Europe’s first cross-border grid operator for electricity, TenneT, is in talks with German based Allianz SE and the German environmental ministry about billions of euros worth investment in offshore wind farms, reports Der Spiegel magazine. Earlier this year, TenneT announced that they are gearing u
Cromarty Firth Port Authority is expected to announce securing approximately GBP 9 million in bank funding for its GBP 20 million project, which will turn the port into a place for handling offshore wind turbines and employ up to 400 people, the Scotsman writes. The project involves expansion on nin
As part of President’s Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the U.S. Departments of Energy and the Treasury today announced the availability of $150 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy and energy efficiency manufacturing projects across the United S
Friesland Kabel GmbH, the specialist for marine and offshore connections in Norderstedt near Hamburg, takes over the complete delivery, including logistics for the wiring of the new offshore converter platform “SylWin Alpha”, which for the moment is manufactured by Nordic Yards in Warnemünde. Severa
Businesses of all shapes and sizes can now bid for a share of £30 million to boost growth, and build on the Humber’s position as the UK’s energy estuary, Business Minister Michael Fallon announced on February 8. The launch of the Humber local enterprise partnership’s (LEP) scheme came as part of the
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advised that on Friday 8 February 2013 it received offshore planning approval from the Western Australian Government. Carnegie submitted a planning application for the marine elements of the Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP) in December 2012. This f
International legal practice Norton Rose has advised a consortium of banks led by KfW IPEX-Bank, UniCredit and Bremer Landesbank on the financing of the offshore wind farm Butendiek in the North Sea. The consortium finances this large-scale project with loans in the total amount of approximately €85
As part of an international collaboration with the International Energy Agency, the Energy Department has launched a new database that includes results of environmental monitoring and research efforts on wave, tidal, and current energy development worldwide. Called “Tethys,” after the Greek titaness
RenewableUK has welcomed the tabling of an amendment to the Energy Bill which would require the Government to set a decarbonisation target for the power sector in April 2014. The amendment was put forward by the Conservative MP Tim Yeo who chairs the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, and t
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analysis of Sinovel Wind Group” company profile to their offering. Sinovel Wind Group is an integrated wind power systems manufacturing company. The company makes all critical components required to deploy a wind power system be it onshore or o
WindFloat, a floating support structure for offshore wind turbines, was deployed at the end of 2011 off the coast of Agucadoura, north of Vila do Condo, Portugal, and inaugurated in 2012 as the first Portuguese offshore wind turbine. In December 2012, Windplus S.A., a Portuguese joint venture consis
Up to 500 delegates at a major energy conference near Norwich next month will discuss how the East of England is establishing itself as a global highway for the industry. EEEGR’s SNS2013 Sea of Opportunity Conference will look not only at local supply chain opportunities but how the windpower and ga
A total of 105.6 GW is now installed in the European Union, a growth of 12% on the previous year and similar to the growth recorded in 2011. Offshore wind accounted for 10% of total EU wind power installations in 2012, one percent more than in 2011, with 1,166 MW of new capacity grid connected, [&he
Siemens, which operates a Zero Harm health and safety policy, has published a video of emergency exercise performed at the London Array offshore wind farm, off the British Coast of Kent. The situation is following: Two ships collide and one crashes into one of Siemens’ wind turbines at the London Ar
