Offshore Wind
Vattenfall Goes Large-Scale in Denmark
Vattenfall has sold 88 older turbines from 19 wind farms on Jutland with a total capacity of 65 MW to Green Power Partners K/S for undisclosed sum. The sale of a number of smaller wind farms on Jutland will allow Vattenfall to focus specifically on large onshore and offshore wind power projects. “Th
Apple Pledges €1 Mln for Ocean Energy Development
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Apple to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. Apple has committed a €1 million fund that will help developers who receive an SEAI grant to test their ocean energy prototypes in the Galway
Apple Pledges €1 Mln for Ocean Energy Development
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Apple to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. Apple has committed a €1 million fund that will help developers who receive an SEAI grant to test their ocean energy prototypes in the Galway
Impairment Charges Push E.ON to Record Loss
Germany’s utility E.ON reported an all-time-high EUR 5.7 billion net loss for the first nine months of 2015, largely due to the impairment charges of EUR 8.3 billion recorded in the quarter ended September 30, coming from writedowns in the company’s power plants and its oil and gas division. The com
RWE-Led Consortium to Bid for Dutch Borssele OW Projects
RWE Innogy, EDP Renewables and Macquarie Capital have formed a consortium to participate in the forthcoming Dutch offshore wind tender for Borssele I and II projects, each with a 350MW capacity. Macquarie Capital will also act as the consortium’s financial adviser. The tendering procedure for Borsse
RWE-Led Consortium to Bid for Dutch Borssele OW Projects
RWE Innogy, EDP Renewables and Macquarie Capital have formed a consortium to participate in the forthcoming Dutch offshore wind tender for Borssele I and II projects, each with a 350MW capacity. Macquarie Capital will also act as the consortium’s financial adviser. The tendering procedure for Borsse
Sabella D10 Feeding Power to French Grid
Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine, deployed in June 2015 in the Passage du Fromveur, has started delivering its first kilowatt hours following the connection to the electricity grid at Ouessant Island on 5 November. Since its connection to the island in late September, a 2km long submarine cable has been
Wind Energy Link Certified with AMC ISO 55 001
Wind Energy Link (WELink), the global asset management, wind and logistics joint venture between Peterson, ATO Sustainable Business Engineers and Asset Management Control Tools & Training, has received the AMC ISO 55 001 quality certificate of product approval. The quality certificate was awarded fo
Gamesa Doubles Net Profit
Spanish wind energy developer, Gamesa, has doubled net profit to €126 million in the first nine months of 2015. The result is driven by improvements in revenues (+30.4%) and underlying EBIT (+67.2%), and is in line with the Business Plan 2015-17, according to the company. Gamesa experienced strong g
UK: Six Major OW Players to Show Why Offshore Wind Works
Six operators constructing and operating wind farms off the Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex coasts will come together to emphasise the industry’s importance on 19 November at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft. Offshore Wind Works, one of a series of events around the UK in Offshore Wind Week, facilitated by EEEGR
UK: Six Major OW Players to Show Why Offshore Wind Works
Six operators constructing and operating wind farms off the Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex coasts will come together to emphasise the industry’s importance on 19 November at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft. Offshore Wind Works, one of a series of events around the UK in Offshore Wind Week, facilitated by EEEGR
Spanish Company Develops Self-Diagnosing Bearings
Spanish company Laulagun Bearings, in collaboration with IK4-IKERLAN, has developed bearings for offshore wind turbines that are capable of self-diagnosis and of making their condition known to the wind turbine’s control system. This will help minimise damage and coincide maintenance work with times
Wave Energy Project Planned for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Swedish wave energy technology company, Seabased, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seafaradays Energy Pte Ltd, a New Delhi-based energy project developer. The MoU involves plans for a wave energy plant off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. The wave energy plant
RenewableUK: Support for Offshore Wind Remains Sky-High
RenewableUK today highlighted new official Government statistics which show that more than three-quarters of the British public support using renewable energy. The Public Attitudes Tracking Survey published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change shows an increase in the percentage of people