10000 results found for 'europe'

10000 results found for 'europe'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • DNV Kicks Off JIP to Address Earthquake Challenges for Wind Farms

    28 April 2023
    Business development, Industry, Research & Development

    DNV has started a joint industry project (JIP) to increase certainty in the design process for offshore wind farms challenged by earthquakes. The so-called ACE2 JIP is a follow-up project of “Alleviating Cyclone and Earthquake Challenges” (ACE) project and will deeply investigate issues related to earthquakes that were not conducted in the first project. Special […]

  • Skyborn Wins Rights to Develop 2 GW Wind Farm Offshore Finland

    3 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables and state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus have entered into a reservation agreement, granting five years of exclusive rights to develop the 2 GW Pooki wind farm offshore Finland. Development works are scheduled to commence as early as August 2023. The reservation agreement gives Skyborn Renewables the exclusive right to continue surveys in the area, where the […]

  • NIRAS, Egis Team Up for French Offshore Wind Development

    1 April 2024
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    NIRAS and Egis have signed a partnership agreement to work jointly on offshore wind developments in the French market. The two companies signed the agreement on 20 March during the Congress Wind Europe in Bilbao, Spain. According to NIRAS, the partnership is a stepping stone for the company to further expand its business in France […]

  • Lithuania to Start Consultations with Offshore Wind Developers

    22 March 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy will start consultations with potential developers of the country’s first offshore wind farm in March. Consultations will take place in preparation for the auction for the development of the 700 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, with meetings with potential investors scheduled for 18 April, the Ministry said. The […]

  • CBED and Wind Innovation Stay Offshore Germany

    14 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind service provider CBED has secured a new contract with the owner of the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in the German North Sea which will see the company’s walk-to-work (W2W) service operation vessel (SOV), Wind Innovation, deployed at the two wind farms throughout 2023. Wind Innovation is already working on the two […]

  • French Consortium Completes Offshore Substation Trifecta

    9 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium has also cut the first steel for the electrical substation for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire.

  • ABB and NKT Complete High Voltage Cable Business Deal

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels

    ABB completed the divestment of its high-voltage cables and cable accessories businesses to NKT Cables, on Wednesday, 1 March.

  • ABP’s Humber Ports Key Economic Drivers for UK

    9 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Associated British Ports (ABP) Regional Director Humber, Simon Bird has called for the region to grasp what he calls a ‘unique opportunity’ as the Humber prepares to make its voice heard in the Northern Powerhouse debate, following the appointment of Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy to the role of Northern Powerhouse Minister.  Speaking to a […]

  • Industry Initiates New Floating Wind Project

    19 July 2016

    A new joint industry project (JIP) between fourteen global partners has been launched to develop a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis of floating offshore wind turbines. Standardisation is a key milestone to guide the industry towards the development of reliable floating wind turbines, said DNV GL, the project leader. Guidance includes setting up minimum requirements […]

  • DNV GL Wraps Up Windfloat Atlantic Technical Due Diligence

    8 November 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    DNV GL has completed a lenders’ technical due diligence on the 25MW Windfloat Atlantic floating wind farm project in Portugal.

  • Southern North Sea Energy Alliance Launches at Offshore Energy

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Amsterdam Ijmuiden Offshore Ports AYOP, East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), North Sea Energy Gateway Den Helder NSEG and Team Humber Marine Alliance have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation during the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam.

  • The Netherlands: Future Tenders Not Guaranteed to Follow Subsidy-Free Suit

    26 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    The outcome of the first subsidy-free offshore wind tender set up in the Netherlands gives confidence for future tenders in the country, however, there is no guarantee that these can also be realised without a subsidy, according to Eric Wiebes, the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate.

  • SeaRoc Unveils New Addition to SeaPlanner

    30 July 2018
    Technology

    SeaRoc Group has expanded its SeaPlanner marine monitoring and management solution with the launch of a Permit to Work solution for offshore wind farms.

  • Njord Offshore Orders Two New CTVs

    11 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Njord Offshore has signed a contract with BMT for two 23m crew transfer vessels (CTVs), following the launch of its two BMT-designed 27m CTVs Njord Zenith and Njord Zephyr. The new vessel duo will also be built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards in China.

  • Ideol’s Floatgen Foundation Hits the Water

    24 August 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The square ring-shaped floating foundation, the heart of the Floatgen floating wind project, was launched yesterday at the Port of Saint-Nazaire, France. 

  • Covestro, Tekmar to Jointly Protect Chinese OWF Cables

    28 June 2016

    Covestro and Tekmar Energy have signed a cooperation agreement on subsea cable protection for Chinese offshore wind market, set to grow towards 10GW of capacity within the next three to five years. Both companies will collaborate on the development of Cable Protection Systems for subsea energy cables at vulnerable locations from the wave and tidal […]

  • Tidal Project Gets EUR 5.1 Million from EU

    4 December 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Minesto, together with eight partners, has received EUR 5.1 million to develop the Deep Green technology within a project named PowerKite, financed through EU Horizon 2020. The aim is to develop the next generation of the Deep Green power plant; to give it a better performance, a longer life expectancy and improved reliability, all in order […]

  • EWEA: Traditional Power Plants Use Enormous Amount of Water

    13 March 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A report published yesterday by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) highlights the fact that traditional power stations use vast amounts of water to generate power – and calls for this to be taken into account by Governments when they set energy and climate change policy. EWEA’s report “Saving Water with Wind Energy” says nuclear, […]

  • Mitsubishi Electric Develops SVC-Diamond Static Synchronous Compensator

    25 August 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed the SVC-DiamondTMstatic synchronous compensator (STATCOM), a voltage source converter (VSC) shunt reactive power compensator with a modular multilevel converter (MMC). The commercial launch is targeted sometime in or after 2016.  The new SVC-DiamondTM helps strengthen the power network when renewable energy resources such as solar and wind are introduced. Since […]

  • Norfolk Marine Opens Operations Base in Port of Lowestoft

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Norfolk Marine Ltd has opened a new Operations Base in the Port of Lowestoft. The new facility comprises an Office Complex adjacent to Storage and Workshop buildings with an open yard of 2500m2 and 96m of Quay Front. The company’s vessels have operated from the Port for the past three years and as Lowestoft is […]

  • South Korea to Install Tocardo’s Tidal Turbines

    4 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Tocardo Tidal Turbines, producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has reached an agreement with Ekornergy, the South Korean energy company, to install tidal turbines with a total capacity of 28MW. The units will be installed in the coastal waters of the Mokpo Jeonnam region. Manufacturing of the first 15 T2 kW Tocardo turbines is […]

  • Top News of the Week May 19 – 25, 2014

    25 May 2014

    Siemens to Use ‘Wind Server’ Jack-Up Vessel for Three Years Siemens Energy has entered into a charter agreement with DBB Jack-Up Services A/S for the use of a new purpose-built jack-up vessel, the Wind Server, designed for the service and maintenance of the rising number of large scaled offshore wind power projects across Northern Europe. […]

  • New Report on Future Cost of Wind Power Out Now

    17 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    ReportLinker has added a new report, named “The Future Cost of Wind Power : Capital costs, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), economics, costs and future outlook for wind power generation”, to its offering.  The report covers future cost of wind power generation and technology types that will be used, as well as its cost and […]

  • ABB Wins NordLink Job

    19 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    ABB has won orders worth around $900 million from a consortium comprising utilities Statnett and TenneT as well as promotional bank KfW to supply onshore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations and the cable system in the German sector that will facilitate the first ever interconnection between the Norwegian and German power grids. ABB will […]

  • SgurrEnergy Advises Borkum Project Lenders

    10 September 2015

     SgurrEnergy has acted as technical advisor on behalf of the 200MW Borkum wind farm lenders during the financing and construction monitoring phases of the project. The project was officially opened by the developer, Trianel GmbH, at a ceremony held on 31 August 2015. The project, located approximately 45 km to the north of the East […]

  • Open-Source Software Can Help Find Right Space for Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    17 February 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A Stanford economist pitches open-source software for evaluating potential offshore wind turbine sites for optimal energy production and minimal disruption of other marine industry. Offshore wind has significant potential to help the United States meet its growing energy needs, but the U.S. marine renewable energy industry has lagged behind Europe for decades. Recent legislation has […]