North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) rejected the plans to place offshore wind farm power cables throughout the countryside and now a fine of £100,000 might be imposed on the Council in case it opposes the appeal filed by Warwick Energy. The council’s members stated that they do not have the financ
The investment offer for EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm appears to be very popular: many municipal utilities, industrial companies and institutional investors from Baden-Württemberg and Germany are interested in participating in the second EnBW’s Baltic Sea wind farm. “We are delighted to be well
Construction of Germany’s offshore wind parks will not be on time due to setbacks in connecting turbines to the power grid caused by the problems with ensuring cables and transformer stations, reports Bloomberg. Consequently, EON AG (EOAN) and RWE AG (RWE) have stressed their intention to suspend in
Based on the high level of orders received in 2011, PALFINGER WIND has further strengthened its position as market leader in offshore wind cranes. Thomas Nitsch, Head of PALFINGER WIND Cranes, says, “Our success in winning orders for several major offshore wind farm projects shows that we are on the
HOCHTIEF Solutions has commissioned the construction of a further heavy-lift jack-up vessel from the Crist shipyard in Poland for the installation of offshore wind farms. The vessel, dubbed “VIDAR,” is to start operating in 2013 to meet the huge demand for special-purpose equipment in this booming m
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is investigating whether it could use Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, to accommodate floating offshore wind turbines as part of a demonstration project valued at over £25 million. Plans for the offshore wind floating system demonstration p
London Offshore Consultants (LOC), one of the world’s leading independent marine and offshore industry consultancy firms, is set to expand its activities and office network in Asia Pacific, it announced today. LOC provides a range of specialist consultancy services on planning, design and execution
RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association, has welcomed a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee which calls for an increase in the deployment of wave and tidal power. The Committee Chairman Tim Yeo MP said “Britannia really could rule the waves when it comes to marin
The energy company Eon is in preliminary talks with financial investors so as to discuss the possibility for potential investors to join the company’s offshore wind projects, reported FTD, quoting Mike Angle, CEO of E.ON Climate & Renewables. The new funding would most probably enable the company to
The wind farm proposal introduced by Gov. Martin O’Malley has not been supported by the Senate Finance Committee since its members believe offshore wind will impose financial challenges on the consumers. O’Malley perceives wind as one of Maryland’s most abundant sources of energy and according to hi
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd., both Isle of Wight, UK based companies announce the signing of a contract for the construction of two further vessels. Both are South Catamaran 24m WFSV’s, named ‘Seacat Defender’ and ‘Seacat Volunteer’, and will be the fifth and sixth vess
Bank of London and The Middle East pic (BLME), the largest Islamic bank in Europe, has announced it signed a £14 million leasing deal with Global Marine Systems Ltd., the largest independent provider of submarine cable installation, maintenance and engineering services worldwide. Under the terms of
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully delivered the 600mt Wind Turbine Installation Crane onboard GeoSea’s DP2 jack-up vessel “Neptune”. The crane was handed over to the builder of the vessel IHC Offshore and Marine BV, part of IHC Merwede, who subcontracted
All possible weather windows are used to ensure progress in the commissioning of the wind farm. As of 20 February, 27 turbines in Walney 2 have had first power, and all periods with reasonable weather are used to bring the turbines in operation. Tideway Rollingstone has also used weather windows in
