Press Releases
Allspeeds cable cutting and gripper at Global Offshore Wind 2022
Improving the efficiency of cable lay, and cable recovery, is the theme of the Allspeeds stand (no. 254) at Global Offshore Wind 2022 in Manchester. Allspeeds’ Webtool cutters and gripper streamline both cable deployment and recovery, as well as providing emergency cutting contingency. Around the globe, the growth in offshore energy has led to wind… Read more »
Solution for a long-term and viable capital structure
As communicated in earlier stock exchange announcements dated 31st March, 29th April and 1st June 2022, ZITON A/S (“ZITON”) and its majority shareholder have had ongoing discussions with holders of its financial indebtedness to reach a solution for a long-term and viable capital structure. The parties have reached an agreement in principle and have entered… Read more »
Kaskasi offshore wind farm underway – more than 50 percent of foundations successfully installed
Hamburg, June 13th 2022. Construction work for RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm north of Helgoland progressed rapidly in the spring. Using the Buss Terminal Eemshaven as a base port, more than 50 percent of the foundations have already been successfully installed. “We are pleased that our partner Buss was able to provide the necessary space… Read more »
InnoVent to implement Nabrawind’s BladeRunner for 3MW turbines
The crane less blade installation and de-installation system will be available for blade maintenance and substitution in France, Sweden and Morocco The French developer InnoVent will implement Nabrawind’s BladeRunner crane-less blade installation and de-installation system for its 3MW wind turbines. The BladeRunner will specifically carry out manoeuvres for the WWD3, meaning the system will operate… Read more »
Tech superstars to boost offshore wind industry in North East of England
Eight UK companies have secured a spot in Launch Academy North East, a Cleantech Offshore Renewables Accelerator programme from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the North East of England. The successful companies – Hyserve Marine, Walker Subsea, Pharos Offshore, Three60 Mapping, PWG Connections, Pipeflex Systems, Seismic Space, and INEX Microtechnology – took part… Read more »
RWE acquires 1.4-gigawatt power plant from Vattenfall and develops Eemshaven site into a leading energy and hydrogen hub in Northwest Europe
RWE will acquire the gas-fired power plant ‘Magnum’ at Eemshaven, the Netherlands, in the province of Groningen from Vattenfall. The two companies have signed an agreement to this effect. The plant, which has been in operation since 2013, is one of the most modern power plants of its kind and has an installed capacity of… Read more »
Saitec plans the installation of a pre-commercial pilot park on the Costa Brava
Girona (Catalonia, Spain), June 2, 2022. The Spanish engineering company Saitec has announced its interest in developing a pre-commercial pilot park with 5 units and a total potential of 50MW in the Mediterranean Sea in 2025. The offshore wind turbines will use SATH technology in open sea in Girona, specifically in an area located more… Read more »
Jan De Nul orders high-end crane simulator for its new offshore installation vessels Voltaire and Les Alizés
This autumn, Jan De Nul welcomes two new Next-Generation offshore installation vessels: the Jack-Up Installation Vessel Voltaire and the Heavy Lift Vessel Les Alizés will be a serious size larger than their look-alikes currently available on the offshore installation market. Thanks to their size and unrivalled lifting capacity, both vessels will be able to install… Read more »
From the Arctic to the Sahara, ABB’s MV switchgear testing goes extreme
An innovative Climatic Test Chamber in Brno, Czech Republic, will be used to test all ABB energized indoor MV switchgear panels, to ensure they keep the power on 24/7 in the harshest of operating environments. ABB has invested €700,000 to create the state-of-the-art test facility, which is the first of its type in Europe. The… Read more »
WIND Lands the Cable Storage for TenneT’s Dutch and German Offshore Grid Connection Systems
The contract scope includes: Supply of cable storage equipment Execution of cable transfers Management and storage of spare export cables The first cable for Hollandse Kust Noord will arrive with WIND before the end of Q2 this year. For the foreseeable future, further spare cables will be stored at WIND’s spacious cable storage and repair… Read more »