2819 results found for 'Hohe See'

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  • Vestas to Produce 99 Seagreen Blade Sets in UK

    2 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vestas will manufacture 99 out of the 114 V164 wind turbine blade sets for the Seagreen offshore wind project in the United Kingdom. 297 blades in total will be produced by Vestas in the UK for installation at the 1,075 Seagreen off the Angus coast by the end of 2022. Production is currently underway for […]

  • Tata Steel to Benefit from Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    6 February 2012

    Offshore wind mills presents a great business opportunity for the steel industry in the future, Richard Freeman, Manager for Product and Market Development in Tata Steel said to The Northern Echo. Tata Steel invested £2m in the Hartlepool tube mills in October. They are planning to establish a supply base for steel tubular sections used […]

  • UK: Vattenfall, ScottishPower Invest GBP 15 Million in East Anglia Region

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, joint venture partners behind the East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone, have awarded over £15m in contracts to businesses operating in East Anglia. Since 2010, 28 firms located in the region have benefited and it is estimated that this has helped support well over of 100 jobs. In November last year the […]

  • Scottish Wave Energy Project Cancelled

    21 December 2012

    Development of a wave energy project at Siadar (Shader) on Isle of Lewis, which was planned jointly between RWE npower renewables and Voith Hydro Wavegen, has been cancelled. This happened because of lack of funding and uncertainty surrounding the subsea cable across the Minch, the Stornoway Gazette news site informs. The 20MW project was planned […]

  • Canada and UK Jointly Invest CAD 1.4 Mln to Accelerate Tidal Energy Development

    15 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) and Technology Strategy Board (TSB) of the United Kingdom, are jointly investing approximately $1.4 million CAD (approximately £755,000) in collaborative R&D projects to support the acceleration of the tidal energy sector in both jurisdictions. This competition stems from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February […]

  • Marine Renewable Energy Could Support as Many as 5750 Jobs (UK)

    31 January 2011
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Executive careers consultancy UK Knack Group has recently announced that, according to a report commissioned by the South West Regional Development Agency, marine renewable energy could support as many as 5750 jobs in the next 20 years. Managing Director of The UK Knack Group: “The installation of the facilities and related support services, and the […]

  • Irish Port to Build Floating Offshore Wind Hub

    17 March 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    The Ireland-based Shannon Foynes Port Company is investing EUR 28 million in jetty infrastructure and a port logistics park, aimed at transforming the Shannon Estuary into an international supply chain hub for floating offshore wind. The investment, co-funded by the EU’s “Connecting Europe Facility”, will help expand the quayside area by an additional 117 metres […]

  • Majority of the Dutch Support Wind Energy

    24 June 2013
    R&D

    A large majority of the Dutch support wind energy and a quarter also say there should be investments in the construction of new wind turbines, according to a survey carried out by a research firm Ipsos on behalf of Eneco. The survey shows that nearly 80 percent of the Dutch people support wind energy. About […]

  • Amazon and Iberdrola Sign Global Renewables Pact, First Stop Offshore Wind

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola and Amazon have announced a new global collaboration to support the development of large-scale renewable energy projects and leverage cloud computing technology to enhance digitalisation in the energy transition. Iberdrola and Amazon.com Inc. have agreed to collaborate on new wind and solar capacity by signing power purchase agreements (PPA) for projects in Europe, the […]

  • Two Workington lifeboat crewmen rescue three sailors getting back from Robin Rigg offshore wind farm (UK)

    16 September 2010

    Dave McConnell and Ian McCormack were chugging back into Whitehaven Harbour aboard the Solway Spirit on July 29 when they noticed the stricken yacht trapped by rough seas against the pier. They acted quickly and towed the yacht out to sea with the three men on board and then into the safety of the harbour. […]

  • RWE Unveils Plans for Gwynt y Môr Windfarm (UK)

    1 December 2011

    A 40-tonne underwater plough will be used to lay electricity cables from the coast to an offshore windfarm. The cables will stretch from the shore at Pensarn near Abergele 13kms to the 160 planned turbines at Gwynt y Môr windfarm. At Towyn Road between Pensarn and Belgrano, four cables will be extended 11kms underground to […]

  • Australia Starts Process to Designate First Offshore Wind Zone

    5 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Australian government has nominated the Bass Strait off Gippsland, Victoria, as the first offshore wind area to be formally assessed under its new Offshore Electricity Infrastructure framework. A map detailing the declared area off Gippsland has been released for public comment. The government has invited the public to comment on the notice for the […]

  • PNE WIND Increases Its EBIT Forecast for 2011-2013 Due to Increased Offshore Wind Activity (Germany)

    30 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, has increased the forecast for its cumulative EBIT for the financial years from 2011 to 2013 inclusive to EUR 60 to 72 million. This is the result of the 2010 annual accounts published today. The company bases its forecast on the increased activity in offshore wind farms, the […]

  • Polish Businessman Applies for Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    7 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Polish businessman Jan Kulczyk has applied for the permission to construct an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, writes thenews.pl news portal. Kulczyk’s energy company, Polenergia, is keeping silent about the four offshore wind projects it has. However, chairman of Polenergia, Dariusz Mioduski, stated that the company has filed an application to the state-owned […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Green Light for Two Offshore Wind Farms

    9 July 2012

    Britain’s ability to generate green electricity from offshore wind has taken huge step forward with the Government’s announcement that it has given the go-ahead for the construction of two big wind farms off the eastern coast of England. The news has been warmly welcomed by RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave […]

  • New Danish Shipping Company Focuses on Offshore Wind Farms

    14 June 2012

    A new shipping company in the port of Esbjerg has directed a determined glance to solving the large and increasing need for transportation of personnel, spare parts and other goods for offshore wind farms. “We see that there already is a market and that there naturally is room for a shipping company which focuses 100% […]

  • Falck: Training = Awareness = Minimising risks

    13 August 2013

    When working offshore there should be one golden rule: Safety first! All kinds of legislation and regulations have been set up to ensure that both the health and safety of the employees are respected, in facet of their work, and rest time, offshore. However these rules can vary by country and also by the different […]

  • Ofgem OKs Transmission Investments Needed for UK’s 2030 Offshore Wind Target

    3 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem has approved the strategic electricity transmission reinforcements required to deliver the UK Government’s 50 GW offshore wind by 2030 target, set out as part of the regulator’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework. The decision confirms that all SSEN Transmission projects identified by the Electricity System Operator (ESO) as required to meet 2030 offshore […]

  • Hunterston Is No More

    26 September 2019
    R&D

    SSE Renewables has decommissioned the last remaining test turbine at the Hunterston National Offshore Turbine Test Facility in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Following six years of testing, the 6MW Siemens turbine was brought down to the ground in an operation by lead decommissioning contactors, Keltbray, and under the supervision of SSE Renewables. The operation involved a […]

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Needs Strong Government Action to Win Global Race

    26 February 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed a study by financial analysts Ernst and Young which puts Britain near the top of the list of countries in which to invest in renewable energy. However, the trade association expressed disappointment that offshore wind is placed behind Germany in its level of attractiveness. In Ernst and Young’s latest quarterly index, the […]

  • Tidal Energy Projects in Ramsey Sound off Pembrokeshire Gets Go Ahead From DECC (UK)

    31 March 2011
    Authorities

    An innovative new project to generate tidal energy in Ramsey Sound off Pembrokeshire was today given the go ahead by Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne. Tidal Energy Limited’s 1.2MW ‘Deltastream’ device will provide green electricity to the local distribution network during its 12 month test period, with the potential to power up to […]

  • Statoil Aims at NY Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreement by End-2018

    1 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian energy company Statoil plans to sign a power purchase agreement with a U.S. utility by the end of 2018 in order to develop an offshore wind project off New York, a senior company official told Reuters.

  • Teesside Wind Farm Construction Bothers Locals (UK)

    9 February 2012

    Shortly after the construction work commenced on EDF Energy’s Teesside Wind Farm, they faced a problem. Constant banging of the hydraulic hammer that is driving monopiles into the seabed is bothering locals, reports Gazette Live. Some of residents said that the banging sound could be heard in their homes and even in the town centre. […]

  • Triton Knoll to Give Private Tours along Onshore Cable Route

    6 February 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Developers of the 900MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm will host several invite-only site visits over the next few weeks for contractors hoping to win the main installation contract for the project’s underground onshore export cable. The sessions will provide an opportunity for prospective contractors to fully understand the overall site, ensuring their final contract tender offers […]

  • GRAHAM Construction to Hand Over 7MW Prototype by End of October

    21 October 2013

    GRAHAM Construction expects to hand over the 196-metre giant – which will be taller than the highest spans of the nearby Forth Road Bridge – to owners Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) before the end of October. The prototype is being erected just yards offshore from the Fife Energy Park at Methil, where SHI has located […]

  • Beatrice Impact Measured in Billions – Report

    24 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The development, construction and 25-year lifetime operation of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Beatrice, is expected to generate GBP 2.4 billion of value for the UK economy, a new analysis has found. The 84 turbine, 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm – the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world – was completed last month, […]