Offshore Wind
SBM Details Floating System for EDF’s Provence Grand Large Project
As reported last week, SBM Offshore will deliver the floating platforms for the pilot wind energy project EDF EN will set up off the French coast, after being selected by the French government as one of the two new winners at the floating wind tender. SBM today provided details related to its part o
E.ON Setting the Stage for Skilled Workforce
Three young people from the local area have been awarded paid apprenticeship at E.ON’s Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm base in Great Yarmouth, as they embarked on a four-year apprenticeship programme launched by the company in September. The programme will provide them with an Advanced Level Apprent
The Man Who Fought Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Becomes US President
Renewable energy as a vital part of the future US energy mix has been put under a question mark after the announcement that Donald Trump won the presidential elections, given that his energy policy is most likely to revolve around fossil fuels. If this will affect the country’s offshore wind industr
BSH Lists Offshore Wind Projects Proposed for Germany
German Maritime and Hydrography Agency (BSH) has published a list of proposed offshore wind projects in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, excluding projects which are in operation, in trial operation or under construction. The basis for the publication of the list is the national offshore wind energy ac
RenewableUK: New CfD Round Good News for Offshore Wind and British Industry
The UK government’s announcement of the next round of competitive auctions to support offshore wind will provide a massive boost for British industry, RenewableUK said. The next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, announced on Wednesday, 9 November, will allow for companies to compete f
RenewableUK: New CfD Round Good News for Offshore Wind and British Industry
The UK government’s announcement of the next round of competitive auctions to support offshore wind will provide a massive boost for British industry, RenewableUK said. The next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, announced on Wednesday, 9 November, will allow for companies to compete f
UK Govt Outlines Plans for First GBP 290 Million of CfD Funding
The UK Government set out further details for the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction today, which will allow for companies to compete for the first GBP 290 million worth of contracts for renewable electricity projects starting to generate from 2021/22 or 2022/23, including offshore wind. In
VIDEO: Pre-Construction, Construction and O&M (Expertise Hub)
For offshore wind farms to properly deliver power to households on land, not only do professionals using gigantic vessels and high-tech machinery need to install massive and complex infrastructure, but the selected sites also must be thoroughly surveyed before the construction can start. Once all se
TenneT Signs Up Siemens, Royal Smit Transformers for Dutch Offshore Grid
TenneT has signed framework agreements with Royal Smit Transformers and Siemens for the delivery of components for the Dutch offshore grid in the North Sea. Under the contracts, Royal Smit Transformers will supply reactive current compensation coils for the transformer station on land and Siemens wi
TenneT Signs Up Siemens, Royal Smit Transformers for Dutch Offshore Grid
TenneT has signed framework agreements with Royal Smit Transformers and Siemens for the delivery of components for the Dutch offshore grid in the North Sea. Under the contracts, Royal Smit Transformers will supply reactive current compensation coils for the transformer station on land and Siemens wi
Offshore Wind Turbines Make Sediment Plumes in North Sea
Offshore wind turbines installed in the North Sea have been giving rise to sediment plumes, satellite images taken by NASA’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) show. For at least the past decade, satellites have spotted white dots cropping up in the North Sea. If viewed from Earth’s surface, you would se
US Wind, TPA Host Offshore Wind Supply Chain Manufacturers in Baltimore
Maryland-based offshore wind developer US Wind, Inc. partnered with Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA), the firm overseeing the 3,100-acre redevelopment of the former Sparrows Point steel mill, to host offshore wind supply chain manufacturers at TPA’s Port of Baltimore facility on 2 November. Representatives
DONG Feels Wind Power
Denmark’s DONG Energy recorded DKK 4.8 billion (EUR 645 million) operating profit (EBITDA) in the third quarter of 2016, a 7% improvement compared to the third quarter of 2015 driven by a 19% increase in the company’s Wind Power and a lump sum payment received in connection with the completed renego
DONG Feels Wind Power
Denmark’s DONG Energy recorded DKK 4.8 billion (EUR 645 million) operating profit (EBITDA) in the third quarter of 2016, a 7% improvement compared to the third quarter of 2015 driven by a 19% increase in the company’s Wind Power and a lump sum payment received in connection with the completed renego