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  • Horns Rev 3 Plans Hit the Road for Consultation

    22 May 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Danish citizens who might be affected by the new Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm and accompanying technical systems that will send the power into the grid, have the opportunity to make their opinions heard until July 29, 2014. On May 20, the Danish Nature Agency (Naturstyrelsen) and the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) published an […]

  • World’s First Community-Owned Tidal Turbine Produces Power

    21 May 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The world’s first community-owned tidal power turbine in Scotland has started exporting electricity to the local grid, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has revealed. The turbine will power up to 30 homes, a locally owned ice plant and Cullivoe Harbour Industrial Estate on North Yell, Shetland. The turbine sits on the seabed at a depth of […]

  • GE Considering Asset Sale to Get Alstom Deal

    20 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The American energy giant General Electric (GE) is considering an asset sale to French companies in order to get the French government’s nod for the Alstom deal. According to Bloomberg, GE is in talks with French companies over possible ventures in Alstom’s nuclear, wind turbine and rail signaling businesses, or even a sale thereof. Even […]

  • Insight_E Project Launched to Advise EU Commission on Energy Policy

    16 May 2014
    R&D

    KIC InnoEnergy with 11 European partners have launched the Insight_E project with the aim to serve as an energy think-tank informing the European Commission. Gathering experts from the energy sector, the INSIGHT_E consortium will provide decision makers on a European level with unbiased policy advice and insights on policy options, including an assessment of their […]

  • Narec to Develop Feasible Condition Monitoring Techniques for Wind and Tidal Systems

    13 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Narec has been awarded a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project funded by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) in association with Newcastle University. The project, which started in May 2014 and runs for three years, aims to develop cost effective and feasible condition monitoring techniques optimised for wind and tidal turbine nacelle systems, particularly drivetrain […]

  • DNV GL Advises on Westermost Rough Wind Farm Transaction

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL has advised the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation on their joint purchase of a 50% stake in the Westermost Rough wind farm, five miles offshore from Hull. The investment in the UK site, still 50% owned by DONG Energy, will see the first large scale commercial project in the […]

  • Pre-Examination Phase of Dogger Bank Teesside A&B Starts

    12 May 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Anyone wishing to register a relevant representation for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B now has one month to go until the registration is due.   Having accepted Forewind’s development consent application for the 1.2GW offshore wind proposal, the Planning Inspectorate has started its pre-examination phase in advance of the formal examination process. Organisations and individuals wishing […]

  • Siemens’ Green Port Hull Gets Project Director

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Siemens has appointed Finbarr Dowling as Project Director for the new wind turbine manufacturing facilities at Green Port Hull and Paull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, effective from 1st July 2014.  Mr. Dowling joined Siemens in 1989 and worked in the Metering Manufacturing business based in London. His career within Siemens includes working within some […]

  • BLG Showcases Its Wind Energy Division at WINDPOWER

    9 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind energy is planned to become an important power source in the U.S., as the Government plans to install 54 GW by 2030. The U.S. market would then be four times larger than the German offshore wind market, which was a sufficient reason for BLG LOGISTICS GROUP, an international logistics service provider, to showcase […]

  • French Gov’t Wants Areva to Acquire Alstom’s Wind Unit

    9 May 2014
    Authorities

    If the GE’s acquisition bid for Alstom’s Energy division gets the green light, the French government will ask the American industrial giant to sell Alstom’s offshore wind turbine business to Areva, France’s largest provider of nuclear energy, writes Les Echos. “It would make sense to have one sole French actor in this industry,” the government […]

  • GDF Team Wins French Offshore Wind Tender

    8 May 2014
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Following a national public tender process, the French State has selected the group comprising GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA to install and operate offshore wind farms in the areas of Tréport (Upper Normandy, 500MW) and the Isles of Yeu and Noirmoutier (Pays de la Loire, 500MW). The success of these bids, presented […]

  • DoE Selects Three Offshore Wind Demo Projects

    7 May 2014
    Authorities

    As a part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These projects – located off the coast of New […]

  • RV ‘Neptune’ Gets to Work at Gwynt y Mor

    7 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The survey vessel RV ‘Neptune’ has started its work on the Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm. RV ‘Neptune’ joins as an additional vessel to assist in the survey work that started earlier this year. RV Neptune will be carrying out seabed investigations, alongside Chartwell, Confidante and Discovery survey vessels, at various locations within the […]

  • Massachusetts Court to Decide on Cape Wind-NStar Contract

    1 May 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U. S. District Court of Massachusetts is contemplating a decision regarding a lawsuit against the Cape Wind’s contract with power utility NStar. Town of Barnstable, local businesses, residents, and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) filed the lawsuit to the U.S. District Court on January 21. They claim that the state coerced NStar […]

  • ABB to Bring Its Power Systems Business into Line

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    ABB has launched a “step change” program in its Power Systems division to thoroughly transform the business that faced a loss in the first quarter of 2014, the company said today as it released Q1 results. ABB’s operational EBITDA in Q1 is 13% down, compared to the same period of last year, mainly due to […]

  • VSMC to Lay Eneco Luchterduinen Export Cable

    28 April 2014
    Grid Connection

    Cabling specialist VSMC, a joint VolkerWessels and Boskalis company has been awarded a contract by EPC contractor Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects bv to install and bury a 25km long export cable for the Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm.  The Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm, to be built by Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation, will be […]

  • ‘Dynamics and Design of Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines’ Seminar to Be Held in Essen

    25 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A seminar called “Dynamics and Design of Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines – Overall Dynamics and Component Design” will be held on 25-26th March 2014 in Essen, Germany. It will provide the participants with an in-depth knowledge on the current industrial practice and scientific research. Wind turbines are exposed to high dynamic loadings that consume […]

  • France, Germany Join Forces to Push Offshore Wind Energy Forward

    20 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided yesterday in Paris to strengthen the German-French cooperation in the field of energy policy. “As the German-French exchange platform for the offshore industry, we support this decision,” said Mélanie Persem, Managing Director of the German-French renewables office (DFBEE). On the occasion of the second Franco-German […]

  • Largest Harbour Crane Arrives at Able Seaton Port

    20 February 2014

    The largest harbour crane in the UK will arrive at Able Seaton Port today, marking a major step forward in Able UK’s expansion of its port facilities on both the Tees and the Humber. The multi-million Leibherr LHM600SHL mobile crane is being delivered from Rostock in Germany. It has been specially adapted to meet Able’s […]

  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Installs Korea’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

    18 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) today announced that it completed the installation of a 5.5 MW offshore wind turbine prototype on Kimnyeong Wind Farm on Jeju Island, South Korea. The offshore wind turbine, measuring 100 m hub height and 140 m rotor diameter, is the largest unit ever installed in South Korea. It can […]

  • Senergy to Share Its Experience at Offshore Cables Forum

    12 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Richard Orren, Senergy’s Global Technical Head of Survey & GeoEngineering, is to take part in the Offshore Cables Forum taking place in London this week. Orren will give a presentation on how to ensure that the important and distinct needs of cables are taken into account when designing and managing survey and site investigation workscopes for […]

  • CWind Wins Gwynt y Môr OWF Contract

    11 February 2014
    Technology

    CWind has announced that it has won a contract to support CT Offshore in the installation of 63 of the 161 inter-array cables at the 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the North Wales coast. CWind’s role involves sending a team to the Netherlands to perform both an OTDR fibre and an insulation […]

  • Vattenfall Calls for EOI for Horns Rev 3 Foundations

    7 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall has issued another call for Expression of Interest (EOI), this time for the supply and installation of foundations for the Horns Rev 3 project. The total scope of works includes the manufacturing, transport, supply and installation of foundations. Deadline for expression of interest is February 24. As the company intends to participate in the […]

  • Scour Prevention Systems Exhibits at Event in Aberdeen

    6 February 2014

    Scour Prevention Systems Ltd (SPSL), based at the OrbisEnergy innovation centre, is exhibiting at the Subsea Expo, Europe’s largest annual subsea exhibition and conference in Aberdeen. SPSL has also been nominated for the UKTI sponsored ‘New to Exporting’ Award. More than one hundred and seventy subsea-focused exhibitors and around 4,000 delegates, make the Subsea Expo […]

  • DONG Energy Sells Half of Its London Array Shares

    31 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has today signed an agreement to sell half of its 50 per cent share in the 630 MW offshore wind farm London Array 1 to La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse), for a total sum of GBP 644 million (approx. DKK 5,800 million). With this partnership divestment DONG Energy […]

  • South Carolina Senator Proposes Offshore Wind Advancement

    17 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    South Carolina Senator Greg Hembree prefiled an offshore wind bill on December 3, pushing the state’s offshore wind research and development activities to a point where they would ensure a safe path to utilizing the state’s vast offshore wind resources. Senator Hembree proposes that South Carolina Public Service Commission adopts regulations under which power utilities would invest […]