Belgium-based High Wind has announced that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel Apollo will be prepared for the Boom Lock system which allows an offshore crane to install wind turbine components at high wind speeds. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in cooperation with GeoSea,
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has organized a session titled The Place of Wind Energy in COP21 at its annual conference held in Paris. The session is co-ordinated by the French Wind Energy Association (FEE), and dedicated to discuss the place of wind energy in the current climate chang
Wind energy will be the largest source of power supply in the EU by 2030 if governments apply the right level of ambition in their climate and energy policies, according to the latest report issued by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Wind power can exceed gas, coal and other forms of ene
The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has added Elaine Greig to its team as a Director and Head of Service Delivery. Greig has over 22 years’ experience in the electricity supply industry, with the last 14 in wind energy development, engineering, finance, construction and operations. She has joined
Global Marine Systems Limited is re-entering the offshore renewables market after a three-year absence, the company informed in a press release issued today. Global Marine highlighted its recent contract for an inter-array project at the Wikinger offshore wind farm as the one that marked its return
First German Floating Foundation Secures Grid Connection German engineering consultancy Gicon has received permission from a governmental agency to feed 2.3MW of grid connection capacity through the country’s first floating offshore foundation – GICON®-SOF. RWE-Led Consortium to Bid for Dutch Borsse
Since its official commissioning on September 21, the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 in Stralsund has helped the Karlsruhe-headquartered electric utilities company EnBW improve EBITDA in its renewable energies segment for the first nine months of 2015, and partly offset a 5.3% fall in revenue in t
Swedish utility Vattenfall has today priced a hybrid bond issue of USD 400 million (approximately SEK 3.5 billion), the proceeds of which will be used for general corporate purposes. This is Vattenfall’s first ever hybrid bond denominated in USD, placed under Regulation S outside the U.S. As with th
Royal Boskalis Westminster has reported a drop in the order book of 6.1% for the third quarter. Also, operating profit was lower than results in the first half of the year, as well as the same period last year. According to the company, the result was in line with expectations. “Market conditions re
During the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to the UK, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron and the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Narendra Modi, have committed to strengthen the existing energy partnership between the UK and India. The two Prime Ministers welcomed the signing of a Memora
Danish O&M jack-up services provider DBB Jack-Up Services A/S has placed a EUR 100 million senior secured bond, the proceeds of which will be used to refinance the company’s existing debt. The bonds, maturing in 2019, will be listed on Oslo Stock Exchange within one year from the issue date. The com
The Danish-Swiss wind turbine optimizer ROMO Wind is extending its business activities to France, offering local contact and support for the company’s spinner anemometer technology iSpin which is now available to French wind farm operators. Guillaume Steinmetz has been appointed to the position of a
Berlin-headquartered conglomerate Siemens AG saw its bottom line for the fourth quarter of 2015 boosted by EUR 72 million net profit recorded in the company’s wind power and renewables arm. Siemens added EUR 2.716 billion of new orders through the wind power and renewables department in the quarter
German municipal utility Trianel has partnered up with compatriot Gesy Green Energy Systems to jointly market and sell the electricity produced at the 200MW Trianel Wind Farm Borkum situated in the North Sea. With the latest agreement, the combined portfolio of the two companies now stands at 3.5GW.
