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  • Offshore Renewable Energy to Be Discussed in Florida

    23 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    After growing interest in renewable energy development offshore Florida, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in coordination with the State of Florida, is organizing the first Florida Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting on December 11, 2014.  The purpose of this Task Force is to facilitate coordination among Federal, State, local and tribal government […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power Goes into Administration

    23 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The directors of Pelamis Wave Power have announced that they have been unable to secure the additional funding required for further development of the Company’s market leading wave energy technology. As a result of this, the board has moved to appoint an administrator to assess the options for securing the future for the business and employees […]

  • First Flight Wind Lists Offshore Wind Courses

    20 November 2014
    Training & Education

    Belfast Metropolitan College and B9 Energy have collaborated to deliver the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Wind Turbine Operation and Maintenance.  In addition, First Flight Wind has published a list of courses leading to careers in offshore wind on its website. It is not an exhaustive list, but gives a sense of the […]

  • Climate Change Investment Plunges Second Year in a Row

    20 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Global investment in activities that reduce the threat of climate change fell for the second year in a row from USD 359 billion in 2012 to USD 331 billion in 2013. Climate Policy Initiative’s Global Landscape of Climate Finance shows that while public sources and intermediaries contributed USD 137 billion, a figure largely unchanged from […]

  • 4POWER Offshore Wind Conclusions Delivered to EU Officials

    20 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    At the closing conference of the EU project 4POWER on November 18 in Groningen, representatives of the EU and its individual regions exchanged their experiences and views on the best practice models in the development of offshore wind energy. In the past few years, the 4POWER project promoted sharing knowledge between different regions that are […]

  • French Company Seeking Foundation Designs

    14 November 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF EN France and Dong Energy, through its subsidiary Eolien Maritime France are inviting tenders for three offshore wind project off the French coast. Namely, the companies are looking for a company to provide architectural services, engineering services and integrated engineering services with the final goal of achieving the projects certification as per IEC 61400-22. […]

  • Micanti Recognised by Orange Trade Mission Fund

    13 November 2014
    Environment

    Ten SMEs with specific international growth aspirations are to receive extra support this coming year from the Orange Trade Mission Fund. That was announced by Minister Ploumen (Foreign Trade and Development), Harm Kreulen (KLM), Ralph Hamers (ING Bank) and Michaël van Straalen (Dutch SME Association) during an event at Schiphol. These ten winners will receive […]

  • Boskalis Increases Its Stake in Fugro

    11 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following the recent news, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has announced that it has fractionally increased its stake in Fugro N.V. to 15.0%. Boskalis reiterates that it has no intention to make an offer for Fugro. The strategy of Boskalis is focused on offshore and (maritime) infrastructure, making use of the combination of high end […]

  • EMEC, FORCE Host Workshop at ICOE

    10 November 2014

    Ocean energy test sites spanning Europe, Asia, and North America have committed to coordinate procedures and standards to ensure consistency in testing marine energy converters across the globe. Bringing together operational and planned test sites from around the world for the second time, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Fundy Ocean Research Centre […]

  • Statkraft Reports EBITDA EUR 268 Mln

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    In the third quarter of 2014, Statkraft achieved an underlying operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of EUR 268 million, compared with EUR 219 million in the corresponding period in 2013. Major currency effects and non-recurring items resulted in a net profit after taxes of EUR 487 million, compared with a loss of EUR 197 million in the third quarter of 2013. […]

  • Alstom’s Tidal Turbine Generates 1GWh

    7 November 2014

    As part of their testing programmes at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, Alstom’s tidal devices have now generated over 1GWh of electricity, in actual operating conditions, to the Scottish grid. Alstom’s 1MW tidal turbine, deployed in 2013 as part of the ReDAPT project, at EMEC’s tidal test site, has demonstrated its […]

  • WaveRoller Brings Offshore Data Home

    6 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The turn of the season saw the WaveRoller™ Pilot Power Plant return to the ENP shipyard in Peniche, Portugal, as yet another sea campaign was successfully concluded. The device was operating in the fully exposed ocean environment with waves recorded in excess of 8 meters high. The aim of this campaign was to collect load […]

  • GEV Offshore Gets GBP 50K from SCORE

    6 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Grant programme, Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), has awarded over £50,000 to GEV Offshore, one of the UK’s specialist engineering and offshore access companies. This funding will enable the company to take its pioneering habitat structure for the offshore renewable sector to the next phase, and closer to launch. The maintenance, inspection […]

  • Jack-Up Barge Orders Temporary Living Quarters from AOS

    6 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Jack-Up Barge has recently placed a significant order with Malaysian-based Asian Offshore Services (AOS) for additional Zone 2 blast-rated Temporary Living Quarters (TLQs), as the Netherlands-based company continues to grow their accommodation services offering. The Jack-Up Barge fleet has the capacity to serve both the renewable and non-renewable offshore industries. In recent times the company has […]

  • ICOE Gathers Marine Renewables Experts

    5 November 2014

    World industry leaders and academic experts in marine renewable energy are gathered in Halifax this week thanks in part to a $150,000 investment from the Government of Canada. The International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), which is welcoming over 600 participants from 40 countries, is focused on the industrial development of renewable marine energy. Now in its […]

  • GROW:OffshoreWind Backs Manufacturer of Marine Windows

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    A £1m investment into a new glass toughening plant is set to help a Norwich manufacturer target £3m in sales – for the first time in its 44-year history. Seaglaze, which produces specialist windows, door and hatches for the marine industry, took the bold decision to ‘reshore’ production after experiencing delays and shortages caused by […]

  • Vroon’s W2W Vessel Available from Mid-2015

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    A vessel that combines “walk-to-work” services and supply duties for the offshore O&G and renewable energy markets will be available from mid-2015, Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) Den Helder announced today. Vroon is aiming to meet the expected increase in demand for offshore people-transfer solutions. Over recent years, the company has delivered a number of “walk-to-work” solutions, […]

  • EnBW Inviting Tenders for Hohe See Project

    29 August 2014
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW is inviting tenders for the certification services for Hohe See wind farm located in the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea. The company is seeking assistance in preliminary design of wind turbines together with supporting structure/foundations, as well as their certification. Hohe See substation design and its certification is a part of […]

  • Humber Ports Play Central Economic Role

    28 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Official Government trade statistics have confirmed the central role that the Humber ports in general and Immingham in particular play in the economic life of the region and country. The figures show an increase in tonnage handled at Grimsby and Immingham in 2013 to 62.6 million tonnes, a 4% increase on 2012. Hull and Goole […]

  • Siemens Late with Turbine Delivery for Borkum Riffgrund 1

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dong Energy’s 312MW offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 has encountered an obstacle, as Siemens cannot deliver the 77 wind turbines on time, Danish media reported. The 4 MW turbine is an upgraded version of Siemens’ bestseller 3.6 MW, which was originally slated to be used at Borkum Riffgrund 1. In the spring, Dong announced […]

  • Bladt to Deliver Last Batch of Butendiek TPs

    19 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The last 12 of the total 80 transition pieces (TPs) for the Butendiek offshore wind farm will be delivered this week. The TP’s, which Bladt Industries has fabricated for EEW and WPD as the end client, have all been fabricated at the company’s Lubmin facilities. At the end of July, Ballast Nedam Offshore completed the installation of […]

  • UCSB Studies Offshore Wind Potential in Bermuda

    19 August 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Training & Education

    Officials from the Government of Bermuda, Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons J.P., M.P., Minister of Education and Economic Development and the Hon. Jeanne Atherden, JP, MP, Minister for Health, Seniors and the Environment, recently received the final report from the University of California (Santa Barbara) (UCSB) entitled “Offshore Wind Energy in the Context of Multiple […]

  • Stonehenge Metals to Buy Protean Wave Energy Converter

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Stonehenge Metals has signed a binding option agreement to acquire the Protean™ Wave Energy Converter (WEC) from Protean Energy Limited, which is positioned to disrupt the global renewable energy market through its potential to produce scalable cost effective energy. The Protean WEC has been reviewed and reported on by two reputable independent bodies and Stonehenge stated […]

  • Scottish Renewables Revamps Green Energy Awards

    12 August 2014

    Rising stars in Scotland’s renewable energy industry will be recognised for the first time at Scottish Renewables’ sell-out Green Energy Awards 2014. Nominations for the prestigious prizes are now open, with new categories for 2014 also recognising the best in renewable energy photography, Engineering Excellence, and export success. The coveted awards, sponsored by EDF Energy […]

  • Carnegie Cashes In from Gold Mining

    6 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has received $671,462 in two quarterly gold royalty payments related to Carnegie’s mining royalty held in the Higginsville Gold Operations. Carnegie has received two quarterly cash gold royalty payments of $372,466 and $298,996 related to royalty interests in mining activities in the Higginsville district for the period January […]

  • Micanti Wins SME Innovation Top 100 Award

    12 June 2014

    The Dutch maritime technology company Micanti has designed a 100% environmentally friendly antifouling foil. Its working is based on small fibers, which make it very unattractive for organisms to attach to the hull of a ship. The innovative nature of this invention and the successful launch of it within the global professional shipping industry has […]