Offshore Wind
Belgium: Jan de Nul Orders Caley Ocean Systems’ Turntable
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply leading dredging and marine engineering company, Jan de Nul NV, with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the MPV Willem De Vlamingh. Mid 2013, Jan de Nul is installing 245kV export cable connecting th
Ireland: Research and Markets Adds Report on Offshore Wind Cable Suppliers to Its Offering
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report ‘Offshore Wind Cable Suppliers – Profile and Project Overview’ to their offering. ‘Offshore Wind Cable Suppliers – Profile and Project Overview’ is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that off
Germany: GES Completes Acquisition of Service Organization of PowerWind
GES Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of GES, the global market leader in construction and maintenance services for the wind and solar industry, has taken over the Service division of PowerWind GmbH, the Hamburg based wind turbine supplier. PowerWind’s Service division was taken over by Global Energy S
Natural Power Leads Due Diligence Services in France
International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has acted as lead due diligence engineer for the acquisition of a portfolio of eight operational wind farms in France. Natural Power as technical advisor together with KPMG acting as financial advisor and also undertaking the financial due dil
Natural Power Leads Due Diligence Services in France
International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has acted as lead due diligence engineer for the acquisition of a portfolio of eight operational wind farms in France. Natural Power as technical advisor together with KPMG acting as financial advisor and also undertaking the financial due dil
Ireland: Councillor Calls Businesses to Use Tidal Energy Project’s Opportunities
Padraig McShane, a Councillor in Moyle, sees great opportunities in tidal energy project off Torr Head and has called the local business community in Ballycastle and the Glens to use them. Councillor McShane is about to meet with the developer Tidal Ventures Ltd, to discuss the project’s impact and
Scottish Renewables Responds to International Energy Agency Report
Responding to the International Energy Agency report, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables: “This puts into context the level of financial support given to fossil fuel based electricity generators such as coal and gas compared to renewable energy. “We hope these figures will silence
Research and Markets Announces UK Wind Power Market Report
Research and Markets has announced GlobalData’s new report “Wind Power in the UK, Market Outlook to 2025 – Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles”. Scope – A brief introduction on global carbon emissions and global pri
Offshore Wind Farm to Connect Anholt Island to Danish Grid
For the approximately 160 residents on Anholt, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm means that from 2014, the island will be connected to the Danish grid via the offshore wind farm. Energinet.dk will lay a 28km long submarine cable from the substation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm to the island in the Kattegat.
Offshore Wind Farm to Connect Anholt Island to Danish Grid
For the approximately 160 residents on Anholt, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm means that from 2014, the island will be connected to the Danish grid via the offshore wind farm. Energinet.dk will lay a 28km long submarine cable from the substation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm to the island in the Kattegat.
Sea Worker, Sea Jack Soon to Work at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)
At the beginning of December, the jack-up installation vessel Sea Worker will arrive at Grenaa Harbour to assist with the installation and will work in parallel to Sea Power. At this time, the vessel is located at the Port of Esbjerg. The jack-up installation vessel Sea Jack, which is currently at t
UK: Pulsant Stores Pelamis Wave Power Data
Cloud, connectivity and hosting provider, Pulsant, is supporting Pelamis Wave Power by helping to manage, backup and store data vital to the development of its world-leading wave energy technology. With operations in Edinburgh and Orkney supporting two Pelamis wave machines being demonstrated at the
Denmark: DONG Fights Weather Conditions During Anholt Wind Turbines’ Installation
On 3rd September 2012, the first wind turbine was installed at Anholt offshore wind farm, and since then, another nine complete wind turbines have been installed. Consequently, on 5th November 2012, ten complete wind turbines plus one tower, including nacelle, have been installed. Five of these wind
Germany: TÜV SÜD to Test 30 Siemens’ Turbines
TÜV SÜD has received an order from Siemens Wind Power to test wind turbines in the North Sea. For the Borkum Riffgat project, the TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH will test a total of 30 wind turbines from Siemens. The services include testing of lifts, pressure tanks, cranes, ladders and fall protect