SgurrEnergy, has delivered full technical lenders’ due diligence to KfW IPEX and the European Investment Bank, in support of the achievement of financial close on the 110MW Nordergrunde offshore wind farm. Located within the German 12nm zone of the North Sea, 16km north of the German North Sea coast
Siemens has received an order to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6MW direct drive wind turbines at DONG Energy’s 580 MW Race Bank project. Installation of the turbines, with a rotor diameter of 154 meters, is to commence during the spring of 2017. This order is part of the frame agreement con
Swansea’s proposed new tidal lagoon could have greater potential than just electricity generation. Selwyn’s Penclawdd Seafoods, who specialises in cockle and laverbread production, is looking to develop a seaweed farm within the lagoons sea walls. “I was looking at ways of revamping the laverbread m
Merkur Offshore has signed with respectively Alstom and DEME a binding turbine supply agreement and balance of plant contract for the construction of the Merkur Offshore wind farm, including supply and installation of 66 Alstom Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbines. Additionally, Alstom has signed
Romax has doubled the size of its main bearing grease flushing business across its customer portfolio over the past 12 months. The company use a unique process and specially developed patent-pending apparatus for grease flushing, designed to significantly increase a turbine’s life, reducing the cost
Dutch energy company, Eneco, said it will no longer invest in renewable energy projects since that is not possible without losing money and jobs, the Dutch media reported. This was announced by Eneco’s CEO Jeroen de Haas after consultations with high officials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on
DBB Jack-Up’s new purpose-built vessel J/U WIND SERVER has completed her first large commercial operation performing commissioning support during the turbine commissioning of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 project in the German North Sea. The vessel has worked on more than 50 turbines during the three month
Freddie S has just started supporting a Siemens retrofit project on the SSE operated Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm located on the East Coast of the UK. Windwave Workboats’ 17.5m wind farm support vessel, mobilised from Liverpool after recently finishing work on the West coast where she was prov
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is currently in discussions with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) about potentially acquiring the 7MW offshore wind turbine at Methil for research purposes. Upon completion of the agreement, the Methil turbine would become the world’s most advanced, open ac
Senvion total revenues increased 6.6% to EUR 1,926 million in the FY2014/15 compared to the previous year. Total performance increased from EUR 1,845 million in FY2013/14 to EUR 1,999 million in FY2014/15, an 8.3% increase year on year. Adjusted EBITDA for FY2014/15 was EUR 155 million, an increase
SgurrEnergy, renewable energy consultancy, has supported Veja Mate offshore wind farm to financial close. The 400MW project, located in the German Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea, approximately 95km north of the island of Borkum, is being developed by Highland Group Holdings Ltd. and consis
With 19 financial investors, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has established a new investment fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure II K/S, which amounts to approximately DKK 14.7 bn (EUR ~2bn). The fund’s focus will be on investments in energy infrastructure, primarily renewable energy, in North
Seatricity Ltd, a Cornwall-based wave energy company, will spend the week of 13th-18th July tank-testing its Oceanus 2 device in the Beaufort Wave basin at the Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre of the University College Cork, Ireland. Aims of the trial will include analysis of further optimisati
Northland Power has installed the first monopile at the 600MW Gemini wind farm offshore Dutch coast. The job was completed by Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, which is install a total of 150 foundations together with Pacific Osprey of Swire Blue Ocean. Located 85 kilometers off the c
