Safety is a major priority on the Walney Offshore Windfarms, and in order to train the safety procedures, a number of exercises have been held. During the latest exercise, the scenario was capsizing of a large vessel resulting in 31 ‘staff’ members overboard to be rescued and given first aid on the
Alstom and several prominent US-based research institutions have been awarded a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to research and develop advanced control systems and integrated innovative sensors that increase energy production and lower the capital cost of offshore wind t
The onshore substation and the export cable are now energised and connected to the national grid. The Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool was energised on 22 August, and the export cable and the offshore transformer were energised on 29 August. Upon completion, Walney 1 + 2 will be the wo
REpower Systems SE (WKN 617703) is launching a system to harmonise wind farm management systems in September. The new REguard Interface B IEC 61400-25 is available now for all wind farms around the world in which REpower turbines are used. The system means that the various interfaces in a wind farm
On Sunday 4 September, the local residents of Walney and Barrow were invited to join the marking of the completion of the Walney Offshore Windfarm 1. In cooperation with the local newspaper, North West Evening Mail, Barrow Borough Council, the local civic association, Friends of Walney, and Walney O
Published by Harvard Business Review Press, the book took the authors Clayton Christensen, Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen six years to study some of the world’s biggest and most innovative companies to discover which companies were placing innovation at the forefront of success. From this analysis Vest
During September, the installation activities have been slowed down due to adverse weather, and last week only had one working day, which was used to full extent to install one array cable and the third last wind turbine. After the installation, Kraken headed for the Harbour of Mostyn to get the las
The area being considered for wind power development off Virginia’s coast is larger than what’s proposed in Delaware and Maryland. By Cory Nealon (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, September 20, 2011
Business minister Mark Prisk has launched a new scheme to support Britain’s marine and maritime industries, aimed at boosting exports… By George Archer (themanufacturer) [mappress] Source: themanufacturer, September 20, 2011
Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have announced they have been awarded a contract from The Carbon Trust as one of the selected participants in the Offshore Wind Accelerator Access (OWA-A) Competition. The competition, backed by the Trust and eight leading wind farm developers, challenged industry to think
SAL will host a stand at the EWEA OFFSHORE 2011, Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands, 29 November – 1 December 2011. EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 is an international meeting place for the offshore wind energy sector. This year’s exhibition is expected to set a new record with almost 350 exhibitors. The SAL service
Indian wind energy giant Suzlon Energy is reportedly planning to expand its manufacturing capabilities in China. By Mridul Chadha (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, September 19, 2011
Dominion has received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to look for ways to reduce the cost of offshore wind electricity generation by at least 25 percent. “One of the biggest challenges to off-shore wind generation is bringing down the cost so it can be more competitive
Residents are being urged to find out more about a planned windfarm off the East Sussex coast at a series of public information events… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, September 19, 2011
