Offshore Wind
UK: RWE Announces Local Consultation on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
The creation of hundreds of jobs and production of huge amounts of home grown renewable energy is one step closer today as RWE npower renewables makes a series of announcements about the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The company, one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, is announcing
The Netherlands: MirTac Wins New Star Contract for Jack-Up Barge’s Barge
Jack-Up Barge awarded MirTac a new contract for consultancy and Star IPS implementation at its exciting new build self elevating platform, the JB-118. The contract includes business consulting and the set-up of all required documentation, instructions, planned maintenance and administration onboard.
VIDEO: Highlights of First Two Days at EWEA 2013
On February 4, EWEA 2013 kicked off in Vienna, Austria. The following are videos bringing details on the first two days of the event: Day One: At the opening of Europe’s leading wind energy event, politicians and high level industry representatives also spoke of the need to secure the further growth
Three Installation Vessels in Operation at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)
At the beginning of January 2013, the installation vessel Sea Jack arrived at Grenaa Harbour, and a total of three installation vessels are now in operation to exploit the few and often short-term installation windows which the season allows. At the end of February, A2SEA’s new custom-designed insta
Denmark: BIMCO Releases WINDTIME for Industry Consultation
The newly developed WINDTIME Offshore Wind Farm Personnel Transfer and Support Vessel Time Charter Party has been posted in the public area of BIMCO’s website. This consultation draft is being made freely available to interested parties involved in the offshore wind farm sector so that they can revi
Denmark: BIMCO Releases WINDTIME for Industry Consultation
The newly developed WINDTIME Offshore Wind Farm Personnel Transfer and Support Vessel Time Charter Party has been posted in the public area of BIMCO’s website. This consultation draft is being made freely available to interested parties involved in the offshore wind farm sector so that they can revi
UK: REF Responds to DECC on Offshore Wind Farms’ Costs
Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) has responded to the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) by writing a letter to Rt Hon Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, after the news published a few days ago, where DECC was quoted as saying that REF’s figures regarding the future
UK: Scira Offshore Energy Moves to O&M Base at Wind Farm Place in Egmere
The final piece of the jigsaw of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm has been put in place with Scira Offshore Energy’s [Scira] move to a purpose-built Operation and Maintenance [O&M] base at Wind Farm Place in Egmere near Walsingham on 4thFebruary 2013. Constructed by local firm, Mansell Constru
VIDEO: Siemens Offshore Wind Power
The beginning of this year has been very productive for Siemens in offshore wind sector. Today, the company launched its 4-MW offshore wind turbine in Austria and in January the first two Siemens 6 MW wind turbines were installed at Gunfleet Sands III. The company will supply 35 of its 6 MW turbines
SHE Transmission Awards MMT with Cable Route Survey Contract (UK)
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (SHE Transmission) has awarded MMT Sweden the HVDC cable re-route survey from Shetland to the Caithness landfall. SHE Transmission, which is part of the SSE Group, is planning to install a HVDC cable system between Shetland and Caithness, on the Scottish main
Siemens Launches New 4-Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine (Austria)
Siemens Energy today launched its new offshore wind turbine – the SWT 4.0-130 at the annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in Vienna. This new wind turbine features a generating capacity of four megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 130 meters. The new design is a further
Austria: GL Garrad Hassan Participates in EWEA 2013
GL Garrad Hassan is at the EWEA 2013 conference in Vienna this week, with experts giving presentations, chairing sessions, while also being on hand to meet attendees at their exhibition stands. The topics GL Garrad Hassan experts are presenting include forecasting, yaw control and condition monitori
Austria: GL Garrad Hassan Participates in EWEA 2013
GL Garrad Hassan is at the EWEA 2013 conference in Vienna this week, with experts giving presentations, chairing sessions, while also being on hand to meet attendees at their exhibition stands. The topics GL Garrad Hassan experts are presenting include forecasting, yaw control and condition monitori
LS Cable & System Enters European Submarine Cable Market
LS Cable & System announced on the 5th of February the supply of 150kV level submarine cables, 150kV&275kV extra high-voltage underground cable and connection materials to a scale of 16 million Euros (approx. KRW 23 billion) to Dong Energy, a Danish state enterprise and the largest wind power genera