German Federal Land of Bremen has initiated a tender procedure to find an operator for the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB). “This is a further important step towards realisation of our new heavy-lift terminal for the wind energy sector,” says Martin Günthner, Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affair
The report European offshore wind 2014 published today by international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer reveals a positive attitude to financing of new and projected European offshore wind projects. Underlying survey data shows that the sector is beginning to benefit from a healthy appetite
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Sunset at Gwynt y Môr, world’s second largest offshore wind farm. The photo was taken on November 27 from the Kinmel Bay, Turbine Transfers’ 18-metre fast catamaran for wind farm support and crew transport. The Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm recently reached a major
In Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany, Bilfinger is supporting RWE and other energy providers by testing what is known as the vibration piling procedure. This enables wind park foundations to be counterbored into the seabed by loosening the sand with vibrations, which allows the pile to sink in under
Shire Oak Energy will host a drop-in exhibition about their plans for Dean Quarry on Wednesday. The event will be held in St Keverne Parish Hall between 2pm and 8pm. The company is intending to reopen the quarry in the Lizard to take advantage of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon development. Namely, the
Continuing its strategy of creating and delivering exceptional wind analysis and development tools, AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, has purchased the Windographer software from Mistaya Engineering, Inc. Windographer is the market-l
Chancellor George Osborne has issued the Autumn Statement which sets out the next stage of the government’s long-term economic plan. According to the document the government is working to bring private capital into the Green Investment Bank through a new fund for private investment in operational of
German Federal Network Agency (BNA) and the Bundeskartellamt have published their joint monitoring report on significant developments in German electricity and gas markets in 2013. As of October 2014 (and August 2014 for Solar), a total of 107.1 GW is attributable to non-renewable energy sources and
Bladt Industries A/S, Aalborg, Denmark has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting the contract for the transportation and installation of the Sandbank substation. The substation platform consists of a jacket, skirt piles and deck and requires to be installed in the Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm. At the substati
West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME; ONEM), a local-public company supporting the development of Renewable Marine Energy industrial sector in West Normandy, has announced that it endorses ADEME’s decision in the call-for-tender, which has chosen the consortia of Alstom/GDF Suez and DCNS/EDF Energies N
OWI-Lab will participate in the EWEA Workshop ‘Analysis of Operating Wind Farms 2014’ taking place next week 8 and 9 December in Malmö-Sweden. It we will give an overview of its current research topics, challenges, results and future perspectives. OWI-Lab is a Belgian R&D initiative for offshore win
Wales must have the same powers to ban the controversial practice of fracking for onshore gas as is being proposed for Scotland. That’s the view of Plaid Cymru’s (Party of Wales) energy spokesperson Llyr Gruffydd, who said: “Under the proposals to devolve more powers to Scotland, the Scots will have
Areva has announced its former president and CEO, Luc Oursel, has died. Oursel resigned last month due to health reasons, but noted he will remain available in order to ensure the best possible transition. In a press statement Areva said: “All of our thoughts are with his wife, his children and his
Monobase Wind BV has successfully concluded the model-testing in MARIN. “All tests were in line with our predictions for all stages of the transport, installation and in-place situations,” Project Director Jan Groot said. The transportation analysis showed mild accelerations (less than 1.1 m/s2) at
