Offshore Wind Majors Launch Joint Industry Project For Floating Wind Installs Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Aimed at improving technology development for floating offshore wind substations, a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) has been launched by DNV and 30 industry partners with a particular focus on how export cables and topside equipment tolerate movements of a floating substructure. According to DNV, the objective is to align the best-practices of the industry […] Read more
US and Germany Set Offshore Wind Target Of 30 GW By 2030 Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Close on the heels of the G7 meeting in Berlin, German and US officials last week inked a joint declaration on how to walk together in the area of climate and energy, after forming four working groups earlier this year in preparation for the partnership, two of which are specifically dedicated to offshore wind and […] Read more
Junior Engineer Structural Design – Offshore Wind Engineering Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Responsibilities:- Perform detailed structural calculations using FE tools like RFEM and our in-house software ROSAP To work with a team of secondary steel engineers and CAD technicians on project teams referring to the Discipline Leads, Project or Design Manager Design of secondary steel structures such as internal/external platforms, boat landings, access arrangements, anode cages and […] Read more
These Four European Countries Have Set a 150 GW Offshore Wind Target Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark signed an agreement in Esbjerg on 18 May to produce offshore wind energy and green hydrogen equivalent to 65 GW by 2030 and 150 GW by 2050. Declaring their intention of becoming the Green Power Plant of Europe, the joint agreement aims for a tenfold increase in offshore wind […] Read more
European Energy, Vestas to install largest wind turbines offshore Denmark Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy European Energy has announced its joining forces with Vestas to make Frederikshavn – a city in Denmark – a global focal point for test and demonstration of new offshore wind technology. The joint venture aims at developing and constructing three of Vestas’ newest V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines at three of the five test positions […] Read more
Italy working on incentives for offshore wind projects Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Italian government is working on incentives to boost the roll-out of offshore wind facilities, Italy’s energy transition minister said on Wednesday. “Incentive mechanisms are in the programming phase,” Roberto Cingolani said, answering questions from members of parliament. Besides subsidies, Cingolani said offshore wind would also receive grants from Italy’s national Recovery Fund plan. Rome […] Read more
HK Electric to Develop Hong Kong’s First Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hong Kong may get to witness its first offshore wind energy farm coming up in 2027 as HK Electric has announced that it has plans to develop an offshore wind farm southwest of Lamma Island. HK Energy said that an application for variation of an environmental permit for the proposed project has been approved by […] Read more
Three Norway RE Firms make ‘Hydepoint’ for offshore green hydrogen production Updated On Mon, May 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Three major renewable energy players based out of Norway have joined forces to develop a combined offshore wind energy substation and an offshore hydrogen factory in the seas of Norway. Arendals Fossekompani, Kongsberg and Moreld are the collaborating companies who will have equal shares in a new company called ‘Hydepoint.’ The official statement of the three companies reveals […] Read more
15 MW Turbines in Demand For Offshore Projects In Brazil Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ever since the offshore wind energy projects development were announced in Brazil, most of the players involved in the licensing process for environmental investigations are opting for 15 MW capacity wind turbines. Within the 15 MW capacity turbines, while there are few variations in the technologies being chosen for, the model of Vestas that has […] Read more
