Offshore Wind
GE Names New Head of Power Conversion
GE has appointed Azeez Mohammed as the President and CEO of GE Energy Connections’ Power Conversion business, effective July 11, 2016. Mohammed comes to Power Conversion from his most recent role as President and CEO of GE’s Power Services business for Middle East and Africa. Responsible for continu
GE Names New Head of Power Conversion
GE has appointed Azeez Mohammed as the President and CEO of GE Energy Connections’ Power Conversion business, effective July 11, 2016. Mohammed comes to Power Conversion from his most recent role as President and CEO of GE’s Power Services business for Middle East and Africa. Responsible for continu
EU Renewables Industry Calls for Post-2020 Binding Target
European renewable associations have issued a joint statement saying legislative proposals must now deliver on the binding renewable energy target. In October 2014, 28 EU Heads of State agreed that a binding target for renewables should be set at the EU level to meet their collective climate and ene
Rough Sea Ahead for German Offshore Wind, Industry Says
The new German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) means troubled waters for the German offshore wind industry, according to a press release jointly issued by AGOW (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Offshore-Windenergie), Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, BWE (Bundesverband WindEnergie) and WAB. T
RSPB vs Offshore Wind: Scottish Court Rules In Favour of RSPB
Scottish Court of Session has ruled in favour of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in a legal challenge against four offshore wind projects in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay, which received consents from the Scottish ministers in 2014. After a judicial review of the Scottish
DNV GL Certifies ELA’s Offshore Accommodation
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has obtained the DNV 2.7-2 certification for its offshore accommodation containers for the offshore wind and oil and gas industries. The latest modules are now certified according to DNV 2.7-2, an international standard of requirements for offshore service modules and liv
DNV GL Certifies ELA’s Offshore Accommodation
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has obtained the DNV 2.7-2 certification for its offshore accommodation containers for the offshore wind and oil and gas industries. The latest modules are now certified according to DNV 2.7-2, an international standard of requirements for offshore service modules and liv
Natuur&Milieu, Eneco Call for Further 700MW of Offshore Wind in the Netherlands
Investing in a package containing offshore wind, sun and bioheat is almost EUR 1 billion cheaper for Dutch consumers than biomass co-firing, according to a report commissioned by Nature & Environment (Natuur & Milieu) and Eneco, which called on the Dutch government for an additional 700MW of offshor
Slovenian Company to Supply Borkum Riffgrund 2 OSS Power Transformers
DONG Energy has awarded Kolektor Etra, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, a contract for the supply of two power transformers for the offshore substation that will be installed at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in Germany. The company has won the contract based on the most economically advanta
BMO Offshore Presents CTV Engine Monitoring
BMO Offshore has introduced engine monitoring for Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), which brings vessel motion, behavior and fuel figures together. Additionally, the data can be used for fleet management and maintenance planning, the company said. CTV motion monitoring systems enable recording of inform
TenneT Hires MMT for Offshore Geo Surveys in Germany
MMT has signed a framework agreement with TenneT to carry out offshore and nearshore geophysical and geotechnical investigations from 2016 to 2020. The area to be surveyed is the electrical grid connection of offshore wind farms within German territorial waters in the Northern Sea to the German onsh
Industry Initiates New Floating Wind Project
A new joint industry project (JIP) between fourteen global partners has been launched to develop a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis of floating offshore wind turbines. Standardisation is a key milestone to guide the industry towards the development of reliable floating wind turbines, sa
Reach German Market with Offshore WIND Magazine
The next edition of Offshore WIND magazine will be published with more than just a focus on the German sector of this vibrant industry. With at least 2,000 copies of the magazine destined for distribution at WindEnergy Hamburg in September, we are targeting the heart of the German sector. Included i
KIC InnoEnergy Helps Commercialise WindFloat with EUR 4 Million
Principle Power and KIC InnoEnergy have entered a partnership which includes a EUR 4 million investment from KIC InnoEnergy in bringing Principle Power’s WindFloat to the market. The partnership encompasses advanced technology development and commercialisation, including engineering, third party ana