PKA will provide EUR 120 million in the form of a subordinated loan to Project Gemini, Typhoon Offshore announced today. It is the first time that a pension fund finances an offshore wind park in The Netherlands ahead of construction. The 600MW offshore wind farm that is currently being brought to f
Representatives from the South West Marine Energy Park (SWMEP) and the Channel Islands Marine Energy Group (CIMREG) met in London at the International Tidal Energy Summit on Wednesday to finalise details of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two organisations. The MoU, signed today betw
On November 13, eight European companies (Gamesa, Acciona Energía, Alstom, Dong Energy, EnBW, ERG, Res and Vestas) called for a strong 2030 EU climate and energy framework based on mutually reinforcing tools and targets, including an ambitious and legally binding target for the share of renewable en
Going offshore could be the answer for wind energy hiccups as getting planning permission for onshore wind farms becomes harder. Solicitors Coles Miller warn that it’s getting harder to find onshore sites that are not covered by some form of planning protection. Even though the offshore wind is one
From October 21, the management of the Nordic Offshore Marine group has changed. Founder and Managing Director Søren Mikkelsen has decided to change position within the Nordic Offshore Marine group and will in future work as an operational member of the board, specifically involved in the Nordic Off
Atlantis Resources Limited, an international tidal energy company, has acquired the largest tidal energy project in Europe – MeyGen, which is located in the Pentland Firth. The announcement comes shortly after the MeyGen project received its offshore planning consents from the Scottish Government, a
Gardline Marine Sciences Limited has officially opened its office in Aberdeen. The office based in the heart of the city along Riverside Drive, will engage and support the local energy market by offering a highly bespoke and competitive service to the energy sector. Gardline celebrated the newly ope
Shi Xiping, the chairman of board of supervisors of key large state-owned enterprises arrived at Jiangsu china Longyuan Power Offshore Branch for investigation, accompanied by Chen Bin, the Chief Accountant and member of the party leadership group of China Guodian Corporation, and Huang Qun, Secreta
National Grid has confirmed that a record-breaking amount of clean electricity was generated by wind power in the UK on November 29 – achieving more than 6 gigawatts (over 6,000 megawatts) for the first time. From 2.30 till 3pm, wind power produced an average of 6,004 megawatts (MW), which accounted
Clarity in Germany Until 2020 German environment minister Peter Altmaier announced yesterday that the German incoming government has agreed explicitly to extend the current Stauchungsmodell for 2 more years, until 2020. RWE Terminates Atlantic Array OWF Development (UK) Atlantic Array, offshore wind
The 100th wind turbine has been successfully installed at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay. A2Sea’s jack-up vessel, SEAJACK, achieved this milestone yesterday morning. RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Project Director Toby Edmonds said: “We have reached another major milestone i
With an expected compound average growth rate of 28.3% from 2013-2020, the growth for the offshore wind industry remains solid. Short term demand in Europe – the main market region for offshore wind – is set to stabilise pending policy clarification and implementation. The outlook beyond 2020, howev
GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine, and AREVA today submitted their proposals to the French Government for the installation and operation of 1,000 MW of offshore wind energy off Le Tréport and between the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier. The consortium wants to develop its projects through a powe
BayWa r.e. Rotor Service GmbH and their joint-venture partners SPITZNER ENGINEERS GmbH and fk-wind, the Institute for Wind Energy at Bremerhaven University, have earned the German Renewables Award 2013 in the “Project of the Year” category. BayWa r.e. Rotor Service GmbH is a subsidiary of BayWa r.e.
