The Office for Energy Planning Approval of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued a planning approval decision for the first section of NordLink interconnector, a planned submarine cable from Norway to Germany. “With this decision, the next important component of the future power system h
The Office for Energy Planning Approval of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued a planning approval decision for the first section of NordLink interconnector, a planned submarine cable from Norway to Germany. “With this decision, the next important component of the future power system h
VSMC has been awarded a EUR 110 million contract by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, owned by Norwegian companies Statoil and Statkraft, for the export and inter-array cabling for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. VSMC will start in 2015 by performing two 1,100-metre horizontal directional drillings at
Global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power unveils the first three-dimensional scale model of the SuperNode which is set to fundamentally change the way electricity is delivered to homes. Developed by Mainstream, the SuperNode will, for the first time enable electricity to be collect
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey have jointly chaired a meeting of the Scottish Island Renewables Delivery Forum. Key decision makers met yesterday to agree a timetable for practical action to connect Scotland’s islands to the mainland transmission grid and unlo
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey have jointly chaired a meeting of the Scottish Island Renewables Delivery Forum. Key decision makers met yesterday to agree a timetable for practical action to connect Scotland’s islands to the mainland transmission grid and unlo
German offshore grid connection BorWin 1 faced several technical faults over the past months, which resulted with unplanned shutdowns of the network connection. To determine the exact cause of the issues, German transmission system operator TenneT said that it is working closely with the contractor
The latest provisional monthly energy statistics produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were released today (June 26) according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Provisional quarterly energy statistics for Q1 2014 (January to March), have also been
Dr. Urban Keussen (49) has been appointed deputy CEO of TenneT Holding B.V. and chairman of the management board of TenneT TSO GmbH. Keussen will consequently take over from Martin Fuchs (60). On 1st July 2014 after 34 years in the energy industry Fuchs will step down as chairman of the management b
Dr. Urban Keussen (49) has been appointed deputy CEO of TenneT Holding B.V. and chairman of the management board of TenneT TSO GmbH. Keussen will consequently take over from Martin Fuchs (60). On 1st July 2014 after 34 years in the energy industry Fuchs will step down as chairman of the management b
A senior power sector professional and engineer with 30 years’ experience in the industry has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the University of Strathclyde’s Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC). David Rutherford has taken up the new post at the world-class research and innovation fa
Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. At the beginning of the year, there were frequent technical problems with the converter substation. In late March, a smoldering fire occurred on the substation and caused prelimina
Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. At the beginning of the year, there were frequent technical problems with the converter substation. In late March, a smoldering fire occurred on the substation and caused prelimina
Cornwall-based company, Seatricity, expects to see its energy device connected at Wave Hub this weekend, according to BBC News. The company is developing Oceanus device that harnesses the power of waves. This device comprises aluminium float that travels up and down with the waves thus operating a p
