In August Vattenfall and Stadtwerke Miinchen (SWM) reached an investment agreement for the Sandbank offshore wind project, with an investment value of approximately €1,2bn, to be built 90km west of the island of Sylt. A special project company, Sandbank Offshore GmbH, is set up for this purpose wher
Turbine installation is progressing at the NordSee Ost, which is being built 35km north-east off the isle of Helgoland, in an area of around 24km² with water depths ranging from 22 to 25m. In total 48 Senvion 6MW turbines are installed on jacket foundations. This is performed by the Victoria Mathias
Natural Power was headline sponsor for Scotland’s Community Energy Conference 2014. The Community Energy Scotland event was held on the 26th and 27th of November at the Edinburgh Capital Hotel. Natural Power has its global headquarters in Galloway, where it directly employs a hundred renewable energ
The nine-member crew safely abandoned the boat overnight; rescued from the reef by nearby island coast guard boat. The Team Vestas Wind boat ran aground on a reef late Saturday off the island of Mauritius. All nine crew members are now safe and on dry land after deciding to abandon the boat overnigh
Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) , Europe’s largest industrial association for an interconnected on-and offshore electricity grid, welcomes the launch of the European Commission’s new European Fund for Strategic Investment (“EFSI”). FOSG considers the EFSI will indeed contribute meaningfully to the E
The coalition’s industrial strategy amounts to “little more than economic tinkering” and cannot possibly tackle the structural problems facing the UK economy, a Civitas report warns. According to the think-thank the objectives set out by Business Secretary Vince Cable are too easy to achieve and fai
Size Matters for Dong In an effort to cut down the cost of offshore wind energy as much as possible, Dong Energy is investing in bigger offshore wind turbines and plans to take it to the next level. E.ON Goes with 116 Turbines for Rampion E.ON has announced the final design for the Rampion Offshore
RenewableUK has published a short video about offshore wind in the UK. The UK has the best wind resource in Europe. By developing offshore wind, the country is improving its energy security, cutting polluting carbon emissions and building a new manufacturing and export industry that could employ ove
CWind has named the latest addition to its fleet of more than 20 crew transfer vessels today in Brightlingsea. CWind Sword, the first CTruk MPC 22 to leave the CTruk boatyard, will go directly onto contract at EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. Its high bollard pull and 16,000l fuel transfer capabili
The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at Edinburgh University has secured the ‘Best Innovation’ prize at this year’s Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards. The world-leading ocean energy test facility – which can replicate both waves and tides in its unique 25 metre circular pool – landed the
The first jacket for Zhuhai Gui Shanhai wind energy project has been assembled. Two crawler cranes lifted 400-tone jacket into crane, allowing Zhujiang Steel Pipe (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. to undertake the assembly work. The four-legged jacket structure, with a vertical height of 30m, is 9 x 9m at the top
Companies developing cutting edge low carbon energy projects in generation, efficiency and storage – such as capturing carbon emissions or turning buildings into power stations – have the chance to bid for an extra £5 million of funding in the fourth round of the Government’s Energy Entrepreneurs’ F
Seawork Asia, held in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition ended successfully on November 6. The exhibition attracted 68 exhibitors from 12 countries and over 120 well-known brands were exhibited. UK Trade and Investment representative, Stewart Gorman, commented that Seawork Asia was of a high standar
In two days, more than 100 conference participants will get a comprehensive view of issues related to renewable energy production in the Baltic Sea at WINDFORCE Baltic Sea. Eight theme sessions and 30 international speakers will deal with nearly everything in the value-adding chain, from research, i
