Top News of the Week July 21– 27, 2014

Top News of the Week July 21– 27, 2014

Ballast Nedam Completes Monopile Installation at Butendiek

Today, Tuesday 22nd July 2014, Ballast Nedam Offshore installed the 80th and last monopile at the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm in the German sector of the North Sea.

Two Executives Leave Siemens

Siemens Wind Power has been shaken up by two senior executives’ resignations.

Siemens Erects Fourth Substation in North Sea

Siemens has installed a fourth offshore platform in the North Sea, completing an important stage for grid connections of sea-based wind farms.

DNV GL Certifies Siemens 6 MW Turbine

Siemens Energy has obtained type certification by certifying body DNV GL for the company’s innovative D6 offshore wind turbine. The model Siemens SWT-6.0-154 is equipped with a modern direct drive generator, rated at 6 megawatts (MW) and equipped with a 154 meter rotor.

WaveWalker 1 Prepares for Van Oord Offshore Wind Job

WaveWalker 1 is currently preparing to depart Portland, UK and will soon be heading to Holland to commence the mobilisation for her next exciting project.