Archive for: February, 2011

PNE WIND AG Receives Milestone Payment for Offshore Project Borkum Riffgrund I (Germany)

PNE WIND AG Receives Milestone Payment for Offshore Project Borkum Riffgrund I (Germany)

The Danish company DONG Energy A/S has now officially advised PNE WIND AG, that it has decided to construct and finance the offshore wind farm “Borkum Riffgrund I” in the North Sea. PNE WIND AG had been developing the offshore wind farm “Borkum Riffgrund I” since 2011 at first alone and then in a joint [...]

Partrac Finishes Oceanographic Measurements in UK

Oceanographic measurements at the fifth tidal energy site in the UK have been completed by Partrac.       Source: renewableenergyfocus, February 28, 2011  

Seajacks Zaratan Construction Summary (UK)

Seajacks Zaratan Construction Summary (UK)

In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels.   In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-build, Seajacks Zaratan, in May 2012, [...]

Rumours in the Market Regarding Offshore Order From PNE WIND AG in Germany

Rumours in the Market Regarding Offshore Order From PNE WIND AG in Germany

Today, there are rumours in the market regarding Vestas being selected as supplier for a 252 MW offshore project in Germany.   Vestas can confirm that an agreement has been reached between the German company PNE WIND AG and Vestas regarding supply of turbines for the project Gode Wind II. The agreement is conditioned by [...]

Contract for Wind Installation Vessel “Brave Tern” (Norway)

Contract for Wind Installation Vessel “Brave Tern” (Norway)

A subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has on certain subjects entered into a contract for the specialized transport and installation vessel for offshore wind turbines “Brave Tern” Vestas Offshore Germany Gmbh . The firm contract period is six months with 3 x [...]

Taiwan to Lead the Way to Renewable Energy

Taiwan is set to blaze a trail in renewable energy development with its major policy initiatives that are designed to exploit the country’s…     (esi-africa)   Source: esi-africa , February 28, 2011

PNE WIND AG is Making Considerable Progress Towards Grid Connection and Financing of Gode Wind II Offshore Wind Farm

PNE WIND AG is Making Considerable Progress Towards Grid Connection and Financing of Gode Wind II Offshore Wind Farm

The wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, has made considerable progress on the way to constructing the offshore wind farm “Gode Wind II”: The documentation required for the binding agreement to the grid connection has been submitted to the transmission grid operator TenneT. This means that PNE WIND AG has fulfilled all four criteria in [...]

PowerWind Sells 10 Wind Turbines to Bulgaria

PowerWind Sells 10 Wind Turbines to Bulgaria

The German manufacturer is thus strengthening its position in the Bulgarian community segment with project sizes of up to 10 MW. The turbines of the type PowerWind 56 with a rated power output each of 900 kilowatt will be installed by the end of 2011 at various locations on the Black Sea (Hadji Dimitar, Poruchik [...]

Vestas to Develop Floating Wind Turbines (Denmark)

Vestas to Develop Floating Wind Turbines (Denmark)

Vestas, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of wind turbines, has announced that it will be working in collaboration with WindPlus to… By Timon Singh (inhabitat) Source: inhabitat, February 28, 2011

Atlantic Wind Connection Backs US FERC Incentive Rate Request (USA)

Atlantic Wind Connection Backs US FERC Incentive Rate Request (USA)

Protests to the Atlantic Wind Connection’s requested return on equity, filed with federal regulators, are based on “misunderstandings,” a spokesman for the developer said Friday. Atlantic Wind Connection spokesman Bryan Lee said the return on equity requested from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is well within FERC’s zone of reasonableness for incentive rates, and [...]


 

 


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