Just over a month after it was inaugurated, German 295MW Nordsee Ost wind farm encountered a problem. RWE Innogy was forced to shut down the wind farm after one of Senvion 6.2M126 wind turbines suffered a blade loss last Friday. “The turbine has been shut down immediately. Nobody was injured,” said
The City of Bremen and bremenports GmbH & Co. KG are seeking contractors for the construction of a wind energy terminal. The plan is to build a heavy-duty terminal for the wind energy industry in Bremerhaven Blexer, the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB). The construction work is required for the t
Oliver Joy, spokesman for the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), responded to UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Amber Rudd’s speech at the Global Offshore Conference 2015 in London, where she said that an announcement on the second CfD auction is due soon. Joy said: “With pro
The Hague District Court has ruled yesterday that the State must take more action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands. According to the ruling, the State has to undertake measures which will lead to Dutch emissions in the year 2020 to be at least 25% lower than those in 1990, c
Some of the access equipment set up at the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms has recently deemed not fit for purpose by the Health & Safety team at DONG Energy, after which the developer contacted JECS Offshore with a request for scaffolding materials and two teams of scaffolders to work in shif
Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower Renewables, addressed the Renewable UK Global Offshore Wind Conference in London today. He called for stable regulation and close working between the industry and the Government in order to ensure that the UK gains the maximum benefits from the offshore wind powe
A new Carbon Trust report, launched yesterday by Minister for Energy Fergus Ewing MSP at Global Offshore Wind 2015 conference, sets out the current state of the floating wind industry and identifies key technical barriers that need to be addressed to make it a commercial reality. The study, commissi
Following DONG Energy’s final investment decision for the Race Bank offshore wind farm, NKT announced that it will now start with the production of more than 150 kilometers of 220 kV high voltage submarine export cables. The cable will be manufactured in Cologne, Germany, with the first phase ready
RenewableUK has published a new document which makes a case to Government to continue its support for offshore wind, outlining specific actions that Ministers could take to ensure expansion. “Our Offshore Energy Future – Actions for Growth” is launched today at the opening of RenewableUK’s Global Of
Van Oord has signed a contract with DONG Energy for the installation of foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. Van Oord will install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between t
The USA offshore wind developer, Fishermen’s Energy, will try its luck at the state Supreme Court to save its pilot project. The company is trying to build a 25MW wind farm comprising five turbines located three miles offshore Atlantic City. The project has already been rejected twice by the New Jer
CWind has won a six months contract to provide crew transfer services to Greater Gabbard Offshore wind farm. Its 19m catamaran, one of more than 20 crew transfer vessels in the fleet operated by CWind, will assist with O&M activities at the project, which became operational in August 2013. Under the
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has issued interim findings from a report into a technology assessment of floating wind, reviewing in excess of 30 devices across various levels of technology readiness and providing a detailed appraisal of the three most established concepts. The interim
During a recent two week offshore operation, FLiDAR chartered one vessel to serve three jobs. The Pole Star began its journey in Oban, Scotland, first sailing to the NAREC met mast to pick up one of the FLiDAR buoys which had just finished a successful post validation campaign for Mainstream Renewab
