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  • BLG Comes to Breakbulk Europe 2014

    9 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    At Breakbulk Europe 2014, taking place from May 13 to 15, three BLG LOGISTICS’ divisions – Cargo Logistics, High & Heavy Logistics and WindEnergy Logistics – will be present at the VIA BREMEN joint pavilion. The Neustädter Port, operated by BLG Cargo Logistics, is Europe’s largest breakbulk and heavy cargo terminal, a highly desirable location, […]

  • Nenuphar Cashes in €15 Mln

    6 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Nenuphar SA, a Lille-based company, has secured €15 million of funding in an equity round. The transaction has attracted participation of new investors, Areva S.A. and FCPR Ecotechnologies and an existing investor, IDInvest Partners. Each partner will individually invest €5 million in the transaction. Nenuphar was founded in 2006 with the objective to design a […]

  • Test Confirm GICON®-SOF Stability

    28 March 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Engineers of the GICON Group and the Technical University of Freiberg have conducted further tests on the motion behavior of Gicon’s Floating offshore foundation (GICON ® -SOF). The experiments were carried out in February at the Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems in Duisburg, which confirmed the stability of the SOF for various […]

  • Iberdrola Ranked as Best Company in Spain

    26 March 2014

    IBERDROLA has been chosen as the best Spanish company and leading European utility by analysts and investors consulted by Institutional Investor Research Group, which has just published its 2014 All-Europe Executive Team ranking. The company comes second among all sectors, behind only Airbus and followed by Technip, Roche Holding and Vodafone Group. IBERDROLA’s Chairman Ignacio […]

  • Friesland Kabel Introduces Cables with Polyurethane Outer Sheath

    17 March 2014
    Grid Connection

    An exclusive representative of the Finish cable manufacturer Helkama, Friesland Kabel, will showcase its flexible and resistant cable with polyurethane (PUR) outer sheath for the first time at the Hanover Fair (Hall 13/C99). Klaus Moorlampen, owner of Friesland Kabel: “Outer sheaths made of PUR are the Mercedes of sheath materials. Rubber, however, is heavier and […]

  • Highlights of the Month: February, 2014

    3 March 2014

    Marubeni and Technip to Build Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Marubeni and Technip Offshore Wind Limited (working in consortium) as the preferred supplier of balance of plant EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) services for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. First OW Jack-Up Vessel Built in Germany […]

  • Slip Ring with Diagnostic System to Be Introduced at EWEA 2014

    28 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    LEINE LINDE SYSTEMS will present the new ADSR in detail at EWEA 2014 in Barcelona from March 10 to 13, 2014. The ADSR is the first slip ring with a diagnostic system for analyzing condition and predicting remaining service life. Service planning made more efficient Wind turbines, both onshore and offshore, are usually geographically distributed, […]

  • Conquest Offshore Buys StarIPS Software

    26 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Maritime consultancy firm MirTac has announced that Conquest Offshore has purchased the Star software and related database and implementation services. Conquest Offshore will be implementing the maintenance, purchase and safety management software both in the office as well as onboard its fleet. The Star software will support Conquest Offshore with the management of maintenance planning, […]

  • Elsevier Releases Seven Books on Renewables

    5 August 2014

    Elsevier, a provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced the publication of seven new books on renewable energy. The list includes: Renewable Energy Systems: A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions by Henrik Lund Renewable Energy Integration: Practical Management of Variability, Uncertainty, and Flexibility […]

  • Forewind Hires DP GALYNA

    4 August 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Walk-to-Work Offshore Support Accommodation vessel DP GALYNA was contracted by Forewind for operation and maintenance work to its two meteorological masts on North Sea’s Dogger Bank, located approximately 150 km off the east coast of Yorkshire. DP GALYNA sailed to Great Yarmouth to take on board the technicians of SeaRoc Group for scheduled operation and […]

  • Ocean Thermal’s Securities Listed on GXG Markets

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation announced that its securities have been admitted to trade on the GXG Markets First Quote platform with the symbol OTEC. GXG Markets runs an SME dedicated exchange that operates a European Regulated Market, as well as two junior markets regulated under GXG Markets’ Multilateral Trading Facility authorization. Mr. Jeremy P. Feakins, […]

  • TenneT Refinances Credit Facilities

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    TenneT Holding B.V. refinanced its existing EUR 1,125 million and EUR 500 million revolving credit facilities with a single facility of EUR 2 billion. The pricing of the facility, which can be used for general corporate purposes, was decreased and the maturity date was extended to July 2019 with two one-year extension options. Participating banks […]

  • XL Monopiles for Gode Wind 1 & 2 Taking Shape

    14 July 2014
    Technology

    EEW in Rostock, Germany, is currently working on the 940 tonnes XL monopiles that will be deployed at DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. The 66.5 meter long monopiles have a diameter of 7.5 meter and a total weight of 940 tonnes. According to schedule, the monopiles will be rammed into […]

  • Dalby Swale Goes to Work

    7 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance

    Dalby Swale has helft Alicat Workboats in Great Yarmouth and is now heading for Lowestoft, where she will begin her first job on the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. Dalby Swale, the new 23m vessel built by Alicat, was delivered to Dalby Offshore at the Seawork Exhibition last month. The 500MW wind farm is located 23 kilometres […]

  • Underwater Centre Tightens the ‘Bolt’

    22 April 2014
    Training & Education

    The Underwater Centre has added a new course to its commercial air diving (CAD) offering, in response to the needs identified by industry. The course, which will be included in all the diving packages – Premium, Construction and Standard – has been made possible by the donation of equipment by The Mechanical Services Department of […]

  • Comparing Approaches to Benthic Habitat Mapping

    22 April 2014
    Environment, R&D

    Researchers at the Graduate School of Oceanography and Department of Geosciences at the University of Rhode Island have compared top-down and bottom-up approaches to benthic habitat mapping, as a response to increased interest in ocean renewables in the United States. The research was conducted at two sites offshore Rhode Island considered for wind farm development. […]

  • European Consortium to Develop SPINFLOAT

    17 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A multidisciplinary consortium of six private and public organisations from five European countries, led by the French wind power specialist ASAH LM, will develop an innovative concept of floating wind turbine on GustoMSC’s Tri-Floater. Other members include: SSP Technology the Danish leading blade manufacturer, Fraunhofer IWES the German Institute for Wind Energy in charge of the drive train, […]

  • MOCE2014 Reflects the Popularity of the Maritime and Offshore Industry

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Yesterday, 2 April, the eighth edition of the Navingo Maritime & Offshore Career Event (MOCE) took place at the Beurs-WTC building in Rotterdam. The event, aimed at career within the maritime and offshore industry, welcomed 4449 visitors. The 131 exhibitors spoke highly of the event itself as well as the quantity and quality of the […]

  • Seacat to Deploy ‘Vigilant’ in Denmark

    5 October 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    It’s been a busy month for Seacat Services Ltd, as it starts to deploy an increasing number of vessels to European offshore wind projects. The two 19metre vessels, ‘Endeavour’ and ‘Reliance’, are three months into a five-month contract on the Anholt offshore wind farm in Denmark. Contracted to Nexans, the boats are tasked with crew […]

  • Finland: Repeat Order from G&G International to Pemamek

    11 February 2013

    A successful delivery of PEMA Windmill Tower Sections Assembly Lines of last year is now followed by an order for PEMA Offshore Foundation Welding Line. The previously delivered versatile PEMA assembly line has been in heavy use also in welding pressure vessels and extremely heavy jack-up legs. A new outcome of co-operation between G & […]

  • UK: Gannets and Offshore Renewables

    2 November 2012
    Environment

    With European member states committed to obtaining 20% of their energy from renewables by 2020, the number of offshore wind, wave and tidal developments is increasing, potentially putting pressure on marine life. Seabirds could be affected in many ways, including through loss of foraging habitat, and collision with wind turbines. In a new study by […]

  • Canada: Land Use Controversy Resolved

    20 November 2012

    OrcaLab, a whale research station on Hanson Island, B.C., and SRM Projects Ltd., a renewable energy engineering firm from Nanaimo, B.C., has jointly announced that they have found common ground after SRM Project’s tidal energy investigative license application for Blackney Passage raised concerns with OrcaLab and others because the site is located within Critical Habitat […]

  • Australia: BioPower to Employ Locals for bioWave Project

    15 November 2012

    Australian wave and tidal energy developer, BioPower Systems, has completed the designs for its bioWAVE Pilot Demonstration Project off the coast of Victoria and will begin contracting for the project over the next few months. Local businesses and people will be contracted as much as possible, Tim Finnigan from BioPower Systems is cited by the ABC […]

  • Germany: Q3 Strongest for Nordex

    14 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first nine months of the current year, the Nordex Group posted a 7 percent increase in sales to EUR 715.5 million (2011: EUR 668.2 million). Business in Europe, which is the company’s most important region, rose in particular, with sales climbing by 16 percent. With business volume EUR 294.4 million, the third quarter […]

  • Germany Expects Grid Breakthrough

    4 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Last week an initial breakthrough was made to further accelerate Germany’s shift to renewable energy. The country’s four major grid operators provided the German government with a new plan for a major grid expansion. The government is reviewing the plan and has recently intensified high-level meetings among national and state-level players. Germany Trade & Invest […]

  • UK: SRTP Completes Deployment of SR250

    25 May 2012

    Continuing on from the successful grid connection last month, Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd. has forged ahead with their testing plan and have just completed a 4 day deployment of the SR250. Using the locally owned multi-cat ‘MV Orcadia’, the device was towed to site on Thursday morning and connected to their mooring at The Fall […]