An issue with soft seabed conditions at the Hesselø offshore wind farm site is currently being investigated in relation to the framework set for the project and the planned (and currently paused) tender process, with one of the solutions now mentioned being the development of the second of Denmark’s
Aker Offshore Wind has outlined plans to utilise offshore wind underwater substations as part of its bids to develop major floating wind farms offshore Scotland. The multi-million subsea innovation would be developed, manufactured, and supplied in Scotland by Aker Solutions and provide major export
GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X prototype in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has started operating at 14 MW. With this new milestone, GE Renewable Energy becomes the first industry player to operate a turbine at this power output, the turbine maker said. The Haliade-X 14 MW is an uprated version of the
Germany plans to auction off sites in its North Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the purpose of producing green hydrogen offshore, with auctions expected to start as early as 2022. The Ordinance on Auctioning Sites for Alternative Energy Generation in the German Exclusive Economic Zone entered
Spain’s naval services provider Navantia and EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions SL have signed an agreement for the development and commercial exploitation of services devoted to the inspection, diagnosis, and monitoring of offshore wind farms around the world using and operating unmanned marine vehicle
Sif, KCI, and Smulders have teamed up to jointly develop a new product line called ‘The revival of the Tripod’. The Tripod foundation concept was last deployed offshore at Global Tech 1 wind farm in the German North Sea around eight years ago. The concept on its own was abandoned as a ‘live’ foundat
Scottish start-up Zelim, developing a lifesaving system for offshore energy, has partnered with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver a remotely operated unmanned rescue vessel. As the offshore energy sites present a challenging environment for personnel and vessel crews, with a huge risk of m
Dublin-headquartered Gazelle Wind Power Limited has received a statement of feasibility from DNV for its hybrid floating offshore wind platform with a mobile mooring system. The system is said to combine the best features of tension-leg and semi-submersible platforms, enabling wind farms to be place
Offshore engineering company Aquaterra Energy, renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe, and offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling have entered into a partnership to develop an industrial scale offshore green hydrogen production concept which would use a converted jack-up rig and offshore wind turbine
GE, Fraunhofer IGCV, and voxeljet AG have entered into a research partnership to develop the world’s largest 3D printer for offshore wind applications in order to streamline the production of key components of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The partners expect to launch the project during the
Power producer and gas trader Uniper has formed a strategic partnership with Ørsted to jointly develop combined offshore wind and hydrogen projects on a large scale in Germany. This is to be achieved in particular through a system-serving direct integration of hydrogen production from offshore wind
Five UK projects revolving around decarbonisation of the maritime sector by using offshore wind solutions have won GBP 3.3 million (around EUR 3.9 million) through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the UK Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. O
Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have released a new report, which highlights UK’s potential to become a global leader in wind turbine blade recycling if a cross-industry approach is taken. The report, titled Wind Turbine Blade Recycling P2, funded by th
The consortium behind the FLOTANT project has completed the validation of a dynamic cable concept for deepwater floating wind projects. As part of the dynamic cable scope, consortium partners Hellenic Cables and ITA have completed the design and engineering of a braided armor for the protection of t
