10000 results found for 'ELWIND'

10000 results found for 'ELWIND'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • UK: Teesside Wind Farm Foundation Installation Halfway Done

    20 April 2012

    According to the Gazette Live, foundation installation work at Teesside wind farm, located 1.5 km off the Redcar coast, is over halfway done. EDF Energy Renewables has installed 16 of the 27 monopile foundations at the site. Construction works at the wind farm commenced in February. The first turbines are likely to be fitted in […]

  • Energy Minister Pushes for Scotland to Become Offshore Wind Hub

    16 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    In an interview for Bloomberg, Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced intention of reducing corporate tax levied by the UK with an aim of bringing more investors in the oil and gas industry and laying foundations for fast-tracked development of offshore wind power. “The budget was difficult for us. Oil and gas producers want stability […]

  • UK Awards Three Grants to Accelerate Offshore Wind Innovation

    12 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Three innovative UK businesses are the latest companies to secure funding from a major Government scheme to support the development of next generation offshore wind technology. NGenTec Ltd, OSBIT Power Ltd and OGN North Sea Ltd will each receive grants under DECC and the Technology Strategy Board’s Offshore Wind Component Technologies Innovation scheme. Launched last […]

  • USA: Maryland Senate Fails to Pass Offshore Wind Bill

    10 April 2012

    Executive Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Mike Tidwell, released the statement regarding the Maryland Senate not voting for O’Malley’s offshore wind bill. “In the face of increasingly extreme weather linked to climate change and in light of new studies showing Maryland is outrageously vulnerable to sea-level rise, it is totally unacceptable that the […]

  • UK: Trump Urged to Reconsider His Wind Farm Opposition

    9 April 2012

    Responding to the news that renewable energy company 2-B Energy has joined forces with Scottish Enterprise (SE) to deliver cutting-edge offshore wind technology with the potential to reduce costs by up to 45%, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of WWF Scotland said:  “This announcement is another vote of confidence in Scotland as the place to come […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Wind Farm Transformer Platform Set for Installation

    9 April 2012

    On 2 March, Energinet.dk tied up the foundation and steel structure, and the top site is now ready to be placed on a barge in Aalborg. The top section is expected to be lifted into place around Easter, and it does not only contain Energinet.dk’s transformers but also DONG Energy surveillance equipment for the wind […]

  • India to Install First Offshore Wind Turbine in 5 Years

    9 April 2012

    In the forthcoming five years India will have its first offshore windmill, located in Dhanushkodi, executive director of Centre for Wind Energy Technology, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Dr S Gomathi Nayagam announced at a two day conference on renewable energy held in Chennai last week, IBN Live informs. According to him, India will […]

  • USA: Student to Present Atlantic Ocean Wind Power Maps

    6 April 2012
    Training & Education

    At Quest on Wednesday, April 18, Brittany Gibbons will display and talk about the computer-generated maps she has spent the academic year developing for offshore wind power—not for Lake Ontario off Oswego, but for the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod to New Jersey. Ocean-based wind power “has just been a growing source of interest,” said […]

  • UK: Aegir to Benefit from Viking Wind Farm Approval

    4 April 2012

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has today granted consent for the 370MW Viking wind farm on Shetland. The wind farm will allow the construction of an interconnector cable between the Shetland Isles and the Scottish mainland, allowing the export of electricity to the national grid. This interconnector is vital for the Aegir wave farm being developed […]

  • UK: East Anglia Offshore Wind Reveals Project Details

    28 March 2012

    East Anglia Offshore Wind has revealed more info on one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms to be constructed off Suffolk coast. Joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall Wind Power Limited plans to develop one part of the 7,200MW project. The East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm, located 43.4km from the coast will […]

  • UK Might Lose Leading Position in Offshore Wind Energy

    28 March 2012
    Authorities

    As informed by Reuters, the uncertainty of market reforms in the UK, which are supposed to be very favourable for various forms of low-carbon energy, might result in taking over of the UK’s leading role in offshore wind production by France or Germany. Namely, France is about to disclose results of its first offshore wind […]

  • Norwegian Firms Urged to Work with Humber’s Offshore Wind Businesses

    21 March 2012

    NORWEGIAN businesses have been encouraged to partner Humber-based companies to secure work in the UK’s offshore wind market. A leading renewable energy expert has promoted the region’s potential and highlighted the readiness of its businesses to join Scandinavian firms in forming the industry’s emerging supply chain. Speaking at a major offshore wind power conference in […]

  • France: Alstom Eyes One of European Wind Energy Giants

    15 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The French railway equipment and energy company is looking to acquire one of the European wind energy giants, reported Les Echos. Alstom is eyeing German Repower, Gamesa from Spain, and Danish Vestas. The company has already begun negotiations with Suzlon, REpower Indian owner. Yesterday, the Financial Times Deutschland reported that the Suzlon is seeking a […]

  • UK: Public Exhibition for 196 Meter High Wind Turbine

    14 March 2012

    A public exhibition on plans for a wind turbine stretching to 196 meters in height is scheduled to take place tomorrow at Bayview football stadium between 3pm-7pm, reports Fife Today. Scottish Enterprise is going to submit a planning application to build a single offshore prototype wind turbine at the Fife Energy Park in Methil, for […]

  • Donald Trump Invests in Anti-Wind Farm Campaign (UK)

    28 February 2012

      Donald Trump could spend over £10m fighting against the wind project offshore Aberdeen, reports BBC. It is well known that Mr. Trump believes that the potential wind farm will harm Scotland in many ways, so he has started a campaign “to save Scotland”. In case a decision on accepting the offshore wind farm plans […]

  • Mobimar Launches New Wind Farm Service Vessel (Finland)

    28 February 2012

    Transfer and windfarm service vessel Mobimar 18 Wind was launched yesterday, the 27th of February. The quay trials started immediately and the main propulsion system with the side propulsions will be commissioned later this week. The hydraulics will be pressurised after the engines and the auxiliary engine are running. At the end of this week, […]

  • GeoSea, IHC Quietly Install Gode Wind 2 Foundations

    3 July 2015

    The first part of the foundation installation for the Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the German North Sea is completed. Just two months after the first pile, GeoSea has installed all 42 positions for Gode Wind 2 and already 6 monopiles for Gode Wind 1. Using a combination of the IHC IQIP Hydrohammer S-3000 […]

  • German Wind Produces 32.5 TWh in First 5 Months

    10 June 2015

    Germany’s wind power output in January-May rose 34% year on year and the country is on track for a third successive record year for new turbine installations, with the first wave of offshore wind farms finally coming online, a Platts analysis of the latest available data show. Wind turbines in Germany generated 32.5 TWh of […]

  • With 20% Cost Overrun, Offshore Wind Performs Well in Germany

    25 May 2015

    With an average cost overrun of 20 per cent, offshore wind parks perform well in comparison to other large-infrastructure projects. The average large-infrastructure project in Germany is 73 per cent more expensive than planned. This was one of the key findings of a study by the Hertie School of Governance, under the leadership of Genia […]

  • Teco Electric, CSMC Form Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    15 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    On May 13, Taiwanese company Teco Electric and Machinery and China Steel Machinery (CSMC) have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture dedicated to offshore wind energy.  The primary task of the joint venture is to use TECO’s wind power generating technology and CSMC’s steel construction expertise to develop its own brand of domestic offshore wind […]

  • Eneco: Hundreds of Offshore Wind Turbines Have This Chink in the Armor

    16 April 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Following the recent media attention given to Eneco’s Princess Amalia Wind Farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) and its grout problem, the company yesterday said that hundreds of turbines comprised in first-generation offshore wind farms are facing this issue.  The foundation construction of the Princess Amalia Wind Farm was done according to the DNV GL certified standard, including the design which was common ten years ago in […]

  • BCC Research: Offshore Wind to Take Off in Near Future

    17 March 2015
    R&D

    According to a new report from BCC Research, the global wind energy market was worth $130 billion in 2013 and $165.5 billion in 2014. The market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2% between 2015 and 2020 resulting in $176.2 billion in 2015 and $250 billion in 2020. Globally, total […]

  • GeoSea Uses New Crane System for Wind Turbine Installation

    12 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    High Wind NV has started the commercialisation of its Boom Lock© allowing the safe installation of all wind turbine components in winds of up to 15 m/s. The first Boom Lock© was completed in January, consequently installed on GeoSea’s Neptune, and has undergone its final performance trials last weekend. During these tests in stormy conditions at the […]

  • Gamesa, AREVA Set Up Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    10 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa and AREVA have signed the definitive agreements and have closed the transaction for the creation of Adwen, a joint venture dedicated to offshore wind, having 700 employees, 50-50 owned by its two parent companies and registered in Zamudio, Spain. The joint-venture is responsible for the design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and services of offshore wind […]

  • Wind Minds to Introduce Unique Visualisation Screen at EWEA’s Event

    3 March 2015
    Technology

    Following the business launch in Asia, Wind Minds, the recently established international consultancy, will exhibit at the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference & exhibition (EWEA Offshore 2015) in Copenhagen from 10 – 12 March. At the event, Wind Minds will unveil a visualisation screen which allows the viewer to experience the true visual impact of a future […]

  • 2.4GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm Gets Government’s OK

    17 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK Government has approved the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A and B wind project, expected to support up to 900 green jobs in Yorkshire and Humberside and millions of pounds worth of investment in the UK’s economy. The project will include up to 400 wind turbines, around 130km off the coast of the East Riding of […]