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  • The Netherlands: Veka-Group Builds Catamaran for Offshore Industry

    6 August 2012

    Veka-Group builds a series of catamarans for the offshore industry. The vessel has been specially developed for crew tendering and offers also enough deck space for transporting three 10 ft containers. The first vessel, destined for an operator of a wind farm, will be delivered mid September.  Stable, fast and economical ‘A monohull built without […]

  • Waves Could Power 11 Pct of Australia by 2050

    26 July 2012

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited advised a new report from Australia’s national science agency highlighting the significant role that wave energy can play in Australia’s future energy mix. The study, carried out by the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), concluded that the total near shore wave energy between Geraldton and Tasmania […]

  • UK: Inverlussa’s Vessel Successfully Deploys ADCP Tidal Meters

    20 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Inverlussa Marine Services’ m.v. Margaret Sinclair was chartered to deploy ADCP tidal meters up to 12 miles west of Islay for SSE Renewables, the job was a huge success considering the exposed location and tidal current which the area is renowned for.  Launched in 2006 Margaret Sinclair is a 21m coastal landing craft, purpose built […]

  • UK: MoD Opposes to Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2012
    Authorities

    After last week’s tragedy in the Moray Firth, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has voiced its objections to the construction of a proposed offshore wind farm off the Caithness coast. A consortium led by SSE Renewables, namely Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (Bowl), submitted an application in April to install up to 277 wind turbines in […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Legoland

    13 July 2012
    Training & Education

    Ambitions are high in DONG Energy when it comes to renewable energy. At the moment, the energy company is constructing Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm between Grenaa and the island of Anholt in the Kattegat. The first LEGO bricks for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm have now been laid in LEGOLAND®, where both adults and […]

  • Germany: WINDFORCE 2012 Deemed Great Success

    9 July 2012

    6,000 visitors were welcomed to Germany’s first trade fair for the offshore wind industry and WAB’s eighth offshore conference from 26 to 29 June 2012 in Bremen “Our expectations were more than met”, said Jens Eckhoff, managing director of the Offshore Wind Messe- und Veranstaltungs GmbH, after four successful days of the WINDFORCE 2012 fair. […]

  • Innovation Norway to Continue Wind Clusters Support

    28 June 2012
    R&D, Technology

    Innovation Norway has decided to continue the support for wind clusters in the Arena Network. Windcluster Mid-Norway (WMN), based in central Norway, and Arena Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW), based on the west coast, have both renewed confidence from Innovation Norway. While WMN cluster works with both onshore and offshore wind power, Arena NOW points towards […]

  • UK: Vattenfall in Quest for Missing Wave Measurement Buoy

    28 June 2012

    After one of Vattenfall’s wave measurement buoys disappeared from its anchoring place, the company had to assure the residents of the Shetland Islands that the proposed Aegir wave farm will be firmly anchored. Last year, Vattenfall deployed two buoys around 2 kilometres to the west of the south tip of Burra and one of them […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Wind Energy Statistics

    28 June 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave & tidal industries, has welcomed the publication of new Government statistics showing that the UK’s wind fleet produced over 50% more electricity in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. This corresponds to an output of 5,044 gigawatt-hours – equivalent […]

  • The Netherlands: ATO & We@Sea to Host Offshore Wind Conference

    28 June 2012

    On thursday September 13th the joint conference of ATO & We@Sea will take place. This conference will convey collective thoughts about the development of offshore wind energy activities in the Netherlands as a whole, and in the province of North-Holland in particular. Offshore wind energy is an inexhaustible alternative energy source which we cannot ignore […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro Takes Delivery of Q1400 Trenching System

    29 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Fugro Salt Subsea will take delivery of the first of their two “state-of-the-art” High Performance Q1400 Trenching Systems from manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) in June this year. The second system is due for delivery in September 2012. The Q1400 Trenching System will undertake comprehensive offshore acceptance trials in both jetting and chain cutting […]

  • Japan Announces Feed-in-Tariff for Wind Power

    22 June 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Japan, the world’s third largest economy, has firmly shifted its future energy profile towards renewable energy technologies with a decision on Monday to implement a feed-in-tariff for wind power and other renewables. Reuters reported that the new incentives for renewable energies could unleash billions of Euros in revenue from renewable generation and related equipement while […]

  • UK: Thomson Ecology to Exhibit at Global Offshore Wind

    23 May 2012
    Environment

    Thomson Ecology will be showcasing their expertise in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecology and advising clients on how to achieve planning consents for the biodiversity aspects of their projects. The company is now the UK’s leading ecology specialist and has global ambitions. Last year it acquired Unicomarine (now known as Thomson Unicomarine). Thomson Unicomarine has the […]

  • UK: Marineco Dignity Christened at Seawork 2012

    23 May 2012

    Visitors could see the christening of the Damen High Speed Support Vessel 2610, Marineco Dignity, on the second day of the Seawork International 2012 exhibition in Southampton. The ceremony was performed by Pauline Millar, the godmother of the vessel. The 26.3 metre long and 10.4 metre broad Marineco Dignity is the third vessel of this […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Energy Bill Draft

    23 May 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries, welcomed the publication of the draft Energy Bill, but warned that the industry still held concerns over the proposed timetable for implementation. With detailed arrangements in a host of areas still to be determined, and a challenging timetable for consultation, RenewableUK […]

  • Finland: Wello Starts Series B Funding

    21 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Finnish renewable technology developer, Wello Ltd, has  announced it has started Series B funding. Power Fund II (managed by VNT Management) and Finnvera Venture Capital have agreed on 3 Million euros funding package as part of the Series B funding. Discussions with additional investors to close further funding have also been initiated. Wello is planning […]

  • UK: Scottish Power Renewables Publishes Argyll Array Photomontages

    17 May 2012

    Scottish Power Renewables has published its official collection of scale-accurate photomontages of the Argyll Array in situ. The company has presented two layouts, for both 300 turbines (of 6MW capacity) and 180 turbines (of 10MW capacity) shown from each location  Beinn Hough, Sandaig, Balephuil and near Tilley, which are mapped. Each photomontage comes in two […]

  • The Netherlands: Veka Group Eyes Offshore Wind Market

    28 November 2013

    With the introduction of a new, larger Multipurpose Catamaran 26 for crews and equipment transport services for wind farms, the group hopes to have a bigger mark on this segment. The 25.50 meters long Multipurpose Catamaran is the larger sister of the Animal Multipurpose Catamaran, which was built in 2012. The aluminum catamarans are built […]

  • Lahmeyer Exhibits at EWEA’s Event in Germany

    19 November 2013
    Technology

    Wind energy specialists from around the world will meet from November 19-21, 2013 at the Frankfurt/Main fair grounds for the EWEA OFFSHORE 2013. Lahmeyer International will present their wide range of services. These include technical and organisational concepts for yield maximisation and comprehensive technical and commercial services for wind power projects. As a leading independent […]

  • E.ON Sells 80 Pct in Rödsand II Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    13 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    E.ON today agreed to sell an 80 percent stake in its 207 megawatt Rödsand II (Nysted 2) offshore wind farm to the Danish energy company SEAS-NVE. The deal is consistent with E.ON’s ‘less capital, more value’ strategic approach. E.ON will retain a 20 percent stake and will remain the operator for the remaining lifetime of […]

  • Conversulting to Hold Offshore Renewables Safety Course

    13 November 2013
    Training & Education

    Conversulting Ltd will be providing the new ‘Managing Safely for Offshore Renewables’ training course now that it has received a licence by the UK’s Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This comes in addition to receiving the Renewables Training Network official approval as a training provider (the body set up by the industry trade […]

  • 3sun Group Appoints Renewables Director

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group has created a new position within the company. Andrew Elmes has been appointed as Renewables Director, a role created to drive forward the company’s strategy for offshore and onshore wind turbine installation, operations and maintenance. Prior to joining 3sun Group, Mr Elmes spent four years as Head of UK Projects with Siemens Energy […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Energy Secretary’s Announcement

    6 November 2013

    RenewableUK has welcomed a ringing endorsement of the wind, wave and tidal energy industries by the Energy Secretary Edward Davey at the trade association’s annual conference in Birmingham. Namely, Mr Davey used his speech at RenewableUK event to “confirm and reconfirm the Government’s commitment to renewable energy.” He also noted that the UK is a […]

  • Switzerland: Renewables to Triple Insurance Spending by 2020

    26 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The renewable energy industry could be spending three times as much on insurance every year by 2020 to mitigate risks to projects, says a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance sponsored by Swiss Re. The report looked at six of the world’s leading markets for solar and wind, including Australia, China, France, Germany, the […]

  • Spain: Gamesa G128-5.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    25 July 2013

    Gamesa has commissioned their G128-5.0 MW offshore wind turbine at the Arinaga Quay, Canary Islands. Check out this video about about the 5MW wind turbine. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, July 25, 2013; Image: gamesa  

  • RenewableUK Hails Cardiff University’s Study

    16 July 2013
    R&D

    RenewableUK has hailed an authoritative new study from Cardiff University on people’s attitudes towards renewable energy. The study, conducted over two and a half years, with 2,441 participants, highlighted the fact that a massive 82% of people say that they are worried about the country becoming dependent on energy from other countries. A similar figure […]