Offshore Wind
EWE, Trianel Reach Preliminary Investment Decision for TWB II
EWE AG and Trianel have made a preliminary investment decision and agreed to jointly bring the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum II (TWB II) offshore wind farm to realisation with each having a 37.5% stake in the project. For the remaining 25% of the project, talks are currently being held with interested th
EWE, Trianel Reach Preliminary Investment Decision for TWB II
EWE AG and Trianel have made a preliminary investment decision and agreed to jointly bring the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum II (TWB II) offshore wind farm to realisation with each having a 37.5% stake in the project. For the remaining 25% of the project, talks are currently being held with interested th
EU, EBRD Agree to Increase Renewable Energy Investment
EU Commissioner Arias Cañete and EBRD President Chakrabarti today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to enhance energy cooperation between the EU and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The new agreement will broaden the existing cooperation to a significant number of
UK Wind Turbines Break Record by Generating 10GW
National Grid reported that UK onshore and offshore turbines have set a new record by generating 10,104MW of electricity for the first time between 2 and 2.30pm yesterday. The wind farms were thus providing 23% of Britain’s total electricity demand at that time. RenewableUK’s Executive Director Emma
Iceni Defender Officially Named, Iceni Legend to Hit the Water in March
Iceni Marine is holding a naming ceremony for its new vessel, Iceni Defender, at Alicat Workboats’ facilities in Great Yarmouth, where also Iceni’s next vessel – Iceni Legend – is being built and is scheduled to be launched in March 2017. South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats launched the Iceni Defen
CWind CTVs Complete Blade Maintenance Work at Three UK Offshore Wind Farms
CWind informed today that it recently provided two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to support Siemens blade maintenance campaigns at Lynn, Inner Dowsing and Rhyl Flats offshore wind farms. CWind fitted a purpose-built frame to their MPC19 CTV vessels for the blade maintenance work. Lee Andrews, Managin
LEANWIND Floating Wind Turbine Showcased in Ireland
Performance of LEANWIND’s scaled version of a floating wind turbine has been demonstrated in the wave tank of the Lir National Ocean Test Facility. With more than 50 experts in offshore wind energy from across Europe gathered in Cork at the end of the last month to discuss the findings of the €10 mi
Vattenfall Enters Danish Consumer Market to Offer 100% RE
Vattenfall has acquired Danish energy sales company Vindstød.dk to enter the consumer market. The wind energy developer said that the move is in line with its strategy to take the leading position in sustainable energy production and consumption, following three successful bids for Danish offshore w
DCNS to Tap Into Floating Wind Market with New Subsidiary
French-based company DCNS plans to establish a marine energy subsidiary that would be dedicated to floating offshore wind, tidal and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology. “DCNS plans to create a subsidiary dedicated to marine energies and is currently focused on concluding investment fr
CAPE Holland Tests Decommissioning Tool
CAPE Holland extracted a wind turbine foundation monopile at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam last week, as part of a demonstration project for its CAPE Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT). The 4m diameter pile was installed in May 2016 for the purpose of demonstration, which resulted in loosening and extracti
CAPE Holland Tests Decommissioning Tool
CAPE Holland extracted a wind turbine foundation monopile at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam last week, as part of a demonstration project for its CAPE Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT). The 4m diameter pile was installed in May 2016 for the purpose of demonstration, which resulted in loosening and extracti
James Fisher, OMS Perform Wind Turbine Oil Exchange at Thornton Bank
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) and its partner Oil Management and Services (OMS) have carried out oil exchange on wind turbines at Belgian Thornton Bank offshore wind farm. The operation involved the removal and disposal of oil from three Senvion wind turbines with JFMS Ship-to-Turbine oil exch
Aqualis Offshore to Back A2SEA’s Horns Rev 3 Work
A2SEA has contracted Aqualis Offshore to perform engineering consultancy services for wind turbine installation works at the Horns Rev 3 wind farm offshore Denmark. Aqualis Offshore’s London-office will provide structural site assessments at the locations where A2SEA’s SEA INSTALLER jack-up vessel w
EDF Managing Blyth OWF Construction from New Project Office
In October, EDF Energy Renewables established a new project office in Blyth to manage the construction of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm, located around 6km off the coast of Blyth, connecting to a new substation being built on the site of the former Blyth Power Station. The scheme’s 25‐st