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  • Germany: Willi Balz Supports Insolvency Administrator of Windreich

    8 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    After the withdrawal of the application for insolvency proceedings to be managed internally, the founder and sole shareholder of Windreich GmbH, Willi Balz, wants to put every possible effort to recoup the company. The company yesterday announced that Mr. Balz actively supports insolvency administrator Holger Blümle from Schultze & Braun, with the purpose to contribute […]

  • Pontis Involved in Minor Offshore Energy

    25 December 2013
    Training & Education

    Pontis has been involved in the development of NHL College’s unique Minor Offshore Energy. The global demand for energy continues to rise. It is known that the conventional energy sources are coming to end. The climate and environmental impact is intensifying. This is why more and more decide to a transition to renewable energy. Wind […]

  • Cianbro Subcontracted for Cape Wind Project (USA)

    24 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Maine-based Cianbro Corporation has been subcontracted for the Cape Wind offshore project, after Cape Wind and Siemens entered into a Technical Services Agreement (TSA) contract for the project.   Cianbro will be designing and building the electrical service platform (ESP) for the project at the company’s modular manufacturing facility in Brewer, Maine. The ESP is […]

  • Scottish Renewables Responds to HM Treasury Announcement

    5 December 2013
    Authorities

    Responding to announcement from HM Treasury on future levels of financial support for the renewable energy industry, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “There is a huge debate on the impact of energy bills and the renewables industry is focused on getting costs down as government seeks to reduce financial support to the […]

  • India, Belgium to Enhance Cooperation in Renewable Energy

    27 November 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    India and Belgium have discussed to enhance their cooperation in renewable energy at a bilateral meeting between Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium. Dr. Abdullah briefed the visiting delegation on the energy situation in India and the rapid growth of the […]

  • VIDEO: Peter Madsen Rederi at Amrumbank OWF

    25 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Peter Madsen Rederi, a Danish company, has completed scour protection work at Amrumbank offshore wind farm. In six months of time, four Peter Madsen vessels placed two layers of bags on the seabed, around wind turbine foundations. This required 45,000 bags filled with 60,000 tons of dredged sand, in order to prevent the sea current […]

  • Statkraft Releases Q3 Results

    7 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Statkraft published its Q3 results today, which show that in the third quarter of 2013 the company achieved an underlying1 operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 1867 million, an improvement of NOK 614 million compared with the corresponding quarter in 2012.  Unrealised currency effects resulted in a net loss of NOK 1681 million, compared […]

  • Japan Setting the Scene for Offshore Wind Development

    6 November 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    As Japan’s shift to renewable energy gears up after the Fukushima disaster, the country is progressively pushing for offshore wind power, having in mind that its onshore wind capacities are rather limited. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Friday that it will establish a study group dubbed the Procurement Price Calculation […]

  • Germany: Wind Farms and Marine Traffic

    14 May 2013

    Researchers at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (FUAS) warn of increased risk of ship collisions. The reason for this threat is the increasing number of offshore wind farms, especially in the German Bight region. With approximately 150,000 ships that cross the area each year, this is a very busy part of the sea. The […]

  • Third Windea Catamaran Launched

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    On December 15, 2014, a launching ceremony was held at the terminal in Emden’s outer harbour for a further Windea catamaran that is entering service under the German flag. The ship’s godmother Miranda van Laar-Prikkel, wife of co-partner Paul van Laar from IJmuiden in the Netherlands, gave the “Twin Axe Bow” type catamaran from Damen […]

  • Squid Tackles Rough Seas (VIDEO)

    15 December 2014
    Technology

    Last  week’s ‘weatherbomb’ created large waves, particularly in the north and west of Scotland, where WaveNET ‘Squid’ unit was under test at Kishorn Port in Wester Ross. Roslin-based company, Albatern, developed a device that harnesses wave energy. It comprises a hollow central riser tube connected to 3 buoyancy floats by linking arms. The connections between each […]

  • Eltek to Deliver DolWin3 Onshore Equipment

    12 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Eltek has secured a key order for advanced power supply systems for the operation of the DolWin3 offshore wind energy project in Germany.  Eltek equipment will supply secure power to protection and control equipment for the onshore high voltage DC (HVDC) substation that transfers electricity generated by offshore wind turbines in the North Sea to […]

  • MacArtney Launches ‘GreenLink’ Solution for Marine Renewables

    11 December 2014

    MacArtney has chosen to unify a vast pool of its technical expertise, operational experience and marine renewable energy industry leading connectivity solutions under the new and dedicated ‘GreenLink’ brand. Given the finite nature of fossil energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas, alternative marine based energy sources have seen a surge in global […]

  • ZF Provides Gearboxes for MPI Workboats

    10 December 2014
    Vessels

    MPI Workboats, a purpose-built wind farm support aluminium catamarans, are featuring ZF gearboxes in six of its latest vessels. The boats are less than 12 months old and have already proved their worth in supplying installations in British and European waters and further afield. Andrew Wragg, Superintendent at MPI Workboats, said: “Our support vessels will […]

  • Quanta Scores Recruitment Deal with Dong

    9 December 2014
    Training & Education

    Dong Energy has chosen Quanta Consultancy Services as one of four companies to help fulfill a 5-year skills-acquisition programme. Over the agreement period, Dong has anticipated the need for around 500 people – most of whom will be placed in roles around the UK. “After a thorough tender process we are happy to award four […]

  • Enercast Secures Funds for Company Growth

    8 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Kassel-based enercast GmbH, provider power forecasts for wind farms and solar energy plants, has secured the financing of its rapid expansion. Under the leadership of Innogy Venture Capital, the investors made additional capital commitments in the low single-digit million euro range. The reliable and precise forecasts facilitate the feeding of intermittent electricity production from renewable […]

  • Photo of the Day: SylWin Alpha Glowing in the Night

    2 December 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: SylWin alpha platform caught on camera during nighttime, showing all of its colors. The platform is part of the SylWin1 grid connection, which transports electricity from the three wind parks: Butendiek, Dan Tysk and Sandbank to the mainland. The photo was published this morning by Siemens as its Picture of […]

  • MeyGen Prepares Decommissioning Programme

    1 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Under Section 105 to 114 of the UK’s Energy Act 2004, the responsible parties of offshore wind and marine energy installations are required to submit and eventually carry out a decommissioning programme. Accordingly, MeyGen Ltd. has submitted a document that constitutes the MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1 Decommissioning Programme to the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) for […]

  • Columbia Power to Deploy StingRAY at Navy’s WETS

    26 November 2014
    Technology

    Columbia Power Technologies has announced its newest project – the open-water demonstration of a utility-scale StingRAY at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS).  It is the culmination of an intensive product development effort that includes over 10,000 hours of in-water, scaled prototype testing. The grid-connected StingRAY deployment at WETS, which is located off […]

  • MeyGen Enters Construction Phase

    25 November 2014

    After more than seven years of planning and design, the MeyGen tidal energy project is now entering the construction phase for the first 6MW tranche of capacity in what is believed to be the world’s largest planned tidal stream project. Now that the financing package has been agreed for the first four turbines, Atlantis Resources has entered into all the major construction contracts. […]

  • Ming Yang Order Backlog Reaches 3.7GW

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited, wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter endedSeptember 30, 2014. Revenue in the third quarter of 2014 was US$279.7 million, an increase of 78.7% as compared to that of the corresponding period in 2013. Revenue of WTGs amounted to an equivalent […]

  • Minesto Wins WWL Orcelle Award

    15 October 2014

    Minesto, founder of the Deep Green Technology, won The WWL Orcelle Award at the Ocean Exchange Event in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Minesto was awarded the prize for having proved a great potential to accelerate sustainability. The Ocean Exchange Event, which was held in Savannah Georgia, 5-7 of October, was handed out in two categories, of […]

  • Forewind Consults on Dogger Bank Changes

    14 October 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Forewind has started a consultation on two minor proposed changes to the development consent order application for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B. Dogger Bank Teesside A&B comprises two 1.2 gigawatt wind farms located 165 kilometres from the UK coast at their closest point and is planned to connect to the national grid at the existing Lackenby […]

  • OWS Christens Second Damen FCS 2610

    13 October 2014
    Vessels

    Offshore Wind Services (OWS) today christened their second Damen vessel in less than 2 months. In late August, they christened the Offshore Waddenzee, a Damen FCS 2008, and this evening the christening of Offshore Wielingen took place in Rotterdam, during a double celebration event being held by Workships Contractors BV, the sole mangers of OWS. The second […]

  • Drydocks to Build BorWin Gamma Converter Platform

    13 October 2014
    Grid Connection

    Drydocks World has signed an agreement with Petrofac to build the BorWin3 high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform in the North Sea, named BorWin gamma. When completed, this will provide an essential renewable offshore resource to meet increasing energy demands. Drydocks World has successfully secured the contract for the fabrication, commissioning and load out […]

  • DCNS to Showcase NEMO Project at CREF

    7 October 2014

    DCNS will participate in the Caribbean Renewable Energy forum in Miami (USA) from October 6 to 8. CREF is the hub for the Caribbean energy markets. It represents an opportunity for DCNS to meet Caribbean decision-takers and industrialists to develop future ocean energy solutions in the region, in particular in the Ocean Thermal Energy Convertors […]