Contracted by the Spanish construction group Cobra, BOURBON completed the installation of the first wind turbine at Cobra Wind’s Kincardine site, Scotland, off the coast of Aberdeen this summer. Bourbon Subsea Services’ experience in floating wind turbine installation enabled them to swiftly … Read More
A recent paper focus in the Construction possibilities for windcrete serial production
The monolithic nature of Windcrete, that sees floater, transition piece and tower as a single concrete structure, has direct impact on its potential construction process. The large-draft spar-buoy, to be fully completed in a coastal facility, requires horizontal transport that … Read More
Second offshore floating wind farm in Scotland, Kincardine, starts delivering energy
Kincardine wind farm has started delivering energy to the Scotland coast this past September 26 with the first turbine installed. The whole demonstration project is planned to be composed by 6 floating wind turbines, with a total installed power of … Read More
The Crown Estate Scotland-commissioned study reveals long-term UK floating wind potential
The Crown Estate Scotland-commissioned study by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult sets out the potential benefits to the UK economy of floating wind development and the different types and costs of government support that may be needed. It is … Read More
Europe needs to act fast to secure global lead in floating offshore wind
Europe has taken a pioneering lead in the development of floating offshore wind. Europe’s companies lead three quarters of the 50-plus floating offshore wind projects currently in development across the globe. Floating offshore wind is a fast-maturing technology with the … Read More
A paper published in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal estimates the lowest LCOE for windcrete foundation
A recent paper Sensitivity analysis on the levelized cost of energy for floating offshore wind farms publised in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal estimates the lowest LCOE for windcrete foundation because its cheaper manufacturing costs, compared with TLP or … Read More
RCEA and Consortium Submit Lease Application for Northern California Offshore Wind Energy Project
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) and a consortium of private companies have submitted a lease application to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to advance the development of a floating wind project off Humboldt County in Northern … Read More
WindPlus Tabs MHI Vestas for WindFloat Atlantic Offshore Wind Park
Pioneering three-turbine project to feature the largest and most powerful wind turbines ever installed onto a floating foundation. WindPlus, a consortium led by EDP Renewables, has signed a firm order with MHI Vestas to provide three V164-8.4 MW turbines for … Read More
Japan’s Demo Floater Takes Final Shape
A consortium led by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has fully assembled a 3MW demonstrator floating wind turbine at the Kitakyushu Port. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
Mediterranean call for floating offshore wind
Institutions and principle manufacturers of Offshore Wind energy called for the development of 3GW floating offshore wind array in the French Mediterranean by 2030. French Mediterranean Sea is ready for first commercial floating offshore wind energy in 2019. This location … Read More