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  • Nautilus to Support Companies in Hull and Grimsby

    24 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Nautilus Associates have been contracted by the Grimsby Institute to provide expert supply chain and business support to companies across North and North East Lincolnshire, Hull, and Yorkshire. The GREAT (Green Renewable Environmental and Associated Technologies) Project is a £5million business advisory service which supports the development of renewables and environmental technology businesses. Developed by […]

  • Areva’s 5MW Turbines to Spin at Wikinger OWF

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    IBERDROLA and Areva have signed a contract for the supply of wind turbines to the Wikinger offshore project. The contract has been valued at approximately €620 million.   The French company will supply 70 M5000-135 5MW wind turbines, worth €550 million. For the first time, IBERDROLA will be installing 5-MW turbines in a wind facility. Under the terms […]

  • Bladt Upends First Gode Wind TPs

    19 December 2014

    The first transition pieces (TPs) for DONG Energy’s Gode Wind offshore wind farm are now lining up at the harbour at Bladt Industries’ facilities in Aalborg. Thirteen of the 97 transition pieces are being upended this week by Bladt’s team. The transition pieces, with a diameter of six meters and a height of approximately 30 […]

  • Germany: Foundation Pouring for M5000-135 Offshore Wind Turbine

    16 April 2013

    With guests from politics and industry, AREVA Wind celebrated the pouring of concrete for the foundation intended for the wind turbine prototype M5000-135. The event took place close to the motorway A27 in Bremerhaven. M5000-135 is the new version of the M5000, which has already proven itself at German first offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus. […]

  • Nordseewerke Struck by Delays in German Offshore Wind Development

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Nordseewerke GmbH, one of German leading manufacturers of wind turbine foundations, has been bought by DSD Steel Group GmbH after filing for bankruptcy last year, due to a slowdown in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s energy shift plan. After Chancellor’s announcement that Germany would begin a massive project to install 25,000 MW of offshore wind power by […]

  • FoundOcean Shortlisted for Scottish Business Awards

    11 April 2013

    FoundOcean, the world’s largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company, has announced that it has been shortlisted for the Growth Strategy of the Year category of the Scottish Business Awards 2013. The awards celebrate excellence in Scottish business and recognise the people and companies that are changing the face of Scotland with the goods, services and […]

  • Denmark: CT Offshore Now Registered as Pre-Qualified Supplier in Connexio

    9 April 2013

    CT Offshore is now registered as a pre-qualified supplier in Connexio, the supplier information system for utilities in Germany, Eastern and Central Europe, for the product/service categories within Cable Handling, Storing & Laying Equipment (3.54.13) and Offshore Equipment (3.54.24). The company provides a full range of offshore services from cable installation to monitoring and maintenance. CT […]

  • Germany: Dong Starts Norddeich Facility Construction

    5 April 2013

    On an area of 30.000 square meters, DONG Energy, the world’s market leader in offshore wind, is building a new location. The harbour in Norddeich will primarily be used for construction supervision and secondary as base for the service and maintenance of the German offshore wind farms. From Norddeich, the crew vessels will sail out […]

  • Malta Is Looking for Energy Solutions Offshore

    1 April 2013

    Malta, the densely populated island in the Mediterranean  sea, is considering generating energy from resources off its coast, reports the Sunday Times. At the annual Sustainable Energy Conference, held last month in Qawra, Malta, there was much interest in Maltese wave and offshore wind potential. Nevertheless, concrete steps have not yet been realized. Last year, […]

  • VIDEO: Reef Subsea’s Q1000 Jet Trencher

    27 March 2013
    Technology

    Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in the North-East of England, with offices in Aberdeen, launched a new and innovative subsea Trench ROV, Q1000 Jet Trencher, in Newcastle upon Tyne on October 4 2012. The Q1000 is a modern free flying ROV jet trencher which can operate in water depths of up to 2000m and […]

  • UK: EEEGR Comments on 2013 Budget

    21 March 2013

    EEEGR has released a comment on the Budget, delivered yesterday by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Parliament. Simon Gray, CEO of EEEGR, comments: “Whilst we welcome the positive moves on taxation benefits for decommissioning there is not a great deal in this for some of our smaller members who desperately need help in the […]

  • VIDEO: SeaVex Subsea Excavation Solutions from Red7Marine

    18 March 2013
    Technology

    Following an extensive review of displacement and relocation of a variety of seabed materials using controlled and mass flow techniques, Red7Marine has responded by developing the new SeaVex range of non-intrusive subsea excavation equipment for Pipeline, Cable & Umbilical Trenching/Deburial, IRM and Decommissioning services. SeaVex subsea equipment meets a wide range of applications utilising the […]

  • The Netherlands: TenneT Posts Positive Results for 2012

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Electricity transporter and high-voltage grid operator TenneT has again made huge efforts in 2012 to strengthen and expand its grids in the Netherlands and Germany. Revenues and profit increased in accordance with this growth. In 2012 TenneT invested EUR 1.6 billion. By doing this TenneT is facilitating the further sustainability of energy supplies and the […]

  • Germany: RWE’s EBITDA Up 10 Pct

    6 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Despite difficult market conditions, RWE AG had a good financial year in 2012. The energy company achieved an EBITDA of EUR 9.3 billion and an operating result of EUR 6.4 billion – both up 10% on the previous year and therefore higher than the outlook published in March 2012. Revenue increased to EUR 53.2 billion. […]

  • UK Commits to Offshore Wind Energy

    1 March 2013

    The UK has committed to bring 15 percent of its total energy from renewables by 2020, and has already constructed 2.67 gigawatts of offshore wind in order to reach this target (a figure included in Europe’s 4.3 gigawatt total). Previous to June 2012, offshore wind investment in the U.K. totalled 1.5 billion pounds, an investment […]

  • Poland: MARE-WINT Initial Training Network Project Launched

    28 February 2013

    A major new research through training project – lead by the Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery of Polish Academy of Sciences – has been launched with the aim of training in the context of doctoral programmes for 14 researchers in multi-disciplinary area of future generation of Offshore Wind Turbines. One of the strategic objectives of […]

  • UK: Strategic Marine Delivers Njord Curlew

    26 February 2013

    Strategic Marine, the leading specialist shipbuilder operating in Singapore and Vietnam, delivered the Njord Curlew, a high-grade crew transfer and service vessel for Njord Offshore, the UK fleet operator specialising in supply services for the growing offshore windfarm sector. Today’s delivery is the third in a series of eight vessels for Njord Offshore, underscoring Strategic’s […]

  • USA: Secretary of Interior to Step Down

    17 January 2013

    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that he will return to his home state of Colorado, having fulfilled his promise to President Obama to serve four years as Secretary. Secretary Salazar has informed President Obama that he intends to leave the Department by the end of March.  “Colorado is and will always be my […]

  • Scotland Confident in Its Renewable Energy Sector

    7 January 2013

    According to the report, entitled ‘Scotland’s place in the Renewable Energy World’, prominent players in the Scottish renewable energy sector feel that the UK is the most likely destination for their investment over the next 3 years, while 84% of respondents said that Scotland is the most attractive UK region for investment. The research indicates […]

  • China’s Offshore Wind Industry Entering Era of Large-Scale Development

    7 January 2013

    China’s offshore wind industry is entering an era of large-scale development, as the country’s wind power development is the most rapid in the world. “Wind power has become the third-largest electric power in China,” said Liu Qi, deputy director general of the National Energy Administration. “There is no electric power to substitute the position of […]

  • UK: Humber LEP to Name CEO

    20 December 2012

    The Humber LEP is to recruit a Chief Executive following the launch of its five-year plan for growth that focuses on realising the potential of the Humber Estuary. The move to recruit a Chief Executive builds on momentum over the last year as the Humber LEP has secured the largest Enterprise Zone in the country, […]

  • Partrac to Exhibit at RenewableUK’s Event

    19 December 2012

    Partrac Ltd are to exhibit and present at next year’s RenewableUK Wave & Tidal 2013 conference and exhibition. The event will take place on 27th – 28th February 2013 at the QEII Conference Centre, London. Dr Kevin Black (Director) will be speaking at the event. His presentation, “Overcoming the Challenges of Measuring Marine Turbulence Using […]

  • Delegations Visit German Offshore Wind Sites

    19 December 2012

    Two international delegations, Representatives from the Iwaki City from the Fukushima prefecture in Japan and Business Representatives of the Norwegian offshore industry, are currently visiting the sites of the German offshore industry. “So many international delegations that we received again show that they take our offshore industry as an example to find solutions for the […]

  • Avanti Attends China Wind Power 2012

    13 December 2012

    More than 400 leading wind power companies from more than 20 countries attended the China Wind Power 2012 Exhibition in Beijing. Avanti Wind Systems was among the exhibitors, and the Avanti team led by CEO Erik Laursen introduced the visitors to Avanti’s Service Lift, Ladder systems with Climb Assistance, Fall Arrest system and other safety […]

  • VIDEO: Marylanders Gathered to Support Offshore Wind

    11 February 2013
    Authorities, Ports & Logistics

    A poll released on January 17 shows that 72% of Marylanders support investing in the development of offshore wind power. Also, Governor Martin O’Malley introduced a bill last month, which will create a framework that will support the development of a 200 MW offshore wind project and establish a regulatory framework that will allow additional […]

  • Germany: Friesland Kabel Inks SylWin Alpha Contract

    11 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Friesland Kabel GmbH, the specialist for marine and offshore connections in Norderstedt near Hamburg, takes over the complete delivery, including logistics for the wiring of the new offshore converter platform “SylWin Alpha”, which for the moment is manufactured by Nordic Yards in Warnemünde. Several hundred kilometers of cable must be installed for safe operation of […]