Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired three energy related contracts for projects in Northwest Europe with a combined contract value of approximately EUR 110 million. Boskalis has signed a contract with partners DONG Energy and Scottish Power Renewables for the partial construction
According to the Financial Times Deutschland, Swiss engineering compay ABB is expecting its offshore wind projects to advance as planned, without delays. Peter Terwiesch, head of ABB in Germany, said that profit margins for the projects are in a “normal development corridor.” Contrary to Siemens who
According to the Financial Times Deutschland, Swiss engineering compay ABB is expecting its offshore wind projects to advance as planned, without delays. Peter Terwiesch, head of ABB in Germany, said that profit margins for the projects are in a “normal development corridor.” Contrary to Siemens who
E.ON has decided to base its operations and maintenance centre for its 288MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm on the German island of Helgoland. E.ON’s Head of International Offshore business, Sven Utermöhlen, and Jörg Singer, the Mayor of Helgoland, met at the region’s economics ministry in Kiel t
Proposed Inchcape offshore wind farm faced discussion between the companies, engaged in project development, and the public, especially landowners and farmers in Angus area. A week ago, cable connecting to the grid worried local residents. However, according to the latest developments it appears tha
Proposed Inchcape offshore wind farm faced discussion between the companies, engaged in project development, and the public, especially landowners and farmers in Angus area. A week ago, cable connecting to the grid worried local residents. However, according to the latest developments it appears tha
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) state-of-the art crane vessel with 2500-mt fully revolving crane, Stanislav Yudin, completed the work on installation of 1710mt transformer platform at Dong Energy’s Anholt offshore wind farm, ReNews informs. The work was carried out on behalf of Energinet.dk In 2010 Dan
Mersen has been chosen by REpower, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines, to supply signal transmission systems for the Thornton Bank wind farm located 28km from the port of Ostend (Belgium). This wind farm will eventually comprise 48 giant wind turbines, eac
Mersen has been chosen by REpower, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines, to supply signal transmission systems for the Thornton Bank wind farm located 28km from the port of Ostend (Belgium). This wind farm will eventually comprise 48 giant wind turbines, eac
As of 1 April 2012, 37½ of the 111 monopiles that make up Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are installed, and as such one third of the driving is complete. As expected, there are great challenges associated with the seabed where both very soft areas and very hard areas are present. The driving of monopile
Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed her plan to construct offshore wind farms that will stretch over an area six times the size of New York City, reports Bloomberg. The plan expected to cost 200 billion euros ($268 billion), according to the DIW economic institute in Berlin, will also include inst
A stalwart vessel of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm fleet has left the Greater Wash after reaching another project milestone, the completion of the undersea works to prepare the site for the installation of the cables that transport the power generated by the wind turbines. The 77m vessel S
The Offshore Wind farm proposed off the Atlantic coast has failed to justify economic benefits for the second time this month. This was confirmed by the state’s consultant, reports Njspotlight. Back in May 2011, Cape May-based Fisherman’s Energy gained New Jersey approval for a demonstration project
Construction of Germany’s offshore wind parks will not be on time due to setbacks in connecting turbines to the power grid caused by the problems with ensuring cables and transformer stations, reports Bloomberg. Consequently, EON AG (EOAN) and RWE AG (RWE) have stressed their intention to suspend in
