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Expansion figures for Offshore Wind Power in Germany
New offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 818 MW went online in Germany in 2016. The industry views this expansion as positive and expects that, combined with optimised turbine technology...Acta Marine contracts Ulstein for wind vessel
Ulstein Verft AS has signed a contract for the building of a DP2 Construction Support Vessel (CSV) for the Netherlands based Acta Marine B.V. The vessel is primarily aimed at the offshore wind market...MHI Vestas Offshore Wind wins record order for Borkum Riffgrund 2
DONG Energy has placed a 450 MW order with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project in Germany.
Northern HeliCopter wins contract for Merkur wind farm
Northern HeliCopter (NHC) with its holistic medical care concept WINDEAcare will supply medical services for the offshore wind farm Merkur in the German Bight during installation and commissioning...
PNE WIND sold offshore wind project Atlantis I to Vattenfall
PNE WIND sold offshore project “Atlantis I”, located in the North Sea, to Swedish utility Vattenfall. The German wind farm developer remains involved in the project as service provider.Irina Lucke (EWE) is the new chairwoman of WAB
Irina Lucke is the first woman to be elected as chair of WAB. The previous chair, Dr Klaus Meier, will be stepping down to the position of deputy chairman. WAB's focus in 2017 will be to provide even...
Vattenfall to proceed with Danish near shore wind farms
A majority in the Danish Parliament (Folketing) on November, 18th that it will approve Danish Near Shore (DNS) wind farms. This means that Vattenfall can proceed with plans to develop the 350 MW...LM Wind Power to supply blades for CSIC HZ Windpower's new offshore turbine
At the China Wind Power (CWP) in Beijing LM Wind Power announced a strategic collaboration with the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer CSIC HZ Windpower. LM Wind, owned by GE, agrees to deliver blades...
DONG Energy rounds 1,000 wind turbines at sea
After 25 years of dedication to offshore wind DONG Energy has installed the 1,000th offshore wind turbine and plans to continue its venture unabated. From 2016 to 2020, DONG Energy is set to build...
Gamesa’s shareholders ratify the merger with Siemens Wind Power
In an extraordinary general meeting in Zamudio (Vizcaya, Spain), 99.75 % of Gamesa’s shareholders ratified the resolutions needed to close the merger with Siemens Wind Power. The payment of a special...
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