Business & Finance
Euro Initiative Sets Aside EUR 20 Million for Smart Grids Projects
ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus, an initiative of funding programmes from 21 European countries and regions, will open the second call for proposals for European transnational projects on smart grids on 18 April, offering over EUR 20 million in funding for RDD projects. European RDD consortia are invited t
8.2 Consulting Carrying Out Technical Due Diligence at Meerwind
Independent fund management company DIF has awarded 8.2 Consulting AG with a contract to perform preliminary technical due diligence at the 288MW Meerwind Süd|Ost offshore wind farm. DIF asked 8.2 Consulting AG to focus on the analysis of the O&M strategy, the O&M budget estimation, the estimation o
Siemens, DEME Team Up with EnBW on Kriegers Flak Bid
DEME Concessions Wind and Siemens Financial Services have joined Kriegers Flak ApS, a project company set up by EnBW for participating in Kriegers Flak tender procedure. The project company submitted an indicative offer for the construction of the Danish offshore wind farm on 5 April – as was stipul
Burbo Bank Extension OFTO Tender Kicks Off
Ofgem has launched a tender to enable prospective bidders to compete to own the transmission assets of the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in the Bay of Liverpool. The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round Four (TR4) started on 7 April, Ofgem said. Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind f
Hexicon Raises EUR 2.7M to Boost Floating Platform Development
Hexicon AB have secured new funds for the development of their floating offshore wind platform by receiving SEK 25 million (approx. € 2.7 million) through an oversubscribed issue of new shares. The share issue amounted to SEK 20 million (approx. € 2.2 million), and the company’s Board has decided to
Triyards Hits WFSV Trifecta
Singapore-based ship designer and shipbuilder Triyards Holdings Limited has won contracts to build three wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) for three different clients. The overall value of the three shipbuilding contracts is around USD 13 million, Triyards told Offshore WIND. The vessels will be bui
SeaRoc Bolsters Ranks Ahead of DONG Gig
SeaRoc Group has appointed Anthony Collingridge to the role of project manager at its UK office in Chichester, West Sussex, in preparation for the recently won contract to supply planning software and communications hardware to all of DONG Energy’s sites in the UK. SeaRoc will provide DONG with pers
Cape Wind Denied Subsea Cable Permit Extension
Cape Wind Associates will not get a two-year extension on its permits for two underwater power lines in Nantucket Sound, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board decided on Wednesday. The final decision follows the board’s recommendation that the permits should not be extended by May 2017, a
Borssele I and II Tender Opens on 10 April
The Netherlands will start the tendering procedure for the Borssele I and II offshore wind farms on 10 April, following the last month’s adoption of the amendment to the Electricity Act 1998 which allowed further development of offshore wind energy projects in the country. The window for submitting
Hawaiian Utilities Aim For 800MW Offshore Wind Capacity by 2045
Hawaii could have up to 800MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2045, helping this US island state source all of its energy from renewable resources in the next thirty tears, the Hawaiian Electric Companies said in their updated energy plan. The utilities also said that off-island resources, su
EWEA Urges for Power Market Overhaul
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and a group of other industry associations from different sectors have called for reforms within European electricity market. The group of associations is challenging policymakers to adopt a flexible and dynamic energy system, making the best use of innova
RES CEO Steps Down
Dr Ian Mays, RES Group’s CEO since its beginnings in 1981, will retire at the end of October to be succeeded by Ivor Catto, former CEO of Hyder Consulting. Catto will join RES in May as deputy CEO and will be based at RES’ headquarters in Kings Langley. He will assume the role of CEO on 1 […]
NKT Nets Hornsea One Cable Deal
NKT Cables has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy to deliver 170 kilometres of 220 kV high-voltage alternating current (AC) submarine export cable system for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. The wind farm will be placed 120 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast in the UK, and the c
Rentel Orders ABB Cable System
ABB has won an order worth around USD 80 million from Rentel NV in Belgium to deliver an advanced cable system that will connect the offshore substation at the 309MW Rentel wind farm located off the Belgian coastline to the mainland close to Zeebrugge. ABB will design, manufacture and install the ap