All AREVA M5000 5 Megawatt offshore wind turbines are tested from now on in the new full load test bench in Bremerhaven (Germany) to deliver a 100% quality product to the next offshore sites. The test bench offers the possibility to check the functionality under nominal load conditions and is a tool
More than 7.000 visitors are expected in the period from 29th November to 1st December to attend the congress and the exhibition being held concurrently in the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition & Convention Center in the course of Offshore 2011. Windcomm offers the opportunity to obtain comprehensive informa
Mercon launches a new product during the EWEA Offshore Wind in Amsterdam on 29/30 November and 1 December, together with partner ALE. You can visit their stand and learn all about their new innovation EMI – for Eco Metmast Installation. EMI is an eco-friendly and economical way to install metmasts o
MT Højgaard, the company who have deployed most offshore wind foundations globally, have teamed up with foundation specialists Seatower to offer “cranefree” gravity foundations. The new foundations have been developed specifically for the deeper waters and bigger turbines that will soon become preva
ABPmer has recently been appointed to lead three studies for Marine Scotland under a Scottish Government Framework contract. Following on from an earlier commission to prepare a Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) for the draft plan for offshore wind energy in Scottish territorial waters, ABPmer ha
BOSSES at a Spanish offshore firm are poised to make an announcement over a multi-million pound factory which could bring 1,000 jobs to Hartlepool. Madrid-based Gamesa will choose either Hartlepool or Dundee to build a UK base to construct wind turbines, and with all other contenders ruled out it is
On Ramsden Dock Road in Barrow in Furness, the construction of the new operation and maintenance facilities for the Walney Offshore Windfarm commenced in December 2010, and the construction is now near completion. The site facilities consist of two buildings; one being an office for administration,
The global installed offshore wind power capacity is projected to increase over the forecast period, as grid operators, equipment manufacturers, governments and investors give offshore wind farms greater attention. With the United States and China having taken serious steps to expand offshore wind f
The first power from the Walney 2 Offshore Windfarm was generated on Thursday 1 November 2011 as turbine F14 was put into operation, and its first power was supplied to the national grid via the Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool. Since then, a total of ten turbines have been put into op
Scottish, Irish and Northern Irish ministers will meet later this week to discuss the issues raised in a major study on a future offshore grid infrastructure linking the countries, as well as other areas where the countries have mutual and shared energy, environmental and economic interests. The tri
Bluestream Offshore has formed a joint venture with German-based maritime service provider Baltic Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH (Baltic Taucher) to provide offshore wind operators in German waters with a comprehensive range of fully-integrated subsea services. The newly-formed JV – to
Developers claim that offshore wind farm in Moray Firth could create hundreds of jobs. Moray Offshore Renewables Estimates in new report that it’s going to be needed up to 1,400 construction workers, with further 280 workers to operate and maintain wind turbines. Moray Offshore Renewables is a joint
Osiris Projects prides itself on high quality reporting, an aim which can only be achieved through continuous investment in the very latest in hardware and software. The first element in the all-new Coda Survey Engine range, Seismic+ provides Osiris Projects with an excellent solution to effective a
The interest was overwhelming, and the questions many, when DONG Energy held an information event at the culture centre ‘Pavillonen’ in Grenaa on Friday 18 November 2011. The occassion was that the construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, commences in January
