Five wind turbines are slowly being towed out into the North Sea, during the summer, in order to create world's first floating offshore wind farm. The first of the 11,500-tonne turbines has been already put in place at Buchan Deep, 15 miles off the north-east coast at Peterhead.
Read moreUS offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has unveiled plans for a new offshore wind and energy storage project offshore Massachusetts. The company is proposing Tesla to equip its 'Revolution Wind' 144 MW wind farm with a 40 MW hour battery storage system
Read moreWärtsilä announced that it will supply its low voltage switchboards for the world’s first offshore reactive compensation station. The Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, operated by DONG Energy, is currently under construction at Babcock Rosyth in Scotland and, upon completion, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world.
Read moreZentech and Renewables Resources International announced their plans to build the first Jones Act-compliant, four-legged, self-propelled, dynamically positioned level 2 jack-up vessel based on a U.S.-built barge. The vessel is expected to provide the evolving U.S. offshore wind industry with a much needed and cost-competitive marine logistic solution.
Read moreBureau Veritas has issued a Preliminary Design Approval for a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine foundation designed by DCNS Energies. The floating foundation is based on a semi-submersible floater, designed to be adapted to mass production, easily towable, connectable and dis-connectable, and adaptable to site conditions and local industrial environments.
Read moreGeoSea announced that it received the Notice to Proceed for fabrication and offshore installation of 16 wind turbine foundations and an Offshore Transformer Module, for the EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm, for which GeoSea is Siemens’ EPCI partner. The Albatros is located in the “exclusive economic zone” of the North Sea, approximately 90 km north of Germany.
Read moreThe Technical University of Denmark inaugurated a laboratory, where researchers will complete a modular robot for use in offshore wind turbine platforms. The robot will be used for inspection, and the long-term vision is that it will be able to carry out underwater repairs on foundations and rigs, independently of weather conditions.
Read moreDNV GL informed that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Goldwind International, to explore development of a new software portfolio, allowing to monitor the company's wind assets worldwide in real time. The MoU was signed during the Norway-China Partnership for Low Carbon Energy Transition seminar.
Read moreDNV GL announced its latest Joint Industry Project, aiming to optimize the performance of wind farms by reducing the downtime and lower the costs of energy during the operational project life span of 25 years or more.
Read moreDONG Energy announced plans to offer frequency response from its existing Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, using a combination of wind power and battery. The addition of the 2MW battery system is expected to enhance the capability of the wind farm. It will be the first time an offshore wind farm is integrated with a battery system to deliver frequency response to the grid.
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