10 July 2018 – Jan De Nul Group signs contract for constructing Northwester 2, the seventh wind farm off the Belgian coast, entering for the third time into a partnership with wind farm developer Parkwind, a branch establishment of Colruyt. Jan De Nul will be responsible for the design, construction and installation of 23 foundations,… Read more »
The UK’s first ever National Infrastructure Assessment was published today (10 July) by The National Infrastructure Commission. It urges the UK Government to continue to provide support for onshore wind, solar and energy efficiency. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Onshore wind is the cheapest form of new electricity generation so it’s no… Read more »
M2 Subsea, the global independent provider of ROV services, has secured contracts worth more than £10 million over the past six months. The company, which has bases in Aberdeen, UK and Houston, Texas, has successfully conducted more than ten projects across the oil and gas and renewable markets. M2 Subsea’s extensive fleet of ROVs have… Read more »
Wind farm in Brazil comprises 191 turbines Hamburg, 10 July 2018. In the second quarter of 2018, the Nordex Group gained the largest single contract in its history: it will supply and install turbines for the Brazilian wind farm “Lagoa dos Ventos” with a capacity of around 595 megawatts for Enel Green Power. The project… Read more »
Alpha Offshore Service A/S has been awarded a contract with NoordzeeWind, a Joint Venture between utility company Nuon and Shell, for blade repair on the Offshore Windfarm Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ). The first large windfarm built in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, OWEZ consists of 36 3MW turbines and sits approximately six miles… Read more »
Siemens will supply 102 SF6-free, gas-insulated 8VM1 high-voltage switchgear (GIS) to Siemens Gamesa by the middle of next year. The switchgear will protect each wind turbine individually against overloads and short-circuits and make it possible to supply electricity reliably and without interruption. Developed for wind farms, the 8VM1 from the blue GIS portfolio operates with… Read more »
Aberdeen 5th July 2018 – ROVOP Limited, (“Rovop”) an independent operator of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has marked a major business achievement after reporting record revenues and employee numbers for the company. ROVOP has also reported its best ever EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes Depreciation and Amortisation). ROVOP Limited, the UK trading business of… Read more »
NKT has been awarded a contract by Ørsted of over EUR 145m (approx. DKK 1.08bn) to supply more than 190 kilometres of 220 kV high-voltage AC XLPE offshore export cable system for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK. The wind farm is to be the world’s largest with a capacity of 1.4… Read more »
Spain, July 4, 2018. Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced today that it just completed the training program designed to deploy the new APQP4Wind quality processes standards across the industry. Ingeteam, as an excellence-driven converter manufacturer, voluntarily sought compliance with the demanding requirements and welcomes the quality standardization… Read more »
EOWDC turbine exports power to National Grid as commissioning continues The ground-breaking European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) generated power for the first time yesterday (Sunday, July 1). Clean power from the pioneering offshore wind farm, developed by Swedish energy group Vattenfall, is being successfully exported to the National Grid from the first of the… Read more »
Alfa Laval will once again have a strong presence at SMM, the world’s most prominent maritime exhibition. As the company enters its second century of marine service, the focus will continue to be on lifetime vessel performance – achieved through equipment, cooperation and services in applications throughout the ship. Over the course of more than… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group completes Trianel Windpark Borkum II and Borkum Riffgrund II export cable installation projects Jan De Nul Group successfully completed the export cable installation works in the German North Sea in order to connect the offshore wind farms Trianel Windpark Borkum II, developed by Trianel, and Borkum Riffgrund II, developed by Ørsted,… Read more »
As part of a recent UK investment program, Sulzer has built and equipped a dedicated in-house test and development laboratory for high voltage coils. Other aspects of the program include upgrading key items of manufacturing equipment at the company’s Birmingham based Center of Excellence for coil design, manufacture and supply. These latest developments will enable… Read more »
Hamburg, 29 June 2018. The Nordex Group is supplying ABO Wind, an international project developer, with two N149/4.0-4.5 turbines, each with a nominal output of 4.5 MW, for the “Wennerstorf II” wind farm. Less than eleven months have passed since the launch of this powerful turbine type and now building permission has been granted for the… Read more »
Following an EU tender against international competition, a consortium of SeaRenergy and N-Sea has been awarded a project by TenneT covering modification works to the jacket structure of the HVDC platform Dolwin alpha, in the German Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea. The project will see Hamburg-based lead partner SeaRenergy provide engineering and design… Read more »
A damaged main engine cylinder casing has now been returned to service in Bulgaria, after a repair operation lasting just seven days, saving almost eight months of off-hire time. The shipowners, faced with an eight-month replacement estimate for the engine, called in local Metalock engineers who worked to perform a full repair. The entire operation… Read more »
Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This is a stark warning from the independent advisory body that the UK Government is unnecessarily increasing the cost of tackling climate change by preventing the cheapest technologies, like onshore wind and solar, from competing in the electricity market. “Enabling parts of the UK, and… Read more »
To further support current and potential customers, ALL NRG will open a new office in Vlissingen, Holland, widening the company’s international presence. Increasingly, Vlissingen is attracting some of the major players in the wind industry. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Orsted, and MHI Vestas are already established in the Dutch harbor city. For ALL NRG A/S,… Read more »
1 megawatt (MW) Batwind system designed by Younicos will dynamically integrate power from the Equinor’s 30 MW Hywind floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland Aggreko provided power during the construction of both the wind farm and battery Batwind marks the first joint project since Aggreko acquired Younicos Peterhead (Scotland) and Berlin, 27 June… Read more »
This year’s POWER-GEN Africa event will see a wide range of conferences, discussions and exhibitions from leading experts in the world of power generation and its delivery to end users. As a leading independent repair specialist and pump manufacturer, Sulzer will be highlighting the innovative solutions and specialist services on offer to operators of gas… Read more »
Cathcart Energy is expanding further on the continent with a new office opening in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This is their third office in Europe after opening in Germany and Sweden. A subsidiary of Edinburgh-based IT recruitment specialists Cathcart Associates, Cathcart Energy focuses on recruitment within the renewable energy sector across the UK and Europe. The port of Rotterdam, which is one of Europe’s largest harbours, plays… Read more »
Paris, France 25th June 2018. The Wind Iris TC Lidar has been validated by DNV GL – Energy Renewables Certification to be integrated as a component of today’s advanced wind turbines with respect to Type Certification. Thanks to the extensive and trustworthy review of all necessary features including design for successful operations, advanced wind measurements… Read more »
UK subsea companies are set to be given an insight into supply chain opportunities for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) ahead of the project going live later this summer. Those attending the lunch and learn at The Village Hotel in Kingswells on Tuesday (June 26), will also hear how they can get involved… Read more »
(Houston 25th June 2018). Global Maritime, a leading marine, offshore and engineering consultancy, has appointed Eric Frank to oversee its’ United States operations based out of Houston. Eric, who will also be responsible for Global Maritime’s Dynamic Positioning (DP) services throughout the US, brings 27 years’ offshore and onshore experience to Global Maritime and has… Read more »
Wagenborg has awarded Barge Master with a contract for a second 3D motion compensated crane to be installed on their new walk-to-work vessel the Kasteel- borg. The fact that Wagenborg and Shell/Nam have selected Barge Master for an additional BM-T40 motion compensated crane showcases the success of the first one, which was installed on the… Read more »
Order from utility Furnas for a 123-MW wind farm Hamburg, 25 June 2018. The Nordex Group has been awarded a contract for the delivery and installation of the “Fortim” wind farm. With a capacity of 123 megawatts, the project will comprise 41 AW125/3000 turbines. Installation work will be commencing at the beginning of 2019. The… Read more »
Fraunhofer IWES has now extended its index for the German Bight for the year 2017. The index provides information on how high the maximum available natural energy yield was compared to previous years. This evaluation helps operators to quantify performance losses and to identify and resolve the causes. Overall, the final index for the past… Read more »
18 June 2018: ZephIR Lidar has announced that its ground-based vertical profiling wind Lidar has successfully met the full conditions for satisfying the IEC 61400-12-1: 2017 Ed. 2 standard. The concluding analysis demonstrates very low uncertainties and validates again that Lidar is an acceptable technology for inclusion in the wide variety of wind campaigns and… Read more »
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding client Tekmar, an offshore wind company, on admission of its shares to trading on AIM and its £61.8m fundraising from institutional investors. Tekmar is a market-leading technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services. The proceeds of… Read more »
ScutiX develops wind and solar farms to power its on-site data centres Frankfurt/Waghäusel. The high levels of computing power required by the IT-sector for emerging business models in almost every industry, not to mention the up-and-coming blockchain and crypto industries, are just some of the main drivers behind rising electricity demand worldwide. Computing and sharing… Read more »
Acting on behalf of developer Energiekontor, leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer for the construction phase of Withernwick Wind Farm Extension, located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd started balance of plant construction work on site this month, and the project is scheduled… Read more »
Providing essential maintenance and repair services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) requires a very high standard of service to be delivered. Companies that hold such contracts must have considerable expertise and resources. Individual customers can take advantage of these standards and facilities to ensure their projects are delivered efficiently and professionally. Ross Barraclough, Regional Operations… Read more »
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has detailed how some of that money will be spent, alongside additional investment of more than £850,000. Responding, Stephanie Conesa, Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland is home to approximately 25% of Europe’s offshore wind resource and we are now starting to build out projects which will harness this potential. “This… Read more »
Transaction is part of the expansion strategy into Nordic onshore plants Project benefits from state-guaranteed feed-in tariff for twelve years Hamburg, 19 June 2018 – The investment company Aquila Capital – a specialist in alternative investments – is acquiring the “Ykspihlaja” project, an onshore wind park close to the Finnish town of Kokkola. The wind… Read more »
Four-year study demonstrates feasibility and commercial viability of offshore wind in India and sets a global benchmark for offshore wind power Gujarat’s and Tamil Nadu’s most promising offshore wind development areas identified to provide companies and government institutions with a starting point for future detailed offshore front end engineering design (FEED) studies The Government of… Read more »
ADITYA BIRLA Chemicals (ABC) is a Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) supplier for resin systems for rotor blades of the SGRE wind turbines and has selected the Hamburg-based trading company WINDSOURCING.COM GmbH as their exclusive partner for the distribution of 1kg repair kits for SGRE rotor blades. The repair kits are now being sold exclusively… Read more »