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  • Areva’s Discontinued Renewables Activities Cost it EUR 373 Mln

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    French energy company, Areva, was hit by the loss of EUR 373 million from discontinued renewables activities. It comes as a result of provisions for losses at completion on wind, including offshore, and solar contracts. Chief Executive Officer Luc Oursel said: “The group continues to restructure its operations in renewable energies by entering into partnerships […]

  • TenneT Benefits from Offshore Wind Industry

    1 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    High-voltage transmission grid operator TenneT continued to provide very high system reliability (99.9999%), benefiting 36 million end-users in the Netherlands and Germany. Financial results in the first half of 2014 were solid. Increases in revenue and EBIT kept pace with the company’s ongoing investments in grid reinforcements and expansions. Importantly, the Dutch Minister of Economic […]

  • Secretary Davey Welcomes UK Energy Statistics

    31 July 2014
    Authorities

    Following the publication of the annual energy statistics Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey, commented. Secretary Davey said: “The government’s investment in renewable energy is paying off: renewable electricity has more than doubled in just four years – with around 15 per cent of Britain’s electricity already coming from clean renewable sources […]

  • Centrica H1 Profit Drop 31 Pct

    31 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Centrica reported a profit drop of 31% to GBP 530 million for the first half of 2014 mostly due to loss of GBP 70 million in its gas-fired division. Mild weather in the UK and the Polar Vortex in North America also contributed to this result. Revenues rose 15% to GBP 15.7 billion while operating […]

  • Nexans Among OWA Program Winners

    30 July 2014
    Grid Connection

    Carbon Trust recently announced that Nexans was among the winners of Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) program in the UK. Within this program Nexans aims to expand the development of its new 66kV 3-core submarine inter-array cables and accelerate their time to market. The funding allocated to Nexans, worth around 165 k€, came after a competitive […]

  • Vattenfall Seeking Supervisor for Sandbank Substation Work

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall is inviting tenders for work on the Sandbank offshore wind farm substation construction. The contractor will be in charge of supervising the steelwork fabrication and corrosion protection of an offshore wind farm substation. The 288MW project is located in the German Bight area, around 90 kilometers west of the Island of Sylt. The wind […]

  • Paris to Host Ocean Energy Europe Event

    28 July 2014

    Ocean Energy Europe’s annual conference is on of the most important events on the European ocean energy calendar. This year, the annual conference will take place in Paris, on the 1st and 2nd of October, in the exclusive venue of the Marriott Paris Rive Gauche hotel and conference centre. Ocean Energy Europe 2014 brings together […]

  • OPUS MARINE to Measure Vessel Motion

    24 July 2014

    German operator of crew transfer vessels, OPUS MARINE GmbH, has decided to invest into innovation and report impact forces applied to boat landings in offshore wind farms. Also body forces which the service technicians have to experience during the transit will be reported. For this purpose OPUS MARINE has signed an agreement with MIR Maritime […]

  • Vattenfall Operating Profit Hits EUR 1.08 Bln

    23 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall reported an operating profit of SEK 10 billion (EUR 1.08 billion) for the first half of the year. Availability for all types of generation was favourable, but demand remained weak, and electricity prices fell further. Operating profit was positively affected by SEK 3.1 billion (EUR 0.34 billion) in capital gains and negatively affected by […]

  • Rotor Blade Market to Grow at CAGR of 14.5 Pct by 2018

    23 July 2014

    Companies worldwide are keen on developing innovative products in the Wind Energy industry to optimize the level of output. Vendors in the market are investing in R&D to reduce the weight of the rotor blades. For instance, Siemens has manufactured a blade from glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin and balsa wood using a patented integral blade […]

  • NaiKun Issues Shares for Its Employees

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. announced the quarterly issuance of shares to the company’s directors and CEO. Effective April 1, 2010, as stated in the Company’s news release of May 20, 2010, compensation to members of the Board was reduced by 50%. As part of the reduced Board compensation it was also decided that 25% […]

  • VIDEO: FORCE Measuring Turbulence Throughout Water Column

    18 July 2014

    FORCE, in partnership with Nortek Scientific, a Canadian centre of excellence in acoustic Doppler processing, is developing the world’s first instrument to accurately measure turbulence throughout the water column – called a Vectron. A leap forward in site characterization, the Vectron generates high fidelity measurements of turbulence through turbine hub height. These measurements include turbulence […]

  • Delta Lloyd Insures Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dutch-based Delta Lloyd is one of the insurance companies that will insure the construction and the first three years of operation of the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The Gemini wind farm is one of the largest offshore wind farms to be constructed. It is expected to be […]

  • G9: 616 Reported Incidents in Offshore Wind Industry in 2013

    17 July 2014
    R&D

    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published its first annual incident data report. This publication gives a comprehensive insight into the health and safety performance of the G9 members from 35 sites spread across the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. The offshore wind industry has […]

  • Photo of the Day: Liebherr Offshore Crane CAL 45000-1200 Litronic in Action

    10 July 2014
    Technology

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Liebherr Heavy Lift Offshore Crane, type CAL 45000-1200 Litronic, is installing rotor blades at the Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea.  Liebherr’s new heavy lift offshore crane CAL 45000-1200 Litronic® started with the installation of AREVA Wind’s rotor stars at Global […]

  • IMCA Goes to TradeWinds Offshore Marine Knowledge Leaders’ Dinner

    3 September 2014

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has been invited to send a representative to the TradeWinds Offshore Marine knowledge leaders’ dinner in Oslo on 8 September.  “Mike Meade, CEO M3 Consultants Singapore, and the Marine Representative for IMCA’s Asia-Pacific Section will be representing us at this important industry event, which is the precursor to the TradeWinds […]

  • IEA: Policy Uncertainty Threatens to Slow Renewable Energy Momentum

    2 September 2014
    R&D

    The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its third annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report.  According to the report, power generation from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro grew strongly in 2013, reaching almost 22% of global […]

  • Safety Technology Offers Government Funded Training

    1 September 2014
    Training & Education

    Safety Technology, safety training provider to the Wind Energy sector, is now offering Government funded places on their RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited Work at Height and Rescue safety course to individuals working or living in Wales. Selected earlier this year to deliver the Working at Height in the Energy Sector training for […]

  • Suction Pile Foundation Developed in South Korea

    1 September 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Off the shores of South Korea, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology professor Sangchul Bang is designing a suction pile foundations for a 2,500-megawatt (MW) wind farm, his nearly $200,000 contract with Korea Electric Power Corporation Research Institute (KEPRI) will result in foundations for 500 windmills ranging from 3 MW to 7 MW each […]

  • Denmark to Host OWIB 2014 Next Week

    28 August 2014

    Next week, Denmark will play a host to Offshore Wind International Business2Business Event 2014, held on 3-4 of September. The first day is reserved for Pre-booked Business2Business meetings. Every attendee can arrange up to 17 meetings lasting 15 minutes each. Participants include companies from a large range of offshore wind countries spanning all levels of […]

  • 2020 Wave and Tidal Energy Forecast Report Published

    27 August 2014

    Wave and tidal energy are methods of harnessing energy of oceans for power generation. Countries around the world are increasingly looking to utilize these forms of renewable energy as they provide a constant and steady source of clean energy. Abundance of ocean surface and significant potential of energy generation in nations across the world has […]

  • Suzlon Prepares to Enter Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    25 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon is in negotiations with some Japanese companies as it aims to form a joint venture in order to get a piece of the large offshore wind cake, Bloomberg writes. This decision from Suzlon is not a surprising one, considering the size, complexity and expenses of deep water offshore wind projects, […]

  • SCORE Funds Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has announced Marine Power Systems’ WaveSub as the latest innovation to receive funding. Marine Power Systems was founded with the sole purpose of developing and bringing to market the novel, patent protected wave energy converter ‘WaveSub’. The award winning WaveSub has four key USPs which […]

  • US Wind Inc. Provisionally Wins Maryland Offshore Wind Lease

    20 August 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday held the nation’s third competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, which offered nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for potential wind energy development. The provisional winner of the lease sale is US Wind Inc. When fully built, this wind energy area could generate enough energy to […]

  • PLAT-O Tidal Project Moves Forward with Local Funding

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Isle of Wight’s innovative tidal energy firm, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), is creating new jobs as it develops unique sustainable electricity projects – thanks to two of the area’s most important green energy funds. East Cowes-based SME has been awarded the grants by the IoW Council’s Solent Offshore Renewable Energy Consortium (SOREC) and Future […]

  • Dogger Bank Creyke Beck’s Examination Complete

    18 August 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The six-month examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application by the Planning Inspectorate concludes today (August 18). The examination started in February this year and included one open floor public hearing and an additional nine days of issue-specific hearings plus two site visits to the proposed landfall and onshore cable route. The […]