The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, today announces the launch of its Phase 3 consultation set to take place from 1st August 2012 to 12th September 2012. The consultation relates to the first offshore wind farm project within the Hornsea Ro
In January 2012, Cable Consulting International (CCI) was engaged by The Crown Estate (TCE) to study the supply chain for offshore windfarm power export cables with particular emphasis on the requirements of the UK’s developers. Now, The Crown Estate has issued a study highlighting the opportunities
Vattenfall, Swedish power company, will see its DanTysk offshore wind farm connected to the Germany’s power grid with a delay of up to five months, reports Bloomberg. Siemens spokesman Torsten Wolf stated that the link is scheduled for completion by the spring 2014, even though it was planned to be
German utility, RWE has delayed announcement regarding the investment decision for Innogy Nordsee wind farm in the North Sea, according to Handelsblatt. The major reason for the temporary freeze on investment is legal liability risks. The company has planned to start the “Innogy Nordsee 1“ project i
According to a new study by IHS Emerging Energy Research, wind power development offshore U.S. coast will boost the economy of the region as well as create new jobs, writes North American Windpower. The study states that the offshore wind development in relation to the Atlantic Wind Connection would
As Hamburger Abendblatt reported, two weeks ago, Bremen’s Mayor wrote to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel regarding the concerns about the delayed expansion of the electricity grid, connection of offshore wind farms to the grid and problems with network operator Tennet, saying that further delays
TenneT is working to connect renewable energy projects to the grid in the Netherlands and Germany. Over the next few years, the largest wind farm in the Netherlands will be constructed in the Noordoostpolder, an area of reclaimed land in the north-east of the country. A total of 86 wind turbines wil
Due to the fact that Elia, transmission system operator in Belgium and Germany, is legally obligated to connect offshore wind turbines to the grid, the company is planning to invest 3 billion euros in grid development over the next 10 years, writes Trends news portal. Jacques Vandermeiren, the newly
Accounting for around 16% of total project cost, submarine cabling procurement and installation for offshore wind developments is a significant commercial investment. Unfortunately for developers submarine cables do not exist in a static environment, and are subjected to a number of potential threat
Energinet.dk and the German company TSO TenneT are increasing the transmission capacity on electricity connections between Jutland and Northern Germany. Following a number of conversions of the 400 kV and 220 kV connections across the Danish-German border, the market has now been informed that as fr
PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH in Berlin is further expanding its portfolio for generating electricity using wind turbines. The new Green Line Grid Stability product line supplements the existing product range to ensure the low voltage ride through capability (LVRT) of wind turbines. PCS will pr
Offshore Transmission Operator Transmission Capital Partners has contracted with Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide cable repair and maintenance services for the tr
TC Ormonde OFTO Limited, an entity incorporated by the consortium Transmission Capital Partners (TCP), has been granted a licence by Ofgem E-Serve to own and operate the transmission link to the Ormonde wind farm. The TCP consortium are comprised of Transmission Capital, Amber Infrastructure Group a
CG has been awarded the contract for the grid connection study and supply of main transformer 275 MVA and 2 reactors of 65 MVAr at the Northwind offshore wind farm in Belgium. The Northwind wind farm, previously named “Eldepasco”, will have an installed production capacity of 216 MW. The connection
