Andershaw Wind Farm moves into constructionOct 7, 2015Statkraft has taken a final investment decision on Andershaw Wind Farm, a 36MW onshore project located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
NorSea Group acquires wind power company ØEROct 2, 2015Through its wholly owned Danish subsidiary Danbor, NorSea Group has acquired the Danish wind power company Øer. The acquisition strengthens NorSea
Availon wins 78MW of wind turbine servicing contracts at Husum Wind expoOct 2, 2015Availon, the cross-brand provider of wind turbine generator services, has signed new contracts for the servicing of 48 wind turbine generators at the Husum
FoundOcean completes grouting at Gode WindOct 1, 2015offshore wind farm. The wind farm, which is located in the German sector of the North Sea, is the latest wind farm to fix its foundations using the MasterFlow 9500 material from BASF. GeoSea, who lead the installation market of foundations for offshore wind, chose MasterFlow 9500 for its mechanical properties which included its high early strengths, its volume stability and for its impressive longterm durability.
Versatile Divinycell vessels for the offshore wind industrySep 17, 2015The offshore wind industry often needs versatile vessels that can easily be refitted and reconfigured to perform a range of different duties,
Dong Energy to divest 50% of the Gode Wind 1Sep 11, 2015DONG Energy has signed an agreement to divest 50 per cent of the 330MW German offshore wind construction project, Gode Wind 1, to Global
Fugro wins cable installation contract at Rampion Offshore Wind FarmSep 9, 2015Fugro has secured a contract for the installation and burial of 122 array cables at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm being built in the English Channel, 13 kilometres off the Sussex coast, by E.ON alongside partners, the UK Green Investment Bank plc.The engineering and planning will start immediately with installation being carried out in two phases in 2016 and 2017
AMSC receives $40 million order from Inox WindSep 1, 2015AMSC has received an approximately $40 million order for wind turbine electrical control systems (ECS) from Inox Wind Limited,
DONG acquires the Hornsea Zone and the project rights to 3 GW offshore windAug 24, 2015DONG Energy acquired the Hornsea zone and the project rights to Hornsea Project Two and Three, which have the potential of 3 gigawatts (GW)
DONG Energy divests transmission assets at West of Duddon SandsAug 21, 2015West of Duddon Sands, a joint venture owned by DONG Energy (50%) and ScottishPower Renewables (50%) has signed an agreement for the sale of transmission assets to WoDS Transmission plc. WoDS Transmission plc is owned by a consortium comprising of Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited (50%) and 3i Infrastructure plc (50%).
Dogger Bank wind development consents total 4.8GWAug 6, 2015Today’s planning approval for offshore wind energy at Dogger Bank takes the total of consented projects in the North Sea zone to 4.8 gigawatts
Otary picks Aconex for offshore wind farm developmentAug 5, 2015Aconex Limited announced its selection by Otary RS N.V. to manage project information and processes for the development of the EUR 1.3-billion Rentel wind farm
TransAlta acquires long-term contracted solar and wind assetsJul 28, 2015TransAlta Corporation has acquired 71 megawatts (MW) of long-term contracted renewable generation assets from an affiliate of Rockland
Fugro adds cable-lay to its trenching servicesJul 20, 2015Fugro is now offering cable-lay in addition to trenching to its offshore windfarm and tidal energy clients.
The company has equipped its trenching vessel Fugro Saltire with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread. This comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches and a quadrant deployment system on rails, all fitted to the rear deck of the Fugro Saltire alongside the existing trenching equipment.
SunEdison and Gamesa to Develop up to 1 Gigawatt of wind power plantsJul 3, 2015SunEdison, Inc. and Gamesa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint venture to develop up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind energy
DONG Energy to build Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UKJun 25, 2015DONG Energy has decided to construct Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Greater Wash area, approximately 27 km off the east coast of Britain.
Windependents becomes ARC sustainable energy solutionsJun 19, 2015ARC will no longer only focus on offshore wind, but will now cover the full spectrum of onshore and offshore sustainable energy projects.
SunEdison to acquire Continuum Wind Energy in IndiaJun 18, 2015SunEdison, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Continuum Wind Energy Limited, Singapore with assets in India. Continuum owns and operates
Dometic Marine to supply air conditioning for two new Seacat workboatsJun 16, 2015South Boats IOW has chosen Dometic Marine to supply the air-conditioning systems for two new 24m offshore windfarm workboats,
ABB to provide power infrastructure for new UK wind farmJun 15, 2015ABB has won a significant order to provide substations and related power infrastructure for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.
BluEarth kicks off construction for Alberta wind power projectJun 15, 2015BluEarth Renewables Inc. closed non-recourse construction and term debt financing for the 29 megawatt (MW) Bull Creek Wind Power Project
Statkraft halts wind power planning in Central NorwayJun 5, 2015Statkraft has decided not to invest in the Fosen and Snillfjord projects in Central Norway. Lower power and electricity certificate prices in the Nordic region
Renewable NRG Systems introduces SymphoniePROMay 18, 2015Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG) has launched a new data logger that is specifically engineered to improve the performance of wind and
‘Severn Provider’ successfully starts work in German Offshore Wind SectorMay 1, 2015Severn Offshore Services is pleased to announce that their new vessel ‘Severn Provider’ has commenced operations in the German sector of the North Sea.
