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
IEA: Offshore Wind Needs to Pick Up Pace
Offshore wind showed strong signs of progress with 23% generation growth in 2017, but it needs to accelerate even faster to be in line with the Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS) target, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Read the … Read More
Why the US Offshore Wind Market Is Going to Be Even Bigger than You Think
There is one subject that all commentators on the US offshore wind industry agree on: the sector is going to undergo rapid expansion over the next decade. What does provoke argument is the likely scale of this growth, and the … Read More
Senvion Gathers 10MW+ Offshore Wind Turbine Team
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has partnered with EnBW and R&D institutes such as DTU, ECN and Fraunhofer IWES, among others, to jointly develop a 10MW+ offshore wind turbine. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
Floatgen, the first French offshore wind turbine, is being installed on Centrale Nantes’ SEM-REV site
After two years of construction in Saint-Nazaire port, the floating wind turbine is now fully operational and will be towed and moored at the Centrale Nantes’ offshore test site. SEM-REV, which is located 20 km off the coast from Le … Read More
WindEurope CEO urges EU Member States to unleash the potential for floating offshore wind
WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson has urged EU Member States to seize the opportunity that floating offshore wind presents today. Dickson was speaking at FOWT 2018, the world’s largest event dedicated to floating offshore wind turbines. Read the complete article here. Source: https://windeurope.org/
