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  • VIDEO: Orkney Ocean Energy Day 2014

    24 June 2014
    Technology

    The EU Sustainable Energy Week 2014 (EUSEW) is taking place this week (23rd – 27th June 2014). Launched in 2006 as an initiative of the European Commission, the EUSEW has become a reference point for public authorities, energy agencies, private companies, NGOs and industry associations engaged in helping to meet the EU’s energy and climate […]

  • Iceni Orders New 23m CTV from South Boats IOW and Alicat

    2 February 2016
    Vessels

    South Boats IOW Ltd. and Alicat Workboats Ltd. today received an order from Iceni Marine Services Ltd. for a new build 23m offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) plus options for a further two vessels. This vessel, to be named ‘Iceni Defender’, will be built at Great Yarmouth to satisfy Iceni’s delivery requirements and is […]

  • World’s Longest Blade Takes the Road to Aalborg (VIDEO+Gallery)

    5 July 2016
    Technology

    On the night of June 30, the world’s longest wind turbine blade made a 218-kilometer trip from LM Wind Power’s factory in Lunderskov to Aalborg, where it will undergo further testing. The 88.4-metre blade, specifically designed for Adwen’s AD 8-180 wind turbine model, will now commence testing as part of Adwen’s product validation plan. Koos van der Zee, Blade Transportation […]

  • Seaproof Adds to Hornsea One Order Book

    6 February 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded Seaproof Solutions with a contract extension to supply all inter-array cable protection systems (CPS) for its 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Fred. Olsen Ocean Buys Into United Wind Logistics

    28 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Fred. Olsen Ocean has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50% ownership in United Wind Logistics GmbH (UWL) through the contribution of new equity in the amount of EUR 12 million. UWL is a Hamburg-based company offering transport solutions for offshore wind turbine components from manufacturing sites to pre-assembly ports. The company has a […]

  • MPI Offshore Installs Final Rampion Wind Turbine

    20 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of 116 wind turbines at the Rampion offshore wind farm was installed today. 

  • DONG to Use BMO Vessel Motion Monitoring Systems

    27 September 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    DONG Energy has contracted BMO Offshore to equip their crew transfer vessels with Vessel Motion Monitoring Systems (VMMS) in the UK.

  • UK: Household Energy Bills Lower because of Green Policies, DECC’s Report Says

    27 March 2013
    Authorities

    New analysis published today highlights the extent to which the government’s energy and climate change policies are tempering the impact on household energy bills of global gas prices and network costs. Although global gas prices and network costs have driven household energy bills up in recent years, and are predicted to continue to do so, […]

  • Renewables Industry Forced to Search for Innovative Financing Solutions

    28 August 2013

    The tradeoff between rising energy costs and the low carbon agenda continues to see policy makers retreating from traditional renewable energy support mechanisms; forcing the industry to look for innovative financing solutions. At the same time, energy mix optimization has come to the fore, particularly in emerging markets, with governments increasingly seeing the need to […]

  • IEA: Signs of Stress Must Not Be Ignored

    12 November 2014
    R&D

    Events of the last year have increased many of the long-term uncertainties facing the global energy sector, says the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014). It warns against the risk that current events distract decision makers from recognising and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system. […]

  • Estonia’s Latest Offshore Wind Lease Auction Attracts Zero Bids

    9 July 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The auction for Saare 3, Estonia’s third offshore wind farm area, received no bids, as announced by the country’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) on July 4th. In its most recent offshore wind tender, Estonia aimed to grant the Saare 3 sea area, covering 20.1 square kilometres, with a starting bid price of […]

  • Subsea7’s Backlog Remains ‘Robust’ with High Tendering in Subsea and Offshore Wind

    25 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of USD 10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured USD 7.4 billion of contract awards […]

  • New Partnership Plans to Deploy Large USV Fleet for Offshore Wind Data Collection

    12 July 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    UK-headquartered BMT has joined forces with Australia-based Ocius Technology intending to deploy a fleet of around 1,000 uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that will create an interconnected system of remote sensors that supply data for the development of offshore wind projects. The deployment of these autonomous vessels will begin immediately, the companies said, to provide limited […]

  • Optimarin Kit for Edda Wind Newbuilds

    26 October 2020
    Vessels

    Norway’s Østensjø Rederi has tapped Optimarin to provide ballast water treatment systems to four wind farm service vessels currently under construction at Spanish shipyards. The Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) will be installed on Østensjø Rederi’s two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) and two service operations vessels (SOVs). The four vessels will be operated by Edda […]

  • Google Parent Cuts Offshore Wind Kite Project Loose

    19 February 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided that it will no longer invest in the energy kite developer Makani, according to Fort Felker, CEO of Makani. Alphabet bought Makani back in 2013. Since then, the concept technology advanced from a 20kW demonstrator kite to a utility-scale kite capable of generating 600kW, Felker said. In February 2019, […]

  • Ørsted Opens Borssele 1 + 2 O&M Base in Vlissingen

    22 January 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has opened the operations & maintenance (O&M) base for the Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Located in Vlissingen-Buitenhaven at the North Sea Port, the 2,100m2 facility will provide employment to 50-100 persons. All construction work and maintenance will be coordinated from the new base. The Vlissingen-based Cordeel was […]

  • Ofgem Sets Out Funding Plans for GBP 1 Bln Subsea Transmission Link

    27 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem has set out proposals to allow £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland. The regulator’s proposal is £173.9 million less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission) to ensure consumers pay no more than necessary. The new link will connect 1.2GW of new renewable […]

  • Teesside OWF Temporarily Shut Down (UK)

    15 January 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Teesside offshore wind farm, located off the north-east coast of England, has been temporarily shut down to allow technical investigation on turbines. Engineers will undertake investigations on housings for equipment located inside the turbine towers, EDF Energy Renewables, the developer, informed. “These investigations will be easier and safer carried out under shut down conditions,” the […]

  • Obayashi Could Build 455MW OWF in Japan

    23 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Japanese company Obayashi Corp. is looking into developing a 455MW offshore wind project off Akita Prefecture, and could start an environmental survey already this month to decide the final wind farm’s size, according to the national media.  Obayashi is already involved in two offshore wind projects planned to be installed off the prefecture’s coast. These include a 170MW offshore wind farm near the Port of […]

  • Boa Bison OSV Operates on Fecamp Site

    19 February 2015

    Boa Bison, an offshore support vessel, has just completed her work at the Fecamp offshore wind farm. During the installation of a met mast at the Fecamp offshore site, the vessel was in charge of the pre-lay of anchors for a gravity base structure and ROV work during submerging. Supplementing the data collected since 2007 in technical and environmental […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Turbines for German Offshore Wind Farm

    2 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order to deliver its SG 8.0-167 DD Flex wind turbines for innogy’s 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In total, Siemens Gamesa will manufacture and deliver 38 wind turbines for the project. The order also comes with a two-year service and maintenance contract. The […]

  • EWE Seeks CTVs for Offshore Wind Work

    11 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has issued a tender seeking crew transfer vessels (CTV) to service offshore wind farms from Borkum, Germany. The contractor will be in charge of providing transport between the base port in Borkum and the Riffgat, Alpha Ventus, Merkur, Gemini and Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind farms, and possibly others. […]

  • Metcentre Owners Increase Share Capital

    9 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The owners of Marine Energy Test Centre (Metcentre) have increased the share capital of the test centre. After the capital increase, the owners of Metcentre are Rogaland County (35%), Statoil (35%), Haugaland Kraft (13%), Municipality of Karmøy (8%), Polytec research foundation (5%) and others (4%). Chairman of the board, Gunnar Birkeland says: “This capital increase is very […]

  • Atlantis, SeaEnergy to Attract Investors at London Event

    16 January 2015

    Two companies from marine renewables industry will make a key presentation to investors at the 2015 Innovators & Investors Forum being held at London’s Business Design Centre on February 3. Atlantis Resources, a tidal turbine supplier, and SeaEnergy, an offshore energy services business, will join other pioneering and imaginative technology-led firms at the event. Around […]

  • Planning Inspectorate Crowded with Navitus Bay Representations

    27 June 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has received a record number of representations made on the Navitus Bay offshore wind project. With 268 official representations listed on the Planning Inspectorate’s website, more interest has been shown for Navitus Bay than any other offshore wind farm listed there, Motor Boats Monthly news site writes. The Examining Authority is […]

  • Squid Tackles Rough Seas (VIDEO)

    15 December 2014
    Technology

    Last  week’s ‘weatherbomb’ created large waves, particularly in the north and west of Scotland, where WaveNET ‘Squid’ unit was under test at Kishorn Port in Wester Ross. Roslin-based company, Albatern, developed a device that harnesses wave energy. It comprises a hollow central riser tube connected to 3 buoyancy floats by linking arms. The connections between each […]