In the first half of 2015, another 422 offshore wind turbines, with a combined capacity of 1,765.3 megawatts went on line. Up to 30 June 2015 a total of 668 offshore turbines with an overall capacity of 2,777.8 megawatts fed power into the German grid. With the current offshore wind energy output th
Borkum Riffgrund 1 Turbine installation work is ongoing at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum. The installation, performed by A2SEA’s SEA INSTALLER, reached half way in mid-March. The first of the 78 Siemens SWT-4
VIDEO: HDD Work at Gemini Offshore Wind Farm BvL, a joint venture between BAM Nelis De Ruiter bv and Gebr. van Leeuwen Boringen B.V, finalized the 2nd and last horizontal directional drilling (HDD) work at the Gemini offshore wind farm site in February. Dong Hires Seajacks Scylla for Walney Extensio
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for an Innovation Fund, which aims to strengthen the Emission Trading Scheme and support emerging renewable technologies. The company said that its wave energy technology, the WaveSub, has huge potential to contribute to ener
Seajacks UK has entered into contract with DONG Energy for the transportation and installation of all 87 wind turbines at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. The Walney Extension offshore wind farm is made up of two 330MW phases and located in the Irish Sea, around 19km from the UK’s West Coast
Siemens had appointed UK contractor VolkerFitzpatrick to build its wind turbine blade factory in Hull. Siemens said VolkerFitzpatrick’s bid was the most competitive and robust proposal for construction of the 40,000sqm facility. Construction will begin next month (August), with the factory scheduled
RenewableUK, the trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries has welcomed the latest update of National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios and their review of the performance of the energy sector last winter. In their annual Future Energy Scenarios, National Grid said the “
A series of key appointments have been made to Wave Energy Scotland (WES) as the new research and development organisation sets up an Advisory Group. The Advisory Group will be chaired by a Tiree-based businessman with a background in consulting and banking, Steve Thomson, who is also a board member
The innovation fund provided for in a reformed Emissions Trading Scheme must take into account the specific finance needs of the emerging technologies for which it was created, Europe’s ocean energy industry stated today. The comments follow the publication of the European Commission’s proposal to a
Natural Power has been working alongside Tidal Lagoon Power on the Swansea Bay project – the world’s first tidal lagoon – which was granted planning permission last month. Delivering a range of services predominantly from its Welsh office, Natural Power most recently completed pre-construction coast
The Energy Institute (EI), the professional body for the energy industry, delivering good practice and professionalism, has had new additions to its team. The EI Council is composed of volunteers representing all aspects of energy and works on the strategic direction of the EI. The newest additions
BvL, a joint venture between BAM Nelis De Ruiter bv and Gebr. van Leeuwen Boringen B.V, finalized the 2nd and last horizontal directional drilling (HDD) work at the Gemini offshore wind farm site in February. After the finalisation of the HDD, BvL has been awarded extra scope to assist Van Oord with
Race Bank DONG Energy signed a contract with Belgian contractor Jan de Nul during the EWA OFFSHORE event in March for the installation of the export cables for the 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. The full scope includes around 148km of cables to interconnect the 2 offshore substations and to con
ABB Wins French Multi-Million Offshore Wind Job ABB has won a contract worth around $25 million from the electrical transmission system operator RTE France to supply transformer products and services for grid connections for ongoing French offshore wind power projects. Bilfinger Wins the Race Bilfin
