Vestas confirmed today that its offshore wind joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received final approval from the Chinese competition authorities. Consequently, all relevant approvals from both European and Asian competition authorities have now been received and final closing
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) yesterday released its December energy statistics that allow a provisional assessment to be made of trends in energy production, transformation and consumption in 2013. “Primary energy production fell by 6.7 per cent on a year earlier to 113.9 mi
RWE Innogy UK is preparing to remove three objects, identified as unexploded ordnance (UXO), from the seabed within the construction area of the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. Construction activity is continuing in the offshore site, with vessels complying with a 250 metre exclusion zone, which is
The insurance activities of Delta Lloyd in Europe in the field of offshore wind energy have grown over the past two years from 1000 megawatt (MW) to 6000 MW. This represents the electricity needs of six million households. Two years ago, the Dutch insurer built a special Wind Energy Team that focuse
RenewableUK has announced that at its Board Meeting of 25th February 2014, Julian Brown, AREVA Wind’s Country Director for the UK, and Chairman of Norstec, was elected as Chairman, succeeding previous incumbent Andrew Jamieson. Jamieson served as Chairman since June 2010, and has stepped down from t
On Wednesday, February 26, Ofgem launched the third Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) tender round, for the high voltage transmission links of two offshore wind farms, Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway. They are situated in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Worth almost £400m, Tender Roun
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Lot 2 of wind turbine installation and foundation construction of Guishan offshore wind farm demonstration project in Zhuhai, with a contract value of some 220 million yuan (35,696,980.00
The UK Energy and Climate Change Minister and the UK Shadow Energy Minister have told RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference in back-to-back speeches that the Coalition Government and Labour fully support developing the UK’s enormous marine energy resources to generate low-carbon power and b
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday published a final environmental review of geological and geophysical (G&G) survey activities off the Mid- and South Atlantic coast that establishes multiple mitigation measures designed to minimize the impacts to marine life while setting a path
Tidal Transit, the company that transports technicians to and from the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (SSOWF), located between 17 and 23 miles off the coast of Norfolk in the North Sea, is playing an additional role in support of SSOWF’s health and safety initiatives. The company is now providi
After the news that Cape Wind offshore project will get a further USD 600 million from Denmark, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) yesterday released the following statement: Today’s announcement is another example of Cape Wind’s reliance on conditional foreign investments. The high pric
A pilot project in Smøla will examine whether ultraviolet (UV) light can reduce the risk of birds colliding with wind turbines. Researchers are currently conducting a pilot project to test brand new solutions for reducing the negative impact on birdlife in the area. With its 68 wind turbines, Smøla
Cape Wind has ensured a cash injection worth USD 600 million for its Cape Wind offshore wind project from Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF), Jim Gordon, the company’s president, announced yesterday. Cape Wind informed via social media that Mr. Gordon brought the news while speaking at GreenPower’s U
WaveFarmer and TidalFarmer, DNV GL’s array planning tools were launched yesterday at the RenewableUK Wave and Tidal Conference in Belfast. These are the world’s first marine energy planning tools to be made commercially available, which allow users to model wave and tidal energy converters when oper
