233 results found for 'Saint-Brieuc'

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  • Taylor Hopkinson Wins East Anglia ONE Contract

    14 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Taylor Hopkinson has won the on-site Quality Services tender to supply personnel for the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea.

  • Port of Brest Getting Ready for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Project

    27 December 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The marine renewable energy (MRE) hub being built in France’s Port of Brest has reached an important milestone after a 900-metre dike was connected to a wharf.

  • French Senate Rejects Offshore Wind Renegotiation Proposal

    15 March 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The French Senate has voted against a proposed amendment which would allow the government to renegotiate the feed-in tariffs of the six offshore wind projects selected in Round 1 and Round 2 tenders, according to local media.

  • France: EDF, Alstom Win Tenders for 3 Offshore Wind Sites

    6 April 2012
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    EDF, together with Alstom, won three of five sites at the tender announced by the French Government for offshore wind farm projects, French daily Le Figaro reported Thursday. The 6 MW wind turbines, whose prototype Alstom presented last week, will be assembled in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), Courseulles-sur-Mer (Calvados) and Fecamp (Seine-Maritime). The fourth wind farm, to be […]

  • Wikinger Adds to Iberdrola’s Tally

    25 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s Iberdrola reported a 25.5% increase in the gross operating profit (EBITDA) in its Renewables business unit in the first half of 2018, driven by increased production and the contribution of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

  • WindSentinel Sensing the Wind Off French Coast

    14 December 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    AXYS Technologies’ FLiDAR WindSentinel buoy has been deployed in Brittany, France. Equipped with dual LiDAR sensors, WindSentinel will measure the wind resource and expected energy production at the Bay of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, developed by Ailes Marines. The WindSentinel system will be deployed for a minimum of 12 months to gather comprehensive wind speed and wind […]

  • Adwen Takes First Step on French Factories. Building Them Depends on Other Factors

    23 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Adwen has filed applications for construction permits for two wind turbine manufacturing factories in Le Havre, France, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND following reports in French media.

  • UK: Iberdrola Focuses on Offshore Wind Future

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola is committed to promoting offshore wind power as one of the basic pillars in its future growth. It is determined to spearhead the development of this technology, which it considers to be the second revolution in renewable energies, just as it did in the case of onshore wind power, where it is the world […]

  • Top News of the Week, 20 – 26 February 2017

    26 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Shell Eyes More Action in European Offshore Wind The Netherlands-based oil and gas giant, Shell, is looking to get on board further projects across Europe as it aims to dive deeper into the offshore wind market. Hywind Foundations On a Roll (Photos) The Navantia-Windar team has started the roll-out of the spar-type floating foundations built […]

  • UK Wind Conditions Affect Iberdrola’s 2016 Results

    23 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Even though Iberdrola’s overall gross operating profit (EBITDA) improved by 5.5% in 2016 compared to the year before, the company yesterday reported an 8.9% decrease in its renewables business EBITDA, driven by weaker performance in the UK due to foreign exchange and lower wind resource throughout the year.

  • VIDEO: Iberdrola Commits to Offshore Wind

    14 February 2013

    Iberdrola has identified offshore wind power as one of its key areas for future growth and it aims to lead the development of this technology going forward with the necessary caution for investments of this nature. In order to achieve this objective, the Company has created an Offshore Business Department with offices in Glasgow, London, […]

  • Iberdrola Secures Stake in Eight Swedish Offshore Wind Projects

    23 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola has entered into an agreement with Swedish renewables company Svea Vind Offshore, which will allow the Spain-headquartered company to take a majority stake in up to eight offshore wind projects in Sweden. The eight projects are in various stages of development, with the first of them planned to begin operating from 2029. This could […]

  • Van Oord Cracks US Market with Offshore Wind Contract

    28 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Van Oord has won a contract to transport and install wind turbines at an undisclosed wind farm offshore the East Coast of the USA. The company will deploy the offshore installation vessel Aeolus on the project. The turbine installation work is scheduled to start in 2023. Van Oord said that this is the first contract […]

  • SER: France Should Set More Ambitious Offshore Wind Targets

    15 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER), a French renewables lobby, will ask for more ambitious targets for offshore wind capacity planned post-2023 during the review of the country’s new energy investment plan scheduled for Friday, 15 April. The French government’s plan calls for the development of 3GW of offshore wind capacity by 2023, with further […]

  • Report: France to Renegotiate Round 1 and 2 Offshore Wind Projects

    12 March 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The French government has submitted to the Senate a package of laws which includes a proposal to renegotiate the terms of the six offshore wind projects selected in the first two tender rounds, the French financial daily Les Echos reports.

  • Highlights of the Month: December 2017

    3 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall Gives Reasons for Choosing Siemens Gamesa 8MW Turbine Vattenfall has chosen the new 8MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbine for its Danish offshore wind farms because it “was simply the cheapest choice in the market measured by cost per generated megawatt-hour electricity,” Michael Simmelsgaard, Head of Offshore Wind and Country Manager for Vattenfall in Denmark, said. Spain: […]

  • Siemens Gamesa’s French Factory Starts Producing Offshore Wind Nacelles and Blades

    30 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa’s manufacturing facility in Le Havre, France, has started producing both the company’s offshore Direct Drive wind turbine nacelles and IntegralBlades, making it the world’s first facility to encompass the production of both under one roof, according to Siemens Gamesa. The first nacelles and blades produced at the new factory are headed for the […]

  • Feed-In-Tariffs In Place for Six French Offshore Wind Farms

    15 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Minister of Ecology François de Rugy has signed the letters approving re-negotiated feed-in-tariffs for six offshore wind projects selected in the country’s first two tendering rounds.

  • Schneider Electric to Provide Power Equipment for French OWFs

    12 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Schneider Electric has been selected as a preferred supplier of power equipment for Areva’s offshore wind projects in France. This includes in particular the wind farm of 100 5MW turbines in the bay of Saint Brieuc off the coast of Brittany and the current tenders for the offshore wind farms at Le Tréport off the […]

  • Adwen to Build Facilities for 8MW Turbine Components

    28 October 2015

    Adwen has appointed the consortium made up of Egis, Auxitec and Enia Architectes for designing and preparing a detailed implantation scheme of the two factories it plans to build in Le Havre (France). These facilities will produce the nacelles and blades for the 8 MW turbines to be installed in Baie de Saint-Brieuc (2020), Dieppe […]

  • Navantia-Windar to Build XXL Monopile Factory in Spain After Striking EUR 400 Million Deal with Iberdrola

    2 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Navantia and Windar announced today (2 July) that they will build a factory for XXL monopiles on the grounds of the Fene shipyard in Spain after Iberdrola closed a framework agreement with the partnered companies for future offshore wind farms, valued at EUR 400 million. The framework agreement between Iberdrola and Navantia-Windar involves the manufacture […]

  • Geophysical Studies Wanted for French Offshore Wind Cable Routes

    13 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    France’s transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has issued a tender seeking a contractor to carry out offshore geophysical studies on submarine cable routes of offshore wind farms. RTE is looking to conduct geophysical surveys along the submarine cables, approximately one year after commissioning, to check the level of burial and stability […]

  • France: AREVA to Develop Saint-Brieuc Wind Farm with Iberdrola and EOLE-RES

    6 April 2012

    As part of the call for tenders for offshore wind power in France, the French government has just awarded a contract to the consortium led by Iberdrola and EOLE-RES for the development of the Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor) wind farm, which was the most competitive field with three different technologies proposed. AREVA will build 100 turbines of […]

  • French Region Seeks More Offshore Wind

    5 October 2018
    Authorities

    The regional council of Pays de la Loire in France is opening consultations for new offshore wind areas.

  • Siemens Gamesa 8.0-167 DD Turbine Gets Provisional Type Certificate

    6 February 2019
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has secured a Provisional Type Certificate for the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The new direct-drive offshore wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 167 metres, with its B82 blades allowing for an 18% greater swept area compared to the SWT-7.0-154 unit, Siemens Gamesa said. The first prototype was installed in Østerild, Denmark in September […]

  • Iberdrola’s Offshore MD Chairman of ORE Catapult’s Industry Advisory Group

    4 November 2014
    R&D

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has appointed Iberdrola’s Offshore Managing Director Jonathan Cole as Chairman of its Industry Advisory Group. The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) is made up of senior representation drawn from across the offshore renewables sector, including utilities, manufacturers, supply chain and marine organisations. It provides clear, consistent and representative industry advice […]