SgurrEnergy supported private equity investors, PKA AIP and a consortium of Danish pension funds, in the acquisition of the 252MW Gode Wind II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Providing technical due diligence for the acquisition, SgurrEnergy’s scope included a review of project operation
Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon is in negotiations with some Japanese companies as it aims to form a joint venture in order to get a piece of the large offshore wind cake, Bloomberg writes. This decision from Suzlon is not a surprising one, considering the size, complexity and expenses of de
Tekmar Energy has been awarded a multi-million pound project with Statoil and Statkraft on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm for the supply of its patented technology TekLink®. As part of the cable contract VSMC will be procuring the TekLink® Mechanical Latch Cable Protection System which will be insta
German Wind Energy Association (BWE) will be present at WindEnergy Hamburg from 23 to 26 September as the event’s partner, representing its 20,000 members. One month before the opening of the trade fair, BWE’s CEO Henning Dettmer said: “Some 119,000 workers in the onshore and 18,800 employees in the
The world’s largest tidal power development, which will be installed in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, secured a funding package of over £50m and the construction of the first phase will now begin. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is backing the MeyGen project with a £3.3m grant. Calum
It is at the southernmost tip of Japan that the Ministry of the Environment is trialling a turbine to determine the viability of floating wind turbines, in a bid to help replace the 30% of energy lost since the nuclear shut-down. Sure-footed anchorage to the seabed is vital in such a vulnerable envi
The true scale of the economic contribution of Associated British Ports’ Scottish ports has been revealed in a new report by independent consultants Arup. Together the two ports – Ayr and Troon – contribute £40 million to the Scottish economy annually and support 500 UK jobs. The new research shows
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) realized a net profit of EUR 253 million in the first half of 2014 (H1 2013: EUR 123 million). Revenue rose 21% in the first half of the year to EUR 1.5 billion (H1 2013: EUR 1.3 billion). Organic revenue growth was 13.4%. EBITDA amounted to EUR 466 million
The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG has published the results for the second quarter and first half year of 2014. The rate of growth achieved represents an increase over the first three months of the year and was driven with the completion and sale of various wind farm projects. With new pe
Goltens Worldwide Management Corp. (GWMC) has appointed Roy Strand as Chief Operating Officer. Strand has previously served as the Vice President of Operations in the Americas and Europe, and will continue to serve as the Advisory Board Chairman within the Goltens Worldwide group of companies. Prior
MPI Offshore will provide its vessel MPI Adventure and its services in general for the Sandbank offshore wind farm, developed by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München. The company will perform the offshore transport and installation of all 72 Siemens 4MW wind turbines, together with a wide range of rela
MAKE Consulting issued a new report called Global Wind Turbine Supply Chain 2014. The 110+ page report offers comprehensive insights into supply-demand dynamics across all key wind turbine components based on global and regional analysis of sourcing trends, production capacities and competitive land
MacArtney is has opened a dedicated slip ring service facility in Singapore. Operating out of a new and purpose designed in-house workshop equipped with the latest tools and equipment, the new service facility is capable of performing complete refurbishment, repair and maintenance of all standard Mo
The offshore wind market in China has turned out to be sluggish and did not fulfill Siemens’ expectations when it comes to the speed of its development, as the company had a plan to hold 30% of Chinese offshore wind market. After witnessing that the offshore wind industry in China is not developing
