At a media briefing in Inverness, Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd published a report detailing the work it has undertaken over the past year to develop plans for 1 500MW offshore wind generation in the Outer Moray Firth. The power will be generated by offshore wind turbines, capable of delivering up t
Chevalier Floatels has made good progress with the development of its new offshore floatel concept. The design of the two DP2 floatels with Ampelmann Heave Compensated Gangway nears completion. With the Ampelmann located on the top deck a whole range of advantages are achieved. The high location of
This time next week Amsterdam will be a hive of activity for anyone interested in the offshore wind energy sector. EWEA spoke to Heiko Ross from Windreich to uncover what he thinks will be the hot topics at his session at EWEA’s OFFSHORE 2011 conference… Why is offshore wind energy expensive compare
A full-size prototype of the floating LIDAR offshore resource assessment system, known as FLIDAR™, has been successfully tested 15km off the Belgian coast. It has been located next to a stationary LIDAR (WINDCUBE®v2 LIDAR from Leosphere) on a fixed communication mast for the month of October, in ord
WFS Technologies, the world’s leading supplier of radio and acoustic solutions for underwater communication, navigation and power transfer, announces a new industry partnership with UK supplier of instrumentation and data loggers, Omni Instruments, based in Dundee, Scotland. Omni Instruments Ltd. Es
Renewables are now the fastest-growing sector of the energy mix and offer great potential to address issues of energy security and sustainability, but their rapid deployment is also bringing a host of challenges. A new book from the International Energy Agency released today provides guidance for po
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP150m of long-term funding to Vattenfall for the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm. With 100 wind turbines, each 115m tall, and a generating capacity of 300MW this is the largest offshore wind farm operating anywhere in the world. The wind farm, inaugurat
EnBW has commissioned a consortium consisting of the WeserWind and Alstom to build the substation for Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Wind farm will consist of 80 Seiemens’ 3,6MW wind turbines located 32 km north of the island Rügen. Alstom will be in charge of electrical construction and Weser Wind in
The Marine Designs team are to attend the EWEA offshore event next week in Amsterdam. The three-day event, which takes place from the 19th November to the 1st December, is set to be the biggest and most vibrant ever with 8,000m2 of exhibition space, over 460 exhibitors and more than 7,500 participan
THE region’s supply chain will be showcased this month at a major international conference. (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, November 23, 2011
Transmission system operator TenneT is fulfilling its obligations under German energy law and is making exceptional efforts to connect offshore wind farms in Germany. TenneT informed the German federal government that the construction of grid connections for offshore wind farms in the North Sea is n
Germany doesn’t get much sunshine. Its coastlines are not huge. By Rose Simone (therecord) [mappress] Source: therecord, November 23, 2011; Image: alpha-ventus, November 05, 2009
The creation of local jobs is one of the priorities to come out at a consultation on the proposed Vestas wind turbine factory. (kentonline) [mappress] Source: kentonline, November 23, 2011; Image: vestas
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi government- owned renewable energy company, cut 9 percent of its workforce after an annual business review. By Anthony DiPaola (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 23, 2011; Image: masdar
