Dutch transmission system operator TenneT has invited tenders for provision and installation of high voltage alternating current (HVAC) cables that will connect the three offshore substations at the 1.4GW Hollandse Kust (zuid) and the 700MW Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm zones to the main
The European Commission has found support to be granted to the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Danish territorial waters to be in line with EU state aid rules.
The Switch, a specialist in drive train technology, has reported a net sales increase of 80% from EUR 40 million to more than EUR 72 million over the last year, with the Chinese wind power market and European offshore wind projects driving the company’s growth.
ORE Catapult published a new report on 28 March, highlighting the economic benefits of a strong UK offshore wind industry, which could be worth as much as GBP 2.9 billion to the UK economy by 2030.
International law firm Eversheds Sutherland acted for the Forewind consortium as Statoil and SSE increased their shares in the 4.8GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project after acquiring additional stakes from exiting consortium partner Statkraft.
Denmark Makes Room for Testing 330m Tall Wind Turbines Danish Government has approved the expansion of the national wind turbine test centres in Østerild and Høvsøre. Four new sites will be added, facilitating testing of turbines of up to 330 metres. BNEF: 237MW of Floating Offshore Wind by 2020 The
Oil and gas giant Shell plans on increasing investments in its newly-established New Energies division to up to USD 1 billion a year by the end of the decade, according to our sister site Offshore Energy Today.
North Yorkshire-based Specialist Marine Consultants has won a contract to provide client representatives to monitor turbine installation and inter-array cable installation works on DONG Energy’s 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm off North Norfolk.
Norway’s Statkraft is pressing on with the strategy to sell its offshore wind assets; however, the energy company plans to continue to participate as an enabler of the development and operation of offshore wind projects in the UK through entering into power purchase agreements.
Statoil is seeking proposals for equipment and procedures to facilitate efficient heavy maintenance operations on floating and far offshore wind turbines without the use of jack-up vessels or large floating crane vessels.
The first projects DORIS Renewables – a recently set up renewable energy division of the DORIS Engineering group – will handle include Provence Grand Large and EolMed floating wind projects in France, the company informed in its latest press release.
Representatives of Dutch, Danish and German transmission system operators will sign an agreement to develop the North Sea Wind Power Hub during the first meeting of the North Seas Energy Forum held in Brussels today.
Adwen has filed applications for construction permits for two wind turbine manufacturing factories in Le Havre, France, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND following reports in French media.
Scottish energy company SSE and Norway’s Statoil have increased their share in the Dogger Bank offshore wind development after the companies acquired and equally divided a 25% stake from former consortium partner Statkraft.
