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  • EWEA Welcomes EU Parliament’s Vote for Renewables Target

    6 February 2014
    Authorities

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has commented on yesterday’s vote of the European Parliament in favour of ambitious climate and energy policy and its support for three binding 2030 targets for renewables, greenhouse gas reductions and energy efficiency in plenary. “The European Parliament has again shown it is the most forward-thinking of the institutions. […]

  • Wadden Sea Islands Oppose Wind Farm Off Ameland

    24 January 2014
    Environment

    The Dutch Wadden Sea Islands have expressed their disapproval in relation to the proposed Ameland Potentiele Zoekgebieden offshore wind farm. In order to meet the nation’s green targets, the Dutch Government wants to build several offshore wind farms, including the one located six kilometers off the islands’ northerly coasts. The five islands share the opinion […]

  • Carbon Trust’s Myles McCarthy Speaks at World Future Energy Summit

    24 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Myles McCarthy, Carbon Trust’s Managing Director of Implementation was in Abu Dhabi, where he has been an expert speaker at the World Future Energy Summit on industrial energy efficiency. Here is what Mr. McCarthy reported back from Abu Dhabi: Written by Myles McCarthy, The Carbon Trust What have I learned from my two days spent […]

  • Lawsuit Filed against NSTAR’s Contract with Cape Wind, USA

    22 January 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Town of Barnstable, local businesses, residents, and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) filed a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court yesterday against NSTAR’s no-bid contract to purchase electricity from Cape Wind offshore wind farm. The lawsuit against Massachusetts regulators, NSTAR, and Cape Wind says that the State discriminated against out-of-state power companies – […]

  • VIDEO: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    21 January 2014
    Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has constructed the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, which is one of the largest construction projects in Denmark. The wind farm site is approx. 20km long and approx. 5km wide and covers an area four times the size of the island of Anholt. More than 100 vessels were involved in the construction, and more […]

  • Offshore Wind Developers to Address Supply Chain

    20 January 2014

    Leading offshore wind developers are to give the supply chain a vital insight into new business opportunities as part of a pioneering initiative being held this month (January) at one of the industry’s flagship annual conferences. The Supply Chain Share Fair is one of the key events showcasing at Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind & Supply […]

  • Areva and Gamesa to Establish Joint Offshore Wind Business?

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rumor has it that Areva and Gamesa are negotiating the establishment of a new joint venture in offshore wind energy industry. If true, the companies would focus on building offshore wind turbines and would each hold a 50% stake in the new business, according to two sources cited by Reuters that have “direct knowledge of […]

  • All Blades Installed on Vestas’ 8MW Turbine Prototype

    15 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    All three wind turbine blades have been installed on the V164-8.0 MW prototype at the Danish national test centre in Østerild, Vestas announced. The company said that good weather conditions on the night of January 13 allowed the installation of all three 80m long blades of the offshore wind turbine. The turbine will be commissioned […]

  • Trianel Needs Vessels for Borkum West 2 OWF (Germany)

    10 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG has invited tenders for the provision of offshore wind vessels for Borkum West 2 project. Trianel is looking for vessels which can accommodate and transfer crew to and from the construction site, as well as supply vessels to transfer goods and materials to, from and within the offshore […]

  • Top Names Line Up for EEEGR’s Energy Conference

    10 January 2014

    More top names have been lined up for the country’s most significant conference and exhibition focused on the Southern North Sea energy business to be held in Norwich this year. Shell, EDF Energy Schlumberger, East Anglia Offshore Wind and Aker Solutions are among companies which will feature at the two-day SNS2014: Sea of Opportunity event […]

  • UK: OGN Aims at Becoming Large Offshore Wind Player

    8 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Group Newcastle Ltd. (OGN), a Tyneside-based company working within the offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, is looking for ways to become a larger player in the renewables market by spreading its business. “The River Tyne is ideal for wind turbine companies with its location for access to the proposed Round 3 […]

  • VIDEO: Tank Test of GICON’s Floating Offshore Foundation

    24 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    GICON is currently developing a load-bearing floating structure for offshore wind turbines, the GICON® SOF (Schwimmendes Offshore Fundament = German for ‘Floating Offshore Foundation’). A key development milestone was passed in February 2012 when wave and tow tests of a 1:25 scale model were conducted at the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA), confirming functionality, usability […]

  • Bonheur Group’s Operating Results Down to EUR 42.6 Mln

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian holding company Bonheur ASA has released its report for the first quarter of 2014 comprising Bonheur ASA and its subsidiaries and the group of companies´ ownership of associates. Bonheur’s main business segments include offshore drilling, renewable energy, shipping / offshore wind, cruise and other investments. The group’s EBIT was NOK 346 million, which is […]

  • AMEP Plan Goes before UK Parliament’s Committee

    15 May 2014
    Authorities

    The deadline for the UK House of Commons or the House of Lords to pass annulment resolutions against the Special Procedure Order (SPO) on Able’s Marine Energy Park (AMEP) elapsed on May 10. The petitions against the SPO now stand referred to a Joint Committee, and members of the Committee will be announced shortly.  The UK […]

  • Photo of the Day: MPI Resolution’s Night Shift at BOW Terminal

    14 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: MPI Resolution arrives at BOW Terminal for the next load of offshore wind foundations.  The offshore wind turbine installation vessel is currently loading the next sequence of foundations for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Last month, Damen upgraded the feet of all the jack-up vessel’s six legs. The upgrade was necessary to enable the MPI Resolution to work on the […]

  • UK, Scottish Governments Explore Renewables Potential of Scottish Islands

    7 May 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, R&D

    An independent consultancy company Xero Energy has prepared a report, commissioned jointly by the UK and Scottish governments, which helps to unlock the huge renewable energy potential of the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland Islands. The new report identifies a series of actions to help deliver necessary electricity grid connections. It is part of ongoing, collaborative […]

  • Nauti-Craft to Present Its Marine Suspension System at Seawork (VIDEO)

    6 May 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Nauti-Craft will début its latest prototype vessel 2Play at Seawork 2014 on berth V38. The vessel is a first-of-its-kind 8 meter catamaran. At its core is the Nauti-Craft marine suspension system combined with the unique Deck Attitude Control System (D.A.C.S), which actively adjusts and maintains the vertical attitude of the deck to facilitate crew access […]

  • DECC Creates Interactive Map of Renewables Investment and Jobs

    6 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published a new Energy Investment Report at the end of April.   Since 2010, investment worth more than £45 billion has been secured in electricity infrastructure alone – the majority of this investment has been in renewable technologies. According to Ernst & Young’s renewable attractiveness index, the UK […]

  • Offshore Transformer Station Installed at Amrumbank West OWF

    2 May 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    E.ON’s construction of Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea reached an important milestone. The offshore transformer station is now in place. The largest single technical component of the billion-euro project weighs approximately 3,000 metric tons. It consists of a foundation anchored to the seafloor and a topside structure housing transformers and electrical switching […]

  • Maine Schools Compete in Wind Blade Challenge

    1 May 2014
    R&D

    38 high school teams from all parts of Maine will be competing Friday May 2nd at the Maine Wind Blade Challenge. The teams have been working over the past months to design the most efficient wind blade systems to generate electricity. On Friday they will put their designs to the test at the University of […]

  • Aker Solutions to Advance Its Business by Creating Two Companies

    30 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Aker Solutions will split into two companies to speed up a streamlining process that will reduce costs and better position all parts of the group to meet the needs of customers in an increasingly competitive global energy industry. The Subsea, Umbilicals, Engineering and Maintenance, Modifications and Operations (MMO) areas will form a new company under […]

  • Dolwin Beta Entering Final Phase of Construction

    25 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    The Dolwin Beta project is now entering its final phase of construction at the Drydocks World yard in Dubai, with 2.5 million man hours without lost time incidents. This outstanding HSE result has been celebrated at Aibel’s subcontractor Drydocks World. “Behind the result is a lot of hard work. But even though we’re excited about […]

  • China Ming Yang Reports Second Quarter 2013 Unaudited Results

    30 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (Ming Yang), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, has announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Second Quarter 2013 Financial Highlights: Total wind turbine generators (“WTGs”) for which revenue was recognized amounted to an equivalent wind power project output of 161MW, […]

  • Maine’s Tidal Power Test Center Gaining Interest (USA)

    28 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Maine Maritime Academy’s Tidal Energy Demonstration and Evaluation Center (TEDEC) in Castine is becoming ever more interesting to overseas companies, which want to test their tidal power technology. TEDEC acquired a sought-after series of permits to test scale models of tidal power projects, which makes the center one of the few to have acquired these […]

  • UK: Offshore Marine Support Secures 12 Month Contract for Mabel Alice

    28 August 2013

    Offshore Marine Support Ltd have announced that they have secured a 12 month contract for their flagship “Mabel Alice” conducting surveys in support of the £1.6m contract that was approved on 25 July to Royal Haskoning DHV. The contract was issued for the preparatory works to develop tidal energy testing facilities on the seabed off […]

  • Petrofac Building Its Position in Offshore Wind Market

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac Limited (Petrofac) today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. Ayman Asfari, Petrofac’s Group Chief Executive commented on the interim results: “Operationally, we have made a good start to the year on our portfolio of projects and we have built good momentum in securing new awards. As previously signalled […]