HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has congratulated Forewind on the consent for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, the largest offshore wind consent award worldwide to date and one in which HiDef has played an important role. Dogger Bank Creyke Beck is the first stage of development in the Dogger Bank Zo
Research and Markets added the “Global and China Wind Power Converter Industry Report, 2014-2018” report to their online library. As one of key components of a wind generating set, the wind power converter accounts for 17.9% of costs of wind power equipment automation products. It can optimize the o
FoundOcean and BASF have launched an integrated material and service system for the provision of a new high strength grout, MasterFlow 9800, in Edinburgh, UK. “FoundOcean recognised a need amongst its customers for a material that could provide high early strength development and low temperature per
Dong Energy has appointed MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as preferred supplier for phase 1 of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. Dong Energy has decided to split the Walney Extension offshore wind development project into phase 1 and 2, each with a capacity of 330MW. According to Danish energy compa
RenewableUK has warmly welcomed the announcement today that the giant Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind farm has gained consent from the Energy Secretary Edward Davey. Dogger Bank Creyke Beck is the largest consented offshore wind project in the world, with an installed capacity of up to 2.4 gig
Drammen Yard has awarded a contract for fast delivery of 2pcs 10Te Vertical Tensioners to Sepro Technology Norway. The 2 Electrical Tensioner is designed as standalone equipment handling offshore power cables. “The tensioners are bound for a Drammen Yard New Build Carousel job in the renewable secto
Major industry players and government officials will be speaking at RenewableUK’s 12th Annual Wave & Tidal Conference & Exhibition to be held on February 25 and 26 in Edinburgh, UK. This year’s conference, will see speakers as Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, industry experts Peter Fraenkel, J
CLS Offshore has appointed Richard Jenkins as its new Delivery Director. Richard has joined CLS with the remit of managing all projects and deliverables from award through to delivery. He has worked for various companies in progressively senior management roles including Hamworthy, Baker Hughes, and
Borkum Riffgrund 1 At the end of October 2014 the first of in total 78 Siemens SWT-4.0-130 turbines was installed at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum. In December Danish CT Offshore completed the installation an
Video: Construction of DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Vattenfall has recently published a video showing the construction of its DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border in the North Sea. Bilfinger’s Offshore Wind and Marine Units Up for Sal
RenewableUK says a number of fresh announcements highlight the full extent of the UK’s booming business environment for the offshore wind industry and its supply chain. The global manufacturing company CS Wind has confirmed that it’s planning to build an offshore wind turbine tower manufacturing pla
A Swedish renewable energy software company, Breeze, in cooperation with Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), has created The Evolution of Wind Power – an interactive map showing the cumulative installed wind power capacity per country, continent and the world as a whole between 1981-2014. China accou
A special interest group for the marine industry in the east of England energy sector is to be launched next month. The group will examine how the industry uses the diverse range of vessels across the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors in the Southern North Sea – from catamarans to huge jack-ups
James F. (Jim) Bennett has been appointed as Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) new Chief for the Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP), the program responsible for overseeing offshore renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf. “Jim’s extensive background in environmen
