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Further funding for deepwater floaters

Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013

Early 2013 saw funding agreed for a 48-month project known as Floatgen, the aim of which is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of two multi-megawatt (MW) integrated floating wind ...

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TLP concept studied in floating wind power project
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
In March, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) announced that it had selected US-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten Associates to design its offshore wind floating ...
Denmark’s largest windfarm fast approaching completion
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
The Anholt offshore windfarm, which is being built by Dong Energy, lies between Djursland on the Danish mainland and the island of Anholt. Work first got underway on the project in 2010, when ...
Pharos makes progress with ITAT
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
Pharos Offshore Group says work on the inter-turbine array trencher (ITAT) it is developing continues, with successful testing of the control system completed in 2012. The company told OWJ that the ...
Diverse challenges require project-specific equipment
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
For cable lay and trenching contractors the offshore wind sector has quickly become an important part of their business, but operating in the sector is not without its challenges. “Offshore ...
R&D funding highlights deepwater challenges
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
April saw a £15 million fund to help develop deepwater wind turbine foundations in Scotland announced by the country’s minister for energy, enterprise and tourism, Fergus Ewing. The ...
Germany’s second wave at risk from political uncertainty
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
Germany’s grid connection problem has received plenty of publicity in recent months, but there was further uncertainty for the troubled industry recently when the country’s environment ...
Ballast Nedam signs contract for Baltic 2
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract for the installation of foundations at EnBW’s Baltic 2 offshore windfarm. The contract was signed with the Arge Baltic 2 Foundations, a joint venture between ...
MPI Adventure awarded German windfarm deal
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
MPI Offshore has announced the award of a charter party in respect of MPI Adventure by Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co KG for the installation of wind turbine generators on the Trianel ...
Strong growth for renewables expected, says Bloomberg
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
Research by analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two and a half times to more than four and a half ...
Wind energy “bright spot in otherwise grim report”
Offshore Wind Journal 2nd Quarter 2013
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) says the continued expansion of wind power, coupled with a reduction in costs for the emissions-free electricity-generating technology, was “one of ...

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