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  • Offshore Wind Lobbying Spikes in New Jersey

    5 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Firms hoping to install wind turbines off the New Jersey coast increased lobbying-related spending 234 percent from USD 261,664 in 2017 to USD 874,679 in 2018, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Several firms ramped up their lobbying activity in 2018 in anticipation of the deep sea “gold rush” that will create […]

  • Damen Designs Installation Vessel for Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    6 February 2023

    Damen has developed the FLOW-SV vessel concept in anticipation of upcoming large-scale floating wind farm installation projects. The Damen FLOW-SV is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters, the Dutch ship designer and shipbuilder said. The vessel will be able to load the immense lengths of chain needed to install and secure […]

  • Finland: MacGregor Develops Offshore Crane for Precise Load Handling

    29 May 2013
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

      MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has developed an offshore crane featuring three-axis motion compensation to carry out installations, repairs, maintenance and general service duties in the renewable energy and oil and gas markets.   A 74m infield support vessel (ISV) will debut a new MacGregor offshore crane that delivers full three-axis (x, y and z) […]

  • Elsevier Releases Seven Books on Renewables

    5 August 2014

    Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced the publication of seven new books on renewable energy. The list includes: Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions by Henrik Lund Renewable Energy Integration: Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty, and Flexibility […]

  • UK Tidal Energy Firms Welcome Cooperation with Canada

    21 July 2015

    Five British companies are celebrating today after they have received grant funding from the Government’s innovation experts at Innovate UK to develop tidal energy projects with Canadian businesses and universities. Split across two projects, worth a combined £700,000, the projects will help governments, industry and academia better understand the impact of tidal technology on the […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Falcon Global Pool Together for US Offshore Wind

    30 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    US-based liftboat specialist Falcon Global LLC and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS have reached a cooperation agreement to exclusively contribute vessels and marine/installation crews and operate a full spread of offshore wind installation and feeder vessels for the US offshore wind market.

  • NaiKun Reports Net Loss of USD 0.6 Million in Third Quarter Financial Results (Canada)

    30 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2011, a fiscal period during which the Company maintained the expenditure level achieved through its restructuring and continued to progress the new strategies it began during the last quarter of fiscal 2010. NaiKun […]

  • BMT Revenues Up 5 Pct

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    BMT Group Ltd (BMT),  international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced a solid financial performance for the year to 30 September 2013. Although market conditions have been challenging, BMT secured revenues of £163.3m, an increase of 5% year on year, with underlying operating profits of £11.3m, a proportion of which has been distributed […]

  • Pipeline Engineering Announces £7.75 Million Supply Contract for Phase I of Project (UK)

    19 November 2010

    CIRCOR International, Inc. a provider of valves and other highly engineered products and subsystems that control the flow of fluids safely and efficiently in the aerospace, energy and industrial markets, today announced that Pipeline Engineering, a subsidiary of its Energy Products Group, has won a £7.75 million contract with London Array Limited. Pipeline Engineering will […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Negotiates Construction of 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine with MHI

    27 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.(MHI)are negotiating on a plan by Vestas to build an 8MW offshore wind turbine. It would be the largest offshore wind turbine with approximately 30% more power than the current record-holder, Siemens’ 6MW turbine. This information came yesterday from Vestas’ CFO Dag Andresen, right after the company […]

  • A Global Market Overview: Last Few Years Trend

    2 April 2019

    By Stefano Santoni – Product & Market Manager, Wind Energy & Heavy Duty Division – DAVI. According to the report of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the global offshore wind market experienced a growth of 4.49GW of new capacity in 2018. The Global Wind Report acknowledges that nowadays there’s a total of 23GW of offshore […]

  • USA: Ocean Energy Development with Less Sound

    25 June 2012
    Environment

    The rise of ocean infrastructure development to tap energy sources such as tides, offshore wind and natural gas will require more pile driving, the practice of pounding long, hollow steel pipes called piles into the ocean floor to support energy turbines and other structures. But pile driving creates loud, underwater booms that can harm fish […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Announces Results from Annual General Meeting

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (“the Company”) held its Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 14, 2012. The results of voting on matters put before the Company’s shareholders include:  Election of Board of Directors: Philip Hughes (Chair), Michael C. Burns, Joe Houssian, Michael O’Connor, David Rehn and Graham Wilson were re-elected to […]

  • The Netherlands: Shipdock Secures Four Contracts for Upgrading Jack-Up Vessels

    17 August 2012

    The skyline of the Amsterdam harbours has been visibly altered in the neighbourhood of Shipdock, Amsterdam’s premier ship repair and conversion yard. The company has recently secured four major contracts for the upgrading and maintenance of the jack-up vessels GMS Endurance, GMS Endeavour, Seajack Leviathan and Seajack Zaratan. These vessels, equipped with elevating legs of […]

  • NaiKun Updates Information on Wind Project, Relocates Office (Canada)

    23 November 2011

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) has just posted, on the Company’s website, a briefing paper authored by Michael O’Connor, President and CEO. This paper focuses on the company’s current resource development, some of our work with possible suppliers, our review of the energy picture, and explains our efforts to move […]

  • UK Bankrolls Kite Power Developers

    22 February 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A British engineering consortium led by Kite Power Solutions Ltd (KPS) has secured a GBP 1 million grant from the UK Government’s Innovate UK Energy Catalyst to accelerate the development of its kite power generation technology. The GBP 1m Innovate UK grant will be used to scale-up KPS’s technology to a 500kW kite turbine and validate the […]

  • Germany: Conbit Pulls in Cables at Global Tech I

    7 October 2013
    Grid Connection

    Within the offshore wind industry, cable pulling contractors have created their own playing field. Conbit is there to assist them with the final few meters. Global Tech One Offshore Wind GmbH, the offshore wind farm operating company, has entrusted Conbit to assist them with pulling in the cables. The Conbit lifting crew supports the cable […]

  • MAKE: Offshore Wind Capacity to Reach 92GW by 2024

    3 December 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    After an expected contraction in 2016, the global offshore wind market is expected to show strong long-term growth at a 19% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2024, mainly driven by key European markets and China, according to a ‘Global Offshore Wind Power 2015’ report published by renewables market analyst MAKE. By 2024, […]

  • The Netherlands: Imtech Bags HVAC Contract for HelWin2

    29 March 2013

    On 27 February Imtech Marine Netherlands signed a large HVAC contract with Heerema Fabrication Group (Zwijndrecht, Netherlands). Imtech Marine will provide the Offshore Wind Energy project HelWin2 with all Heating, Ventilation and Airconditioning (HVAC). It is one of the largest platforms built at this moment. The platform connects an enormous wind park cluster in the […]

  • Germany: Ballast Nedam to Install EnBW Baltic 2 Foundations

    27 March 2013
    Grid Connection

    Ballast Nedam has signed a contract for the installation of foundations at the German EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm with ARGE BALTIC 2 Foundations, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, GeoSea N.V. and HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing GmbH. Ballast Nedam will erect the project’s 39 monopile and transition piece foundations and provide the logistics […]

  • Eight Scotland-Funded Projects Present Novel Solutions for Floating Wind

    14 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Eight floating wind technology innovation projects that were winners in a Scottish Government-funded competition have announced the results of their 12-month developments. Each project received a share of the GBP 1 million fund along with industry guidance to undertake a range of activities, from desktop studies to offshore demonstration. Over the past year, the funding […]

  • Next generation motion compensated gangway

    31 August 2016

    By Boy Biemans en Eelko May  at Bosch Rexroth Transferring people and cargo at open sea can result in dangerous situations for ships, platforms and crew. To enable safe and efficient transfer of personnel and cargo from ships to offshore platforms, wind turbines at sea or other ships, Barge Master teamed up with Bosch Rexroth to develop […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind to Adjust Construction Plans to Minimize Impact on Right Whales

    5 February 2013
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) have announced an agreement that will further protect endangered North Atlantic right whales during the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm. After extensive discussions with CLF, Deepwater Wind has agreed to voluntarily adjust its planned construction period to minimize potential impacts to migrating North Atlantic Right Whales. […]

  • Ricardo to Assist US DOE with Wave Energy Conversion Competition

    2 October 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Ricardo has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to administer a unique ocean Wave Energy Converter (WEC) prize challenge, aimed at helping to bring this important potential source of clean energy to commercial scale. Wave energy conversion is technology that uses the motion of ocean […]

  • Tips for recruiting technical talent in offshore energy

    8 July 2020

    The labor market is on lockdown since the start of the corona crisis, however the first signs of change are starting to appear.

  • Beothuk Energy to Merge with Canadian Imperial Venture Corp.

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge with Canadian Imperial Venture Corp. Under the terms of the LOI, CIVC will issue one common share for every issued and outstanding share of BEI, up to a maximum of sixty-two million common shares. Over the last several years, BEI has […]