Business & Finance
SSE Selects Xodus for Employers Representative Services
Xodus Group has been awarded a framework agreement with energy company SSE to provide employers representative services for the development and ongoing improvements of its electrical networks. The contract is for three years with potential extension for a further two years and is estimated to be wor
N-Sea Keeping Galloper Safe from UXO
N-Sea has been awarded a pre-construction unexploded ordnance (UXO) contract with Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (GWFL). The clearance works commenced in April 2016 and include UXO risk management, target investigations and clearance on the Galloper wind farm, off the coast of Suffolk. Expected to
Offshore Wind Bears Fruit for Aqualis
Renewable energy turned out to be the bright spot of Aqualis’ first quarter results, as the challenging market conditions in the oil and gas sector affected the company’s business. Aqualis ASA, which operates three specialised subsidiaries – Aqualis Offshore, Offshore Wind Consultants and ADLER Sola
Saint-Nazaire OWF Cleared for Takeoff
France’s Loire-Atlantique prefecture has granted approval for the construction of the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. The approval allows for the official start of the construction phase, and establishes the conditions for the installation and operation of the offshore wind farm which is bei
Wind Lifts DONG Energy, IPO Within a Year
DONG Energy has ended the first quarter of 2016 with DKK 5.2 billion (EUR 699 million) net profit, a 49% increase compared to DKK 3.5bn net profit recorded in the first quarter of 2015, mainly attributed to a strong performance in the Danish energy company’s Wind Power sector. Earnings before intere
E.ON Determined to Lead the New Energy World
E.ON reiterated its aim to establish itself as a leading company in the new energy world while confirming its 2016 outlook today. “Our objective is to make E.ON into a leading company of the distributed, renewable, and digital energy world,” said E.ON’s CEO Johannes Teyssen, confirming the company’s
STX France Lands Arkona Offshore Substation Contract
STX France SA has won the contract to design, build and install a HVAC offshore substation for the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm. STX France will perform an EPCI contract for the jacket foundation, the piles, and the substation topside. The contract includes a one year maintenance period, followin
DWIA: Danish Energy Minister Could Jeopardise Nearshore Projects
Danish Wind Industry Association warned that the government is creating uncertainty within the country’s industry and energy sectors, following news that Energy Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt wants to abandon nearshore wind farms. Should that happen, promises made in the Energy Agreement would be
A2SEA Nets Arkona Turbine Installation Contract
A2SEA has won the contract to install sixty six-megawatt Siemens wind turbines at the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea. A2SEA will start turbine installation works in the summer of 2018. The company will use the offshore installation vessel Sea Challenger for the
E.ON and Statoil to Jointly Build 385MW Arkona Offshore Wind Farm
Germany’s E.ON and Norwegian energy company Statoil have teamed up on a EUR 1.2 billion project to build the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German waters of the Baltic Sea. Statoil will have a 50-percent stake and will be involved in the project from the start. E.ON, the holder of the remain
Construction of Berth 4 Starts at Cuxhaven
Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport Daniela Behrens has officially launched the construction of the berth 4 at the port of Cuxhaven to meet the rising demand and complement the existing development projects, including the construction of a wind turbine factory by Siemens. The
Sembmarine Hopes to Win East Anglia ONE OSS Gig
Sembmarine SLP hopes it will win a contract for the offshore substation for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project. At an event celebrating the completion and delivery of the offshore substation for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, the company issued a rallying campaign call to the East of England
Norwegian OW Players Line Up Behind Development of Full-Scale Demo Sites
Norwegian Wind Energy Association (NORWEA) has held the first meeting within the Offshore 2025 project which gathers offshore wind industry representatives in creating a strategy for development of full scale offshore wind demonstration sites in Norway. The project was initiated as a response to a r
Global Tech I Joins Terawatt-Hour Club
The 400MW Global Tech I far shore wind farm marked a milestone of delivering one terawatt-hours (TWh) of energy to the German grid earlier in April, some seven months after its official commissioning. In January alone, the month of strongest winds, Global Tech I’s 80 Adwen 5MW turbines fed over 150