Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has selected Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project in Scotland. This represents an important step in the design and assessment process of the project, with the survey campaign taking place later this year, according to FEA. “We are... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s Offshore Wind Potential Attracting Investment from Top International Firms
(OE) Renewable energy developer and fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) intends to invest 8 billion euros ($8.6 billion) in a large offshore wind power park in Portugal that is preparing its first auction of such concessions. CIP said on Thursday in a statement it aimed to create an installed capacity of 2 gigawatts in... Continue Reading →
Crowley Aims to Set Up Offshore Wind Terminal at Port Fourchon
U.S. maritime and logistics company Crowley said it has made a deal that could see it lease and develop an offshore wind terminal in Louisiana's Port Fourchon. The Right of First Refusal agreement was reached during Wednesday’s Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) Board Meeting in Cut Off, La. The more than 40-acre site, encompassing over... Continue Reading →
This Floating Wind Farm Could Power Major Offshore Platforms in Outer Moray Firth, UK
(OED) Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn have submitted a marine license application for the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in the UK. According to the companies, the consent application could allow the project to start generating power in the mid-2020s. The two firms are applying for a lease for Green Volt under the Crown Estate... Continue Reading →
Newly Discovered Chemical Process Renders All Existing Wind Turbine Blades Recyclable
A new chemical process discovered as part of a Vestas-led project removes the need for changing the design or composition of the material used for wind turbine blades to make them recyclable as it allows for epoxy-based blades to be broken down into raw material that can be reused to make new wind turbine blades... Continue Reading →
HLP Brings “Fresh Approach” to Offshore Wind Farm Logistics. Funding Secured for Engineering Work
(OE) Heavy Lift Projects Ltd (HLP), a provider of offshore wind farm logistics, said Tuesday it had completed a funding round with private investors and opened its first office in Edinburgh. The company said that Capercaillie (Investments) Ltd and Giles W Pritchard-Gordon & Co Ltd have committed a "multi-million-pound" investment, which will be used to... Continue Reading →
Vattenfall underlying profit rises on wind power boost, more customers
(Reuters) - Swedish utility Vattenfall on Wednesday reported an increase in underlying operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 as increased wind power capacity and inflow of new customers boosted earnings. Underlying operating profit rose to 13.5 billion Swedish crowns ($1.28 billion) from 9.1 billion a year earlier, the state-owned company said. "Wind power... Continue Reading →
World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Using 16 MW Turbines Enters Construction in China
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to comprise 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhangpu, in the southern... Continue Reading →
BW Ideol CEO: Outstanding Results for Floating Wind Demonstrator Floatgen in France
(OED) BW Ideol, a company building concrete foundation for floating wind industry, said Monday that its 5-year-old Floatgen demonstrator continued strong operations, showing a capacity factor of nearly 60% over the last three months and a production of 25GWh since its 2018 commissioning. Floatgen is a 2 MW demonstrator equipped with the world’s first concrete... Continue Reading →
Dogger Bank: Equinor, SSE Looking to Expand World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Norwegian energy firm Equinor and its UK partner SSE Renewables have started early scoping work to explore options for developing a fourth phase, Dogger Bank D, of the what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Equinor and SSE Renewables each own 50% of the proposed Dogger Bank D development. The Dogger Bank D... Continue Reading →