Second Met Mast Erected at Dogger Bank

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern erected the second of two planned meteorological masts at Forewind’s Dogger Bank using Universal Foundation’s innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and a “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. The latest mast...

Second meteorological mast installed at Dogger Bank

Offshore wind developer Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts erected at Dogger Bank using innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. Offshore wind developer Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts was...

Second meteorological mast installed at Dogger Bank

Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts was erected at Dogger Bank during the weekend using the innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and a “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. The latest mast to be installed – Dogger...

Bucket foundation may cut wind turbine costs

Suction piles have anchored offshore oil and gas production for years, but a new type – called a bucket foundation – is being promoted for offshore wind turbines in an effort to reduce costs. In February, Forewind, a consortium planning...

Lack of foundation test sites ‘a risk for UK offshore wind’

The Carbon Trust has warned that innovations to reduce offshore wind costs are at risk as Britain has nowhere to demonstrate new, lower-cost foundations with more powerful offshore wind turbines. Carbon Trust believes that without an urgent solution many cost...

Carbon Trust warns time is running out to test important cost-saving technology...

Carbon Trust will today issue a warning to the offshore wind industry that important new innovations to slash the cost of offshore wind power are at risk of remaining on the drawing board as the UK currently has nowhere to...

Brug bøtten og spar kassen – ny opfindelse skal sænke prisen på havmøller

En professor fra Aalborg Universitet og en Aalborg virksomhed står bag en revolutionerende opfindelse, der skal spare de store omkostninger til havmøllers fundament. Opfindelsen, et såkaldt bøttefundament, vil kunne give vindmølleindustrien milliardbesparelser, skabe nye danske arbejdspladser og samtidig skåne miljøet...

Innovative Foundations Installed at Potential Site of Large Offshore Wind Farm

One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms came a step closer to reality in recent weeks as suction-installed foundations for the project left their Irish shipyard to begin their journey to the site of the Dogger Bank wind farm,...

Load-out marks first stage of development at Dogger Bank

Innovative suction-installed wind turbine foundations on their way to Dogger Bank site, for first stage of construction at the world’s largest offshore wind farm, 125 kilometres off the UK’s east coast. The innovative suction-installed foundations that represent the first stage...

‘Suction bucket’ lays new foundation for offshore wind

Engineering solution is hoped to bring down costs and provide a basis for ambitious offshore plans. Taken from a Guardian environment article. A gigantic steel bucket will be lowered upside-down through the deep, murky waters of the North Sea within...