STX France SA has received an order to build one offshore substation due for delivery in 2014 for a wind farm in Northern Europe. STX France will perform the detail design and deliver the substation topside module, the jacket foundation and the piles. The contract will represent around 150 000 man-h
More than 400 leading wind power companies from more than 20 countries attended the China Wind Power 2012 Exhibition in Beijing. Avanti Wind Systems was among the exhibitors, and the Avanti team led by CEO Erik Laursen introduced the visitors to Avanti’s Service Lift, Ladder systems with Climb Assis
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has appointed Thomas Becker as its new Chief Executive Officer. A former Danish civil servant, Thomas Becker has since 2010 been CEO of Genan – a company that recycles used tyres on a very large scale globally (and has a turnover of 100 million Euros per y
The offshore wind industry will meet in Stockholm on 20 and 21 February 2013. A first-time event, the WINDFORCE Baltic Sea conference will focus on the issues and challenges the industry faces to generate electricity at sea, and the developments and experiences which result from this undertaking. Sp
Gills Harbour Ltd. has welcomed MeyGen’s decision to use a purpose-built catamaran for their project between the mainland and Stroma, writes John O’Groat Journal. Namely, MeyGen is planning to install 400 electricity-generating turbines in the Inner Sound. For this project they primarily wanted to u
Dominion Virginia Power welcomed the news that the U.S. Department of Energy had selected a company-led team to begin award negotiations for initial engineering, design and permitting for an offshore wind turbine demonstration facility off the coast of Virginia. In its DOE application, Dominion prop
The N.C. Solar Center welcomed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Call for Information and Nominations for potential offshore wind leasing areas offshore from North Carolina. As a member of BOEM’s North Carolina Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force, the N.C. Solar Center has been
As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it is publishing a Call for Information and Nominations to gauge the offshore wind industry’s interest in acquiring commercial wind lea
Ballast Nedam has strengthened the compliance organization with the appointment of Sylvie Bleker as Chief Compliance & Risk Officer (CCRO). With effect from 1 January 2013 she will implement Ballast Nedam’s tightened compliance and risk policy in order to guarantee the organization’s integrity. The
Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen has been invited to become a member on the EWEA Board of Directors. His responsibilities in this new role began already at the start of November 2012. This gives The Switch a stronger opportunity to influence European policies and communicate with other main players within the wi
All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, congratulates RWE npower renewables for their win in the All-Energy-sponsored ‘Contribution to Supply Chain Development’ award at the annual Scottish Green Energy Awards attended by a thousand guests in Edinburgh (6 December).
The Crown Estate has won an award for sustainable development at the Green Energy Awards, recognising the success of the enabling actions in addressing the complex challenges in developing offshore renewables. The annual Scottish Renewables event, held in Edinburgh on 6 December, saw a record 1,000
An offshore wind test turbine has been erected behind the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center on campus to evaluate sensor systems and controls in preparation for the installation of a floating turbine in the Gulf of Maine this spring as part of the DeepCwind Consortium pro
ABPmer, a leading marine environmental consultancy, has recently been commissioned by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd to support the preparation of the Environmental Statement for the planned Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. The proposed land-attached lagoon is situated in Swansea Bay, with the aim of generat
