Rudong OWF Project Starts Producing Power
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) reported that the 152 MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project started producing power after the first six Siemens 4 MW turbines were connected to the...
View ArticleHeerema Joins BorWin3 Team
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded a contract by Petrofac for the procurement and construction of the jacket and piles for the 900 MW BorWin3 HVDC platform. Petrofac, in a consortium with...
View ArticleKriegers Flak’s Grid Connection to Be Discussed
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA), Energinet.dk, and Kriegers Flak tenderers will hold a meeting on 2 February. They will discuss grid connection, platforms and technical issues regarding the 600MW...
View ArticleSiemens Receives €170M COBRAcable Order
Siemens has been awarded an order for COBRAcable, a link between the Dutch and Danish power grids, by Danish power grid service provider Energinet.dk and its Dutch counterpart TenneT TSO. Siemens will...
View ArticleTenneT, Energinet.dk Award €250M COBRAcable Contract to Prysmian
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract worth around EUR 250 million by TenneT TSO B.V. and Energinet.dk for COBRAcable, the HVDC submarine interconnector that will link Denmark and the Netherlands....
View ArticleHighlights of the Month: January 2016
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg,...
View Article2015 a Banner Year for Offshore Wind in Europe
Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to EUR 13.3 billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations, with a total of 3,019 MW in new capacity coming online in...
View ArticleTenneT Opens Cable Storage Facility in Eemshaven
On 2 February, TenneT officially opened its special cable storage facility in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, which is able to store up to 4,600 tonnes of high-voltage electricity cables. TenneT will use...
View ArticleDong Greenlights Behemoth Hornsea Project One OWF
Dong Energy has made a final investment decision to build the 1,200 MW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Hornsea will on completion be the world’s first offshore wind farm to exceed...
View ArticleTenneT Shelves Offshore Maintenance Centre Plan
TenneT has abandoned its plan for the construction of an Offshore Maintenance Centre (OMC) in the north of the Netherlands for the time being. The company had planned to set up the OMC as a base for...
View ArticleE.ON Switches Amrumbank West On, Says Time for Offshore Wind Is Now
E.ON has officially put into operation the recently upgraded 302 MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm during a symbolic ceremony held in Hamburg today. Referring to Amrumbank West as “technology at its...
View ArticleDONG Signs Westermost Rough Transmission Sale
Westermost Rough Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of DONG Energy, the UK Green Investment Bank and Marubeni Corporation, has signed an agreement for the sale of its transmission assets to TC Westermost...
View ArticleDenmark Nods to Interstate Offshore Wind Farm Connector
Denmark’s Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate has approved Energinet.dk’s application for a EUR 320 million investment in a new 400 MW interconnection between one Danish and two German offshore...
View ArticleGalloper Has a Licence to Power
On 4 February, Ofgem granted an electricity generation licence to Galloper Wind Farm Limited. With the licence in place, the company developing the Galloper offshore wind farm is authorised to...
View ArticleSRC Joins North Sea Link Project
UK-based health-and-safety specialist Steel River Consultants (SRC) has been selected to act as hazard identification (HAZID) facilitator and provide CDM support and health and safety advisory services...
View ArticleTenneT TSO GmbH Looking For AC Subsea Cable Supplier
Bayreuth-based TenneT TSO GmbH has, via DC-Netz BorWin3 GmbH, issued a tender for a supplier of an AC submarine cable to link an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea to the grid connection...
View ArticleGode Wind 2 Produces First Power
DONG Energy’s 252MW Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm, situated in the German sector of the North Sea, has started producing power and feeding it into the German grid, the Danish utility announced today....
View ArticleNational Grid Kicks Off Onshore Works on Block Island
National Grid has started installing the cofferdams for the subsea cables which will connect the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in US waters, developed by Deepwater Wind, with...
View ArticleHeinen & Hopman to Look After HVAC System at Eneco Luchterduinen
Heinen & Hopman has secured a five-year contract from Eneco to supply 24/7 service and maintenance for the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system at the 129 MW Eneco Luchterduinen...
View ArticleTop News of the Week Feb 22 – 28, 2016
Siemens to Deliver EnBW Hohe See Turbines & Foundations EnBW has signed a contract with Siemens AG for the supply and installation of 71 wind turbines and foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore...
View Article