• Consortium leader Siemens to supply HVDC transmission technology• Consortium partner Petrofac responsible for construction and installation of platform• 900 megawatt (MW) BorWin3 grid connection to supply nearly one million German households with electricity from wind energy• Completion planned for 2019 Siemens receives an order from TenneT for an offshore wind farm grid connection in… Read more »
New industry report describes how upfront investments in operations and maintenance directly contribute to reducing ‘lost power production’ when replacing components by 60 percent. DBB Jack-up, an operations and maintenance service provider to offshore wind farm owners and turbine manufacturers, today released a new report on operations and maintenance in the offshore wind industry. The… Read more »
Shanghai/Freiberg, Germany, Monday, April 14, 2014: teamtechnik, world-leading manufacturer of stringer systems has once again broken its own record and is offering an even faster single-track system. The teamtechnik team at SNEC 2014, Stand E3 550, will present a live demonstration of the new power stringer TT1600 with an annual output of 45 MWp. “We… Read more »
Seaway Heavy Lifting has completed the installation of the 3,300 mT transformer topside of the WindMW Meerwind project. The installation took place at a water depth of 23 meters in the German Bight on 3rd April. Seaway Heavy Lifting performed the lift on DP with its crane vessel “Oleg Strashnov”. With the installation of the… Read more »
Shanghai/China, 10 April 2014 – DNV GL has recently completed the Design Evaluation for a 2.5-MW wind turbine designed by Goldwind. At the 8th China International Wind Energy Exhibition, DNV GL handed over a Conformity Statement to Goldwind, one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in China. It confirms that the turbine meets the requirements… Read more »
Karlsruhe, 10/04/2014. Ready for takeoff: EWC Weather Consult GmbH, a German weather service provider who does business in numerous international markets, is now also bringing its complex service portfolio, including its wind and weather data management solutions, into the U.S. market. The AWEA WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, hosted in Las Vegas from May 5 –… Read more »
CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has announced that it has won a renewal of its contact to provide turbine technician services to Siemens. Over the next two years CWind will be providing turbine technicians for the offshore installation of Siemens turbines during the construction of a number of UK… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* wind energy turbine manufacturer, signed an agreement in late March with a consortium of banks headed by BayernLB, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Deutsche Bank AG for a syndicated loan of EUR 850 million. This move enables Senvion to secure follow-on financing early… Read more »
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the National Renewable Energy Centre have today announced that they are merging to form a national champion for the development and cost reduction of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy across the UK. The move will see the world-class research, development, demonstration and testing facilities of Narec combined with… Read more »
Since MARKOS (Polish GRP manufacturer) opened their fourth production hall at the end of 2013, the total order volume for nacelles (including hub covers) jumped up to 14 sets per week and employment increased to almost 400 people. Nacelles are being produced separately from their other products such as lifeboats, rescue boats, RIBs or fishing… Read more »
22m multi-role composite cat will have 24,000 litre fuel capacity Brightlingsea (UK), 2 April 2014 – Whilst debate continues about the most efficient way to serve offshore wind installations further out to sea, CTruk has been quietly forging ahead with a new OWSV designed to safely deal with rougher seas, longer transits and tougher assignments… Read more »
• Third order for Siemens direct drive wind turbines in East Asia Siemens Energy secured a total 51 MW wind power order from Japan’s largest wind power developer, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Siemens will provide 17 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.0-101 to Eurus Yurikogen wind power plant, which is located on the… Read more »
Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth- largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has continued its strong start to 2014 with the signing of a major turbine deal with Scottish energy firm, SSE. This is the fourth contract with SSE and Senvion, and will see the manufacturer supplying turbines… Read more »
From 1st March 2014 Seaway Heavy Lifting has its own Offshore yard facilities at Rhenus Logistics on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. The yard provides close to 5,000 m2 of covered warehouse, 35,000 m2 of open storage and quay-side for the mooring of up to two Seaway Heavy Lifting vessels. Seaway Heavy Lifting’s COO Peter de… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has started to install the prototype of its new 6.2M152. With this turbine, the company is setting new standards for efficient electricity generation in offshore wind farms. In a first step, the access routes to the Langen-Neuenwalde… Read more »
Atkins has been awarded an engineering contract for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm which will power more than 400,000 UK homes each year. The contract will cover all design and engineering services for the monopile foundations for the 6.0 MW turbines as well as management assistance during fabrication and installation. David Parkin, managing director for… Read more »
• Production of offshore wind turbine rotor blades to be constructed at the East coast of Great Britain• New logistics- and service centre in Green Port Hull• 1,000 new jobs to be created Siemens is investing more than EUR190 million (GBP160 million) in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain. Production of rotor blades for… Read more »
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (owned by Statoil ASA and Statkraft) has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting the contract for the transportation and installation of 67 foundations and 1 substation as part of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project. The contract will cover storage, transportation and installation of monopiles, transition pieces, jackets and the offshore substation jacket… Read more »
On 19 March DBB Jack-Up Services A/S received accreditation from Connexio which is part of the Achilles supplier management program. “By joining the Connexio supplier management communities we will be able to connect to a network of potential buyers across an entire industry sector in different regions. These supplier services are designed to support best… Read more »
Edinburgh 19 March 2014 Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd today welcomed news that the Scottish Government has awarded it consent for the construction and operation of 1.116MW of offshore wind generation in the Outer Moray Firth. The project, which, on conservative estimates of the wind resource available, will be capeable of meeting the equivalent electricity needs… Read more »
A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports by almost three times as much as the European Commission’s proposal for 27%, the Commission’s own figures show. In a letter to EU foreign ministers, The European Wind Energy Association’s chief executive Thomas Becker said that a renewable energy target of “at… Read more »
Vantaa, Finland,- YASKAWA Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”), a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, today announced that it will be the sole supplier of The Switch megawatt-class permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (PMG) advanced drive train packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications to the Japanese market. The Switch… Read more »
Vestas builds on partnership with leading German wind power plant developer juwi by signing strategic agreement and firm order for seven V112-3.0 MW turbines. Vestas and juwi have signed a framework agreement for 75 units of Vestas’ 3 MW platform, with an order for 21 MW now firm and unconditional. The new frame agreement and… Read more »
Orga Aviation gets ready to preview latest aviation obstruction light at EWEA 2014 Barcelona from March 10-13 Schiedam, 4 March 2014: With only days to go until Europe’s premier wind event EWEA 2014 blows into Barcelona, the wind energy industry won’t have to wait too long for a world-first sneak glimpse of Orga Aviation’s next… Read more »
New Energy Husum offers a comprehensive congress programme Focus on the latest renewable energy technologies and projects Husum, 07.03.2014. Messe Husum & Congress offers visitors to New Energy Husum a comprehensive congress programme. In addition to the world’s biggest event for small wind turbine experts, German and Danish enterprises from the border region will be… Read more »
• Direct-drive wind turbine now delivers 3.2-megawatt output• Increased energy yield contributes to lowering costs Step by step, Siemens Energy is successfully pursuing its strategy for lowering the costs of wind power. At the European annual event for the wind energy industry, EWEA 2014, being held March 10 to 13 in Barcelona, Siemens Energy’s Wind… Read more »
BWP Eider GmbH & Co. KG orders 22 V112-3.3 MW turbines for Schleswig-Holstein. With reference to the Vestas Wind Systems A/S company announcement No. 10/2014 of 5 March 2014, Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 72.6 MW from BWP Eider GmbH & Co. KG for their citizen-owned wind power plant in northern… Read more »
Maersk Training announced today the launch of two new offshore emergency courses, the OPITO Helideck Emergency Response Team Member Training and the OPITO 6 Day Combined Helideck and Team Member Training. These two OPITO Accredited courses will kick start this month at the company’s training centre in the North-east of Scotland and be delivered using… Read more »
From March 10 to 13 2014 wind energy players will discuss new technological developments, showcase their experience, latest products and services and debate on future wind sector trends at EWEA 2014, in Barcelona, Spain. Vestas, world leader in wind energy, will actively participate at Europe’s premier wind energy event which not only offers a platform… Read more »
Bremen, 04 March 2014. WINDFORCE 2014, the key event of the offshore wind industry, is taking place in Bremen from 17 to 19 June. At the same time that national and international experts discuss markets, projects, environmental protection and research at the WINDFORCE conference in the congress area at the Bremen Fair site, exhibitors from… Read more »
Husum, 27.02.2014. On top of the exhibition in the halls and the informative congress programme, from 20-23 March 2014, New Energy Husum will be attracting children and young people with an interesting peripheral programme. This includes a training and career forum for young talent, the JES! educational trail and the New Energy Slam speech competition…. Read more »
Record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion Order book of EUR 3.05 billion Net profit of EUR 109.1 million Ebitda of EUR 437.8 million Zwijndrecht, 28.February 2014 – In 2013, DEME reached a turnover of EUR 2.53 billion in 2013. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 32% and a record turnover. Ebitda… Read more »
Amsterdam, 28 February 2014: The insurance activities of Delta Lloyd in Europe in the field of offshore wind energy have grown over the past two years from 1000 megawatt (MW) to 6000 MW. This represents the electricity needs of six million households. Two years ago, the Dutch insurer built a special Wind Energy Team that… Read more »
We’re proud to welcome Zdravko Angelov to the magazine for his first time. The far-sighted Managing Director of Netherlands-based VizionZ Engineering has made it his business to deliver improvements to the offshore industry through innovative engineering technology. We spoke to the highly-regarded industry figure about meeting client challenges, exceeding expectations and building solid business foundations…… Read more »
As we head deeper into 2014, it’s abundantly clear that the US’s energy mix is now all the stronger thanks to wind. We look at how far the country’s energy market has come in recent years and consider its effects on the environment and the economy. From the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains to… Read more »
An essential part of any wind power executive’s armoury, the IEA’s annual roadmap charts how far the for wind technology has come and, more importantly, where it’s headed. We present an exclusive extract. There is a pressing need to accelerate the development of advanced energy technologies in order to address the global challenges of clean… Read more »