- Category: Projects and Contracts
Dominion Virginia Power is assessing options for its proposed offshore wind demonstration project in light of an announcement that the U.S. Department of Energy is withdrawing US$40 million in funding. Dominion plans to consult with other members of the project team, known as the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP), as well as participants in a stakeholder group of government, research and community representatives, before deciding on next steps.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Senvion has signed a conditional contract for the first Senvion 3.4M140 wind turbine. This turbine will be the third prototype that Senvion is planning with e-wyn GmbH & Co. KG for the site and is likely to enter operation in summer 2017.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
DONG Energy has awarded Seacat Services with the supply contract for all crew transfer services at its 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project under development in the Irish Sea.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide GBP 525 million for construction of the Beatrice windfarm to be built 14 km off the Caithness coast, near Wick in north-east Scotland. The new wind farm will cost more than GBP 2.7 billion and be built by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited, a partnership formed between SSE, SDIC Power and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
GE Renewables has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade to develop 1GW of installed wind capacity by 2025.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Uptime International has entered into a contract with Damen for delivery of a Uptime access solution for their newbuilding Bibby Wavemaster 1 that Damen are building for Bibby Marine Service.
- National Grid and RES launch GB’s first battery storage system
- Siemens signs first balance of plant wind service agreement in USA
- Green light for Beatrice offshore wind farm
- DONG Energy completes acquisition of US offshore wind project in New Jersey
- US DOE awards US$ 3.7 million to Lake Erie wind turbine project
- UpWind Solutions signs service contract for 1.75GW of GE turbines
- Vestas selects Wipro to provide workplace services
- RES extends O&M contract for ORE Catapult met mast
- Nordex to install 32,5 MW wind farm in France
- A2SEA installs last turbine on Gode Wind 2+1
- DNV GL and Cosco to install BorWin gamma platform
- Goldwind Americas signs deal with RES
- New cable connection between offshore platforms
- Crown Estate grant lease to Hywind floating wind farm
- Dudgeon wind farm secures GBP1.3 billion project financing
- Eneco, Shell and Van Oord take part in Dutch offshore wind farms tender
- Invenergy signs MOU with HVDC transmission project in upstate New York
- Fred. Olsen Windcarrier wins first UK installation contract
- James Fisher secures pontoon contract for construction phase of Rampion offshore wind farm
- A2SEA signs contract for Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project One
- SeaPlanner selected to support Rampion offshore wind farm construction
- Mainstream Chile obtains environmental approval for 264MW wind farm
- eno energy signs long-term cooperation agreement with the Rotoron consortium
- Statoil chooses Kongsberg EmPower for Hywind Demo
- Dong Energy sets up Walney Extension community benefit fund
- ABB to supply special transformers for the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm
- Vestas receives 178MW order in Kansas
- wpd commences construction of the offshore wind farm Nordergründe
- Moventas launches Extra Life for Siemens 2.3 suite of services
- Green light for wind-powered oil recovery project