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  • Minister of State for Energy Visits JDR Cable Systems (UK)

    29 June 2011
    Authorities, Grid Connection

      Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Energy along with Iain Wright , MP for Hartlepool visited the JDR Cable Systems facility at Hartlepool Docks this week, as the company showcased its increasingly significant contribution to the renewable energy sector. JDR has supplied subsea cables for many landmark offshore renewable energy projects and the minister’s […]

  • UK Shadow Energy Minister: “Marine Energy Can Transform Our Economy”

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

    The UK Energy and Climate Change Minister and the UK Shadow Energy Minister have told RenewableUK’s wave and tidal energy conference in back-to-back speeches that the Coalition Government and Labour fully support developing the UK’s enormous marine energy resources to generate low-carbon power and bring massive economic benefits to the nation. In his keynote video […]

  • Irish Wind Farm to Share Onshore Substation with Data Centre

    17 November 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Irish-owned data centre owner and operator, Echelon Data Centres have agreed to develop a joint 220kV substation at the Avoca River Business Park in Arklow, Ireland. The new infrastructure will facilitate the development of Ireland’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, Arklow Bank, off the coast of Co. Wicklow with an export capacity […]

  • Thanet College Plans to Open New Technology Centre (UK)

    27 December 2011

    Thanet College has been successful in securing a grant from the Skills Funding Agency for £2m towards a new sustainable Centre for Environmental Technologies to be built on the College campus. The new £6.5m centre will be the first of its kind in Kent and will open for business in September 2013. Its development is […]

  • POSH Divests Taiwan Joint Venture, Shifts Into ‘Fast-Growing’ Floating Wind Market

    8 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-headquartered offshore marine services provider, PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd. (POSH) will be shifting its push into renewables away from operational support in the fixed wind market into the development of the “fast-growing” floating wind market. As a consequence, POSH has divested its Taiwanese POSH Kerry Renewables Joint Venture (JV). Marco Polo Marine Ltd. has entered […]

  • Ørsted to Bid for Floating Wind Farms Off Scotland

    8 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted, Falck Renewables, and BlueFloat Energy have established a consortium to jointly apply for seabed leases in sites suitable for building large-scale floating wind farms in Scotland’s upcoming ScotWind leasing round. The news comes less than a month after Ørsted revealed its strategic decision to pursue floating wind opportunities as part of its entering into […]

  • Staten Island’s Waterfront Site to Become Offshore Wind Hub

    9 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry, Ports & Logistics

    New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has awarded a conditional designation as developer to NorthPoint Development with the goal to transform Rossville Municipal Site in Staten Island into an offshore wind port facility for manufacturing and assembling wind turbine components after development. The Rossville site is a 33-acre city-owned waterfront industrial property, one of […]

  • Demag Hosts Practical Training for Wind Turbine Industry

    1 September 2014
    Training & Education

    Terex Material Handling offers product solutions tailored to meet the needs of wind turbine maintenance. The Demag hoists and crane systems support maintenance personnel by transporting spare parts and tools to the nacelles and help to minimise installation downtimes. Smooth operation is only possible if the maintenance personnel can safely operate the lifting equipment. International […]

  • Highlights of the Month: April 2017

    1 May 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany Accepts First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Bid Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has selected three offshore wind projects by DONG Energy and one project by EnBW in the first auction for grid connections and funding for existing offshore wind farm projects, with at least one of the developers offering the lowest price bid of 0.00 Euro cents per […]

  • Scottish Firms Present their Expertise in Offshore Wind Industry

    30 November 2011

    Scotland’s leading offshore wind products and services will be showcased this week at Europe’s bi-annual premier offshore wind energy event, EWEA Offshore Wind 2011 (European Wind Energy Association Offshore Wind Event 2011). Supported by SDI and Scottish Enterprise (SE), more than 20 Scottish companies will join 7,500 delegates from around the world at the key […]

  • UK Secretary Cable Announces National College for Wind Energy

    11 December 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    The UK Business Secretary, Rt Hon Vince Cable, announced the development of a National College for Wind Energy. It will be the first National College dedicated to renewable energy in the UK. The National College, to be based in the Humber area, will provide a ‘hub’ for skills, training and education initiatives. In addition, there […]

  • GSOE Deploys State-of-the-Art Research Buoy off New Jersey, USA

    16 November 2012
    R&D

    Garden State Offshore Energy (GSOE) this week successfully deployed a state-of-the-art offshore research buoy 23 miles off of the coast of Atlantic City. The 25-ton buoy, equipped with sophisticated meteorological measurement devices, will measure atmospheric and sea conditions offshore for up to two years in support of GSOE’s evaluation of a potential offshore wind farm […]

  • New Partnership Commits to Fighting Workforce Crisis

    21 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Offshore wind developers Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall have partnered with the University of East Anglia, Nautilus Associates and The Bridge Trust to improve learning and career opportunities in East Anglia, the UK. The parties have joined forces to form the STEM Coordination Hub dedicated to developing a solution to improve the learning experience […]

  • Keppel Offshore & Marine Appoints New Managing Director (Singapore)

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Board and Management of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) announces that Mr Chow Yew Yuen (周耀源) has been appointed Managing Director of Keppel O&M with effect from 1 June 2011, reporting directly to Mr Tong Chong Heong, CEO of Keppel O&M. Mr Chow will be based in Singapore. He will assist […]

  • DeepCwind Maine Offshore Wind Report (USA)

    24 February 2011
    R&D

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the DeepCwind Consortium released the Maine Offshore Wind Report today. The report is available for download online at DeepCwind.org/offshorewindreport. UMaine Prof. Habib Dagher is leading statewide efforts to develop the technology and infrastructure that will enable Maine to capitalize on deepwater offshore wind as an […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Gets to Work

    25 January 2017
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) has launched its first programme, the Offshore Wind Innovation Exchange (OWIX), the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult reports. The news of the first programme being launched was announced on Wednesday, 25 January, at the Rushlight Show Cleantech Conference by Nick Hurd, UK’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry […]

  • Canada: FORCE Wins Tidal Energy Funding, Increases Research

    18 September 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Canada’s efforts to become a world leader in tidal energy research and technology are taking a significant step forward. The Bay of Fundy, home to the world’s highest tides, will also soon be home to the world’s first underwater monitoring platform designed specifically for extreme, high-flow tide conditions. FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy) […]

  • Dogger Bank Transformers Start Rolling In

    10 May 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of a number of transformers that will enable the transmission of renewable energy from the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, has been delivered, SSE Renewables said. The transformers will play an integral role in the operation of three onshore convertor stations in East Riding of Yorkshire and on […]

  • Finland: Pemamek Delivers Two Assembly Lines for Windmill Tower Foundations

    18 September 2012

    Pemamek has finished successfully a delivery and handover of two 150 tons assembly lines for windmill tower foundations. PEMA’s newly developed assembly line with special self-aligning roller beds are one of Pemamek’s new innovation solutions for automation of windmill tower and foundation manufacturing. G & G International BV has succeeded in penetrating into demanding offshore […]

  • South Yorkshire Businesses to Enter Renewable Energy Supply Chain

    27 June 2012

    BUSINESSES in South Yorkshire are being offered help to enter the renewable energy industry’s vast supply chain. The region and its companies – many of which are leaders in engineering and research fields – are ideally placed to take advantage of new green opportunities. But industry experts say the area’s businesses risk losing out, including […]

  • Jan De Nul Launches Next-Generation Jack-Up Vessel Voltaire

    31 January 2022
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul Group has launched the Voltaire, a next-generation offshore jack-up installation vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning, at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. The Voltaire will be the second and the largest jack-up vessel in Jan De Nul’s fleet. The jack-up is due for delivery in the second half 2022, the […]

  • Four Companies Get USD 860,000 for Offshore Wind Research in Virginia

    28 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and its associated industry supply chain.   Alstom Power Inc, a global […]

  • Ørsted’s East Coast Skills Fund Backs STEM Education and Training

    23 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Ørsted has named the winners of the second round of its annual GBP 75,000 East Coast Skills Fund, part of the company’s GBP 465,000 East Coast Community Fund 20-year annual commitment and community engagement programme for Hornsea Project One and Race Bank offshore wind farms.

  • PolycreteUSA Participates in Launch of Advanced Energy Economy of Virginia

    1 February 2012

    PolycreteUSA President, Bruce Anderson participated in the launch of the Advanced Energy Economy of Virginia, an industry driven association dedicated to develop and grow Advanced Energy Industries throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. AEE Virginia’s strategy is to create a partnership between those who have a vested interest in advanced energy technologies and those who can […]

  • Offshore Wind Foundations Specialist Plants US Roots

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    Bay State Wind, the US-based 50-50 partnership between Ørsted and Eversource developing an offshore wind project in Massachusetts, has entered into an agreement with the steel pipe manufacturing specialist EEW to open and staff a Massachusetts facility to manufacture offshore wind turbine foundations.

  • Regulation for training

    10 October 2012

    In wind energy, the operating environment, specifications and guidelines change quickly and innovation cycles are short. The demand for safety training is increasing with the expansion of offshore wind energy. So say Germanischer Lloyd and that is one of the reasons why they have added training standards to their GL Renewables Certification (GL RC). Recently, […]