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  • Survivex to Launch GWO Wind Training in Aberdeen

    1 July 2020
    Training & Education

    Survivex has invested more than GBP 100,000 in new facilities and equipment to align its training centre in Aberdeen to the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards, and will start with the first GWO courses on 6 July. The company, focused mostly on offshore training in the oil & gas sector until now, said that with […]

  • Partrac Group Marks Most Successful Year (UK)

    20 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Marine data acquisition and consulting experts the Partrac Group have experienced the busiest and most successful year since operations began in 2003. The Group, which is headquartered in Glasgow, has attributed the resulting growth to the award of many new contracts and contract extensions, continuous innovation and the streamlining of survey and project management processes, […]

  • Catch the Wind Announces Sales of WindSentinel™ Buoy (Canada)

    1 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Catch the Wind Ltd. announced today that its exclusive licensing partner, AXYS Technologies, has sold a WindSentinel™ buoy, a custom marine floating platform bundled with a Vindicator® Laser Wind Sensor (LWS) unit, to each of the Fishermen’s Energy LLC and the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) of Grand Valley University. The sales mark […]

  • Germany: DNV and GL to Merge

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL. The new entity will be called DNV GL Group. It will be one of the world’s leading ship classification societies and risk experts in the oil and gas, renewable energy and power sectors, and among the global top three within management system certification. “The merger […]

  • Innogy, E.ON and RWE Table Integration Procedures

    19 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Innogy has concluded two legally binding agreements – one with E.ON, another with RWE – on the planned integration of innogy into E.ON and the planned integration of innogy’s renewables business into RWE. As reported earlier, E.ON and RWE reached an agreement under which E.ON would acquire RWE’s 76.8% stake in innogy in return for granting […]

  • Licence Application for Norwegian Floating Wind Project Submitted

    16 December 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The consortium behind the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind farm has submitted the licence application for the project to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy. The consortium consists of Source Galileo Norge, Odfjell Oceanwind, Kansai Electric Power, and ENEOS Renewable Energy. “In order to meet Enova’s deadline and to be competitive globally, we are dependent on a […]

  • Italy to Award Contracts for Difference for Offshore and Floating Wind Projects, EU Greenlights EUR 35.5 Billion Renewables Subsidy Scheme

    5 June 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Italy will award Contracts for Difference (CfD) for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects through a scheme for which the Italian government just received the EU’s go-ahead. The EUR 35.5 billion scheme is comprised in a draft decree, dubbed Decree FER2, which the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) delivered to the EU […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Connection Coordination Could Save up to GBP 3.5 Billion

    5 March 2012

    Energy regulator Ofgem and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have published a report showing how more coordination in the development of offshore links and infrastructure can be achieved. In tandem, Ofgem has launched a consultation on potential changes to the regulatory regime for offshore transmission assets to take some of this work […]

  • UK: National Grid Launches Consultation on Low-Carbon Energy Sources Connection

    4 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    National Grid has begun its first stage of consultation on proposals to connect new sources of low-carbon electricity generation in North Wales. A new nuclear power station at Wylfa and an offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea are being proposed by Horizon Nuclear Power and Celtic Array respectively. These need connecting to the electricity […]

  • USA Allocates USD 7.25 Mln to Marine & Hydrokinetic Industry

    5 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Energy Department has announced $7.25 million for six organizations that will continue to advance water power as a viable resource for America’s clean energy portfolio. Marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies convert the energy of waves, tides, rivers, and ocean currents into electricity that can be used by homes and businesses, especially in coastal […]

  • Ocean Infinity to Survey Buchan Wind Site

    13 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has selected Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project in Scotland. This represents an important step in the design and assessment process of the project, with the survey campaign taking place later this year, according to FEA. “We are […]

  • The Netherlands: Ampelmann Awarded HME Maritime Innovation Award

    16 November 2010

    Last week the 5th edition of the Maritime Awards Gala took place at the Amsterdam Convention Factory in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Over 700 prominent people from the Dutch maritime industry attended. The Maritime Awards Gala was established in 2000 by the Holland Marine Equipment Association and consists of 5 awards of which the HME Maritime […]

  • Iv-Offshore & Energy Joins IJmuiden Ver Grid Connection Team

    3 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT TSO B.V. and Iv-Offshore & Energy B.V. have signed a contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of the first 525kV offshore grid connection. The FEED is part of the development of a new standard design for two 2GW network connections to the IJmuiden Ver wind farms. The two High Voltage Direct […]

  • Germany’s Offshore Wind Production on the Rise in 2019

    25 October 2019
    R&D

    Offshore wind produced nearly 17 billion kWh of renewable energy in Germany in the first three quarters of 2019, representing a 31% increase compared to the previous year. The figures were released by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research BadenWürttemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) based on an initial assessment. […]

  • Osiris Projects to Exhibit at Oceanology International 2012 (UK)

    18 January 2012

    Osiris Projects are confirmed to exhibit at Oceanology International 2012 at ExCeL, London. The company will be showcasing their expertise within the field of ultra-high resolution shallow water survey and, subject to work schedules, demonstrating their 27.5m semi-SWATH specialist coastal survey vessel, Bibby Tethra. Osiris Projects are market leaders in ultra-high resolution hydrographic and geophysical […]

  • ReportLinker Releases Report on Global Offshore Wind Energy Market

    11 April 2013

      GlobalData’s, “Global M&A and Investment Trends in Offshore Wind Energy Market – 2012 – YTD” report is an essential source of data and trend analysis on the mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and financings in the offshore wind energy industry. The report provides detailed information on M&As, equity/debt offerings, private equity, venture financing and partnership […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Wind Energy Statistics

    28 June 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave & tidal industries, has welcomed the publication of new Government statistics showing that the UK’s wind fleet produced over 50% more electricity in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. This corresponds to an output of 5,044 gigawatt-hours – equivalent […]

  • German Regulator Prepared to Take National Responsibility for Power Grid

    6 June 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    German power network regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, has offered to assume national responsibility for the grid encompassing 16 state borders in Europe’s biggest national power market, Reuters informed. After Chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposition to rapidly replace nuclear power with renewable sources, the government has not set out a valid plan to deal with the shift to […]

  • Borssele Offshore Wind Site First to Try New Environmental Framework

    11 December 2014
    Authorities, Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch independent Commission on EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) has announced that it finds the approach to investigate the environmental impact of offshore wind energy in Borssele clear and relevant.  The Commission is established by law and advises on the content and quality of environmental reports. Finally, the competent authority, in this case the Minister of Economic […]

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Bigger Turbines Are Coming (Siemens Gamesa)

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    There is no doubt about even bigger offshore wind turbines than we have today hitting the market over the next several years, according to Bent Christensen, Senior Vice President at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

  • RWE Sets Up Offshore Wind Division

    23 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    German energy company RWE has decided to reorganise its renewables businesses and manage the global offshore wind and onshore wind/PV businesses in separate divisions. Sven Utermöhlen will be responsible for the Offshore Wind division, and Silvia Ortín Rios will be in charge of Onshore Wind/PV. Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE AG, said: ”Sven and Silvia […]

  • Sussex Sees First Rampion Cash

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd. and the Sussex Community Foundation have distributed the first grants from the GBP 3.1 million Rampion offshore wind farm community fund set up last year to benefit communities across Sussex, UK.

  • ALE Barge Delivers First Hornsea One Transition Pieces

    19 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ALE’s latest marine investment, the SARAH S barge, has been deployed on its inaugural job to transport transition pieces (TPs) for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • Report: EU Could Save Billions by Choosing Renewables over Gas

    14 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Technology

    EUR 11.4 billion could be saved if the EU switches its plans from new-build gas infrastructure to renewable energy, the report from consultants Artelys and Climact, backed by WWF and others, shows. The report, titled A Perspective on Infrastructure and Energy Security In the Transition, finds that the existing pan-European infrastructure can manage wide-ranging demand levels and potential supply disruptions. Adding […]

  • Report Maps Regulations on Offshore Wind Vessels in North Sea

    14 January 2016
    Authorities, Vessels

    The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has had a report drawn up that maps the regulations and industry standards applicable to maritime operations in the offshore wind sector of Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. The report, which DNV GL has made for the Danish Maritime Authority, focuses on the need to harmonise the […]

  • Horns Rev 3 Gets DNV GL Project Certificate

    10 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DNV GL has officially issued the project certificate to Vattenfall for its Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The certification covered the turbines including their support structure plus all the cabling connecting them to the offshore substation. Inspections were carried out over a three-year period and included surveillance of manufacturing, transportation and installation […]