Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg has shared a photograph showing components for more than 100 offshore wind turbines ready for installation in the North Sea stored in the port area. In 2016, estimated 1.1 GW offshore wind will be shipped from the Port of Esbjerg, and so far 0.75 GW onshore wind have passed
A broad political coalition in the Danish parliament has reached an agreement to shift the so-called Public Service Obligation (PSO) tariff for renewables away from electricity bills and to the national budget, thus clearing the path for the 350MW near shore wind projects recently awarded to Vattenf
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has issued a call for applications to the UK universities as it seeks to appoint a new scientific leader of its Wind and Ocean Conditions Research Team. ORE Catapult said it is seeking a UK-based university with a strong background in wind and ocean condi
The Newhaven Chamber of Commerce is organising an information event in Newhaven to discuss the latest developments with the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm currently under construction off the Sussex coast. Chris Tomlinson, Development Manager, Rampion EON Climate and Renewables, will be the guest
Following Japan s 2011 Fukushima disaster, the German government decided to move away from largely nuclear power and carbon-based energy toward clean renewables such as wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. Offshore wind energy will play a great role in this transition. Last year alone Germany connec
Bladt is set to send off the last of 41 jacket foundations manufactured for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind project, after the company loaded it on a barge yesterday. Spanish Navantia is in charge of the remaining 29 jackets for the 70-turbine wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The fir
Chinese subsea power cables manufacturer ZTT Group has won a contract to provide 35kV and 220kV submarine composite cables with accessories for the 400MW Binhai North Phase 2 offshore wind farm in the Jiangsu province. China Power Complete Equipment Co., Ltd (CPCEC) accepted ZTT Group’s CNY 298 mill
Swedish energy company Vattenfall can proceed with plans to develop a 350 MW near shore project off Denmark’s west coast after a majority in the Danish Parliament (Folketing) announced on Friday, 18 November, that it will approve Danish Near Shore (DNS) wind farms. On September 12, the Danish author
DONG Energy has awarded Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) with a contract for the transport and installation of parts of the inner-array grid cable system for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. SOC’s scope of work includes the installation of 81 submarine composite cables as well as the
South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats launched the Iceni Defender yesterday. Iceni Marine Services ordered the 23-metre crew transfer vessel (CTV) from South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats in February 2016, with an option for further two vessels. The vessel features twin MAN V12-1400 main engines cou
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Veja Mate is a deity in Latvian mythology whose name translates to “Mother of the Wind” what might be considered a very appropriate name for the 402MW offshore wind farm being built some 100km off the coast in the German sector of the North Sea. The foundation installation at the Veja Mate site invo
This morning, Bladt Industries completed the last load-out for the Wikinger project with the 41st, and final, jacket foundation placed on a barge, the company reported via social media. Soon, the foundation will be heading for its final destination at Iberdrola’s Wikinger offshore wind farm site in
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) will launch its 20-point action plan to revitalise the UK coast in Parliament this afternoon. Called the Blue New Deal, the action plan identifies 20 priorities and outlines measures that could support up to 160,000 additional jobs and create GBP 7.2 billion of add
