Offshore wind turbines could pose a threat to the Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet said the Ministry of Defence chiefs, reports Scotsman. Wind turbine blades affect sonar images to the level of distorting and impeding visibility what could result in a submarine collision or running aground. Outer F
Offshore wind mills presents a great business opportunity for the steel industry in the future, Richard Freeman, Manager for Product and Market Development in Tata Steel said to The Northern Echo. Tata Steel invested £2m in the Hartlepool tube mills in October. They are planning to establish a suppl
Fishermen’s Energy has retained Chris Wissemann as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wissemann is one of the leading executives in the North American offshore wind industry, having been a founder of Deepwater Wind and recently having led Great Lakes Wind Energy, LLC. Wissemann brings his 29 years of
On 19 December, the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) confirmed acceptance for examination of a Development Consent Order application for Galloper Wind Farm – an up to 504 megawatt (MW) extension to the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm that is currently under construction – with much of the
MPs of Bournemouth East and South West and Gibraltar attended the wind farm scrutiny task on February 4,and enclosed the evidences on potential effects of the Navitus Bay Wind Farm, reports Bournemouth Echo. The Navitus Bay Wind Park will have the potential to make a contribution to meeting national
Construction work has commenced on installation of 27 turbines at EDF Energy Renewables’ Teesside offshore wind farm, a Round 1 project. Located 1.5 km off the coast at Redcar, initial work involves installing large diameter steel tubes into the seabed as foundations for the transition pieces. The f
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects, including for the offshore wind industry, has received a further order from Siemens Energy to build a self-erecting offshore HVDC converter platform. Work will start from May 2, 2012 on the SylWin alpha platform, whi
With over 700 delegates each day and a record of 53 exhibiting organisations this year’s Scottish Offshore Wind + Supply Chain event was the largest and most successful to date. The conference and networking exhibition included a mixture of plenary sessions, workshop style discussions, presentations
A Group at the foreground of the offshore wind ambition will open up to businesses across North East Lincolnshire, says Grimsby Telegraph. Established in 2008, the Grimsby Renewables Partnership is a private/public partnership whose the main aim is to maximize economic benefits that North East Linco
In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW – enough to supply 6.3% of the EU’s electricity, according to figures published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Representing 21.4% of new power capacity, wind energy installations in
Siemens has been selected as a supplier of wind turbines by the consortium of GDF Suez, Vinci and CDC Infrastructure that are bidding for a €10 billion contract. They are planning to erect a wind farm offshore Saint-Brieuc, reports Les Echos. If this consortium wins the bid, Siemens plans to build a
In an attempt to address the perennial problems of land access and intensive labour requirements for infrastructure surveys, HiDef has developed a video inspection survey service which has been employed by Forewind, the developer of the UK’s largest windfarm Dogger Bank. HiDef deployed its super HD
NOIA President Randall Luthi issued the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior’s offshore wind announcement: “NOIA supports an “all of the above” energy strategy, so we are pleased to hear today that the Department of the Interior has taken further steps toward commercial wind
After extensive trials with the smaller Powerglide 46 Wind Farm Crew Boat ‘Vanishing Point’ Power Catamarans have finalised the design of 20m (66ft) Wind farm crew boat that will revolutionise the crew boat industry and save millions of litres of fuel. The Blade will work easily in seas of well over
