Top News of the Week Feb 2 – 8, 2015

Three out of five hits for Vattenfall in Offshore WIND‘s most read news this week. Nevertheless, EWEA’s infographic on offshore wind in Europe seems to be the most interesting read these days. 

Infographic: European Offshore Wind in 2014

Along with its annual report on offshore wind in Europe last year, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has also published an infographic that shows statistical details of the industry.

Vattenfall Building Accommodation Platform (Gallery)

Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, has used knowledge from oil and gas industry regarding work shift schedule on its renewable energy project.

Vattenfall to Invest EUR 963 Mln in Wind Energy

Vattenfall will invest a total of SEK 9.1 billion (EUR 963 million) in wind power over the course of two years.

UK: MHI Testing Digital Hydraulic Drive Train for OW Turbines

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) yesterday begun onshore verification testing of a large-scale (MWT167H/7.0) digital hydraulically driven offshore wind turbine at the Hunterston Test Centre in the United Kingdom.

Vattenfall Requires Painting Work at DanTysk

Vattenfall is looking for a contractor who will carry out paint repair works on transition pieces (TPs) of DanTysk offshore wind turbines.