Dutch companies SMST and MO4 have joined North Star, Principle Power, Vard and Voith Group in a new major industry collaboration aimed at solving one of the floating wind’s most pressing challenges: the delivery of high-performance operations and maintenance ships...
Vattenfall is starting a study in which one of the turbines of wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid will be equipped with 16 infrared cameras. The use of the cameras should improve bird casualty counts from offshore wind farms. Currently, theoretical...
This week, Kitepower announced its collaboration with Ecospeed, German provider of climate software solutions. The Dutch company has acquired a license for Ecospeed’s software to determine the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of their Airborne Wind Energy Systems. The company sees...
Amsterdam-based MO4, provider of smart software solutions for offshore operations, announced it has added a new product to its offering that will provide insights into Service Operation Vessel (SOV) performance. In today’s maritime industry, gauging the performance of vessels within...
Like with most industries, digitisation of the wind energy industry is increasing. Goodexamples of software that provide energy production gains or cost savings are alreadyavailable on the market. But what if you develop a new software solution? Isprotection possible then?...
Data brings us knowledge and provides us with the opportunity to improve and develop. It is important, however, that we are able to gather and understand this data properly. What if the data stream is becoming too overwhelming? This is...
At the end of October, the onshore wind farm Pelt with three wind turbines was opened just across the border in Belgium. Dutch company Topwind supplied the system that switches off the turbines based on information from the weather radar...
Dutch consultancy IX Wind has been selected by an undisclosed developer for analysing and planning O&M costs and strategies for an offshore wind project in Japan. The company will use its O&M simulation software SOMOS7. IX Wind is focused on due...
Energy company Eneco has selected UK-based Renewable Strategy Ltd to provide the operational and maintenance planning system for their offshore wind farms. Renewable Strategy (RSL) will provide their software system RSL Manager. According to the company the tool will enable Eneco...
