ABB and Aibel have formed a strategic partnership to deliver offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while Aibel will take turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) responsibility for the design, construction, installati
Offshore Management & QC, formerly based in Exeter, has joined Atlas Professionals’ Offshore Wind team and is based in Bristol as of today. Atlas said that the Offshore Management and QC team will now have a greater opportunity to work within the offshore wind industry. “We have been working closely
ScottishPower Renewables has appointed aerial survey specialists APEM to carry out ultra-high resolution bird and marine mammal surveys of its proposed East Anglia ONE North area. APEM is also continuing baseline surveys of the East Anglia TWO area after ScottishPower Renewables extended its contrac
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has shared a video showing an overview of activities at the Belfast Harbour which serves as the pre-assembly site and the load-out port for the Burbo Bank Extension project. The video shows the arrival of the main components of the 32 V164-8.0 MW wind turbines, the first of
UK-based high voltage engineering specialist, EDS Group, has been chosen to complete cable termination and jointing work at the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. The site which is based off the Sussex coast in the UK will feature 116 turbines, each 3.45MW in capacity. Commencing in the autumn of 201
Dutch manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Sif Group, is working full steam at its new facilities in Rotterdam after assembling the first monopiles there at the end of the last month. Expecting to have more than 150 people working in Rotterdam in two years, the company is continuously looking
National Wind Farm Training Centres (NWFTC) will partner with Petans to provide training to the wind industry, as Petans facilities have been specially adapted for wind industry courses, which will be delivered by experienced technical safety trainers. The courses initially on offer include fully ac
The shareholders and financial partners involved in the 309MW Rentel wind farm project have signed a financing agreement in Brussels which marks the official financial close for the 42-turbine project. The Rentel offshore wind farm is being developed in the Belgian part of the North Sea by Rentel NV
The European Commission (EC) is taking the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the EU for ”its failure to propose sites for the protection of the harbour porpoise.” ”The continued failure to propose and designate sufficient sites leaves the areas where the species occurs in greatest densities
Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. Borssele [&
EU ministers approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union on Friday. The decision was reached at an extraordinary meeting of the Environment Council in Brussels, which agreed to speed up the process of ratification, and brings the Paris Agreement very close to entering into
South Korea Becomes Offshore Wind Energy Producer South Korea received first electricity generated by an offshore wind farm on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Take a 360° Aerial Tour of an Offshore Wind Farm with Siemens (Video) Siemens has released a video showing a 360° flight to an offshore wind fa
Dutch engineering firm KCI has been awarded with a research and development (R&D) subsidy from Dutch Top consortium Knowlegde and Innovation, Wind at Sea (TKI – WoZ) for the further development of its Double Slip Joint (DSJ) concept. KCI has also teamed up with partners Van Oord Offshore Wind Projec
ENGIE Fabricom has contracted Roxtec as a supplier of transits to seal off hundreds of openings for cables and pipes onboard the substation for DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The transits are used for high voltage power cables as well as for signal and fiber optic cables and
