The German electricity system has reached a new milestone, generating 85.4 billion kWh of wind power in 2015, which is the highest amount ever recorded and 66% more than in 2014, according to Strom-Report. Nationwide, wind energy accounted for 13.3% of German electricity generation during the last y
As announced earlier, E.ON separated its operations from Uniper’s effective 1 January, 2016. E.ON will focus on renewables, energy networks, and customer solutions, whereas Uniper will operate a conventional energy business consisting of conventional power generation (including hydro) and global ene
NIRAS and Intertek have been appointed by Energinet.dk and National Grid Viking Link Limited as marine consultants to assist with the permitting of Viking Link, a proposed high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector between Great Britain and Denmark. Betina Heron, Executive Director for Enviro
Offshore wind energy could be an area of great interest for further Indo-Norwegian partnerships in business and research, as Norwegian companies can contribute to India’s offshore wind sector with their expertise and technological know-how necessary to create cost-effective projects, according to th
Samso Turbine Breaks Off and Crashes into Sea Denmark’s Samso offshore wind farm, also known as Paludans Flak, is out of action after one of the turbines collapsed and crashed into the sea early Saturday morning, Søren Hermansen, Director of the Samso Energy Academy, confirmed to Offshore WIND. Phot
US Team Developing Mega Turbines Inspired by Palm Trees A US-based team of scientists plans to use a USD 3.56 million grant to develop wind turbines able to protect themselves in severe weather by folding in their rotor blades like palm trees in a hurricane. Vattenfall Sets Aside EUR 5.5 Billion for
The Offshore WIND staff thought that the New Year’s Day would be the perfect time to let you – our readers – be editors and compile a list of news you found the most interesting and worth a read in 2015. DONG Energy Seeks Technical and Consultancy Staff for Danish Projects DONG Energy has invited te
The Offshore WIND staff would like to wish all our readers a happy, prosperous, and offshore wind-powered 2016! Happy New Year! Image source: Marc Pearce
The combined installed capacity for onshore and offshore wind in the UK will demonstrate a +11% compound annual growth rate every year until 2020, according to Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy and products provider. That is 24 gigawatts, or almost 66 million megawatt-hours of electricit
O&M services provider Ingeteam Service has been chosen to lead the Nidaros R&D project awarded by Spain’s Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and directed at increasing the competitiveness of offshore wind power. In collaboration with the Tecnalia technology centre, the Nidaros project is expect
Swedish utility Vattenfall plans to invest EUR 5.5 billion in on- and offshore wind energy development by 2020, the company’s Head of Business Area Wind Gunnar Groebler was quoted by German media as saying. The amount is equal to what the state-owned power company invested in wind power development
The U.S. Bureau of Energy and Ocean Management (BOEM) will hold three public scoping meetings in the first week of January to inform stakeholders of its environmental review process for the proposed wind energy development in federal waters offshore South Carolina. The first meeting is scheduled to
Construction work on the Green Port Hull Alexandra Dock site is progressing well and is on schedule for an early 2017 completion, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced. The 54-acre site, which ABP and its main contractor GRAHAM Lagan Construction Group Joint Venture (JV) are preparing for Sie
2015 has been a momentous year for the offshore wind industry, and creating a list of highlights is not an easy task. However, after much deliberation, our editors have compiled a subjective overview of significant changes in the offshore wind landscape in 2015. DONG to Build World’s Biggest Offshor
