Offshore Wind
Windependents Goes Beyond Offshore Wind, Rebrands to ARC Sustainable Energy Solutions
As of the 19th of June 2015, Windependents is changing its name to ARC Sustainable Energy Solutions (ARC ses). ARC said it will no longer only focus on offshore wind, but will now cover the full spectrum of onshore and offshore sustainable energy projects. The company defines itself as a Project Par
Windependents Goes Beyond Offshore Wind, Rebrands to ARC Sustainable Energy Solutions
As of the 19th of June 2015, Windependents is changing its name to ARC Sustainable Energy Solutions (ARC ses). ARC said it will no longer only focus on offshore wind, but will now cover the full spectrum of onshore and offshore sustainable energy projects. The company defines itself as a Project Par
MAKE Issues Global Wind Power Market Outlook
MAKE’s Q2/2015 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update presents an analysis of global and regional wind power installation forecasts through 2024. An urgency in China to connect projects to the grid in 2015 ahead of both a change in FIT levels and the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan, has the largest
Tidal Energy Project Halted Due to Lack of Finance
Cardiff-based tidal stream technology company, Tidal Energy Ltd (TEL), has announced revised plans for the deployment of its full-scale tidal energy generator in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire. The Company is currently reviewing its installation options and exploring different revenue streams for the p
A2SEA Hires Longitude for Dudgeon Job
Longitude Engineering has won a major contract with A2SEA to deliver the transportation engineering package for the 67 Siemens 6MW turbines at Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Cromer in North Norfolk, UK. A2SEA will install the turbines using its purpose-built second generation installati
Dong Energy First OWF Operator to Get ISO Certification
DONG Energy has received the internationally recognised ISO 55001:2014 certification for its operation, maintenance and integrity management of offshore wind power assets. The company ‘Bureau Veritas’, an internationally recognised organisation, was responsible for conducting the certification. DONG
Dong Energy First OWF Operator to Get ISO Certification
DONG Energy has received the internationally recognised ISO 55001:2014 certification for its operation, maintenance and integrity management of offshore wind power assets. The company ‘Bureau Veritas’, an internationally recognised organisation, was responsible for conducting the certification. DONG
World’s 2nd Largest OWF Inaugurated
The Gwynt y Môr wind farm, located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, was officially inaugurated by Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales today. With an installed capacity of 576 megawatts, Gwynt y Môr is the world’s 2nd largest offshore wind farm. In total, 160 wind turbines will produce enough
CTruk Delivers First Workboat Built in Its New Facility
CTruk Boats formally handed over the first new craft built at its River Colne production facility in Colchester when the latest MPC22 offshore wind farm service vessel (WFSV) was officially named by owner CWind at the Seawork show in Southampton. Utilising the unique CTruk flexible pod system that a
NWA Develops Nordergründe Insurance Package
Nordwest Assekuranzmakler GmbH & Co. KG (NWA) has developed the insurance concept for the offshore project Nordergründe. The insurance specialist is thus providing a key building block for financing the project, which will cost 410 million euros. The Nordergründe wind farm, which is located 15 kilom
Seawork Announces 2015 Award Winners
At Seawork’s Network and Awards Evening, winners of the Innovations Showcase, the overall Sprit of Innovation Award, the Maritime Professional of the Year Award as well as the Seawork Lifetime Achievement Award were announced. Compere for the evening was Southampton’s power boat champion, and TV and
Navantia-Windar Win Hywind Floating Foundations Order
The joint venture Navantia-Windar has been awarded by Statoil’s subsidiary Hywind Scotland Ltd, the supply of 5 spar-type floating foundations for 6 MW turbines. This will be the world’s first commercial floating test park. Each foundation has a displacement of approximately 3,500 tonnes, dimensions
DEME, Windreich Join Forces for Merkur Offshore
DEME and Windreich have formed a new joint venture for the development of Merkur Offshore offshore wind project, formerly known as MEG I. “Today’s announcement underlines our confidence in this project”, noted Alain Bernard, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the DEME group. “We are very please
Oxford Professor Criticizes Tidal Lagoon Costs
Professor Dieter Helm from the University of Oxford has criticized the UK energy policy in a paper titled “British energy policy – what happens next?“, published by the Energy Futures Network. In the paper, Professor Helm suggests the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to refrain from su