Dong Energy has awarded a contract to Atkins for engineering design services for three offshore substations at Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Atkins now has major contracts with Dong Energy for the detailed engineering design of eight offshore substations. Previous contracts covered the off
The UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released a rebuttal of the report by the Centre for Policy Studies, issued yesterday. The DECC stated the following: “The report today by the Centre for Policy Studies ignores the reality of the energy market. It wrongly suggests
A new report, published by the UK Centre for Policy Studies, claims that renewable energy policy is the most expensive domestic policy disaster in modern British history. Read the official press release below: In a new report Central Planning with Market Features: how renewable subsidies destroyed t
The €1.2 billion Nordsee One project has reached financial close announced Canadian-German duo today. Northland, who owns 85%, and RWE Innogy, who owns the remaining 15% of 332MW project, said the equity is contributed to the project and all debt required for the project is fully committed. Approxim
Always wanted to know how a transition piece for an offshore wind turbine is fabricated? The Belgium-based steel construction specialist, Smulders Group, gives us an insight into the whole process from planning to the finished product. The Smulders Group is an international organization with a total
Allard van Hoeken, Head of New Energy at Bluewater Energy Services, has been elected Engineer of the Year. The Prince Friso Engineers Prize at the University of Twente was handed to Van Hoeken by Martin van Pernis, President of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI), in the presence of Princess Bea
Fugro has introduced a high accuracy G2+ service, designed to benefit offshore operators around the globe who require positioning and measurement accuracy at centimetre level. G2+ is an enhancement of Fugro’s highly regarded G2 service (based on GPS and GLONASS) and utilises highly advanced GNSS aug
DemoWind, the Offshore Wind European Research Area Network (ERA-NET) Cofund, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, launched a Joint Call 2015 on 25th February 2015. DemoWind offers the opportunity for project consortia to participate in its first Joint Call this year for collaborati
Over 8000 delegates from 54 countries descended on Copenhagen this year to attend the EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 event at the Bella Center – the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. In addition to 430+ exhibitors, the event saw keynote speeches from high-level political and indust
The woman behind numerous initiatives to support people gaining the right skills for today’s energy industry is leaving her job for a new energy role. Celia Anderson is leaving East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), the Great Yarmouth-based industry association that represents more than 400 members a
Deutsche WindGuard launches their new acoustic test section at the large scale wind tunnel in Bremerhaven. The new equipment permits measuring the precise location of noise sources on rotor blade profiles and thus give clues to their origin. A special feature of the wind tunnel is that it allows for
For the UK renewable energy sector, the most significant part of today’s Budget speech was the announcement by the Chancellor George Osborne that the Government is opening talks with Tidal Lagoon Power on providing financial support for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. RenewableUK’s Wave and Ti
In “Beyond Integration: Three dynamics reshaping renewables and the grid”, a recent global industry research initiative, DNV GL gathered views from over 1,600 energy sector participants across more than 70 countries. The study addressed key questions on how to best move forward the integration of re
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have welcomed reports that plans for the world’s first tidal lagoon based in Swansea Bay were unveiled in the Budget today. Jenny Willott, Welsh Lib Dem MP for Cardiff Central, said: “This is fantastic news for anyone who believes in green energy. The Liberal Democrats re
