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Offshore wind installations stabilise in 2014
In 2014, 408 new offshore turbines were fully grid connected, adding 1,483 MW to the European system – 84 MW less than in 2013. The total installed capacity for Europe now stands at 8,045 MW in 74...
Oldenburg gets its own training institute for offshore wind energy
Oldenburg has a new training institute for offshore wind energy: the Convent College. Depending on a person's previous qualifications, four training paths are possible: installation technician,...BZEE and OffTEC are joining forces
The OffTEC training and development cluster, which is based in Enge-Sande, and the Bildungszentrum für Erneuerbare Energien (BZEE) in Husum are teaming up to offer a jointly co-ordinated range of...
More than 1 GW of offshore wind energy in Germany in 2014
In December 2014, German offshore wind turbines fed more than 1 GW power into the grid for the first time. This is the conclusion reached by the study "Status of Offshore Wind Energy Development in...
X-BOW cracks the 100 vessels mark
With the latest contract for two offshore wind service vessels for Bernhard Schulte/Windea Offshore, shipbuilder Ulstein has achieved 100 sales of the X-BOW hull line design. The milestone was...
Iberdrola awards Areva € 620 million for Wikinger offshore park
Iberdrola and Areva signed their largest renewables contract so far with a volume of € 620 million for the supply of wind turbines to the 350 MW offshore wind park Wikinger. In cooperation with its...
EnBW sells shares of the offshore wind farm Baltic 2
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has sold a 49.89% stake in the German offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 to the Australian investment company Macquarie Capital for € 720 million.
MHI turbines for Burbo Bank Extension
Dong Energy has decided to construct the offshore wind farm Burbo Bank Extension located 8 km off the United Kingdom coast in Liverpool Bay. The 258 MW project is the first commercial order for 32 of...
JDR appoints Chief Executive Officer
JDR announces the appointment of David Currie as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the Board of Directors, effective 12 January 2015. Currie is an accomplished industry leader with nearly...
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