Last year, the German offshore wind farm alpha ventus fed 267.8 GWh of electricity into the transmission grid. This means that the energy yield exceeded the original forecast by 15.3%, says the operator consortium DOTI. The positive earnings trend is expected to continue in the first quarter of 2013.
Scotland’s first graduate training programme for divers has been launched by diver training facility The Underwater Centre and Stork Technical Services (Stork), a global provider of knowledge-based integrity services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors.
Livingston - The foundation installation at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is well underway, with half of the 160 monopiles installed at the 576MW offshore wind farm.
UK based, OSBIT Power (OP) announced today that its latest MaXccess‐T18 offshore access system is to be deployed at DONG Energy and SSE’s Walney Offshore Wind Farm to provide safe high sea state access at the exposed west coast site.
Liebherr has launched its range of maritime crane simulators. Based on original software and hardware, the Liebherr simulators increase safety and productivity by providing a cost-effective and highly professional crane operator training solution. In September, the simulator will be part of the Liebherr booth at the Offshore Europe in Aberdeen.
DEWI has presented the current figures on the development of wind energy in Germany. According to the report, the cumulative capacity of wind turbines as of 30 June 2013 reached 32,479 MW and the number of plants was 23,287.
Located 25 km east of Colac and 17 km west of Winchelsea in Victoria, Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm will be constructed by Acciona Energy. It will consist of 63 wind turbines and will have a capacity of 189 MW. Construction will commence by 15 March, 2012, but a completion date has not yet been determined.
Vestas wants to cut its fixed costs by € 150 million by the end of 2012. This means that in the coming months 2,335 jobs will be lost, of which 1,300 will be in Denmark. Administration jobs will be particularly affected.
Prokon is not entering new territory here, as it has already had business connections with the Finnish generator manufacturer The Switch since 2010. Building on these contacts, Prokon now wishes to open its own project development office at the same location.
The interactive infographic map is showing the cumulative installed wind power capacity per country and continent from 1981 to 2013.
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