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  • The Netherlands: Vroon Takes Delivery of MPI Cardenio

    2 April 2012

    Vroon has today, Monday 2 April 2012, taken delivery of MPI Cardenio. MPI Cardenio is a windfarm-service vessel, built at the South Boats Medina Shipyard on the Isle of Wight. She is the seventh addition to the MPI Workboats fleet and will commence operations immediately for Staoil in the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm. The wind […]

  • Wind Turbines Sale Decreases in UK, Germany

    17 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first half of the year sales of wind turbines decreased, despite the ambitions of Germany and the UK. This makes obvious the struggle which the offshore wind sector and its financial supporters are facing in reaching the respective countries´ goals. As the financial crisis has spread throughout Europe, banks minimized the loans and […]

  • The Netherlands: Braveheart Shipping Signs First ‘Guardian’ Contract

    11 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    On 22 June 2012, Braveheart Shipping baptized its Javelin 22.22 “Guardian”. Guardian is the first Javelin built and developed by Javelin International by order of Braveheart Shipping. With this ship, especially being used for survey activities, Braveheart is further expanding its fleet and consequently extending its working area to Sea Area A3. The ship is […]

  • UK: SRC Joins NOF Energy

    6 July 2012

    Steel River Consultants (SRC) has now joined NOF Energy, the business development and support organisation working on behalf of companies within the oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors. Graham Tyerman, Managing Director at Steel River Consultants said: “Joining NOF made absolute sense to us from a business development perspective and we’re looking forward to […]

  • Germany: Energy Change Cannot Be Stopped, Says Windreich

    5 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    Windreich AG welcomes the agreement of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of the Environment for a binding time schedule for connecting the offshore wind parks to the German electricity network. Also, the agreement reached on Tuesday on the part of the Ministers responsible with respect to proceeding in matters of liability is valued […]

  • UK: Hutton’s Merges to Advance Offshore Supply Chain

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hutton’s, the UK’s leading ship supplier, is to merge with Harbour Chandlery Marine Services (HCMS) and in that way advance its offshore industry supply chain. Harbour Chandlery Marine Services is a Norfolk-based specialist supplier of commercial services to the offshore industry. The company will not to be renamed, however, it will be known as a […]

  • UK: Seawork Innovation Awards Winners

    23 May 2012

    The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Trophy was awarded at the Seawork Innovation Awards last night to Index Marine (stand SB120) for its Odeo Flare. The flare uses laser technology to achieve the same visibility as a red pyrotechnic hand flare without the dangers of heat, flames or explosives.  Category winners were: Vessel Design & Construction: […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Releases Q2 Results

    23 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (“the Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012, a fiscal period in which the Company continued to explore ways to forward the NaiKun Wind Project while controlling its costs. A substantial restructuring was undertaken in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 […]

  • USA: SeaPlan and COMPASS Host Discussion for Coastal Resource Management

    22 May 2012

    SeaPlan and COMPASS hosted a presentation and discussion, led by scientists, resource managers, and ocean users who explored some of the latest developments in tradeoff analysis for coastal resource management. After introducing a science-based approach used in a just-completed pilot study off Massachusetts, the discussion considered how an ecosystem services approach can help managers and […]

  • UK: Consense to Present at All-Energy 2012

    21 May 2012

    Ipswich based Consense, the UK’s leading provider of online community and stakeholder engagement services, has been invited to present at next week’s prestigious All Energy Exhibition and Conference. The event, which takes place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 23rd – 24th May, aims to showcase the latest renewable and sustainable energy technologies, whilst also […]

  • China: Xie Changjun Meets Asia Pacific CEO of SIEMENS

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    On May 14, President of China Longyuan Power Xie Changjun met Asia Pacific CEO of SIEMENS Wind Power Company Kay Weber, party committee secretary of Shanghai Electric Wind-power Equipment Co., Ltd. Fan Xiaohong and his colleagues. Xie Changjun first showed welcome to Mr. Weber and his colleagues and reviewed the pleasant cooperation process of China […]

  • First Minister Salmond Visits Norway

    14 May 2012
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond will begin a two day visit to Norway tomorrow (Monday) by addressing an international green energy conference in Bergen. As well as renewables, his visit will also focus on economic opportunities and job creation in the oil and gas and aquaculture industries. The visit comes against the background of Norway’s increasing […]

  • UK: Scotland to Get Turbine Parts Foundry

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

      As the Herald Scotland reports, Scotland could become a worldwide exporter of offshore wind turbines. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) are ready to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to develop a foundry proposed by the RGR Foundry. The plant would produce the cast-metal parts for nacelles by using cutting-edge […]

  • Ireland: 20m WFSV Nears Completion at Arklow

    4 May 2012

      Ireland-based boat building company, Arklow Marine Services, has almost completed the second 20 metre wind farm service vessel and fit out has commenced, with carpenters, electricians and insulators now on board. Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for July, 2012. Recently, the company has built its first-ever 20-metre Wind Farm Service Vessel “Gardian 8″ […]

  • Two German Companies Operate ‘Rendsburg Port’

    4 May 2012

    Brunsbüttel Ports GmbH has extended their port activities by operating the new port at Rendsburg together with AHLMANN-ZERSSEN GMBH + CO KG. As of 01st February 2012 the two Northern German Companies operate the new heavy duty port at the Kiel-Canal as RENDSBURG PORT GmbH. The operation contract runs for 15 years and includes the […]

  • Germany: TÜV SÜD Increases Revenue and Income

    3 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    In 2011 TÜV SÜD set new records for revenue, income and headcount. Last year the international service corporation increased its revenue to almost EUR 1.7 billion (2010: EUR 1.55 billion); compared to the prior year, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose by 12 per cent to around EUR 160 million (2010: EUR 143 million). […]

  • China: Golwind Working on 10 MW Wind Turbine

    1 May 2012

    Beijing-based wind power company Goldwind announced in its 2011 annual report that it is undertaking activities on development of a 10MW turbine, aside to considerable number of other wind turbines, Wind Power Monthly informed. According to the Monthly, the company is also testing a medium-speed model fitted with a locally made gearbox, a system described […]

  • China: Ming Yang Profit Down 8,7 pct

    30 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.  Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights: Total wind turbine generators (“WTGs”) commissioned amounted to an equivalent wind power project output […]

  • Vestavind Plans Wind Farm Offshore Harøya, Norway

    30 March 2012

    As reported by China daily, it appears that Norway is about to get its first full-scale offshore wind power plant, Havsul I. In September 2009 the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy granted a licence to Vestavind Offshore, to carry out the project which is expected to bring electricity to around 50,000 households. Havsul I is […]

  • MMT to Survey UK-Norway HVDC Cable Route

    30 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Statnett and National Grid are jointly developing a project to construct a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between Norway and Great Britain. MMT will be performing the route survey for this project between Hylen, Norway and Blyth, UK. The survey will be performed April – August 2012. The length of the cable route […]

  • Norway: Wind Farm Developers Use Virtual Wind Measurement

    29 March 2012

    Since early 2003, StormGeo has been running nested, limited area numerical weather prediction (NWP) models to gain real-time weather prediction and for studying historical periods. The company have extensive practice in using weather models to produce high-horizontal resolution hindcasts; historical weather forecasts, ranging from 1 to 10 km and having entire hourly time series – […]

  • UK: Seacat Services Contracts Its Two Multi-Purpose WFSVs

    22 March 2012

    Seacat Services, the Isle of Wight based wind farm support vessel operator, announced the signing of operational contracts for it’s two 19m (21m LOA) DNV class multi-purpose windfarm support vessels, ‘Seacat Endeavour’ and ‘Seacat Reliance’. The vessels will commence operations as a pair on DONG Energy’s Anholt windfarm, Denmark, in July 2012 for cable manufacturer […]

  • UK: Galileo Hires Senior Originator for London Office

    16 March 2012

    Galileo, a pioneer and global leader in selling customized weather protection has added Ralph Renner, an energy market veteran, to its team. Renner, who will be based in Galileo’s London office, joins from Macquarie Bank where he was Head of European Power Trading. Renner held similar roles in the past at Dresdner Kleinwort and Accord […]

  • The Netherlands: Eneco’s Financial Results Up

    15 March 2012

    Jeroen de Haas, chairman of the Board of Management: “We are proud of this result. It was achieved in a year in which great uncertainty affected economic activities and the confidence of businesses and consumers. In that context, it is satisfying to note that Eneco is able to realise further growth with its sustainability strategy. […]

  • USA: Anti-Wind Group Fined with USD 22,500

    14 March 2012

    The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance has fined the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound with$22,500 for improperly engaging in and failing to properly report ‘electioneering activities’. In 2010, the anti-wind farm group emitted radio ads before gubernatorial election that advocated against Cape Wind proposal. The ad stated that if Gov. Deval Patrick had […]

  • Norway: Kvaerner Opens New Office in Trondheim

    8 March 2012

    Kvaerner establishes an engineering office in Trondheim. The establishment will increase Kvaerner’s capacity and competence to meet the future activities, and it is part of the company’s jacket strategy in the oil and gas industry. Being close to the technology and research communities in the city as well as the yard in Verdal, make Trondheim […]