Offshore Wind
Ramboll Wins Elia’s Offshore SwitchYard Platform Design Contract
Ramboll Danmark A/S has won a contract to provide a detailed design of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid project being developed by Belgian transmission system operator Elia. The OSY platform will be situated up to 45 kilometres off Belgian North Sea coast, in wate
Ramboll Wins Elia’s Offshore SwitchYard Platform Design Contract
Ramboll Danmark A/S has won a contract to provide a detailed design of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid project being developed by Belgian transmission system operator Elia. The OSY platform will be situated up to 45 kilometres off Belgian North Sea coast, in wate
SeaTwirl Shares Hit Nasdaq Trading Floor
Nasdaq has announced that the trading in SeaTwirl AB’s shares (STW) commenced today, 22 December, on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm. Founded in 2012, SeaTwirl is a company developing a floating offshore wind turbine customized for the ocean. By using a vertical axis wind turbine, SeaTwirl’s technol
UK Offshore Wind Generation Rises by 3.8% in Q3
Combination of higher wind speeds, compared to last year, and increased onshore wind capacity led to a rise in wind energy-generated power in the UK in Q3 2016, where offshore wind generation rose from 3.4TWh in 2015 Q3 to 3.5TWh and onshore wind generated 4.6TWh in 2016 Q3, up from 3.8TWh for the s
PGGM, Ampere Refinance Walney OWF Debt
Facilities put in place by Dutch pension fund PGGM and Ampere Equity Fund for the Walney offshore wind farm in 2012, which enabled the two investors to own 24.8% stake in the project through their investment vehicle OWP, have been refinanced with the transaction closing on 15 December. In 2012, when
Race Bank Farm-Down Lifts DONG’s 2016 Guidance
Denmark’s DONG Energy has increased its group operating profit (EBITDA) guidance for 2016 to DKK 24-25 billion from a previous range of DKK 20-23 billion. The company’s Wind Power division is now expected to report EBITDA towards the high end of the DKK 10-12 billion range. DONG has also specified i
Southern Denmark Backs Offshoreenergy.dk with EUR 3.1 Million
The Region of Southern Denmark has granted a subsidy of DKK 23 million (approx. EUR 3.1 million) to Offshoreenergy.dk for the period 2017-2019 to further drive development in the offshore industry and activities in the offshore sector. The grant will cover the following new cluster activities in the
Belgium to Start Building Maritime Research Centre
The construction of a new maritime research centre in the industrial area of the Port of Oostende will start early next year. The centre will house a wave pool and a towing tank for research into the impact of waves, tides and wind on ships and objects at sea. The wave pool is a 30 x 30-meter [&hell
Belgium to Start Building Maritime Research Centre
The construction of a new maritime research centre in the industrial area of the Port of Oostende will start early next year. The centre will house a wave pool and a towing tank for research into the impact of waves, tides and wind on ships and objects at sea. The wave pool is a 30 x 30-meter [&hell
Fraunhofer IWES Secures Funds for Offshore Wind Turbine Test Field
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has awarded Fraunhofer IWES with an EUR 18.5 million grant for the development of an offshore wind turbine test field in Bremerhaven. The test field is set to start operating in early 2017, the German research institute said, with constr
Imenco Enters Offshore Wind Market, Launches New Business Unit
Imenco AS has launched a new division – Imenco Corrosion Technology – which will provide anode systems to the offshore renewable energy sector and to late life assets in the oil and gas industry. After more than a decade of working in Norwegian oil and gas sector, where Imenco’s corrosion protection
EU Clears Germany’s Renewable Energy Auctions Scheme
The European Commission has found amendments to the German Law on support to the production of renewable electricity (EEG 2017), which stipulate that support will mainly be granted through competitive auctions and not through feed-in tariffs from 2017 onward, to be in line with EU state aid rules. T
EU Clears Germany’s Renewable Energy Auctions Scheme
The European Commission has found amendments to the German Law on support to the production of renewable electricity (EEG 2017), which stipulate that support will mainly be granted through competitive auctions and not through feed-in tariffs from 2017 onward, to be in line with EU state aid rules. T
Danes Developing Drone UXO Hunter
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has teamed up with compatriot drone company Sky-Watch to develop a drone with magnetometers capable of mapping mines in former war zones, which will initially be used to identify potential unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the power cable routes of future offshore