of its guideline “Evaluation of Site-Specific Wind Conditions”. This document represents the state-of-the-art of wind measure­ments, wind resource and site assessments within the wind energy sector. With this publishing, MEASNET opens its activity in the new year,… Read more »

Ampelmann takes the lead as the motion compensated gangway provider for US offshore wind

Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed six new contracts in the offshore wind market in the United States for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The contracts set for 2023 have been secured for work on two new offshore wind farms being built off the coast in New England. In the coming year, Ampelmann’s motion… Read more »

Recycling broken wind turbine parts could create 20,000 UK jobs and multi-billion-pound supply chain

Tens of billions of pounds could be generated for the UK economy from the re-use, refurbishment and re-engineering of broken wind turbine parts, according to a new coalition set-up to drive the creation of a circular supply chain for renewables in the UK. Building the capabilities to refurbish wind turbine parts in the UK could… Read more »

Xodus and Daymark sign North America offshore wind MOU

Global energy consultancy Xodus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daymark Energy Advisors to collaborate on advancing the development and deployment of projects in the rapidly growing North American offshore wind industry. The partnership is the first of its kind for the offshore wind consultancy market in North America. Daymark brings deep knowledge and… Read more »

As part of the INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing round, 13 projects have been selected to support green innovation and help decarbonise the North Sea

Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply offshore oil and gas platforms.  Responding, Scottish Renewables’ Chief Executive, Claire Mack said: “Today’s announcement from Crown Estate Scotland is one step forward on the road to the industrial decarbonisation of Scotland. “It… Read more »

Natural Power selected for ScottishPower Renewables servicing contract

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been appointed by ScottishPower Renewables to deliver the servicing and maintenance contract for the 124MW Blacklaw wind farm in North Lanarkshire. This three-year contract to provide third-party service and maintenance to the wind farm is the first of its kind between Natural Power and ScottishPower… Read more »

Earlier today, Orbital Marine Power, a renewable energy company focused on the commercial deployment of its innovative floating tidal turbine technology, unveiled plans for a new 30MW tidal energy project, Westray, in Orkney.

Responding, Amy Keast, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Orbital Marine Power’s Westray project is yet another example of how much potential there is in Scotland for the development of tidal energy technology. “At Scottish Renewables, we are particularly pleased to see that construction of this project will see a significant spend of over… Read more »

Port Of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park Takes Another Step Forward With New Major Offshore Wind Base

The Port of Tyne’s 200-acre Tyne Clean Energy Park secures another offshore wind customer – Van Oord – as the Port of Tyne cements its position as the region’s clean energy centre. From Q1 2024, the port will act as the storage and marshalling base for the foundations of the 1.4 GW – or 100… Read more »

BayWa r.e. Sets Sights on In-market Expansion and Developing Larger Portfolio Wind Projects in APAC in 2023

BayWa r.e., global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, has announced its 2023 ambitions for its Wind Projects team, with sights set on developing larger portfolio wind farms across Asia Pacific (APAC). With offices in Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Australia, BayWa r.e. services the entire lifecycle of wind farm developments in… Read more »

Flexible power technologies will make Africa’s energy leapfrogging a reality

Africa’s ability to leapfrog traditional power systems and adopt renewables on a massive scale is not a fantasy. In-depth studies from Wärtsilä have demonstrated that with the adequate support of flexible power technologies, ambitious renewable energy objectives in Africa are not only achievable, they also represent the soundest and cheapest strategy for the successful electrification… Read more »

ONYX Insight has unveiled a new partnership with Nearthlab to supercharge predictive maintenance solutions across the wind industry.

ONYX Insight, a major global provider of predictive maintenance solutions (PdM), and Nearthlab, a leading autonomous drone solution company, have entered into partnership to deliver a whole turbine predictive maintenance solution for wind farm operators. The industry is currently seeking to make operations more efficient amidst the backdrop of a labor, resource, and inflation-challenged environment…. Read more »

Scottish Renewables’ Net-Zero Energy Conference to set out vision for Scotland’s energy future

Conference a unique opportunity to hear from experts across renewable energy industry At Scottish Renewables’ Net-Zero Energy Conference in Edinburgh this week (March 21-22) industry leaders will set out their vision for a secure, affordable, low-carbon energy system. Events over the past 12 months have had an unprecedented impact on the energy industry and the… Read more »

TWP settles on final names for its ScotWind offshore wind farms

Monday 20th March 2023. Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium founded by DEME Concessions, Qair and Aspiravi, has announced the final names for its two ScotWind projects. The 1GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm will be located off the coast of Stonehaven, lying 44km out from the landmark of Bowdun Head and covering an area of… Read more »

St. Johns Ship Building joins Green Marine

Palatka, FL, March 16, 2023 – St. Johns Ship Building, a shipbuilding and marine repair company located in Palatka, Florida, is the newest participant in Green Marine – the most comprehensive voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry. “At St. Johns Ship Building, the current and future well-being of our employees and their… Read more »

Jan De Nul kicks off Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3

Jan De Nul Group announces that it has officially started the T&I contract for the construction of Ørsted’s 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. A first batch of 3 monopile foundations has left Steelwind’s yard in Nordenham (Germany) to Eemshaven (The Netherlands), which is part… Read more »

Investment in renewable energy industry threatened by Spring Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt today announced his Spring Budget. Responding, Scottish Renewables’ Chief Executive Claire Mack: said: “The renewable energy industry has been short-changed by today’s Spring Budget. “We urgently need a framework that will encourage investment in what is one of the UK’s most dynamic and fastest-growing industries and is at the… Read more »

Investment in renewable energy industry threatened by Spring Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt today announced his Spring Budget. Responding, Scottish Renewables’ Chief Executive Claire Mack: said: “The renewable energy industry has been short-changed by today’s Spring Budget. “We urgently need a framework that will encourage investment in what is one of the UK’s most dynamic and fastest-growing industries and is at the… Read more »

ArcVera Renewables provides Independent Engineering in support of Onward’s 1.2GW Solar Portfolio acquisition

Long known for its wind energy technical leadership, ArcVera is rapidly expanding its activities in the solar space through independent engineering (IE) services to support transactions from development to operational facilities. “The solar services segment is rapidly expanding at ArcVera and, with that, increasing market demand for reliable, independent engineering services,” explained David Simkins, Director… Read more »

Senegal’s 130 MW Malicounda power project now fully operational

The 130 MW Wärtsilä Flexicycle™ power plant is now fully operational in Malicounda. The plant has been officially inaugurated by President Sall on the 11th of February. Matelec, one of the leading energy companies in Africa, operates the plant, and a 10-year maintenance agreement with Wärtsilä will guarantee its high availability and reliability. Located in… Read more »

Vena Energy achieves financial closure for 176 MW wind-solar project in Karnataka.

Vena Energy, Asia-Pacific’s leading renewable energy company, announced today that it has reached financial close on the Gudadur Hybrid Project, a 176 MW solar-wind hybrid renewable energy project in the Indian state of Karnataka. The project consists of 48 MW of solar capacity and 128 MW of wind capacity, and it is expected to achieve… Read more »

Digital twins will reduce testing time of wind turbines by 20%

Danish research project will explore the opportunities for digitalization of large-scale test benches, which can substantially reduce the time and cost of testing. For wind turbine manufacturers and their sub-suppliers, testing is essential to ensuring the quality of both the design and manufacturing are of a high standard. Testing the components requires deploying complex and… Read more »

Ten UK tech innovators prepare to launch into offshore wind industry

Ten UK companies ready to make their mark on the offshore wind industry started their journey with Launch Academy, an award-winning technology acceleration programme, this week. Launch Academy, run by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, kicked off its latest national nine-month programme in Edinburgh with companies from across the UK that are developing technology… Read more »

Digital twins will reduce testing time of wind turbines by 20%

Danish research project will explore the opportunities for digitalization of large-scale test benches, which can substantially reduce the time and cost of testing. For wind turbine manufacturers and their sub-suppliers, testing is essential to ensuring the quality of both the design and manufacturing are of a high standard. Testing the components requires deploying complex and… Read more »