In January, the two foundations for the Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak, left the port of Ostend, Belgium with destination Koege. In Koege, the foundations will await the arrival of the Heavy Lift Vessel “Rambiz” and a suitable weather window, before the float off and installation can take place.
Read moreIn support of the “America First Energy Plan,” the US BOEM published draft guidelines for the use of a “Design Envelope” approach in Construction and Operations Plans for offshore wind energy facilities in the US.
Read moreRenewable energy, such as bioenergy, geothermal and hydropower projects, has head-to-head on costs, with power from fossil fuels. A new report claims that renewable energy will be consistently cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020.
Read moreFrom October 2017 to January 2018, 49 foundations, which are to carry Denmark's largest wind farm, Horns Rev 3, have been set in place in the North Sea, north-west of Blåvands Huk on the Danish west coast. The last foundation was piled into the seabed just after New Year and the construction process of the farm is on schedule.
Read moreAsian Hercules III, one of the world’s largest and most versatile floating cranes, has arrived in Peterhead Port, in order to conduct 11 innovative bucket foundations for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre.
Read moreAs part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, Carbon Trust announced the launch of a multimillion euro project, designed to demonstrate how effective implementation of control strategies can reduce the cost of offshore wind.
Read moreThe Port of Rotterdam announced it has become the fifth partner in North Sea Wind Power Hub-Consortium, where it will join forces with four electricity and gas grid companies, in order to continue their studies into the development of a large-scale, sustainable European energy system in the North Sea.
Read moreStatoil along with Masdar and Statkraft announced the official opening of the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in Great Yarmouth, UK, on November 22. All 67 turbines of the Dudgeon offshore wind farm are now delivering electricity to the UK grid.
Read moreIn recent years, researchers argue that the rate of generated power is between 1.5 W m−2 within large wind farms. A study by PNAS shows that considerably higher power generation rates may be sustainable over some open ocean areas.
Read moreThe World Wind Energy Association announced a strategic partnership with the International Windship Association, to further promote the uptake of wind technology by the global shipping fleet. The Associations’ first collaborative steps will be taken during the UN Convention on Climate Change COP23 summit next month.
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