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  • Baryonyx’s Offshore Lease Expires

    29 July 2014
    Authorities

      Baryonyx’s lease for the 19,794 acre area off the coast of Texas expired earlier this month, writes Valley Morning Star news site. The Austin-based company failed to make an annual payment of around USD 41,171.52 for the area where they had been planning to develop Texas’ first offshore wind farm. This came as a […]

  • EDP Picks AXYS for Demowfloat Project

    20 March 2014

    EDP Inovação (EDPi) has selected the AXYS WindSentinel™ for deployment off the coast of Portugal in support of their Demowfloat Initiative. The Demowfloat project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 296050 and gathers 12 entities of 5 different countries who aim to […]

  • Oregon in Pursuit of Marine Renewables

    12 March 2014
    Authorities, Technology

    The U.S. State of Oregon is on a path to put a wave energy bill into legislation. Namely, Deborah Boone, a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, is working on further development of marine renewable energy in the state. Boone has sponsored a renewable energy bill (House Bill 4042), which would allow marine […]

  • DolWin Beta Sails Away

    11 June 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Representatives of TenneT, Mitsubishi, ABB, Aibel and Dubai Dry Docks were present at a ceremony organized on the occasion of DolWin beta’s departure from Drydocks World. “DolWin beta is the first wind platform we have designed and built. Now that the giant is leaving its construction site, it is a milestone for Aibel,” says CEO Jan […]

  • Ramboll Acquires Apply Altra

    6 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    In pursuit of an ambitious strategy to grow employees and geographical reach, Ramboll has acquired Apply Altra in Aberdeen. Up until the acquisition, which was officially signed in Norway last week, Apply Altra has been part of the Apply Group, but with the formal shift in ownership on 2 June, the name has been changed […]

  • Econcern’s Directors Held Responsible for Bankruptcy

    28 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Official Receiver of Econcern, the Dutch based international renewable energy developer, is holding the former directors and supervisors liable for hundreds of millions Euros of damage caused by the green energy company’s bankruptcy. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2009. According to the Official Receiver, the directors and supervisors were not fulfilling their duties […]

  • Two WFSVs to Get Synapsis INS

    27 May 2014
    Technology

    The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz, together with its exclusive Norwegian distributor Syberg AS, has been awarded a contract for the supply of an advanced Synapsis Integrated Navigation System (INS) to two new state-of-the-art windpark service vessels. The experienced Norwegian shipyard Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik / Sogn is designing and building the new […]

  • LNT Commissioning Around the Corner

    30 April 2014

    The high voltage supply at LORC Nacelle Testing has been energized, the main components such as the base adapter are being delivered, and it is now only a little more than a month until commissioning.  In April the 33 kV supply from the local substation to the electrical system of the LORC nacelle testing centre […]

  • MERIKA Project Officially Launched

    29 April 2014
    R&D

    The Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA) Project was officially launched by the Project Manager Damian Collins last night at the EIMR conference in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. MERIKA is an ambitious initiative by University of the Highlands and the Islands (UHI), located in Scotland and the UK’s outermost region. The […]

  • WYG Eyeing Offshore Renewables Opportunities

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    WYG has appointed Simon Sjenitzer as Associate Director, who will be helping to establish the strategic direction of energy and climate change business within the energy team and will be responsible for joining up all relevant capabilities under one umbrella to create a unified approach for WYG’s clients. Mr. Sjenitzer commented on current market conditions: […]

  • INORE to Host Workshop at OMAE 2014

    25 April 2014

    INORE will be hosting a workshop at the OMAE conference 2014 in San Francisco in collaboration with the UC Berkley students and MI&T, at the University of California, Berkley. This workshop it is going to be celebrated on the last day of the conference, Friday the 13th of June in the afternoon (from 15:00-18:00). The workshop […]

  • RenewableUK Disappointed with Recent Offshore Wind Setbacks

    19 February 2014

    Dong Energy announced that the London Array Phase 2 is not proceeding, while Forewind stated that the capacity of Dogger Bank is being scaled back. Reacting to these announcements, RenewableUK’s Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic, said: “The overall project pipeline for UK offshore wind is still healthy, although obviously it’s disappointing when projects don’t […]

  • Dolwin Beta’s Living Quarters in Place (UAE)

    17 February 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    The Dolwin Beta wind platform is well under construction at subcontractor Drydocks World in Dubai, as the 500-ton living quarters were lifted in place by a floating crane. The placing of the living quarters marks a milestone in the project, which is a collaboration between Aibel and ABB. Dolwin Beta’s height (77 meters) made the […]

  • Olympic Taurus Demobilizes at BOW Terminal

    28 January 2014
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    After succesful cable installation for Northwind offshore wind project, vessel Olympic Taurus started demobilization at BOW Teminal. Olympic Taurus was also the first ship to call at BOW Terminal in 2014, when it collected the last cable reels for installation on the Northwind offshore wind farm. The Northwind offshore wind project is located on the […]

  • Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable

    6 May 2013
    Grid Connection

    Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs. Each time they can move work from the offshore site onshore, they become more independent of the […]

  • SEA JACK Hides from Bad Weather in Carrick Roads, UK

    22 April 2013

    The SEA JACK jack-up vessel has anchored in the Carrick Roads in the UK, seeking shelter from bad weather conditions on its way from IJmuiden to Mostyn in North Wales, the Falmouth Packet informs. Along with the sheerlegs vessel Norma 1, which is on her journey to the Suez Canal for wreck removal operations, the […]

  • Atlantic Array to Ruin Gower Coast Ecosystem (UK)

    12 November 2012

    The Atlantic Array foes claim that the offshore wind farm would ruin one of Wales’ most beautiful coastal landscapes, writes Wales Online news portal. Namely, the offshore wind project between Lundy Island and Gower could have 180 to 250 wind turbines erected. Their height would be from 100m to 200m, which is higher than all […]

  • UK: UTEC Announces Acquisition of Geomarine

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Leading independent offshore survey company UTEC has announced the acquisition of Geomarine Ltd. UTEC – which is based in Houston, Texas and has offices around the world including Aberdeen, Scotland – has acquired Geomarine Ltd which is headquartered in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with operational offices in Bath, England and Singapore. The move will capitalize on a natural […]

  • UK: ABC Launches 19m Catfish CrewCat Vessel

    9 October 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    ABC Marine has announced that it has successfully completed sea trials for the latest launch of ‘Channel Chieftain VI’, which is the first in class 19m Catfish CrewCat. This unique design allows for a semi elevated helm yet still retaining full forward visibility for the lower cabin. Powered by twin Doosan 20L diesels producing 1000BHP, […]

  • Denmark: Baton Switches Hands in A2SEA

    9 October 2012

    Kaj Lindvig, who has played a major role in A2SEA since the company’s founding in 2000, among others as CEO and latest as CSO, handed over the baton to Martin Huss who up till now has held the position as A2SEA’s Regional Manager for Germany and the Benelux Countries. After 5 years as CSO in […]

  • Vietnam Talks about Need for Renewables

    18 September 2012

      People from business and academia met on September 16 in Da Nang for Green Economy conference, promoting the need to develop renewable energy projects in Vietnam. The Vietnam news site quotes Huynh Anh Hoang, a representative from Da Nang’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, as saying that the central city has great potential […]

  • Norway: DNV to Launch Sesam GeniE 6.3

    22 August 2012
    Technology

    With the new 6.3 version of Sesam GeniE, DNV Software introduces an innovative method of strength analysis through the entire lifecycle of fixed offshore structures. The solution improves the efficiency and reliability of the critical data handling, increasing the operation’s security and profitability. This launch makes Sesam GeniE the most comprehensive tool for strength analysis […]

  • Spain: Gamesa Regains Operating Profitability

    27 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The persistence of adverse economic and sector conditions continue to erode Gamesa’s results which, nevertheless, in 1H12 recovers operating profitability and initiates its deleveraging process ahead of schedule in 1H12 (initially slated for the second half), generating a net cash inflow of €100MM in 2Q12:  EBIT of €3MM (EBIT margin: 0.2%), this rises to €12MM […]

  • The Netherlands: iPS Receives OHSAS Certificate

    23 July 2012

    Crewing and recruitment agency iPS announced that as per July 18th, the company is OHSAS certified. OHSAS stands for Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series and is an international standard for safety management.  “This is an important milestone for our company and confirms our outlined values and quality management policy”, says Erwin Broeders, Director of […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Philosophical Transactions’ Research

    15 January 2013

    RenewableUK welcomed new research by the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Journal, the publishing arm of the Royal Society made up of a collection of experts from different policy backgrounds, which highlights the huge potential of tidal power in the UK. With RenewableUK’s Wave and Tidal Annual Conference coming up next month, the findings […]

  • VIDEO: EWICON ‒ Bladeless Windmill

    3 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Mecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an economy-ecology-government partnership program context. A scale model of EWICON can be viewed in front of the faculty of Electrical […]