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ICOVP-2013 Deadline Extended

4 February, 2013

Deadline for abstracts submissions for the upcoming 11th International Conference on Vibration Problems has just been extended to 15 February 2013.

Composites 2013 Deadline Extension

4 February, 2013

Due to the many requests we have received, the abstract submission deadline of COMPOSITES 2013 has been extended to February 15, 2013. The remaining deadlines remain unchanged.

3D Flythroughs of Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Farm Released

3 February, 2013

Videos of 3D flythroughs have been released for Navitus Bay offshore wind farm, the project that recently gathered its proponents in pro-wind demonstration. Starting today, and until April 5, public consultation on the latest plans of the wind farm are open. Here are the Navitus Bay videos that...

Registration is open: Future Offshore Foundations UK Update

31 January, 2013

21 March 2013, London, UK. Future Offshore Foundations UK Update. Choosing which types of foundations are going to be suitable for future projects in deeper water with larger turbines is a hot topic for discussion in offshore wind right now. Following our successful event in Bremen, Germany on...

15MW Narec test rig takes shape

31 January, 2013

Contractors have started installation of Narec’s 15MW offshore wind turbine test rig at Blyth in Northumberland. GE Energy and MTS Systems Corporation are due to complete work on the Energy Technologies Institute-funded indoor site by the summer.

Dong takes plunge with FLiDAR

31 January, 2013

Offshore wind developer Dong Energy is to partner Belgian outfit FLiDAR on a one-year measurement campaign in the Irish Sea using its floating Lidar device. The unit is a marine buoy topped with an adapted Leosphere Windcube and will cut the cost of offshore wind resource assessments, the...

IDEOL Floating Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbine

27 January, 2013

Based on the Damping Pool system and concrete fabrication, the IDEOL foundation solution enables to install wind turbine without the usual shallow water limitations, at costs more competitive than bottom-fixed foundation beyond 35-40 meters depth, where winds are better and noise/visual/fishing...

WAB Publishes European Offshore Baltic Sea Map

27 January, 2013

The Wind Energy Agency WAB released yesterday a map of the offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea during the Windforce Baltic Sea conference. The map shows the planned offshore projects and provides detailed information on size, water depth, distance from the coast, the owner and developer of...

Suction Bucket Foundation – Innovation that Saves Time and Money

27 January, 2013

An innovative solution for offshore wind sector, developed by Danish company Universal Foundation, will majorly drive down the costs that developers face when constructing offshore wind farms and will save time of foundations installation.

GL RC Releases Guideline for Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines

27 January, 2013

GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has published its new Guideline for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines”. This guideline was compiled by GL Renewables Certification in cooperation with its Wind and Marine Energy Committee.

One of the strategic objectives of the industrial initiative of the SET Plan on wind energy is to reduce cost of energy by...

Offshore Wind Cost 11% Lower,...

posted on 27 February, 2015

A report issued today by Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult reveals that the cost of energy from offshore wind farms has fallen by almost 11% over the past three years, ahead of schedule on its...

Workshop on Distribution of Energy...

posted on 24 January, 2014

The Tempus project ENERGY has the wider objective to enhance networking among higher education institutions across EU Member States and EU partner countries.