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  • USA: UTC to Sell Clipper Windpower

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    In a meeting with investors and analysts, United Technologies Corp. updated its financing plan for the proposed $16.5 billion cash acquisition of Goodrich Corp., including expected proceeds of approximately $3 billion from net divestitures and $1.5 billion from mandatory convertible instruments. UTC businesses identified for sale include Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Clipper Windpower and the […]

  • UK: Walney Offshore Windfarm to Conduct Post-Construction Environmental Surveys

    21 March 2012
    Environment

    The marine environment and bird life in and around Walney Offshore Windfarm have been carefully studied before construction of the wind farm was authorised. During the two years of construction, additional work has been done to check that construction activities remained within acceptable limits for noise or other disturbance. As the wind farm is approaching […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Farm Base Contract to Create 80 Jobs

    22 March 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Scira Offshore Energy has chosen Mansell for construction of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm’s operational base, reports EDP 24. Regional managing director Dean Burgess said: “This project enables us to continue our commitment to the sustainable and renewables market at a local level with a multi-national partner. During Mansell’s contract at Sheringham Shoal wind […]

  • Thank You to Our Readers

    20 April 2012

    The EWEA 2012 event has now officially closed its doors. After 4 days the organization can look back to a successful exhibition & conference, announcing this morning over 10,000 visitors! Also for Offshore WIND the exhibition was a great success.. The website www.offshorewind.biz is already the worldwide number 1 offshore wind news website. On top […]

  • Ørsted Picks RTS Wind for Wind Turbine Blade Services

    29 April 2024
    Operations & Maintenance

    Specialist wind turbine services provider, RTS Wind, has secured two framework agreements for the provision of blade services for Ørsted. The two 5-year framework agreements will see RTS Wind support Ørsted’s long-term blade care and maintenance campaigns across its entire regional portfolios in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, and Germany. Michaela Gregory, Global Lead Category Manager […]

  • Euskalforging to Supply Flanges for Navantia’s EA1 Foundations

    15 February 2017

    Euskalforging has signed a contract to supply flanges for 42 foundations which will support wind turbines at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.

  • euskalforging Adds Albatros to Orderbook

    11 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Spanish manufacturer of seamless rolled rings, euskalforging, has signed a contract with the Dutch Sif Group to supply 16 flanges for the foundations for the 112MW EnBW Albatros offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • US DOE Backs NREL’s Floating Wind Projects with USD 650,000

    23 August 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded USD 650,000 to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for two floating wind demonstration and testing projects.

  • Ex-Statkraft Engineer Develops New Foundation Installation Solution

    6 January 2017
    Technology

    Arild Bolsø, an engineer who worked for Statkraft in Norway and Forewind in the UK, has developed a new technical concept for offshore wind foundation installation. According to Bolsø, the concept would reduce installation time by 30-50%, compared to current methods. After Statkraft decided to stop new investments in offshore wind, Bolsø set up a new […]

  • Highlights of the Month: April 2014

    2 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    VIDEO: Alstom’s 6MW Turbine Spinning at Belwind Site Last year in November, Alsom installed 6-MW Haliade™ 150, off Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. 40th AREVA Wind Turbine Installed at Global Tech I The construction of towers and nacelles in the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is running in full gear: […]

  • Martin Adler Named Head of Seafox

    24 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Seafox has appointed Martin Adler as new Group Chief Executive Officer succeeding Robert Duncan who will step down at the end of the year to pursue other interests. With over 24 years of experience in operations, sales & marketing across a variety of Energy, Offshore and Onshore industries, Mr. Adler will play a critical role […]

  • MMO to Charge for Marine Licence Administration and Monitoring

    18 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Ministers have approved plans allowing the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to charge for work carried out on marine licence cases once consent has been given. The charges, which come into effect from 1 October 2014, relate to requests to change a marine licence once it has been granted (licence variations), and also to monitor […]

  • GL: Dr Andrew Garrad Awarded at Renewable Energy Association’s Event (UK)

    26 June 2013

    Dr Andrew Garrad was awarded the prestigious Judges’ Award at the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) British Renewable Energy Awards 2013 in London recently. The awards recognise innovators and pioneering products and projects from across the industry, with the Judges’ Award presented in consideration of an outstanding lifetime achievement or contribution to renewables. Upon receiving the […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay Changes Its Proposal

    12 December 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    As a direct result of discussions with statutory consultees and local communities, Navitus Bay has announced a significant reduction to its proposed wind park in Poole Bay. The changes, which include moving the development further out to sea and making it smaller in scale, will reduce the potential visual impact of the project from key […]

  • Navitus Bay Proponents Gather to Protest in Favour of Offshore Wind (UK)

    15 January 2013

    Navitus Bay offshore wind farm proposal created quite a sight on Swanage seafront, where 400 of both those in favour and those against the project gathered on Sunday for demonstration, The Guardian news site informs. Opponents of the project are concerned about its impact on marine life and bird population in the area, as well […]

  • UK: 3dw Successfully Delivers Interactive 3D Model of Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Project

    19 March 2013

    3dw have successfully delivered the interactive 3D model of the Navitus Bay offshore wind project. The model was used extensively throughout the third phase of public consultations which took place at eight locations: Swanage, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, West Moors, New Milton, Lymington and the Isle of Wight. These public exhibitions provided people with information and […]

  • SeaEnergy Announces Audited Results for Year Ended 31 December 2010 (UK)

    29 June 2011

    SeaEnergy PLC announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2010. Highlights: · Loss for the year of £5.7 million (2009: loss of £6.5 million). · Cash position at the end of 2010 of £0.1 million (2009: £2.8 million). · Disposal of the Company’s interest in SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (SERL) in June 2011 […]

  • Ecofys’ Carries Out FEED Study for Navitus Bay

    29 January 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Ecofys performed a Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) study for Navitus Bay Wind Park, which identified the most cost-efficient electrical infrastructure design. This takes the development of the offshore wind farm an important step further. The proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is a joint venture between Eneco Wind UK Ltd and EDF Energy Renewables […]

  • Germany Infrastructure Report Q1 2011

    14 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Construction orders regained some of the losses made in Germany´s construction industry through H110 in July but orders returned to negative… (live-pr) [mappress] Source: live-pr, January 14, 2011

  • Low-carbon Economy in 2011

    24 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Key political decisions and legislation are in the cards for the wind energy industry this year. What exactly is in store and how might it impact the sector? The EU is due to publish its 2050 Roadmap to a Low-carbon Economy, which should show the benefits from a move to 30% greenhouse gas reductions over […]

  • Planning Inspectorate Receives Navitus Bay Application

    14 April 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Developers of the Navitus Bay offshore wind project, Eneco Wind UK Ltd (Eneco) and EDF Energy Renewables, submitted an application for the Development Consent Order (DCO) to the Planning Inspectorate on April 10. The Planning Inspectorate will review the application and decide whether or not to accept it by May 8. If the application is […]

  • Campaigners Fight Navitus Bay Plans

    15 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Opponents of the Navitus Bay offshore wind project claim that the project’s developers have given “incomplete, unclear and even misleading information” about the offshore wind farm during the consultation, The Telegraph writes. An application for Navitus Bay, a joint development of Eneco Wind UK Ltd (Eneco) and EDF Energy Renewables, was submitted last week. However, […]

  • Bournemouth: Mixed Feelings about Navitus Bay

    12 May 2014

    Over 600 local people packed a meeting held on Saturday, to hear about and give their views on the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind farm development. Chaired by the Council’s Chief Executive Tony Williams, the meeting lasted almost three hours. Residents heard the case both for and against the Wind Farm from a selection of […]

  • Dorset County Council Opposes to Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Project

    5 June 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Dorset County Council has voiced its opposition to the Navitus Bay offshore wind farm application. On a cabinet meeting held on June 4, the Council followed the decision of its Planning Committee, made the day before, basing its disapproval mostly on the same concerns voiced by the Committee. Beside the project’s impact on the environment, […]

  • Planning Inspectorate Crowded with Navitus Bay Representations

    27 June 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has received a record number of representations made on the Navitus Bay offshore wind project. With 268 official representations listed on the Planning Inspectorate’s website, more interest has been shown for Navitus Bay than any other offshore wind farm listed there, Motor Boats Monthly news site writes. The Examining Authority is […]

  • Bournemouth Council: Navitus Bay’s Impact on Tourism to Cost Nearly GBP 1 Bln

    28 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    According to Bournemouth Borough Council, Navitus Bay Development Limited (a joint venture between Eneco and EDF) should pay GBP 975 million over 30 years to compensate for an adverse impact of the Navitus Bay on local tourism, should the project be built.  Mark Smith, Bournemouth’s Service Director for Tourism, has presented a report which says that the local economy […]