Russelectric, a Siemens business focused on automatic transfer switches and power control systems, has released its Paralleling System – a technology that ensures critical loads experience no interruption when transferring between all power source assets in renewable energy installations. The … Read More
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Green Shipping Line, DEKC Partner on Offshore Wind Vessel Solutions
Furthering its support of the emerging offshore wind industry in the U.S., Green Shipping Line (GSL) has signed a teaming agreement with DEKC Maritime, a European marine vessel engineer, to pursue Jones Act-compliant offshore wind vessel solutions in the U.S. … Read More
Audubon Companies Expands Offerings with New Crane & Heavy Lift Business Line
Audubon Companies, a global provider of engineering, consulting, construction, fabrication and technical services, has expanded its field services capabilities to include a new business line, Crane & Heavy Lift Services. The new division, operated by affiliate company Audubon Field Solutions, … Read More
Leosphere Unveils New Line of WindCube Scan Dual Lidars
Leosphere, a Vaisala company that specializes in developing, manufacturing and servicing turnkey wind lidar instruments for wind energy, has unveiled its new WindCube Scan Dual Lidar Ready offering. Leosphere says its WindCube platform enables offshore wind project developers and operators … Read More
Charybdis Turbine Installation Vessel sets Course for the East Coast
Dominion Energy, Ørsted and Eversource have entered into an agreement for Ørsted and Eversource to charter Dominion Energy’s Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the U.S., for the construction of two offshore wind farms in … Read More
RPEB Welding Technology to be Used at Dogger Bank
Ebflow reduced pressure electron beam (RPEB) welding, a new process that is will reduce welding times by as much as 80%, is expected to be used during the first phase of the Dogger Bank wind farm to fabricate welds on … Read More
FOWIC Secures Three Turbine Transport, Installation Contracts
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC), a company that specializes in the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines, has signed three new turbine transport and installation (T&I) contracts with a combined value of up to $150 million. The contracts are linked … Read More
ORE Catapult, GE Renewable Energy Look to Robotics for Turbine O&M Solutions
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GE Renewable Energy have partnered to develop a robotic solution for ensuring the integrity of the millions upon millions of bolts that hold wind turbines together – a move that is described as … Read More
US Wind Deploys Metocean Buoy to Collect Wind, Marine Life Data
US Wind Inc., a Maryland-based offshore wind energy development company, says it has deployed a meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) buoy to collect wind and marine life data off the coast of Ocean City, Md. Ocean Tech Services LLC (OTS) has … Read More
System Seals Expands Manufacturing Capabilities into Ohio
System Seals Inc., a research-focused, international seal manufacturer, has purchased a 24,000-square-foot facility in Ohio. The property will be reconfigured this year to house the research, development and manufacturing of rotary seals exclusively for the wind-energy market. “Over the past … Read More