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  • Denmark: Vestas Could Sell Shares to Payout Their Debt

    19 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The world’s largest wind turbine maker, Vestas, plans to sell shares to boost its finances. Daniel Patterson, an SEB analyst, said to Bloomberg: “The cash flow guidance is a mess.” Earlier this year, Vestas announced that they will reduce their workforce to about 16,000 from 22,721 as a measure of cutting costs. The wind energy […]

  • NORCOWE’s Classes Start in August

    2 May 2014
    Training & Education

    Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy, NORCOWE, is organising a summer school under the name “Innovative Methods and Concepts in Offshore Wind Energy”. The summer school will be held at Strand Hotel Fevik, at the south coast of Norway, from Monday August 11th till Friday August 15th, in cooperation with the University of Agder. The […]

  • RS Aqua to Supply Wave Buoys for MERIKA Project

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The University of Highlands and Islands has awarded RS Aqua Ltd a contract for the supply and delivery of Wave Measurement Buoys for MERIKA project. Under the agreement, the supplier is required to provide 2 years after sale support and maintenance services for the supplied hardware and software components. Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA), run by the […]

  • France Works to Accelerate Offshore Wind Development

    13 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal, yesterday announced six new measures to accelerate the development of renewable energy and thus faster creation of “green” jobs.  Minister Royal introduced an offshore wind amendment that could allow competitive dialogues in the next call for tenders. Also, she requested the prefects to extend the deadline for consultations on land designations, so that they are […]

  • Perpetuwave Power Wins UK Grant

    4 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Wave energy developer Perpetuwave Power PTY LTD announced its recently established subsidiary Perpetuwave Power UK Ltd has been awarded a grant of approximately $110,000 from the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme. The grant supports development of Perpetuwave Power’s world-leading ‘Wave Harvester’ technology. The “Wave Harvester” technology converts up to 40% of the oceans contained […]

  • Financial Drop Leads Senvion to Transformation Scheme

    25 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Senvion has started to implement a transformation program to eliminate operational inefficiencies which led to a loss of revenue and profit in the 2018 financial year. Senvion stated that the immediate measure is focusing on disciplined execution throughout the installation chain with a target to recover lost revenues and profits in the new financial year. This comes […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Monopile Foundations All In

    8 January 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Deutsche Bucht GmbH has completed the installation of all 31 monopile foundations on the 269MW Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the German North Sea. The milestone concludes the first phase of construction within the planned timeframe, the developer said. “Installation work on the construction site, which is more than 100 kilometers off the coast, […]

  • DNV GL Validates Accurasea Floating LiDAR

    30 October 2019
    R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has completed an independent validation assessment of the Accurasea floating LiDAR offshore wind measurement device requested by EOLFI. The Accurasea floating LiDAR has now formally reached the pre-commercial maturity stage (Stage 2) on the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator Roadmap for the Commercial Acceptance of Floating LiDAR Technology . This new system can […]

  • Whale Detection Tech Debuts on Block Island Wind Farm

    23 April 2019
    Technology

    The University of Rhode Island (URI) has developed and deployed an acoustic device to detect whales near the Block Island offshore wind farm. MARIMBA (Marine Mammal Monitoring at Block Island Using Acoustics) was developed by six ocean engineering students who deployed it in close vicinity of the 30MW offshore wind project. “What we were trying to […]

  • The Netherlands: BMO Offshore Sells First Vessel Black Box

    24 September 2012
    Technology

    BMO announces the first sale of the Vessel Black Box to Frisia Offshore, Germany. The Vessel Black Box is a flexible, integrated vessel movement monitoring system. Innovative sensor solutions from the aerospace industry are used, with superior performance and much lower cost than conventional sensors used in the offshore industry. A complete system will be […]

  • UK: GL Garrad Hassan to Provide Celtic Array Met Mast

    22 November 2012

    Centrica has awarded a contract to GL Garrad Hassan, the renewable energy consulting business of the GL Group, for the design, supply, installation and operation of an offshore meteorological mast system for their Celtic Array project in the Irish Sea. Located 15km north of Anglesey, the system includes a meteorological mast, power supply system, navigational […]

  • PGE to Deploy EOLOS Floating LiDAR at Baltica 1 Site

    25 January 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions has won a tender held by PGE Baltica for its Baltica 1 project in Poland, an 896 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea that obtained grid connection terms in 2020. The Spain-based floating LiDAR provider has signed a two-year turn-key contract with the Polish offshore wind developer for a […]

  • European Commission to Launch Environmental Impact Study

    10 May 2013
    Environment

    Marine renewable energy has enormous potential, however, due care should be taken that possible environmental impacts are brought to a minimum to address public and other stakeholders’ concerns for such projects. To be able to propose technical mitigation measures, a clear understanding is needed of the likely environmental impacts of noise (during both installation and […]

  • Germany: Siag Nordseewerke to Construct 10 Tripod Foundations for Global Tech

    22 November 2012

    The former large shipyard, Siag Nordseewerke Emden has extended their contract with Global Tech from Hamburg to construct 10 tripod foundations, thus securing work till the end of this year, writes DPA. This contract comes as an important step toward further rescue measures of this shipyard, said deputy council chairman Heinz-Günter Schäfer since Siag Nordseewerke […]

  • Germany: RWE’s EBITDA Reaches EUR 5 Bln

    14 August 2012

    RWE improved its earnings performance in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in the previous year. While revenue remained almost constant at 27.1 billion Euro, the operating result increased by 9 percent to 3.6 billion Euro and EBITDA also rose by 9 percent to 5 billion Euro. However, the first half […]

  • NOAA to Survey U.S. Coastal Waters

    29 April 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ships, small boats, and hydrographic services contractors have their sailing orders to survey more than 2,000 square nautical miles in U.S. coastal waters this year, collecting data that will strengthen the foundation of the nation’s environmental intelligence. Most of the vessels are sailing to their initial project […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Mothballs Offshore Nacelle Plant in Denmark

    27 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa is planning to pause the manufacturing of offshore nacelles at its plant in Brande, Denmark, citing delays in offshore wind projects as the reason. This, combined with the discontinuation of the production of the onshore Direct Drive (DD) technology in Brande and onshore blade production in Aalborg, could potentially lead to the lay off of up […]

  • Ministers Invited to Climate Dialogue

    18 May 2015
    Authorities

    German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius have invited around 35 ministers from all regions of the world to participate in the sixth Petersberg Climate Dialogue from 17 to 19 May 2015. With the Dialogue, Germany and France want to pave the way for a successful outcome at the United Nations […]

  • Forewind Deploys Wind Resource Assessment Lidar ZephIR 300 at Dogger Bank Wind Farm (UK)

    18 July 2011
    Technology

    Leading wind resource assessment lidar ZephIR 300, a Natural Power product, has been deployed offshore by Forewind to provide wind measurement data for the Dogger Bank wind farm. The system has been installed successfully on RWE Dea UK’s gas platform 125km from shore and will provide wind speeds at heights from just 10m to 200m […]

  • Aegir Deploys Wave Monitoring Buoy off St Ninian’s Isle (UK)

    30 June 2011

      Aegir Wave Power has commenced vital wave resource monitoring for its wave energy project off south west Shetland. The deployment of a wave rider buoy was completed with the support of the Scalloway-based NAFC Marine Centre. The Marine Centre has signed a support agreement with Aegir to assist in project development activities, which includes […]

  • Report: O&M Market to Grow as Wind Energy Becomes Cheaper

    11 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    The global wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) is estimated to increase from USD 10 billion in 2015 to USD 17 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest viewpoint states that technological developments have paved the way for more effective and reliable equipment and […]

  • German-Norwegian Energy Partnership to Be Expanded

    21 February 2013
    Authorities

    Norway’s role as one of Germany’s most important energy suppliers is to be further reinforced, as advocated by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel during a state visit to Oslo on Wednesday.  “It is my firm conviction that Norway will also play a role in future as an important pillar of the German gas supply, and we […]

  • Belgium to Inaugurate OWI-Lab

    25 September 2012

    Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Agriculture and Rural Policy, Kris Peeters and Patrick Janssens mayor of the city of Antwerp will inaugurate Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab in Antwerp on September 27. A large environmental chamber – unique in its kind – has been built to test and […]

  • Partrac to Exhibit at RenewableUK’s Event

    19 December 2012

    Partrac Ltd are to exhibit and present at next year’s RenewableUK Wave & Tidal 2013 conference and exhibition. The event will take place on 27th – 28th February 2013 at the QEII Conference Centre, London. Dr Kevin Black (Director) will be speaking at the event. His presentation, “Overcoming the Challenges of Measuring Marine Turbulence Using […]

  • False Pass Turns to Tidal Energy

    24 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    In an effort to stabilize and reduce energy prices, False Pass is looking into harnessing tidal power, writes Alaska Public Media. A study that kicked off in 2012 found “only the best tidal current we’ve ever measured,” said the lead scientist Bruce Wright. According to Wright, this would enable the production of enough electricity for […]

  • Germany: Beckhoff to Present Automation Solutions for Wind Turbines

    6 August 2012

    Beckhoff will present its PC- and EtherCAT-based automation solutions for wind turbines from September 18 to 22, 2012 at Husum WindEnergy, Germany, the world’s largest wind energy trade show. Beckhoff has automated 7,000 wind turbines with a total output of 11.2 GW in 2011 alone. Worldwide, more than 20,000 wind turbines are equipped with Beckhoff […]