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SGS will be in charge of inspections at the Amrumbank West wind farm
The testing and certification company SGS will be in charge of performing regular service inspections at the Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea.Major energy companies sign offshore wind declaration
Ahead of the Energy Council in Luxembourg on June 6, 2016, 11 energy companies signed a joint declaration stating that offshore wind can be fully competitive with coal and gas by 2025, achieving a...Adwen obtains type certificate for new offshore wind turbine
Monsoon, typhoon or high temperatures and humidity – no problem for their offshore wind turbine AD 5-132, Adwen assures. Now the 5 MW turbine has received the type certification by the independent...
GE is interested in Adwen
What is going to happen to Adwen? The offshore specialist company is getting in the way of Siemens' and Gamesa's merger plans. GE has now expressed interest in the joint venture between Gamesa and...
A2SEA signs agreement with UK suppliers for Dudgeon and Burbo Bank Extension
Danish offshore wind installer A2SEA has signed agreements with two UK ship repair and conversion specialists in relation with two upcoming UK projects: A&P Tyne for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm and...Siemens receives biggest offshore order so far
Siemens will deliver 102 wind energy plants of the type SWT-7.0-154 for the offshore wind farm East Anglia One. This order by ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidy of Iberdrola S.A., has a volume of 714...
The Challenges Offshore Wind Faces on the way to Renewable and Clean Energy
Nowadays, the world has taken an active stance on shift to renewable and clean energy sources. The EU 2030 forthcoming strategic framework, Energy Union Package and the EU capacity targets set for...Multi-purpose support vessel for the construction of Race Bank
The Scotland-based company, Inverlussa Marine Services, will provide offshore support for two-and-a-half years during the construction phase of Dong Energy’s Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The offshore...
4,000 GW of untapped offshore wind energy in the USA
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that there are currently 4,223 GW of untapped offshore wind energy in the USA. Wind Energy Update has now released the whitepaper “Opportunities in...ABB awarded contract for export cable of Rentel offshore wind farm
After a European tender procedure Rentel has awarded the contract for the export cable of the planned Belgian offshore wind farm to the Swedish company ABB AB.
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