An accommodation platform for the DanTysk offshore wind farm, comprising five and a half stories, is taking shape in Kiel. The platform, which is 20 meters high and weighing 2,500 tons, will be rising 20 meters above the sea surface. Nobiskrug shipyard, based in Schleswig-Holstein, is building this
MAKE expects the global wind power market to add 51GW on average from 2014 to 2017 as many traditional markets fulfil expiring policy mechanisms. The global market will grow 5% on average per year from 2018 to 2023 as the industry transitions into new support mechanisms; wind power becomes the cheap
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, is presenting at the EWEA trade fair for the twelfth year running. This year it is showcasing how its product portfolio has developed and evolved with the aim of offering competitive technology solutions that lower its end customers’ Cost of Energy
Alicat Workboats Ltd has received £165,000 funding from the Coastal Communities Fund. This funding will help the constructing a new all weather facility at the company’s Great Yarmouth base. The project will complement the recent £1.6 million investment by Alicat Workboats in the provision of a new
Seajacks UK hosted the UK Shadow Energy Minister, Julie Elliott, MP at its Great Yarmouth offices today for discussions on the shape of the Labour Party’s Energy Policy and for the Shadow Minister to learn more about one of the region’s leading supply chain companies to the offshore wind sector. Acc
The Dutch company Sima Charters successfully delivered a Multi-Purpose 66ft Tender, christened SC Amethyst. The tender features design and naval architecture by Vripack and is engineered for countless activities in the offshore sector. SC Amethyst has been designed by Vripack and Sima Charters, and
During construction of wind turbines the staff depends on having power for the aviation obstruction lights until the wind turbine is grid connected. Using a generator is not an eco-friendly solution, it also needs to be refueled several times during construction period. With EFOY Pro fuel cells, win
The C-Power wind farm, also known as the Thornton Bank offshore wind farm, was running at full speed in December, January and February and produced 29% more energy than expected. Exceptionally favourable wind conditions and the high technical reliability of the wind farm led to this power production
ABB has launched a low voltage wind turbine converter, targeting onshore and offshore utility-scale wind turbines. The ACS880 wind turbine converter is rated from 0.8 to 8 megawatt (MW), with the highest powers being assembled using parallel-connected sub-converters. The liquid-cooled full power con
Bladt Industries has announced its participation in the EWEA conference and exhibition taking place from the 10th to the 13th of March 2014 in Barcelona. The company is deeply involved in the offshore wind energy development in Europe, but not only there. Bladt’s latest big achievement is the recent
Xodus Group, Cathie Associates and UTEC Geomarine have teamed up to deliver a landmark study which will aim to reduce the costs of generating electricity from offshore wind farms in UK waters. The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), which brings together nine offshore wind developers (DO
The Planning Inspectorate has today (6 March 2014) accepted for consideration the application by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc (TLSB) for consent to build the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Acceptance means that the application has reached the required standards to proceed to public examination before bei
At the presentation of the results over the first half of 2013, Eneco expressed the expectation that, under normal circumstances, its full year results would be at the same level as the 2012 results or higher. The company says that it has fulfilled this expectation; revenue was almost unchanged and
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Certification), will be participating at the EWEA 2014 Annual Event in Barcelona between the 10th-13th March 2014 (stand 7B20 in Hall 7). DNV GL will be running a rolling programme of informal on
