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  • Piriou Delivers Two Wind Farm Support Vessels

    12 May 2016
    Vessels

    France-headquartered shipbuilder Piriou has delivered two 26W wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) built at the company’s shipyard in Vietnam to their European owners. The 27.4-metre Rix Leopard was delivered to Rix Sea Shuttle. From August 2016 to around September 2017, the vessel will carry the crews of up to 24 to and from Statoil’s 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm […]

  • Energinet.dk Names New Chairman

    27 April 2016

    Danish Energy Minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, has appointed former Liberal Party MP, Kim Andersen, as a new Chairman of Energinet.dk’s board. Kim Andersen was energy rapporteur when the Danish parliament formed Energinet.dk in 2004. The minister also appointed three new board members: former power plant manager at Enstedværket, Elsam and DONG Energy, Niels Bergh-Hansen; Hans Duus Jørgensen, former […]

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Cable Burial & Protection Contractor for Kriegers Flak CGS

    19 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk has invited tenders for burial and protection of 150kV subsea cables at Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). The works include burial and protection of approximately 2 x 24km of submarine cable route, which is to be divided into trenching and jetting work for the Krieger’s Flak CGS connection. The contract will also cover, inter alia, boulder […]

  • Energinet.dk Issues Kriegers Flak CTV Call

    21 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk is looking for a provider of manned crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the transportation of service crews between the harbors of Klintholm/Rødsand and the Kriegers Flak platforms KFA and KFB in the Baltic Sea.

  • Energinet.dk Invites Bids for Client Representative Services

    12 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk has invited tenders for client representative services both onshore and offshore.

  • Vattenfall to Seek Thanet Extension PEIR Feedback

    23 November 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D

    Vattenfall will kick off the statutory consultation process on the Thanet Extension offshore wind farm project to get feedback on the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR).

  • ETI Commissions Development of 90 m Long Wind Turbine Blades (UK)

    17 May 2011

    A project to develop long high-performance blades for the next generation of large offshore wind turbines has been commissioned by the…   (energytechnologies) [mappress] Source: energytechnologies, May 17, 2011;

  • ETI to Invest GBP 25m in Offshore Wind Floating System Demonstration Project (UK)

    25 October 2011
    R&D

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced plans to invest up to £25m in an offshore wind floating system demonstration project which would open up new areas off the coast of the UK and help bring generation costs down. It is estimated that the UK has over a third of the total European potential offshore […]

  • Female Students Learn about Energy Industry Opportunities

    1 July 2015
    Training & Education

    Young women at Great Yarmouth College were shown the wide range of career opportunities in the energy industry on behind-the-scenes visits to companies working in oil & gas and renewables. Roles from engineering and data processing to human resources and administration were showcased at the event organised by Women in Energy Networking Group (WEN) for […]

  • A&P Strengthens Team for Peel Ports Great Yarmouth Partnership

    19 July 2017

    A&P Group has made two headline appointments to deliver its new strategic partnership with Peel Ports Group in Great Yarmouth, announced in June. The partnership aims to make Peel Ports Great Yarmouth a centre of excellence for renewable energy and to bolster the service offering to East of England’s thriving offshore energy sector.

  • Germany Adopts Offshore Wind Anti-Corrosion Standard

    14 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has adopted a joint standard from VGB PowerTech and the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) for the protection of offshore wind farms from corrosion.   With the adoption, BSH has made the VGB/BAW Standard a mandatory regulation in planning permission procedures for the offshore wind power industry. The […]

  • Denmark: Seaway Heavy Installs 1710mt Transformer Platform at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    16 April 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) state-of-the art crane vessel with 2500-mt fully revolving crane, Stanislav Yudin, completed the work on installation of 1710mt transformer platform at Dong Energy’s Anholt offshore wind farm, ReNews informs. The work was carried out on behalf of Energinet.dk In 2010 Danish Energy Agency awarded Dong Energy the concession to build the […]

  • TAG Energy Solutions Starts Works on New Facility (UK)

    2 December 2010

    A WIND turbine production facility, expected to bring 400 jobs to the Tees Valley, could be up and running by the spring, it emerged…   By Owen McAteer (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, December 02, 2010

  • How a Wind Turbine Works (Belgium)

    22 December 2010
    Technology

    If you’ve ever asked yourself, or want to show someone else, how a wind turbine works, check out EWEA’s easy-to-use interactive tool. It allows you to play with the three main variables that determine how much electricity a wind turbine can produce: The wind speed: Stronger winds produce more energy. Wind turbines generate energy at […]

  • 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  

  • UK: Preferred Location for Hornsea Zone Onshore Converter Station

    19 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Following SMart Wind’s Phase 2 Consultation Events held between 8th and 17th November 2011 and subsequent responses received following the formal Section 42 Consultation process which ended on 16th December 2011, SMart Wind announced that the Site A has been allocated as the preferred location for the onshore converter station. Of the four sites considered […]

  • UK Okays Norfolk Vanguard DCO Application for Check-Up

    25 July 2018
    Authorities

    The UK Secretary of State has accepted for examination Vattenfall’s application for the development consent order (DCO) for the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind project.

  • 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 […]