The jacket construction and the topside built for the Horns Rev C offshore substation have reached the Port of Esbjerg, from where the pieces will be shipped to the installation site some 20 kilometers off the Danish North Sea coast by the end of this week, weather permitting. The installation of th
The jacket construction and the topside built for the Horns Rev C offshore substation have reached the Port of Esbjerg, from where the pieces will be shipped to the installation site some 20 kilometers off the Danish North Sea coast by the end of this week, weather permitting. The installation of th
Ofgem has launched a tender to enable prospective bidders to compete to own the transmission assets of the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in the Bay of Liverpool. The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round Four (TR4) started on 7 April, Ofgem said. Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind f
Cape Wind Associates will not get a two-year extension on its permits for two underwater power lines in Nantucket Sound, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board decided on Wednesday. The final decision follows the board’s recommendation that the permits should not be extended by May 2017, a
Offshore construction phase at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm is scheduled to start in June 2016, DONG Energy said in a community newsletter. The installation of the export cable, turbine foundations and the offshore substation is set to kick off in June. July is reserved for the
Hawaii could have up to 800MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2045, helping this US island state source all of its energy from renewable resources in the next thirty tears, the Hawaiian Electric Companies said in their updated energy plan. The utilities also said that off-island resources, su
Hawaii could have up to 800MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2045, helping this US island state source all of its energy from renewable resources in the next thirty tears, the Hawaiian Electric Companies said in their updated energy plan. The utilities also said that off-island resources, su
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and a group of other industry associations from different sectors have called for reforms within European electricity market. The group of associations is challenging policymakers to adopt a flexible and dynamic energy system, making the best use of innova
NKT Cables has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy to deliver 170 kilometres of 220 kV high-voltage alternating current (AC) submarine export cable system for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. The wind farm will be placed 120 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast in the UK, and the c
ABB has won an order worth around USD 80 million from Rentel NV in Belgium to deliver an advanced cable system that will connect the offshore substation at the 309MW Rentel wind farm located off the Belgian coastline to the mainland close to Zeebrugge. ABB will design, manufacture and install the ap
Swiss power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth more than USD 250 million from DONG Energy to deliver a 220-kilovolt high-voltage cable system that will connect the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the North Sea to the UK mainland grid. ABB will supply alternati
Cape Wind Associates might suffer another setback in their efforts to build a 468MW offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, after the state’s energy agency recommended that the company’s permit for two underwater power lines should not be extended for two additional years, according to
The 144MW Westermeerwind near shore wind farm achieved an important milestone last weekend during which all of its 48 wind turbines reached maximum power output of 3MW per turbine. This led to the wind farm reaching its maximum power production capacity less than a month after Siemens installed the
Chinese government’s energy and other regulatory agencies have obliged all transmission system operators (TSOs) to grid-connect all renewable energy facilities that meet technical requirements of their networks. The requirement has been issued by National Development and Reform Commission and Nation
