376 results found for 'Gwynt y Mor'

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  • North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

    8 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK’s North Hoyle offshore wind farm celebrates 10 years in operation this month – the first large scale offshore wind farm in the UK to reach such milestone! It’s a double celebration for the offshore energy leader, as it also marks the installation of all 160 turbines at Gwynt y Môr – its […]

  • Strathclyde Pension Fund to Invest GBP 80 Million in UK Offshore Wind

    8 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF) is investing GBP 80 million in UK Green Investment Bank’s Offshore Wind Fund (GIB OWF) as part of its Direct Investment Portfolio. On 5 September, Strathclyde Pension Fund allocated GBP 30 million to GIB OWF as a follow-on investment to previously approved GBP 50 million. SPF said investing in the Offshore Wind Fund was an attractive […]

  • Denmark: Bladt Leading Supplier of Offshore Substructures, EWEA’s Report Says

    1 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bladt has been announced the leading supplier of offshore substructures in EWEA’s annual report on key offshore trend statistics for 2012 – and with good reason. In 2012, it successfully completed some of the world’s largest offshore wind foundation projects with the London Array and Anholt offshore wind farms. Offshore foundation projects In Lubmin, Germany, […]

  • RWE Innogy Operating Profit Up 187.7 Pct

    14 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    RWE Innogy has posted “marked improvement in earnings” for the first half of 2015 in spite of falling earning for RWE group in this period. The renewable energy business had an operating result of EUR 233 million comparing to EUR 81 million the same period last year. The main contributing factor was the commissioning of […]

  • UK: Babcock Starts Construction of LiDAR System

    20 May 2013

    Babcock has commenced construction of its innovative floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system, designed to provide critical meteorological data for offshore wind farm developers safely, reliably and more cost-effectively than has previously been feasible. While met monitoring systems, including LiDAR, are commonly used on-shore by the renewable energy industry and by military and aviation […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Offshore Wind Bonanza

    13 February 2015

    RenewableUK says a number of fresh announcements highlight the full extent of the UK’s booming business environment for the offshore wind industry and its supply chain. The global manufacturing company CS Wind has confirmed that it’s planning to build an offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing plant in the Humber region – the first factory in […]

  • Siemens Reaches 3GW of Installed Wind Capacity in UK

    4 May 2012

    The 3GW of wind energy generated and serviced by Siemens represents around 50% of the UK’s total wind power generation capacity. The milestone has been achieved less than two years after Siemens completed installation of its second gigawatt of wind turbine capacity at Gunfleet Sands in Essex. Siemens’ onshore installations represent a very significant part […]

  • Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Gets Delivery Director

    24 July 2015

    Mike Unsworth is to join Tidal Lagoon Power in August as Delivery Director for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. He will support Andrew McNaughton in bringing the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant into service by leading the construction and commissioning activities of the project’s contractors. Mike has over 30 years of experience in the […]

  • RWE to Deploy Systematic’s Software on All Its Offshore Wind Farms

    26 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    RWE has signed a contract with the Danish software company Systematic for a marine management tool that the developer will deploy across its global fleet of offshore wind farms. Under the contract, Systematic will supply its software, called SITE, to manage vessel and personnel information, as well as existing operational data from all of RWE’s […]

  • RWE Abandons Galloper OWF Project

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has recently reviewed the development status of the Galloper offshore wind farm as a ROC accredited project. “Despite positive investor interest, including that of the Green Investment Bank, and support from the project’s supply chain partners we are disappointed to announce the decision not to continue with the development of Galloper in its current […]

  • OSM Offshore Signs Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Contracts (Germany)

    1 September 2011

      OSM Offshore AS signs offshore wind mill installation contracts with Reederei NSB. OSM Offshore AS recently signed two contracts with the German Ship Owner Reederei NSB for crew management of two jack-up construction vessels for offshore wind farm installation. The vessels are owned by the German company RWE Innogy – heading the renewable energy […]

  • Research and Markets Adds Report on German Energy Shift Influence on RWE

    24 October 2012
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ‘RWE AG Goes Green? The Energiewende and the End of RWE’s Nuclear Ambitions’ report to their offering. RWE is one of Europe’s leading energy utility companies, supplying 17 million customers with electricity and 8 million with gas. The German government’s energy policy reversal forced RWE to withdraw […]

  • RWE Reaches Two OW Milestones

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The last few days have been challenging for the installation teams of RWE’s offshore wind farms. The last of the 160 wind turbines has now been installed successfully off the Welsh coast, and cabling and commissioning works continue at pace to ensure the wind farm becomes fully operational this winter. The construction of the German […]

  • Conwy Groups Invited to Bid for Rhyl Flats Funds

    29 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Community or voluntary groups, charities, and town and community councils can apply for grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 from the Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund. Grants can be used for capital and or revenue projects which: promote community spirit and encourage community involvement contribute to vibrant, healthy and sustainable communities enhance quality […]

  • Fugro to Survey Galloper Offshore Wind Extension

    16 July 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has secured a contract to conduct geophysical and environmental site investigations at the Five Estuaries project, the extension of the operational Galloper offshore wind farm. Fugro Mercator has been appointed to carry out the geophysical survey at the UK project, which will start on 5 August and have a duration of approximately 14 weeks. […]

  • FoundOcean Completes Foundation Grouting for New Wind Farms

    19 June 2014

    UK-headquartered FoundOcean secured the final foundations for three of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms in the second quarter, which once operational will have a total installed capacity of over one gigawatt. FoundOcean grouted the 160th transition piece foundation on Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in April 2014. At 576MW, it will be capable of […]

  • Order placed for jack-up crane vessels based on Wärtsilä-IMS design

    9 March 2010

    Wärtsilä, in consortium with IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has been engaged by RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of the German utility company RWE, as its designer to provide the basic design and consultancy services for a jack-up crane vessel.

  • Balfour Beatty Disposes Majority Stake in Thanet OFTO

    16 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    After buying the Thanet offshore transmission infrastructure in December last year, Balfour Beatty has announced the disposal of an 80% interest in the project for £40 million. Thanet OFTO is the high-voltage electricity transmission system connecting the 300MW Thanet Wind Farm, off the coast of Kent, to the onshore transmission grid. Assets include one offshore […]

  • UK: North Wales AM Supports Wind Turbine Apprenticeship Programme

    25 February 2013
    Training & Education

    Assembly Member for North Wales, Aled Roberts, has praised the partnership between RWE npower renewables and Grŵp Llandrillo Menai for establishing Wales’ first wind turbine apprenticeship programme and dedicated training centre. Mr Roberts was commenting during his first tour of the dedicated training centre at Rhos-on-Sea, where he also met with the course tutors and […]

  • Crown Estate Approves Offshore Wind Project Casing

    31 July 2014
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate can today announce that it has agreed to Celtic Array Ltd’s request to end its offshore wind zone agreement for the Round 3 Irish Sea Zone, allowing developers, DONG Energy and Centrica, to cease development activity and terminate their seabed rights. Head of Offshore Wind, Huub den Rooijen said: “We have confirmed the […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Offshore Wind Move from GIB and Marubeni

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Maf Smith of RenewableUK backed the offshore wind investment announcements made today by the Green Investment Bank. The announcements stated the Green Investment Bank was investing jointly with the Marubeni Corporation to purchase a 50% share in Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough wind farm, which is being built off the coast of East Yorkshire, and also […]

  • Global Marine Completes Fugro Cable Lay Business Acquisition

    1 December 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Global Marine Group (GMG) has completed the acquisition of Fugro’s trenching and cable lay services business.

  • Global Offshore and Balfour Beatty Sign Export Cable Repair Deal

    24 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Global Offshore has signed an export cable repair framework agreement with Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix (BBE), covering the Humber Gateway, Gwynt Y Môr and Thanet Offshore Transmission Owners (OTFOs). The framework agreement, which began in February, covers a total of 152km of export cable. The service is supported by Global Marine Group’s fleet of […]

  • Siemens Awards 2-Year Contract to CWind

    9 April 2014

    CWind announced that it won a renewal of its contact to provide turbine technician services to Siemens. Over the next two years CWind will be providing turbine technicians for the offshore installation of Siemens turbines during the construction of a number of UK offshore wind farms. CWind has worked with Siemens UK for over a year now, providing […]

  • UK: RenewableUK Cymru Appionts New Chairman

    10 May 2012

    Jonathan Cawley from West Coast Energy has been appointed the new chairman of RenewableUK Cymru, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine renewables industries in Wales. He is currently planning and development manager at Mold-based West Coast Energy where he is responsible for overseeing the company’s interests in Wales. He is a […]

  • Fugro Integrates and Rebrands Its UK Geotechnical Units

    1 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Fugro’s UK geotech companies have been restructured as Fugro GeoServices Ltd. The renaming completes the integration of key UK specialists – Fugro Seacore, Fugro Engineering Services, EM Drilling, Fugro Loadtest, Fugro Instrumentation & Monitoring and Fugro Aperio. Fugro GeoServices Ltd employs close to 600 staff and undertakes seven key activities: nearshore geotechnical, offshore geotechnical, marine […]