The last chance to visit the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm with the ferry Stena Nautica this year is Saturday, 5 October. The departure is from Grenaa, and the ferry sails quite close to the wind turbines, so there is an opportunity to get a sense of how big they are. On board, a representative from [&h
Since spring 2012, DONG Energy has systematically established the operations organisation, which has gradually taken over operation and maintenance of the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. In the first five-year warranty period, DONG Energy will operate and be responsible for maintenance of the wind farm i
Offshore WIND also spoke to the top management of four of the WTIV owner/operators to find out what their views and ideas are concerning the tools of their trade, the wind turbine installation vessels. These four companies are all working in the same market, experiencing the same conditions, both fi
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), in partnership with Statoil and Scottish Enterprise will host Meet the Buyer event today at Norwood Hotel, Aberdeen where Statoil will give a presentation about their Hywind Project. The Statoil Hywind project is the world’s first, full-scale, floating wind tu
New figures from the UK Government have shown that more than 10 million tonnes of CO2 emissions were displaced by renewable electricity generation in Scotland – up by almost a quarter from the previous year. Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “Last week’s climate change repo
Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen will step down as CFO after 11 years with DONG Energy. His successor will be Marianne Wiinholt, who comes from the position of Senior Vice President of DONG Energy’s Customers & Markets division. Marianne Wiinholt will thus replace Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen on DONG Energy
Following recent speculation that major utility SSE are considering largely withdrawing from wave and tidal projects , the REA yesterday responded by acknowledging the continued involvement of those still involved in the sector and calling for greater practical support for wave and tidal projects. M
Massachusetts and New Bedford officials have announced establishment of a new committee for South Terminal project and offshore wind industry, reports South Coast Today. The new committee will track job growth for these projects. Bill White, director of offshore wind sector development at the Massac
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS), working in conjunction with Sound and Sea Technology (SST), have developed an innovative sea lion protection barrier system for their WindSentinel™ offshore wind resource assessment system. The barrier is designed to ensure that seals and sea lions are prevented from c
Registration is now open for organisations and individuals who wish to become registered parties in relation to the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application. The Planning Inspectorate accepted Forewind’s application for the first stage of offshore wind energy development on the
Forewind has launched a consultation process on an ornithology addendum (relating to the cumulative and in-combination assessment) for the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application. The addendum has been produced following the receipt of additional ornithology data relating to ot
Before any wind turbines are installed, before any installation vessels are built and before any orders have been placed to build the vessels the statistics show that one company in this industry continues to have more influence in this sector than the rest of the sector all together. GustoMSC has d
Gannon University hosted a panel to discuss the topic of Great Lakes Off-Shore Wind Power on Sept. 25. The first panelist to speak was Eric Ritter, the communications and strategy manager for Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo), a nonprofit organization based in Cleveland. This company is wo
The Switch, supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, and YASKAWA Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”), a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, announced the
