The German Groups EWE and ENOVA have placed an order with G&G International in Willebroek worth 55 million EUR for the construction of Riffgat, a new offshore wind farm close to German Borkum. G&G International will deliver 30 gigantic foundation structures for offshore wind turbines between May and
Aquatic sources of power — waves, tides and currents — are expected to play a large role in meeting America’s future power needs. By Mark ST.J. Couhig (sequimgazette) [mappress] Source: sequimgazette, September 08, 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron this afternoon pledged his total support to a major offshore wind turbine plant in Hull. By Allison Coggan (thisishullandeastriding) [mappress] Source: thisishullandeastriding, September 08, 2011
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki is currently visiting the US to strengthen co-operation between the… (fis) [mappress] Source: fis, September 08, 2011
Together with their customers, STX Finland, Meriaura and Hafmex have launched a ‘design-to-cost’ project, that seeks to significantly reduce the lifecycle costs of offshore wind parks. Achieving the Finnish windpower target by 2020 (6 TWh, approx. 2500 MW installed capacity) requires the implementat
The East Anglian region is at the centre of the world’s largest market for offshore wind deployment and the UK’s most dense area of offshore wind energy development. That’s why OrbisEnergy, the offshore renewables hub based in Lowestoft, is spearheading a bid to host a UK wide Technology and Innovat
The POWER (Pushing Offshore Wind Energy Regions) cluster is a 3 year €4,998,942 project which aims to help develop the offshore wind industry in the North Sea region of Europe. It involves 18 partners from six European countries – Germany, the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The POW
TAG Energy Solutions has been awarded its first project since the completion of its £20 million tubular production facility. The Billingham-based company has been awarded a contract to produce a test pile by Wilton Engineering Group, which will be utilised in trial fitting of clamps for DONG Energy’
Former Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri will weigh-in on wind energy. (wpri) [mappress] Source: wpri, September 07, 2011
In cooperation with Voith, Dutch Offshore Innovators BV, (DOI) developed together a new concept for economical operations of a wind turbine foundation installation vessel. The so-called TFliner concept is a move towards compact design and simplicity, which drastically reduces construction costs. An
Gamesa Corp Tecnologica SA, a leading Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, plans to invest 90 million euros ($128 million) by 2012 in China… By Liu Yiyu (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, September 07, 2011
It has recently been reported that planning permissions which result in approvals for wind farms have dropped 50%. Meg Hillier is Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and has responded to the report stating: “The poor success rate in wind farms receiving planning permission is dis
In the recent publication of Wind Today, the port of Corpus Christi discusses its future potential to become one of the largest economic partners in the offshore wind energy industry. Among other valuable speaker and participants, the port of Corpus Christi will present itself at the Texas Renewable
Subsea power and umbilical-lines supplier JDR Cable Systems expects to double in size within the next two years as it builds on its… (upstreamonline) [mappress] Source: upstreamonline, September 07, 2011
