Offshore Wind
Top News of the Week May 2 – 8, 2016
Construction Starts at Nordergründe Offshore Wind Site Offshore construction of the Nordergründe wind farm is kicking off this week, with the MPI Enterprise vessel already loading monopiles and transition pieces in Cuxhaven, according to German media. Liebherr Installs Custom-Made Offshore Crane on
Gestamp Cleared to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory in Seville
Gestamp Wind Steel and the Port Authority of Seville (APS) have signed a 50-year concession agreement which allows the Madrid-headquartered company to build a EUR 54 million factory for offshore wind turbine towers within the port. The factory will cover an area of around 160,000 square metres, APS
Gestamp Cleared to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory in Seville
Gestamp Wind Steel and the Port Authority of Seville (APS) have signed a 50-year concession agreement which allows the Madrid-headquartered company to build a EUR 54 million factory for offshore wind turbine towers within the port. The factory will cover an area of around 160,000 square metres, APS
DNV GL: Renewables to Become Safest Investment by 2025
Renewable generation will become the safest investment choice in the power market and dominate power generation new builds in the next ten years, DNV GL predicts in its Technology Outlook 2025. DNV GL identified ten technology trends in materials, wind, solar, electricity storage, data-communication
Report: China’s Installed Wind Capacity to Reach 495 GW by 2030
Wind power installed capacity in China will more than treble from approximately 149 Gigawatts (GW) in 2015 to over 495 GW by 2030, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report, Wind Power in China, Market O
IRENA Launches Upgraded Global Atlas for Renewable Energy
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched a new version of the Global Atlas for Renewable Energy, the online renewable energy mapping platform, which now allows users to download resource data for offline analysis, and to print and export map images. The enhancements include an
Offshore Wind Expert Support Team Helping Scottish Businesses Tap Into GBP 60bn Market
Scottish Enterprise (SE), Highlands & Island Enterprise (HIE) and BVG Associates (BVGA) are continuing their collaboration within the Offshore Wind Expert Support framework, and are launching a new phase of this programme designed to support Scottish companies in making the most of renewable energy
Offshore Wind Expert Support Team Helping Scottish Businesses Tap Into GBP 60bn Market
Scottish Enterprise (SE), Highlands & Island Enterprise (HIE) and BVG Associates (BVGA) are continuing their collaboration within the Offshore Wind Expert Support framework, and are launching a new phase of this programme designed to support Scottish companies in making the most of renewable energy
NREL: Floating Wind Could Be California’s Next Rush
The construction of floating offshore wind farms in California over the near- to long-term could contribute to economic development in the US West Coast state, especially if significant portions of equipment and services were procured locally, according to a report by the US National Renewable Energ
MAKE: Offshore Wind LCOE Bound to Go Down
The offshore wind market is set to experience a significant improvement in Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) over the next five years, as technology and supply chain gains improve, according to the renewables market analyst MAKE. The improvements in LCOE within the offshore market will be mainly
MAKE: Offshore Wind LCOE Bound to Go Down
The offshore wind market is set to experience a significant improvement in Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) over the next five years, as technology and supply chain gains improve, according to the renewables market analyst MAKE. The improvements in LCOE within the offshore market will be mainly
Siemens Flies High on East Anglia ONE Deal
Siemens recorded a 16% increase in revenue at its Wind Power and Renewables division in the second quarter of the Fiscal Year 2016 compared to the same period a year earlier. Wind Power and Renewables was one of the company’s divisions to land nine-digit contracts in the quarter with a EUR 1.2 billi
Oil & Gas, Offshore Wind Joint Industry Project Leads to WIN WIN Situation
The DNV GL-led WIN WIN (WINd-powered Water INjection) project, which gathered industry players from oil & gas and offshore wind sectors, including ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., Statoil, VNG Norge, PG Flow Solutions and ORE Catapult, is on the right track to make the best use of bot
ERSG Expands to Hamburg
Following the recent launch of its Dutch office, the recruitment specialist ERSG has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany. ERSG has appointed Taimur Malik as the Country Manager in Germany. Malik said: “I am tremendously excited to be joining ERSG as the Country Manager for Germany. Having worked