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  • RenewableUK Issues Manifesto Ahead of UK General Election

    10 May 2017

    On 9 May, RenewableUK highlighted the benefits of renewable energy in a manifesto published ahead of the General Election in the UK in June.

  • Vattenfall Gathers Vesterhav Seabed Survey Squad

    13 September 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is preparing to deploy two vessels in search of naval mines and shipwrecks in the area of the Danish North Sea where the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord offshore wind farms will be built.

  • UK: Schaeffler Announces Breakthrough in Maritime Condition Monitoring

    24 October 2012
    Technology

    Schaeffler announces new advances that give remote monitoring systems the reliability needed for confident use in the harshest environments. Schaeffler condition monitoring expert Jon Doe said: “We have CM contracts with clients in the industrial, wind turbine, offshore and marine sectors. What our customers need is reliability and that is what these advances provide. The […]

  • Carbon Trust Reacts on UK Energy Bill Publication

    30 November 2012

    Carbon Trust reaction on publication of the UK Government’s Energy Bill – a legislative framework for delivering secure, affordable and low carbon energy. Tom Delay, Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust, said: “Is the Energy Bill bankable? That’s the question that now needs an answer as over the next decade £110 billion or so of […]

  • Reportlinker Announces New Report on Asia-Pacific Renewable Electricity Sector

    19 December 2011

      Reportlinker announced new report titled: The report on Asia-Pacific Renewable Electricity Sector: A Country Comparison of Risks and Opportunities This report provides a detailed analysis of the renewable electricity sector in 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. These are key […]

  • UK: RES Offshore Signs O&M Contract for Met Masts in Dogger Bank Round 3 Zone

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    RES Offshore has recently signed an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services contract with Forewind for two met masts in the Dogger Bank Round 3 zone.  These met masts are the furthest offshore of any in the UK and RES will be delivering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for the structures and instrumentation systems including all work […]

  • Chancellor George Osborne Announces 2011 Budget (UK)

    24 March 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Chancellor George Osborne today delivered the 2011 Budget, which for the UK’s Green Economy included two key announcements: 1) Green Investment Bank (GIB) – the GIB will launch next year (2012) backed by £3b funding; £1b of Government funding and a further £2b raised from asset sales. The initial £3b capital will leverage a further […]

  • AXYS Technologies to Provide WindSentinel Wind Resource Assessment Buoy to MAREC (Canada)

    25 March 2011
    Technology

    AXYS Technologies Inc. has recently won the bid to provide a WindSentinel™ wind resource assessment buoy to the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) of Grand Valley State University located in Allendale Michigan and working in partnership with the University of Michigan and its Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute and the Michigan Natural Features […]

  • Scottish £12M Fund to Help O&G Workers Find Other Jobs

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a £12 million fund to help people who face losing their jobs in the oil and gas sector to transition into other energy industry and manufacturing employment. The Scottish Government’s Transition Training Fund will help maintain the highly skilled energy workforce in the North Sea region by offering grants to individuals […]

  • ScottishPower Names New Member to Board of Directors

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Iberdrola and ScottishPower Chairman Ignacio Galán today announced that Professor Susan Deacon has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Board of ScottishPower Limited. Professor Deacon was until recently Non-Executive Chairman of the ScottishPower Renewables Board, which has now been restructured following the full re-integration of the global renewables operation back into the […]

  • Floating Power Plant Buys Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbine for Demonstrator Project

    26 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Denmark’s Floating Power Plant has purchased a wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for its flagship demonstrator project located off the coast of Gran Canaria. According to the company, the selected wind turbine, a 4.3 MW SWT-DD-120 from Siemens Gamesa, fits Floating Power Plant’s requirements for a well-established technology. The wind turbine generator will […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Reports Drop in Sales, Boost in Orders

    30 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Between October and December 2017, Siemens Gamesa received double the orders for offshore wind turbines compared to the same period of the previous year. 

  • Copenhagen Offshore Partners Installs Floating LiDAR in South Korea

    24 September 2020
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-headquartered offshore wind developer Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has installed a floating LiDAR off South Korea. According to the company’s post on social media, the LiDAR was “finally” deployed on 18 September following a series of typhoons in Korea. The floating LiDAR will carry out a range of measurements, including collecting offshore wind data that […]

  • Swedish Energy Agency Outlines Where 30 GW of Offshore Wind Could Be Installed, Calls for Prioritising Energy Production in Marine Planning

    14 April 2023
    Authorities

    The Swedish Energy Agency has issued a report that provides a basis for the country’s marine planning to enable 120 TWh of offshore wind energy production (or 30 GW in generation capacity). However, while the report points to areas that could accommodate further offshore wind capacity, the authorities are yet to designate new marine areas, […]

  • Schaeffler: Greater Reliability with Wind Power Standard (Germany)

    21 September 2012
    Technology

    Schaeffler has introduced a new Wind Power Standard (WPOS) for its INA and FAG brand bearings for wind power applications, which fulfills the increasing demands in terms of reliability placed on wind turbines and components in the wind power sector. This new standard for products and processes means Schaeffler is ensuring outstanding quality and reliability […]

  • MMT, Reach Subsea Invest in New Underwater Survey Technology

    16 December 2014
    R&D, Technology

    MMT Sweden AB and Reach Subsea ASA have jointly invested in developing a new special underwater tool for seabed mapping and pipeline inspection with the Norwegian ROV manufacturer Kystdesign AS. The potential market for pipeline inspection and survey in the North Sea is 2 Billion NOK yearly.  This new remotely operated vehicle (ROV), called Surveyor […]

  • Israel: Eco Completes First Wave Energy Power Plant in Black Sea

    24 May 2012

    Eco Wave Power has successfully installed a medium-scale wave energy power plant, in the Black Sea, during the month of April, 2012. The installation of EWP’s system, took place during that month in recognition of the international Mother Earth Day, celebrated in more than 175 countries every year. The Black Sea provided Eco Wave Power […]

  • RWE to Use Innovative Ecosystem Monitoring Tech at German Offshore Wind Farm

    29 October 2024
    Environment, Fixed-Bottom, R&D

    RWE, together with its partners, has launched the Sustainable ecosystem approach in Monitoring the marine environment (SeaMe) project at its Kaskasi offshore wind farm off the German coast. The three-year project will be carried out in collaboration with the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB), the Alfred Wegener Institute […]

  • IQIP Launches New Piling Technique for Noise-Compliant Installation of Largest Monopiles

    6 September 2024
    Business development, Research & Development, Technology

    The foundation and installation specialist, IQIP, has put their newly developed piling technique EQ-Piling in action, which the Dutch company claims allows for the noise-compliant installation of even the largest monopiles. Conventional impact piling is an established method for installing large monopile foundations at the required depths, but it generates noise that can be harmful […]

  • Coming Up This Spring: First Seaweed Harvest at Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    19 January 2024
    Environment, Fixed-Bottom

    Vattenfall and its partners in the WIN@sea project are preparing to harvest the first seaweed grown at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark. After the harvest, scheduled for this Spring, the seaweed will be analysed for its quality as a foodstuff. Win@Sea, including Vattenfall, Aarhus University, the Danish Technological University, the University of […]

  • DolWin Kappa Platform Nears Final Journey

    28 April 2022
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics

    The DolWin kappa offshore platform, part of the DolWin6 grid connection project, is largely prepared for sailing out from the Dragados shipyard in Cádiz, Spain towards the German North Sea, TenneT said. The first tests in preparation for commissioning, which is scheduled to be completed after the installation of the platform, are already underway. The […]

  • Offshore Wind Industry Council Launches Online Educational Modules

    13 April 2022
    Industry, Technology

    The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) has launched a series of online modules to support those new to the offshore wind industry by covering topics from project inception to decommissioning. The publicly available online modules explain how offshore wind farms are planned, the consenting processes involved in building and operating them, and the role offshore […]

  • RWE to Triple Its Offshore Wind Capacity by 2030

    15 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    RWE will invest EUR 50 billion gross in offshore wind and other renewables, hydrogen, flexible generation and batteries until 2030, by which time the company plans to double its portfolio to 50 GW from the previously planned 25 GW. In offshore wind, the company intends to triple its capacity from 2.4 GW to 8 GW, with activities […]

  • Shell Puts Together Offshore Wind Recruitment Team

    6 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions (formerly Shell New Energies) has selected ERSG and Light Source People for global staffing services for its offshore wind business. Following a tendering procedure, Light Source People has been appointed as an official supplier to provide contractors and permanent staff for Shell’s offshore wind projects and wider renewables portfolio globally under a […]

  • BLUE Piling Technology Enters New Testing Phase

    10 November 2020
    R&D, Technology

    IQIP and Delft University of Technology have started their joint work on the monopile drivability investigation of the BLUE Piling Technology. The BLUE Piling Technology is a new monopile installation technique being developed by IQIP which is said to reduce underwater noise levels by creating a gentler blow compared to the conventional impact hammers. The […]

  • TenneT Books Connector Express

    16 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Transmission system operator TenneT has chartered the Connector Express to provide supply trips to offshore platforms as well as perform inspections and repair work on structures and submarine cables from the base port of Emden. Rhenus Offshore Logistics, working in conjunction with A1 Offshore Solutions, started operating the supply vessel on 1 January 2019. The Connector Express, which […]