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  • Wind Energy Asia Kicks Off Today

    19 February 2014

    Wind Energy Asia 2014 has kicked off today on Jeju Island, South Korea and it will last until 21st of February. The WEA 2014 is organized by Creativity Institute, Asia Wind Energy Association, International Convention Center Jeju, KOTRA and the Korea Wind Energy Industry Association. The nation’s leading wind generator manufacturers, power companies, and developers […]

  • Danish Company to Back TenneT with DolWin3 Investment

    17 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Danish infrastructure fund management company, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and the Dutch company TenneT have agreed to make a joint investment in the DolWin3 offshore grid connection, which will transmit wind energy from the North Sea to German customers. CIP will invest EUR 384 million in the DolWin3 grid connection, whilst TenneT will finance the […]

  • FACTS, HVDC Key for Renewable Energy Integration

    14 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Alstom participated in the €30 million Ocean Lider project focused on the integration of marine energy sources into the grid via efficient technologies and solutions. Findings confirm that FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems) and HVDC (High-Voltage Direct Current) will be key to meeting the technical, economic and environmental requirements of operators. The aim of […]

  • DeepOcean Launches Offshore Renewables Geotechnical Services

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    DeepOcean today announced that it had bought a geotechnical drilling rig and had established a strategic alliance with Geoquip Marine, in order to enter the offshore geotechnical services market. The new rig is a heave compensated, offshore geotechnical deepwater drilling rig built and commissioned in 2011. The rig is capable of operating in water depths […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES Constructing Oil Sensor Test Stand

    10 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The Fraunhofer IWES is building an oil sensor test stand in Bremerhaven, in order to better suit oil sensors to requirements of wind farm operators. Wind turbines are being increasingly equipped with oil sensors, which monitor the condition of the gearboxes. So called oil condition monitoring is based on sensors detecting existing damage through the […]

  • Mojo Sponsors Offshore Cable Forum

    10 February 2014

    Mojo Maritime is sponsoring this week’s Offshore Cable Forum, which will be held in London from 12-14 February 2014. During the Forum, Richard Parkinson, Managing Director of Mojo Managing, will host a discussion on the company’s new vessel designs, including that of offshore construction vessel Hi Flo 4 (HF4). Mojo Maritime announced the vessel design […]

  • ABS Development Director to Speak at Transport and Lift Conference

    29 January 2014

    2nd Annual Offshore Wind Transport and Lift Conference has confirmed another speaker. Jale Cairney, ABS Group Business Development Director, Europe Renewable Energy, will speak on risk assessment and risk assessment strategies at the conference which is to be held 5-6 February 2014 in London. The discussion will cover a wide array of risk management topics […]

  • A2SEA Installs 112 Gwynt y Môr Turbines

    27 January 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    On 19 January 2014, turbine number 112 was installed on Gwynt y Môr in the Irish Sea. This is the largest number of turbines ever installed on one single project by A2SEA. Prior to this, A2SEA installed 111 turbines on Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in 2013. Work continues and SEA JACK and SEA WORKER are […]

  • Developers Want to Speed Up NordLink Approval

    24 January 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and DC Nordseekabel GmbH & Co. KG (NOKA), represented by the grid operator Tennet, want to speed up the planning approval for the proposed subsea cable NordLink from Norway to Schleswig-Holstein. To achieve this, they signed an implementation agreement with a binding timetable on January 23. As a result, the […]

  • SSE Could Withdraw Its Offshore Wind Investment

    24 January 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE plc yesterday issued its Interim Management Statement, in which the company announced a revision of its offshore wind projects, and that could result in cutting back its offshore wind investment. This is because the UK Government did not include SSE’s Galloper and Beatrice offshore wind projects on the list of ten provisionally affordable offshore […]

  • Kilkeel Fishermen Make Money on Offshore Energy Industry

    22 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Fishermen and business people from Kilkeel in Northern Ireland have teamed up and took advantage of the booming offshore wind and tidal energy industries. They formed the Kilkeel Collaborative Network, which represents fishermen and onshore service providers, and secured marine service contracts worth several millions of pounds (GBP) with offshore energy developers. Work that is […]

  • WINDFORCE Baltic Sea Getting Closer

    13 January 2014

    The programme for WINDFORCE Baltic Sea is impressive. In two days, more than 100 conference participants will get a comprehensive view of issues related to renewable energy production in the Baltic Sea. Eight theme sessions and 30 international speakers will deal with nearly everything in the value-adding chain, from research, installation and logistics to financing, […]

  • Big Cat to Join the OWS Fleet

    9 January 2014

    Offshore Wind Services B.V will make public the contract signed with Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem. With the contract signed end-December 2013, the construction of the new vessel began immediately and is set to be delivered in October this year. The official ceremony is taking place tomorrow. OWS has spent considerable time refining the well known 2610 with […]

  • USA: DOE Issues Notice of Intent to Fund Marine and Hydrokinetic Instrumentation

    7 January 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    The Water Power Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a Notice of Intent for a funding opportunity expected to be posted early this year, pending congressional appropriations. The Notice of Intent, titled “Environmental Stewardship for Renewable Energy Technologies: Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Environmental and Resource Characterization Instrumentation“, intends to support the […]

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Subsea Cable Consultant for Germany

    6 January 2014
    Grid Connection

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk and its Dutch partner Tennet are looking for consultancy providers that will assist in obtaining the permits to install and operate the COBRAcable in Germany. The consultant will help the project team in the dialogue with key German authorities and in preparing the applications to German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic […]

  • OPUS Acquires Three Crew Transfer Vessels

    3 January 2014

    OPUS has taken over three formerly bareboat-chartered crew transfer vessels (“SOLWAY”, “DEVERON” and “CARBOCLYDE”) from Fintry Marine Ltd. (Isle of Man). “As the exclusive agent of our British partner TURBINE TRANSFERS we provide chartering service for a fleet of 45 crew transfer vessels in German waters since many years. Now with the completed acquisition of […]

  • DECC: Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm ‘Provisionally Affordable’

    23 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    In order to ensure that the UK remains on track to meet its renewable energy obligation targets by 2020, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that it has chosen sixteen renewable energy generation projects which are ‘provisionally affordable’ in the Final Investment Decision Enabling for Renewables (FIDeR) process. The Dudgeon Offshore […]

  • France Gives Itself Veto Right over GE Offer

    16 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    France has given itself more power over deciding on the fate of its nuclear giant Alstom. The French government has approved a decree allowing it to stop foreign bidders in acquiring assets in “strategic” energy, water, transport, telecom and health sectors. According to the decree, published in France’s Official Journal, the Economy Minister will have […]

  • AXYS Technologies to Showcase at All-Energy 2014

    15 May 2014
    Technology

    AXYS Technologies will be exhibiting with its partner Planet Ocean Ltd at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference from May 21-22 in Aberdeen, UK. The companies will be located at stand A81, where the visitors can meet the team and learn about their offshore renewable energy monitoring platforms. AXYS has been chosen by the Timmons Group as a member […]

  • Danish Yachts Completing Fifth Carbon Fibre SWATH

    11 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    The first of the ‘second generation’ of Carbon Fibre SWATHs from Danish Yachts is nearing completion and will be soon placed into the water for initial sea trials.  The fifth SWATH (four SWATHs were delivered in 2013), designed and built by Danish Yachts, has been further enhanced and developed in order to keep her at […]

  • Gamesa Reports Q1 Profit of 17 Mln

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa ended the first quarter of 2014 with 17 million euros in net profit, more than double the figure of 7 million euros posted in the same quarter last year. These figures reflect the improvement in profitability, with an EBIT margin of 6% (up from 4.4% in 1Q 2013), and the return to growth in […]

  • Nordic Offshore Marine Hires Former Siemens Employee

    6 May 2014

    Nordic Offshore Marine has strengthened its personnel department through the employment of Lena Klüver as new Offshore Personnel Manager. Lena Klüver is educated machine engineer and has a strong experience with sales and SHEQ from previous jobs within the maritime and renewable industries. Lena comes from a position as Sales Supporter in Siemens Wind Power and […]

  • Trump Turns to Scotland Again

    1 May 2014

    US billionaire Donald Trump has confirmed the acquisition of £35 million Turnberry Golf Course located in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, from Dubai-based Leisurecorp group, despite saying he will switch focus to a new project in Ireland. In February 2014, Trump lost a court battle against the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a wind turbine development off […]

  • Dr. Marc Seidel Releases Paper on OW Substructures

    28 April 2014
    R&D

    Monopiles and jackets will likely dominate the market during the next decade, said Marc Seidel, Leading Expert on Offshore Engineering at Senvion SE, in his new paper called “Substructures for offshore wind turbines – Current trends and developments.” Mr. Seidel gave his view on the development of substructures in the paper based on his experience […]

  • Cuxhaven Offshore Appeal Issued to German Government

    26 August 2013
    Authorities

    Offshore wind energy is an essential pillar of the Germany’s energy policy. In order to improve the framework of sustainable energy, the North German coastal states and cities have decided to issue an exhortation to the Federal Government titled “Cuxhaven Offshore Appeal”. The “Cuxhaven Offshore Appeal” formulates steps that are necessary to overcome the current […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Appoints Anders Runevad as Group President & CEO

    23 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vestas Wind Systems A/S appoints Anders Runevad as new Group President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds Ditlev Engel who will leave the company. Ditlev Engel has been with the company since 2005 and has during the past 1½ years focused his efforts on leading Vestas’ extensive restructuring programme. “Following the recent measures taken, […]