Business & Finance
US, Israel Jointly Endow Renewable Energy R&D; Offshore Wind Projects Eligible
BIRD Energy, a programme sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, has issued a Call for Proposals for funding of renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development (R&D) projects. Among others, the areas of R&D themes that are wi
Local Content Needed for Finnish Offshore Wind Farm
Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, the developer of the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Pori, Finland, and Jan De Nul NV, the project’s main contractor for marine construction, have invited local businesses to join the two companies in constructing the world’s first offshore wind farm suitable for icy cond
Basque Country Launches Floating, Offshore Wind Funding
Basque Energy Agency (Ente Vasco de la Energía; EVE) will back demonstration and validation of marine renewable energy technologies with EUR 500,000 this year, as part of a EUR 10 million aid programme for energy efficiency and renewable energy in 2016. Under the programme, a budget of EUR 1.7 milli
Germany Ups 2017 Offshore Wind Tender Volume
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has proposed an amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) which would enable two offshore wind tenders with a total capacity of 2.92GW to be held in 2017. The two tenders with 1.46GW capacity each are part of the new draft bill for
Top News of the Week Apr 11 – 17, 2016
DONG Picks Hughes SSE for Subsea Inspections in Denmark and Germany DONG Energy has signed a contract with the UK-based Hughes Sub Sea Engineering for the undertaking of a subsea inspection campaign at offshore wind farms located in Denmark and Germany. DanTysk Accommodation Platform Taking Shape Th
SER: France Should Set More Ambitious Offshore Wind Targets
The Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER), a French renewables lobby, will ask for more ambitious targets for offshore wind capacity planned post-2023 during the review of the country’s new energy investment plan scheduled for Friday, 15 April. The French government’s plan calls for the developm
The Carbon Trust Looking Into Subsea Cable Thermal Optimisation
The Carbon Trust has awarded a contract for dynamic thermal rating of subsea cables (DTR) to the Kenilvorth-based Transmission Excellence Ltd. The GBP 375,000 contract is part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) initiative focussed on reducing the cost of energy from offshore wind by more than 10
Siemens Sets Up Galloper Base in Great Yarmouth
Siemens has selected Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the assembly location and installation base for the 56 turbines to be installed at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. A multi-million pound co-investment in port infrastructure has been agreed to support the construction of primary infrastructure
Airline Starts Wind-Inspired Route
The Danish airline Sun-Air, a franchise partner of British Airways, is opening a new route between Humberside and Aalborg and Billund in close cooperation with Siemens Wind Power to support the growing wind power industry in the Humberside area and connect two major wind power hubs in the UK and Den
Bureau Veritas Greenlights WindFloat
Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle (AIP) for the WindFloat Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) foundation designed by Principle Power. The second generation of WindFloat technology, addressed by the present AIP, is intended to be part of a pilot array of floatin
Esvagt WFSV Getting Navigation System from Raytheon Anschütz
Raytheon Anschütz, together with its exclusive Norwegian distributor Syberg AS, has won a contract for the delivery of a navigation system to the Havyard-designed wind farm service vessel being built for the Danish shipping company Esvagt. The 88-metre Havyard 931 CCV (Crew Change Vessel) is planned
GE Sees DolWin3 as Reference for Future OW Projects in Germany
Multinational energy conglomerate General Electric (GE) is hoping the successful completion of the 900MW DolWin 3 offshore grid connection project will prove a good reference in the company’s future bids for German offshore wind projects, Reuters reports. Germany’s offshore wind sector ”has become v
Associated British Ports Principal Sponsor of Offshore Wind Connections 2016
Offshore Wind Connections 2016 (OWC2016) has landed Associated British Ports (ABP) as principal sponsor as it prepares to put the Humber’s new offshore wind projects under the spotlight at The Spa Bridlington on 12 May. “ABP is delighted to support Offshore Wind Connections 2016; the event is a fant
Kite Power Reaching For New Heights
Natural Power has been appointed by Kite Power Solutions (KPS) to support proposals for consenting a test and development site at RAF West Freugh, now operated by QinetiQ, near Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Founded in 2011, KPS was established to develop a deep water wind energy tech