Offshore Wind
Minesto Secures Rights to Perform Tidal Energy Tests in Northern Ireland
Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a proven technology to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has been authorized by the Crown Estate in the UK to perform tidal energy tests in the waters off Northern Ireland. The upcoming tests of Mines
Little Dunham Substation Faces Residents’ Opposition (UK)
Public inquiry regarding plans for a substation at Little Dunham, which would connect the Dudgeon offshore wind farm with the national grid, ended last week at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham with strong public opposition. Little Dunham Parish Council chairman Simon Fowler is cited by the EDP24 news
AREVA Signs MoU for Its Factory in Scotland
On the occasion of Mr. Alex Salmond, Scottish First Minister’s, visit to Paris, the AREVA group and Scottish Enterprise, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial site development for the manufacture of wind turbines in East Scotland. The MoU is a step towards establishing an AREVA fa
UK: Fluor Receives Adverse Decision Regarding Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm
Fluor announced that the company received an adverse decision from an arbitration panel regarding its claims for additional compensation related to the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Project. Through its claims, the company sought to recover compensation for schedule and cost impacts arising fro
UK: Aegir Wave Power to Hold Public Consultations
Aegir Wave Power, developers of the wave farm project off the south west of Shetland mainland, will be holding public drop-in sessions in Bigton, Scalloway and Hamnavoe (Burra Isle) from 26th–28th November 2012. The purpose of the information events are to update members of the public on project act
UK: Aegir Wave Power to Hold Public Consultations
Aegir Wave Power, developers of the wave farm project off the south west of Shetland mainland, will be holding public drop-in sessions in Bigton, Scalloway and Hamnavoe (Burra Isle) from 26th–28th November 2012. The purpose of the information events are to update members of the public on project act
Germany: DC Netz Needs Offshore Wind Farm Contractors for Two Projects
DC Netz BorWin5 GmbH is seeking contractors for 2 separate windfarm projects – BorWin5 and DolWin4. BorWin5: System for transmission of electric power (approximately 900 MW) between offshore wind farms in the cluster BorWin and a grid connection point on land. In particular, the transmission power,
UK: Positive Trend Recorded in Skilled Offshore Wind Workers, Despite Predictions
Even though many experts have predicted that the UK will face a skilled workforce shortage, Shrewsbury based employment agency, A&D Recruitment is proving them wrong. Namely, the agency said that it has a lot of Offshore Wind engineers with no jobs. This shows a current positive trend in available s
EnBW Requires Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Services (Germany)
As part of the offshore installation phase of the wind farm building, EnBW Systeme Infrastruktur Support GmbH requires services in the field of Health, Safety and Environmental monitoring and control (HSE) and quality assurance (QA) or control (QC). These services are divided into three lots; Lot 1:
Germany: TenneT Seeks Subsea Cable Contractor
TenneT Offshore GmbH is seeking contractors for manufacturing, supply and installation of AC submarine cables, including fibre optics. Subsea cabling will be done in the region of the cluster SylWin, designed for a transmission capacity of up to 300 MW per wind farm and a power level of about 155 kV
Germany: TenneT Seeks Subsea Cable Contractor
TenneT Offshore GmbH is seeking contractors for manufacturing, supply and installation of AC submarine cables, including fibre optics. Subsea cabling will be done in the region of the cluster SylWin, designed for a transmission capacity of up to 300 MW per wind farm and a power level of about 155 kV
UK: ITW Densit Completes Grouting of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
On the 19th of October 2012 ITW Densit finalized its part in the famous London Array project. For almost two years, ITW Densit has been working on both offshore and onshore grouting within the London Array project. This included offshore and onshore grouting of 175 wind turbines and the two offshore
UK: Nominations Open for 3rd Tidal Energy Awards
The Tidal Energy Awards allow everyone to vote for companies that you believe to have made a significant positive impact upon the industry. With innovative technology development, new engineering solutions and advancement towards a competitive COE, this is the time for the companies and individuals
UK: Centrica Releases Interim Management Statement
Centrica expects to deliver year on year earnings growth in 2012 in line with market expectations, subject to the usual variables of weather and commodity prices, in a continuing weak economic environment. Average UK residential gas consumption for the first ten months of 2012 was 9% higher than for