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  • Tuco Marine Presents New Wind Farm Service Vessel

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Tuco Marine Group of Denmark has disclosed the newest vessel in the ProZero series of Fast Rescue Boats, Daughter Crafts and Workboats, the new 13m Wind Farm Service Boat. The new design is a dedicated service boat and crew transfer vessel for offshore wind farms. The boat has been developed in close collaboration with Norwegian […]

  • First New York Offshore Wind Auction Set For Late 2018

    13 July 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) will procure approximately 800MW of offshore wind through a solicitation issued in the fourth quarter of 2018. 

  • Canada: Pacific Tidal Energy Development Committee Meets Soon

    30 September 2013

    The next meeting of the Pacific Tidal Energy Development Committee (PTEDC) has been set for October 9, 2013. SRM Projects Ltd. expects this to be pivotal as the agenda includes review of all the various proposed British Columbia tidal energy enabling initiatives and shortlisting of the most promising ones for detailed review and then final […]

  • Ex-Coal Power Plant Starts Offshore Wind Makeover

    12 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Commercial Development Company (CDC) is rebranding the retired coal-fired power plant Brayton Point Power Station in Massachusetts, U.S., to a support center for the offshore wind industry. 

  • ACP CEO: New Vessel Crewing Rule in US ‘Gut Punch’ to Offshore Wind Projects

    15 July 2022
    Authorities

    A new amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed the House in the US Congress has triggered response from the renewable energy industry, with the CEO of American Clean Power (ACP) Association calling the move “a gut punch to offshore wind projects”. Namely, the amendment would prohibit offshore vessels, including those working on […]

  • Portsmouth Fruit Specialist Diversifies Into Offshore Wind

    19 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Portsmouth based cargo operator MMD Shipping Services has secured a 10-year agreement with international wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.

  • Senvion Appoints New CFO

    1 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Supervisory Board of Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines, has appointed Kirti Vagadia as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. The appointment is effective as of 1st December 2014. Tulsi R. Tanti, Chairman of the Suzlon Group and of the Senvion Supervisory Board […]

  • DNV GL to Get Busy at EWEA’s Event

    6 March 2014

    DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Certification), will be participating at the EWEA 2014 Annual Event in Barcelona between the 10th-13th March 2014 (stand 7B20 in Hall 7). DNV GL will be running a rolling programme of informal on-stand seminars throughout the four days of […]

  • Register Now for Offshore WIND Conference 2017!

    6 July 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Want to find out what the future holds for Offshore WIND? Then now if the time to register your participation and book your seat for Offshore WIND Conference. This edition boasts speakers from Siemens Gamesa, Van Oord, DONG, TNO Energy, Bladt Industries, the Dutch Government and the European Space Agency– to name but a few.

  • Goodwin Procter Conference to Explore “Offshore: The Next Frontier in Wind Energy” in New York City December 8th

    3 December 2010

    Goodwin Procter LLP, a national Am Law 50 firm, will present “Offshore: The Next Frontier in Wind Energy,” a new conference to take place in New York City on December 8, 2010. Industry executives from companies including GE, Bechtel Power Corporation, Great Lakes Wind Energy, Garrad Hassan America, Inc., and Apex Offshore Wind will provide […]

  • Danish Foreign Minister Visits HUSUM Wind

    17 September 2015
    Authorities

    Denmark’s foreign minister, Kristian Jensen, is visiting HUSUM Wind today. Besides attending a reception at the Danish pavilion, he will also be visiting a number of other exhibitors. All in all there are exhibitors from 25 countries at the fair. In addition to Denmark there are a number of exhibitors from two other neighbouring countries […]

  • Denmark: Wind Becomes Mainstream Technology Choice

    9 October 2013

    With 270GW of wind installations worldwide, wind has clearly entered the mainstream. Over 70% of top owners view wind as a key part of a diversified generation portfolio strategy, while 85% of these owners seek to add value throughout the development value chain all the way to O&M; demonstrating that wind is now seen as […]

  • Houlder Turbine Access System Set for Action (UK)

    30 November 2011
    Technology

    Employee owned marine engineering company, Houlder has announced its award winning Turbine Access System (TAS), fabricated at MKW Engineering, has been successfully Load Tested in the presence of Lloyds Register. The TAS, developed with BMT Nigel Gee, is designed to provide safe and reliable access for personnel between typical workboats and offshore wind turbine structures. […]

  • Acquisition Not Magic Solution for BiFab, but New OWFs Could Be

    11 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    A number of consented offshore wind projects present a big opportunity to get BiFab back on its feet, according to the Scottish Government. BiFab was acquired by Canadian JV Driver in April as part of the government’s intervention to save the Fife-based company, however, it still needs new contracts to secure its future operation. 

  • DNV GL Awards Best 2015 PhD Thesis in Renewable Energy

    12 March 2015

    DNV GL today announced Nikola Vasiljević, Ph.D from DTU Wind Energy, the Technical University of Denmark, as the winner of the 2015 PhD Award in Renewable Energy. He was awarded a €5000 cash prize for his winning thesis, “A time-space synchronisation of coherent Doppler scanning lidars for 3D measurements of wind fields”. The judging process […]

  • Barge Master Installs Its First BM-T40 System on Walk-to-Work Vessel

    15 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Barge Master is nearing the completion of the construction of the first BM-T40 system. On the 14th of October, the Barge Master motion compensated knuckle boom crane pedestal was installed on the new Wagenborg Walk-to-Work vessel, designed and built by Royal Niestern Sander. The vessel and Barge Master system will be delivered in the first […]

  • Danish Energy Minister Greenlights Viking Link

    30 October 2017
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate Lars Christian Lilleholt gave an approval to the Viking Link project, almost 760km long 1,400MW HVDC interconnector that will link the British and Danish transmission systems.

  • OEEC: Future Looks Bright for Offshore Renewables

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The offshore renewable industry will be a valuable ingredient in the future energy mix but it is highly unlikely that it will ever be as big as the oil and gas industry, according to speakers and participants of a technical session titled ”Offshore Renewables“ which was held on Wednesday, 26 October,  at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2015 Building Without Borders

    11 June 2015

    The total worldwide installed wind capacity in 2014 was 7GW, which is expected to grow to as much as 140GW in 2040. The coming years will see the realization of new projects in many new locations. And with a 35% of companies attending Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in 2014 who were engaged in both […]

  • Natural England, RenewableUK Co-Host Offshore Wind Seminar

    17 March 2014

      The independent body which advises the Government on environmental issues, Natural England, and the trade association representing wind, wave and tidal energy, RenewableUK, are holding a joint Offshore Wind Industry Seminar – the first event of its kind. More than 60 delegates, including offshore wind companies and representatives from the Department for Environment, Food […]

  • TU Delft`s Researcher Develops Method for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction

    17 December 2013
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The costs of generating electricity through wind farms at sea still need to be lower. Researcher Michiel Zaayer of TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) has developed a program that can help. On Monday December 16, he defended his doctoral dissertation on this topic at TU Delft.   Costs need to be lower In terms […]

  • Dr Steven Freeman Joins PMSS to Head-up Environmental Services Consultancy (UK)

    3 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Specialist renewable energy consulting firm PMSS today announced that Dr Steven Freeman is to join the company as the new head of their Environmental consultancy business. Steven Freeman has a 20 year record of achievement in environmental management, research and consultancy in coastal and marine waters globally, and has held a number of senior positions […]

  • Global Ambition for East of England

    8 February 2013

    Up to 500 delegates at a major energy conference near Norwich next month will discuss how the East of England is establishing itself as a global highway for the industry. EEEGR’s SNS2013 Sea of Opportunity Conference will look not only at local supply chain opportunities but how the windpower and gas resources are persuading worldwide […]

  • Gwynt y Môr Tourism Fund Backs New Tourism Venture along North Wales coast

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Tourism Fund associated with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is to support a major new partnership to promote tourism facilities across the North Wales coastal strip. The £170,000 Green Links project will bring together and promote, under one umbrella initiative, a range of attractions between Llandudno and Prestatyn, linking walking and cycling opportunities, […]

  • Helitech Conference Debates Opportunities and Challenges in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    21 July 2011

    Offshore wind farms are expected to make a significant contribution to European electricity demand over the next 40 years, according to a report being published this month by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). While onshore wind farms currently represent 96.5% of total installed wind energy capacity, the offshore wind sector is growing fast and […]

  • More Than 800 Engineering Professionals and Leaders Gather at AVEVA’s World Summits (UK)

    10 November 2010
    Training & Education

    AVEVA (LSE:AVV) one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the successful conclusion of its new global series of AVEVA World Summits. Organised for AVEVA customers and partners, three regional Summits were presented throughout the month of October in Amsterdam, Las […]