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  • First Subsea Wins Kincardine Contract

    26 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    First Subsea Ltd has won a contract to provide platform mooring connectors to the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm situated off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland. The company, part of the First Tech Group based in Aberdeen, has confirmed it’s secured the contract with Spanish developer and construction company Cobra Group to provide platform […]

  • Greenport Hull Is Bringing Salmon Back

    19 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Associated British Ports (ABP) allotted GBP 15,000 for a project to reintroduce salmon to a stretch of river in North Yorkshire through a partnership established to support populations of migratory fish in the Humber as part of the Greenport Hull Alexandra Dock development. The Greenport Hull Alexandra Dock project will see ABP and Siemens establish the UK’s […]

  • APEM Helps Vattenfall Pinpoint Onshore Cable Route for Norfolk Wind Farms

    14 March 2017
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    APEM has undertaken an aerial survey to assist Vattenfall in identifying an onshore cable corridor for the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard and the 1.8GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms.

  • Mabey Bridge’s MD to Urge British OW Supply Chain for Better Cooperation

    16 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mark Coia, the Managing Director of Mabey Bridge Renewables, is to argue for a greater presence of British manufacturers in the renewables supply chain in a speech at the UK’s largest renewable energy event next week. The speech, in Aberdeen at All-Energy 2014, will call for the British supply chain to work better together to support […]

  • Wave Energy, Aquaculture Industries Partner Up

    20 October 2015

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has announced a £720,000 partnership, which will demonstrate wave energy converters as a means of powering offshore aquaculture installations and potentially, remote island communities. Wave energy technology developer, Albatern, is behind the commercial demonstration and has teamed up with one of the world’s […]

  • Seaenergy Publishes ‘Past Laurels, Emerging Offshore Wind Energy Service Sector Bode Well’ (UK)

    5 October 2011

      The management has an excellent track record of establishing businesses from the concept stage and adding value for shareholders SeaEnergy PLCs (earlier Ramco Energy PLC) strategic approach to growth entails entering new businesses at an early stage when the need for capital is low and exiting these ventures when the right value is attained. […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Industry Not Resting On Laurels, Eyes Further Cost Cuts

    27 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Offshore wind is the lowest cost means of decarbonising the UK’s energy sector and the industry ticks every box in the government’s new Industrial Strategy, ScottishPower Renewables’ Jonathan Cole said during Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow. This week marked something of a turning point for the UK’s offshore wind industry, Scottish Renewables said, after the latest […]

  • First Subsea to Introduce New Hang Off Connector for Offshore Wind Turbines

    16 June 2014
    Technology

    Connector specialist First Subsea will introduce a revolutionary cable connector for offshore wind turbines at Windforce 2014 in Bremen (17-19 June). The Hang Off Connector reduces the time, cost and risk associated with offshore cable installation. Unlike traditional hang off devices, the First Subsea Connector provides an instant airtight structural connection to the lower deck, significantly reducing […]

  • London Array Kick Starts Kent’s Coastal Week (UK)

    30 October 2011

    London Array kick started this year’s Kent’s Coastal Week, by helping children learn more about renewable energy. The London Array team had a stand in Whitstable Harbour, and with 7,000 visitors over the weekend, the team were kept busy with people wanting to know more about what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. […]

  • DEME’s UK Offshore Wind Roadshow Attracts 500 Delegates

    11 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    DEME is wrapping up a series of nationwide offshore wind supply chain events in the UK with a closing event in London today. Each of the 13 events, organised between November and December 2015, were well attended with over 500 delegates registered in total, the company informed. DEME’s offshore wind roadshow event has been organised in […]

  • Jee to Develop Tidal Energy Electrical Array

    30 September 2014
    Grid Connection

    Jee Ltd, a leading independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has been awarded a contract from Scottish Enterprise to develop subsea electrical array cable solutions for tidal energy installations. The contract is part of a pioneering study for the marine energy industry in Scotland, and will see Jee develop solutions for locating, securing, protecting […]

  • UK: Cornwall Council Signs New Protocol of Co-Operation with Taiwan

    8 November 2012
    Authorities

    Cornwall Council has signed a new Protocol of Co-operation with Penghu County Government in Taiwan to jointly promote the research and development of smart grids and renewable energy technologies via an international video link. Smart grids will ultimately allow energy networks to work more effectively, reducing energy costs and usage and allow investment in more […]

  • Norway: Ratos and Ferd Acquire All Shares in Aibel

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ratos and the Sixth AP Fund together with the Norwegian industrial and financial group Ferd, have signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in Aibel, a leading Norwegian supplier of services related to oil, gas and renewable energy. The purchase price (enterprise value) amounts to approximately NOK 8 600m. Ratos will own 32% of […]

  • UK: Value of Venture Capital-Backed Deals Double During 2012

    30 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to data compiled by Preqin, the leading provider of intelligence on alternative investments, and analysed by Pinsent Masons, the international law firm, the value of venture capital-backed deals in the UK renewable energy market has doubled during 2012. Figures from Preqin indicate that the volume of UK-based VC-backed renewable energy deals is on track […]

  • High School Students Eye Careers in Marine Sectors

    30 June 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Lasswade High School students keen to explore careers in the burgeoning marine and offshore renewables sector demonstrated work undertaken using an innovative pilot on marine renewables called ‘Clean Energy from the Sea’. Described by Scotland’s Schools Minister as “a hugely impressive project”, the resource is being used as a springboard for learning about the different […]

  • Canada: Halifax to Host Next International Conference on Ocean Energy

    18 October 2012

    While delivering the welcoming remarks at the International Conference on Ocean Energy in Dublin, Ireland, the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Associate Minister of National Defence and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (La Francophonie) announced that Halifax, Nova Scotia has been selected to host the next edition of this event in 2014. He also highlighted […]

  • Narec Opens Doors to Local Communities to Showcase Regeneration of Dock-Side (UK)

    23 November 2012

    Last weekend, the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, opened its doors in Blyth, Northumberland to the local community as part of a UK-wide Open Doors Weekend, organised by UK Contractors Group (UKCG). The initiative was supported by lead contractor, Shepherd Construction, which is working with Narec to construct three world-class facilities, worth a combined investment […]

  • Scottish Energy Minister to Speed Up Wind Energy Planning Applications

    21 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has launched guidance designed to make planning applications for wind energy developments run more smoothly for developers, planning authorities and the communities affected. The guidance is a result of the GP Wind Project, a Scottish-Government led EU project which looked at the barriers to development of wind energy and ways of […]

  • UK: AREG’s Members Tackle Renewable Energy Challenges

    25 September 2012

    Domestic and international business opportunities and cutting-edge technologies are among the subjects to be discussed when Aberdeen City and Shire’s leading renewable energy industry body hosts a business seminar in Aberdeen on Wednesday (September 26). Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group will bring together industry representatives at their members meeting to be held in the Town and […]

  • EEEGR Initiative Looking Into Cost-Efficient Offshore Services Sharing

    16 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    An initiative led by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) is investigating how to cut offshore wind costs even more by looking at how offshore services can be shared with the oil & gas sector, including supply vessels and helicopters, like in Dutch waters.

  • LiDARs Saving Millions on Costs, Experts Say

    18 July 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Wind measurement experts, gathered at a seminar hosted by Leosphere in June, claimed LiDAR is becoming the clear choice for bankable offshore wind measurements, saving millions on costs.

  • Pelamis Wave Power​ Gets Green Light for Western Isles’ First Wave Farm (UK)

    12 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Pelamis Wave Power, the world’s most advanced wave energy company, has secured an agreement for lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wave farm, large enough to power some 7,000 homes on average – more than meeting the average electricity requirements of Stornoway. The 10MW lease is for a site located off the […]

  • Thoughts after Thetis 2014: Social Acceptability of Marine Energy

    22 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Chris Campbell, Executive Director of Marine Renewables Canada, has written an article after the organization’s participation in Thetis 2014 marine renewable energy conference in France. At France’s Thetis 2014 conference and tradeshow, Marine Renewables Canada was engaged in intensive meetings with local development agencies and in the B2B meetings stimulated by the world’s interest in […]

  • Major Wave Energy Developers Enter Collaboration

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Aquamarine Power, together with a number of leading wave energy firms, has joined forces with global drive and control manufacturer Bosch Rexroth in a bid to create a standardised, self-contained offshore electricity generator for the wave industry. The project tackles head-on one of the biggest challenges in wave energy – how to generate electricity reliably […]

  • UK: Highlands and Islands to Take Central Stage at All-Energy

    22 May 2013

    The Highlands and Islands of Scotland is set to take centre stage at the All-Energy exhibition and conference in Aberdeen this week (Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd May). Over 70 companies will come together under the banner of HI-Energy to showcase the region’s world-leading renewable energy expertise and supply chain capabilities. The HI-energy zone will […]

  • Scottish FM Empowers Island Communities

    17 June 2014
    Authorities

    Scotland’s island communities will have greater control over their local economies, natural environment and be represented at the heart of government in an independent Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond said. ‪ Launching the island prospectus, Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities, in Kirkwall, the First Minister outlined the most comprehensive package of powers for the island communities […]