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  • GICON’s Floating Offshore Foundation Stable for Towing

    21 January 2014
    Technology

    The GICON®-SOF Floating Offshore Foundation can be towed at a wave height of 11.5 feet (3.5m) and speeds of up to 7 knots, the latest tests at the former hydraulic engineering and shipbuilding research station at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) have shown. The tests show that the fully-assembled structure including mounted turbine […]

  • J+S Celebrates Five Years in Marine Renewables

    16 January 2014

    Five years ago, J+S Limited launched into the Marine Renewables industry. Their aim was to help customers capitalise on getting power and control information from energy conversion devices to shore, specifically in the harsh environments experienced by the offshore Wind, Wave & Tidal sectors. Built on the success of their existing Defence and Oil and […]

  • Three Crewmen Rescued after Their Vessel Caught Fire

    14 January 2014

    Three crewmen have been rescued off Lowestoft this afternoon after their vessel caught fire in the North Sea. Humber Coastguard coordinated the rescue operation after the crew abandoned the ECC Topaz 10 nautical miles east of the town. The vessel had been heading out to service a windfarm when the blaze struck just before 1pm. […]

  • India Pushing for Offshore Wind Power

    13 January 2014
    Authorities

    India is pushing to form an agency for the offshore wind energy development. As the country’s onshore sites are filling up, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy hopes India will turn to its seas to develop offshore wind power. Speaking at a national level consultation on India’s wind energy initiative, held last […]

  • N-Sea Acquires Stork’s Subsea Business

    10 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The acquisition of the subsea business of Stork Technical Services in Aberdeen is a logical next step in the realisation of the growth strategy pursued by both companies and re-affirms the commitment of N-Sea to its strategy of becoming a leading Survey and IMR company. The combined businesses will have a strong position in North […]

  • UK Opposing EU Renewable Energy Targets

    2 January 2014
    Authorities

    The UK is opposing the EU’s setting of green energy targets for 2030 according to a report from the European Commission, writes The Guardian. The Czech Republic shares the same opinion with the UK regarding these renewable energy targets, while favoring the greenhouse gas emissions targets instead. They think that countries need to be able […]

  • ABS Provides Cybersecurity Assessment for Offshore Energy Vessels

    20 December 2013
    Technology

    Increased Internet and remote connectivity to offshore assets has exposed industrial control systems to targeted attacks and vulnerabilities previously obscured. Remote monitoring, remote upgrades, Internet connections, and the complexity/criticality of the systems in general on highly valuable offshore energy assets (vessels) potentially facilitate targeted attacks and cyber assaults on Dynamic Positioning, Drilling Control, BOP and […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Gets DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 Certification

    20 December 2013

    The quality management of Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting GmbH has been awarded the certificate according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 for its services at technical plants in the field of on- and offshore wind energy by Germanischer Lloyd (GL Systems Certification). With this the company shows its decisiveness to systematically work according to the […]

  • HM Coastguard Releases Video with Safety Tips

    16 December 2013
    Authorities

    Her Majesty’s Coastguard has released a Christmas carol video, with 12 top safety tips. Last year, Coastguards dealt with 430 search and rescue incidents over the Christmas and New Year period ( 21 December 2012 – 2 January 2013). Call outs ranged from dogs over cliffs, people stuck in mud, walkers cut off by the […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 9 – 15, 2013

    16 December 2013

    Alstom Dives in French Offshore Wind Opportunities Alstom has announced the signature of an exclusive partnership agreement with STX France, during a meeting of the Region Pays de la Loire strategic committee on marine energies that was held in Nantes on December 6. Dutch Companies Developing Innovative Pile-Driving Technology  Since 2010 Fistuca BV, a spin-off […]

  • RenewableUK Responds to Argyll Array Project Termination

    13 December 2013

    Commenting on ScottishPower Renewables’ announcement that it has decided not to take forward its lease option to develop the Argyll Array offshore wind farm project, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive, Maf Smith said: “The fact that not all wind farm projects go ahead is a natural part of the development process. Some encounter physical obstacles or […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Quits Argyll Array OWF

    13 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has confirmed that they will not be taking forward their lease option to develop the Argyll Array Offshore Windfarm in the near future. The company has stated that the project may be viable to reconsider as offshore wind technology develops in the longer term, but estimates that will not be within the next […]

  • Alstom Dives in French Offshore Wind Opportunities

    9 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Alstom has announced the signature of an exclusive partnership agreement with STX France, during a meeting of the Region Pays de la Loire strategic committee on marine energies that was held in Nantes on December 6. This agreement covers the supply of transition parts used to affix an offshore wind turbine to its monopile foundations. […]

  • CLS Offshore One of 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain

    6 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The London Stock Exchange has identified 1,000 of the UK’s most notable small and medium enterprises to Inspire Britain in its landmark business report. Included in this list is Great Yarmouth-based CLS Offshore Limited. The report aims to highlight the importance of SME’s to the future of the UK economy and has recognised more needs […]

  • Switch Shares Buzz from EWEA Offshore 2013

    5 December 2013

    With everyone looking forward to a new era of business, the main feeling at Offshore 2014 this year was one of optimism and huge excitement. Business is still quite slow. But future plans look bright with turbine manufacturers getting their offshore products ready, and marine infrastructure is ready to support the growth. Jussi Vanhanen, marketing […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Government’s Announcement

    4 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK has welcomed the publication of the National Infrastructure Plan 2013 by the Treasury, which confirms the levels of financial support for onshore and offshore wind between 2015 and 2019. The reduction in financial support for offshore wind is less steep than had been mooted in the draft strike prices which were published in the […]

  • Nordic Offshore Marine Changes Management

    2 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    From October 21, the management of the Nordic Offshore Marine group has changed. Founder and Managing Director  Søren Mikkelsen has decided to change position within the Nordic Offshore Marine group and will in future work as an operational member of the board, specifically involved in the Nordic Offshore project team. The position as Managing Director […]

  • Gardline Opens Office in Aberdeen, UK

    2 December 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Gardline Marine Sciences Limited has officially opened its office in Aberdeen. The office based in the heart of the city along Riverside Drive, will engage and support the local energy market by offering a highly bespoke and competitive service to the energy sector. Gardline celebrated the newly opened office by hosting an exclusive drinks reception […]

  • DNV GL Initiates Walk to Work JIP

    28 November 2013

    DNV GL is initiating a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to provide guidance on an alternative means of personnel transfer onto offshore installations. The “Walk to Work” (W2W) approach, where offshore installations are manned from a ship via gangway is being increasingly considered and used in the North Sea and other oil and gas regions to […]

  • RenewableUK Responds to Atlantic Array Announcement

    26 November 2013

    Commenting on RWE’s announcement that it has decided not continue developing the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm project, RenewableUK’s Director of Policy, Dr Gordon Edge, said: “This is just one of a number of offshore wind farm projects in UK waters. Overall, we are set to achieve a massive increase in the amount of clean […]

  • Germany: Windreich Insolvency Goes into Regulated Procedure

    26 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The management of Windreich GmbH has withdrawn the application for insolvency in self-administration on 22 November 2013. The local court in Esslingen then placed the provisional insolvency in the control system and provisional administrator Holger Blümle, from the law firm Schultze & Braun, as liquidator. Werner Heer will continue as managing director of Windreich GmbH. […]

  • UK’s Energy Minister to Open Wave & Tidal 2014

    22 November 2013
    Authorities

    RenewableUK has announced that The Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change will be giving the keynote address at Wave & Tidal 2014 in Belfast. Gregory was elected Conservative MP in Sussex in June 2001 and served on the House of Commons Environmental Audit select committee between 2001 and […]

  • OrbisEnergy Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    OrbisEnergy, the East of England’s flagship innovation and incubation centre for offshore renewables, is celebrating five years of supporting business and supply chain growth. With some of the world’s biggest wind farms being built off the East of England, there are increasing opportunities for businesses using the specially designed innovation centre. The centre, owned by […]

  • The Netherlands: Damen Unveils Walk to Work Vessel

    17 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Damen Shipyards has unveiled a completely new Wind Farm Service Vessel (WSV) to support and accommodate turbine maintenance crews at sea and allow them to ‘Walk-to-Work’. After industry-wide consultation, the vessel has been designed from first principles to provide on-site work facilities and accommodation for 45 maintenance personnel plus 15 crew for voyages of up […]

  • VIDEO: Switch Presents 8.6 MW Generator

    14 November 2013

    The Switch recently announced their new PMG8600-400, a medium-speed permanent magnet generator with a power rating of 8.6 MW. The generator features outstanding drive train availability and system efficiency, as well as high reliability. Their 8.6 MW permanent magnet generator (PMG) for offshore use successfully passed initial no-load testing earlier this month. Check out this […]

  • Offshore WIND Team Attending RenewableUK 2013

    5 November 2013

    The Offshore WIND team will be at the RenewableUK 2013 annual conference and exhibition taking place from 5th to 7th November in Birmingham. Widely recognised as the key renewables event in the UK, RenewableUK 2013 is taking place for the 35th time this year and it will be attended by over 5,000 delegates, 250 exhibitors […]