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  • MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Could Build Factory in Hull?

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Hull could become a hub for offshore wind manufacturing facilities, judging on the claims that the newly formed company between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Vestas could build its wind turbine factory in the city.  It has been just a little over a month since Siemens decided to invest a large amount of money in […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES: Global Offshore Wind Installed Capacity Nearing 7GW

    28 April 2014
    R&D

    In the new “Wind Energy Report Germany 2013” Fraunhofer IWES researchers confirm that offshore wind energy is increasing worldwide. While the UK is leading with 50% offshore market share, more than 2 GW are under construction in Germany. Japan enters the offshore market with prototypes of floating turbines. The offshore wind energy sector has been […]

  • Mammoet Uses World’s Biggest Crawler Crane to Install Legs on Aeolus

    28 April 2014
    Technology

    Mammoet, specialized in Engineered Heavy Lifting and Transport, is currently employing its Liebherr LR13000, the biggest crawler crane in the world, to install four platform legs on Van Oord’s newest wind turbine installation vessel, the Aeolus. In 12 days the giant crane has been assembled at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany. The first of the […]

  • East of England’s Major Role in Energy Sector Highlighted in EEEGR’s Guide

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Some of the East of England’s leading fabricators in the energy sector will receive a major boost for the future in a new regional directory featuring their skills and specialties. The guide was drawn up by EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change over the course of […]

  • Sure Wind Receives Second Damen Twin Axe FCS (UK)

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    British company Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier – the Sure Swift – in a little over a month after the first joined the company’s fleet. Established in 2009, Sure Wind is a specialist in the German offshore wind market and now has 10 dedicated […]

  • VIDEO: Iberdrola Presents WODS Offshore Wind Farm

    25 February 2014

    Via its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola and Danish firm Dong have connected the first wind turbines at the West Of Duddon Sands (WODS) offshore wind farm in the UK to the British national grid. These are the first four offshore turbines to be connected to the grid by IBERDROLA and the first offshore turbines […]

  • A2SEA Sells SEA ENERGY Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    A2SEA has sold its offshore wind installation vessel SEA ENERGY.  In the future, the vessel will be engaged in maintenance of oil installations in the Gulf of Guinea, Africa for the company O. I. S. International Ltd. SEA ENERGY has been a part of the A2SEA fleet since 2002 and has installed turbines on Horns […]

  • Vestas Calls EU Heads of State to Support Parliament’s Proposals

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vestas CEO Anders Runevad and CEOs from Acciona Energia, Alstom, Enercon, ERG Renew, and RES welcomed the EU Commission’s commitment to a post-2020 climate and energy policy at a “2030 EuropeBusiness” event in Brussels, though noted the proposal should have been more ambitious. The six companies are part of a coalition of 91 companies and […]

  • Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Selects Lowestoft for O&M Base

    31 January 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Galloper Offshore Wind Farm Limited can confirm the signing of an agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to locate its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base at Lowestoft. The port is already home to the O&M base for Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm and will now become home of the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm O&M team […]

  • UK, Scotland Energy Authorities Work on Connecting Scottish Islands to Mainland

    27 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey have jointly chaired a meeting of the Scottish Island Renewables Delivery Forum. Key decision makers met yesterday to agree a timetable for practical action to connect Scotland’s islands to the mainland transmission grid and unlock their huge potential to generate clean energy.   Mr Ewing […]

  • DECC Seeks Contractor to Work on UK’s Renewable Energy Statistics

    27 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out the provision of UK renewable energy statistics. As part of the UK Government’s commitment to further development of renewable energy, DECC needs to continue to collect and provide for policy development/monitoring and publication a complete set of statistics relating […]

  • WWF: Discussing Next EU Commission President Could Overshadow Energy Debate

    26 June 2014
    Authorities

    Tomorrow, June 27, EU Heads of State and Government will meet in Brussels to debate on two burning issues: the EU’s energy dependence on Russia and an EU climate and energy framework for 2030 to be agreed in October. WWF stated that it fears that the discussion on who becomes the next president of the […]

  • RenewableUK Publishes Manifesto ahead of UK’s 2015 General Election

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK, the trade body for the wind and marine energy industries, has issued its Manifesto ahead of the 2015 General Election in United Kingdom. The document, which lays out its policy asks from the next Government, was launched at the association’s annual Parliamentary Reception in Westminster on 25th June. The manifesto outlines the contribution that wind, […]

  • Nova Scotia’s Energy Minister Pays a Visit to Northern Ireland’s Tidal Turbine

    25 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Minister of Communications, Andrew Younger today visited Siemens’ SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.  Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is pushing ahead with even more ambitious innovation in Canada with the SeaGen-F floating turbine, which forms a backdrop to today’s visit. Minister Younger climbed aboard SeaGen […]

  • GIB Fund to Boost UK Offshore Wind, Says RenewableUK

    24 June 2014

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement by the Green Investment Bank (GIB) that it plans to raise £1 billion for a fund to invest in offshore wind projects will help to boost the sector’s rapid growth. The bank has already invested in 5 large offshore wind farms since its inception in 2012, such as London Array, currently […]

  • Photo of the Day: Turbine Installation at West of Duddon Sands OWF

    23 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: SEA INSTALLER working on wind turbine installation at West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. A2SEA’s jack-up vessel SEA INSTALLER completed the installation of 108 wind turbines at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm at the beginning of this month. Commissioning work is now well underway and is expected to be […]

  • PNE Showcases Its Offshore Portfolio at Windforce 2014

    20 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer PNE WIND AG presented its expertise and perspective in the development of offshore wind farms at the “Windforce 2014”, an international tradeshow held in Bremen. Of special interest to the visitors were the future projects of PNE WIND AG. Having already received permits for four North Sea offshore wind farms […]

  • DNV GL Helps Marine Transfer Forum Improve Incident Reporting

    19 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Transferring personnel to offshore installations using crew boats and crane-lifted carriers is a common operation around the world, however, practices, levels of training, standards and the equipment used vary greatly.  Risk assessments currently use outdated statistics, and there is no central system for recording levels of activity and incidents. In order to improve safety performance […]

  • VIDEO: Industry Experts Talk about Moray OWF Opportunities

    19 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise organised a series of workshops in May on behalf of Moray Offshore Wind Limited, a partnership between EDPR and Repsol.  Those attending the event could hear about the contracting strategy and meet key suppliers for the MORL’s offshore wind project. The workshops featured: A comprehensive overview from EDP […]

  • EWEA Welcomes EP’s Vote for 2030 Renewable Energy Target (Belgium)

    21 May 2013
    Authorities

    Stephane Bourgeois, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), has commented on the MEPs’ adoption today in plenary of the Reul report, which calls on the European Commission to propose a mandatory renewable energy target for 2030. “By supporting a binding renewable energy target for 2030, the European Parliament has renewed […]

  • Offshore Substation Installed at West of Duddon Sands OWF, UK

    21 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a 50/50 joint venture between DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables, is officially underway following the successful installation of the project’s offshore substation on site in the east Irish Sea. The entire project will consist of 108 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of […]

  • VIDEO: Load Out of DolWin Alpha Converter Platform

    20 May 2013
    Grid Connection

    The load out of DolWin alpha marks the start of a journey that the platform will make to its final offshore destination, the DolWin area in German North Sea. This operation was performed at the Heerema’s Zwijndrecht fabrication yard at the Drechthaven. The following is a video of the load out of DolWin alpha: [mappress] […]

  • French, German Ministers Call for 2030 Renewable Energy Target

    20 May 2013
    Authorities

    Writing in France’s prestigious centre-left daily newspaper Le Monde, Peter Altmaier, the German environment minister, and Delphine Batho, his French counterpart, underlined the need for a 2030 renewable energy target and highlighed the importance of renewables in transforming the European economy, improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “We want to make the energy […]

  • UK: First Wind Turbine at Gwynt y Môr OWF

    17 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    THE FIRST of 160 wind turbines has been installed at the flagship North Wales Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, the largest renewables project under construction by RWE npower renewables. It marks a major milestone in the construction of the €2billion windfarm which, once fully operational, will be capable of generating enough energy from the […]

  • UK: Repsol Wraps Up SeaEnergy Offshore Wind Unit Transaction

    16 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 29 June 2012, the Company announced that, pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) dated 4 June 2011 between the Company and Repsol Nuevas Energias S.A. (“Repsol”), Repsol had intimated a warranty claim amounting to £849,000, and that Repsol had withheld that amount from the retention payment due to the Company on 28 […]

  • UK: SgurrEnergy to Advise on Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project

    14 May 2013

    SgurrEnergy has been elected as strategic advisor to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project, the world’s first, purpose built tidal lagoon power plant. SgurrEnergy has been appointed by developer, Tidal Lagoon Power Limited (TLP), to provide technical support and advice to the proposed £650 million lagoon power plant, to be based in Wales. The Glasgow-based […]