A new vessel will be visible off the North Norfolk coast over the coming weeks as further work continues on the installation of the foundations for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. The ‘Oleg Strashnov’ is a state-of-the-art crane vessel designed for heavy lifting operations, and its key feat
Ken Rhinefrank stands aboard the crane barge Sea Horse and smacks his hand against the six-ton yellow contraption resting on it like… By Jonathan Hiskes (sustainableindustries) [mappress] Source: sustainableindustries, May 04, 2011;
Huisman’s Wind Turbine Shuttle (WTS), has been nominated for the Nor-Shipping Next Generation Ship Award. (huismanequipment) [mappress] Source: huismanequipment, May 04, 2011
Sway AS will test a 2.6 MW turbine on their own developed flow system. Testing is expected to start in the first quarter of 2013, and will have a duration of 5 years. The installation has a height above the sea-level of 60 meters, and stick 60 meters deep. Testing will take place in the […]
The only thing you can say for certain about British weather is that it’s unpredictable. One minute the sun is shining. By Ellie Zolfagharifard (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, April 26, 2011;
Wind power manufacturer Vestas has announced it will complete the largest offshore wind turbine in the world. Glenn Meyers (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 24, 2011;
Cosalt is proactively supporting the wind energy market through the supply of Life Saving Appliances (LSA) aimed specifically at wind… (seawork) [mappress] Source: seawork, April 21, 2011;
Water jets from the new range by Rolls-Royce (A213) are fitted to the latest Wind Farm Service Vessel. (seawork) [mappress] Source: seawork, April 21, 2011;
Europe’s UpWind project is delivering on its promise of developing a 20 MW (megawatt) wind turbine, using only current technology and… By Tina Casey (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 20, 2011
Designers of offshore structures could soon benefit from a new software tool under development at City University London. By Laura Hopperton (eurekamagazine) [mappress] Source: eurekamagazine, April 19, 2011
An innovative new way to store wind power has been invented by researchers at the the University of Nottingham. By Susan Kraemer (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 19, 2011;
We’ve all seen those windmills out by Portland. They generate energy for much of the Coastal Bend. By Janine Reyes (kristv) [mappress] Source: kristv, April 19, 2011
Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on April 14 that it will complete the development of a 5.5MW offshore wind turbine by the end of the year… By You Sun-il (etnews) [mappress] Source: etnews, April 18, 2011;
International renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has been commissioned by Hong Kong Electric Company, to deploy Asia’s first Lidar device for capturing wind speed and directional data in an offshore environment. This large scale project represents Asia’s first Offshore Risk Quantification Anal
