Alstom presents from 15-19th April at the Bilbao Marine Energy Week -the largest European conference on marine energy- its state of the art technological solutions for renewable ocean energy. This event, organized by the EVE (the Basque Energy Agency) will host a series of symposia, seminars and oth
MMT (Sweden) has just completed a site clearance survey in connection to the planned Kårehamn wind farm. E.ON Vind Sverige AB contracted MMT for a Site Clearance Survey at the new Kårehamn wind farm outside the island of Öland. MMT conducted a geophysical survey followed by target an inspection, usi
Gordon Steele QC, one of Scotland’s leading counsels on planning issues, will be fighting the legal battle on behalf of the Trump Organisation against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), the Trump Organisation announced today. Donald Trump is expected to file a complaint against th
With guests from politics and industry, AREVA Wind celebrated the pouring of concrete for the foundation intended for the wind turbine prototype M5000-135. The event took place close to the motorway A27 in Bremerhaven. M5000-135 is the new version of the M5000, which has already proven itself at Ger
Leading UK consultancy, KGAL, has been appointed as the M&E design specialist for the proposed £650m state-of –the-art Swansea Bay tidal lagoon – the first of its kind in the world. KGAL will provide the detailed design and coordinate all the mechanical and electrical works, forming an integral part
The latest statistical data released by BTM of Denmark shows that, as of the end of 2012, China Longyuan Power continued to be the world’s second largest wind power operator with the installed capacity of 10,544MW, further narrowing the gap with the top wind power operator in the world. Iberdrola Re
The installation work for the internal transformer platform for Trianel’s Borkum wind farm was successfully completed yesterday. During a two-day mission at the construction site, 45 kilometers off the Borkum’s coast, the heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov lifted the 2,400-ton deck onto the substructu
Co-operation with China through the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Renewable Energy Development (RED) programme has reached another milestone. Twelve contracts for research and development projects have been signed between Danish and Chinese businesses and research institutes. The 12 projects a
Stakeholders are invited to attend an information session intended to bring together community, government, industry and academia to discuss tidal energy development in Nova Scotia and in particular Digby County. The presentations will provide an overview of current tidal energy development prioriti
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has reported a successful start to a 10-week boulder clearing and trenching campaign on the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project. Mobilised onboard the Siem Topaz anchor handling vessel, Ecosse Subsea’s SCAR subsea plough system is engaged on route clearing and pre-lay tre
When Mantsbrite became the sole UK distributor of the David Clark Marine Wireless Headset Communications Systems in 2012, one of the first users was Tidal Transit, a fast growing North Norfolk company providing a new generation of personnel transfer vessels for use by offshore wind farm developers.
On the occasion of the Thetis International Convention on Marine Renewable Energy in Brest, France on 10 and 11 April, Nass&Wind Offshore announced its intention to respond to the second call for tenders for offshore wind farms, which was recently published. “To do this,” said Olivier Schwebel, CEO
Construction work at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm creates a ripple effect among the project suppliers – nationally as well as locally. The Danish wind industry has left a distinct imprint on Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm near Anholt in the Kattegat, where Danish companies account for two thirds
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has achieved another technology milestone, energizing its fourth generation of HVDC Light® transmission systems. At ±320 kilovolts (kV) this latest innovation sets a new record for voltage-sourced converter (VSC) HVDC applications, compared wit
