France will launch a third tender for offshore wind energy in 2015, the energy and environment ministry said on Tuesday. France wants to have a combined offshore wind power capacity of 6,000 MW by 2020, but is behind schedule on this target, as the first consortium will not start connecting the first wind turbines to … Continue reading France to launch new offshore wind power tender next year
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Alstom wind turbines for offshore wind energy
On 2 December, Alstom inaugurated its plants in Saint-Nazaire, dedicated to assembling nacelles and producing generators for the Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine. Under construction since 2013, the two plants, located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, have been inaugurated on 2 December 2014. Alstom as a pioneer in the development of offshore wind power, … Continue reading Alstom wind turbines for offshore wind energy
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US Department of Interior to auction more than 742,000 acres in Massachusetts for offshore wind energy
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank earlier this week announced that more than 742,000 acres offshore Massachusetts will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a January 29, 2015, competitive lease sale. The move — believed to be DOI’s largest competitive lease … Continue reading US Department of Interior to auction more than 742,000 acres in Massachusetts for offshore wind energy
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Finland approves 40 MW offshore wind energy project
The Finnish government selected wind energy company Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy to build the country’s first offshore wind power project. The offshore wind energy project will be made up of 10 or so wind turbines, and could begin operating as soon as 2016. The Government of Finland has announced the construction of a 40 MW … Continue reading Finland approves 40 MW offshore wind energy project
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Green Light for First Dutch Offshore Wind Power Grid Connection
Pondera Consult with Arcadis been commissioned by TenneT for the guidance of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure for the first offshore grid connection in the Netherlands. TenneT TSO is responsible in the Netherlands for the connection of offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Wind Borssele area is the first area that is being … Continue reading Green Light for First Dutch Offshore Wind Power Grid Connection
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Areva contract for Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm in Germany
Areva has secured a new contract to continue service and maintenance of its wind turbines at the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm in Germany. The five-year deal signed with project operating consortium Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur (DOTI) extends a previous contract started in 2009. The first contract included the commissioning of the six M5000-116 … Continue reading Areva contract for Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm in Germany
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The UK Has More Offshore Wind Turbines Than The Rest Of The World
The UK’s coastlines, incredibly, now have more offshore wind turbines than the rest of the world put together, according to a government report. Now another £21 billion investment is planned in the sector. The report, “UK Offshore Wind: Opportunities for trade and investment,” says the UK is the best location on earth for the green … Continue reading The UK Has More Offshore Wind Turbines Than The Rest Of The World
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Dong Energy banks on larger offshore wind turbines
Dong Energy, Europe’s largest offshore wind farm developer, plans to make the switch to giant wind turbines in a move that could signal a breakthrough for a new generation of products. The mega-machines, double the size of the current standard, had not been a commercial success, but that could be changing after Danish utility … Continue reading Dong Energy banks on larger offshore wind turbines
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Siemens plans Green Port Hull Offshore Wind Energy Plants
Siemens has announced plans to incorporate a leaner, more efficient wind turbine blade manufacturing facility at Green Port Hull, by developing on a single site at Alexandra Dock in Hull. The commitment to create 1,000 direct jobs through the £310 million investment on the Humber is unchanged. Under the revised plans, the blade plant will … Continue reading Siemens plans Green Port Hull Offshore Wind Energy Plants
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More than 2,250 new jobs in British wind energy industry
The number of people working in the medium and large-scale sectors of the British onshore wind energy industry, and offshore wind power, has risen by 8% in just over twelve months to more than 15,400 direct, full-time jobs, according to the trade association RenewableUK. This means the number of people directly employed in … Continue reading More than 2,250 new jobs in British wind energy industry
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Offshore wind power industry races to cut costs
As European governments start to curb offshore wind power subsidies, utilities, wind turbine makers and installers are racing to cut costs to help the industry survive. Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, wary of committing billions of euros when budgets are tight, have announced subsidy cuts in the past 18 months – a blow to … Continue reading Offshore wind power industry races to cut costs
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P2 Offshore Consulting Receives Honor at AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER 2014
P2 Offshore Consulting is pleased to announce Tony Fisk, Commercial Director from P2 Offshore Consulting won the “Attendee Choice” award for his presentation at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER 2014 Conference & Exhibition in Atlantic City, N.J. on October 8, 2014. The poster, titled “Preparing for the Power of Cable: Route Engineering, Design and Protection” was … Continue reading P2 Offshore Consulting Receives Honor at AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER 2014
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MasterFlow 9500 for offshore wind turbines achieves DNV GL Type Approval certificate
MasterFlow 9500 from Master Builders Solutions by BASF is the first product of its kind to receive a DNV GL (Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd) certificate for Offshore Concrete Structures. The Type Approval Certificate issued by the internationally acknowledged test and certification body, which specializes in oil, gas and maritime services as well as in … Continue reading MasterFlow 9500 for offshore wind turbines achieves DNV GL Type Approval certificate
Continue readingSSE offloads stake in Beatrice offshore wind farm
Plans to build a £3bn wind farm in Scotland’s outer Moray Firth took a step forward yesterday, after its main developer, SSE, agreed to sell a stake in the project to fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). SSE announced it would reduce its ownership stake of Beatrice offshore wind farm from 75 per cent … Continue reading SSE offloads stake in Beatrice offshore wind farm
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Denmark’s Offshore Wind Power among Best in World, with More Growth by 2020
Denmark’s cumulative offshore wind power installed capacity to rise from 1.27 Gigawatts (GW) in 2013 to 2.24 GW by 2020. The country is now the second largest nation globally in terms of offshore wind power. Extensive government support and wind turbine technology modernization will assist the continued growth of Denmark’s cumulative offshore wind power installed … Continue reading Denmark’s Offshore Wind Power among Best in World, with More Growth by 2020
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Offshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens
The 389-megawatt (MW) West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm is the first such wind power commissioned by a Spanish company and will generate enough electricity to meet the annual demands of 280,000 homes. Today, the UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, IBERDROLA Chairman, Ignacio Galan, and DONG Energy Executive Vice President, … Continue reading Offshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens
Continue readingIberdrola may cut size of offshore wind energy plant
British energy company Scottish Power, owned by Spain’s Iberdrola, said it might scale back the capacity of an offshore wind farm it plans to build off the English east coast because the government’s subsidy budget is too low. The East Anglia 1 offshore wind farm was originally planned to have an installed capacity of 1,200 … Continue reading Iberdrola may cut size of offshore wind energy plant
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Fukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm
A consortium comprised of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Information & Research, has been participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of … Continue reading Fukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm
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DONG Energy has installed the first of 78 wind turbines at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1
The wind farm, which has a total capacity of 312MW, is a joint venture between the market leader in offshore wind, DONG Energy, with an ownership interest of 50% and Kirkbi Invest A/S and William Demant Invest A/S with a joint ownership interest of 50%. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director for DONG Energy in Germany, … Continue reading DONG Energy has installed the first of 78 wind turbines at the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1
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ABB to provide cable solution for offshore wind power in Germany
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a significant order from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to design, engineer, supply and install an Alternating Current (AC) power transmission cable system that will connect Butendiek, an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, to the HVDC (high voltage direct current) converter … Continue reading ABB to provide cable solution for offshore wind power in Germany
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