This month, German first offshore wind farm alpha ventus surpassed the mark of one terawatt hour of generated power. With 12 wind turbines, alpha ventus has generated the equivalent of one billion kilowatt hours of climate-friendly power for the German transmission grid. This figure is equivalent to
Wind turbine installation at the Trianel’s wind farm off Borkum is halfway done, as 20 of the total 40 Areva’s turbines have been installed. The installation of AREVA’s M5000 turbines began in September 2013. Located 45 kilometers off the German coast, the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum covers an area of
The Carbon Trust is working on a major offshore wind technology accelerator initiative focussed on reducing the cost of energy (GBP/MWh) from offshore wind by more than 10 %. This initiative, the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), is funding large-scale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) p
Axis Communications has launched a new range of SAE 316L stainless steel security cameras for offshore wind farm installations. The new Axis Q60-S series can withstand the corrosive effect of sea water and has IP66, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X and MIL-STD-810G 509.5 approvals, ensuring protection against dust,
Oceanteam has acquired remaining 30% shares of KCI design engineers, thus becoming a sole shareholder. KCI is a multi-discipline engineering company, employing over 150 engineers and has offices in Schiedam, The Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany. Through this strategic purchase, Oceanteam can speed u
Innovation and technology are crucial to the long-term future of the offshore renewables industry in the East of England. And both came under the microscope of nearly 100 delegates at a conference in the OrbisEnergy Centre, Lowestoft, this week when experts highlighted opportunities and developments
By embracing conservation measures and renewable energy, China can transition to an 80 percent renewable electric power system by 2050 at far less cost than continuing to rely on coal, according to a new report from WWF-US. As a result, China’s carbon emissions from power generation could be 90 perc
ECN Wind Energy has issued a report called “North Sea Transnational Grid: A better way to integrate large scale Offshore Wind Power”. A huge amount of wind power, 30-60 GW, is foreseen in the northern part of the North Sea. These wind farms have to be connected to the national grids of five differen
At an extraordinary general meeting today, DONG Energy A/S’ shareholders adopted the planned capital increase in DONG Energy A/S. Funds managed by Goldman Sachs through New Energy Investment s.à r.l., the Danish pension funds Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension and PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab a
MacArtney has delivered a powerful and versatile Sperre SUB-fighter 7500 ROV system for DBB ROV Services A/S. DBB ROV Services is a major Danish ROV contractor for offshore drill support, inspection, survey and support jobs in connection with installation of offshore wind turbines. Besides the work
Centrica’s preliminary 2013 results have shown a loss of GBP 6 million on the disposal of the Race Bank offshore wind farm. The company decided to sell the wind farm in December after failing to receive a letter of eligibility for transitional Feed in Tariff. This was followed by Dong Energy’s acqui
Tenerife Island Council President, Carlos Alonso, and Langlee Wave Power CEO, Julius Espedal, have signed an agreement to promote the installation of wave energy plants off the island of Tenerife. The aim is to install this type of sustainable energy off Tenerife as a viable, competitive and efficie
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a contract related to HVDC cable laying for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Prior to the installation of the cable, using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 160km (77 miles) high-voltage direct current export cable t
Avanti Wind Systems has achieved training certifications from Lloyd’s that meet the demands from the international Global Wind Organization. That means that Avanti Wind Systems now also offers complete certified safety training for technicians, who work in the turbines onshore and offshore and can b
