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  • MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Established

    1 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following the approval from all relevant authorities, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been formally established as of 1 April 2014. The joint venture is responsible for the design, further development, procurement, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and service related to the V164-8.0 MW turbine as well as all marketing, sales and after-sales service related to offshore wind. […]

  • UK Presents 2014 Energy Statistics

    31 July 2014

    The Department of Energy and Climate Change today releases 4 key publications: the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2014, UK Energy in Brief, Energy Flow Chart, and Energy Consumption in the United Kingdom (web only) providing detailed analysis of production, transformation and consumption of energy in 2013. Key points Primary energy production fell by 6.3 per cent, […]

  • SI Ocean Publishes Tidal and Wave Strategy for Europe

    31 July 2014

    Funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme, the SI Ocean project’s Market Deployment Strategy makes several high-level recommendations for commercialising the emerging wave and tidal energy sectors. In their report they present the key barriers to market deployment for wave and tidal energy technologies, focusing on the major risk areas of finance; technology development; consents […]

  • Vattenfall Installs Its 1000th Wind Turbine

    29 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall installed its 1000th wind turbine last week at DanTysk offshore wind farm situated west of the island of Sylt. The Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbine was installed at the location DT19, within the 70 square kilometres area covered by the wind farm. Vattenfall currently operates 944 wind turbines in five countries from its surveillance […]

  • Offshore Wind Growth Continues in Germany

    21 July 2014

    Deutscher WindGuard has published the latest edition of its biannual statistics on offshore wind power for the first half of 2014 on behalf of German engineering association VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). 30 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 108 megawatts were connected to the grid in the first […]

  • Imtech Designs HVAC System for HelWin Beta

    17 July 2014

    Last week, HelWin bèta platform reached its final destination in the German North Sea, where the platform will supply more than half a million households with sustainable energy. Imtech Marine is responsible for the design, construction and commissioning of the HVAC system, being the heating, ventilation and especially the cooling of all high-quality equipment on […]

  • MRV Alba na Mara Conducting Survey in Scotland

    16 July 2014
    Environment

    MRV Alba na Mara is undertaking a renewable energy survey off the north and east coast of Scotland. The survey work involves the deployment of the TV drop frame and, where practical, the deployment of a day grab.  Some additional bathymetric survey work and trawling may also be undertaken depending on the weather conditions. The […]

  • Lobbying for Free Wind Farm Passage in Netherlands

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    In an effort to adjust the current wind farm regulations regarding the navigation of small vessels, a meeting took place in early July at Rijkswaterstaat with all stakeholders. Among others, the stakeholders included energy companies and representatives of various user groups. Conditions under which free passage would be possible in the future have not been […]

  • Ballast Nedam Works on Prevention of Further Mishaps

    15 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the investigation into the accident that happened on Saturday night (July 6) at the Butendiek offshore wind farm, Ballast Nedam said that it has implemented mitigation measures to prevent such unfortunate events from happening again. The company informed that a safety alert will follow at the beginning of August. Ballast Nedam said that the […]

  • RYA Objects to Tidal Energy Development

    10 July 2014

    The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, has announced that it has agreed seabed rights for six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones and five new wave and tidal current sites around the UK. Of the 11 zones and sites announced the RYA is particularly concerned with plans to place a further tidal […]

  • Statoil Signs Hywind Deal with Aibel

    9 July 2014
    Technology

    Statoil has awarded Aibel the contract for FEED and EMA (Engineering & Management Assistance) of substructures for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park offshore wind farm. The contract has an estimated value of approximately EUR 4.7 million. “This is an important new step in our commitment to renewable energy. This past year we’ve worked hard to […]

  • ABPmer Conducts Environmental Appraisal for Crown Estate

    9 July 2014
    Environment

    ABPmer welcomed recent announcement made by The Crown Estate to award seabed rights for six new wave and tidal demonstration zones and five new wave and tidal current sites.  As a manager of the UK seabed, The Crown Estate grants rights to organisations to operate on the seabed. However, any projects must go through the […]

  • Blue Water Hosts French Delegation

    8 July 2014

    On 1 July Marianne Girardin and Mogens Nielsen from Blue Water France was a host for the French delegation of some 25 companies lead by EDF EN, WPD, and DONG Energy in the Blue Water headquarter in Esbjerg. The purpose of the visit was to show the clients how Blue Water handle large and complex […]

  • Comer Industries to Take Part in WindEnergy Hamburg

    7 July 2014

    Comer Industries will be participating at WindEnergy Hamburg, the international trade expo for global onshore and offshore manufacturers in the wind sector, to be staged at the Hamburg Messe exhibition centre in Hamburg, Germany, September 23 – 26, 2014 (Hall B6, Stand 339). With sound technical skills and a proven track record of installations on […]

  • Boulder Wind Power Expands Its Portfolio

    28 March 2014

    Boulder Wind Power (BWP), a developer of advanced permanent magnet generators and full power converter technology for utility-scale wind turbines, announced an expansion of its product portfolio for onshore and offshore applications. Originally focused on developing and testing the core technology in direct drive applications, BWP now offers solutions for geared turbines while expanding its […]

  • David Cameron Visits ABP’s Port of Hull

    28 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Ed Davey visited Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull to welcome the announcement that Siemens will invest £160 million in wind turbine production and installation facilities on a 54ha site at Alexandra Dock. It was also announced that the energy firm […]

  • Ofgem Asks for Energy Market Investigation

    27 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem, the UK energy watchdog, today acted to remove uncertainty from the energy market by proposing a market investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). A market investigation will once and for all clear the air and allow the CMA to ensure that there are no further barriers to effective competition. An investigation would […]

  • Carnegie to Raise Funds for CETO 6 Project

    25 March 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE), has announced a capital raising via a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) to raise up to $6 million for the CETO 6 project. The SPP will allow all eligible Carnegie shareholders to purchase between $1,500 and $15,000 worth of shares in Carnegie at 5.0 cents per share. The […]

  • Maryland to Spur Early Offshore Wind Investments with USD 700,000

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is set to launch an innovative program aimed at supporting state-of-the-art and pioneering business development in the state of Maryland. The Market Entry Assistance Grant Program is the first initiative to originate from the Offshore Wind Business Development Fund, and is designed to help Maryland businesses become integral participants in […]

  • Celtic Array Launches Consultations for Rhiannon OWF

    21 March 2014

    Celtic Array has yesterday launched the second round of consultation for the proposed Rhiannon offshore wind farm. With an estimated capacity of up to 2.2 GW, the Rhiannon wind farm would be located some 19km off the coast of Anglesey and would be capable of producing enough energy to serve the needs of around 1.5 […]

  • SPSL Presents Its Expertise at Offshore Renewables Investment Event

    20 March 2014

    Lowestoft-based business Scour Prevention Systems Ltd (SPSL) was shortlisted as one of eight companies to present in Ultralight Startups Online Investor Challenge, where they presented their innovative Scour Prevention Mats to a panel of investors from around the world. Supported by the Shell Game Changer Programme, this high profile event featured eight early-stage energy and […]

  • DeepOcean Wins Prysmian’s Trenching Contract

    18 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Prysmian Group has awarded trenching services contract for the Western HVDC Link project to DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV. DeepOcean’s scope of work includes pre-lay survey, pre-lay grapnel run, post-trench survey and trenching of over 560km of HVDC cable in water depths up to 165m.The company will utilize its PCP2 power […]

  • Cape Wind Wins in Court Again

    17 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    United States District Judge Reggie B. Walton last week issued rulings against Cape Wind’s opponents in their four lawsuits that had challenged the project’s permitting approval by the U.S. Department of Interior. In his rulings, Judge Walton upheld the Department of the Interior’s review and approval of Cape Wind, a thorough and comprehensive permitting process […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Catapult’s Report

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Commenting on today’s report by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, which shows that the UK economy could gain £6.7billion per year and create 150,000 jobs by 2020 in offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, RenewableUK’s Director of External Affairs, Jennifer Webber, said: “This new report makes a cast-iron case for maximum political support and investment […]

  • DEME Scores Record Turnover in 2013

    3 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    DEME Group released its 2013 results on February 28, highlighting that the company reached a record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion, an increase of 32% compared to the previous year. EBITDA increased by 25% to EUR 437.8 million, and net profit amounted to EUR 109.1 million, an increase of 22% compared to 2012. The order […]

  • Aquamarine Power: Ocean Energy on European Horizon

    8 October 2014
    Technology

    At the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Paris last week the atmosphere was quite upbeat. Of course, the major challenge in the industry remains – principally funding technology development. The good news is that Europe is taking ocean energy seriously. It will not be on the same stage as funding for the nuclear industry or […]