Offshore Wind
Smulders Orders Konecranes’s Crane
Smulders Projects Belgium NV has ordered one Konecranes’s SMARTON heavy-duty industrial crane. The crane, with a lifting capacity of 50 tons, will be delivered during this year and installed in a wind turbine construction facility in Hoboken, Belgium. This is the ninth Konecranes crane to be deliver
Smulders Orders Konecranes’s Crane
Smulders Projects Belgium NV has ordered one Konecranes’s SMARTON heavy-duty industrial crane. The crane, with a lifting capacity of 50 tons, will be delivered during this year and installed in a wind turbine construction facility in Hoboken, Belgium. This is the ninth Konecranes crane to be deliver
NORCOWE Holds Power Prediction Tools Workshop
NORCOWE partners held the workshop on “Development of wind-farm power-prediction tools” on Tuesday. Idar Barstad and Henning Heiberg-Andersen described power-prediction methodology in the case of a mesoscale numerical weather model, while Alla Sapronova spoke about the case of artificial neural netw
UK Wave & Tidal Sector Discussed in Plymouth
Over 60 industry professionals from across the UK will gather at Plymouth University today to discuss the future development of the UK wave and tidal energy sector. The annual meeting of the Marine Energy Programme Board (MEPB), established in 2011, provides a strategic forum for UK industry, region
New Subsea Cable Partnership Announced
UK based offshore handling systems company, Caley Ocean Systems, and umbilical and cable maker Umbilicals International, based in the US, have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Caley Oce
Blanke Meier Evers Advises on Nordergründe Project
The project company OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co. KG, managed by wpd AG, has concluded all substantial supply and construction contracts for the Offshore Wind Farm Nordergründe. The wind farm, located in the German North Sea, will be built and put into operation in 2016. The law firm Blanke Meier Ever
Blanke Meier Evers Advises on Nordergründe Project
The project company OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co. KG, managed by wpd AG, has concluded all substantial supply and construction contracts for the Offshore Wind Farm Nordergründe. The wind farm, located in the German North Sea, will be built and put into operation in 2016. The law firm Blanke Meier Ever
Offshore Wind Projects Boost Cables & Connectors Market
The growth of the cables and connectors market in Europe can be attributed to the increasing number of projects in the offshore wind connections and submarine interconnections market and moderate pricing pressure among the suppliers. According to a new market research report “Cables & Connectors Mar
Vestas Issues EUR 500m Eurobond
Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has placed a new green corporate Eurobonds for a principal amount of EUR 500m. The bonds with seven-year maturity were received well by the European investors. “This green bond allows Vestas to diversify and optimise its funding structure in favour of longer
ETI Highlights UK’s Possible Low Carbon Options
Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has publishes two potential scenarios depicting the UK’s low carbon energy system transition. The “Options, Choices, Actions” Report displays how the UK can implement an affordable 35 year transition to a low carbon energy system by 2050, but there are different w
Infographic: Joint Venture 130 Renewables
The partnership of 130 Renewables between Wind Energy Solutions, Tocardo Tidal Energy, Zon Energie and ESTechnologies develops a hybrid off-grid renewable energy system that delivers renewable energy to the local smart grid. The overall system consists of generation from wind, flowing water and sola
Infographic: Joint Venture 130 Renewables
The partnership of 130 Renewables between Wind Energy Solutions, Tocardo Tidal Energy, Zon Energie and ESTechnologies develops a hybrid off-grid renewable energy system that delivers renewable energy to the local smart grid. The overall system consists of generation from wind, flowing water and sola
Piriou Secures Order for Wind Farm Support Vessel
Piriou has secured a new order for a wind farm support vessel, the WFSV 26w “Ocean Wind 8 of Hartlepool”. Built by PIRIOU in Vietnam, “Ocean Wind 8 of Hartlepool” will be delivered to AIS (Marine) 2 Limited at the end of March 2015 in Europe to be operated in the North Sea. The vessel […]
Netherlands Joins World Energy Council
Netherlands has joined the World Energy Council as its newest member country. Jeroen van Hoof, Chair of the World Energy Council’s Dutch member committee, commented: “Given the challenges that energy companies face nowadays in respect of the transition to a more mixed fuel supply, lower energy price