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German Company Proposes 865.2MW OWF Featuring Siemens 8MW Turbines
A Bremen-based company, OWP Gennaker GmbH, proposes to set up a new offshore wind farm in Germany, which would be located in the Baltic Sea and would comprise 103 Siemens SWT-8.0-154 turbines with Power Boost that will increase the maximum rated output of the turbines to 8.4MW. The 865.2MW Gennaker
Offshore Wind in Spotlight at 13th EEEGR Awards
East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) held its 13th annual awards on 14 September, recognising achievements and developments that have highlighted the energy sector over the last 12 months. The ‘Made in Lowestoft’ Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Substation designed and manufactured by Sembmarine
C-Ventus Joins Rope Access Roof Organisation
C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services has become an operational member of the Industrial Rope Access Trade Organization (IRATA). C-Ventus is a provider of project and marine operations management, export and inter-array cable pull-ins, shore-landings, pre- and post-installation surveys, UXO remediatio
DONG to Hold Hornsea One Community Events
DONG Energy will hold two community events in Grimsby and Stallingborough to give local people a chance to find out more about the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. When built, the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm by a considerable margin, capable of pro
UK Greenlights £18Bn Nuclear Power Project; Offshore Wind Referred as Better Option
The UK government today gave the green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C, an GBP 18 billion nuclear power plant developed by EDF, which will take 10 years to be built and will have a lifespan of 35 years. “The Contract for Difference would provide a set price of £92.50 per megawatt hour
UK Greenlights £18Bn Nuclear Power Project; Offshore Wind Referred as Better Option
The UK government today gave the green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C, an GBP 18 billion nuclear power plant developed by EDF, which will take 10 years to be built and will have a lifespan of 35 years. “The Contract for Difference would provide a set price of £92.50 per megawatt hour
Statoil inks small-scale LNG cooperation deal with Lithuanian duo
Lithuanian natural gas trading companies Litgas and Lietuvos Dujų Tiekimas, both part of Lietuvos Energija, on Thursday signed an agreement with Norway’s Statoil to boost the development of the small-scale LNG market in the Baltic region. The deal enables “reliable and flexible wholesale LNG supplie
Ophir reports $70 million pre-tax loss in H1
London-based Ophir Energy, the developer of the Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea, on Thursday, reported a pre-tax loss of US$70 million in the first half of 2016.
BP has no plans to raise annual investments this decade -CEO
By Caroline Stauffer, Luc Cohen and Juliana Castilla BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – BP <BP.L> does not plan to increase annual investments this decade but still expects to bring nine new projects online in 2017 as it focuses on improving efficiency, Chief Executive Bob Dudley said in an interview on Wedne
BP has no plans to raise annual investments this decade-CEO
By Caroline Stauffer, Luc Cohen and Juliana Castilla BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – BP does not plan to increase annual investments this decade but still expects to bring nine new projects online in 2017 as it focuses on improving efficiency, Chief Executive Bob Dudley said in an interview on Wednesday. D
Gallery: Port of Koper Gets New RTG Cranes
Slovenian Port of Koper welcomed three new Electrification – Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes on September 10, 2016. Made by the Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes, the RTG cranes were assembled in Split, Croatia, and transported by a 90-meter barge to Koper. Each 142-tonne crane uses electricity
IEA: global investment in energy declines
Global investment into energy systems dropped by 8 percent in 2015 reaching US$1.8 trillion, down from $2 trillion in 2014, the International Energy Agency said in its first World Energy Investment report.
Palfinger’s New Blade Access System to Debut at Thornton Bank OWFs
Palfinger Marine has secured the first order for its newly introduced Palfinger Blade Access (PBA) system with Senvion, which will use it at the Thornton Bank I, II and III offshore wind farms in Belgium. Dirk Reinhold, Head of Maintenance at Senvion, said: “Safe effective maintenance work on the ro
No Kraken stake for Israel’s Delek
Israeli energy firm Delek Group will not be taking a share in the UK North Sea Kraken development after the negotiations with EnQuest fell through. To remind, On July 18, EnQuest announced that it was in discussions with Delek with regard to the potential sale to Delek of an interest in the Kraken d