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  • Top News of the Week Aug 18 – 24, 2014

    24 August 2014

    Sunken Barge Carried Working Platforms for Baltic 2 OWF A barge that sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) off Darßer Ort in the Baltic Sea was carrying four working platforms for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. Siemens: Order Placed for 67 Dudgeon Offshore Wind Turbines Siemens Energy […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 14 ‒ 20, 2014

    20 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    40th AREVA Wind Turbine Installed at Global Tech I The construction of towers and nacelles in the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I is running in full gear: During the weekend the 40th AREVA Wind turbine has been installed. Siemens Bags BorWin3 Contract from TenneT Siemens has received an order from TenneT for an […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 21 – 27, 2014

    27 April 2014

    Dong Reviews Its Offshore Wind Plans for Germany Faced with reduced funds for German offshore wind energy, Dong Energy has been revising its plans in Germany, with a possibility of scaling them back, writes the German manager magazin online edition. Photo of the Day: Siemens’ Offshore Wind Infographic Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Siemens’ […]

  • Top News of the Week Feb 17 – 23, 2014

    23 February 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 […]

  • Top News of the Week Jan 13 – Jan 19, 2014

    19 January 2014

    E.ON Starts Building Amrumbank West OWF E.ON has started the construction of Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea. The first foundation was installed today 37 kilometers northwest of the island of Helgoland. Three Crewmen Rescued after Their Vessel Caught Fire Three crewmen have been rescued off Lowestoft this afternoon after their vessel caught […]

  • DECC Regulates Tidal Lagoons Attached to Land

    23 October 2014
    Authorities

    Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) launched a consultation on addendum to guidance under the Energy Act 2004 related to tidal lagoons attached to land. The addendum has been developed to ensure that existing requirements for the decommissioning of offshore renewable installations, as set out in the Energy Act 2004 and supporting Offshore Renewables […]

  • Top News of the Week May 6 – 12, 2013

    12 May 2013

    Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs.  First Wind Turbine Installed at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 22 – 28, 2013

    28 April 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Zaratan: 3 Monopiles in 36 Hours (Germany) Following the news that almost 60 monopiles had been completed on 18 March, specialised jack-up vessel Seajacks Zaratan continues installation at a rapid pace at the Meerwind Offshore Park, installing 3 monopiles in just under 1 and a half days. VIDEO: Zaratan’s Installation of Final Meerwind OWF Monopile  […]

  • The Netherlands: USG Energy to Continue as RedWave

    1 August 2013

    As of August 1st, USG Energy will continue operations under the name RedWave! A new name – the same professionals, service and energy! The sale of USG Energy was announced by USG People on February 28th 2013. The sale was made official on March 28th, following approval by the NMa (Dutch Competition Authority). This development […]

  • UK: Jee Awarded Re-Certification for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

    30 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm Jee Ltd has continued to focus on improving standards across its business and has been awarded re-certification for the international standards ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 under the risk management foundation DNV (Det Norske Veritas). The company, which provides a range of subsea engineering expertise on a variety of […]

  • UK: 3sun Gets Probationary Membership to IRATA

    22 May 2013
    Training & Education

    3sun Group has been given probationary membership to International Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA). This certifies that 3sun personnel have the required procedures, skills and techniques to safely work at height. IRATA is the world’s leading authority on industrial rope access and 3sun was assessed and verified by an independent third party auditor. The company […]

  • Crowd Energy to Launch Kickstarter Campaign

    6 February 2014

    Crowd Energy, having completed construction and successful testing of its first generation prototype of the Ocean Energy Turbine, will launch a major Kickstarter campaign in March 2014 to construct a second generation turbine and move the project to (SNMREC) Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Florida Atlantic University for verification and open water testing. […]

  • HitecVision Acquires Reef Subsea

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    HitecVision has announced the acquisition of GC Rieber Shipping ASA (GCR) shares in Reef Subsea. Through this share purchase HitecVision secures 100% of the shares in the company and enables Reef Subsea to move forward with a strategy to develop Reef along two main business areas – dredging and excavation (D&E) and integrated projects (IP). […]

  • UK: EOWDC Scheme Amended

    5 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The schedule for a cutting-edge offshore wind demonstration scheme off the north east coast has been amended to help secure the development’s future, the project’s backers said. Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), the shareholders in Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (AOWFL) – the company behind the 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) […]

  • 16,000 Germans Raise Their Voice for Renewables

    4 December 2013
    Authorities

    More than 16,000 people gathered in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on November 30 to raise their voice against new German government’s apparent back-turning on renewables targets, Reuters reports. Demonstrators fear that the new government could slow down the transition to renewables with its new energy plans. When it comes to offshore wind energy […]

  • NPM Capital Partners with Dieseko

    28 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Private equity firm NPM Capital is taking a majority interest in Dieseko Group BV, manufacturer of hydraulic vibratory foundation equipment. These machines and power packs are supplied for rental and sales to foundation companies across the globe. Not only on land and on the water but also in the offshore industry. BAM, Ballast Nedam, Heijmans, […]

  • UK: Torridge Withdraws Decision on Atlantic Array OWF

    24 September 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Torridge Council has backed down from allowing the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm construction. A couple of weeks ago, Torridge and Devon County councilors made no objections to the offshore wind project. However, Torridge Council voted 15:7 on Monday to withdraw their positive response to the project after a motion by an independent councilor Chris […]

  • The Netherlands: ING Turns to Renewables

    16 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Environment

    ING Commercial Banking (ING CB) is shifting its European focus from financing natural gas plants to financing renewable energy projects, reports Business Recorder. The main reason for this shift to offshore and onshore wind and solar power is the increased development of renewable energy projects in Europe as well as “overcapacity (in Europe’s power market) […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Places Tether Order

    5 July 2013

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that it has placed an order for the tether of its proprietary CETO system. An order has been placed for the Perth Wave Energy Project tether with Subsea Riser Products Ltd (SRP), a UK based specialist supplier of hardware for critical offshore applications. SRP were also recently […]

  • REpower to Rename Itself to Senvion (Germany)

    31 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group – the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines – will change its name in 2014: thereafter the company will be called Senvion. REpower has been using its name under licence since 2001. The rights belong to a Swiss company that is now using this […]

  • VIDEO: Scotrenewables Redeploys Tidal Turbine

    31 October 2013

    Scotrenewables’ SR250 tidal turbine resumed operation in September following redeployment to a site with more powerful tidal currents in the Fall of Warness. The device is now consistently exporting electricity to the national grid at the new site at its rated capacity of 250kW. Check out this video of SR250 tidal turbine in action. [mappress] […]

  • Norway: EERA DeepWind’2014 Announces Call for Papers

    21 October 2013

    EERA DeepWind’2014, the 11th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R&D Conference, has released Call for Papers. Organized by the research parties in NOWITECH in cooperation with the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) joint programme on wind energy and NORCOWE, this international event aims at presenting the best on-going R&D on deep sea offshore wind farms, both […]

  • Severn Subsea Supplies Oceanus 2 with Telemetry & Control System

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Severn Subsea Technologies, part of the Severn Glocon Group, has developed an integrated telemetry and control system for wave power company Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave device, now moored at the Cornish Wave Hub. The SST system will enable researchers to correlate wave movement with power generated, and thus optimise power generating conditions offshore. Briefly, Seatricity […]

  • Bonheur, Ganger Rolf Considering Bond Issuance

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA contemplate the issuance of new unsecured bonds in the Norwegian market. Bonheur ASA will be the issuer and Ganger Rolf ASA will be the guarantor under the contemplated bond issues. Net proceeds from the contemplated bond issues will be used for refinancing of existing debt, including the NOK 1,000 […]

  • China Introduces Offshore Wind Feed-In Tariffs

    17 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has been working with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) tariff department for months to determine the feed-in tariff for offshore wind, and the discussions between the two agencies are nearly finalised.  It is said that inter-tidal projects will enjoy a tariff of RMB 0.85 (USD 0.14) per kilowatt hour while the nearshore […]

  • CorPower ‘Pumps’ Electricity from Sea Waves

    17 June 2014

    CorPower Ocean AB was founded in 2009 by Dr. Stig Lundbäck, after he had spent about 30 years of his life imagining and designing various kinds of high efficiency pumping systems. Contrary to what might be expected, Dr. Lundbäck is not an engineer, but a medical doctor with a deep passion for the pumping principles […]