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  • Navitus Bay Application Accepted

    8 May 2014

    Planning Inspectorate has accepted application for the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind farm which was submitted on 10 April 2014. Sir Michael Pitt, Chief Executive, Planning Inspectorate said. “After careful consideration we have decided on behalf of the Secretary of State that the application submitted by Navitus Bay Development Ltd met the required tests set out […]

  • Dominion Welcomes Government’s Funding

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dominion Virginia Power has been awarded an additional $47 million from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the construction of a 12-megawatt demonstration project, consisting of two 6-megawatt offshore wind turbines on innovative substructures that will produce enough electricity to power up to 3,000 homes. “This was a highly competitive process […]

  • Seajacks to Host UK Offshore Golf Tournament

    7 May 2014

    Seajacks UK is organising a day of networking and golf in Glasgow the day before RUK’s Global Offshore Wind. Attendees will be able join leading offshore wind companies and decision makers for a fun and relaxing day of Golf and networking at the Mar Hall Golf Course and resort in Glasgow on Tuesday 10th June 2014, […]

  • Offshore Marine Academy Moves to Teesside

    5 May 2014
    Training & Education

    Offshore Marine Academy (OMA) has relocated and opened a new operating base at the Wynyard Business Park, Teesside, in the heart of North East England. OMA has been based in Bristol since 2010 but is moving north to support the growing number of renewables companies that are established in the area. In recent years the […]

  • Frisia-Offshore Bags Alpha Ventus Contract

    25 April 2014

    Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG (DOTI), based in Oldenburg, Germany, has chartered two passenger transport vessels from Frisia-Offshore. The vessels, which will need to carry at least 24 people and a maximum of  two passenger cars, are chartered for the transfer of people and equipment to the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm […]

  • EMEC to Present Three Marine Energy Posters at EIMR

    24 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is attending the Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewable Energy Technologies (EIMR) Conference in Stornoway on 30th April – 1st May 2014. Jennifer Norris (Research Director), Christina Bristow (Research and Consents Officer) and Michael Butler (Acoustic Engineer) will be attending the event. EMEC is presenting three posters at the EIMR […]

  • UK’s Subsea Cable Specialists Win Queen’s Award

    24 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    UK Subsea Cable Specialists Engineering Technology Applications Ltd have received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for their global success, particularly in relation to offshore renewables. The award recognises that in the last three years ETA has seen an increase of nearly 200% in international sales. This increase has largely been […]

  • France: Thetis MRE 2014 Ends with Success

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Thetis MRE, the International Convention for Marine Renewable Energy, saw over 3,500 attendees at its 2014 edition in Cherbourg, France. The event hosted 262 exhibitors, with 35% international participants, representing 15 countries. Thirty world experts in marine renewable energy held their speeches at this year’s Thetis MRE, and 800 B2B meetings were organized. Christophe Peseux, […]

  • MESL Conducts Environmental Survey at Scira

    16 April 2014
    Environment

    Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd (MESL) is currently undertaking environmental survey activities at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm. The survey will be conducted until 24th of April 2014, weather permitting, on behalf of Scira Offshore Energy Ltd. Humber Guardian, a research vessel operated by Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd, has been hired for the job. The 317MW […]

  • BFG France to Produce Nacelle Casings for Alstom’s Haliade™ 150-6MW

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Alstom signed an exclusive partnership agreement with BFG France yesterday at the Thétis trade fair in Cherbourg. The agreement covers the supply of composite structures to produce the nacelle casings for Alstom’s Haliade™ 150-6MW wind turbine. The agreement was signed within the framework of the second call for tenders to manufacture offshore wind turbines and […]

  • ABB Releases Statement on EC’s Decision

    3 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    ABB confirmed yesterday that it has been named in a European Commission ruling on anti-competitive practices in the power cable industry. ABB’s fine was waived because the company received full immunity for voluntarily disclosing these practices to the European Commission. The information provided by the company enabled the Commission to conduct an investigation resulting in […]

  • 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 […]