DONG Energy’s 90-megawatt Burbo Bank offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay has successfully completed tests demonstrating its ability to provide frequency response to support the national grid network. As system operator, National Grid has a licence obligation to maintain a stable frequency on the ele
WindEurope has launched its Making Transition Work report today in Hamburg. The report details specific policy proposals on how Europe can remain a leading force in wind energy and renewables. The report provides recommendations to policymakers on how to facilitate a swift transformation of the ener
Germany’s Minister for Economics Sigmar Gabriel has officially opened the second edition of WindEnergy Hamburg, a biennial trade fair focussing on wind energy. The WindEnergy Hamburg 2016 will run from September 27 to September 30 in Hamburg’s fairgrounds where over 1,200 exhibitors from 34 countrie
LEEDCo, the developer of North America’s first freshwater offshore wind farm, has decided it will use six MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s (MVOW’s) 3.45MW wind turbines for its Icebreaker project. When asked by Offshore WIND about the decision to switch from Siemens 3MW turbines, Lorry Wagner, President o
German renewables specialists 8.2 Consulting AG was contracted to assess the performance of Siemens Wind Power during the assembly of the 150 Siemens 4MW turbines built for the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The assessment focused on timeliness for assembly of hu
MHI Vestas has been appointed as the preferred supplier of V164-8.0 MW turbines for the 252MW Deutsche Bucht project in Germany. The preferred supplier award includes a 15-year full scope service package, maximising the power production on site, MHI Vestas said. Albert Jochems, CEO of Deutsche Bucht
Maersk Training in Newcastle has been allocated funding by the European Social Fund (ESF) programme for its courses which introduce and qualify young people to work in the wind energy sector. The aim of the funding is to deliver education and training services to support young people who are 15-24,
The University of Bristol, UK, has appointed Ervin Bossanyi, Senior Principal Researcher Renewables at DNV GL, as Visiting Industrial Professor within the University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering. Dr Bossanyi will help the university align its research programme with the needs of the renewab
Shoreline will be launching a new user interface for the cloud based installation, completion, commissioning, trial and O&M simulation tools during WindEnergy held in Hamburg this week. The new user interface has been developed based on input and suggestions from a wide variety of existing SIMSTALL
German energy company RWE plans to launch the initial public offering (IPO) of shares in its renewable energy, retail and grid spin-off, innogy SE, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 7 October. As reported last week, RWE intends to place 55.6 million of innogy’s newly issued shares on the stock mark
Cleveland-based Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has selected a local company, Middough Inc., to provide engineering services for the design and construction of the land based electric facilities needed to connect the Icebreaker offshore wind farm to the Cleveland Public Power (CPP)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is reviewing a request to provide financing for the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is seeking an undisclosed amount from EIB for the wind farm which is expected to be commissioned in 2022. EIB says t
Ztechnologies has reported that it completed sea trials for its new Zbridge offshore access system, which had been tested during the summer in the North Sea. The company said that the tests, the last in a series of trials, proved an excellent performance of the compensation system which reduces all
SeaRoc Group has announced the hiring of a new Business Analyst to take the lead on client focused product development. Mark Lawrence has been confirmed as the new Software Business Analyst who will be responsible for building the roadmap of development for the company’s SeaPlanner software solution
