Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced today that SOC has been awarded the contract for the installation of the inner array grid cables as well as associated services for the Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm (“OWF”) project by Amrumbank We
At today’s press conference held in Frankfurt chief executive officer of KfW, German development lender, Ulrich Schroeder, stated that KfW is considering the manners in which the production of renewable energy in Germany could be expanded, reported Bloomberg. He stated that there is a „room for mano
At today’s press conference held in Frankfurt chief executive officer of KfW, German development lender, Ulrich Schroeder, stated that KfW is considering the manners in which the production of renewable energy in Germany could be expanded, reported Bloomberg. He stated that there is a „room for mano
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Limited (SHETL), the licensed transmission owner in the north of Scotland, is planning to develop a 109 km subsea electricity cable between Caithness and Moray to transmit the large volume of existing and planned electricity from renewable sources in the north of
As announced at the inaugural conference “Supergrid 2012” on 21 March, FOSG has released a Roadmap on the technological challenges for Supergrid. There are no technology “show-stoppers” to the development of a European Supergrid. For visionary long term planning the availability of key VSC-Grid tech
As announced at the inaugural conference “Supergrid 2012” on 21 March, FOSG has released a Roadmap on the technological challenges for Supergrid. There are no technology “show-stoppers” to the development of a European Supergrid. For visionary long term planning the availability of key VSC-Grid tech
Cable laying at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore wind farm in the Greater Wash has been completed, reports renews Europe. Visser & Smit has installed a total of 56km of infield cables by utilizing the 86m vessel Team Oman, which has been deployed at the site for 18 months. The cable will now be trenche
CG has been awarded the contract for the grid connection study and supply of main transformer 275 MVA and 2 reactors of 65 MVAr at the Northwind offshore wind farm in Belgium. The Northwind wind farm, previously named “Eldepasco”, will have an installed production capacity of 216 MW. The connection
Tendring Council has approved the Dong Energy’s plans to lay cables for two test wind turbines, according to Clacton Gazette. The cable will connect wind turbines at the Gunfleet Sand wind farm to the substation at the Veolia Water Site. It will surface at Clacton’s Martello Bay coach park. Gunfleet
Tendring Council has approved the Dong Energy’s plans to lay cables for two test wind turbines, according to Clacton Gazette. The cable will connect wind turbines at the Gunfleet Sand wind farm to the substation at the Veolia Water Site. It will surface at Clacton’s Martello Bay coach park. Gunfleet
Five grid initiatives, representing a range of global energy actors, today called on decision makers to accelerate the transition to a pan European electricity infrastructure. At their inaugural conference “Supergrid 2012”, the Friends of the Supergrid today signed a Joint Declaration with represent
Arle Capital Partners today announces that portfolio company Expro International “Expro”, the international oilfield service company, has agreed to sell its Connectors & Measurements (C&M) business, including the Tronic and Matre brands, to Siemens AG at a valuation of US$630 million. Expro’s C&M bu
DONG Energy requires full technical and economic flexibility to deliver against government targets for offshore wind cost reduction. Therefore, SMart Wind and DONG Energy are now including the option to connect Project One to the National Grid using either High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) or
Following SMart Wind’s Phase 2 Consultation Events held between 8th and 17th November 2011 and subsequent responses received following the formal Section 42 Consultation process which ended on 16th December 2011, SMart Wind announced that the Site A has been allocated as the preferred location for t
