Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk will be working with Lloyd’s Register (LR) on measuring underwater sound propagation for the Horns Rev 3 wind farm substation development. Energinet.dk will take on installation of the substation for guiding the electricity into the onshore grid. The
SeaRoc Group has presented its expertise and SeaPlanner marine management software to the emerging Japanese market at the 6th Offshore Wind Workshop. The seminar, which was held at the University of Tokyo, Japan, on 17th December 2015, was attended by 200 industry professionals. Business Development
Baker Consultants has won a contract with Iberdrola to provide an underwater noise and marine mammal activity monitoring service during the construction phase of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Baker Consultants will monitor underwater noise emissions as well as the activity of ha
RenewableUK has selected Hugh McNeal as the trade association’s next Chief Executive, the post which he will take up in April 2016. McNeal is currently Director of Change at the Department of Energy and Climate Change. His other roles have included Chief Executive of the Office for Renewable Energy
New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to promote the state’s offshore wind power potential in his State of the State address on Wednesday, seeing that without its ”tremendous offshore wind power resource,” New York most likely will not meet the 50% renewables goal set for 2030, according to K
Italian manufacturer of hydraulic lifting systems, Sormec, has been awarded a contract to supply an offshore telescopic crane for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm’s substation. In December 2015, representatives of Sembmarine SLP, Statoil and Siemens visited Sormec’s head office to award a kick off mee
Hornsea One Onshore Construction to Kick Off Onshore works for the Hornsea Project One wind farm are scheduled to start this month with the construction of an onshore substation at North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. E.ON Splits Its Business Operations As announced earlier, E.ON separated its op
Risk control is a major task for offshore wind power development in China due to great difficulties and risks, as well as the uniqueness of domestic offshore projects, Bureau Veritas said after its seminar on offshore wind power in October in Beijing. According to Shi Pengfei, an industry expert who
London Array has set a new record for the amount of clean electricity produced by an offshore wind farm in a single calendar month, E.ON said in a release. December 2015 saw the wind farm’s 175 turbines generate 369,000 MWh of electricity – 52,000 MWh more compared to the previous best of 317,000 MW
JDR has appointed James Young as its Chief Technology Officer, who will take up the role with effect from 1st February 2016. In his prior role as Engineering Director, Young led the attraction and development of JDR’s engineering talent for many years, the company said. David Currie, CEO, said: “Thi
Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont and one of the national presidential candidates, has introduced a bill that would permanently extend the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for advanced clean energy property and expand the 30% credit to offshore wind facilities. The American Clean Energy Investmen
New Jersey’s Senate yesterday approved a bill that clears the path for Fishermen’s Energy to build the proposed 25MW wind farm off Atlantic City. The state Senate voted 28-9 in favour of the Wind Energy Projects S2711. The bill, which was passed by the Assembly by a 48-21 vote on December 17, permit
JBA Consulting has teamed up with ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and the Met Office to apply its metocean forecasting and planning tool, ForeCoast Marine, to two of SPRs’ offshore wind farms. The tool will be used at the Wikinger offshore wind farm to inform and help manage live metocean risks durin
East Anglia Offshore Wind has started remedial works on the East Anglia One ZE and East Anglia One 1B Met Mast, according to KIS-ORCA. The works have been performed from a Crew Transfer vessel since the 5th January, and will consist of the installation of 4 vertical axis wind turbines, one on the ma
