Electricity from a wind farm planned for off of Block Island could come with a higher cost premium than previously estimated, according to National Grid. In a filing with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission, the utility said that depending on the forecasting model used, electricity from the Deepwat
Meindert van Genderen, interim director of the Princess Amalia wind park which is co-owned by Eneco (share of 50%), will be the chairman at the conference “Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance 2011”. As such, he will also open the conference with a short statement. Eneco has a wind portfolio o
The opening of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm on represents a milestone, according to the CEO of the energy utility Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW), Hans-Peter Villis. “As the first commercial wind farm in Germany, this project has a special meaning for the offshore wind sector, “ said Villis. Baltic 1 w
A group representing offshore wind power firms has rejected an ESRI report which calls for an end to subsidies for the sector. The National Offshore Wind Association (NOW Ireland) said that the country cannot meets its renewable energy targets without offshore wind energy production. Responding to t
HvS Dredging Support BV, marine support company from Harlingen (The Netherlands) announces, in addition to their current Support Vessel “Zwerver I”, a new unique Multi Purpose DP-1 Support Vessel is built, which will be called “Zwerver III”. The vessel is especially designed for supporting Wind farm
Ngati Whatua will hold a hui-a-iwi to decide the tribe’s future stance – including a possible rahui (embargo) – on the Crest Energy plan… (northernadvocate) [mappress] Source: northernadvocate, April 28, 2011;
– Strong competition to own and operate over £1bn of high-voltage transmission links for three offshore wind farms – Shortlist of bidders follows strong interest in the first round of tenders which attracted £4bn investment appetite – Preferred bidders for links will be announced from autumn 2011 Of
North Carolina’s Port of Morehead City recently received its second shipment of wind turbines. The wind turbines were discharged from the… (capefearbusiness) [mappress] Source: capefearbusiness, April 28, 2011;
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector. To enable GeoShips to offer a full suite of services from the Stril Explorer, and future vessels, the company ha
With Chancellor Merkel’s government turning its back on nuclear power, offshore wind parks are to pick up the slack. By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, April 27, 2011;
RWE npower renewables has awarded Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, the main contract to supply warning equipment to protect the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping. The services supplied by Tideland unde
John Woodruff, Senior Development Manager at Natural Power and chair of RenewalbeUK Cymru, will be part of the opening address at this year’s event in Cardiff, taking place on 26th May. With over ten years experience in the wind industry John’s discussion, entitled ‘State of the Industry 2011’ will
Blue Offshore announced today the appointment of Stijn Folkers to the role of Commercial Director. Folkers will be responsible for the management of Blue Offshore’s Commercial Departments. Folkers has a strong background in the offshore industry. He served most recently as Manager of Contracts at Se
A single EU electricity market may result in higher costs for Irish consumers, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in a paper published today. The paper says incentives for wind and wave and tidal generation should be scrapped. The paper, A Review of Irish Energy Policy (t
