The Carbon Trust announced the five winners of its dynamic export cable competition, as a part of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (Floating Wind JIP), which aims to accelerate and support the development of commercial-scale floating wind farms. The competition, supported by BPP cables, was launched to address the lack of availability of high-voltage dynamic…
LOC Renewables charts course for port infrastructure to support floating offshore wind
The development of floating offshore wind will be held up by the limitations of current port infrastructure, recent research has revealed. As part of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Report, published on behalf of the Carbon Trust, LOC Renewables, a marine and engineering consultancy, together with WavEC and Cathie Associates, examined the logistical challenges relating…
Pioneering study finds seabirds avoid offshore wind turbines more than predicted
The Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) has released findings from the world’s most comprehensive investigation into seabird behavior and collision risk around offshore wind farms. The Bird Collision Avoidance Study is the first of its kind employing a multi-sensor monitoring system, combining human observer-based tracking with a system that automatically recorded seabird movements, at a working…
Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator announces winners of subsea inspection
The Carbon Trust announced the winners of its latest innovation competition to find novel methods to inspect offshore wind substructures. The competition was launched as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme targeted companies with new or adaptable techniques for inspection of offshore wind foundations. Entries were sought to address four specific challenges:…