Dominion Virginia Power is assessing options for its proposed 12MW offshore wind demonstration project off Virginia in light of an announcement that the US Department of Energy is withdrawing USD 40 million in funding. “Naturally, we are disappointed in the DOE’s decision because we still believe th
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will re-allocate around USD 80 million in funding, initially intended for projects off Oregon and Virginia, to support Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation’s (LEEDCo’s) 27MW Icebreaker and the University of Maine’s 12MW New England Aqua Ventus I which ”have demo
The UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd will have additional two months to decide whether or not to give DONG Energy the approval to build the 1.8GW Hornsea Project Two wind farm after the deadline was extended to allow further examination on the project’s impact on marine life. More s
The Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has adopted a new spatial development programme (LEP) which identifies 185 square kilometres suitable for development of offshore wind farms off the German northern state’s Baltic coast. 13 square kilometres out of the total area identified as suitable for offsh
Scotland-headquartered renewable energy consultancy Natural Power is transferring its French head office functions to Nantes to be closer to the offshore wind farm projects in the Pays de la Loire, and to take advantage of the region’s attractiveness which facilitates the recruitment of executives w
Danish researchers have developed a new coating system which increases the performance of offshore wind turbine blades. Currently, new technologies are being tested under the European project Windtrust to overcome blade erosion caused by heavy rain in harsh offshore environment. LM Wind Power develo
REETEC GmbH, part of EDF EN Group, has tested a new internal blade inspection system and method on an over 60m long offshore wind turbine blade. The required equipment for REETEC’s new internal blade inspection method, consisting of a high resolution rotary swivel head camera, measurement laser and
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has sent two members of its executive management team to New Orleans to share the lessons learnt from over two decades of experience in erecting offshore wind farms in Europe with their American colleagues during the WINDPOWER 2016 conference organised by the American Wind E
Seals avoid offshore wind farms during periods when the turbines are installed using pile driving, but return to the area within a matter of hours after pile driving has finished, according to new research by scientists at the University of St Andrews. The findings have important implications for th
Prysmian Group has announced the successful development and testing of its new 700 kV MI-PPL (Mass Impregnated) and 600 kV extruded (XLPE) cable systems for high voltage direct current (HVDC) applications. “It is the first time in the cable industry that voltages at these high levels have been ach
Denmark’s Energinet.dk and Germany’s 50Hz Transmission have issued a tender for an UXO consultancy and desktop study for the 400 MW Kriegers Flak combined grid solution (CGS). The two transmission system operators are planning a HVAC cable between offshore substations located at the two offshore win
German onshore and offshore wind turbines are set to generate more power in 2016 than the country’s nuclear power plants according to an initial extrapolation from current data carried out by IWR, a renewable energy institute. One of the main factors driving the boost in the generation of wind power
A public consultation is underway on Marine Institute’s application for a foreshore lease to upgrade the Galway Bay marine and renewable energy test site which would allow floating wind farm technology to be tested offshore Ireland. The Marine Institute has applied to the Department of the Environme
Offshore wind is among the top ocean‑based industries that have the potential to outperform the growth of the global economy as a whole by 2030, both in terms of value added and employment. This is according to “The Ocean Economy in 2030” report, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operati
