UK subsea company Rovco has been awarded a three-year contract to support one of the world’s largest offshore windfarms, Gwynt y Môr, which lies eight miles off the coast of North Wales in the UK. Rovco will be providing its ground breaking underwater ROV 3D visual survey solution, alongside traditional video, blueview sonar and cathodic … Continue reading Rovco wins three-year Gwynt y Môr wind farm contract
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New RWE subsidiary to be named innogy
It’s curtains up for innogy – colourful, cheerful and innovative. This is the new brand of the RWE subsidiary, which pools the German and international Renewables, Grid & Infrastructure and Retail business. CEO Peter Terium: “The energy market of the future is green, decentralised and digital – that’s what our new brand stands for. innogy … Continue reading New RWE subsidiary to be named innogy
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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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World’s 2nd largest offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr officially inaugurated with Siemens wind turbines
Gwynt y Môr wind farm, located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, will be officially inaugurated by Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales. With an installed capacity of 576 megawatts (MW) Gwynt y Môr is the world’s 2nd largest offshore wind farm. In total, 160 wind turbines will produce enough power to supply some 400,000 … Continue reading World’s 2nd largest offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr officially inaugurated with Siemens wind turbines
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Siemens signs long-term service extension for Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm in North Wales
Siemens has signed a long-term agreement with Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Ltd., 50.1% owned by RWE AG, to continue providing service and maintenance at the Rhyl Flats wind farm off the coast of North Wales for the next 15 years. Siemens has been providing service and maintenance for the 25 SWT-3.6-107 turbines at Rhyl … Continue reading Siemens signs long-term service extension for Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm in North Wales
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Senvion (Suzlon) installs first offshore wind turbines for Nordsee Ost wind farm
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines, installed the first offshore wind turbines for Nordsee Ost last week. The RWE offshore wind farm is located approximately 35 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland and is equipped with a total of 48 model 6.2M126 wind … Continue reading Senvion (Suzlon) installs first offshore wind turbines for Nordsee Ost wind farm
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RWE Innogy commences with wind turbined installation for the Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm
RWE Innogy has started installing 48 wind turbines at the 295 MW Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. At RWE’s base port in Bremerhaven the go-ahead was given yesterday for the installation of the 48 wind turbines that will comprise the Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm: Four 240-tonnes tubular steel towers, … Continue reading RWE Innogy commences with wind turbined installation for the Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm
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RWE building its biggest onshore wind farm in Germany
The official ground-breaking ceremony for the Königshovener Höhe wind farm is taking place today. At a reclaimed site of the Garzweiler opencast mine, RWE and the city of Bedburg are together erecting a wind farm with a planned total capacity of 67 megawatts (MW). The city participates with a share of 49% in the wind … Continue reading RWE building its biggest onshore wind farm in Germany
Continue readingRWE Cuts Proposed Capacity Of Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
RWE Innogy has revised plans for the proposed Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm project, which is being developed off the Lincolnshire Coast in the North Sea. Work on the site design has resulted in RWE Innogy deciding to progress the development with a reduced capacity which ranges between 600 and 900 megawatts, rather than the … Continue reading RWE Cuts Proposed Capacity Of Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
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RWE axes
The project’s developer, RWE Innogy, said that it had made the decision because it was ‘not the right time’ for the wind farm to go ahead. Technical challenges within the Bristol Channel Zone are significant, including substantially deeper waters and adverse seabed conditions. Costs to overcome such technical challenges are prohibitive in current market conditions. … Continue reading RWE axes
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RWE and Abengoa to sue Spain over Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) cutting
RWE expected to join the international arbitration against Spain for the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) cutting. Since 2011 , the German company operates through its subsidiary RWE Innogy the solar thermal power plant Andasol Granada 3 of 50 megawatts (MW) capacity. The Andasol complex as a whole is the largest European solar thermal plant and … Continue reading RWE and Abengoa to sue Spain over Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) cutting
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RWE gets 45 megawatt wind farm online in Poland
The sixth wind farm brought online in Poland shows the country is emerging as a success story for renewable energy, German company RWE Innogy said Wednesday. RWE Innogy inaugurated the Nowy Staw wind farm in Poland. It's the sixth wind farm in the country for RWE and can generate enough energy from wind to meet … Continue reading RWE gets 45 megawatt wind farm online in Poland
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RWE announces all wind turbines installed at Thornton Bank wind farm in Belgium
Yesterday, the last wind turbine at the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank was successfully installed. This means that the installation of all 48 wind turbines off the Belgian coast, with a combined capacity of 325 megawatts (MW), is now complete. With the generated electricity the power plant can supply some 600,000 Belgian households every year. … Continue reading RWE announces all wind turbines installed at Thornton Bank wind farm in Belgium
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SSE announces Galloper offshore wind farm receives development consent
Galloper offshore wind farm, a 50:50 joint venture between SSE and RWE npower renewables, has received development consent from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. The Galloper site is located 27km off the Suffolk coast, adjacent to the fully operational Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, and has a potential capacity of up … Continue reading SSE announces Galloper offshore wind farm receives development consent
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RWE Innogy sells minority stakes of Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm and Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm
RWE Innogy can today confirm the successful sale of a 49.9% share in its Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm (Rhyl Flats) and a 41% share in its Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm. The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Greencoat UK Wind PLC (Greencoat UK Wind), a renewable energy fund listed on the London … Continue reading RWE Innogy sells minority stakes of Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm and Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm
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Norway’s Crown Prince opens Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm
The Crown Prince will open the wind farm at an official ceremony at historic Holkham Hall in North Norfolk with support from UK secretary of state for energy and climate change Edward Davey, Norwegian petroleum and energy minister Ola Borten Moe, Norwegian trade and industry minister Trond Giske, and the owners’ presidents and CEO’s Helge Lund … Continue reading Norway’s Crown Prince opens Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm
Continue readingObama says Allison’s work on electric vehicles is helping U.S. rebuild
The Obama administration has handed out about $3 billion for electric cars and lithium ion batteries.
Continue readingSCHOTT Solar presents future-proof solar energy solutions
One highlight will be the all-new photovoltaic solar power system for roof mounting on major industrial buildings. SCHOTT develops and produces solar cells, solar modules, photovoltaic systems and solar thermal.
Continue readingThe Renault-Nissan Alliance to showcase 100% electric vehicles at Challenge Bibendum
Electric cars with lithium ion batteries Renault Fluence Z.E. & Nissan LEAF available for test driving at Berlin event. The coming-of-age of the electric car will be celebrated by the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
Continue readingSri Lanka has not initiated a comprehensive study related to the potential of wind energy
About two decades ago on the initative of the United Nations ESCAP, a few wind turbines at Hambantota were established and I presume that this wind farm still produces about 3 MW of power.
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