Seaway Heavy Lifting contracted by Siemens AG for the transportation & installation of the German North Sea jacket & transmission station. The contractors say that the 5,800 tonnes jacket will be installed by Heavy Lift Vessel “Oleg Strashnov”…
The 75th and final turbine has been installed at the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm.The installation marks a major milestone in the development of the 270MW project, which will be capable of producing enough energy to meet the annual power needs of more than 200…
The ‘Marineco Thunderbird’ is UK-based Marineco’s fourth FCS 2610 Twin Axe to join its windfarm support fleet of vessels.Marineco was the first customer to buy one of these vessels nearly two and a half years ago, based on a design for an…
Siemens Industr awarded a multimillion dollar contract by LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC to equip two newly constructed Aries Marine Corporation marine platform supply vessels (PSV) with its unique diesel electric propulsion solution at Leevac’s facilities in Jennings…
The GL Garrad Hassan PhD Award has been presented to Iñigo Martínez de Alegría of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain, for his thesis “Study on Full Direct Current Offshore Wind Farm.”Dr Andrew Garrad, Non-Executive Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan…
Renewable energy technology developer, Principle Power, was awarded a Department of Energy grant worth $4M and up to $47M in total funding, to support its WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project.Principle Power has announced the list of official project partners…
Siemens contracted by Germany's wpd group to supply & install 80 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant.The agreement also covers a long-term maintenance contract for a period of ten years, the first of its kind for an offshore wind project…
The Marguerite Fund has acquired a 22.5% stake in the German greenfield Butendiek offshore wind farm.The Butendiek project is a 288 MW greenfield offshore wind farm located in the North-Sea in the German exclusive economic zone, 32 km west of the German Island of Sylt…
Siemens plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wind turbine service training facility in Orlando, Florida.The demand for skilled wind service technicians is increasing as more wind projects come online in the Americas, thereby requiring long-term service and maintenance…
DONG Energy to build this offshore wind farm (OWF) located in the North Sea off the British east coast.The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 billion including the construction of the transmission assets…
Leevac Shipyards Jennings LLC, Jennings, La., signed contracts with Aries Marine, Inc of Lafayette, La., to build two LEEVAC Design Services “LDS” 270 DE PSV, a 270 x 56 x 21.5 ft. diesel electric Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). “We are…
Corvus Energy to provide world’s largest ever hybrid propulsion marine battery pack for a Scandline diesel-electric ferry conversion.Corvus will provide Scandline with a 2.7MWh power pack consisting of an AT6500 advanced lithium polymer…
Jürgen Amedick becomes new CEO for the drives portfolio for industry and infrastructure applications at Siemens.Jürgen Amedick took over the leadership of the Large Drives Business Unit of the Siemens Drive Technologies Division on October 1…
GL Renewables Certification rendered to Siemens for its new 6-megawatt offshore wind turbine SWT-6.0-154. The prototype certification is a prerequisite for the testing of the turbine. Field testing of Siemens Wind Power’s new 154-meter rotor…
The Siemens Energy 6-megawatt installation on trial at Østerild, Denmark, can produce electricity for 6,000 households.Siemens Energy has begun field testing of its new 154 m rotor for the 6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in Østerild…