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  • High School Students Eye Careers in Marine Sectors

    30 June 2014
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Lasswade High School students keen to explore careers in the burgeoning marine and offshore renewables sector demonstrated work undertaken using an innovative pilot on marine renewables called ‘Clean Energy from the Sea’. Described by Scotland’s Schools Minister as “a hugely impressive project”, the resource is being used as a springboard for learning about the different […]

  • Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions Certified with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

    30 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions (UIES) BV has received the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications for environmental, health and safety management systems. The certificates cover all areas of UIES’ business, from Conceptual development to Customer Service. The company’s operational and management processes have been reviewed and certified by DNV. Since last year, according to ISO9001:2008, this new […]

  • China’s Rapid Renewable Energy Growth Driven by Ambitious Government Policies, Says GlobalData

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    China’s renewable energy capacity increased from 27.8 GW in 2001 to 183 GW in 2013, and alternative sources are expected to account for more than 20% of the country’s total electricity generation by 2020, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that China’s emergence as a major player in the global […]

  • Petrofac Gets Its Largest EPCI Project in Offshore Wind

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac has issued the its pre-close trading update ahead of the announcement of its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2014 on 26 August 2014.   Good operational performance from ECOM with good progress being made across the EPC portfolio; focused on delivering improved operational performance on certain IES projects ECOM order intake of […]

  • First Flight Wind Holds Fourth Stakeholder Panel

    17 October 2014

    The venue for the fourth independent community stakeholder panel meeting was the Life Adventure Centre in Annalong. At the meeting the panel was updated on key project milestones for First Flight Wind, including the conclusion of some offshore surveys. They were also presented with proposals for community engagement activity for the onshore grid connection works. […]

  • Eneco Luchterduinen Export Cable Makes Beach Landing (Gallery)

    17 October 2014
    Grid Connection

    With arrival of the export cable at the Dutch shore on Wednesday, the Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, located 23 kilometers off the coast of Noordwijk and Zandvoort, has reached another important realisation step. The cable will transport the energy of 43 wind turbines with a total capacity of 129MW to shore. It will take the […]

  • Autonomous Surface Vehicles Could Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs

    16 October 2014
    R&D, Technology

    ASV and Planet Ocean are investigating how Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) can be used to reduce the cost of tasks related to the construction, operation and maintenance (O&M) of offshore wind farms. The project, funded by GROW:OffshoreWind and supported by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), will seek to both identify and demonstrate the applications of ASVs […]

  • Photo of the Day: Load Out of Eneco Luchterduinen’s Foundations

    14 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Load out of foundations for the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm.  The photo, sent to Offshore WIND by a reader, captures a moment of the load out work done yesterday (October 13) at the Port of Vlissingen from the Aeolus vessel, which is owned and operated by Van Oord. […]

  • Five EU Ports Enter Offshore Renewables Collaboration

    14 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Seanergy Ports is an international collaboration of 5 sea ports: Port of Oostende (BE), Port of Ramsgate (UK), Port of Newhaven (UK), Brunsbüttel Ports (GE) and Rendsburg Port (GE). It has been founded in order to remain competitive in new markets such as the offshore wind business. Seanergy Ports was officially launched on October 10th […]

  • Reef Subsea Engages in Global Tech I Construction

    8 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Reef Subsea has been awarded a contract with AREVA Wind GmbH to provide field support in the Global Tech I wind farm. The charter commences early October and is anticipated to continue until at least February 2015, with the option to extend the contract further. This significant project will utilise the Reef Despina, a multi-purpose, […]

  • BEEAs: IHC’s Trencher Nominated for Mechanical Product of the Year (VIDEO)

    8 October 2014
    Technology

    IHC Merwede’s Hi-Traq subsea trencher, specifically designed for offshore wind farm operations, has been nominated for the Mechanical Product of the Year Award at the British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs), which will take place tomorrow in London.  The company introduced its innovative trenching technology in June as the world’s first four-tracked subsea trencher. The trencher is specifically developed for shallow […]

  • LEEDCo to Design Offshore Wind Foundations Optimized for Fabrication in U.S.

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that it is leading an international engineering team to design an offshore wind turbine foundation optimized for fabrication in the United States. The design will catalyze domestic manufacturing growth by removing barriers to entry faced by U.S.-based steel fabricators that want to supply foundations for the […]

  • NOF Energy: Offshore Wind Needs More Work on Securing UK Content

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The energy sector supply chain remains positive about facing the challenges of a changing UKCS landscape in 2015 and beyond, according to NOF Energy 2014 annual survey of its members. The annual survey charts the activities and views of the industry of its almost 500 UK and international members along with their opinions of the […]

  • K-Sure Provides Funds for Seajacks Scylla

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Seajacks has secured funding for its wind turbine installation vessel, Seajacks Scylla, which will be built by Samsung Heavy Industries. Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure) stated it will provide USD 250 million for the vessel. Seajacks Scylla has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated with working on UK Round 3 offshore wind sites, Scottish […]

  • Dong Hails Approval of Hornsea One

    11 December 2014
    Authorities

    Dong Energy welcomed the decision of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to grant development consent for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Benj Sykes, Dong Energy Vice President of UK Wind Power, said: “Development consent for Hornsea Project One is very welcome. This is an exciting project that will be […]

  • Dresden Researchers to Reduce Costs by Increasing Voltage for Offshore Wind Farms

    10 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    On the way from the generator to converter, a wind system generates substantial losses in the transmission of electrical energy. In order to reduce these losses, especially in offshore wind turbines, scientists at the Technical University Dresden want to increase the electricity voltage.  If the generator voltage is doubled, losses on the way from the generator […]

  • Tribute Resources Sells Half of International Marine Energy Inc.

    8 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Tribute Resources Inc. (Tribute) has sold a 50% interest in International Marine Energy Inc. (IME) to Mark and Chad Himmelspach and related entities (collectively referred to as “Himmelspach”). IME is now owned 50% by Tribute and 50% by Himmelspach. IME has acquired the interests of Tribute in Western Tidal Holdings (WTH) in consideration for milestone […]

  • DEA Publishes Final Tender Material for Horns Rev 3

    8 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) published the final contract material for the concession to build and operate the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on Friday, following the final approval from the parties behind the Energy Agreement from 2012.  The deadline for bids for the 400MW Horns Rev 3 is February 16, 2015. A version with track-changes compared […]

  • ABP Takes a Swing at Able Marine Energy Park

    8 December 2014

    ABP has announced that it is seeking a Judicial Review (JR) of the Secretary of State for Transport’s decision to grant a Development Consent Order (DCO) in respect of the proposed Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) on the South Bank of the Humber at Killingholme. The DCO allows for the compulsory purchase of the Port […]

  • Tidal Energy Projects Very Welcome in West Normandy

    4 December 2014

    West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME; ONEM), a local-public company supporting the development of Renewable Marine Energy industrial sector in West Normandy, has announced that it endorses ADEME’s decision in the call-for-tender, which has chosen the consortia of Alstom/GDF Suez and DCNS/EDF Energies Nouvelles and has welcomed the announcement made by the French Prime Minister.  Initiated in September 2013 by […]

  • FloWave Proclaimed Best Innovation at Green Energy Awards

    28 November 2014

    The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at Edinburgh University has secured the ‘Best Innovation’ prize at this year’s Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards. The world-leading ocean energy test facility – which can replicate both waves and tides in its unique 25 metre circular pool – landed the prestigious innovation award at a ceremony held in […]

  • Farmer Fights Offshore Wind Project to Keep His Land

    28 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Stephen Kirkwood, an East Yorkshire wheat producer, has filed a complaint against Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) to the European Commission. The development of AMEP, which will be built to accommodate the deployment of large components for offshore wind farms in the North Sea and beyond, requires a site that will compensate for the loss of estuary land. For this purpose, 100ha […]

  • Marine Spatial Plan Created for Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters

    27 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters area has been identified as one with significant renewable energy resources, as well as being of exceptional environmental quality. It is also an important resource to both national and local economies. There is a need to examine how future marine energy developments can be taken forward in this area […]

  • Offshore Energy Industry Catapults OSBIT Power into Success

    26 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    UK’s North East engineering firm OSBIT Power has revealed a 450% growth in turnover for the last year as profits went up from £21,000 to £1.4m. Staff numbers have increased from 19 to 32 and OP has been able to pay off all of the company start-up debts. MD Dr Tony Trapp said: “This is […]

  • Offshore Wind Giants Unite to Protect Harbour Porpoises

    26 November 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A consortium of five international energy companies has taken the initiative to launch the DEPONS (Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea) research project, which aims to study how the population of harbour porpoises in the North Sea is affected when new offshore wind farms are built. Spearheading the consortium is […]

  • Fundy Tidal Closes Partnership with Ontario Firm

    24 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Fundy Tidal has closed investment by Tribute, through its wholly owned subsidiary International Marine Energy Inc. (IME), on November 6, 2014, during the International Conference on Ocean Energy 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. IME subscribed for 10% minority interest in Fundy Tidal, being 398,500 common shares, for a subscription price of $597,750.  In addition, the […]