BaltShip has successfully delivered the first of 80 shipments with offshore foundations for the Gwynt Y Môr Windfarm located in the Irish Sea. The first shipment was loaded in Germany on 11 April and 5 days later the vessel arrived safely into Liverpool (Cammell Laird) where the foundations will be
De-risking offshore renewable energy projects is a vital step towards delivering them safely, on time and on budget. With this in mind, Fugro has created a free one-day technical course for project developers and engineers, and turbine and cable installation contractors designed to demystify geotech
As pointed out by Paul Thomson, managing director of SLP Engineering, the offshore engineering company is resuming business as usual, despite the fact that its parent company, the Smulders Group, is undergoing some tough financial times, EDP 24 informed. Due to considerable financial setbacks result
German wind farm developer, DC Netz BorWin3 GmbH is inviting tenders for installation of a system for the transmission of electrical energy (about 900 MW) between offshore wind farms in the BorWin clusters and a network connection point on land. In particular, the transmission power, the losses, the
PowerWind GmbH has filed for the opening of insolvency proceedings under debtor’s self-administration on 24 April 2012. New German insolvency law offers excellent options for sustainable restructuring. PowerWind GmbH has filed for the opening of insolvency proceedings under debtor´s self-administrat
Everyone who’s anyone in the renewable energy market will come together again this year at New Energy Partnering Congress. At this high-quality B2B event, utilities, banks, investment firms, pension funds and insurance companies from across Europe will be on the lookout for interesting investment op
On 26 April 2012, UK Prime Minister David Cameron addressed global clean energy ministers at the third Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3) in London. The Prime Minister spoke about the need to create a more diverse, cleaner energy mix that enhances energy security, reduces emissions, and drives economic
AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services announced a new partnership with New York State Colleges to form the Center for Evaluation of Clean Energy Technology (CeCeT), an organization that will benefit manufacturers of clean energy technolog
Areva SA plans to take a share of the UK’s offshore wind market, reported Bloomberg. The company is talking with customers across Europe and has more projects in addition to those announced in Germany and France. “Our competitiveness is as we move into deeper waters where the later Round 2 and Round
Pulse Tidal, the Sheffield based tidal power provider, has been awarded an Agreement for Lease by the Crown Estate for an area of seabed near to Lynmouth in Devon. The company plans to deploy a 1.2MW tidal power generating machine – England’s largest – in 2014, following consultation, environmental
Jumbo’s DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed the first Transition Pieces (TPs) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark. The operation was performed as planned with respect to every detail: transport, installation, accessibility of the TP, grouting and safety. Once agai
According to the Financial Times Deutschland, Swiss engineering compay ABB is expecting its offshore wind projects to advance as planned, without delays. Peter Terwiesch, head of ABB in Germany, said that profit margins for the projects are in a “normal development corridor.” Contrary to Siemens who
Dongyang Engineering & Construction Corp. signed an initial deal with local authorities to build two wind farms in a renewable energy complex in southwesternKorea, reported Yonhap News. That will increase power generation capacity of the complex, the largest one in Asia which is located 410 kilomete
E.ON has decided to base its operations and maintenance centre for its 288MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm on the German island of Helgoland. E.ON’s Head of International Offshore business, Sven Utermöhlen, and Jörg Singer, the Mayor of Helgoland, met at the region’s economics ministry in Kiel t
