Offshore Wind
UK: OFTO Leaves Electricity Consumers with Long-Term Inflation Risk, Warns NAO
The National Audit Office has highlighted the benefits flowing from the innovative use of competition to award companies licences to transmit electricity from offshore wind farms – but warns that electricity consumers are being left with some significant risks, including bearing the cost of inflatio
UK: Blue Offshore Finalises Turntable I Construction
The Blue Offshore management team announced that it has succesfully finalised the construction phase of the company’s first self-owned cable carousel system, Turntable I. Turntable I has positively passed Factury Acceptance Testing (FAT) to ensure it meets the design and performs as required. Turnta
Vestas, Siemens Plan to Make Largest Offshore Wind Facility in Esbjerg, Denmark
Vestas and Siemens have plans to make the world’s largest offshore wind turbine facility by leasing a part of new East Port terminal situated at the Esbjerg Port, a Siemens representative confirmed to Port Strategy news portal. Siemens Wind Power is already providing for three projects by shipping f
Safety for Offshore Industry from Bremen, Germany
A new centre for safety at sea is being created in Bremen in the form of the “European Offshore HSSE Centre”. “HSSE” is the acronym for “Health, Safety, Security and the Environment”. The Centre is being developed by Bremeninvest (WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH) and Europe-CENTER AG at City Ai
Germany: Siemens Tests Smart Grid
Siemens and the utility company Allgäuer Überlandwerk (AÜW) in the city of Kempten, Germany, together with the RWTH university in Aachen and Kempten University, are testing a smart grid in the Allgäu village of Wildpoldsried. The joint project IRENE was launched in 2011 and will run for two years. A
Sweden: Vattenfall to Invest EUR 4.2 Billion in Offshore Wind Projects
Vattenfall will invest a quarter of its planned EUR 16.6 billion into European offshore wind projects through the 2012-2016 period. Probably, the most of the EUR 4.2 billion amount will be invested in offshore wind sector in Germany and the UK, the Windpower Monthly news site informs. While waiting
J+S Launches Mooring Verification System (MVS) at AllEnergyUK
Barnstaple and Aberdeen based engineering firm J+S enjoyed a successful launch of their latest addition to their marine renewable energy product portfolio at AllEnergyUK in Aberdeen last May. The J+S Mooring Verification System (MVS) is an extension of the subsea range of products developed specific
J+S Launches Mooring Verification System (MVS) at AllEnergyUK
Barnstaple and Aberdeen based engineering firm J+S enjoyed a successful launch of their latest addition to their marine renewable energy product portfolio at AllEnergyUK in Aberdeen last May. The J+S Mooring Verification System (MVS) is an extension of the subsea range of products developed specific
Statnett, TenneT and KfW Reach Agreement on Germany and Norway Interconnector
Statnett, TenneT and KfW have agreed to develop an electricity interconnector between Germany and Norway with a goal to have it operational by 2018. The project is a key to further development of the North-European power grid, and of high priority to the partners. Statnett is the Norwegian Transmiss
Irish, UK Ministers Agree to Develop Renewable Energy Trading MoU
On the yesterday’s meeting between Charles Hendry and Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, both Ministers discussed the development of renewable energy trading between the two countries and plans to enhance gas market planning procedures. The Ministers agreed a process to develop a formal Memorandum
Germany: ZF to Participate in HUSUM WindEnergy 2012
ZF Wind Power, ZF Services, and ZF Test Systems will take part in HUSUM WindEnergy 2012, the leading wind energy trade fair, at the Nordsee Congress Center in Husum from the 18 to 22 September, in Hall 4, at stand 4C04 and 4D05. ZF Wind Power, the new business unit of the ZF Friedrichshafen AG, [&he
Germany: ZF to Participate in HUSUM WindEnergy 2012
ZF Wind Power, ZF Services, and ZF Test Systems will take part in HUSUM WindEnergy 2012, the leading wind energy trade fair, at the Nordsee Congress Center in Husum from the 18 to 22 September, in Hall 4, at stand 4C04 and 4D05. ZF Wind Power, the new business unit of the ZF Friedrichshafen AG, [&he
Ireland: Mainstream Renewable Power Attains ISO27001
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power is the first developer in the industry to attain ISO27001 for its Information Security Management System. The certification recognises excellence in secure data management. By utilising 32 Microsoft technologies, Mainstream has successfully bu
Belgium: European Commission Needs to Encourage Maritime Space Planning
The European Commission needs to encourage EU Member States to carry out maritime spatial planning, and co-operate on how they use their sea space, due to the growing number of users of Europe’s seas – including offshore renewable energy – a new report, co-financed by the European Commission’s Intel