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  • Three East Anglia Ports Boost Local Economy

    3 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The true scale of the economic contribution of Associated British Ports’ three ports in East Anglia has been revealed in a new report by independent consultants Arup. Together the three ports – King’s Lynn, Lowestoft and Ipswich – contribute £340 million to the UK economy annually and support 5,000 UK jobs. The new statistics show […]

  • SeaKing Electrical Partners with Zamacona Shipyard in Its Euro-Expansion

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Merseyside marine firm SeaKing Electrical is spearheading an international export drive after signing a strategic partnership with a Spanish shipyard. The Birkenhead business, which has an £11million turnover, is globally renowned for its marine electrical engineering services. SeaKing Electrical managing director Dave Gillam said the firm has witnessed strong overseas growth in the last 12 […]

  • Siemens Expresses Interest in Alstom’s Power Units

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Siemens, a German energy giant, has expressed its intent about Alstom takeover negotiations. The company released a statement yesterday, saying it had “submitted a letter to the Board of Alstom to signal its willingness to discuss future strategic opportunities.“ This follows the last-week’s news that GE is planning to buy the French company. GE CEO […]

  • Denmark Kills Off Open Door Offshore Wind Scheme, 24 Projects Cancelled

    7 June 2023
    Authorities, Industry, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark has approved a new Marine Plan which will abolish the open door offshore wind auction scheme and terminate 24 out of the 33 offshore wind projects proposed under the scheme. Under the new Marine Plan, Denmark plans to increase the sea area reserved for the development of renewable energy projects and energy islands from […]

  • Tidal Transit Wins ‘Small Growing Business’ Award

    11 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Tidal Transit has won the ‘Small Growing Business’ section of the 2014 Mayor’s Business Awards. Tidal Transit is one of North Norfolk’s most vibrant small businesses, having built a fleet of three state of the art personnel transfer vessels [PTVs] which are currently on long-term charter to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. A fourth […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Opportunities Leave RNLI Struggling for Crew Members

    2 July 2012

    Ramsgate lifeboat station is experiencing troubles with the number of crew members responding to calls for help during the daytime. The main cause of this problem is supposedly local employment opportunities at wind farms off the Kent coast, BBC News reports. “We have lost a few people to that industry,” Coxwain Ian Cannon stated. He […]

  • Le Havre Port to Become Hub for Offshore Wind Development

    24 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    HAROPA Port du Havre will get EUR 57 million to prepare for the development of offshore wind in the Le Havre area. This agreement was signed on Tuesday, January 21, at the Grand Port Maritime du Havre, and marks a milestone in the offshore wind industry in the area. In the fall of 2011, manufacturers […]

  • UD Researcher to Talk Wind Energy

    24 February 2015

    The University of Delaware (UD) is to hold the first Green Liaisons sustainability lecture of the spring tomorrow from 1p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Ewing Room. The lecture will feature UD researcher Jeremy Firestone, who will speak about the wind turbine located on the University’s Lewes campus. As a faculty member in the School […]

  • Great Lakes Offshore Wind Power Project Launching (USA)

    13 October 2010
    R&D

    Lake Erie Alternative Power (LEAP) is supporting the development of the offshore wind industry in the United States focused around the Great Lakes. LEAP has identified this region as one of the most suitable locations for offshore wind development in the United States. LEAP is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of […]

  • Sir David King Highlights Renewables Importance in India

    15 March 2016
    Authorities

    Sir David King, UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change, delivered a speech at 9th India Climate Policy and Business Conclave in Delhi today.  During a recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Modi to the UK, the two countries issued a joint statement on climate change and energy, and signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on power […]

  • Wpd Receives Initial Approval for Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    15 December 2017

    Wpd’s offshore wind farm proposed to be built off the coast of Taiwan’s Yunlin county received an initial approval from Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in November, according to Taipei Times.

  • Scottish Enterprise Invites Quotes for Atlantic Area Cluster Cooperation Study

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Scottish Enterprise is inviting quotes for the provision of a study on cluster cooperation in the European Atlantic Area as detailed in the invitation to quote. The Scottish European Green Energy Centre (SEGEC) is a team within Scottish Enterprise responsible for supporting access to European Funding, as part of this role they are project partners in […]

  • France, Germany Join Forces to Push Offshore Wind Energy Forward

    20 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided yesterday in Paris to strengthen the German-French cooperation in the field of energy policy. “As the German-French exchange platform for the offshore industry, we support this decision,” said Mélanie Persem, Managing Director of the German-French renewables office (DFBEE). On the occasion of the second Franco-German […]

  • French Gov’t Wants Areva to Acquire Alstom’s Wind Unit

    9 May 2014
    Authorities

    If the GE’s acquisition bid for Alstom’s Energy division gets the green light, the French government will ask the American industrial giant to sell Alstom’s offshore wind turbine business to Areva, France’s largest provider of nuclear energy, writes Les Echos. “It would make sense to have one sole French actor in this industry,” the government […]

  • Van Oord Gets Royal Treatment

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands has conferred the right to use the designation Koninklijk (Royal) on Van Oord. Jaap Smit, King’s Commissioner in the Province of Zuid-Holland, presented the certificate to Van Oord’s CEO Pieter van Oord during an international symposium at the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, where the company marked its 150th anniversary. ‘‘Rotterdam is […]

  • US Wind Mulls Moving 750MW OWF Five More Miles from Coast

    11 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    US Wind sent a letter to the Ocean City Council on 7 April, offering to discuss the potential relocation of its proposed Maryland offshore wind project further eastward to address the Council’s desire to lessen the visibility of the project.

  • Kykon is Suspending Payments (UK)

    27 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Skykon has today filed for a suspension of payments. The creditors will shortly receive additional information from the supervisor on the further course of events. “The wind turbine industry is project based and very cyclical, and it is currently being affected by a number of negative factors in the wake of the financial crisis. These […]

  • NorSea Wind to Use Nordic Unmanned Drones for HVDC Platform Inspections

    15 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    NorSea Wind (NorSeaGroup Wind) has signed a five-year agreement with Nordic Unmanned (NU) for the provision of drone services for the works on nine TenneT’s HVDC platforms, for which NorSea Wind won a five-year contract earlier this year.

  • Denmark: 85 Pct Consumers Want More Renewable Energy, Vestas Says

    14 September 2012
    R&D

    Two global studies commissioned by Vestas reveal 85% of consumers want more renewable energy and 49% show a willingness to pay more for products made with renewable energy, while corporations are continuing to show preference for investing in renewable energy. This data is drawn from two global surveys: the Global Consumer Wind Study 2012 (GCWS), […]

  • HitecVision Acquires Reef Subsea

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    HitecVision has announced the acquisition of GC Rieber Shipping ASA (GCR) shares in Reef Subsea. Through this share purchase HitecVision secures 100% of the shares in the company and enables Reef Subsea to move forward with a strategy to develop Reef along two main business areas – dredging and excavation (D&E) and integrated projects (IP). […]

  • USA: Morrissey to Head New Bedford Wind Energy Center

    2 October 2013

    Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that he has asked long-time Economic Development Council Executive Director Matt Morrissey to lead the City’s effort over the coming year to develop the offshore wind energy industry and launch the New Bedford Wind Energy Center, a new public-private partnership established earlier this year within the New Bedford Economic Development Council […]

  • UK Island Panther Safely Returns to Shore After Incident

    25 November 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Five personnel were safely brought back to Wells on the personnel transfer vessel Island Panther on Wednesday night after the vessel was involved in a collision in the field with a transition piece. Immediately after the incident the Coastguard was alerted and lifeboats from Wells and Cromer were directed to meet the vessel. The vessel […]

  • USA: UMaine Receives USD 1 Million Wind-Wave Generation System Grant

    2 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of Maine, along with partners Maine Maritime Academy, Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, received a $983,997 grant from the National Science Foundation to design, develop, and construct a unique, multidirectional Wind-Wave generating system called W2. Once completed, W2 will be […]

  • New Energy Hub to Boost Ties Between Scotland, Japan

    6 July 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A new hub to allow Scottish companies to access the burgeoning renewable energy market in Japan was officially launched last week by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop during a visit to Nagasaki. The centre, called ‘Scotland House’, will be based at the Nagasaki Dejima Incubator (D-FLAG) in the south East of […]

  • Dutch Creating Eco-Friendly North Sea Energy System

    20 June 2016
    Authorities

    The Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association (NOGEPA), the Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA), the Dutch Foundation for Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection, TenneT and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have signed a Declaration of Coordination and Cooperation in the North Sea Region. The organisations, which signed the agreement for closer […]

  • PLOCAN and METCentre Sign Offshore Wind Collaboration Agreement

    27 April 2021
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and the Norwegian METCentre (Marine Energy Test Centre) have signed a collaboration agreement focused on offshore wind. Under the agreement, METCentre and PLOCAN pledge to work on offshore wind in deep waters in their respective countries, as well as together when the opportunity arises. The parties agreed […]