German offshore grid connection BorWin 1 faced several technical faults over the past months, which resulted with unplanned shutdowns of the network connection. To determine the exact cause of the issues, German transmission system operator TenneT said that it is working closely with the contractor
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: SEA INSTALLER working on wind turbine installation at West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. A2SEA’s jack-up vessel SEA INSTALLER completed the installation of 108 wind turbines at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm at the beginning of this month. Commiss
Bond Dickinson LLP Planning & Infrastructure lawyers have advised East Anglia offshore wind farm, a ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall joint-venture, on the full consenting matrix for the development of a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm in East Anglia. Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Clim
Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. At the beginning of the year, there were frequent technical problems with the converter substation. In late March, a smoldering fire occurred on the substation and caused prelimina
Almost 300 people attended the public consultation events held at six locations along the proposed cable route of the development and 75 per cent of those who filled in exit questionnaires were supportive of the plans presented. Written responses were received from statutory consultees such as govern
The Preliminary Environmental Information (PEI) for Project Two in the Hornsea Zone was released on 18th June 2014 for a 42 day consultation period. As part of this second and final phase of consultation, SMart Wind has invited all members of the public to a series of informative consultation events
Dalby Offshore Wind Farm Support Vessels ‘Dalby Wharfe’ and ‘Dalby Humber’ are to carry out maintenance work for Siemens on the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm. The contract which started mid June will see the vessels carrying all the construction materials to the wind farm taking advantage of th
On behalf of its client, Highland Group Holding Limited and its partners, K2 Management is developing the 210MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm with the aim to reach financial close in Q2 2015. Suppliers have been pre-qualified and the project is now ready to send out Invitation to Tender (ITT). “
The team behind the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm is celebrating the successful installation of the final turbine at the 389MW project. The 108th turbine was recently hoisted into position by the Sea Installer. John Hill, Project Director for West of Duddon Sands at DONG Energy said: “We’r
The Danish Energy Agency has issued preliminary tender documents for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind to four pre-qualified bidders: Vattenfall, Dong Energy, E.ON and Statoil. The comprehensive tender documents contain preliminary specifications, a draft of concession agreement, model licenses and auth
During the 2014 summer months, Dudgeon Offshore Wind will start to prepare the site at Necton in readiness for the construction of the electricity substation needed for this important renewable energy project. There will be a Dudgeon Offshore Wind public drop-in exhibition at Necton Village Hall on
Danish Government and its main opposition, the Liberal Party, yesterday reached an understanding on more than 90 activities to cut costs and increase productivity and competitiveness of the country’s businesses. The Government agreed on Public Service Obligation (PSO) reductions totaling DKK 13.2 bi
The 6-month examination process for SMart Wind’s Project One was formally concluded on 10th June 2014. The Examination Authority now have up to 3 months to write a report setting out their conclusions on the application, and stating the reasons for those conclusions. The report will make a recommend
The East Anglia ONE project, which is the first in England and Wales to be approved from the Crown Estate’s Round Three Process, is expected to create hundreds of jobs and boost the region’s economy. It is anticipated that the development, the first of six potential projects in the East Anglia Zone,
