Top News of the Week Apr 7 – 13, 2014

Top News of the Week Apr 7 – 13, 2014

VIDEO: Alstom’s 6MW Turbine Spinning at Belwind Site 

Last year in November, Alsom installed 6-MW Haliade™ 150, off Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium.

Five Big OW Companies Test Vibratory Driving of Monopiles 

RWE Innogy, DONG Energy, EnBW, E.ON and Vattenfall are running a one year onshore demonstration project near Cuxhaven on the German North Sea coast to validate the vibratory driving of wind turbine monopile foundations, in comparison and as evolution to current impact driving of these piles.

French Renewable Energy Projects Get EUR 750 Mln

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the launch of a programme, through which it will provide EUR 750 million for the implementation of renewable energy projects to take place between 2014 and 2016 on the entire French territory.

Atkins to Design Five Substations for Dong Energy 

Atkins has been awarded an additional contract by Dong Energy. Atkins is now contracted to design five offshore substations for Dong Energy.

Climb on Top of Siemens’ Offshore Wind Turbine! 

Siemens has created an interactive tool on its website, which allows users to get a 360° view of an offshore wind farm along with an additional insight into technological solutions and offshore wind jobs.