Offshore Wind
DONG’s UK Chairman Announces Retirement
DONG Energy’s UK Country Chairman Brent Cheshire will retire in June after 13 years with the company. Matthew Wright, who comes from a position as CEO of Southern Water, has been appointed to succeed Brent Cheshire and will become the new Managing Director of DONG Energy UK effective of 1 June 2017.
DONG Powers Wienerberger’s Switch to Green Energy
Building material provider Wienerberger has entered into a partnership with DONG Energy which will now supply all of Wienerberger’s UK sites with renewable electricity.
3sun Accredited for GWO Basic Maintenance Training
DNV GL has confirmed 3sun Academy’s certification for the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Maintenance Training (BMT), making the 3sun Group’s training division one of only two UK centres accredited to deliver new mandatory safety and technical training for wind turbine technicians, the company
3sun Accredited for GWO Basic Maintenance Training
DNV GL has confirmed 3sun Academy’s certification for the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Maintenance Training (BMT), making the 3sun Group’s training division one of only two UK centres accredited to deliver new mandatory safety and technical training for wind turbine technicians, the company
SMC Marks 1 Million Safe Transfers Milestone
Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) informed that the company had completed 1 million safe transfers in March 2017, with the number increasing daily.
TU Delft Researcher Studies Possibility of Hydraulic Offshore Wind Farm
For his doctorate awarded on Tuesday, 4 April, TU Delft researcher Antonio Jarquin Laguna investigated the possibility of a ‘hydraulic’ offshore wind farm.
Scotland and California Discuss Offshore Wind, Sign Climate Change MoU
Offshore wind was one of the topics at a meeting between Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the Governor of California Edmund G. Brown held in Sacramento on 3 April, when the two governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to tackle climate change.
April 2017 – Ignition Month for Future OWFs in Europe
The UK launched the second Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction on 3 April, the same day the deadline was set for developers to place bids at Germany’s first competitive offshore wind tender. This month is significant for offshore wind in France as well, as the selection phase of the country’s new
TenneT Granted EUR 350 Million EIB Loan for NordLink
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a EUR 350 million loan to TenneT to finance the 1.4GW NordLink high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnector between Norway and Germany.
TenneT Granted EUR 350 Million EIB Loan for NordLink
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a EUR 350 million loan to TenneT to finance the 1.4GW NordLink high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnector between Norway and Germany.
ESS Officially Announces Beatrice Contract
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) today informed that it had been awarded a contract for the seabed clearance at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site in the Outer Moray Firth. Offshore WIND reported on the start of the works in early March, when Siem Offshore Contractors was set to begin the boulder remov
Crown Estate Scotland Now Controls Scottish Seabed
Powers over the revenue and management of the Crown Estate resources in Scotland have been transferred to the Scottish Government and, as of April 1, Scottish Ministers have control over thousands of hectares of rural land, approximately half of Scotland’s foreshore and leasing the seabed for rights
Siemens, Gamesa Wrap Up Merger Process, Register New Company
The merger between Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power has become effective as of 3 April, after the registration of the combined company in the Mercantile Registry of Biscay, in Spain.
Siemens, Gamesa Wrap Up Merger Process, Register New Company
The merger between Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power has become effective as of 3 April, after the registration of the combined company in the Mercantile Registry of Biscay, in Spain.