DolWin beta high‐voltage direct current (HVDC) platform will arrive at the yard in Haugesund tonight, subject to weather conditions, Aibel announced at its social network page today. The massive DolWin beta structure is being transported to Haugesund in Norway, where the platform will be commissione
Ofgem has received a withdrawal of an application from Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited, which was submitted in order to get the Authority’s consent to the company’s exercise of compulsory rights of entry on land. “This means a decision on its application is no longer required and we will not
Ofgem shortlisted four bidders competing to own and run transmission links of Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway offshore wind farms, both located in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. The shortlisted bidders go through to the final bid stage where Ofgem will appoint the Offshore Transmissio
RenewableUK says a record high of 22% of the UK’s electricity was generated by wind on Sunday (17th August), beating the previous 24-hour record of 21% set earlier this month (Monday 11th August). Before that, the record stood at 20%, set on 20th December 2013. The UK’s onshore and offshore wind tur
Blue Offshore, a specialist in subsea cable installation, will attend the Offshore Energy 2014 exhibition in Amsterdam on 28 and 29 October 2014. Visitors to the Blue Offshore’s stand (no. 9.048) will have an opportunity to learn more about the company and its modular offshore equipment solutions an
ABB has been awarded a contract by Atlantis Resources Limited to provide the onshore grid connection for Phase I of the MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s Pentland Firth. The MeyGen tidal stream project is at the forefront of world marine energy development and will harvest the tidal resource
The North Seas contain vast and largely untapped renewable energy resources. Whether or not these resources are ultimately exploited remains a matter of great uncertainty. However, important decisions on grid development in the North Seas will need to be taken before the amount of offshore wind and
JDR has signed a contract with Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm, currently being developed by RWE Innogy GmbH and forming part of Germany’s largest offshore wind farm cluster. JDR will provide over 70 kilometres of aluminium core inter-array cable, cable accessor
Riffgat offshore wind farm, Germany’s first commercial wind farm in the North Sea, has exceeded expectations in power production, even though it has been feeding power since February. The offshore wind farm was officially launched on August 10 last year. However, due to the delayed grid connection,
Riffgat offshore wind farm, Germany’s first commercial wind farm in the North Sea, has exceeded expectations in power production, even though it has been feeding power since February. The offshore wind farm was officially launched on August 10 last year. However, due to the delayed grid connection,
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system that will transmit power from the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. ABB’s project scope includes the design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the 25 kilometer (km) lon
Sabik, a specialist in sea marking for offshore wind farms, has successfully executed the order for buoyage at the construction site of the DolWin beta converter station. Together with Boskalis Offshore, the company deployed four buoys within less than 24 hours. With the completion of the protected
EnBW today notified that the prequalification process period for the delivery and installation of subsea cables for the company’s Hohe See offshore wind farm has been extended. The contract includes planning, procurement, manufacturing, supply and installation of inter array cables for an offshore w
DONG Energy is working on a solution to avoid damaging the Sutton Bridge marsh and the sea wall when cable connection works start on its Race Bank offshore wind farm. Councillors of the Sutton Bridge Parish Council voiced their concern over DONG’s cable work having the same effect as Centrica’s when
