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  • UK: Barrier Secures First Offshore Wind Project

    21 August 2013
    Technology

    Barrier Group has secured its first offshore wind project following investment in new specialist technology. The Wallsend-based company recently expanded its Coatings Division, enabling it to deliver neoprene coatings and rubber clamps for offshore wind towers. The move has since led to a project for TAG Energy Solutions. Barrier is now providing rubber linings for […]

  • Scotland: Pelamis Wave Energy Device Inovator Honoured for Key Role in Marine Energy

    28 March 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Dr Richard Yemm, inventor of the Pelamis wave energy device has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to the development of the marine renewables sector. The iconic red ‘sea-snake’ wave energy converter has gained international recognition since Dr Yemm founded Pelamis Wave Power in Edinburgh in 1998. First Minister Alex Salmond presented Dr Yemm, now […]

  • The Big League Offering Lowest Offshore Wind Prices (Interview with Vattenfall)

    17 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    When you are talking with people working in real estate, there is a small chance you would not hear them saying: “Location, location, location!” at some point. In offshore wind, the same could be said for cost reduction.

  • OrbisEnergy Hosts RenewableUK’s Offshore Wind Event

    25 March 2013

    Almost 200 senior figures from across the UK’s offshore wind industry descended upon Suffolk last week to debate the future of managing operational wind projects. Delegates assembled to hear what lessons can be learnt from pioneering wind farm operators off the East of England coast, and the sharing of experiences and thoughts from past and […]

  • Scottish First Minister Urges Young People to Take Advantage of Renewables Sector

    19 February 2013
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond has urged Scotland’s young people to join the country’s renewables revolution and take advantage of the “unparalleled opportunities” for employment being opened up in the sector. Speaking before a Strathclyde University event to mark the award of honorary degrees to six prominent energy figures, the First Minister said Scotland’s future industrialists […]

  • Germany: WindEnergy Hamburg 2014 Attracts Industry Experts

    17 August 2012

    Hamburg has developed into Europe’s wind energy capital. It has attracted leading manufacturers and component suppliers, and other companies involved in the wind industry to settle in this international port and trading city. These companies are playing a major part in implementing Germany’s energy transformation. The international energy markets are watching Germany’s progress very carefully […]

  • Bloomberg New Energy Finance: European Offshore Wind Highlight of Otherwise Sluggish Q2 2015

    10 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) today reported that two big European offshore wind financings, and a record quarter for investment in Chile, were among the highlights of an otherwise sluggish Q2 2015, when it comes to clean energy investment. Worldwide, clean energy investment was $53bn in the second quarter of 2015, just 3% less than a revised $54.4bn […]

  • Airbus Helicopters Delivers 1st H135 for Offshore Wind Ops

    3 August 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H135 to HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbH for offshore wind operations, marking a new milestone for the enhanced version of Airbus Helicopters’ lightweight rotorcraft previously known as the EC135 T3. The H135 is well adapted to the full range of offshore operations, benefitting from the helicopter’s excellent performance, especially in […]

  • Statkraft Achieves Profit of USD 521 Million in 4Q 2011 (Norway)

    16 February 2012

     In the fourth quarter of 2011, Statkraft achieved an underlying1 operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 3028 million, compared with NOK 5686 million in the corresponding quarter in 2010. As a result of unrealised changes in value for energy contracts and write-downs on production assets, the posted result after tax was a loss of […]

  • Danish Offshore Wind Company Opens UK Office

    12 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Danish offshore wind energy service provider All NRG has opened its first office in the UK. From its new base at the Port of Grimsby, off the Humber Estuary in North England, the company will provide dedicated preassembly, installation, operations and maintenance services to its clients developing offshore wind projects off the British coast. The […]

  • Ofgem Shortlists Dudgeon, Rampion and Race Bank OFTO Bidders

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Ofgem today announced shortlists of bidders competing to own and operate transmission links to the Dudgeon, Rampion and Race Bank wind farms, situated off the coasts of Norfolk and Sussex.

  • UK, Germany Sign Wind Power Collaboration Agreement

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Working together for the development of future offshore renewable energy was the force behind a new Anglo-German agreement signed in Lowestoft. OrbisEnergy and WAB, the Wind Energy Agency for north-west Germany, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a collaborative working relationship for North Sea offshore wind during a visit of a German delegation to […]

  • UK: Chief Secretary to the Treasury Visits TAG Energy Solutions

    25 July 2013
    Authorities

    TAG Energy Solutions played host to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP, during a visit to the North East of England. Mr Alexander was given a tour of TAG Energy Solution’s 6,920 square metre automated tubular production facility and met a number of the company’s skilled engineers and support staff. The facility […]

  • Vince Cable Announces GBP 6.5m Boost for Renewable Engineering Skills (UK)

    31 August 2011
    Authorities

      A £6.5 million investment to deliver a new generation of engineering leaders in renewable energy was announced today by the Business Secretary Vince Cable. Leading universities and industry will provide training for up to 50 of the best engineering students as part of a new Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE). Working […]

  • JFMS to Help ORACLES with Safe Crew Transfer Vision

    6 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) is collaborating with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Exeter on developing new offshore wind access forecasting methodology expected to enable safer crew transfers.

  • Ofgem Reveals OFTO Tender Round 5 Start Date

    30 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s energy market regulator Ofgem will start the fifth tender round (TR5) for offshore transmission owners (OFTOs) where companies will bid to become owners of five transmission links to offshore wind farms on 10 October 2016.  The five links have an estimated value of GBP 2 billion in total and a generation capacity of 2.3 GW – […]

  • Germany: ESS Commences Work on Baltic 2 OWF

    16 April 2013

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has reported a successful start to a 10-week boulder clearing and trenching campaign on the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project. Mobilised onboard the Siem Topaz anchor handling vessel, Ecosse Subsea’s SCAR subsea plough system is engaged on route clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on behalf of Siem Offshore Contractors. Soils […]

  • UK: Prime Minister Outlines His Vision for Future

    28 May 2012
    Authorities

    The Prime Minister David Cameron made the case for clean energy in the UK and globally as he addressed delegates at the Clean Energy Ministerial being held in Central London. Speaking to energy ministers from 23 leading economies, and alongside a series of government and commercial announcements, the Prime Minister said:  “There are huge challenges […]

  • Glacier Energy Buys Testing and Inspection Services Company PTS

    5 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Glacier Energy Services has confirmed its fifth acquisition with the multi-million pound purchase of Professional Testing Services (PTS), the provider of non-destructive testing and inspection services to the oil and gas and offshore renewable sectors. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Glacier’s Offshore division provides specialist technical services in support of inspection, repair and maintenance activities on existing […]

  • Germany: Cuxport Needs Additional Space for Further Growth

    3 February 2013

    The port services provider Cuxport has issued an upbeat assessment of its business operations in 2012. The company handled about 1.6 million tonnes of goods that entered or left the port. Cuxport particularly enjoyed high growth rates in its automobile logistics operations. But it was also able to expand its business in project logistics for […]

  • Siemens Bags Six Offshore Wind Contracts for 1.4GW in 2011 (Germany)

    16 December 2011

    This calendar year, Siemens won six contracts for offshore wind farms with a total capacity of about 1.4 gigawatts (GW) – enough to supply clean electricity to more than 1.4 million homes. The latest success was the award of the Amrumbank West project in the North Sea, for Amrumbank West GmbH, a subsidiary of E.ON […]

  • The Netherlands: EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 Event Comes to End

    2 December 2011

    Sea-based wind turbines, enhanced grids and project financing shared centre stage at the EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 event in Amsterdam this week as it became clear the industry has the potential of becoming a driving economic force for many European coastal areas. Hosted by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the bi-annual conference was told more […]

  • Carbon Trust: Why Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Must Now Take Precedence (UK)

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the following article, Phil de Villiers, Head of Offshore Wind at the Carbon Trust, looks at why the UK offshore wind industry must embrace cost reduction to reduce uncertainty:  It’s been a busy few weeks for the UK’s offshore wind industry. David Cameron provided a welcome boost by generating some long overdue positive headlines […]

  • David Still: “Energy Is the Lifeblood of Any Country!”

    27 November 2015

    UK renewables and wind expert David Still lives in a country with huge onshore and offshore wind resource and additional major potential for exploiting waves and sea current energy. Still firmly believes in a sustainable future energy supply based upon renewables and provided as an essential public service to the people in the UK. Availability […]

  • UK: Maersk Training Given Go Ahead by GWO

    15 August 2012

    The stage is set for North East England to become a global leader in wind turbine training after Maersk Training Newcastle becomes the UK’s first – and one of only a handful around the world – to be given the go ahead to run courses approved by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). Maersk Training Newcastle […]

  • UK: Vestas, GE Lead among Wind Turbine Manufacturers in 2012

    22 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Press release: General Electric of the US and Vestas of Denmark were tied for pole position among turbine manufacturers in the world wind market in 2012 – a record year that saw 48.4GW of new capacity installed. Research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published for clients today, finds that a surge of development activity in […]