• Flagship of Siemens comprehensive offshore logistics concept• Benefits include increased wind turbine uptime and power production• Contributes to lowering costs associated with wind energy• ‘Esvagt Faraday’ set for service operations at Butendiek wind farm in NorthSea• ‘Esvagt Froude’ to be utilized for service at Baltic II wind farm in Baltic Sea Joined by government… Read more »
During a recent two week offshore operation, FLiDAR chartered one vessel to serve three clients. The Pole Star began its journey in Oban, Scotland, first sailing to the NAREC met mast to pick up one of the FLiDAR buoys which had just finished a successful post validation campaign for Mainstream Renewable Power’s Neart na Gaoithe… Read more »
CWind has today announced that it has won a six months contract to provide crew transfer services to Greater Gabbard Offshore wind farm. Its 19m catamaran, one of more than 20 crew transfer vessels in the fleet operated by CWind, will assist with O&M activities at the project, which became operational in August 2013. Under… Read more »
• Fourth direct current grid link now in commercial operation• Transmission capacity of 690 MW enough to supply nearly 900,000 German households• Further milestone achieved for the German government’s offshore development targets• Four Siemens platforms with total of 2.9 GW transmission capacity linked to the grid With HelWin2, Siemens has handed over the fourth North… Read more »
Renewable energy industry’s leading gearbox manufacturer and service provider Moventas promotes wind industry health and safety standards by receiving an occupational health and safety certification for its Finnish company and Finland-based field service. Moventas has had a documented occupational health and safety system since 2010, and received good feedback on health and safety management from… Read more »
A delegation of thirty Japanese offshore wind companies will visit the Netherlands this week on a fact-finding mission to gain further understanding of the Dutch offshore wind industry strengths and capabilities. Dutch exporters association Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) has invited the Japanese delegation, which is led by the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA)…. Read more »
Rheine, Germany: Availon announced today the opening of their new global headquarters in Rheine. This move is a direct result of the tremendous growth that the wind turbine service provider has recently experienced. Over the last three years, Availon’s workforce almost doubled to reach 380 employees. “Eight years after establishing Availon, we are opening a… Read more »
• RWE, Stadtwerke München and Siemens share £2billion investment• 160 wind turbines, sub-stations and service provided by Siemens• Green power for some 400,000 households Today the Gwynt y Môr wind farm, located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, will be officially inaugurated by Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales. With an installed capacity of 576… Read more »
18 June, 2015, Hartlepool, UK – JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, has been awarded a contract by energy company, E.ON, alongside partners the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB), to supply its subsea cabling technology and services for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered two Offshore Office Containers to the Netherland-based Martens en Van Oord. The containers will be placed on pontoons and barges working off the coast in dredging projects. “We decided to buy high quality used A60 ELA containers with DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079-1 offshore certification, since we expect more and… Read more »
CWind has today announced that it has won an eight months contract to provide crew transfer services to Fred Olsen at Walney 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. One of the more than 20 crew transfer vessels in the fleet operated by CWind, will assist with O&M activities at the two wind farms. Peter Jorgensen,… Read more »
Zwijndrecht 17 June 2015 – DEME Concessions Wind nv (“DEME”) and the Windreich Group of companies (“Windreich”) announce the close of a joint venture between DEME and Windreich. Under the terms of the joint venture Windreich contributed the MEG I project rights into Merkur Offshore GmbH, the new project company that will build and operate… Read more »
Hamburg/Courbevoie: Senvion SE has concluded three contracts totalling 32.5 megawatts (MW) with three new customers for wind farm projects in France including Boralex, Neoen and Isac-Watts. Senvion will equip the Calmont, Villacerf and Severac-Guenrouët wind farms with a total of 16 turbines from its two-megawatt portfolio that will produce enough electricity to power more than… Read more »
Designed in maritime style the “offshore” theme is ever-present in the office. “We are very happy with our new office and are exited to further build up ELA Offshore”, Managing Director of ELA Container Offshore GmbH, Hans Gatzemeier, says. The new rooms offer space for five large offices, a reception area, one kitchen, one meeting… Read more »
meteocontrol GmbH continues to drive the development of a consolidated platform for renewable energy generation through the acquisition of the DaWinci software solution for managing wind power plants. Negotiations with iTerra GmbH regarding the acquisition of this solution have been completed. In collaboration with iTerra, the software specialist in Niebüll, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, meteocontrol will integrate… Read more »
Bremen/Osnabrück, 09.06.2015. On 1 June 2015, Deutsche Windtechnik AG acquired 100% of the shares of seebaWIND Service GmbH and Level 360 Gesellschaft für Rotor- und Gittermastservice mbH. The business acquisition provides Deutsche Windtechnik AG with an even better starting point for further growth in the international onshore and offshore service markets. In particular, this enables… Read more »
• Leading industry player WINDSOURCING.COM expands its portfolio and becomes an official distribution partner for wind energy products of Sika and Mita-Teknik• Top results for the first half of 2015• WINDSOURCING.COM gains new customers in Eastern Europe and Asia Hamburg, 10th June 2015 Exactly on schedule to coincide with the beginning of the repair season,… Read more »
A recent event showcased the outputs from a Franco- British collaboration designed to reduce the cost of maintaining offshore renewable energy assets: theMer-Innovate project. We take a look at the state of play. On 18 March almost 50 delegates arrived at a venue fittingly situated by the coast at Portsmouth Harbour. As they crossed the… Read more »
As turbine inspection becomes an ever-more worthwhile and sought-after skill, it’s perhaps unsurprising that a mini-industry has been set-up to train the inspectors of tomorrow. We take a look at some of the options on offer… Certainly, DWPA promotes customised training courses tailored to the wind turbine industry, and when it comes to wind turbine… Read more »
Welcome to a brave new world for European renewables investors, says Phil Hare, Director at Pöyry Management Consulting. If the predictions are to be trusted, exposure to market prices and imbalance risks may result in very different values for current and future asset portfolios… For many investors, renewables have been seen as an ‘invest and… Read more »
As the offshore industry matures, innovation is being increasingly employed in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency. When it comes to building turbines, bigger isn’t necessarily better – sometimes the smarter design decisions pay the biggest dividends.The design of offshore wind turbines is one of the most fascinating challenges in renewable energy. Meeting… Read more »
America’s National Wind Technology Center has grown from a site for testing small turbines into the nation’s premier research facility for wind energy technologies, helping the wind industry grow with it. We take a look at its past – and its future. On the plains south of Boulder, Colorado, nestled against the foothills, is the… Read more »
Electric vehicles have the potential to revolutionise how electricity is consumed, says David Porter, POWER-GEN Europe Advisory Board Member and a Senior Advisor to the London energy team of Navigant. But, he argues, the engineering challenges should be seen alongside the social and economic considerations. Electric vehicles are an exciting prospect. With smart grids, they… Read more »
Earlier this year, RenewableUK revealed a number of fresh announcements that highlighted the full extent of the UK’s booming business environment for the offshore wind industry and its supply chain. We take a look at the current state of play in Europe’s wind energy powerhouse. Three massive boosts to the offshore industry in Britain were… Read more »
While it might not come as a surprise to learn that ROVOP provides ROV services to the wind industry, the breadth of its experience in this arena and its commitment to fostering future expertise is a welcome disclosure. We headed to Aberdeen to grab a few minutes with the company’s Commercial Director, Moray Melhuish. PES:… Read more »
Formed in 2006, Seajacks operate self-propelled jack-up vessels for the industry and pride themselves on staying one step ahead in a fast-changing industry. We caught up with the company’s CEO, Blair Ainslie, who gave us the inside track on a fast-expanding organisation that’s looking forward to taking delivery of a game-changing vessel later this year…. Read more »
An already fiercely-contested sector, H&S training is of critical importance for almost all organisations operating within the offshore industry. We found out more about Survivex, an Aberdeen-based company that has made massive inroads in a few short years, and the facilities it employs to deliver the best possible training. The offshore Oil & Gas industry… Read more »
We’re delighted to welcome Sietse Gerssen of Ulstein Equipment to the magazine for a wide-ranging conversation that takes in many aspects of the company’s services and approach to business – as well as a little matter of setting a world record for the fastest installation of 108 monopiles at the ‘West of Duddon Sands’ wind… Read more »
There are very few destinations worldwide that can boast a “home to more than 170 companies in the wind energy industry, representing the sector’s entire value creation chain.” And yet Germany’s Bremen and Bremerhaven can do just that, as Dieter Voss (Innovation Manager Wind Industry, for Bremeninvest), explains… PES: Welcome to PES. Can you tell… Read more »
Nick Green is head of energy in Scotland at real estate specialist, Savills. He specialises in advising landowners and developers involved with wind farms and other renewable energy infrastructure. Here, Nick gives us the lowdown on one of wind’s key battlegrounds. Fresh from a UK General Election which has seen businesses, land owners and property… Read more »
WTG Partners ApS has become one of the forerunners in this non-destructive, inspection-based service for the wind industry, and applies its skills to many of the sector’s leading stakeholders. But what’s involved, exactly? We asked thecompany’s Christian Holmgaard to talk us through the process. WTG Partners use both traditional UT and an advanced form of… Read more »
Vaisala 3TIER Services selected to deliver crucial asset valuation analysis to help finalize purchase decision Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, played a critical role in supporting SunEdison Inc., and its power-plant holding company, TerraForm Power Inc., in the $2.4 billion purchase of First Wind Holdings Inc. in late 2014. Prior to… Read more »
Project certification ensures that the wind farm will operate safely and cost efficient, risks are mitigated and all technical, design and construction requirements are met Hamburg, Germany, June 8, 2015: DNV GL has submitted the project certificate for the German offshore wind farm Meerwind Süd|Ost to WindMW, responsible for the development, construction and operation of… Read more »
We’re joined once again by A2SEA A/S and namely by the company’s CEO, Jens Frederik Hansen. Fresh from the successful installation of a field of 6MW turbines, the organisation is looking to up its game this year with a contract to install 8MW turbines. Jens Frederik isn’t at all intimidated by the scale of the… Read more »
Often an overlooked and undervalued factor in the offshore sector, unexploded (UXO) ordnance can nevertheless have far reaching consequences including considerable delays to projects or even a threat to life. We approached Bas Coolen of ADEDE to discuss this vital issue – and to explore the benefits of combining UXO and Archaeological surveys. PES: Welcome… Read more »
From initial baseline ecological survey to impact assessment and the design and delivery of monitoring and mitigation schemes, Baker Consultants ensures ecological compliance for clients who are under increasing regulatory pressures. We took a look at the company’s recent work on the Borkum Riffgrund wind project. The project With a capacity of up to 277MW,… Read more »