Wind

Siemens Gamesa and Aalborg University aiming to make offshore wind one of the most affordable energy sources

Siemens Gamesa and Aalborg University aiming to make offshore wind one of the most affordable energy sources

Friday, 14 December 2018 Robin Whitlock Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) and Aalborg University (AAU) in Denmark will lead the new i4Offshore research and development project focused on significantly reducing the cost of offshore wind ...

Offshore wind manufacturing and development could mean 847 jobs for South Carolina

Offshore wind manufacturing and development could mean 847 jobs for South Carolina

Wednesday, 26 September 2018 Robin Whitlock South Carolina could capitalise on the offshore wind industry to drive economic growth and support an annual average of 847 jobs through 2035, according to a report by the American Jobs Project in partnership ...

Omnidirectional Wind Turbine Wins UK James Dyson Award

Omnidirectional Wind Turbine Wins UK James Dyson Award

Wednesday, 05 September 2018 Dan McCue

The winners of this year’s James Dyson Award, Nicolas Orellana and Yaseen Noorani from Lancaster University, have set out to harness urban wind with an inventive new type of turbine.

Heatwave hits European wind energy but boosts solar energy generation

Heatwave hits European wind energy but boosts solar energy generation

Tuesday, 14 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Wind and solar performance maps by Vaisala show that the meteorological conditions causing the current heatwave in Western Europe have also negatively impacted wind energy project performance in markets ...

UK’s Kinewell Energy Launches Licensed Version of Inter-Array Layout Software

UK’s Kinewell Energy Launches Licensed Version of Inter-Array Layout Software

Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Dan McCue Kinewell Energy’s inter-array optimization software, KLOC, was initially launched as a consultancy tool for the company in 2015 after two years of research and development. Using KLOC, Kinewell Energy ...

Research Buoy for Wind Farm Launched off New Jersey Coast

Research Buoy for Wind Farm Launched off New Jersey Coast

Tuesday, 17 July 2018 REM Denmark’s Ørsted, developer of Ocean Wind – an offshore wind farm to be located 10 miles off the coast of Atlantic City – has announced the deployment of a specialized buoy designed to measure wind ...

Scottish marine survey and coastal consultancy launches new US subsidiary

Scottish marine survey and coastal consultancy launches new US subsidiary

Wednesday, 18 April 2018 Robin Whitlock

Partrac Ltd has announced the launch of its US subsidiary, Partrac GeoMarine, Inc, to coincide with the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2018 to be held in Houston from April 30 – May 3.

Italy

Italy's ERG Acquires Two Wind Farms and a Development Company in France

Tuesday, 10 April 2018 Dan McCue

ERG has signed an agreement with Impax New Energy Holding Cooperatief W.A., a Dutch company owned by Impax New Energy Investors II, for the acquisition of two wind farms and a development company.

Repowering onshore wind farms could increase cheap, low carbon electricity in the UK finds new report

Repowering onshore wind farms could increase cheap, low carbon electricity in the UK finds new report

Wednesday, 28 March 2018 Robin Whitlock A new report by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has concluded that repowering UK onshore wind farms as they reach the end of their operating lives would be a highly cost-effective way to increase ...

Marine Renewables Canada focuses on offshore wind

Marine Renewables Canada focuses on offshore wind

Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Robin Whitlock

Marine energy trade association Marine Renewables Canada has made a strategic decision to expand its focus beyond wave and tidal energy by also looking at offshore wind.