Energy advisors Douglas-Westwood will present at All Energy 2013, in Aberdeen, May 22, and Frank Wright, Renewable Energy Manager, will outline findings of the soon to be released Offshore Wind Market Forecast, giving a global overview of the industry through to 2022…
CWind wins contract for 6 CTruk 20T multi-purpose cats to provide crew & load transfer services at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. Cwind say that this is their largest vessel contract win, and the six workboats will arrive on site over the next two months as construction activity picks up…
New American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) leadership takes helm with EDPR’s Gabriel Alonso chairing the board. Tom Kiernan to speak as incoming CEO.Generating a sense of electricity like the thousands of wind turbines in the region, the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition (May 5-8…
Spain's Gamesa returns to profitability and reports 7 million euro in profit in the first quarter of 2013.In a complex economic and industry situation, marked by falling demand and pressure on prices, Gamesa advanced with the commitments made in its business plan:Key figures 1Q 2013 (vs…
Joint venture partners in the East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone, Vattenfall & ScottishPower Renewables, support local sub-contractors. Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, joint venture partners behind the East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone,…
Specialised subsea construction jack-up vessel 'Seajacks Zaratan' continues installation at a rapid pace at the North Sea Meerwind Offshore Park.Seajack Zaratan collected the three 675t steel structures from the construction port of Cuxhaven on the evening of Thursday 11th April…
World’s most powerful HVDC Light® sets new record voltage level of ±320 kV- more than 50 per cent higher than existing record.The HVDC Light converter station was energized at the Dörpen West substation in northern Germany, for the Dutch-German transmission system operator…
DONG Energy & Siemens AG sign up to supply and service a total of 154 offshore wind turbines (OWT) of 6 megawatt each.The agreements give DONG Energy the option to install the turbines on its Gode Wind projects in Germany from 2015. Utilisation…
The European Commission launches a call for renewabke energy project funding under NER300.The wind categories have remained the same as for the first call, and include offshore wind farms with very large turbines, floating offshore turbines…
Seaway Heavy Lifting contracted by Siemens AG for the transportation & installation of the German North Sea jacket & transmission station. The contractors say that the 5,800 tonnes jacket will be installed by Heavy Lift Vessel “Oleg Strashnov”…
The 75th and final turbine has been installed at the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm.The installation marks a major milestone in the development of the 270MW project, which will be capable of producing enough energy to meet the annual power needs of more than 200…
A battery that solves the load-leveling problem of renewable energy AND generates value-added by-products? Too good to be true?It appears that Dr. Schubert, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and Director of the Richard S…
The hull is complete, the steelwork concluded, the building of the deckhouse has begun – in the dock of Sietas shipyard the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms developed and constructed in Germany is currently taking shape. Construction started in April 2012…
Harland & Wolff in Belfast have been awarded a valuable contract to help build a wind farm substation in the North Sea.The company will build substation jackets and piles for energy company E.On to help make up the foundations of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm…
Consent for an offshore wind farm off Aberdeen, opposed by Donald Trump, has been granted by the Scottish government.The £230m development consists of 11 wind turbines.Mr Trump claims they would spoil the sea views for golfers on his course at Menie…
