Innovation Norway has decided to continue the support for wind clusters in the Arena Network. Windcluster Mid-Norway (WMN), based in central Norway, and Arena Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW), based on the west coast, have both renewed confidence from Innovation Norway. While WMN cluster works with bot
Vestas has received a 216 MW offshore order in Belgium, for the Northwind Offshore Wind Farm. The project is planned for construction on the Bank Zonder Naam off the coast of Zeebrugge in Belgium. The order includes supply, installation and commissioning of 72 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines, along with a
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has announced the winners of the association’s inaugural Energy Awards. More than three-hundred guests, including business leaders and politicians, attended the awards ceremony at the Intercontinent
After one of Vattenfall’s wave measurement buoys disappeared from its anchoring place, the company had to assure the residents of the Shetland Islands that the proposed Aegir wave farm will be firmly anchored. Last year, Vattenfall deployed two buoys around 2 kilometres to the west of the south tip
Hantong Group and a German design company recently has singed a contract in Hamburg for co-operating designing the offshore foundation transportation vessel (hereunder referred as OFTV), to secure the smooth delivery of Hantong manufactured offshore foundations in time. The design would be optimized
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave & tidal industries, has welcomed the publication of new Government statistics showing that the UK’s wind fleet produced over 50% more electricity in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. This corresponds to an
The offshore installation vessel Victoria Mathias has arrived at the construction site of Germany’s offshore wind for the first time. During the so-called sea trials the ship is tested extensively before it will subsequently start its work. At the same time, maintenance work was carried out on the m
Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 28 June 2012 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year changes, and now includes a
RWE npower renewables will hold exhibitions in South West Wales next month about the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm. Robert Thornhill, Atlantic Array development manager, said that their team will be available for any questions about the project. In addition, they will have 3D models and
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing will today meet with politicians from one of Germany’s major Federal States to discuss shared interests and opportunities in the growing domestic and international low carbon economy. On the final day of his three-day visit to Germany, Mr Ewing will meet with Franz Unter
On thursday September 13th the joint conference of ATO & We@Sea will take place. This conference will convey collective thoughts about the development of offshore wind energy activities in the Netherlands as a whole, and in the province of North-Holland in particular. Offshore wind energy is an inex
On 11st June, HT Group participated in 2012 UK Global offshore wind exhibition. As a member of Jiangsu delegation, JADE WERKE and HT ship heavy industry achieved great results by meeting and visiting related suppliers and customers. The exhibition was organized in EXCEL Centre in London. Jiangsu Han
Plans to build a 100-mile subsea cable could spur development of renewable energy, reports the Aol Energy news portal. If the grid proves that it can take more renewable energy than the currently assumed, it would give a huge boost to offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast. The proposed
The Belgian company Sarens and Verbrugge Terminals from Flushing (Vlissingen) in the Netherlands announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership, resulting in a synergy of know-how and capability. Both partners have signed an exclusive agreement to work intensively together for all ons
