RenewableUK has welcomed the publication of Ofgem’s “minded to” position today on future transmission charges. The proposal recognises the important point that renewable generation shares the grid with other generation, and for the first time Ofgem is proposing a method of charging for transmission
Ofgem has announced it is minded to approve a change to the methodology for calculating what generators pay to use the electricity transmission network across Britain. It is proposed that the new charges would come into effect on 1 April, 2014. The aim of this change is to facilitate the timely move
Blue Offshore will be exhibiting at the EWEA Offshore 2013 event in Frankfurt in November. Blue Offshore is a Dutch company founded in early 2010. Its mission is to assist international customers with the development of the world’s oil, gas, wave, wind and tidal potential. The company provides world
The Board of Directors of Prysmian S.p.A. has approved the Group’s consolidated results for the first half of 2013. “The Group’s half-year results show signs of improvement from the second quarter. In fact, in the second quarter 2013 both sales and profitability increased on the first quarter 2013,
EDF is inviting tenders for the cable trenching trials, as part of the development and the construction of offshore wind farms projects in France, in order to assess the performance of burial methods commonly used in the industry in the offshore wind farms sites of Fecamp, Courseulles sur Mer and Sa
The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has announced ambitious plans to return to the oil and gas market, whilst maintaining its leading position in offshore renewables. As part of the firm’s blueprint for growth it aims to generate £15million in
Ofgem has appointed the Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage transmission links to the Gwynt y Môr wind farm. At 576MW it is currently the second largest project to have reached this tender stage. The estimated value of the transmission assets
The second cable installation phase at the Global Tech I offshore wind farm has started. The first cables have already been laid between the foundations and pulled into them, and now it is time for them to be flushed into the ocean floor by the installation vessel Cable Innovator and its Remotely Op
The next major step has been taken at the DanTysk offshore wind farm – a first cable has been laid between foundations 39 and 40. The sea conditions were perfect for executing this operation for the first time on DanTysk. It did not go smoothly the entire time. Some wires broke and had to be [&helli
Borkum West II, also known as Trianel Windpark Borkum, set in German waters in the North Sea is the latest project H&Askham are adding to the ever growing portfolio of works it can boast in the Offshore Wind Sector. Teams were mobilised to the project to begin HV termination and jointing works in ea
Pharos Offshore Group has acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool. The Universal Trenching Vehicle (UTV 1200) is a unique low and wide Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) specifically designed to bury submarine power cables. Modifications to the 1200HP UTV 1200 are underway. The enhancements will
Following the announcement that the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm had been granted consent, the Lincolnshire County Council voiced its opposition to the onshore electrical infrastructure that would allow the energy to be transmitted from the offshore wind farm to the national grid, This is Licolns
“The development of renewable energy capacity should be optimised across the EU through to 2030”, say Friends of the Supergrid. “This would be facilitated through the creation of a pan-European grid that integrates energy sources where they are prevalent and transports power to areas of high demand
All four export cables have been installed at RWE npower renewables’ flagship Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the North Wales coast. The final subsea cable burial was completed between the coast and one of the two offshore substations on Tuesday 2 July. In addition, half of the foundations are fi
