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  • USA: Renewable Energy Could Fully Power Large Electric Grid, Research Says

    14 December 2012
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses, according to new research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College. A well-designed combination of wind power, solar power and storage in batteries and fuel cells would nearly always […]

  • Haizea Bags EUR 200 Million Monopile Contract for East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish wind turbine tower manufacturer Haizea Wind Group and ScottishPower, Iberdrola’s energy company in the UK, have signed an agreement worth more than EUR 200 million for the supply of 50 monopiles for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The monopiles will be delivered from Haizea’s site at the Port of Bilbao […]

  • Seven UK Offshore Wind Extension Projects Greenlighted as Race Bank Hits a Snag

    28 August 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the 2017 offshore wind project extension applications confirming that seven out of the eight projects which applied will now progress to the award of rights. The HRA, which The Crown Estate has undertaken as a requirement of the Habitats Regulations, assesses the […]

  • James Fisher Expands London Array To-Do List

    26 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has extended its Balance of Plant (BoP) work scope for the London Array offshore wind farm to provide subsea services, including inspection of the substation and all 175 Siemens turbines.

  • Denmark Exploring Multiple Platforms as Alternative to Building Artificial Island

    5 July 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    After concluding that the current concept of its North Sea Energy Island would be too expensive for the State, the Danish government, the transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet, and other relevant agencies are now looking into the concept for the island to be established on several large platforms. As reported last week, the government has […]

  • Seafox Names Head of Human Resource

    3 July 2015

    Seafox, an offshore and jack-up support services company, has appointed Erwin Hoogeveen to the new post of Chief Human Resource Officer. Seafox created this new position in order to help it realize the next phase of its development. Hoogeveen has more than two decades of leadership experience overseeing Human Resources for companies during critical periods […]

  • Alicat Workboats Creates 30 Jobs in Great Yarmouth (UK)

    16 February 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Alicat Workboats has created 30 new jobs in Great Yarmouth by signing a contract for two aluminum work boats, reports EDP 24. These boats are used to transfer workers to offshore wind turbines. Demand for the crew transfer vessels is rising with the expansion of the renewable energy sector and is higher than Alicat’s supply […]

  • Osbit Delivers Bespoke Gangway for Seajacks Scylla

    23 August 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Offshore engineering and technology company Osbit Ltd has completed its first project for Seajacks with the delivery of a bespoke access system for the company’s offshore wind farm installation and maintenance vessel, Seajacks Scylla.

  • Germany, UK, Spain and France Top Wind Power Investors Till 2020

    16 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Germany, the UK, Spain and France will install the most wind power capacity between 2011 and 2020 in Europe, new statistics show. Up until 2011, 15% of new capacity will be installed in Germany, 14% in the UK, 13% in Spain and 12% in France. These statistics, contained in the European Wind Energy Association’s Pure […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Inks Hai Long Offshore Wind Turbine Deal

    19 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long Offshore Wind Project have signed the Turbine Supply Agreement and Service and Availability Agreements covering the Hai Long 2A, Hai Long 2B, and Hai Long 3 wind projects offshore Taiwan. The projects, which will use 73 SG 14-222 DD turbines, are Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind power signing in Taiwan […]

  • ExxonMobil’s Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320 Protects 300 Wind Turbines

    19 November 2013

    ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants announced that more than 300 new wind turbines are now protected by the high performance gear oil, Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320. Four North Sea offshore wind farms have recently expanded their arsenal of wind turbines all of which are run using the Mobil-branded gear oil. This latest milestone is an example […]

  • OIL’S CONTAGIOUS EFFECT ON ELECTRICITY PRICES: What Effect Will Low Oil Prices Have on Offshore Wind Projects?

    15 June 2015

    In recent years, the shale gas revolution has contributed to the United States surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The surge in oil production worldwide and Saudi Arabia’s strategic decision not to reduce its oil production led to declining oil prices. These lower prices have a contagious effect on the electricity prices, which […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Could Rival Gas Plants in Terms of Costs

    3 December 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Offshore wind costs could fall to a point where it is cost competitive with new build gas plants in the UK provided they face the full cost of their carbon emissions, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in its 2015 Progress Report to Parliament. Ongoing innovation in offshore wind relies upon a visible future market […]

  • Swedish Old-Timer Gains Momentum

    5 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Momentum Gruppen has, in partnership with DEIF Wind Power Technology, repowered and recommissioned the five-turbine Bockstigen offshore wind farm in Sweden.

  • UK: PNA to Attend Multimodal 2012 as Major European Port

    24 April 2012

    Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) will introduce itself as a major European port in the offshore-wind-farm and tidal-energy field of renewable marine energies at Multimodal 2012, in Birmingham (UK), from 1 to 3 May 2012. More particularly, Cherbourg is set to be used as the industry-and-assembly hub for the wind-farm consortium led by EDF and Alstom, […]

  • DONG Sells Half of Burbo Bank Extension to PKA, LEGO

    11 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has signed an agreement to divest 50% of the Burbo Bank Extension project to Danish pension provider PKA and KIRKBI A/S, parent company of the LEGO Group. Each investor will obtain a 25% ownership interest in the project, and the total purchase price amounts to approximately GPB 660 million (DKK 6.6 billion) to […]

  • Rhyl Flats OWF to Live Long and Prosper with Siemens

    26 March 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has signed a long-term agreement with Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Ltd., 50.1% owned by RWE AG, to continue providing service and maintenance at the Rhyl Flats wind farm off the coast of North Wales for the next 15 years. Siemens has been providing service and maintenance for the 25 SWT-3.6-107 turbines at Rhyl Flats […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Orders Konecranes Cranes for Taiwan Offshore Nacelle Plant

    6 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Finland-headquartered Konecranes has won a contract to supply four electrical overhead cranes to Siemens Gamesa’s offshore nacelle plant in Taichung Taiwan. The cranes will support the entire material handling of the site’s broadened production scope, with lifting capacities of up to 400 tonnes. The order was booked in the first quarter of 2023 and installation […]

  • 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 […]

  • German Parliament Passes Offshore Wind Law, TenneT Applauds

    30 November 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The German Parliament (Bundestag) passed the amended Energy Act. TenneT welcomes new amended Energy Act, which incorporates TenneT’s wishes and recommendations, providing greater legal certainty for investors in offshore wind energy. “TenneT instigated the discussion about the feasibility of the required development of wind energy in Germany well over a year ago. The discussion centred […]

  • Wiking Helikopter Inks Two Contracts for German North Sea Projects

    13 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    In the last two weeks, Wiking Helikopter Service has signed a multi-year contract with TenneT and a contract extension with Deutsche Windtechnik, both of which will see the company providing offshore helicopter services for projects in the German part of the North Sea. With the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT, Wiking said it was awarded […]

  • SeaTwirl Continues Patent Streak

    10 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Chinese patent authority has awarded the Swedish wind power company SeaTwirl with a patent for its divisible offshore wind turbine. The solution includes a turbine that is divisible above and below the house that holds the generator and bearing, meaning that their entire housing can be replaced just above the water surface by boat, SeaTwirl […]

  • Mainstay Marine Delivers 20m WFSV to Turbine Transfers

    20 October 2015
    Vessels

    The boat building specialist Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered the 20m vessel Porth Nefyn to transfer vessel operator Turbine Transfers. The Porth Nefyn will work principally on offshore European wind farm sites between the Baltic and Irish Seas. The vessel is an extended version of the existing 18m CE class vessel Porth Eilian. It has […]

  • German Grid Operators Detail Power-to-Gas Plans

    17 October 2018
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The grid operators TenneT, Gasunie Deutschland and Thyssengas have put forward detailed plans for coupling the electricity and gas grids and advancing Germany’s energy transition.

  • RWE Signs Lease Agreements for Four UK Offshore Wind Extensions

    28 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and its project partners have signed lease agreements with The Crown Estate to develop extensions of the Gwynt y Môr, Galloper, Greater Gabbard and Rampion offshore wind farms in the UK. Each proposal has already progressed through the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment stage (HRA), The Crown Estate said. Developers will now be focused on environmental assessments […]

  • The Crown Estate Nods to Eight Offshore Wind Extension Projects

    4 October 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed its initial assessment of offshore wind extension applications in UK waters, confirming that the eight proposed projects, representing up to 3.4GW of potential new capacity, have satisfied the application criteria.