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  • 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) […]

  • OIL’S CONTAGIOUS EFFECT ON ELECTRICITY PRICES: What Effect Will Low Oil Prices Have on Offshore Wind Projects?

    15 June 2015

    In recent years, the shale gas revolution has contributed to the United States surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The surge in oil production worldwide and Saudi Arabia’s strategic decision not to reduce its oil production led to declining oil prices. These lower prices have a contagious effect on the electricity prices, which […]

  • Oxifree – A guarantee seal

    16 April 2012

    Rust, the corrosive effect of water and oxygen on iron and its alloys, such as steel, is well documented. When the water is contaminated with salt, such as with seawater, or when dissimilar metals are in contact with each other, the effect is even faster. Take one of these elements away from the metal and […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Industry Engagement Building to Become Catapult HQ

    18 May 2012

    Scottish Enterprise’s new £10 million Industry Engagement Building, based at the heart of Scotland’s International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) in Glasgow, is to become the headquarters for the new Technology Strategy Board funded Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. This news comes during a visit to the site by Scottish Enterprise senior director of technology […]

  • Taiwan, The New Fulcrum of Offshore Wind Investments

    4 March 2019

    By Mr. Giordano Toninelli – Area Sales Manager – Faccin SPA Introduction Wind energy business has an historical background in Europe due to the high number of wind farms installed in the Old Continent, but in recent times the focus of offshore wind investments is starting to shift from Europe to Asia. Wind energy business […]

  • UK Port Set for Revival with Plans to Recycle Old Rigs into Foundations for Floating Wind Farms

    2 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Technology

    UK’s Ardersier Port, which was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world employing up to 4,500 workers, is now set to be transformed into Europe’s first fully circular energy transition facility where old oil rigs will be recycled to make foundations for floating offshore wind farms in a move expected to […]

  • SIEMENS WIND POWER: A Bird’s Eye View on the Scale of Offshore Wind Power

    25 May 2015

    Events such as the EWEA OFFSHORE that took place in March, are providing excellent opportunities to hear all about the latest developments and challenges to overcome in the vibrant industry that is offshore wind. But reading and hearing is one thing… Experiencing the real thing is another. To give Offshore WIND and the articles we write as […]

  • UK Green Investment Bank Officially Opens for Business

    28 November 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared the UK Green Investment Bank plc (UK GIB) officially open for business and announced two new investments. The ground breaking institution has been funded with £3 billion of Government money and will mobilise additional private capital to make a significant contribution to the development of a green economy. Speaking […]

  • Vibrancy for Business at Seawork 2011 (UK)

    23 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    There was a real vibrancy to the 14th edition of Seawork. While the business of maintaining Europe’s marine infrastructure is important work, the prospects surrounding marine renewable energy are proving exciting. By making the most of these opportunities for business, Seawork continues to reinforce its position as Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition and conference. This […]

  • GIB Posts Strong Results with Plans to Raise £1 Bn

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) today reported its performance for the financial year to 31st March 2014. GIB committed £668m to 18 green energy projects, more than doubling the number of green projects it backed in its first year. GIB is now the most active investor in the UK’s green economy. An additional […]

  • EFFECTS ON MARINE LIFE: Marine life has no borders

    20 April 2015

    Since research into the impact of offshore wind farms on the marine life started more than 15 years ago at Denmark’s Horns Rev 1, there have been several multi-year research and monitoring programmes in Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. A large part of it funded by the wind farm developers themselves, and governments also […]

  • Germany: Nexans Reports Q1 Sales of EUR 1,752 Million

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Nexans today announced 2012 first-quarter sales of 1,752 million euros, that is, 1,169 million euros at constant non-ferrous metal prices, reflecting an annual growth of +0.6% at constant exchange rates and comparable scope. As a reminder, the organic growth rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 13%. Effective January 1, 2012, the business segmentation […]

  • Baltic 2 Slow Progress Bites EnBW

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    In the first half of 2014, the EnBW Group achieved an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of 1,271.5 million euros with 19,926 employees and almost unchanged revenue of around 10.4 billion euros. Earnings were 9.9 per cent below the figure for the first half of 2013. The operating result is thus developing in line with our […]

  • EnBW Reports EUR 588 Million Net Loss in 1H 2011 (Germany)

    29 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Karlsruhe. In the first six months of 2011 EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG increased its revenue by 5.1% to a total of € 9,409.8 million. In contrast, there was a decline in earnings as expected. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (adjusted EBIT) fell by 24.2% in comparison to the corresponding prior-year period to € 878.1 […]

  • Siemens Plays Vital Role in Monitoring World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    20 April 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

    Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm is under construction on sandbanks approximately 25 km off the coast of Suffolk in the UK and is due for completion in 2012. It has a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm once it becomes operational and Siemens Energy is supplying the 140 […]

  • Iberdrola Enters Negotiations for Merger With Renovables Subsidiary (Spain)

    9 March 2011

    The Board of IBERDROLA has today made the proposal to the subsidiary, which will analyze it over the next few days. Attractive conditions proposed for transaction structure and pricing: * 16.7% premium over average share price of past 6 months (€2.978 per share) * 2.7% premium over exchange equation at time of original share launch […]

  • Bibby Marine CEO: There Are Several Boxes to Tick when Looking for Vessel Design

    22 January 2017
    Vessels

    In 2017, Bibby Line Group will reach another milestone in its 209-year history when it takes delivery of the Bibby WaveMaster 1 – a vessel designed specifically for operations & maintenance (O&M) and construction support activities for Round 3 wind farms. And even in the ‘worst-case scenario’ in terms of the numbers of offshore wind […]

  • USA: Mammals and Geophysical Survey in Nantucket Sound

    2 April 2013
    Environment

    On December 19, 2012, NMFS received an application from CWA for the taking of marine mammals incidental to high resolution survey activities. NMFS determined that the application was adequate and complete on December 31, 2012. CWA plans to conduct a high resolution geophysical survey in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts. The survey would occur during daylight hours […]

  • Using experience to execute flawless HV submarine cable repairs

    19 September 2019

    Figure 1. Submarine cable overboarding during repair operations Given the inherent risks associated with submarine power cables, it is essential for their operators to have a rock-solid contingency plan for dealing with the rare event of a cable failure. As those plans become increasingly common and repair timelines are condensed, the criticality of flawless execution […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind to Reduce Costs by 30 Pct Over Next 7 Years, Says Report

    13 June 2012

    A new report launched today by the industry-led Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force shows that the UK is on course to reduce the cost of electricity from offshore wind substantially over the next seven years. The report builds on detailed evidence in a study by The Crown Estate, also published today, to show how […]

  • UHI to Identify Sites for Wave Power Projects off Western Isles (UK)

    25 March 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, is to lead on a key research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe. The wave power to the west of the Outer Hebrides is said to be one […]

  • Wind power could supply most of East coast (USA)

    29 September 2010
    R&D

    The strong winds off the Atlantic Ocean could become a cost-effective way to power much of the East Coast — especially North and South Carolina, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia, a new study released Tuesday says.

  • Tata Steel Supporting Offshore Wind Innovation (Interview)

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    In a bid to help reduce offshore wind energy costs by 40% by 2020, Tata Steel recently delivered 400 tonnes of 3D profiled and submerged arc welded (SAW) tubular steel to Bladt Industries.  The Danish wind turbine foundation manufacturer will use the steel to build an innovative suction bucket foundation that will be tested at […]

  • Norway: StormGeo Assists Construction and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms

    29 March 2012

    Building and maintaining an offshore wind farm requires extremely accurate predictions of the weather windows available for each operation. Navigating a specially built vessel with a wind-sensitive load of turbine parts on its deck, jagging up the vessel to prepare for turbine installation, positioning and fastening turbine foundations, towers and rotors, and accessing turbines from […]

  • The importance of risk analysis

    23 August 2016

    Being an expert in any industry is a great responsibility. Being an expert in assessing the risk of potentially dangerous situations in an industry is an even greater responsibility. It is not only financial investments that rely on expert advice, lives also depend upon the policies and decisions made by these experts. Costa Renewables is such a company that […]

  • Keeping Turbines Turning for Longer: How Offshore Wind Can Address Ageing Assets Smartly to Extract Hidden Value

    7 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The following article is a guest post by John Coultate, Head of Product Development, and Evgenia Golysheva, Head of Engineering, ONYX InSight. The article discusses asset life extension in offshore wind and the benefits of a data driven approach. Offshore wind is set for a golden age. For continued growth, the sector must plan ahead. […]