Harland and Wolff will manufacture the first two commercial offshore suction bucket foundations (Universal Foundations) at its Belfast facilities. The contract forms part of an overall project secured by Fred. Olsen United AS with Forewind Ltd. for the construction, delivery and installation of two
SRTP CEO Barry Johnston will attend a series of round table discussions, commencing on Friday 28th October, as part of a task force designed to streamline energy planning and consents for marine renewable developmemtss in Scottish waters. The work of the group will focus on: – Further streamlining t
Narec is hosting a lunchtime industry seminar at this year’s RenewableUK Conference and Exhibition, from 13:15 – 14.30 (Exchange 8, First Floor) on Turbine drive train testing: Risk reduction and technology acceleration for offshore renewables. Stephen Robertson, Commercial Manager, will update on t
SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the successful installation of the first meteorological mast in the 4GW Hornsea Zone. One of nine zones awarded licences by the Crown Estate in 2009 this is the first zone to install a met
SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the successful installation of the first meteorological mast in the 4GW Hornsea Zone. One of nine zones awarded licences by the Crown Estate in 2009 this is the first zone to install a met
Fugro has successfully completed 2 positional and depth of burial surveys on export cables for SSE’s 500MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast on behalf of installation contractor Fluor. The main objective is to provide a final report with the final position including depth of b
Manchester is playing host to an industry conference which aims to highlight job opportunities in the renewable energy sector… (menmedia) [mappress] Source: menmedia, October 26, 2011;
WAVE power developer Trident Energy yesterday beefed up its presence in Glasgow by appointing industry veteran Jonathan Armstrong as is firs… By Peter Ranscombe (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, October 26, 2011;
KR Wind has recently participated at China Wind Power 2011 as well as the CanWEA convention in Vancouver. China is an important up-and-coming market. The growth in Asia is mainly driven by India and China where there has been continuing impressive growth in the wind sector, not only in terms of manu
Met Office experts will be at the RenewableUK 2011 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Manchester 25 – 27 October to demonstrate how its world leading science can make a valuable contribution to the wind energy market. The renewable power generation industry, dominated by wind power in the UK, is gr
Met Office experts will be at the RenewableUK 2011 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Manchester 25 – 27 October to demonstrate how its world leading science can make a valuable contribution to the wind energy market. The renewable power generation industry, dominated by wind power in the UK, is gr
Britain’s offshore wind industry will struggle to fulfill new orders in four years’ time as the yearly growth in UK offshore wind farms is e… By Karolin Schaps (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, October 26, 2011
The U.K. will be the largest European market for offshore wind, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is expected to say at a conference in a bid to… By Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, October 26, 2011;
£52m of funding for the transmission link to the Walney 1 offshore wind farm will be provided by the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution. Blue Transmission Walney 1 Limited has been granted a licence to own and operate the offshore transmission link by Ofgem
