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Wind Energy

16.05.2013

Substation for Global Tech 1 is complete

The consortium composed of Alstom Grid and Keppel Verolme delivered the substation for the offshore wind farm Global Tech 1 in the North Sea on 8 May. The installation of the 9,000-tonne colossus was performed using suction bells, so no heavy installation vessels were required. more...

Offshore Wind Energy

24.01.2013

Mitsubishi pledges support to TenneT

TenneT has found an investor for four of the eight grid connections it must install to German offshore wind farms. (Graphic: TenneT)

The grid operator TenneT will receive a cash injection from the Mitsubishi Corporation to connect four German offshore wind farms to the grid. The Japanese corporation will stump up a total of €576 million for the BorWin 1 and 2 projects , as well as HelWin 2 and DolWin 2. For its 49% stake in the BorWin projects Mitsubishi will invest €240 million. The company will make a further commitment of more...

Wind Energy

17.01.2013

US wind farm Flat Ridge 2 in full operation

On January 3 BP Wind Energy and Sempra US Gas & Power have announced that the Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm located in Kansas, USA, has moved into full commercial operation. According to the companies’ press release, the 470 MW wind farm is the largest, single-build wind farm in the history of the US wind industry. Definitely, located on a 66,000-acre site, Flat Ridge 2 is the largest wind farm more...

Offshore Wind Energy

15.01.2013

Seaway Heavy Lifting repositions itself

The Division Renewable Energy for Subsea 7 S.A. is now starting a 50% joint venture with Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL). Through the consolidation, Subsea 7 hopes it can better serve the offshore wind energy market as an offshore construction and marine operations partner within SSE’s Offshore Wind Alliance. For their part, SHL is expanding their engineering and project management competence through the merger and hopes to tackle even larger offshore more...

Offshore Wind Energy

15.01.2013

France starts the second offshore round

Two new sites are in the second round of French offshore tendering. (Graphic: Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy)

On 8 January, the French government declared the second bidding round for offshore wind farms off the French coast. This time a total of 1,000 MW are up for tender, divided into two farms. These are the sites Noirmoutier south of the Saint-Nazaire project in the Atlantic, and Le Tréport in the English Channel, which was left empty-handed in the first bidding round. In both areas, there will be between more...

Wind Energy

11.01.2013

DNV and Germanischer Lloyd to merge

From left: Hinrich Stahl, Maryland GmbH, Erik van der Noordaa, CEO GL Group, Henrik O. Madsen, CEO DNV (Photo: DNV GL)

Pending the approval of antitrust authorities, the GL Group will lose its independence and merge with DNV. The DNV Foundation will hold a 63.5% stake in the new DNV GL Group. The owner of the GL Group, Mayfair S.E., will hold a 36.5 % share.The DNV GL Group will have its corporate headquarters in Høvik, Norway near Oslo and will comprise four business units: Maritime, Oil and Gas, Energy, and more...

Wind Energy

10.01.2013

New attack on the rotor blade record

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) wants to invest £15.5 million (€19 million) in British rotor blade manufacturer Blade Dynamics to help the company set a new record for rotor blade length. Blade Dynamics will use the cash injection to fund the manufacture of a carbon rotor blade with a length of between 80 and 100 m for use in offshore turbines with generation capacities of 8 to 10 MW. The more...