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 »
Hamburg: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed definitive agreements to acquire the wind turbine nacelle production facilities and infrastructure, complete product portfolio suite, wind turbine inventory and the service operations of Kenersys India Private Limited, in Baramati, India, in order to further move ahead with its market penetration of its new… 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 »
396-MW German offshore wind farm development project raises EUR 1.6 billion Represents one of the largest project financed offshore wind projects in the country Strong equity consortium with Partners Group, InfraRed Capital Partners, DEME and GE First large-scale commercial deployment of the GE Haliade 150-6MW turbine Hamburg (DE) | On behalf of its shareholders, Merkur… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, supported the acquisition of a stake in the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK. The Wood Group business provided independent technical advisory services to Sumitomo Corporation. Sumitomo Corporation, a trading and investment company, indirectly takes 12.5% share of the project – a deal which closes in August. The… Read more »
A strategic review of east coast port facilities has identified the enormous potential of the offshore wind sector to accelerate economic growth on the east coast of Britain. It has found that east coast ports, from East Anglia to Scotland, have the capability to support the ambitious pipeline of offshore wind projects which will be… Read more »
WE9 / Hamburg, August 5, 2016 The 7 – 8MW class rapidly becomes state-of-the-art for offshore wind, and for large-scale onshore a new 3.6 – 5MW ‘superclass’ is emerging. For these installations as well as smaller-size volume turbines matching component solutions are required. Reliable components are essential during all stages of a turbine’s manufacture, installation… Read more »
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded SeaRoc Group with a 5 year framework contract to provide Health, Safety and Quality management support to their East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm. Scope of work includes provision of specialist personnel to provide advice and support to the project during construction, development of management systems and to deliver comprehensive training to… Read more »
SeaPlanner, industry leading marine management and monitoring system and part of the SeaRoc Group, has announcement the management of a record quantity of project data as the construction phase of the Gemini Offshore Wind Park draws to a close. The Netherlands based offshore wind farm is one of the largest in the world and has… Read more »
The French Government announced last Friday that it has selected Eolmed, the consortium assembled around Ideol’s floating technology, for the development and construction of a 25MW Mediterranean offshore wind farm 15 km off the coastal town of Gruissan. The consortium will be led by the French renewable energy developer Quadran and will include Ideol, the… Read more »
Blades designed, tested and manufactured on the Isle of Wight have arrived at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Belfast ready for installation at DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension project. The first six 80 metre long blades for the 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension project have arrived at the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind pre-assembly facility in… Read more »
Responding to news that Vattenfall has decided to invest more than £300 million to build Scotland’s largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility off Aberdeen; Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This announcement is great news for Scotland’s offshore wind industry, and together with developments at Levenmouth, Hunterston and Statoil’s Hywind project… Read more »
· Fourteen companies from the wind, oil & gas and maritime sector have launched the Joint Industry Project “Coupled Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines” led by DNV GL · Goal of the project is the development of a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis for the design of floating offshore wind turbines · Standardisation aims… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH announces that they gained the DNV 2.7-2 certification for their ELA Offshore Accommodation Containers. With this, ELA Offshore is continuing its commitment to deliver high quality products for the offshore oil and gas and wind industry, which are manufactured in Germany to international standards and requirements. The latest modules are now… Read more »