Predictions for 2010
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Other topics, 2010-01-06 10:38:39
A discussion started on LinkedIn attracted my attention!
Very interesting to discuss this on our site, so don't hesitate to give your opinion on the following.
Thomas S. Wissmann:
What are your views for 2010? Where is the industry heading? Will project finance be available?
Answer Ian Zhang:
The prime issue in this profession will be how to make offershore wind unit cost as cheap as ...
use of earlier generation jack-up drilling rigs
Posted by colin hardy to Equipment, 2010-01-05 04:29:50
Given the huge cost involved in new build of offshore vessels, earlier generation jack-up oil drilling rigs, no longer used for that purpose offer a comparatively economic avenue for the offshore wind industry. Available in various configurations, and built for operations in waters ranging from 80' to 800', there basic stable base and physics offers the industry a proven resource for stable a...
Offshore wind / gas production farming
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Other topics, 2009-11-30 15:09:29
"Europe's interconnected grid needs to become smarter so it can handle surges in power caused mainly by the fluctuations associated with wind and solar energy," explains Dr. Michael Weinhold, Chief Technology Officer at the Siemens Energy Sector.
The Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association (NOGEPA) suggest installing a gas production platform in the offshore wind farm....
Energy production facility
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Project engineering, 2009-11-27 15:36:39
To offset the huge cost of offshore oil platforms, several wells and entire oil fields are drilled from a single platform. In the offshore wind industry a platform has one wind turbine. This example makes it very clear that the offshore wind turbines really are land-based designs!
The following site provides some very interesting ideas!
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2...
The Netherlands is taking a leading position in OWE!
Posted by Joyce van Heijzen to Other topics, 2009-11-27 12:56:18
Dutch industry and knowledge institutes are taking a leading position in offshore wind farm innovation by starting the "Far and Large Offshore Wind"-consortium, otherwise known as FLOW. A R&D program and a demonstration wind farm with 20
to 60 turbines 75 kilometer off the Dutch coast is being developed by the partners RWE, Eneco, TenneT, Ballast Nedam, Van Oord, IHC Merwede, 2-B Energy, XEMC ...