Category: Wind

WE15T/ Hamburg, 22 September 2016 WindEnergy Hamburg will be opened next Tuesday, 27 September, by Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Vice Chancellor of Germany. The world’s leading expo for wind energy will be held for the second time in Hamburg, from 27 to 30 September. More than 1,200 exhibitors will present their… Read more »

ROMO Wind’s patented iSpin wind measurement technology has been installed on two of the Vestas V80 turbines in Energiekontor’s company-owned Thüle wind farm in Lower Saxonia, Germany, enabling wind measurement directly at the spinner.  The result of the measurements: both turbines were affected by yaw misalignment of 8 degrees, and after correction on average 3.2 percent more… Read more »

Hamburg, September 21, 2016. The Hamburg-based distribution company WINDSOURC- ING.COM presents its expanded product and service portfolio for wind energy technology at the „WindEnergy Hamburg 2016“ trade show. From 27 to 30 September visitors can get to know for example the newly incorporated Kema® product line for the maintenance and repair of wind turbines. Furthermore, the… Read more »

With the order for a mobilisation task for ”Seajacks Scylla”, Semco Maritime now strengthens its position further in the offshore wind industry. This strategically important scope of work will be completed at the dockyard in Esbjerg. Semco Maritime will be granted the assignment of fabricate and installation of new sea fastening on “Scylla”, the world’s… Read more »

· Leading German offshore conference to take place directly after the first round of German offshore tenders · Keynote speakers include Michael Hannibal, CEO Offshore at Siemens Wind Power, Wilfried Breuer, CEO at TenneT Offshore and Gunnar Groebler Senior VP Wind at Vattenfall Hamburg, Germany – 21st September 2016 – For the first time the… Read more »

Bremen (Germany)/Velp (The Netherlands), 20.09.2016 The leading independent specialist in maintenance for wind turbines Deutsche Windtechnik and the Dutch-German group OutSmart, which focuses on offshore operations management and management services, are now joining forces: Deutsche Windtechnik has acquired 70 percent of OutSmart’s shares. By merging their complementary fields of expertise, the partners are looking to… Read more »

• Gravity jacket concept for cost-efficient foundations • First offshore installation of SWT-7.0-154 wind turbine including 66kV transformer, cable and switchgear • Cable in pipe for cost-efficient cable systems Four wind turbines and related equipment take a large step into the future of offshore wind technology: Nissum Bredning Vindmøllelaug and Jysk Energi placed the winning… Read more »

At the Hamburg Fair site from 27 to 30 September WE13T/Hamburg, 19 September 2016 Numerous world premieres and impressive exhibits are the highlights of WindEnergy Hamburg 2016, which opens at the Hamburg Fair site in the coming week. The large-scale exhibit delivered this Monday is a world innovation, and a record breaker – it is… Read more »

The PBA concept combines the PALFINGER MARINE nacelle crane PK 40002 M with a workman basket especially developed in close cooperation with PP Techniq as partner. The basket has space for two technicians and their working tools. With the nacelle crane, the basket is easily lifted into operation and attached to the blade. Following the… Read more »

• Panelists at Wind Europe conference • Booth presentation on 360 square meters • Product launches include new onshore turbines and service products At the WindEnergy 2016 trade show Siemens will showcase various innovations designed to address the challenges of the energy transition: From wind energy generation under different conditions to grid access and storage…. Read more »

AMC SWATH design collaboration with Adhoc Naval Architect John Kecsmar of Ad Hoc Marine Designs is now working with Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) to offer a plethora of uniquely designed SWATH workboats created to satisfy any requirement. Mr Kecsmar possesses many decades of experience working and designing in shipyards in all things high-speed and is… Read more »

Hamburg/Paris: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has reached two gigawatts installed capacity in France. Senvion crosses this milestone, with the installation of 26 Senvion MM82 turbines at the Sambres wind farm, owned by RES, located in the Occitanie region . The wind farm has a total rated output of 53 megawatts (MW)… Read more »

Semco Maritime enters into a 5-year agreement for service and maintenance of substation for the Nordsee One wind farm. Opens new office in Norddeich, Germany. Leading manufacturer of offshore substations for the wind industry, Semco Maritime, has entered into a 5-year contract for full service and maintenance of the substation, which controls the power from… Read more »

New low-cost Solar Time Series Tool cuts model uncertainty and reduces resource risk for solar developers, operators, and engineers VAISALA CORPORATION                         PRESS RELEASE                                  SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has launched an innovative Solar Time Series Tool that will allow solar project developers, operators, and engineering teams to minimize long-term resource risk and… Read more »

The global wind energy markets are characterised by dynamic development. Innovation is moving fast, driven by both economic and political factors. WindEnergy Hamburg, to be held in Hamburg from 27 to 30 September, will be the meeting point for decision makers in the energy industry throughout the world. The world´s leading expo for wind energy gives… Read more »

Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has launched an innovative Solar Time Series Tool that will allow solar project developers, operators, and engineering teams to minimize long-term resource risk and improve energy estimates. The new subscription-based service removes the barriers of cost and time in accessing multiple high quality solar resource datasets.  As… Read more »

 Bremen/Osnabrück/Reims, 07.09.2016. With the establishment of a new French business unit and the conclusion of several service contracts for French wind farms, Deutsche Windtechnik has implemented its entry into the French wind market and thereby further extended its European range of services. Long-term full maintenance and basic contracts have been concluded with several operators for… Read more »

–      Rovco awarded first contract in UK waters – A new subsea company has officially launched today (5th September) with the announcement of its first UK contract. An independent company focussed on underwater integrity, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), surveying and subsea services for both oil and gas, and renewables, Rovco has secured a contract with… Read more »

“Brazil exceeds the threshold of 10 GW installed wind capacity. This 10 GW turning point was reached thanks to the commissioning of Voltalia’s Vila Pará II wind facility in the city of Serra do Mel (RN)” congratulated the national association of wind power in Brazil in the press release they issued yesterday. Voltalia (Euronext Paris,… Read more »

From 27 to 30 September 2016 at the Hamburg Messe Fair Site WE10T/ Hamburg, 1 September 2016 Wind energy is one of the world’s most innovative industries, and there is no better place to highlight the dynamic development of this sector than WindEnergy Hamburg were more than 1,200 exhibitors from over 30 countries will display… Read more »

For the past two years, ALL NRG has acquired the strength necessary to become the preferred business partner in the energy sector. On Thursday September 1st 2016, ALL NRG turns a new page and heads into the world as one united company, strong and competent in every field of the energy sector both onshore or… Read more »

Leading technical advisor enhances presence in French and Francophone solar and wind markets with regional office opening and senior appointment  Paris, 24th August 2016 – OST Energy (OST), a leading technical advisor for global renewable energy projects, has announced the opening of a new office in Paris to support the growth of its French solar and… Read more »

The 400MW Merkur offshore wind farm, located 50km from the coast in the German Exclusive Economic Zone, has successfully achieved financial close. Mott MacDonald acted as independent technical advisor to GE Energy Financial Services in support of their equity financing. The project will comprise 66 GE Haliade 150-6.0MW wind turbine generators to be installed on… Read more »

Dutch offshore shipping company, C-bed Floating Hotels, presents a new major assignment for their DP2 Walk-2-Work vessel, Wind Innovation. Wind Innovation is the result of the extensive conversion of a former seismic survey vessel into a floating four-star hotel and project basecamp. Next year, she will play an integral part in the installation phase of… Read more »

Wind turbines are inspected and serviced at regular intervals, generally over a period of at least 20 years. It goes without saying that these activities take place in the open air, both onshore and offshore. It is thus essential to guarantee a safe working environment for the service technicians. The access systems and training concepts… Read more »

Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland – Thursday 18th August 2016; Wind turbine manufacturer Orenda Energy Solutions, which has locations in Ontario, Canada and Livingston, Scotland, is seeking to raise US$25million through a series of US investment banks as it embarks on a programme of expansion to build its own distributed wind farm across the UK. Orenda… Read more »

Leading European O&M service provider for offshore wind market enters component-exchange framework agreement with DONG Energy DONG Energy and ZITON A/S have entered a framework agreement that will see ZITON provide services related to main component exchanges on out-of- warranty offshore wind turbines for the next three years. ZITON will provide its jack-up crane vessels… Read more »

Cohort plc subsidiary SEA has utilized its advanced power connection technology to successfully install a 13.2kV cable connection in support of the Oceantec wave energy device located at the Biscay Marine Energy Park (Bimep) test site in Northern Spain. Bimep tests prototype devices for generating wave energy in advance of commercial production to ensure economic… Read more »

The UK remains the world’s biggest single market with a 5,061MW total installed offshore wind capacity. The vigorous development of offshore wind energy will also be a featured topic at WindEnergy Hamburg 2016. The world’s leading expo for wind energy, held from 27 to 30 September at the Hamburg Messe fair site, will see more… Read more »

Cubico Sustainable Investments (“Cubico”), a global leader in renewable energy and water investment, has announced that it has acquired, with its partner Plenium Partners, a 67 MW wind farm in Valencia from Enerfin, one of Spain’s leading wind farm developers and operators and a subsidiary of Elecnor. As a result of this acquisition, Cubico’s portfolio… Read more »

There is a clear upward trend – wind turbines both on and offshore have been getting increasingly bigger for a number of years now. In this respect, Rostock-based EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH (EEW) has produced the world’s largest monopile with a diameter of 7.8 metres and a length of 84.5 metres. For in-plant transportation,… Read more »