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  • UK: Smit Constructor Completes Undersea Works at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    A stalwart vessel of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm fleet has left the Greater Wash after reaching another project milestone, the completion of the undersea works to prepare the site for the installation of the cables that transport the power generated by the wind turbines. The 77m vessel Smit Constructor has been home and […]

  • Sweden: Vattenfall Works on Increasing Share of Investments in Renewables

    12 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Despite a challenging year for the energy sector, Vattenfall presents a stable 2012 full year underlying operating profit for comparable units. Vattenfall will continue to streamline its operations, strengthen its financial position while maintaining its focus on sustainability. Net sales for 2012 decreased by 7.6% to SEK 167,313 million (181,040). For comparable units sales increased […]

  • Onshore Works Approved for Neart na Gaoithe OWF (UK)

    18 June 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has been granted planning consent by East Lothian Council for the onshore cable works to connect its 450MW “Neart na Gaoithe” offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Fife, to the National Grid. East Lothian Council’s Planning Committee agreed on 18th June to grant consent for […]

  • UK: IHC Engineering Business Works on R&D Project for Offshore Wind Sector

    3 July 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A demonstration vehicle design that meets the challenges of cable laying for the development of offshore wind farms is being developed by IHC Engineering Business. The Hi-Traq vehicle is backed by a history of innovation. It is the result of investment in focused research and development by the company which is based in North East […]

  • Gamesa Works on New Business Growth Opportunities

    9 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    After the Board of Directors approval, Gamesa has announced to the Spanish Securities Regulator (CNMV) a share capital increase of a maximum of 25,388,070 shares, equivalent to approximately 9.99% of the current capital of the company through an accelerated book-building. This operation allows the Company a flexible way to access business opportunities available in the […]

  • Remedial Works Underway at London Array

    30 September 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Construction works at London Array Offshore Wind Farm are complete and the wind farm is operational. However, some remedial construction works are required. Due to the long term essential maintenance, the wind turbine D20, located on the west side of the wind farm, has a 500m safety exclusion zone in place from the 8th September […]

  • Final Windspeed Workshop to Take Place on March 15th (Belgium)

    7 March 2011

    A final WINDSPEED workshop will take place on 15 March as a side event to EWEA 2011, which will present the overall roadmap including the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress]   Source: renewableenergyfocus, March 07, 2011  

  • Supreme Court to Decide Tomorrow on Trump vs EOWDC Case

    15 December 2015
    Authorities

    The UK’s Supreme Court is scheduled to publish a ruling on Donald Trump’s legal fight against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) on Wednesday, 16 December. After losing a couple of times in the Scottish courts, the Trump Organization decided to file a lawsuit against the 11-turbine project to the UK’s Supreme Court, saying that it was “impossible to have a […]

  • Denmark: Energinet.dk Calls Pre-Qualification Tenders for Horns Rev 3 Cabling Work

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk would like to pre-qualify a number of tenderers to deliver the HV cables for the Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm. Energinet.dk intends to pre-qualify up to 5 tenders per lot: Lot no. 1: Submarine cable transportation and laying; Lot no. 2: Delivery and installation of beach cable; Lot no. 3 is optional: System […]

  • Geotechnical Data for Kriegers Flak OSS Sites Available

    12 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Supplementary geotechnical investigations were conducted at the planned Kriegers Flak platform sites in June-August 2014, and Energinet.dk has now made the data and results publicly available at its website. The purpose of this ground investigation was to provide geotechnical data for the design of proposed offshore substations associated with the Kriegers Falk offshore wind farm. The […]

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Cable Route Survey Services

    22 May 2015
    Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk has issued an invitation to tender for survey of Kriegers Flak’s cable route. The work is expected to be carried out in 2015. As part of the Kriegers Flak (KF) Combined Grid Solution (CGS), the Danish TSO Energinet.dk and the German TSO 50Hertz Transmission GmbH are preparing the installation of two parallel HVDC cables from the KFBE substation at […]

  • Anholt OWF Back in Operation

    24 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The submarine cable that connects Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid has been repaired. Energinet.dk reported that the repair work has gone faster than expected and that DONG Energy’s 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm has been feeding power to the Danish grid since Saturday. The replacement of the two cable sections took 24 days, with a delay […]

  • Energinet.dk Re-Invites Tenders for Kriegers Flak Project

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Energinet.dk has re-issued a tender for the detailed engineering, procurement, construction and offshore installation of 2 gravity based substructures for the Kriegers Flak wind farm project in the Danish waters of the Baltic Sea. The first tender invitation, issued in January 2016, was cancelled due to ”an error in the prequalification, ” Jens Christian Hygebjerg, Chief Project […]

  • Aquamarine Power Puts Wave Farm Plan on Ice

    16 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Aquamarine Power has delayed its plan to install 40 to 50 wave energy converters off the west coast of Lewis, Scotland, and is looking to focus on production of components for shared use in the wave energy industry, The Herald writes.  The company has put the plan on hold for five years, citing technical issues […]

  • Lloyd’s Register Endorses WaveRoller

    11 May 2015
    Technology

    WaveRoller, the wave energy technology developed by Finnish AW-Energy, has received its first endorsement from Lloyd’s Register Energy. The independent certification organization Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to the WaveRoller technology as a first step in the certification process. The Statement of Feasibility was issued following a rigorous Technology Assessment against the […]

  • Wave & Tidal Industry Share Knowledge on Component Failures

    6 July 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The Component Analysis Workshop, jointly hosted by EMEC, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) in Glasgow, saw a great turn out on Wednesday 1st July. The workshop was run as part of a project looking to foster industry knowledge sharing around components that have failed in real-sea conditions and the […]

  • EMEC, FloWave Bring Scotland’s seas in Lab

    14 September 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Two of the world’s leading ocean energy test centres have joined forces for a ground-breaking project to recreate scaled versions of Scotland’s oceans in the laboratory.  EMEC, the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, and FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at The University of Edinburgh first began working together in 2012 to share their expertise […]

  • Osiris Projects to Attend RenewableUK Event Next Week

    19 October 2011

    Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects Ltd will be attending the RenewableUK Annual Conference and Exhibition next week. Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects Ltd (Osiris Projects) are an independent UK based company providing high quality marine survey services to a broad range of clients from the Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Utilities, Ports, Harbours and Private […]

  • One Week Left Until Offshore Wind Health and Safety Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark

    29 November 2012

    Next week over 80 of the most senior health and safety executives will be meeting in the Copenhagen Marriott Hotel in Denmark’s capital for the Offshore Wind Health and Safety Summit. On the 5-6th December the who’s who of the offshore wind health and safety industry will be discussing the biggest challenges facing the industry […]

  • Top News of the Week Mar 18– 24, 2013

    24 March 2013

    Germany: Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm Still on Track for Q3 2013 Completion Construction progress at Meerwind continues at a rapid pace for main installation contractor Seajacks.   Sweden: Vattenfall to Cut Costs, 2,500 Employees to Lose Their Jobs Approximately 2,500 employees might leave the company when Vattenfall has to cut costs by SEK 3 billion […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 1 – 7, 2013

    8 April 2013

    VIDEO: EWICON ‒ Bladeless Windmill Mecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an economy-ecology-government partnership program context.   UK: South Boats IOW and Seacat Services Announce New […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 10 – 16, 2013

    16 June 2013

    UK: Seajacks Orders World’s Largest OWF Installation Vessel Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. Belgium: Pacific Osprey to Deploy 6MW Turbine at Belwind OWF In the first half of July, the Pacific Osprey, operated by Swire Blue […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 17 – 22, 2013

    23 June 2013

    Germany: Accident in Emden during Transportation of Tripods An accident occurred in Emden’s Great Sea Lock in the early evening of June 17, when a composite of two Dutch tugboats and a pontoon collided with a dolphin structure, the Waterway Police of Wilhelmshaven (Wasserschutzpolizei Wilhelmshaven) reported. German Students Develop Transport Concept for Wind Farm Maintenance […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 5 – 11, 2013

    11 August 2013

    Finland: Bugsier and Wärtsilä Develop New Wind Farm Installation Vessel Concept Reducing costs for offshore wind generated electricity is one of the major challenges in the European energy market. The novelty about the jointly developed concept for reducing costs during installation, from the Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungs- GmbH & Co. KG and Wärtsilä is, that […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 12 – 18, 2013

    18 August 2013

    Siemens Signs Chartering Deal with Esvagt for Two Offshore Wind Service Vessels (Denmark)  Siemens Energy has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Esvagt A/S for two new offshore wind service vessels that will incorporate significant advancements in logistics, efficiency and operational capabilities. UK: DONG Energy Gets GBP 1.1 Million for Offshore Wind O&M Bases  […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 16 – 22, 2013

    22 September 2013

    VIDEO: Construction of West of Duddon Sands OWF  West of Duddon Sands Offshore Windfarm, a project which is a joint development between ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy, is currently under construction in the East Irish Sea, approximately 14 km from the nearest coast on Walney Island, Cumbria. UK: South Boats and Seacat Services Ink GBP […]