Hamburg, 10 October 2018. The Nordex Group has closed the third quarter of 2018 with an order intake of 974 megawatts (MW), increasing the volume of firm orders in year-on-year comparison almost by a factor five (Q3/2017: 203.4 MW). Recently the company received orders in the United States containing 122 AW 125 and AW 132… Read more »
A delegation of Chinese academics in Scotland on an exchange visit with the University of the Highlands and Islands have visited a wind farm for the first time – and it was Point and Sandwick Trust’s community-owned wind farm at Beinn Ghrideag near Stornoway. The visit to Point and Sandwick Trust’s award-winning wind farm was… Read more »
J Murphy & Sons Limited awarded Nexans with a contract worth over €35 million, to supply the land export cable for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. Nexans will supply cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated alternating current (AC) cables required to connect the offshore wind farm to the UK grid. With a capacity of approximately 860… Read more »
World-leading tidal energy sector also features Shadow Chancellor to address event in Edinburgh on December 6 Dundee’s new V&A museum and Aberdeen’s new Exhibition and Conference Centre, which are both making use of cutting-edge green energy technology, are among the finalists for the 2018 Scottish Green Energy Awards. The shortlist, which is announced today (Oct… Read more »
Stavanger, October 8 2018. Global Maritime has been awarded a contract with Equinor until 2020 for marine operations. The contract value is estimated to be around 60-80 million Norwegian kroners (US$7-9.5 million), one of the largest in Global Maritime’s history. Global Maritime will oversee project management, engineering, equipment procurement and offshore management with everything handled… Read more »
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power, has opened a new Newcastle office. Located to the west of the city, in Horsley, the office accommodates the 15-strong team with space for further expansion to serve the business’ growing offshore and onshore client base. Natural Power first opened in the area in 2011 and the… Read more »
Onshore cable installation works started Jan De Nul Group kicked off the activities for the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration’. The sod cutting ceremony was held on 25 August 2018 in the presence of the Client Taiwan Power Company, local authorities and the Consortium Jan De Nul-Hitachi. In a first… Read more »
Ørsted has received approval from The Crown Estate to progress its Race Bank Extension offshore wind farm. The current Race Bank offshore wind farm, located off the North Norfolk coast and operated from Ørsted’s East Coast Hub in Grimsby, was officially opened in June this year. It is capable of powering over half a million… Read more »
Oostende, 8 am | At the REBO terminal in the Port of Oostende, technicians move around before leaving to carry out the daily maintenance of the wind turbines. CTVs (crew transfer vessels) pick up the technicians at specially equipped pontoons. Every day about 20 CTVs with an average of 12 people each sail in and… Read more »
Project for 18 turbines signed with Neoen Hamburg, 4 October 2018. In September, the Nordex Group has received an order from project developer Neoen, for the installation of the 81 MW wind farm “Hedet”. The project comprises 18 turbines from the new N149/4.0-4.5 series, which the Nordex Group is to install for its customer on… Read more »
GRS Global Renewables Shipbrokers showed expertise in sourcing Jack-Ups with more than 230 berths in total for Nordic Yards and General Electric. “After 2 years of preparation and more than 520 charter days we are very happy to be a part of this project”, GRS Managing Partner Philippe Schönefeld is pleased to say. For this… Read more »
Predictive maintenance provider signs 3-year contract with EDF Renewables at Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm to monitor their largest operational wind turbines. Blyth, 2nd October – ONYX InSight, a predictive analytics provider that gives asset owners clarity and control over their operations, has signed a contract with EDF Renewables to provide predictive maintenance services at… Read more »
The Offshore Wind Industry Prospectus was launched today by former McLaren Group CEO and Formula One Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh. It states that the global offshore wind sector could be “worth £30 billion a year by 2030” to UK supply chain firms. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said:“This prospectus shines a… Read more »
i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has strengthened its underwater inspection and maintenance capability with the provision of new mini ROVs for performing subsea operations in challenging environments. A cost-effective solution for smaller scopes of work, the mini ROVs are quick to deploy and can be transported easily to site via helicopter or airline carrier… Read more »
As part of a collaborative scope for one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world, ALE and their Conbit operation have reached the half-way milestone for the marine transportation, sea-fastening, load-out and ballasting of over 100 transition pieces (TPs) for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One. Utilising its innovative equipment and structural engineering expertise, ALE… Read more »
Successful Due Diligence enabled financing package of more than GBP 3.5 billion Once complete, project will power more than one million homes with world’s largest offshore wind farm Bristol, UK – 27th September 2018 –DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, has successfully completed a lenders’ technical due diligence on Ørsted’s… Read more »
On 26th September, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with High Speed Transfers (HST) during WindEnergy Hamburg for a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710. This is HST’s second FCS 2710 since becoming the launching customer for the vessel type earlier this year. The FCS 2710 builds on the success of its predecessor, Damen’s FCS 2610…. Read more »
SeaRenergy announced during the WindEnergy exhibition in Hamburg, that it has opened a new office in the Netherlands. SeaRenergy B.V. will be based in The Hague and lead by Maarten Verjaal as the managing director. At a networking event in their Hamburg office, hosted together with NWEA (Netherland Wind Energy Association) and The Hague Business… Read more »
Hamburg, 28 September 2018 – WindEnergy Hamburg, which ended on Friday, has further strengthened its position as the most important platform of the global wind industry, the past four days have demonstrated convincingly. Many of the 1,482 exhibitors from 40 different countries at the world’s leading expo of the onshore and offshore wind industry announced… Read more »
The independent full-scope O&M provider Deutsche Windtechnik and the Danish company for technical engineering services Eltronic Wind Solutions signed an agreement yesterday for the sale of two rotor blade clamp types at the Hamburg WindEnergy 2018 trade fair, with which the complete rotor star can be installed and uninstalled even more efficiently. Deutsche Windtechnik will… Read more »
27 September 2018 – Jan De Nul wins Silver Dolphin during the Corporate Media & TV Awards in the category Human Resources. Jan De Nul submitted its corporate video #WEAREITA about the internal Imagine Think Act programme, a film made by and for our own employees. The spontaneous result is a no-nonsense reflection of Jan… Read more »
Hamburg, 27 September 2018 – “Tangible Wind Energy” is what the world’s leading wind industry expo, WindEnergy Hamburg, will offer on its last day, 28 September. Interested non-industry visitors will be welcome to see the impressive exhibits and digital applications of this major industrial segment at the Hamburg Messe fair site. A performance by the… Read more »
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power, has provided technical due diligence support to Greencoat Renewables PLC for the acquisition of Coillte’s shareholding in its portfolio of operating wind generation assets across Ireland. The acquisition comprises: · 50% stake in Raheenleagh wind farm in County Wicklow · 50% stake in Cloosh Valley wind farm… Read more »
Arnhem/Berlin, 27 September 2018. Another milestone reached in the PROMOTioN (Progress on Meshed HVDC Offshore Transmission Networks) project. ABB has successfully completed the installation of the 320 kV HVDC gas insulated switchgear (GIS) test equipment in the DNV GL’s KEMA High Voltage DC Laboratory in Kleefse Waard, Arnhem, Netherlands. Later this year long term testing… Read more »
Hamburg, 26 September 2018 – A number of product launches and business transactions have been reported from WindEnergy Hamburg during the first two days of the world’s leading wind industry expo. The biggest gathering of the global wind industry is always a platform for showcasing visions, products, services and business, said Fatih Birol, Executive Director… Read more »
Together for success Sulzer’s commitment to Brazil dates back to 1948, when it purchased a pump manufacturing plant in São Bernardo do Campo, in the region of São Paulo. As Brazil has grown to become the world’s ninth-largest economy, Sulzer established a network of technically advanced manufacturing, testing, repair and maintenance facilities. Today, service centers… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik – Europe’s leading independent provider of maintenance for wind turbines with over 1,100 employees – and some of its customers are using the Hamburg WindEnergy 2018 trade fair (25-28.09.2018) to sign several long-term service contracts. Maintenance contracts for a total capacity of 56 MW were signed at the start of the fair, and… Read more »
Jenny Hogan, Deputy Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “These ambitious goals recognise renewable energy’s place as an engine for economic change. “Mature renewable technologies, like onshore wind and solar, are our cheapest new sources of power generation. Deploying renewables at scale, and reversing the decisions which have locked onshore wind and solar out of… Read more »
Frankfurt, 26 September 2018 – In the VDMA Press Club which took place today at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg, representatives of the manufacturing and supply industry discussed the question of how Europe can maintain its leading position in the wind industry. “Wind energy has become a competitive form of power generation and thus… Read more »
Hamburg, Germany (26th September 2018) – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has been contracted by Transmission System Operator TenneT to deliver complete project certification for two offshore substations (OSS) for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. The reliability of renewable sources… Read more »
Launch of new ‘ZX Lidars’ brand further reflects new chapter in Zephir Ltd.’s development 26 September 2018: Following a three-year development and test programme, ZX Lidars (formerly ZephIR Lidar) has revealed a new Turbine-Mounted wind Lidar – ‘ZX TM’. The device has already been deployed in volume on independent power producer Fred. Olsen Renewables’ UK… Read more »
Global subsea equipment specialist, Ashtead Technology, has successfully completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Subsea 7 in support of Equinor’s Utgard development, located in blocks 15/8 (NCS) and 16/18a (UKCS) of the central North Sea. The contract, which was awarded by i-Tech Services on behalf of Subsea 7, saw Ashtead’s Deflection Monitoring System (DMS)… Read more »
Scottish Government backs new industry report The steps which need to be taken to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of wave and tidal energy sectors have been outlined in a report released today (25th September) by the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI). The Wave & Tidal Transformation report highlights the opportunities and challenges… Read more »
ZF Wind Power has developed the most powerful gearbox platform for wind turbines in terms of torque density to realize significant reduction of LCOE. Use of standardized building blocks reduces maintenance costs, while offering potential for future upgrades of the installed base. ‘SHIFT 6k’ takes the platform concept to the next performance level and combined… Read more »
• In total the company will deliver 70 of its wind turbines in the provinces of Zaragoza (31) and Valladolid (39) • All of the nacelles will be made at the factory in Ágreda, Soria, where production has increased by 20% in the past year • All of the contracts include operation and maintenance agreements… Read more »
Buss Offshore Solutions and IDEA Groupe establish Joint Venture Buss IDEA Offshore / bundling the experience and core competencies of both companies ensures comprehensive logistics support for French offshore wind market / service portfolio covers logistics services for nearshore and base harbor logistics for the installation phase as well as holistic services for the operation… Read more »