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  • Dap UK Enters Offshore Energy Market

    4 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    In recent months, global shipping company dap UK Ltd, has seen a massive increase in the number of movements awarded to the group that are directly related to the oil, gas and renewable energy industries. Dap UK Ltd has highlighted that it is well qualified to assist during the construction phase for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind […]

  • RenewableUK: Hull Factory Opening Marks New Era for Britain’s Offshore Wind Industry

    1 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK says today’s official opening of Siemens’ new offshore wind plant in Hull represents a major stride forward for Britain’s rapidly-expanding offshore wind sector. RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Hugh McNeal, who is attending today’s ceremony, said: “Innovative, large-scale manufacturing for Britain’s offshore wind industry, as Siemens are doing here in Hull, is a key part of […]

  • Why the wind energy sector needs PhDs

    11 April 2016
    R&D, Training & Education

    By Dr Ali Mehmanparast REMS CDT Manager The rapid growth of the wind energy sector relies on engineering know-how as much as it does on planning and regulatory changes. But the growth of the industry could be stunted if the sector doesn’t get enough doctoral-level graduates able to deliver the innovations needed. Thankfully, the UK […]

  • OEG Offshore Completed Multimillion Wind Farm Contract (UK)

    25 October 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Aberdeen-based OEG Offshore (OEG) has successfully completed a £2.2million deal for a major offshore wind farm project, the firm’s first venture into the renewables sector. The company – which specialises in the design, build and rental of cabins and cargo carrying units for the offshore oil and gas market – delivered 18 custom-built Local Equipment […]

  • Lowestoft Port to Blossom with Two New OW Projects

    29 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Lowestoft will feel the imminent impact of real jobs for the area from more than £4 billion being invested in the development of two offshore wind farms through its port, Johnathan Reynolds, business development lead at Lowestoft renewables hub OrbisEnergy said. Activity in the port will start “very soon” with long and short-term job creation […]

  • Offshore Wind Maintenance Robots, New Blade Recycling Method Part of ORE Catapult’s Accelerator Programme in East Anglia

    28 June 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched an accelerator programme in the East of England to bring new products and services to commercialisation, with nine companies getting a boost to advance their technologies and solutions, predominantly those for application in offshore wind. The companies, located across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, that will be part of […]

  • UK: 101 Public Figures Urge Prime Minister to Promote Benefits of Renewable Energy

    19 March 2012

    A letter signed by 101 public figures in the UK – including Sir Richard Branson – has been sent to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to promote the benefits of renewable energy in the budget due to be announced this Wednesday, the Guardian reported. The letter is widely seen as a rebuff to another […]

  • AXYS Setting Standards with Dual LiDAR Deployment

    21 April 2015

    AXYS Technologies has achieved a world-first dual ZephIR 300 arrangement on the WindSentinel buoy that could become the new standard in floating LiDAR devices. The WindSentinel ‘floating laboratory’ delivers a customized full suite of meteorological and metocean data, in addition to the wind speed & direction data used for resource assessment, to better inform the development […]

  • UK: Ramora Disposes of Mine near Greater Gabbard OWF

    29 May 2013
    Environment

    Ramora UK, one of the UK’s leading Bomb Disposal companies, announces that it has successfully and safely disposed of a mine that had been located close to the Greater Gabbard Windfarm off the coast of Suffolk. The operation, which took place on 21st April 2013, involved the use of a subsea Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) […]

  • Navantia and InfraStrata Join Forces

    21 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Navantia and InfraStrata have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they plan to cooperate on offshore wind projects, among other things. Subject to completion of InfraStrata’s acquisition of Harland and Wolff (H&W), the deal envisages the usage of the UK shipyard’s assets for providing a range of services to Navantia. According to InfraStrata, […]

  • Tata Steel Inks Profiled Steel Plate Order from Siemens (UK)

    19 January 2012

    Tata Steel has secured a major contract from Siemens Wind Power to supply 25,000 tonnes of high-quality profiled steel plate for wind towers. The order – the largest to date for the steel company’s dedicated wind tower hub in Scunthorpe, England – is worth an eight figure £ sum and establishes Tata Steel as a […]

  • Major Step Forward for Planned Energy Industry Hub at Nigg (UK)

    27 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Plans to transform a North Sea fabrication yard into a key energy industry hub serving the renewables and oil and gas sectors have taken a major step forward. The Global Energy Group was today (Tuesday 25 January, 2011) formally named preferred bidder for Nigg yard, on the Cromarty Firth in the Highlands of Scotland. Several […]

  • Mercom Reports Strong Corporate and Project M&A Activity in Wind Sector

    27 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Mercom Capital Group has released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the wind sector in 2015. According to the clean-tech research and consulting company, total global corporate funding in the wind sector, including venture capital/private equity (VC), debt financing and public market financing, raised by public companies reached $15.4 billion, compared […]

  • JDC Secures £5.4 Mln Investment in GEV

    4 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    JDC Corporate Finance, East Anglia’s corporate advisory firm, has secured a £5.4million minority investment in Hull-based GEV Group, from Maven Capital Partners. As a global company comprising four divisions and with a key focus upon the renewables sector, the investment will support the company’s implementation of its significant growth plans, whilst enabling the exit of […]

  • Aquamarine Power Secures GBP 3.4m Loan (UK)

    5 September 2011

      Aquamarine Power, the pioneering wave energy company, has agreed a £3.4 million loan with Barclays Corporate in a deal that marks an important milestone for investment in the marine energy sector. The groundbreaking transaction is the first time a UK marine energy project has succeeded in securing bank debt finance. Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave […]

  • UK: Norstec Hails Visibility on Strike Price for Offshore Wind

    28 June 2013

    Norstec, offshore renewables industry alliance for Europe’s northern seas, has welcomed visibility on strike price for offshore wind and Government’s call for industry to “get on with it”. The next step will be for Government to publish wider detail around contracts when it publishes its Draft Delivery Plan in July 2013. This enabling framework is […]

  • CS Wind Takes Over Wind Towers Scotland, Plans Offshore Wind Foray

    1 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Scottish energy company SSE has secured a deal to transfer its 80% ownership stake in the Machrihanish-based Wind Towers Scotland (WTS) factory to the South Korean manufacturer of wind farm tower structures, CS Wind. CS Wind plans to invest up to GBP 14 million in WTS and extend operations at the plant to include the manufacture of towers for the offshore […]

  • UK: Steel Engineering Clasps SHI’s Offshore Wind Contract

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Steel fabricator Steel Engineering, headquartered in the west of Scotland, has clasped a deal from Korean group Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to produce offshore jackets and ensure steelwork for a wind turbine generator system under development at the Energy Park at Methil, Fife, the Scotsman informs. In addition, the deal purports provision of post-delivery on-site […]

  • RenewableUK CEO Joins ORE Catapult Board

    28 June 2016

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has appointed Hugh McNeal, the Chief Executive of RenewableUK, as a Non-Executive Director. McNeal was previously a senior civil servant, most recently as Director of Change at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), and has held a number of other senior roles both in DECC and the Department […]

  • Wind Sector and Dutch Government Close Offshore Wind Energy Green Deal

    9 October 2011
    Authorities

    The Dutch government and the Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA) have jointly signed a Green Deal on offshore wind energy. For further development of wind energy in the North Sea a substantial reduction of the cost is required, increasing to 40% in 2020. Innovation and policy adjustments form an essential part. The Green Deal incorporates […]

  • Green Volt on Track to Power UK Oil & Gas Platforms by Mid-2020s

    9 February 2023
    Business development, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn have submitted a Marine Licence application for the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm. This consent application could allow the project to start generating power in the mid-2020s, making it the most advanced oil and gas decarbonisation project in the UK, the developers said. Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn are applying for […]

  • WFW Among Leading Renewables Legal Advisers in Q3

    7 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has come joint first by deal count with Allen & Overy in Inspiratia’s Global Q3 2016 Infrastructure and Renewables Legal Adviser Rankings. The firm came third by transaction volume, behind Allen & Overy and Linklaters, having advised on circa USD 4.4 billion of closed deals within the […]

  • Ocean Energy Europe Appoints New CEO

    13 January 2015

    Rémi Gruet has been appointed CEO of Ocean Energy Europe – the trade association for ocean renewable energy. Gruet joined Ocean Energy Europe as Policy & Operations Director last year and succeeds Dr Sian George, who was appointed to oversee the reinvention of the association as Ocean Energy Europe in 2012. Gruet will be tasked […]

  • A&P Energises North East England

    31 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Based in two North East England locations, an area known for its deep industrial heritage, A&P North East is a company with ship repair and conversion yards on the rivers Tyne and Tees. Part of the A&P Group which also includes A&P Falmouth where ship repair and conversion services have been taking place for more […]

  • Nauplius Secures Vessel Conversion Deal

    16 March 2015
    Vessels

    De Vries & Van de Wiel, part of the DEME, has commissioned Nauplius Workboats to convert a high-speed ship into a survey vessel for hydrographic research. Over the recent weeks, a Nauplius team has been working on converting a high-speed work ship into a survey vessel. “We have made a number of structural and equipment modifications […]

  • Denmark: Esbjerg Applies for World Energies Cities Partnership

    28 November 2012

    Esbjerg, Denmark has made a formal application to join the World Energies Cities Partnership (WECP), the elite network of cities around the globe that promotes knowledge exchange in the energy sector and mutual development in a wide range of strategic areas that include energy-related technology, education and environmental technology. WECP membership can only be secured […]