Offshore Wind
Grontmij, Pondera to Prepare Borssele III and IV for Tendering
Grontmij and Pondera Consult will carry out preparatory studies for the call for tender by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs for allotments III and IV of the Borssele offshore wind farm. When completed, Borssele will deliver sustainable energy to 1.4 million households and will be one of the wo
Siemens Reorganizes Company. 4,500 People to Lose Jobs
Siemens announced today that it is on track with the implementation of its concept for the company’s strategic realignment. The company has started taking the next steps planned in order to improve its profitability, including measures to improve profitability at the Power and Gas Division’s power g
Siemens Reorganizes Company. 4,500 People to Lose Jobs
Siemens announced today that it is on track with the implementation of its concept for the company’s strategic realignment. The company has started taking the next steps planned in order to improve its profitability, including measures to improve profitability at the Power and Gas Division’s power g
GlobalData: Germany Leading 2015 OW Installations, UK Third
Germany will become the world’s leading market for annual offshore wind turbine installations in 2015, with the country set to add an impressive 2,071 Megawatts (MW) this year, an almost fourfold increase from the 529 MW added in 2014, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The compan
QED Expands Subhub Team
QED Naval has recently completed its recruitment drive to enable it to take on the challenges of the Subhub project and bring further capabilities to the business. Alan McIntosh, Craig Salkeld and Jonathan Nicol have all joined the team in the past few months each bringing experience, expertise and
Iberdrola First in Electric Utilities “Super-League”
IBERDROLA, owner of ScottishPower in the UK, has been ranked first in a “Super-League” of European electric utilities compiled by CDP on the basis of their response to the challenges of climate change. The ranking is included in a report ‘Flicking the switch: are electric utilities prepared for a lo
Iberdrola First in Electric Utilities “Super-League”
IBERDROLA, owner of ScottishPower in the UK, has been ranked first in a “Super-League” of European electric utilities compiled by CDP on the basis of their response to the challenges of climate change. The ranking is included in a report ‘Flicking the switch: are electric utilities prepared for a lo
East of England to Discuss Its Energy Role with Politicians
About 200 representatives from the East of England’s energy sector will head to Westminster next month to reinforce its key role in keeping Britain lit and heated. A reception in the House of Commons is being organised by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) to ensure that the government elected
ORPC Comes to Ireland
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) is setting up ORPC Ireland, LLC, in County Donegal at the Co-Lab Business Centre at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. Seamus Neely, Chief Executive with Donegal County Council, said. “We are delighted that ORPC Ireland has located itself in Letterkenny, bringi
Jan De Nul Orders Subsea Rock Installation Vessels
Jan De Nul Group has ordered two 6,000 ton Subsea Rock Installation vessels at AVIC Weihai shipyard in Weihai, China. The vessels will be able to install rock at depths up to about 600 m by means of a flexible fall pipe. An inclined fall pipe will enable accurate rock installation around structures
Horns Rev 1 Turbine Generates 100GWh of Electricity
Wind turbine number 6 located in the westernmost row of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm off Jutland’s southwestern coast at Blåvandshuk has generated 100GWh of electricity, thus joining a handful of other wind turbines that have generated this much electricity. The offshore wind farm was construc
Horns Rev 1 Turbine Generates 100GWh of Electricity
Wind turbine number 6 located in the westernmost row of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm off Jutland’s southwestern coast at Blåvandshuk has generated 100GWh of electricity, thus joining a handful of other wind turbines that have generated this much electricity. The offshore wind farm was construc
EU Grants EUR 17 Mln for Wave Power Research Project
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 has granted EUR 17 million in funding for the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves (CEFOW) research project that is coordinated by Fortum. The mission of the five-year project is to research and develop the use of the Penguin wave ene
‘Cable Enterprise’ Ready to Sail Out Fully Geared for Offshore Work
Prysmian Group announced today the official sail out of the newly upgraded vessel Cable Enterprise from a moored cable laying barge into a DP2 cable laying barge able to manoeuvre with her own propulsion system at the site of work. Following major conversion works, the vessel can now operate autonom