The Danish Government announced yesterday that the Growth Plan 2014 agreement in the energy sector had been adopted, as the majority of the parliamentary parties agreed on it. The agreement cuts Public Service Obligation (PSO) in total of DKK 13.2 billion until 2020, which will reduce costs of elect
Following the investigation into the accident that happened on Saturday night (July 6) at the Butendiek offshore wind farm, Ballast Nedam said that it has implemented mitigation measures to prevent such unfortunate events from happening again. The company informed that a safety alert will follow at
North Coates Flying Club launched a petition to fight SMart Wind’s plans to build work compounds near the Club’s facilities, which would serve the cable-laying work at the Hornsea offshore wind project. The Club explained on its website: “The proposed development by Smart Wind would mean the erectio
North Coates Flying Club launched a petition to fight SMart Wind’s plans to build work compounds near the Club’s facilities, which would serve the cable-laying work at the Hornsea offshore wind project. The Club explained on its website: “The proposed development by Smart Wind would mean the erectio
On the 08th of July, the Demowfloat project launched the project’s Dissemination Centre in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. At the Diana Bar, Póvoa de Varzim, diverse information about the Demowfloat project and the WindFloat® technology is now available. The exhibition will be open to the public for free
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has given the green light to Statkraft for the construction of its planned offshore wind test turbine on the island of Smøla. The turbine will be used to test, qualify and gain operational experience that may be relevant in future offshore wind projects. Th
A man was transferred to the Royal Preston Hospital from the Ormonde offshore wind farm site last night, after he suffered a medical condition. Following media reports that he was hospitalized due to a head injury, Offshore WIND contacted GeoSea, a subsidiary of DEME, as the man is a worker on the c
The UK Planning Inspectorate now has just over a month left of its examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application with one final set of hearings remaining. This final set of hearings will be held at the KC Stadium in Hull, on July 16 and 17. Should all matters be de
The UK Planning Inspectorate now has just over a month left of its examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application with one final set of hearings remaining. This final set of hearings will be held at the KC Stadium in Hull, on July 16 and 17. Should all matters be de
RWE Innogy UK’s North Hoyle offshore wind farm celebrates 10 years in operation this month – the first large scale offshore wind farm in the UK to reach such milestone! It’s a double celebration for the offshore energy leader, as it also marks the installation of all 160 turbines at Gwynt y Môr – it
A cable lay barge, carrying cables manufactured by Prysmian for the connection of Butendiek and Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farms in Germany, flipped over and sank on July 3. AMT Explorer, towed by Red Husky, was on its way from Arco Felice in Naples to Bremerhaven, when the incident occurred 50 na
A cable lay barge, carrying cables manufactured by Prysmian for the connection of Butendiek and Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farms in Germany, flipped over and sank on July 3. AMT Explorer, towed by Red Husky, was on its way from Arco Felice in Naples to Bremerhaven, when the incident occurred 50 na
The first phase of Zhuhai Guishan Offshore Wind Farm has moved forward by selecting Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment Co. as the provider of steel jacket foundations. The company will build 27 four-legged jacket foundations for offshore wind turbines off Guangdong province, China, which are exp
Chinese company, Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd. (XEMC) said it is to start the construction of a 50MW Pinghaiwan offshore wind project this month. The EUR 131 million (CNY 1.112 billion) project, located in Fujian province in eastern China, comprises 10 XEMC’s 5 MW offshore wind pow
