Offshore Wind
Germany: Riffgat Offshore Substation Load-Out Completed
The load-out of the topside for the Riffgat offshore substation was successfully completed. This is an important milestone in this project, which enables our customer to supply renewable energy to its customers before this summer. Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. KG, a company owned by EWE Energ
UK Energy Bill Delays Could Harm Narec’s Offshore Wind Demonstration Project
Delays to the Energy Bill could affect the National Renewable Energy Centre’s (Narec) Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Project, along with other large offshore wind projects in the North Sea, The Journal cites Steve Abbott, Narec’s marketing and communications manager, as saying. The British Govern
Spain: GES Goes Yellow
The world’s biggest construction and services partner in renewables, GES (Global Energy Services), is launching a new corporate identity. As a maturing industry, renewables are facing new challenges, competing for larger, more complex and risky projects in a global market. To meet its customers’ cha
Guernsey Renewable Energy Team Updates REA to Include Wind (UK)
The Guernsey Renewable Energy Team has today released updated chapters of it Regional Environmental Assessment (REA) to take into account the possibility of offshore wind development. This has lead to a number of Chapters being re-worked, while others remain unaffected. The new chapters can be found
UK: Dong Energy to Create around 40 Jobs in Grimsby
Danish wind energy giant, Dong Energy, is considering to locate a new operations and maintenance base for Westermost Rough in Grimsby, reports the Grimsby Telegraph. Dong Energy expects to create around 40 energy jobs in this area. This comes after the last week’s announcement that the construction
UK: Dong Energy to Create around 40 Jobs in Grimsby
Danish wind energy giant, Dong Energy, is considering to locate a new operations and maintenance base for Westermost Rough in Grimsby, reports the Grimsby Telegraph. Dong Energy expects to create around 40 energy jobs in this area. This comes after the last week’s announcement that the construction
UK: Technip Offshore Wind Completes Milestone Cable Installation with Award-Winning PIM
Technip Offshore Wind has safely and successfully completed contractual work on the installation of 38 array and 8 substation cables on the Lincs wind farm located off the Lincolnshire coast. The project was the first to use the award-winning Pull-In Module (PIM) Technology. Geoff Fisher, Vice Presi
EWEA 2013: ‘What Does the Economic Crisis Mean for the Wind Industry?’ (Austria)
The wind industry is facing tough times, as many industries in the ongoing economic crisis are, but what do industry leaders think are the consequences of this difficult period? The question of whether or not consolidation is or will be taking place in wind energy was key for the six CEOs sitting on
UK: Partrac Reports Busy 2012
In completing over 85% of all energy resources assessments for the domestic scene, Partrac have established themselves as the leading survey company able to deliver high quality data from these environments. Technical Director Kevin Black said: “We have just completed internal reviews for our 2012 A
Smailes Goldie to Support Growth of Humber Renewables Awards Winner (UK)
Free business advice is being offered as a prize by a firm of chartered accountants to the recipient of a renewable energy award. As part of its backing of the Humber Renewables Awards 2013, advisors from Smailes Goldie are proposing to meet with the winning organisation and help support further gro
Smailes Goldie to Support Growth of Humber Renewables Awards Winner (UK)
Free business advice is being offered as a prize by a firm of chartered accountants to the recipient of a renewable energy award. As part of its backing of the Humber Renewables Awards 2013, advisors from Smailes Goldie are proposing to meet with the winning organisation and help support further gro
Austria: Professor Arthouros Zervos Receives Wind Energy’s Most Prestigious Prize
The Poul La Cour prize for outstanding contribution to wind energy has been awarded this year to Professor Arthouros Zervos. The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA. Speaking at the presentation of the award at the conference dinner of the EWEA 2013 Annual E
France: GDF SUEZ Signs Industrial Partnership Agreement for Its Tidal Power Project
GDF SUEZ has signed a partnership agreement with Cofely Endel, its subsidiary specialized in industrial maintenance, the hydro turbine equipment design company Voith Hydro, the French shipbuilder Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) and ACE1. Through this partnership, GDF SUEZ reaffirms its m
Sweden: MMT Wraps Up Coastal Survey for Kårehamn Wind Farm
MMT has just completed a coastal survey in connection to the planned Kårehamn wind farm. Baltic Offshore contracted MMT for a coastal survey, including multibeam survey. A marine cable will connect the new Kårehamn wind farm to the island of Öland. The new bathymetric chart will aid planning and exe