Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company specializing in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for wind blade inspections, has completed a series B funding round led by Swisscanto Invest by Zürcher Kantonalbank. “By automating the blade inspection process and reducing inspection downtime, … 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
RelyOn Nutec, Crowley Partnership to Expand Wind Safety Training Across U.S.
RelyOn Nutec, a provider of safety, compliance and competence services and solutions, and Crowley, a provider of global logistics, government, marine and energy solutions, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to directly enhance the availability of offshore wind safety … Read More
Pearce Renewables Adds O&M Provider to Company Offerings
Pearce Renewables, a company that specializes in engineering, operations and maintenance for renewable energy infrastructure, has acquired Mortenson Energy Services LLC (MES). Mortenson Energy Services says it provides renewable energy repair and maintenance services and is known in the wind … Read More
Pearce Renewables acquires Mortenson’s wind O&M division
Pearce Renewables, a renewable energy engineering, operations and maintenance provider, acquired Mortenson’s O&M division, Mortenson Energy Services. Within the last year, Pearce Renewables has assembled O&M companies serving utility-scale solar, wind, electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery energy storage system … 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
To Meet Net-Zero Ambitions, Global Wind Workforce Must Keep Pace
The global wind industry will need to train upwards of 480,000 more people to Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards over the next five years to meet global wind power market demand in line with health and safety standards, according to … 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