Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has today granted consent for the 370MW Viking wind farm on Shetland. The wind farm will allow the construction of an interconnector cable between the Shetland Isles and the Scottish mainland, allowing the export of electricity to the national grid. This interconnector i
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has appealed to the High Court the recent decision to refuse its planning appeal for a substation at Little Dunham, Norfolk. The decision to refuse the earlier appeal was taken jointly by the Secretaries of State for Commun
Bootle-based commercial diving and engineering specialist, Hughes Sub Surface Engineering, announced the successful completion of their latest project assisting the main contractor successfully complete the shore landing of the export cable from the London Array Wind Farm presently under constructio
The former Fastnet Line ferry Julia has sailed into the new life as a floating dormitory for offshore wind farm workers. The 30-year-old ship, with capacity for 1,860 passengers will sail to the Netherlands for major refit, where C-BED, the company that acquired the vessel, will rename her Wind Perf
RWE Innogy today received the permit for the construction of the Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The construction field of the wind power plant is located some 40 kilometres north of the island of Juist and covers approx. 34 square kilometres. Together with the wind farms Innogy Nordsee 2 and I
As reported by Reuters, it seems that the winner of the 10 billion-euro ($13.3 billion) tender, intended for offshore wind power development off the Brittany and Normandy coasts, will be French state-owned power company EDF. “The regulator has submitted a report which I’m told is quite positive for
According to SWZ Maritime, Niron Staal, the machining and steel construction company in Amsterdam, in recent time has secured order for advanced equipment, valued to approximately €2,0 million. Among many of the companies that awarded the contract to Niron Staal are: Vosta LMG, Subsea7, Bibby Offsho
With the unenviable task of selecting the right boat goes the privilege of leading the designers and yards to build the boats they want. While the hulls are built in different materials and with beam and lengths in various dimensions, the engines, propulsion systems and the fittings remain the choic
SSB Wind Systems is presenting its new UniFlex Pitch at the EWEA 2012 in Copenhagen. The UniFlex Pitch is the world’s first modular electric pitch system capable of being integrated into a wide variety of wind turbines (WTGs). Until now pitch systems have had to be individually adjusted to meet the
The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG confirms its EBIT forecast and again proposes a dividend payment amounting to EUR 0.04 per share. In the previous financial year, the company recorded a positive result at corporate level (EBIT) amounting to EUR 0.1 million (prior year: EUR 9.5 million).
Peter Becker, managing director of the HUSUM Wind Energy, the leading international trade fair in the wind energy industry, will be available for interview at the event. Small town Husum is facing the competition of a new wind energy trade fair in nearby Hamburg, which will take place the first time
As reported by the Associated Press, the potential of the project, aimed at developing wind turbines in the U.S., situated off the Virginia cost and encompassing circa 113,000 acres in the Atlantic Ocean, has been recognized by numerous investors including European ones. The federal Bureau of Ocean
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advises that the CETO 4 unit is awaiting deployment on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The deployment has been delayed and is now awaiting the necessary weather window to ensure a safe installation. Carnegie will provide a further update after
Eneco Company, which is engaged in production, transmission, trading and supply of electricity, gas, heat and related products and services, is being pressured to disclose details on the final look of the Poole Bay windfarm, consisting of 150 to 240 turbines, Daily Echo informs. Specifically, Bourne
