Offshore Wind
Switzerland: ABB Announces New Technology to Enable Future DC Grid
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced a breakthrough in the ability to interrupt direct current, solving a 100-year-old electrical engineering puzzle and paving the way for a more efficient and reliable electricity supply system. After years of research, ABB has developed
Belgium: 3E, OWA Launch New FLiDAR Company
With support from Flemish Government, a newly launched joint venture, FLiDAR nv, starts product trials in North Sea with aim to deliver tools to drastically reduce costs of offshore wind developments. 3E and OWA (DEME Group) have announced the official launch of FLiDAR N.V. Based in Oostende, FLiDAR
Blyth Workcats Extends Its Model Range with New Design
By relocating the wheel house onto a second upper deck, the company is expecting that the 17-metre High Bridge will be recognised as a practical and economical option for wind farm support vessel operators. The new design will also appeal to other boat users seeking an economical vessel that provide
Blyth Workcats Extends Its Model Range with New Design
By relocating the wheel house onto a second upper deck, the company is expecting that the 17-metre High Bridge will be recognised as a practical and economical option for wind farm support vessel operators. The new design will also appeal to other boat users seeking an economical vessel that provide
The Netherlands: RWE Tests Two Offshore Turbines Onshore
This week, RWE Innogy and Essent have inaugurated two Repower 6M wind turbines in the Dutch city of Eemshaven. The turbines have each a rated power of 6.15 MW and a hub height of 114 meters. This type will also be used in the wind farm Nordsee Ost in German waters. The two on-shore installed [&helli
UK: Technip Offshore Wind Achieves Major HSE Acreditation
Technip Offshore Wind has achieved a significant business milestone with the company’s innovative health, safety and environmental (HSE) management systems being accredited to two international industry benchmarks. The company has been endorsed with the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Standa
Work Starts on New Energy Skills Centre (UK)
Colchester Institute has announced that work has commenced on creating a new Energy Skills Centre for Harwich. Set to be open for January 2013, the Centre will provide the opportunity for hundreds to develop relevant skills necessary to take advantage of the current and future opportunities in the l
UK: Two Councils to Explore Opportunities from Atlantic Array
North Devon Council and Torridge District Council are to explore the opportunities that a proposed large offshore wind farm, called the Atlantic Array, could make to the local area. During executive and committee meetings held this week at North Devon Council and Torridge District Council, approval
UK: Two Councils to Explore Opportunities from Atlantic Array
North Devon Council and Torridge District Council are to explore the opportunities that a proposed large offshore wind farm, called the Atlantic Array, could make to the local area. During executive and committee meetings held this week at North Devon Council and Torridge District Council, approval
Spain: EDP EBITDA Up 23 Pct YoY to EUR 675 Million
DP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, announced that in the first nine months of 2012 electricity output increased by 11% YoY to 13.3 TWh, as a result of the capacity growth over the last 12
Denmark: DONG Appoints New Head of Investor Relations
Allan Bødskov Andersen, 40, is today appointed new Head of Investor Relations and Group Treasury following Morten H. Buchgreitz appointment as new Executive Vice President of Energy Markets. Allan Bødskov Andersen comes from a position as Head of Group Credit & Funding in DONG Energy. He holds a PhD
UK: Offshore Wind Cheaper than Nuclear Power
The cost of nuclear power is at least £200 per MWh, much more than the cost of offshore wind power at £140 per MWh. This is according to new calculations by the Energy Fair group, stripping out all subsidies. “This confirms that nuclear power is entirely uneconomic,” said Dr Gerry Wolff of Energy Fa
EDP to Construct Chinese Offshore Wind Farm
China Three Gorges Invited Energias de Portugal (EDP) to codevelop an offshore wind farm in the province of Jiangsu with Furnas, writes Macauhub. Namely, the wind farm project is worth EUR 560 million and will have a total capacity of 200MW. The construction work is expected to begin by the end of t
UK: Government’s Uncertainty Impacts Orders for Wind Turbines
This year, only Siemens among three largest wind turbine manufacturers had taken orders for the UK’s offshore wind farms. This is a consequence of an “investment freeze” due to the Government’s attempts to change subsidies for green energy, Keith MacLean from SSE is cited by the Financial Times as s