Expanded design family of extremely versatile heavy goods transporters HeavyLift@Sea presents the MPV 500 Heavy Lifter for intermediate market segment With the development and creation of the MPV 500, the maritime engineering specialist HeavyLift@Sea, with headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity, has now expanded its design family of extremely versatile heavy lifters. The multi-purpose vessel is based… Read more »
Every five days, 15 full-power converters produced Vantaa, Finland; October 14, 2013 — Using a unique model of collaboration in China, The Switch, supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, has set up with it’s partner Scanfil, a global contract manufacturer and systems supplier for professional electronics, volume production of full-power wind… Read more »
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has announced financial close on its share of London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, with SgurrEnergy acting as technical advisor to the banks on the transaction. The first phase of the groundbreaking project, located 20km off the coast of Essex and Kent, is jointly owned by DONG… Read more »
Mita-Teknik A/S has acquired the Århus-based technology company, Wind Nordic. On October 7th 2013, Mita-Teknik completed the acquisition of the Danish technology company, Wind Nordic, and hereby takes over all of Wind Nordic’s activities within wind turbine optimization. Wind Nordic, who, like Mita-Teknik delivers services to the wind industry, are market leaders within; load simulation,… Read more »
• Onshore wind turbine REpower 3.0M122 with a rated power of 3.0 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 122 metres• Particularly cost-effective in low-wind locations thanks to the large rotor Pune/Hamburg/Toronto: The Suzlon Group, the fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines in the world, has announced the launch of its REpower 3.0M122 turbine as a 60-Hz… Read more »
• 67 wind turbines for Grand Renewable Wind Project in Ontario • Output of 2.3 megawatts (MW) each, rotor diameter of 101 meters Siemens Canada has received an order from Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) for the Grand Renewable Wind Project. Located in the County of Haldimand in… Read more »
Availon, a leading wind farm service provider, announced today that it was awarded a complete maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s 12MW Jänschwalde wind farm, located near Cottbus in the German federal state of Brandenburg. Availon was already in charge of maintaining three of the turbines since 2012, and it has now taken over the responsibility for… Read more »
AREVA, Entrepose Projets, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting, and Fouré Lagadec have signed an industrial partnership agreement for the manufacturing of AREVA’s offshore turbine masts destined for the future wind farms in France and in the south of United Kingdom. Already selected in 2012 for the Saint-Brieuc bay offshore park, AREVA is currently part of… Read more »
Two strong partners for the wind industry –joint wind expo concept meets with very positive response in the market Hamburg/Husum, 30 September 2013 – The countdown is on. The first WindEnergy Hamburg, the leading international wind energy expo, will be held in one year’s time in Germany’s second largest city. The Hamburg Fair site will… Read more »
Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands – Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel including the Barge Master system will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will… Read more »
Northern Offshore Services has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe, just weeks after the order was placed in August. The 26-metre Fast Crew Supplier is already being deployed at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A leading crewboat operator, Northern Offshore Services has offices in Sweden and Denmark and a fleet… Read more »
• First Siemens wind project in Peru • Blades and geared nacelles to be produced in the USA • Order includes seven-year service and maintenance agreement In Peru, near the city of San Juan de Marcona, a new onshore wind power plant is expected to go online in March 2014. Siemens has recently received an… Read more »
German energy group RWE has chosen Semco Maritime as subcontractor for design and installation of German utility provider RWE’s substation platform at the offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost in the German North Sea region.The project includes offshore commissioning of the electrical and technical systems at the substation. The contract was won in close cooperation with… Read more »
CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, is expanding its services in the operations and maintenance phase of offshore wind farms. The company, which has supported the construction of close to 20 offshore wind farms over the last four years, has announced the appointment of Tim Smith as Sales Manager. Mr… Read more »
Jumbo has been awarded a contract by Malaysian pipelay contractor, Sigur Ros. Under the contract Jumbo, with the HLV Fairplayer will oversee transportation and installation of 126 gravity anchor spreads in water depths up to 1,400m, starting end 2013-beginning 2014. Project management and Engineering will be carried out by Jumbo who will undertake collection of… Read more »
The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has been awarded a cable protection contract by DONG Energy for the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. Situated eight kilometres off the coast of Hull, Westermost Rough windfarm will cover an area of 35 sq km, generating 210MW of electricity – enough… Read more »
Oslo: The merger between DNV and GL is now approved. The new company – DNV GL – will be operational from 12 September. DNV GL will be the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society to the maritime industry, a leading provider of technical assurance and risk management services to the oil & gas industry… Read more »
Today, wpd AG is announcing the acquisition of the offshore wind farm project Nordergründe from Energiekontor AG. 18 wind turbine generators of the 6-megawatt class are to be erected within the 12 nautical miles zone of the German North Sea some 15 km to the North-East of the Wangerooge island and to the North of… Read more »
• 111 Siemens wind turbines with a total capacity of 400 megawatts • Clean electricity covers about four percent of Denmark’s power demand • Siemens to service for five years The Anholt offshore wind power plant was officially inaugurated today. For Denmark’s largest wind power project, Siemens supplied, installed, and commissioned 111 wind turbines, each… Read more »
CT Offshore is currently working on the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. A total of 108 cables are to be laid, and by 25 August CT Offshore was halfway through the project with laying and installation of 54 cables. Frank Hansen, CEO at CT Offshore A/S is very proud… Read more »
Moventas Group has acquired Moventas’ sister company David Brown’s wind gearbox business and established a UK-based company that significantly strengthens Moventas’ wind gear manufacturing and service footprint. The new company continues Samsung Heavy Industries’ on-going, next generation 7 MW offshore turbine’s drivetrain development. Moventas Group has acquired its Clyde Blowers owned sister company David Brown… Read more »
• HelWin1 North Sea platform will supply more than 500,000 households with wind power • Commissioning of grid connection HelWin1 on schedule for 2014 • More than 100 employees performing installation at sea Siemens has installed the HelWin1 offshore platform in the North Sea, marking the successful completion of a significant stage in German grid… Read more »
Government of Kenya plans to scale up massively its wind power programme in the near futureGovernment Delegation on study tour to learn from European success stories Bonn, 30 August 2013 (WWEA) – A high-level government delegation from Kenya has been on a study tour through Europe, facilitated by WWEA and as part of a major… Read more »
teamtechnik will be presenting newly developed options for innovative cell and ribbon technologies at EU PVSEC 2013 in Paris. The STRINGER TT1200 HS now solders standard cells with up to five busbars, cells in half-cell format and BC cells. The system already handles structured ribbons in a reliable production process. teamtechnik is a leader in… Read more »
Bergen, Norway – August 29, 2013: Reef Subsea has taken the step to restructure its business into two divisions – one being a new division focused on integrated subsea projects and the second a restructure of the Dredging & Excavation division. In the restructure, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical and Reef Subsea Norway has merged… Read more »
• 24 wind turbines with a total capacity of 72 megawatts (MW) ordered • Orders for four projects with gearless wind turbines • Erection to begin in 2014 Siemens received an order from France for the supply, installation and commissioning of a total of 24 direct-drive wind turbines for four French wind projects, located in… Read more »
Hamburg, 28 August 2013 – DWD (German Weather Service) has commissioned GL Garrad Hassan to be responsible for an extensive sub-project within the scope of the “FINO Wind” research project. This involves taking an inventory of the metadata, utilisation and collection of LiDAR wind measurement data for the correction of mast effects, as well as the uncertainty estimation and assessment… Read more »
Moventas, the leading wind and industrial gear manufacturer and service provider, has recently completed another full wind turbine drivetrain service project in extreme conditions. Moventas started the on-site part of a full drivetrain repair project of four 3MW turbines in Sweden in June. The serviced turbines are located in Vindpark Vänern Kraft AB’s offshore wind… Read more »
Husum, 16 August 2013 – HUSUM Wind remains the unconventional meeting place for the wind industry that it has been since it was established in 1989 on the German North Sea coast – literally in the middle of what is a regional wind farm. And nothing has changed, even after it was announced in April… Read more »
CWind, a leading UK offshore wind service provider, is celebrating the official opening of the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. CWind provided vessels and services for the construction of the wind farm to its clients CT Offshore and Siemens. Lincs is a 270MW project, which will be capable of producing enough energy to meet the annual… Read more »
Vestas is pleased to announce a firm and unconditional order for 21 MW from Vindkraft Ukraina LLC for their wind power plants Beregovaya and Stavki in the Kherson region. Vindkraft and Vestas have already commissioned the 9 MW Novorossiske wind power plant in 2011/12. The contract comprises supply, installation and commissioning of seven V112-3.0 MW… Read more »
• Innovative concept expected to offer significant advancements in logistics, design and safety Siemens Energy has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Esvagt A/S for two new offshore wind service vessels that will incorporate significant advancements in logistics, efficiency and operational capabilities. The vessels are being commis-sioned specifically for Siemens’ service operations at the… Read more »
• Two wind power plants in Poland to get Siemens Model SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines• Hub height of 115 meters and rotor diameter of 108 meters boost energy capture • 5-year service agreements with Siemens for maintenance of the wind power plants The Polish wind power plant developer and operator PEP S.A. (Polish Energy Partners S.A.)… Read more »
Shanghai/China, 12 August 2013 -The third phase of training courses provided by GL Garrad Hassan to Guangdong Electrical Design Institute (GEDI) has been successfully completed. The training courses have aided GEDI in their talent development and technology accumulation. GL Garrad Hassan will continue to support GEDI to a larger extent in the follow-up wind power… Read more »
Aberdeen-based energy services group SeaEnergy PLC and Robert Gordon University (RGU) have jointly launched a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop an operational and economic model for life cycle cost of operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies in offshore windfarms. This KTP is supported by the Technology Strategy Board and aims to drive down cost in… Read more »
– Lars Rytter assumed COO role on 1 August– Russell Stoddart starts as CTO on 12 August– New Management Board of REpower Systems GmbH set up Pune/Hamburg: As of 1 August, Lars Rytter has taken over as Chief Operating Officer at REpower. In his new role, Rytter will be able to make an important contribution… Read more »