The high-voltage substation for the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind project has recently been installed in the Dutch North Sea. The substation was designed and built by Belgian firms Iemants, CG and Cofely Fabricon. Protective coatings from AkzoNobel’s International brand were used to protect the
UK-based company, OSBIT Power, the developer of an innovative offshore wind access system released a footage of its MaXccess in operation at Fukushima offshore wind farm. The system completed its Lloyds witnessed factory acceptance tests in late 2012. Owned by Maubeni, the offshore wind farm is loca
ABB has signed a deal for 201MW Xiangshui offshore wind farm located 10 kilometers off the coast of Xiangshui County. Namely, the Swiss company will supply full range of power equipment for project’s 220 kV offshore substation which delivers wind power to onshore transformer stations. It includes 22
Companies working in the oil, gas and renewables industries across the East of England have signed a special covenants to support and employ ex-military personnel. They promised to continue to employ people leaving the Army, Royal Navy and RAF by signing the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant at the Ea
Tekmar Energy, the cable protection specialist, has been presented with the prestigious Export Award at the North East Business Awards. The company received the recognition on Thursday night at the annual event that recognises exceptional business and innovation in the Durham and Wearside region. Th
Ad Hoc Marine Designs Ltd has signed a design contract for a 26m Typhoon Class SWATH Crew Transfer Vessel with Lung Teh Shipbuilding (LTS) in Taiwan. The 26m Typhoon Class SWATH has been ordered by Renewable Energy Support Ltd (RES Ltd) and will be operated by Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MC
A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy highlights how the growth of the U.S. wind industry could lead to even more highly skilled jobs in many categories. The Energy Department’s recently released Wind Vision Report analyzes a robust wind energy future and quantifies the environmental, soci
FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics (FWOL) and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG have signed a five-year crew transfer contract for EnBW Baltic 2 wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. From 1 July 2015, the crew transfer vessel “Windcat 34” will sail daily from Rostock to the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic
Vattenfall has launched hybrid bonds of SEK 6 billion and EUR 1 billion (approximately SEK 15 billion combined) in order to refinance an existing hybrid bond of EUR 1 billion, issued in 2005. The excess amount will be used for general corporate purposes. The issue of corporate hybrid bonds in Swedis
Chinese wind farm developer has connected its super compact drive (SCD) 6.5WM wind turbine to the grid. Installed in late 2014 by Zhenhua Heavy, the turbine is located in Jiangsu province at Longyuan Rudong Intertidal wind farm where it will undergo testing over the course of two years. Chuanwei Zha
On March 2, Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA)’s elected representatives officially launched large- scale extension works of the port of Cherbourg’s main roadstead, which will be a milestone in the history of the port’s development. Due to the allocation of ALSTOM’s industrial unit for offshore wind
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced that on April 1, 2015, a new tender for the Demonstration of Energy Innovation (DEI) will be open. With DEI, applicants have the chance to get funding for demonstrations (investment projects) of products, processes or services. The funding is ava
Siemens has signed a turbine supply agreement with Highland Group Holdings Limited (Laidlaw Capital Group) for the 402 MW Veja Mate offshore wind power plant. The contract for the project, on which the investment decision is yet to be made, was signed at EWEA Offshore in Copenhagen this week. The pr
Dutch transmission grid operator TenneT has contracted Ecofys to support the organisation in intensifying its stakeholder consultation process with regards to the intended offshore grid in the Dutch part of the North Sea. Ecofys will support TenneT in the stakeholder consultation with respect to all
