By Hitachi Energy The European Union’s North Sea countries recently vowed to build more than half of the bloc’s needed offshore wind capacity by 2050 in order to reach EU climate neutrality. At the heart of the ambition to turn the North Sea into a green energy powerhouse lies the idea that countries will collectively…

Innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies has announced that its low emission crew transfer vessel (CTV) design, the BARTech 30, will be available for the first U.S. offshore wind projects in 2024, following quotes at several U.S. shipyards. BAR is meeting with the U.S. offshore wind vessel supply chain at the International Workboat Show…

Pryme Group, an engineering collective that designs solutions for global industrial markets, has launched two specialist tooling systems for offshore wind installations, via Caley Ocean Systems. Pile Fixation Tool (PFT) and PileProp are designed to support the installation of monopile and jacket foundations for offshore wind, by providing a localized, rigid deflection constraint, prior to…

To help the U.S. reach its offshore wind generation targets and address global supply chain challenges for the industry, Burns & McDonnell and Bay Ltd. are teaming up to provide U.S.-based engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of offshore substations. The engineering will be led from Burns & McDonnell offices in the Northeast, and the fabrication…

By Dominique Verhulst, Global Head of Utilities, Nokia When Hurricane Ian hit Florida in September, it was the 15th climate disaster in the United States in 2022 that individually caused billion-dollar damage. Similar evidence of climate change is everywhere. More than 33 million people were impacted by floods in Pakistan this year, and an ozone…

Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced that a recent in-house R&D study has allowed them to work out the optimal electrical power conversion designs for offshore wind turbines up to 18MW. Ingeteam says it designed its new medium voltage full power converter range ‘as a response to some…

The GWO Training Program from Tech Safety Lines was named the Training Team of the Year – Americas (North & South America) at Global Wind Organisation’s annual Safety & Training Awards ceremony in Copenhagen. This annual conference recognizes training providers worldwide for their skills and impact on keeping the wind energy workforce safe on-site. Tech…

Pattern Energy Group, a renewable energy developer, announced its SunZia Transmission project received unanimous approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) on its recent Certificate of Environmental Compatibility application, representing the completion of the state’s permitting process. Pattern Energy also received two separate unanimous approvals from the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission related to its…

Mammoet is joining Bay Crane Services to tackle the offshore wind industry. Mammoet USA was founded in 1989 to provide local engineered heavy lift and transport services to the states. With more than 30 years of experience, Mammoet now has nine total U.S. locations, including the main location in Rosharon, Texas. Bay Crane Companies were founded…

By Wei Huang, Ph.D., director and global offshore market sector lead of offshore support vessels, ABS Demand for the offshore support vessel (OSV) services is growing. In 2020, the market reached $13.78 billion, despite the economic chaos and disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2028, demand for OSV services is set to expand by…

New solutions for wind farm construction, ways of prolonging the life cycle of turbines, technologies to reach 2030 goals, and international partnerships in the wind energy sector were covered at the International Wind Congress on November 6-7, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The Congress welcomed developers and operators, oil and gas companies, EPCs, electricity TSOs, and…

Hitachi Energy has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Equinor to collaborate within electrification, renewable power generation and low-carbon initiatives worldwide. The agreement underlines both companies’ commitment to accelerate the energy transition and advance a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. It builds on the two companies’ long and successful collaboration over many decades.…

Market intelligence platform Clir Renewables has been selected by Northleaf Capital Partners to help optimize production at Cotton Plains, two wind farms in Texas with a combined capacity of 200 MW. This follows the successful use of the Clir platform in optimizing production at Northleaf’s Canadian Breaks wind farm in Texas. The new mandate brings…

By Mark Goalen, director of offshore engineering, Houlder Scaling renewable energy capacity is critical to the global energy transition and the decarbonization of difficult-to-abate industries. While it is widely recognized that offshore wind can play a key role in increasing this renewable energy capacity, many people do not appreciate that for this ambition to become…

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) selected the Larrabee Tri-Collector Solution (LTCS) project proposed by Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development (MAOD) and Jersey Central Power & Light Company to establish the first offshore wind project transmission in the United States. MAOD is a joint venture of EDF Renewables – North America and Shell New Energies…

EDP Renewables North America commemorates the 15-year anniversary of operations at the Lone Star I Wind Farm located in Shackelford County, Texas. Lone Star Wind Farm is comprised of two 200-MW phases, totaling 400 MW of installed capacity, and also spans into Callahan County. The project represents an estimated capital investment of approximately $880 million…

In this episode of the Wind Spotlight podcast from Windpower Engineering & Development, we are joined by Brian Warmerdam, product manager at RAD Torque Systems, to discuss the company’s latest offering in torque wrenches. RAD Torque is a Canadian Manufacturer producing battery-powered torque wrenches used in a range of industries, including mining, aerospace, and, of…

The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Dec. 6, 2022, for areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off central and northern California. This will be the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast and…

By Evgenia Golysheva, VP of strategy and operations, ONYX Insight Most operators in the wind industry rely on some form of condition monitoring system (CMS) to preserve the operational longevity and high performance of their assets. And it seems to be doing the trick — the implementation of such systems in wind energy has been…