The European offshore wind power industry attracted a record €14 billion in new investments during the first six months of 2016. Seven projects reached final investment decision this year, financing a total of 3.7GW of new capacity. The UK accounted for nearly three-quarters of the new investments. The volume of new grid-connected installations in … Continue reading Offshore wind energy in Europe draws €14 billion investment in first half of 2016
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NAVANTIA delivers Jacket type foundations to Iberdrola for Wikinger wind farm
On July 21st. Navantia has delivered to Iberdrola the first ‘jacket type’ foundations for Wikinger offshore wind farm, which have been built in Navantia’s Fene shipyard by the consortium Navantia-Windar. Thus, throughout August it will be carried out the delivery of the remaining components, and the contract signed on 18 December 2014 between the two … Continue reading NAVANTIA delivers Jacket type foundations to Iberdrola for Wikinger wind farm
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Royal IHC presents new solutions for offshore wind farm construction
IHC is expanding its extensive product portfolio with the introduction of innovative equipment for offshore wind farm installations. This includes a state-of-the-art, inter-array cable-laying vessel, and integrated jack-ups, both designed to facilitate more efficient operations. Specialized tool for specialist operations Based on knowledge of cable lay operations, from load-out at the cable manufacturer to burial … Continue reading Royal IHC presents new solutions for offshore wind farm construction
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Offshore wind energy can reduce costs to below €80/MWh by 2025
Energy Ministers from 9 countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Work Programme to enhance their cooperation on renewable energy, particularly offshore wind. The Ministers of Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, France, Denmark, Ireland and Belgium signed the agreement, which aims to reduce the costs and accelerate the deployment of wind power at sea. … Continue reading Offshore wind energy can reduce costs to below €80/MWh by 2025
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Siemens receives order for offshore wind power plant in the United Kingdom
Siemens is to supply, install and commission 56 wind turbines for the Galloper Wind Farm Ltd. (GWFL) off the south-east coast of England. The owners of the offshore wind power plant are RWE, UK Green Investment Bank, Macquarie Capital and Siemens Financial Services (SFS), each with a 25 percent stake. The plant’s 336 megawatt capacity … Continue reading Siemens receives order for offshore wind power plant in the United Kingdom
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First offshore wind farm in the United States begins construction
In July, American offshore wind developer, Deepwater Wind, installed the first foundation for what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in the United States. The project will be located three miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. With five turbines totaling 30 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity, the Block Island Wind Farm … Continue reading First offshore wind farm in the United States begins construction
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Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project with 400 wind turbines secures Government backing
The Dogger Bank Teesside A and B project would see as many as 400 wind turbines built around 100 miles off England’s North East coast, if it is completed after it gained planning consent. In February a similar sized scheme, also at Dogger Bank, was granted planning consent. Put together, the two adjacent projects … Continue reading Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project with 400 wind turbines secures Government backing
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Wind energy in Germany: Siemens to build wind power plant in Cuxhaven
Manufacturing of nacelles for offshore wind turbines. Siemens is investing around €200 million to build its first production facility for offshore wind turbine components in Germany. The factory is to manufacture nacelles for the company’s next-generation wind turbines. These wind turbines are designed for use at sea and have a capacity of seven megawatts. The … Continue reading Wind energy in Germany: Siemens to build wind power plant in Cuxhaven
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Offshore wind power industry sets record year for installations in first half of 2015
In the first six months of 2015, the European offshore wind energy industry installed more new capacity than in any other year on record as several projects reached completion and deployment of larger wind turbines increased. Installations in the first half of 2015 touched 2,342.9MW – tripling the grid-connected capacity for the same period last … Continue reading Offshore wind power industry sets record year for installations in first half of 2015
Continue readingUS Starts Construction on First Offshore Wind Turbines
Construction has started on the first U.S. offshore wind turbines, a small Atlantic Ocean project off the country’s northeastern coast, after years of protests have halted bigger wind farms elsewhere. Elected officials and Deepwater Wind executives cheer during a ceremony to mark the installation of the first jacket support structure for a wind farm in … Continue reading US Starts Construction on First Offshore Wind Turbines
Continue readingABB wins order to interconnect offshore wind power plants in France
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a contract worth around $25 million from the electrical transmission system operator RTE France to supply transformer products and services to create safe, reliable grid connections for ongoing offshore wind power projects that will help boost France’s renewable energy supply. The order was booked in … Continue reading ABB wins order to interconnect offshore wind power plants in France
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Demonstration project to kick-start Irish Offshore Wind Energy Revolution
Oriel Windfarm Ltd. and Gaelectric Holdings plc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop a significant offshore wind farm in the north Irish Sea. The North Irish Sea Array (NISA) has the potential to produce up to 870 MW of wind energy from the Irish Sea and will commence with the development of a … Continue reading Demonstration project to kick-start Irish Offshore Wind Energy Revolution
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Statoil to decide on Scottish floating wind farm in September
Statoil plans to take the final investment decision in September on building a floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland, set to be the first of its kind in the world, a spokesman for the company said on Tuesday. Statoil, which has run a single floating offshore wind turbine for several years in … Continue reading Statoil to decide on Scottish floating wind farm in September
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Veja Mate Offshore orders 67 Siemens wind turbines for wind power plant in Germany
Siemens will supply, install and commission 67 of its 6-megawatts direct drive offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 402 megawatts at the Veja Mate Offshore wind power plant in the German North Sea. Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH, a company owned by Highland Group Holdings Ltd, Copenhagen Infrastructure II, a fund managed by … Continue reading Veja Mate Offshore orders 67 Siemens wind turbines for wind power plant in Germany
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Wind energy in Great Britain: Siemens wind turbines for offshore wind power plant
Siemens has received a further order for an offshore wind power plant located in Great Britain: Siemens is to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6MW direct drive wind turbines with performance enhancing features enabling a capacity of up to approx. 580 MW in total. The wind turbines with a rotor diameter of 154 … Continue reading Wind energy in Great Britain: Siemens wind turbines for offshore wind power plant
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Foundations for first US offshore wind farm head for Rhode Island
Five massive structures that will be attached to the ocean floor for the nation’s first offshore wind farm are coming to Rhode Island. In this June 27, 2015 photo provided by Deepwater Wind, contractors at Gulf Island Fabrication, in Houma, La., work on structural components for a wind power farm set for installation offshore from … Continue reading Foundations for first US offshore wind farm head for Rhode Island
Continue readingOffshore wind farm Westermost Rough officially inaugurated with Siemens wind turbines
The offshore wind power plant Westermost Rough was officially inaugurated. Consisting of 35 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, this project is the first to use these wind turbines on a large scale in a commercial project. Owner is a joint venture between DONG … Continue reading Offshore wind farm Westermost Rough officially inaugurated with Siemens wind turbines
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Siemens and Esvagt christen wind power industry’s first offshore Service Operation Vessels
Joined by government and community officials, customers and special guests, Siemens this week celebrated the official christenings of the offshore wind industry’s very first, purpose-built Service Operation Vessels (SOV). The christening events took place in cooperation with Esvagt A/S, owner of the two vessels, in Rostock, Germany, and Hamburg, Germany. Rostock-Warnemünde harbor saw … Continue reading Siemens and Esvagt christen wind power industry’s first offshore Service Operation Vessels
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MHI Vestas Picked as Preferred Wind Turbines Supplier for German Wind Power Project
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S was picked as the preferred supplier for a 450-megawatt wind power project off the coast of Germany. MHI Vestas will disclose further details about Dong Energy A/S’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm, “as soon as the project translates into a firm and unconditional order,” the company said in a … Continue reading MHI Vestas Picked as Preferred Wind Turbines Supplier for German Wind Power Project
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Fugro awarded contract to investigate wind farm sites
Fugro and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, have signed two contracts to investigate the Borssele wind area, off the Zeeland coast. The workscope includes measuring meteorological and oceanographic conditions and performing geophysical investigations of the seabed. Fugro will measure wind speeds at the future wind farm locations using its … Continue reading Fugro awarded contract to investigate wind farm sites
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