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  • Iberdrola’s Renewables EBITDA Boosted by West of Duddon Sands OWF

    23 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola has published its interim results for the half year to the end of June, which show that group’s EBITDA rose by 5.7% % and its renewables business EBITDA was boosted by increased capacity from West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. “In the first half of 2015 Iberdrola invested more than £2 million each and every day to keep […]

  • Horns Rev 1 Turbine Generates 100GWh of Electricity

    6 May 2015

    Wind turbine number 6 located in the westernmost row of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm off Jutland’s southwestern coast at Blåvandshuk has generated 100GWh of electricity, thus joining a handful of other wind turbines that have generated this much electricity. The offshore wind farm was constructed in 2002 by Elsam and at the time, […]

  • MEDOW Researchers Introduce Their Grid-Related Work

    24 March 2015
    Grid Connection, R&D

    In February 2015, three MEDOW researchers presented their work at the 11th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC 2015) in Birmingham, UK. Robert Renner’s work concentrates on optimal DC reference voltage in HVDC grids. The paper introduces a method to find the optimal DC voltage in a HVDC grid based on power flow and line resistances. The method is […]

  • EIB Invests GBP 51 Mln in Gwynt y Môr Transmission Link

    16 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP 51 million backing for the GBP 352 transmission link to the second largest wind farm in the world. The Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located in Liverpool Bay, eight miles off the north Wales coast, will produce enough electricity to cater for the energy needs […]

  • Fisher Offshore Names New Managing Director

    4 August 2014

    Energy industry service company Fisher Offshore, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has underlined its commitment to continued growth with the appointment of a new managing director. Jack Davidson has been promoted from the role of operations director to lead the business as it prepares for the next phase of an ambitious strategy. With […]

  • UK: Scira Celebrates Move from Construction to Operations for Sheringham Shoal OWF

    23 April 2013

    A formal celebration on Friday 19th April 2013 marked Scira Offshore Energy’s move from the ‘Prepare for Operations’ stage of the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm to its long term ‘Operation and Maintenance’ stage. Norman Lamb, the MP for North Norfolk and Minister of State at the Department of Health, formally opened Wind Farm Place, the […]

  • Research and Markets Present “Analyzing the Wind Power Market in EU” Report

    14 September 2012

    Research and Markets has announced the “Analyzing the Wind Power Market in EU” report. Europeans have always been highly favorable to wind energy, and over the last eight years, only new gas capacity has exceeded new wind power capacity in the EU. While wind energy today meets 3.7% of EU’s electricity demand, the technology is […]

  • ROC to Boost UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Opportunities

    25 July 2012

    Energi Coast believes that the Government’s announcement of the Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROC) offshore banding is a major step forward for the UK Offshore Wind Industry. It is predicted that changes to subsidies for generated renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017. […]

  • Denmark: Avanti Presents Two Lifts at EWEA 2012

    26 April 2012
    Technology

    Europe’s primary event for the wind industry, EWEA 2012, in Bella Center in Copenhagen was a great success. More than 500 exhibitors and over 10.000 visitors joined the exhibition and conference. Avanti Wind System was among the exhibitors. The exhibition visitors had the opportunity to take a closer look at two of Avanti’s brand new […]

  • EDF Energies Nouvelles Starts Work on Teesside Offshore Windfarm in UK

    9 February 2012

    EDF Energies Nouvelles has started offshore construction work on the Teesside offshore windfarm off the coast of North East England. This 62 MW windfarm is due to start generating by the end of 2012. Located off the coast of Redcar in North East England, the windfarm will be equipped with 27 offshore wind turbines supplied […]

  • First Exhibitions for Atlantic Array Takes Place on Saturday

    9 September 2011

    LOCAL people are being given their first glimpse of how a giant offshore wind farm could dramatically alter the vista from the North Devon coast. The first of six public exhibitions for the Atlantic Array takes place on Saturday at Abbotsham Village Hall. Developer RWE npower renewables will be unveiling a visual representation of what […]

  • Alstom Grid to Deliver Substation for Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    14 August 2011
    Grid Connection

    The consortium Alstom Grid and WeserWind GmbH has been awarded a turnkey contract by WindMW GmbH for the delivery of an offshore wind farm substation. Alstom Grid, the global electrical grid expert, is partnering with the Bremerhaven based WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction Georgsmarienhütte for the steelwork and topside outfitting. WindMW GmbH plans to construct and […]

  • N-Sea Completes BorWin3 UXO Campaign

    28 October 2015

    N-Sea has completed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, ID and disposal campaign for the TenneT project, BorWin3. Taking place between January – August this year, the work scope involved surveying the seabed to identify and remove undiscovered explosive devices along the cable route of BorWin3. Transmission system operator, TenneT’s grid connection system connects wind parks […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Auction Attracts Powerhouses

    26 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Equinor, RWE Renewables, and Hydro REIN have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind in Norway. The partners will jointly prepare and submit an application to the Norwegian authorities to develop a large-scale, bottom-fixed offshore wind farm in the Sørlige Nordsjø II area in the Norwegian North Sea. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy […]

  • Seacat: CTV Services In High Demand

    29 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The fourth quarter of 2018, is, atypically, seeing surging demand for offshore wind crew transfer, according to offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, as it reports its latest operational figures.

  • Western Link Team Finds Legendary WWI U-Boat?

    19 October 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D

    A GBP 1 billion project to lay one of the world’s largest subsea power cables, connecting Scotland and England, has led to a ”historic wartime discovery” which could finally help solve one of WWI’s strangest naval mysteries, ScottishPower reports.  Marine engineers working on the Western Link project, a joint venture between ScottishPower and National Grid which […]

  • Aquatera, Jee Finish 1st Phase of Tidal Cable Laying Project

    18 November 2015
    R&D

    Stromness-based energy and environmental consultancy Aquatera Ltd  and Jee Ltd have carried out the deployment and recovery of Jee’s U-tube cabling protection structure in Orkney, thus completing the first phase of a project to investigate cost-effective methods of cable laying for tidal energy arrays. Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the £2.4m Tidal Array Cabling Solution project was […]

  • Ministers Appoint Chair of HIE (UK)

    22 February 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Professor Lorne Crerar has been appointed by Ministers as Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Lorne is a founding partner and Chairman of Scottish commercial law firm Harper Macleod LLP, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness and has held the part-time Chair of Banking Law at Glasgow University since 1997. Lorne was […]

  • Baringa Appoints New Supply Chain Partner

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    John Calder has joined consultancy firm Baringa Partners as Partner to lead its cross-industry Supply Chain practice. This division of the business covers end-to-end supply chain improvements, sourcing and procurement, supply chain planning and logistics, inventory and warehousing. Calder has worked in the supply chain sector for fifteen years and joins Baringa from Accenture, where he […]

  • Fugro on Cable Route Survey Duty Offshore Maine

    19 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has secured a contract to conduct a cable route survey for the New England Aqua Ventus I floating wind project offshore Maine. Under the contract, Fugro will carry out a combined geophysical, environmental and geotechnical cable route survey at the state-designated area two miles south of Monhegan Island and 14 miles from the Maine […]

  • Aqua Ventus Secures Power Purchase Agreement

    19 December 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Central Maine Power Company and Maine Aqua Ventus I have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Aqua Ventus demonstration floating offshore wind project. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the parties signed the PPA on 9 December. It allows the project to sell its electricity to the Central Maine Power […]

  • Siemens Gamesa, Swancor Ink Formosa II Deal

    27 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa’s Offshore CEO Andreas Nauen and Swancor’s Chairman Robert Tsai have signed two agreements in Taiwan: the first one focused on bringing additional local content to Taiwan’s offshore wind industry, followed by a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the Formosa II offshore wind project. 

  • Subsea 7 Goes Through With Siem Offshore Contractors Buy

    1 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), as well as cable lay vessel Siem Aimery and support vessel Siem Moxie, subject to competition clearance in Germany.

  • US Wind Mulls Moving 750MW OWF Five More Miles from Coast

    11 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    US Wind sent a letter to the Ocean City Council on 7 April, offering to discuss the potential relocation of its proposed Maryland offshore wind project further eastward to address the Council’s desire to lessen the visibility of the project.

  • Boskalis to Install Part of Hornsea One Foundations

    27 October 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy Wind Power A/S has awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster with a contract for the transport and installation of the foundations for a part of the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm located some 120 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast, UK. The transport and installation of the foundations will be executed by Boskalis’ new […]

  • KIC InnoEnergy Helps Commercialise WindFloat with EUR 4 Million

    19 July 2016

    Principle Power and KIC InnoEnergy have entered a partnership which includes a EUR 4 million investment from KIC InnoEnergy in bringing Principle Power’s WindFloat to the market. The partnership encompasses advanced technology development and commercialisation, including engineering, third party analysis and certification, business development and dissemination. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2018, following a […]