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BMT produces two-metre wave docking unit for new vessel
UK: A jet propulsion unit to allow docking with offshore turbines in higher sea states is the key feature in a new wind farm support vessel announced by design group BMT Nigel Gee and vessel operator ...
How to speed up the learning curve
WORLDWIDE: The continued growth of the global wind industry means a demand for appropriately skilled and trained professionals at each stage of the production value chain.
Windpower Monthly's round-up of 2011
As Windpower Monthly winds down for the end-of-year holidays, we leave you with a round-up of some of 2011's best read — if not most important — wind-energy stories from both the magazine and the webs...
Scaling up is essential to attract investment
WORLDWIDE: The offshore wind sector stands at a crossroads. In several regions, most notably Europe's North Sea, developers have proven that generating renewable electricity at sea is technically viab...
Planning can reduce high-cost cabling risks
WORLDWIDE: Considering the overall cost of an offshore wind farm, subsea cabling may represent a relatively small part, but the risk associated with cabling far exceeds its share of the costs. Logisti...
Alternative solutions for offshore foundations
EUROPE: Offshore wind turbines are largely fixed to the seabed with a permanent or semi-permanent support structure. Some models float with the aid of a floater body and mooring system --tension leg o...
Solving cabling issues is essential for success
WORLDWIDE: Problems linking offshore wind farms to the shore are resulting in damaged subsea cables and costly insurance claims. The scale of the problem is considerable.
Future viability depends on technological advances
In 2000, around 80MW of offshore wind power was installed in European coastal waters. Today that figure stands at just short of 4GW and, if all plans are realised, it will reach 11GW by 2030. Technolo...
Choosing cost-effective vessel design
EUROPE: For the successful installation and maintenance of offshore wind farms across Europe, more vessels will be needed. Whether they will be specialised, focusing on one activity, or multipurpose w...
Designed for offshore
WORLDWIDE: Most of the current installed offshore turbines are in the 2-5MW range, three-bladed, pitch-controlled variable speed with upwind rotor orientation, with gearbox. Generators are usually ind...
Magnet price hikes hit direct drive's future
Permanent-magnet direct-drive generators make gearboxes in wind turbines redundant and this major reliability advantage has made them attractive to manufacturers.
Building an offshore sector to rival Europe
Meteorological studies have shown that China has up to 500GW of exploitable resources in seas 5-50 metres deep, about half of the onshore wind resources.
US moves tentatively towards offshore
UNITED STATES: The US offshore market has been testing the waters for a decade, ever since the flagship 468MW Cape Wind project was first proposed.
Europe's key ports take the offshore test
EUROPE: Offshore wind projects need supporting infrastructure and a chain of assets at both the construction and operational phases to ensure their success. Ports are the logistical hubs and the gatew...
Alstom targets UK with 6MW direct drive
UK: Alstom's 6MW Haliade 150 direct-drive turbine is at the centre of the French power company's strategy to target the next round of UK offshore development.
Can the green bank fix UK offshore finance?
UK: The UK government's 2020 offshore target of 18GW will cost £38 billion and around £26 billion of that will have to come from capital markets. The planned Green Investment Bank, if constituted corr...
Big oil toys with wind but stays onshore
STRATEGY: The world's biggest oil and gas companies have shown some interest in renewables but not much in wind power and even less in offshore, despite their marine experience.
Offshore propels Belgium into wind premier league
OFFSHORE: Despite having the shortest coastline of any European country bordering the North Sea, Belgium is surging ahead with ambitious plans for offshore wind power on a scale that belies its size a...
Offshore O&M takes the higher road
UK: An estimate last year suggested that the fleet of dedicated wind turbine and foundation vessels worldwide needed to increase by 500% by 2020 to meet the planned demand.
Installation vessels - ship-shape project planning
OFFSHORE: One of the most significant segments of the offshore wind supply chain is the fleet of vessels needed to build a project at sea. From a turbine installation vessel weighing up to 14,700 tonn...
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