Offshore Wind
GE to Buy LM Wind Power for EUR 1.5 Billion
General Electric (GE) has agreed to buy LM Wind Power Holding A/S, a Denmark-based designer and manufacturer of wind turbine blades, for an enterprise value of EUR 1.5 billion. The deal in-sources wind turbine blade design and manufacturing for GE’s Renewable Energy business, improving its ability t
SeaRenergy and Fichtner to Keep TenneT’s Converter Stations Safe
The SeaRenergy – Fichtner consortium has been awarded a contract to provide revision and development of all risk assessments for offshore and onshore converter stations operated by the Dutch and German transmission systems operator TenneT. The contract has been signed for a minimum of two years. The
SeaRenergy and Fichtner to Keep TenneT’s Converter Stations Safe
The SeaRenergy – Fichtner consortium has been awarded a contract to provide revision and development of all risk assessments for offshore and onshore converter stations operated by the Dutch and German transmission systems operator TenneT. The contract has been signed for a minimum of two years. The
OFW: Harbour Porpoises in German Bight Unaffected by Pile Driving
Pile driving during construction of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea has little to no effect on local harbour porpoise population, according to a study commissioned by the Offshore-Forum Windenergie (OFW) in partnership with the offshore wind industry leaders. “The study shows that offsho
DONG Energy Funds Drone Trial at RSPB Reserve
DONG Energy has funded a trial of a high specification drone counting cliff-nesting seabirds at a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve on the Yorkshire coast. The trial took place at Bempton Cliffs, a site which attracts over 250,000 birds annually, providing a breeding ground fo
Wind to Meet 5% of Global Power Demand by Year-End
The total installed wind capacity is expected to reach 500 GW by the end of 2016 and cover 5% of global power supply, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June 2016, out of which 21,714 MW were added in the first six mont
Wind to Meet 5% of Global Power Demand by Year-End
The total installed wind capacity is expected to reach 500 GW by the end of 2016 and cover 5% of global power supply, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June 2016, out of which 21,714 MW were added in the first six mont
TenneT Issues EUR 500 Million Green Bond
Transmission systems operator TenneT Holding B.V. has issued a new, EUR 500 million Green Bond, bringing its total long-term debt in green format to EUR 3 billion. TenneT launched and priced the 17-year Green Bond issue with a coupon of 1.25% with the support of three banks, Lloyds Bank, Rabobank an
Ground for COBRAcable Broken in Denmark
Danish Energy Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt and Chairman of Energinet.dk, Kim Andersen, broke ground for the COBRAcable today, thus marking the start of works on the subsea interconnector between Denmark and the Netherlands. The groundbreaking event took place at the site of Energinet.dk’s high-
DNV GL and Partners Tackle Outdated Turbulence Models
DNV GL has, together with global partners, launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP) aimed at creating a better understanding of turbulence modelling to reduce uncertainty in the design of wind farms. The JIP “Validation of Turbulence Models” will focus on developing a new Best Practice for the valida
Natural Power Names First International Director
UK renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power, has appointed Pieter D’haen to the newly created role of International Director. D’haen joins Natural Power from Rame Energy plc, where he held the role of Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that as Technical Director at Seawind I
ENSM Starts Engineering Course on Offshore Structures
France’s National Maritime School (the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime or ENSM) has just welcomed the first class of a new course focused on offshore systems, including systems used for offshore renewable energy projects. The course, titled ”Deployment and maintenance of offshore systems”, is be
SCORE Programme to Announce First Grant Awards
OrbisEnergy will soon announce the first awardees of the GBP 6 million SCORE fund, launched by OrbisEnergy in July, dedicated to companies developing innovations for offshore renewables. Johnathan Reynolds, of Nautilus Associates, said: “We have had far more early applications in this programme than
Innogy Hits the Market with Largest IPO in Germany in Last 16 Years
RWE’s recently set up daughter company innogy today entered the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as the largest IPO in Germany in the last 16 years with the placement price set at EUR 36 per innogy SE share at the top end of the price range. A total of approximately 555.6 million shares were put to the trad