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  • The Netherlands: Ballast Nedam Releases Q1 Results

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The pressure on markets was undiminished in the first quarter, leading to fierce competition, price pressure and bankruptcies. The competition faced by capacity-driven markets in particular has been cut-throat. This market situation led in late 2012 to accelerated execution of the strategy of focusing on integrated projects and the niche markets of industrial construction, offshore […]

  • The Netherlands: Vestas Signs Contract Extension for Eneco’s Prinses Amaliawindpark

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vestas has signed a 10-year extension of the service contract for Eneco’s wind power plant Prinses Amaliawindpark (PAWP) in the Netherlands. The contract has a total capacity of 120 MW comprising 60 units of the V80-2.0 MW wind turbine. The contract is a 10-year service agreement extension with Vestas’ latest Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 […]

  • Discussion on Offshore Wind Rescue Chain to Be Organized (Germany)

    18 April 2013
    Training & Education

    All participants of the“Rettungskette Offshore Wind” research project, which entails emergency rescue actions for offshore wind, led by Prof. Christian Jurgens and coordinated by Dr. Nils Weinrich, can look back on an eventful and exciting first year of the project. To discuss the findings of this project, a symposium will be held on 26 and […]

  • China: COSCO Delivers Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    12 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announces that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered one windmill turbine installation vessel (WTIV) “SEA INSTALLER” to its European buyer. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Nantong and the buyer […]

  • Germany: EnBW Revenues Up by 4.4 Pct to 14.4 Billion

    9 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2012, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG increased its revenue by 4.4% to € 14.4 billion. A sharp fall in revenue in the electricity generation and trading segment (down 26.7%) was offset by equally sharp revenue growth in the electricity grid and sales segment (up 15.8%), gas […]

  • USA: AMSC Reports Q2 Financial Results

    7 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, has reported financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2012 ended September 30, 2012.  Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were $20.9 million, which compares with $20.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. AMSC increased revenues from its Grid […]

  • U.S. Senate Race Causes Energy Policy Debate

    1 November 2012
    Authorities

    A vivid political debate on energy policy has marked the race for the Senate between U.S. Senator Scott Brown and his challenger Elizabeth Warren. While Sen. Brown opposes the Cape Wind project, Warren supports it as a part of her focus on development of renewable energy. The Cape Wind offshore project is a huge sign […]

  • RenewableUK Concerned by Energy Minister’s Comments

    1 November 2012
    Authorities

    RenewableUK is calling for urgent clarification after negative comments on wind energy were made by the Energy Minister John Hayes in some of the morning papers. The comments came the morning after Hayes addressed 400 industry delegates at the RenewableUK annual conference and gave a speech in favour of renewables. Addressing wind industry delegates for […]

  • The Netherlands: Van Oord Strengthens Executive Board

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    After a long career of nearly 40 years COO P.H.G. (Peter) de Ridder will be leaving Van Oord to retire on 1 January 2013. The Supervisory Board of Van Oord has, in consultation with the Executive Board, decided to strengthen the Executive Board with two Van Oord members. J.B.E.M. (Joep) Athmer (57) and C.A. (Niels) […]

  • UK: Value of Venture Capital-Backed Deals Double During 2012

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to data compiled by Preqin, the leading provider of intelligence on alternative investments, and analysed by Pinsent Masons, the international law firm, the value of venture capital-backed deals in the UK renewable energy market has doubled during 2012. Figures from Preqin indicate that the volume of UK-based VC-backed renewable energy deals is on track […]

  • Subsea UK and OPITO Awarded GBP 2 Million Fund

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Global-leading energy industry bodies Subsea UK and OPITO have each been awarded part of a £2million fund aimed at attracting vital new entrants into the industry and helping people to diversify their skills. Scotland’s leading diver training facility, The Underwater Centre in Fort William, has also secured a share of The Energy Challenge Fund, set […]

  • Norway: PALFINGER Takes Over Bergen Group Dreggen

    30 October 2012

    The PALFINGER Group has agreed to take over Bergen Group Dreggen AS, a renowned Norwegian producer of marine and offshore cranes and lifting equipment. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval from the Competition Authorities in Norway, and is expected to be closed by the end of November. Herbert Ortner, CEO of […]

  • France: Bureau Veritas, Member of Technical Committee 88

    29 October 2012

    Recognized as a leading wind expert, Bureau Veritas is a member of the Technical Committee 88 (TC 88) for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) responsible for preparing international standards for wind turbines. The TC 88 is composed of wind turbine industry stakeholders such as turbine designers, component manufacturers and certification bodies. The Committee was formed […]

  • UK: Proposal for London Array Phase 2 Submitted

    26 October 2012
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A proposal for Phase 2 of the London Array offshore wind farm has been submitted to the Department of Energy Climate Change (DECC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The developers have reduced the initially proposed extension from 370MW to 240MW, after the surveys had been conducted by Natural England and the RSPB on offshore […]

  • Belgium: Elia Seeks Contractors for Building Offshore Infrastructures

    19 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    Elia is seeking for a contractor to erect offshore infrastructures off the Belgian coast in order to connect the wind farms in the Belgian North Sea. The contract stipulates the possibility of land reclamation and/or the possibility of contracting an offshore platform. Namely, the grid operator in Belgium is legally obligated to connect offshore wind […]

  • Germany Opens Its Largest Offshore Terminal

    15 October 2012

    After two years of construction the second offshore port terminal in Cuxhaven was opened on Monday by the Minister President of Lower Saxony, David McAllister. , Two additional berths were built on an area of twelve acres within the EUR 65 million project framework. With an overall length of 736 meters, the easternmost berth wharf […]

  • Germany: Order for Second Jack-Up Vessel Cannot Currently Be Filled

    12 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    In June 2012 the creditors’ committee voted in favour of an offer by the VeKa Group of the Netherlands to take over the Sietas shipyard. Despite six months of intensive negotiations, it was not possible to complete the deal. The reason is that the Sietas shipyard currently has only one order for a new construction, […]

  • British MP Backs Opposition to Rhiannon OWF Location

    11 December 2012
    Authorities

    David Morris, Member of the UK Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale has supported the residents of Isle of Man regarding disapproval of the Celtic Array’s Rhiannon offshore wind farm, which is proposed to be built in the Irish Sea. After Mr. Morris met with House of Keys Speaker Steve Rodan to discuss concerns about the […]

  • DeepOcean Gets NOF Energy’s Acknowledgment for Energy Sector Diversification (UK)

    7 December 2012

    NOF Energy, the business support organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables, has named DeepOcean as the winner of its new Energy Sector Diversification Award 2012.  This award was introduced for the first time at the 2012 event to highlight the growing diversification of skills, products, services and technologies in the energy sector supply […]

  • RenewableUK: Key Uncertainties Remain on Future of Energy Mix

    6 December 2012
    Authorities

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind and marine energy industry, has pointed to positive elements in the Autumn Statement, but warned key uncertainties remain on the future of the energy mix, which have been heightened by the gas strategy. The Statement itself contains a number of welcome elements, designed to increase growth […]

  • Windreich Welcomes Link between Norway and Germany

    5 December 2012
    Grid Connection

    Willi Balz, CEO of Windreich AG welcomed the signing of the agreement between TenneT TSO, Stattnet and KfW on a submarine cable between Norway and Germany. He said that this is an important first step towards establishing a genuine European interconnection network. Thus, the integration of efficient base load generation from wind power in the […]

  • Germany Could Lower Limit on Damages Caused by Grid Connection Delays

    28 November 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Parties of the German ruling coalition agreed yesterday to lower the limit on damages that grid operators must pay for delays when connecting offshore wind farms to the grid, Joachim Pfeiffer from the Christian Democratic Union told Bloomberg. The limit on damages when grid companies are found negligent was reduced to EUR 17.5 million from […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Reaches Agreement on Credit Facilities Reached

    26 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In July 2012 (ref. company announcement No. 30/2012 of 31 July 2012), Vestas agreed with its lenders to defer the half-year testing of the financial covenants. Following this and during the autumn of 2012, Vestas has conducted a thorough review of the future funding requirements of the company’s new operating business model. The review shows […]

  • UK: Centrica Releases Interim Management Statement

    16 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Centrica expects to deliver year on year earnings growth in 2012 in line with market expectations, subject to the usual variables of weather and commodity prices, in a continuing weak economic environment. Average UK residential gas consumption for the first ten months of 2012 was 9% higher than for the same period of 2011, while […]

  • AREVA to Produce 100 Pct French Wind Turbine

    14 November 2012
    Technology

    To coincide with the opening of AREVA’s first offices in Le Havre, Luc Oursel presented the progress made with AREVA’s industrial plan to produce a 100% French wind turbine in the Haute-Normandie region. Since Iberdrola and Eole RES were chosen to develop the wind farm site in the bay of Saint-Brieuc in April 2012 and […]

  • USA: Winter Street Centre Hosts Tide Mill Institute Conference

    13 November 2012

    Winter Street Centre in Bath hosted the 8th annual Tide Mill Institute conference, writes the Times Record. More than 100 people attended the conference, which explored the history of tide mills as well as potential for the tidal energy. Conference organiser, Bud Warren, said: “There is probably nowhere in the world where there is so […]