Offshore Wind
UK Greenlights £18Bn Nuclear Power Project; Offshore Wind Referred as Better Option
The UK government today gave the green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C, an GBP 18 billion nuclear power plant developed by EDF, which will take 10 years to be built and will have a lifespan of 35 years. “The Contract for Difference would provide a set price of £92.50 per megawatt hour
UK Greenlights £18Bn Nuclear Power Project; Offshore Wind Referred as Better Option
The UK government today gave the green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C, an GBP 18 billion nuclear power plant developed by EDF, which will take 10 years to be built and will have a lifespan of 35 years. “The Contract for Difference would provide a set price of £92.50 per megawatt hour
Areva Sells Its Stake in Adwen to Gamesa for EUR 60 Million
Areva has decided to sell its 50% stake in the offshore wind turbine manufacturer Adwen for EUR 60 million to Gamesa, with which Areva had a 50-50 ownership in the joint venture and which is now in a merger process with Siemens. The completion of the sale and purchase of the shares of Adwen owned by
Vattenfall Names New CFO
Vattenfall has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Stefan Dohler, who is currently Senior Vice President for the Business Area Markets and a member of Vattenfall’s group executive management team, will assume the new post on 1 December, and Vattenfall has already initiated the recruitment
Palfinger’s New Blade Access System to Debut at Thornton Bank OWFs
Palfinger Marine has secured the first order for its newly introduced Palfinger Blade Access (PBA) system with Senvion, which will use it at the Thornton Bank I, II and III offshore wind farms in Belgium. Dirk Reinhold, Head of Maintenance at Senvion, said: “Safe effective maintenance work on the ro
GMH Nets Another Beatrice Job with Smulders
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Smulders Projects the contract for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 28 jacket foundations for the Beatrice wind farm, with the company further contracting Granada Material Handling (GMH) to provide 28 davit cranes for the project. Smulde
Wind Energy Cost Could Be Up to 41% Lower by 2050
The cost of producing electricity via wind power is expected to fall 24-30 percent by 2030 and 35-41 percent by 2050, according to a new survey which covered three wind power applications: onshore wind, fixed-bottom offshore wind, and floating offshore wind. Cost reductions are anticipated as a func
MHI Vestas to Use VOS Start During Walney 2 Works
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a contract with Vroon Offshore Services for the supply of offshore logistics support, accommodation and walk-to-work services during construction of DONG Energy’s Walney Extension West offshore wind project. Vroon will deploy its newbuilding subsea-support vessel
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering Forms Technical Authority Board
Norwegian-based Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore wind sector, has established a Technical Authority Board. The Technical Authority Board will promote excellence throughout Global Maritime, ensuring
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering Forms Technical Authority Board
Norwegian-based Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore wind sector, has established a Technical Authority Board. The Technical Authority Board will promote excellence throughout Global Maritime, ensuring
UWA Adds Third Centrifuge to Its Geotechnical Modelling Facility (Video)
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is now home to the only geotechnical modelling facility in the world that operates three centrifuges after a third 26-tonne fixed-beam centrifuge was lowered by crane into the new Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre building after arriving from France last w
E.ON to Build 10MW Lithium-Ion Battery for UK Grid
E.ON will build a 10MW lithium-ion battery for the UK grid, after being awarded a contract from the National Grid to support the power network’s stability with a battery system that will help balance power demand and supply in real time and allow for an increase in the share of renewable energy in t
DCN Goes Creative with Gode Wind Work
Dutch company DCN Diving came up with a low cost solution for removing the grouting hoses following installation of transition pieces on top of the monopiles at the Gode Wind 1 & 2 wind farms in Germany. DCN, which was in charge of cutting off 194 grouting hoses from 97 structures and offloading 58
Foundation Monitoring System Brings Zensor EU’s Rising Blue Star of the Year
Zensor, a Belgium-based provider of monitoring packages for offshore wind support structures, won the Rising Blue Star of the Year award at the first edition of the Blue Economy Business Awards. The ceremony was held as part of the first Blue Economy Business & Science Forum at the International Mar