The Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany has awarded Ramboll with a contract to assist in developing a research device that will study marine growth on offshore wind turbines. The university’s Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering is planning to build a large-scale saltwater flow
China, the UK, and the U.S. will be the main contributors to the new offshore wind capacity added globally by 2030, with China’s new offshore wind farms to account for 25 per cent of the globally installed capacity. “China is poised to dominate due to its conducive policy initiatives and presence of
A consortium comprising GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power and TNO is building a test facility for wind turbine rotors, which will be largest of its kind once built at LM Wind Power’s WMC Technology Center in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands. The test rig, being constructed under the three-year STRETC
DTU Wind Energy has issued a tender for the lease of test stands at the Høvsøre test center for large wind turbines. The deadline for submitting applications is 30 September by 16:00 local Danish time. In June 2018, the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) approved the expansion of the Høvsøre and Østeri
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Advance Northumberland have established a partnership to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of offshore wind turbines. The Energy Central Offshore Wind Demonstrator will be designed to host one large prototype turbine for testing and w
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has recently published a study on floating wind, unveiling a new strategic vision for the sector. NREL researchers have identified barriers that must be overcome to bring down the overall cost of energy produced, and then ou
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, the developer holding an offshore wind lease off New Jersey, has launched a study on red knots, an endangered shore bird. The developer plans to bid at the state’s next solicitation for offshore wind energy this year. For the study on red knots, Atlantic Shores has par
Xodus Group has launched a three-year collaborative research project on the costs around floating offshore wind. The Improving the Bankability of Floating Offshore Wind Projects study, led by Xodus through the IDCORE program, is a collaborative partnership between the Universities of Edinburgh, Stra
Vineyard Wind and Greentown Labs have selected three startups for the Offshore Wind Challenge focused on accelerating technologies that protect marine life. The startups will focus on innovations in marine mammal monitoring through data collection, real-time transmission, and analysis, which is expe
The UK government has awarded a floating wind project led by Wave Hub with early-stage funding that could result in a further longer-term investment of later this year if the early stage of the project development is successful. The South West Floating Offshore Wind Accelerator is one of 17 projects
The BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has departed for installation offshore Santander in Spain, Saitec Offshore Technologies said. Once installed, the 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull) turbine will operate for a period of 12 months after which it will be completely de
ABPmer has been commissioned to complete the physical process impact assessment in support of the Development Consent Order Application for the Erebus floating wind farm offshore Wales. Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between Simply Blue Energy and Total, is developing floating offshore wind sites
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted GE Research access to a supercomputer for research aimed at accelerating new advancements in offshore wind. GE engineers have been granted access to the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, through DOE’s competitiv
The University of Maine will collaborate with the Mitsubishi Corporation and RWE Renewables to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mits
