The offshore wind industry is very much dictated by large conglomerates. How is it for smaller companies to keep on their feet in this competitive environment when the stakes are not particular in their favour? Offshore WIND visited family-run towage and salvage company Otto Wulf GmbH and heard how
Cllr David Pugh, the Leader of the Isle of Wight Council and a Director of the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, says that the Isle of Wight should harness its tidal power not the wind power. In his blog, Mr. Pugh welcomes the UK’s second Marine Energy Park announcement, and hopes that the Isle o
Pacific Crossing, a Japanese company that owns an underwater fiberoptic telecommunications cable that connects the U.S. to Asia, expressed its concerns about the tidal power project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the EarthFix news site says. The tidal power pilot project is being dev
It’s tough to do onshore, tougher on wind farms built close to shore, but what of these farshore wind power plants? Can the industry cope with those challenges? In June 2011 Claus Rose, in his role as Chairman of Global Wind Organisation told an audience at a conference organised by leading think ta
Overdick has announced that the Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation” has successful completed sea and jacking trials and has been delivered to their clients of HGO Infra Sea Solutions (HOCHTIEF Solutions and GeoSea) by the shipyard Crist in Gdynia. The HLJV “Innovation” is the most capable Jack-Up
The governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, very recently signed into law an important set of enhancements to the Green Communities Act of 2008. In particular, this new energy bill increases the amount of renewable energy that must be purchased by the state’s utilities under long term contract fro
The first of 160 steel foundations that will make up Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms has been successfully installed off the north Wales coast. The achievement has been celebrated by RWE npower renewables, which is constructing the wind farm over the next two years, to gener
Global renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has been appointed to speak and chair a number of sessions at Windpower Monthly Offshore Consenting Conference, London, AWEA Offshore 2012 and EWEA 2013. The company’s Director of French Operations, Oisin Brady, has been nominated as a lead session c
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) expressed its interest in acquiring the Polish Energy Partners (PEP), writes Power Engineering news site. PGE plans to install a total of 1,000 MW of onshore wind capacity by 2015. The company also received three permits to construct the first Polish offshore wind far
In a few weeks‘ time the international wind industry will be converging on Husum for the HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 Trade Fair. From 18th to 22nd September, 1200 exhibitors and 36,000 visi-tors from more than 90 countries will ensure that this North Frisian town becomes the central hub of the wind indust
Today, the latest milestone for the flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, will be achieved with the departure by sea of the UK engineered and built Siemens’ offshore substation. Destined for installation in Liverpool Bay, the 1,500 tonne platform was jointly designed, engineered and fabricated b
This is key to a responsible realisation of the Energiewende” says Lex Hartman, Director Corporate Development of TSO TenneT. “After all, the German ambition implies building one turbine every day.” The recent Atomausstieg and the subsequent Energiewende brought about a revolution in the German offs
Within the next few years, Taiwan’s National Science Council is planning to harness the power of Kuroshio Current, writes DigiTimes news site. The Council has conducted a research in 2011, after which they have decided to invest around USD 100 million in a 30MW tidal wave project. After its completi
HOCHTIEF will be exhibiting at IdeenPark, the largest technology exhibition experience in the Ruhr area in Germany, from 11 to 23 of August 2012. HOCHTIEF will present on energy infrastructure in the IdeenPark’s energy park at Messe Essen, Hall 3, booth 22. Solutions for development of renewable ene
