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  • Ireland: Administrative Expenses Triple at Wavebob

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Wavebob, a leader in the design and development of environmentally sustainable wave energy conversion systems, said that its administrative expenses have tripled to € 1.8 m last year. Last year, the company received a € 1.3 m government grant. After receiving the grant no costs were capitalised which lead to increased administration costs, Independent.ie news […]

  • UK: Ecotricity to Deploy Searaser by Autumn

    15 June 2012

    Stroud based green energy company, Ecotricity, is planning to generate power from sea waves. Founder Dale Vince said to Utility Week that the company is on track to deploy the Searaser prototype by autumn. Searaser pumps seawater using a vertical piston between two buoys – one on the surface of the water – the other […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 22– 27, 2013

    28 July 2013

    Germany: Seajacks Installs First Turbines at Meerwind Wind Farm Seajacks installation vessels Leviathan and Zaratan departed from the port of Esbjerg during the 16th and 17th July 2013, to begin installing the first batch of 80 Siemens 3.6MW offshore turbines at Meerwind Offshore Wind Park. Sweden: Vattenfall Splits into Two Units Vattenfall splits up its […]

  • URI, DEM Biologists Track Duck Movement (USA)

    22 February 2012
    Environment

    Biologists from the University of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and other agencies have implanted satellite transmitters in sea ducks to learn about the birds’ daily movements and identify important wintering locations. The baseline data the scientists collect will be used when government officials and offshore wind farm developers make decisions […]

  • NGenTec to Present at CleanEquity Monaco 2011

    14 February 2011

    NGenTec will present at CleanEquity Monaco 2011; the conference is on March 3rd & 4th at the Sporting d’Hiver, Monaco. NGenTec was included, by expert selection, as one of the world’s most inspiring cleantech companies, to present to industry-specific, senior financial and strategic investors, policy makers, legislators, end users and media. NGenTec is a spin-out […]

  • SECWC: Buffer for Kitty Hawk Unnecessarily Large

    13 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition (SECWC) commends BOEM’s efforts to move the offshore wind industry forward in the Southeast, as the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released an Announcement of Area Identification for North Carolina yesterday, defining three Wind Energy Areas (WEA) totaling 307,590 acres.  The WEAs announced were refined […]

  • GICON ®-SOF Patent Now Available in U.S.

    4 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    On January 7, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for the GICON ®-SOF (Floating Offshore Foundation). Thus, the GICON ®-SOF ensured patent protection as an invention in the United States as well. The patent grant certificate entitled “Floating foundation supporting framework with buoyancy components, having an open-relief design” will actively protect […]

  • Greencoat UK Wind Appoints New Director

    14 June 2013

    Further to statements made in the Company’s recent prospectus on the intention of the Company to appoint a fourth Director to the Board, the Board of Directors announced the appointment of Kevin McCullough as a director of the Company effective from 1 July 2013.  Tim Ingram, Chairman said:  “I am delighted to welcome Kevin to […]

  • UK: BMT Cordah Appoints New Managing Director

    29 February 2012

    Aberdeen based, BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, has announced the appointment of Norman Di Perno as its Managing Director. Dr David Sell, who has been the company’s Managing Director for the past four and a half years, will take up the role of […]

  • WindMade Consumer Label to Inspire COP17 (South Africa)

    1 December 2011

    WindMade™ is the first independent consumer label successfully developed by a corporation and is also the first consumer label to be officially endorsed by the UN Global Compact. With leading global brands such as Motorola Mobility, Deutsche Bank, Becton Dickinson and Bloomberg now committing to wind energy – the spotlight is back on governments and […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2014

    5 October 2014

    Alstom Taking Big Offshore Wind Steps (Interview Part 1) At the WindEnergy event held last week in Hamburg, Offshore WIND spoke to Markus Rieck, General Manager of ALSTOM Renewable Germany GmbH. The company proves its position as one of the biggest renewable energy players with its latest technology development and expansion of its offshore wind […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 8 – 14, 2014

    14 September 2014

    Technip to Close Offshore Wind Business, 190 People to Lose Jobs Technip has decided to shut down its offshore wind division based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, after all undergoing projects are completed. Safety Alert Issued on Butendiek OWF Accident A serious accident occurred in the night of Sunday 6 July 2014 at the German offshore wind […]

  • Top News of the Week July 28 – August 3, 2014

    3 August 2014

    Photo of the Day: Aeolus Stretching Its Legs Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Van Oord’s first transport and installation vessel for the construction of offshore wind farms, Aeolus, jacked up. Siemens to Supply 48 Turbines for Dutch Wind Farm Siemens Energy has received an order for the Netherlands’ largest near shore wind farm. Designed […]

  • Top News of the Week Jan 5 -11, 2015

    11 January 2015

    MPI Acquires RWE’s Victoria Mathias WTIV  MPI Offshore has acquired wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Victoria Mathias, from RWE Innogy. Suzlon in Talks over Its German Subsidiary Indian wind energy manufacturer, Suzlon, is in talks over the sale of its German subsidiary Senvion. V164-8.0 MW Scoops Best Offshore Wind Turbine Award MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s […]

  • Top News of the Week Dec 1 – 7, 2014

    7 December 2014

    Siemens Erects 6MW Offshore Turbine on Land Siemens has installed two of its SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines at an onshore site in Wehlens near Wilhelmshaven. Van Oord Acquires Ballast Nedam Offshore Activities Van Oord has reached agreement on the acquisition of the activities of Ballast Nedam Offshore. The acquisition consists of the assets of Ballast […]

  • Pontis Engineering: How to Score in Brazil?

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Brazil is hot. Right now the whole world is glued to the television because of the World Cup. But also business wise all eyes are on the home of samba.  The Dutch government is exploring possibilities of collaboration between The Netherlands and Brazil in the field of on- and offshore wind energy. Brazil has one […]

  • Living the Green Dream

    21 January 2011

    As the push for renewable energy takes on the dimensions of a new industrial revolution, SHANE HULGRAINE investigates where the pitfalls… (siliconrepublic) [mappress] Source: siliconrepublic, January 21, 2011

  • Bladt to Showcase Its Wind Energy Achievements at EWEA 2014

    7 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bladt Industries has announced its participation in the EWEA conference and exhibition taking place from the 10th to the 13th of March 2014 in Barcelona. The company is deeply involved in the offshore wind energy development in Europe, but not only there. Bladt’s latest big achievement is the recently signed contract with the developers of […]

  • Vestas to Provide 15 Offshore Wind Turbines for Kentish Flats Extension

    19 December 2013
    Technology

    Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 15 V112-3.3 MW offshore turbines for the extension of the Kentish Flats wind farm off the coast of the UK.  Vattenfall has contracted Vestas for the supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 5-year service and maintenance agreement (AOM 5000). Delivery […]

  • Twenty Foundations Installed at Westermost Rough OWF

    21 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Twenty foundations have been installed so far at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm, and the installation vessel Innovation is on its way back to the site with the fifth foundation batch loaded. The construction work is carried out according to schedule and with a very good performance, despite harsh weather conditions over the last […]

  • New Investment in Global Clean Energy Sector Rises by 14 Pct

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Clean Energy Pipeline has released its preliminary analysis of venture capital, private equity, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and public markets activity during 1Q14 in the clean energy sector. New investment in the global clean energy sector totalled $61.0 billion in 1Q14, representing a 14% increase on the $53.4 billion invested in the corresponding period […]

  • KOTUG Transports HelWin Beta Topside to Schiedam

    24 June 2014

    KOTUG has successfully transported the HelWin beta topside from Zwijndrecht to Schiedam. HelWin beta is a 10,200-ton converter platform, which was build for German grid operator Tennet at the Heerema Fabrication yard in Zwijndrecht. On the river Oude Maas, vessels RT Magic and RT Adriaan (both 75+ tonnes Bollard pull) started the towage at 08:00am. As the platform […]

  • Offshore Marine Chartering, New Kid on the Block

    5 August 2014

    Specialising in the Offshore Wind, Marine Construction and Oil & Gas industries, Offshore Marine Chartering Ltd has been established as a service provider to offer expertise and independent vessel chartering services to projects worldwide. The company’s experience spans through vessel operations on offshore windfarms, oil & gas fields, ports and sea defenses to vessel sales, […]

  • Ashtead Technology Invests in New Subsea Equipment

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

    Ashtead Technology, an Aberdeen-based subsea equipment specialist, has ordered nearly £3 million worth of 6G acoustic positioning technology from Sonardyne International Ltd. The equipment ordered includes Compatt 6, GyroCompatt 6, ROVNav 6, Scout and Ranger 2 USBL systems and WSM 6 transponders. Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 and Scout USBL positioning systems are designed for wide-ranging construction […]

  • Take a Peek at MPI Trifaldi, New MPI Offshore’s Workboat

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    MPI Offshore has taken delivery of its new offshore wind farm support vessel (WFSV)  ‒ MPI Trifaldi. MPI Trifaldi is contracted for the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm and will start working there in June, when wind turbine installation is scheduled to kick off. Before being deployed at the Westermost Rough site, alongside MPI Lucinda, […]

  • Coda Octopus Introduces New 3D Sonar for ROVs and AUVs

    1 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Coda Octopus has developed a new sonar for ROV and AUV operations called Dimension. Based on Echoscope 3D imaging technology and software developed by Coda Octopus, Dimension provides real-time 3D imaging for subsea vehicle applications. Designed for deployment on a wide range of subsea vehicles, Dimension is a true real-time 3D sonar that transforms ROV […]