Vattenfall has launched Qualification System Wind 2016, an online tool for selection of candidates suitable to carry out specific works for the company’s offshore wind projects off the Netherlands and Denmark. The qualification system applies to the supply and maintenance of wind turbines with at le
Germany’s 8.2 Consulting AG has supported Quadran – Énergies Libres in the planned floating offshore pilot wind farm off the coast of the French region Languedoc-Roussillon by defining the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) concept for the tendering phase. As the step from fixed offsho
The tender for the 700MW Borssele I&II offshore wind farm zones has attracted 38 bids and the first impression is that the wind developers have put a lot of effort in driving down the costs, the Dutch media cited Henk Kamp, the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs, as saying. The bids show that th
France will announce the results of the call for expressions of interest to develop floating offshore wind projects in July 2016, Ségolène Royal, the French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, said. The quality and the number of applications received under the tender reflect th
Two further bids to construct offshore wind farms at the first sites offered at Dutch Borssele Zone were confirmed today, one submitted jointly by RWE and Macquarie Capital, and the other one by Vattenfall. “We are optimistic to be highly competitive with our application,” RWE and Macquarie Capital
Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has published the final tender material for the development of 350MW of offshore wind capacity in nearshore wind farms. The instruction to Energinet.dk to reinforce he transmission grid is expected to follow during May, DEA said. The Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA)
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has proposed an amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) which would enable two offshore wind tenders with a total capacity of 2.92GW to be held in 2017. The two tenders with 1.46GW capacity each are part of the new draft bill for
TenneT TSO has issued an amended call for tender for switchgears that will allow safe transfer of electricity from five offshore platforms to the company’s high voltage grid in the Netherlands. In the period between 2017 and 2023, TenneT expects to build the five offshore platforms for the connectio
Ofgem has launched a tender to enable prospective bidders to compete to own the transmission assets of the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in the Bay of Liverpool. The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round Four (TR4) started on 7 April, Ofgem said. Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind f
The Netherlands will start the tendering procedure for the Borssele I and II offshore wind farms on 10 April, following the last month’s adoption of the amendment to the Electricity Act 1998 which allowed further development of offshore wind energy projects in the country. The window for submitting
Ségolène Royal, French Minister of Environment, Energy and Marine, yesterday launched the third offshore wind call for tenders for an area off the coast of Dunkerque, identified as having favorable conditions for offshore wind development. The Minister appointed the Maritime Prefect for the English
Polish wind farm developer PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. has invited tenders for a study on the EW Baltica-3 offshore wind farm project. The project is located in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea, some 33km off the coast at the border of Slupsk Bank. The aim of the study is to cond
Reportedly, the oil and gas giant Shell is delving into the upcoming offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. Shell’s representatives have attended information meetings regarding the Borssele I & II tender, which is scheduled to be open for applications in May. There are strong rumours that Shell
Competitive tendering is cutting the costs for connecting offshore wind farms to British high voltage grid by at least £700m, according to new figures published by Ofgem today. Maxine Frerk, acting senior partner, networks, Ofgem, said: “The figures published today show that competition is helping t
