Belgian wind farm developer Nobelwind has awarded Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime a new EPCI contract for the manufacturing of the Offshore Substation (OSS) for the upcoming Belwind 2 Offshore Wind Farm. The substation is to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2016 – only 16 months after the s
According to Chinese media, Goldwind, China Three Gorges (CTG) and Fuzhou municipal government have entered into an agreement to cooperate on the development of offshore wind projects. The agreement includes building of an offshore wind power equipment industrial park and an R&D center in Fuzhou cit
Norwegian supplier of modern offshore support vessels, Simon Møkster Shipping, has been awarded a contract with Acta Marine Offshore. According to the company, Stril Server was awarded a ten weeks contract with 5×1 weeks options. The vessel will start working in the Dutch sector in early August. Str
SgurrEnergy has won the top award category at British Renewable Energy Awards (BREA). At the packed black tie dinner, hosted by the Renewable Energy Association at the Savoy Hotel, London, the SgurrEnergy team was awarded ‘Company of the Year’. The accolade recognised the efforts of the business, wh
Wagenborg has transported a so-called Pile Gripper Tool from Middelburg to Esbjerg where it was fitted on a wind turbine installation ship, Pacific Orca. The manufacture and transportation of the Pile Gripper Tool, including a hydraulic HSD-frame, took around three months. After driving the Pile Gri
EDF Energy Renewables will be carrying out site investigations within the area of its planned Blyth Offshore Demonstration Project during June. There are two key areas of work planned, geophysical, by EGS (International), Ltd, which looks at the seabed and geotechnical, by GEO (Denmark), which will
A recently published Ecofys’ report investigates options for enhancing the so-called ancillary services that offshore wind farm could provide to the grid, and the additional earnings that this may bring. Offshore wind farms, having a relatively stable feed-in, are particularly suitable for the provi
The French tidal energy developer, Sabella, is making final preparations for the deployment of its 1 MW D10 turbine. Weather permitting, the company plans to utilise a Combi Lift’s cargo ship for the installation of the tidal turbine on June 25, in the Fromveur Passage, off Ushant Island, France. Th
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued an executive presentation on the possibility of changing the tenderer in offshore wind tenders in Denmark. The presentation highlights the current limitations that follow from Danish jurisprudence with regard to the possibility of making any subsequent chang
Moventas has launched a new and improved Gearbox Pooling Program. In the program, customers receive a refurbished or brand new replacement gearbox in exchange for their damaged gearbox, which is returned to the pool for refurbishment. Customers only pay the cost of the repair, and downtime and crane
GEV Wind Power will unveil a a full-sized model of its innovative turbine blade habitat at the Renewable UK Global Offshore Wind exhibition (24-25th June 2015). Located at stand 102, the Habitat model will be mounted to the outside of a Power Climber blade access platform and visitors will be able t
While largely based in Europe, the development of offshore wind structures is expanding around the world, with China, Japan, the USA and other countries rapidly moving forward. ISO announced today that its new International Standard for the port and marine operations associated with offshore wind fa
China’s new installed and grid-connected capacity outlook for 2015 are upgraded to 24GW and 25GW, respectively, based on a substantial approved pipeline in Class I, II and III wind sites and 34GW of projects announced in the fifth batch of centrally planned projects, according to Make. IPPs aim to r
A half-day conference at London’s Excel is set to investigate lessons and opportunities for cost reduction from three highly relevant sectors that will play vital roles in the industry’s future growth – manufacturing, digital and satellite applications. Organised by ORE Catapult in collaboration wit
