(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 →
Dominion Energy ‘on track’ with 2.6 GW offshore Virginia wind farm – execs
(Reuters) - Dominion Energy Inc's (D.N) offshore Virginia wind farm is "on track and on budget," and recently entered a critical phase of the environmental review process for the project, executives of the electric utility told investors on Wednesday. A roughly month-long public comment period on the environmental impact study of the 2.6 gigawatt project, which is... Continue Reading →
Denmark Suspends Reviewing Offshore Wind Projects over Possible EU Law Conflict
(Reuters) The Danish Energy Agency has suspended reviewing existing and new applications to install new wind farms and other renewable energy projects in the country over a potential conflict with European Union law, it said in a statement late on Monday. "The Danish Energy Agency has suspended the processing of offshore wind projects and other... 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 →
Sea Otter Features Meet Offshore Wind Technology in NOV’s Enhydra MSOV
NOV's Marine and Construction business unit has come up with a "new and flexible" Modular Service and Operations Vessel (MSOV) concept to "optimize offshore wind farm operations and maintenance." NOV says the vessel's features resemble those of a sea otter. "The Enhydra series design characteristics resemble the sea otter's (Enhydra) unique and physical behavioral features.... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy loss more than doubles on wind unit woes
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) said on Tuesday its net loss more than doubled in the first quarter, blaming charges related to quality issues at Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) which the German firm is trying to fix via a full takeover of the wind division. Siemens Energy, which pre-released first-quarter results last month, said its net loss widened to 598 million... 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 →