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  • Floatgen: Construction of First French Offshore Wind Turbine Kicks Off

    1 June 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The construction of the first wind turbine to be installed off the French coast – Floatgen – was officially launched today. The 2MW offshore wind turbine, set to be put into operation for the first time in 2017, will feature the first full-scale demonstrator of the ring-shaped floating foundation developed and patented by Ideol and built by Bouygues […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s New MD Comes from MHI Vestas

    2 June 2016

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier appointed Casper Toft as its new Managing Director this week.  Toft comes from the position of Sales Director for MHI Vestas Offshore. He was working for seven years in business development, sales and marketing at Vestas Offshore. Toft was also involved in the commercial launch of the 8MW platform and was the key account director for […]

  • Le Béon Manufacturing and Partners to Provide Material for Floatgen Mooring System

    1 June 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN), a French engineering school and research institution, has selected an international consortium led by Le Béon Manufacturing to supply the material needed for anchoring Floatgen, a floating wind turbine demonstrator developed by the French company Ideol. The concept is based on a concrete floater built by Bouygues Travaux Publics. ECN invited tenders […]

  • SGS Wins Amrumbank West Service Inspections Contract

    1 June 2016
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has chosen SGS, a Hamburg-based inspection, verification, testing and certification company, to carry out periodic service inspections at the 302MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm located some 35 kilometers north of the Heligoland in the North Sea. Under the contract, SGS will perform periodic inspections of the wind farm’s 80 wind turbines, as required by law. […]

  • Timelapse: Dudgeon Foundation Eased Into Place

    31 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil has shared a timelapse video of one of 67 foundations for the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm being installed in the UK part of the North Sea. The wind farm is located some 32 kilometres north of Cromer, off the coast of Norfolk. The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has been installing foundations for the wind farm […]

  • Ideol Secures EUR 3 Million to Advance Its Floating Foundation

    31 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Ideol has raised more than EUR 3 million in the latest fundraising round, including capital from Tertium investment fund. The newly secured finances will be used to speed up the development of Ideol’s floating wind foundation. Ideol’s floating foundation can be constructed in concrete or steel. It is designed to be compatible with existing commercial offshore wind turbines without […]

  • Danes Open Public Consultation on Viking Link

    30 May 2016
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D

    The Danish Nature Agency (Naturstyrelsen) is initiating its first public consultation on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process of the land-based technical elements for the Viking Link project in Denmark on Monday, 30 May. Viking Link is a proposed 1,400 MW High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electricity link between the British and Danish transmission systems connecting […]

  • Navikon Gears MPI Enterprise for Nordergründe

    30 May 2016
    Vessels

    Navikon has mobilised MPI Enterprise for the Nordergründe offshore wind project on behalf of Bilfinger Marine & Offshore System GmbH. The company informed that it won a contract in April 2016, under which it equipped the installation vessel with seafastening, foundations and assemblies for transportation of components to the Nordergründe construction site. Navikon conducted all preparation works on/below deck (insulation removal and coating […]

  • Sif Fills 2016 Offshore Wind Order Book to the Max

    30 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding N.V. has reported EUR 108.4 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2016, a 141% increase compared to EUR 44.9 million revenue in Q1 2015, mostly driven by the maximum production capacity reached at the company’s offshore wind division throughout the quarter. EBITDA amounted to EUR 16.9 million compared to EUR 10.7 million […]

  • SSE Picks Buckie Harbour as Contingency Base for Beatrice OWF

    30 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish and Southern Energy  (SSE) have chosen Buckie harbour as a contingency base for Beatrice offshore wind farm’s operation and maintenance (O&M) work and for the marine control co-ordination base. SSE announced last week that Wick will be the main O&M location for the £2.6 billion Beatrice offshore wind farm project, but in the event of poor weather, emergencies or […]

  • Principle Power Joins World Ocean Council

    27 May 2016
    Environment

    Floating wind technology developer Principle Power has joined the World Ocean Council (WOC), the global, multi-industry alliance on “corporate ocean responsibility.” Principle Power CEO, Joao Metelo, said: “Principle Power believes that WOC provides a unique, international multi-sectoral ocean industry forum that is important to the growth of our company and the offshore wind energy sector overall. For […]

  • Seabed Preparation for Finnish Ice-Proof Wind Farm to Start in June

    27 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Seabed preparation works for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm will start off Pori, Finland, in early June, according to Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, the owner and developer of what is to be the first ice-proof offshore wind farm. The works will include dredging and excavation to prepare the seabed for the wind farm’s ten foundations and subsea cables, and is expected […]

  • Atkins Reaching New Depths with Beatrice Jacket Substructures

    26 May 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has appointed Atkins to carry out the detailed design of the jacket substructure and foundations for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, UK, as part of SHL’s EPCI contract with the farm’s developer Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). 84 jacket substructures and associated foundations for the […]

  • REETEC Tests Its Blade Inspection System Offshore

    25 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    REETEC GmbH, part of EDF EN Group, has tested a new internal blade inspection system and method on an over 60m long offshore wind turbine blade. The required equipment for REETEC’s new internal blade inspection method, consisting of a high resolution rotary swivel head camera, measurement laser and supporting devices, is installed in about 1 […]

  • Device Using Three Renewable Energy Sources Under Development in Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

    A renewable energy system which simultaneously utilizes wind, wave, and solar energy is being developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Josip Bilic, an innovator who aims at building a cost-effective device that can produce energy from more than one source.   Device Using Multiple Renewable Energy Sources (DUMRES) is based on a synergy between the […]

  • Communities Secretary Confirms GBP 15 Mln Grant for Able

    4 August 2014
    Authorities

    In a major step forward in establishing the Humber as a world-class centre for the renewable energy industries, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles marked the start of work in preparation for the development of the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP). The infrastructure programme is being supported through Mr Pickles’ department […]

  • Western Link Affects Prysmian Results

    4 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Italian cable specialist Prysmian released its figures for the first half of 2014. Sales amounted to €3,287 million compared with €3,504 million in the first half of 2013, posting organic growth of +1.3%, assuming the same group perimeter and excluding metal price and exchange rate effects. “The results of the first half of 2014 include […]

  • Secretary Pickles Opens Humber Gateway O&M Base

    1 August 2014

    E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Operations and Maintenance base was officially opened today by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP. In the same week, with 61 of the 73 foundations already installed, E.ON celebrates the installation of the first two wind turbines – a major milestone […]

  • Salmon Could Interact with Renewable Energy Generators

    1 August 2014
    Environment

    Marine Scotland Science has published findings of a study looking at the behaviour of homeward migrating salmon in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. The study is part of a research programme, funded by the Scottish Government, which aims to identify and minimise any disruptions to wildlife as the marine renewable energy industry develops.Using coastal […]

  • Areva’s Discontinued Renewables Activities Cost it EUR 373 Mln

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    French energy company, Areva, was hit by the loss of EUR 373 million from discontinued renewables activities. It comes as a result of provisions for losses at completion on wind, including offshore, and solar contracts. Chief Executive Officer Luc Oursel said: “The group continues to restructure its operations in renewable energies by entering into partnerships […]

  • TenneT Benefits from Offshore Wind Industry

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    High-voltage transmission grid operator TenneT continued to provide very high system reliability (99.9999%), benefiting 36 million end-users in the Netherlands and Germany. Financial results in the first half of 2014 were solid. Increases in revenue and EBIT kept pace with the company’s ongoing investments in grid reinforcements and expansions. Importantly, the Dutch Minister of Economic […]

  • Photo of the Day: Aeolus Stretching Its Legs

    31 July 2014

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Van Oord’s first transport and installation vessel for the construction of offshore wind farms, Aeolus, jacked up. The vessel is currently conducting testing of the jacking in the North Sea off the coast of Zandvoort. Mrs K. Aboutaleb-Erahoutan, wife of the Mayor of Rotterdam named the vessel last month […]

  • Secretary Davey Welcomes UK Energy Statistics

    31 July 2014
    Authorities

    Following the publication of the annual energy statistics Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey, commented. Secretary Davey said: “The government’s investment in renewable energy is paying off: renewable electricity has more than doubled in just four years – with around 15 per cent of Britain’s electricity already coming from clean renewable sources […]

  • Crown Estate Approves Offshore Wind Project Casing

    31 July 2014
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate can today announce that it has agreed to Celtic Array Ltd’s request to end its offshore wind zone agreement for the Round 3 Irish Sea Zone, allowing developers, DONG Energy and Centrica, to cease development activity and terminate their seabed rights. Head of Offshore Wind, Huub den Rooijen said: “We have confirmed the […]

  • Centrica H1 Profit Drop 31 Pct

    31 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Centrica reported a profit drop of 31% to GBP 530 million for the first half of 2014 mostly due to loss of GBP 70 million in its gas-fired division. Mild weather in the UK and the Polar Vortex in North America also contributed to this result. Revenues rose 15% to GBP 15.7 billion while operating […]

  • TÜV SÜD Certifies 600MW Gemini

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Within the scope of certification for the Gemini 600 MW offshore wind farm, TÜV SÜD has successfully completed the design assessment for the wind farm and the certification of two sub-stations. Gemini is located in the Dutch exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea, around 85 kilometres off the coast north of the province […]