E.ON will invest approximately 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in the construction of offshore wind farm Rampion in the U.K. Situated 13 kilometers off the Sussex coast at its nearest point, the project is comprised of 116 3.45 megawatt wind turbines, associated foundations, an offshore substation and cabling. It will have the capacity to … Continue reading E.ON to invest €1.9 bln in U.K. offshore wind farm
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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind power receives 400 MW wind turbines order
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received a firm and unconditional order for 116 V112-3.45 MW wind turbines for the Rampion offshore project in the UK, with a total capacity of 400 MW. As it comprises Vestas V112-3.45 MW wind turbines, the turbines will be supplied by Vestas Wind Systems A/S to MHI Vestas … Continue reading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind power receives 400 MW wind turbines order
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Germany Will Lead Annual Offshore Wind Power Installations in 2015 as UK Loses Top Spot
Germany will add 2,071 Megawatts in annual offshore wind power installations in 2015, making it the world’s leading market. Meanwhile, UK additions will remain relatively steady, but the country will slip to third in rankings behind China. Germany will become the world’s leading market for annual offshore wind turbine installations in 2015, with the country … Continue reading Germany Will Lead Annual Offshore Wind Power Installations in 2015 as UK Loses Top Spot
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Wind farm Nordsee One is another milestone for offshore wind energy in Germany
TÜV SÜD is attending the construction of the new offshore wind farm Nordsee One about 40 kilometres off the North Sea island Juist. The international testing and certification corporation has been awarded the contract with the certification of the implementation phase by the project company Nordsee One GmbH, which is a joint venture of the … Continue reading Wind farm Nordsee One is another milestone for offshore wind energy in Germany
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Germany’s DanTysk offshore wind power plant officially inaugurated
Including DanTysk offshore wind power plant, the installed capacity of all Siemens wind turbines in German waters now tops 1 GW, according to Michael Hannibal, Offshore CEO of Siemens´ Wind Power and Renewables Division. Around 300 wind turbines installed across eight projects contribute to this milestone. Supplementary, Siemens has orders in hand for 700 additional … Continue reading Germany’s DanTysk offshore wind power plant officially inaugurated
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Germany’s DanTysk Offshore Wind Power plant inaugurated with 80 Siemens wind turbines
DanTysk offshore wind power plant in the German North Sea was officially inaugurated today. Siemens has supplied, installed and commissioned 80 wind turbines for the 288-megawatt project, each designed to generate 3.6 megawatts of power and equipped with a 120-meter rotor. Now Siemens wind turbines with a total capacity of over 1 gigawatt feed offshore … Continue reading Germany’s DanTysk Offshore Wind Power plant inaugurated with 80 Siemens wind turbines
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DONG Energy’s 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea offshore wind power project
Fugro has successfully completed one of the largest seabed investigation campaigns in the history of the offshore wind industry in preparation for DONG Energy’s 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea Project One project. Located 120 kilometres off the UK’s Yorkshire coast, the project is scheduled to go into operation by 2020 when it will be able to meet … Continue reading DONG Energy’s 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea offshore wind power project
Continue readingNorfolk O&M employment opportunities announced at Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
The first seven employment opportunities for managers and engineers to be based from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm O&M [Operations and Maintenance] base in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk have just been posted on the Statoil website [www.statoil.com/careers], Statoil being the operator for both the construction and operational phases of this 402 MW offshore wind power plant. … Continue reading Norfolk O&M employment opportunities announced at Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
Continue reading7 Gigawatts of new Offshore Wind Power Approved in Germany
The European Commission has found that German plans to support the building of 20 offshore wind farms are in line with EU state aid rules. Seventeen wind farms will be located in the North Sea and three in the Baltic Sea. The Commission concluded that the project would further EU energy and environmental objectives without … Continue reading 7 Gigawatts of new Offshore Wind Power Approved in Germany
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FoundOcean awarded Gemini offshore wind farm grouting contract
FoundOcean has been awarded the contract to grout the 150 monopile foundations for the 600MW Gemini Offshore Wind Farm, on behalf of main contractor Van Oord. The project will be the first to use MasterFlow 9800, a revolutionary new material jointly developed by FoundOcean and BASF. MasterFlow 9800 possess a unique combination of features that … Continue reading FoundOcean awarded Gemini offshore wind farm grouting contract
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Siemens launches offshore wind turbines of 7MW
Siemens announced the launch of its new flagship offshore wind turbine, which it says generates nearly 10 percent more power annually than its predecessor. The new wind turbine of seven megawatt (MW), called SWT-7.0-154, was presented at the ongoing EWEA Offshore 2015 conference that opened Tuesday in Copenhagen. Siemens has added stronger permanent magnets … Continue reading Siemens launches offshore wind turbines of 7MW
Continue readingSiemens launches new grid access solution for offshore wind turbines
Siemens launched a new alternating-current (AC) grid access solution on Wednesday to connect near-shore wind power plants to the grid. The new solution consists of attaching an offshore transformer module (OTM) directly to a wind turbine, which acts as a distributed transmission asset, Tim Dawidowsky, the CEO of transmission solutions for Siemens said at … Continue reading Siemens launches new grid access solution for offshore wind turbines
Continue readingSiemens Increases Wind Power Output of Direct Drive Offshore Wind Turbines
Siemens has struck a deal to supply wind turbines to a large offshore German wind farm in a deal that will boost a flagging order book and it said it would begin testing within days its largest yet turbine model. The wind turbine unit of the German engineering firm will provide 67 of its 6 … Continue reading Siemens Increases Wind Power Output of Direct Drive Offshore Wind Turbines
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Offshore wind power: Gamesa and Areva create the joint-venture Adwen
Gamesa and Areva have signed today the final agreements, closing the transaction and creating Adwen, a joint venture dedicated to offshore wind, having 700 employees, 50-50 owned by the two companies and registered in Zamudio, Spain. The joint-venture is responsible for the design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and services of offshore wind turbines. Combining both Gamesa … Continue reading Offshore wind power: Gamesa and Areva create the joint-venture Adwen
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Alstom: milestone for Deepwater’s Block Island Offshore Wind Power Project
Alstom announced it has received formal notice to proceed (NTP) from developers of the Deepwater Wind project, which will feature five Alstom Haliade 150 6-MW offshore wind turbines and is poised to become America’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Deepwater Wind Block Island, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deepwater Wind, recently announced it has fully financed … Continue reading Alstom: milestone for Deepwater’s Block Island Offshore Wind Power Project
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Offshore wind farm will use five 6-megawatt wind turbines manufactured by Alstom
Deepwater to Begin Construction on First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm. Deepwater Wind LLC, the developer planning wind projects off the U.S. Atlantic Coast, received $290 million in financing that will allow it to build its Block Island project, the first such project in the nation. “We’ll have steel in the water this summer,” Chief … Continue reading Offshore wind farm will use five 6-megawatt wind turbines manufactured by Alstom
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Vattenfall to build the world’s offshore cheapest wind farm, 10.31 euro cents per kilowatt-hour
Vattenfall has won a tender to build a wind farm off Denmark, which is expected to produce the world’s cheapest offshore wind energy, Denmark’s ministry of climate and energy said on Friday. The first wind turbines at the 400-megawatt capacity, Horns Rev 3 park are scheduled to start supplying power in 2017 at an agreed … Continue reading Vattenfall to build the world’s offshore cheapest wind farm, 10.31 euro cents per kilowatt-hour
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Vattenfall to build 400 MW wind farm offshore Denmark
Sweden’s state-owned Vattenfall won a concession to build a 400-megawatt wind power farm Horns Rev 3 offshore western Denmark, the company said on Friday. The wind farm will be able produce electricity for 450,000 households from 2017, and will boost Vattenfall’s offshore wind assets in Europe from the current 1,000 MW. Wind power met … Continue reading Vattenfall to build 400 MW wind farm offshore Denmark
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Denmark gets historic low price on wind energy
A massive new offshore wind farm off the west coast of Jutland will provide power at nearly one third the price of existing wind farms. The new offshore Danish wind farm, Horns Rev 3, will be built by the Swedish state-owned company Vattenfall. The Swedes guaranteed a price of 10.31 euro cents per kilowatt hour, … Continue reading Denmark gets historic low price on wind energy
Continue readingEast Anglia ONE Offshore Wind farm secures 714 MW contract
ScottishPower Renewables has hailed a major breakthrough in efforts to reduce the costs of offshore wind after the East Anglia ONE project successfully secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the completive competitive auction process run by the UK Government. The successful bid was announced today as the shareholders work towards ScottishPower Renewables’ … Continue reading East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind farm secures 714 MW contract
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