Germany connected 546 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 2,282.4 megawatts to the grid in 2015, a record unlikely to be beaten any time soon as it was based on ”the catch-up effects of grid connections,” the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) said in a release. Further 41 wind turbine
Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm produced more than 170 GWh in December last year, which represents a monthly generation record for the wind farm. Sheringham Shoal’s December 2015 production of 170.6 GWh was well above the budget of 122.2 GWh. Cumulative production amounted to 1,164.9 GWh for the
Alpha Ventus, Germany’s first offshore wind farm, generated 242.176 gigawatt hours of electricity in 2015, surpassing the forecast yield in its fifth year of operation by 3.1 percent. The power generated by the 60 MW Alpha Ventus is equivalent to the annual power consumption of 69,000 average househ
Statoil to Present Hywind Scotland Project in Peterhead To provide local communities with information about the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, Statoil will hold a public exhibition on 20 January in Peterhead. 2015 Huge for Wind Power in Scotland Following a record final month, 2015 proved to be a “huge
Energinet.dk has awarded DKK 250 million (approx. EUR 33.5 million) in contracts for the supply of technical components for Kriegers Flak grid connection. The components include transformers, reactors and switchgear for power stations that will connect the offshore wind farm with the Danish grid. Th
Energy generated by wind turbines covered a record-breaking equivalent of 42.1 per cent of Denmark’s electricity needs in 2015, data gathered by Energinet.dk shows. The last year’s result is a 3 per cent improvement compared to a 39.1 per cent equivalent of Denmark’s needs covered by wind-generated
UK-based National Wind Farm Training Centers (NWFTC), part of CWind Limited, has developed a new SHEQ (safety, health, environment, and quality assurance) review and training service for its clients in the offshore wind industry. Following the recently completed pilot program to assist in the improv
Global clean energy investments reached record-breaking USD 329.4 billion in 2015, with the largest projects financed last year being offshore wind arrays in the North Sea and off China’s coast, according to data gathered by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The offshore wind projects in the North Sea w
Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) plans to install 1,800 megawatts of offshore wind power capacity in the next 15 years, according to local media. Taipower has identified Fangyuan, Changhua County, as the hub where works on the first offshore wind farm are planned to start in
CG, an Avantha Group company, has been awarded a contract from Denmark’s electricity transmission system operator Energinet.dk to provide power transformers and Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) for the Kriegers Flak wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. The order consists of two onshore 500 MVA 410/235
Danish independent energy service company Danske Commodities has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL). Under the agreement, Danske Commodities will handle all forecasting and trading for 294 MW, equivalent to 50% of the farm’s production. The
UK-based RMS Submarine Ltd. and Germany’s eos projekt GmbH have recently provided consultancy and client representative support on behalf of Vattenfall Wind Power UK for Kentish Flats Extension (KFE). RMS/eos were contracted between February and September 2015 and provided multiple services such as
Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk will be working with Lloyd’s Register (LR) on measuring underwater sound propagation for the Horns Rev 3 wind farm substation development. Energinet.dk will take on installation of the substation for guiding the electricity into the onshore grid. The
Baker Consultants has won a contract with Iberdrola to provide an underwater noise and marine mammal activity monitoring service during the construction phase of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Baker Consultants will monitor underwater noise emissions as well as the activity of ha
