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  • Rhenus Group Sets Up Special Company for Offshore Wind Logistics

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Rhenus Group is repositioning itself in the logistics business for the offshore wind energy sector: the newly established company Rhenus Offshore Logistics GmbH & Co. KG started work as a central contact point for the industry at the beginning of August. With the help of experienced logistics professionals from Rhenus’ Bremen office, it can […]

  • Mainstream Starts Seabed Survey of Neart na Gaoithe OWF Site

    11 August 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power has recently started its detailed geotechnical and geophysical survey of the proposed Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site. The survey work commenced on August 4th 2014 and will continue until approximately September 30th 2014. The planned wind farm site is located in the outer Forth Estuary approximately 15km to the east […]

  • Scientists Carry Out Ocean Floor Mapping for OW Development in North Carolina

    26 June 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    U.S. scientists recently embarked on a mission to map the ocean floor off the coast of North Carolina.  The new data aims to find areas that would be ideal for wind farms with minimal impacts to sensitive fish habitats and ocean resources. This comes after the federal government allocated funds for wind energy projects off […]

  • Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Knowledge Portfolio Available at Energy Institute

    16 February 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    In a collaboration with the Energy Institute (EI), The Crown Estate has brought together over 100 reports and publications, produced as part of its strategic offshore wind programme, and made them more widely available through the EI Knowledge Service. This significant range of publications, developed over the last five years, aims to help mitigate, reduce, […]

  • Havyard Delivers Wind Farm Service Vessel to Esvagt

    13 February 2015
    Vessels

    Havyard Ship Technology AS has delivered the first of three Havyard 832 SOV windmill service vessels to the Danish shipping company Esvagt. The contract for the first two Havyard 832 SOV windmill service vessels was signed in July 2013, and the first of them, newbuild 118, will now be delivered from Havyard Ship Technology’s yard […]

  • GE, Andritz Hydro Preferred Bidders for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    10 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    General Electric and Andritz Hydro have been selected as preferred bidders to the £1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon infrastructure project. The two companies, bidding together for the ~£300m contract to supply sixteen bidirectional turbines to the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant, have committed to a majority of British large turbine components, to British […]

  • 2016 Budget Proposal Sees 146 Mln Go to Wind Energy

    4 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Earlier this week U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz detailed President Barack Obama’s USD 30 billion Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for the Energy Department. According to the secretary Moniz, the FY 2016 budget includes USD 645 million for renewables, out of which USD 146 million will be allocated for wind energy. This fund will also […]

  • ‘Innovation’ Uses Large Pile Gripper to Install Westermost Rough Foundations

    18 April 2014
    Technology

    A 395-tonne pile gripper left the Aelterman quay at the Kluizendok in the port of Ghent in January. The structure, which is 30m long, 25m wide and 20m high, is being used at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm in the UK. The pile gripper has been installed on the jack-up vessel Innnovation, and is […]

  • EDF Could Create 300 Local Offshore Wind Jobs in France

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    With its 1.4 GW portfolio of renewable energy power plants under contract, including 30% growth in 2013, EDF Energies Nouvelles through EDF EN Services, its subsidiary dedicated to the Operations & Maintenance activities, has become utilities’ key partner for such services in the French market. At the same time, EDF Energies Nouvelles Group continues to […]

  • MCT, Bluewater, Minas Join to Install 2MW Floating Tidal Turbine

    31 March 2014
    Technology

    Marine Current Turbines Ltd. (MCT), a Siemens company, and Bluewater Energy Services B.V. (Bluewater) have agreed to jointly develop a 2 megawatt floating tidal current turbine, called SeaGen F. This turbine will be the first of its kind to be installed in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, in cooperation with Nova Scotian project developer Minas Energy. […]

  • Wave and Tidal Sector Requires Support from EU and Its Member States

    10 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Europe’s wave and tidal sector will require action from the EU and its Member States to get pilot array projects in the water, according to the final report from the SI Ocean project which was published today. The project’s Market Deployment Strategy (MDS) stated that completing these early projects in the short term is crucial […]

  • Photo of the Day: Bladt Erects First Baltic 2 Jacket

    23 May 2014

    Bladt Industries, an international steel contractor, has erected the first out of 41 Baltic 2 offshore wind farm jackets at its Lindoe construction site. Last year, the company received an order from ARGE Baltic 2 Foundations, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing, HOCHTIEF Solutions AG and GeoSea NV, who are responsible for the design, […]

  • EDF-Led Consortium Needs Supplier of Gravity-Based Foundations for French OWF

    23 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    EDF EN France, Dong Energy and WPD Offshore have issued a call for bids for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of up to 83 gravity-based foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm. The contract also includes the supply of additional equipment for the gravity-based foundations, such as boat landing, access ladders and platform […]

  • VIDEO: Students Review Block Island Marine Spatial Planning

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    An interdisciplinary group of doctoral students that study wind energy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst held a discussion on the Block Island Marine spatial planning.   The group conducted a case study about the project, tackling various stages the company went through in order to facilitate the development of offshore wind along with the […]

  • Orkney Vessel Trials Prove Potential for Marine Renewables Cost Reduction

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has announced that the first leg of a project in Orkney funded by the Scottish Government has demonstrated the potential for considerable cost savings using the capabilities of smaller support vessels in the marine renewables industry.  The Orkney Vessel Trials project, which has been facilitated by Orkney consultancy Aquatera Ltd, […]

  • Alicat, South Boats IOW: UK Manufactured Content Key to Wind Energy Growth

    27 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Despite recent project development delays and regulatory uncertainty, the UK wind energy market continues to offer a significant opportunity to develop a world class manufacturing and supply chain base that can deliver competitive industry content in the future. However, with over 30,000 offshore wind energy jobs due to be created as a direct result of […]

  • UK Pushes for More Foreign Investment in Its Offshore Wind Sector

    14 March 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Sky-rocketing growth of the UK’s offshore wind industry serves well to the country’s efforts to pull in more foreign investments and spur the growth of this sector even more. Former Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP and a delegation from RenewableUK, led by Vice Chairman Karl John, updated the London Diplomatic Corps on the UK’s ever-growing […]

  • East Anglia: Great OW Opportunities, but in Need of Skilled Workforce

    6 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    In the week that EEEGR’s SNS 2014 – The Sea of Opportunity event – takes place at the Norfolk Showground, Jane Lovell, Joint Managing Director of Cooper Lomaz Recruitment, is highlighting the difficulties in recruiting specialist engineers and technicians for the region’s rapidly expanding offshore wind industry. “It is great news for East Anglia’s economy […]

  • TÜV SÜD PMSS: Phased Development Key to Wave, Tidal Sector Sustainability

    26 February 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The steady, phased deployment of wave and tidal projects, together with thorough environmental survey data collection and analysis will enable the emerging marine energy sector to avoid the pitfalls currently being experienced in offshore wind. Moreover, with regulatory project approval and consent having slowed significantly in recent months, it’s only through demonstrating a truly flexible […]

  • RenewableUK: Wave, Tidal Energy Industry Offer Huge Economic Benefits

    26 February 2014

    At RenewableUK’s 11th annual wave and tidal energy conference and exhibition, the trade association representing the marine energy industry will highlight the publication of a position paper which puts forward the case for developing the nation’s wave and tidal energy resources to their fullest potential. “Generating Value – Maximising the Value of Marine Energy in […]

  • Centrica Down GBP 6 Mln on Race Bank Disposal

    20 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Centrica’s preliminary 2013 results have shown a loss of GBP 6 million on the disposal of the Race Bank offshore wind farm. The company decided to sell the wind farm in December after failing to receive a letter of eligibility for transitional Feed in Tariff. This was followed by Dong Energy’s acquisition of 100% interest […]

  • North Sea Systems and Kongsberg Maritime Complete IoW Acoustic Job

    27 January 2014
    Environment

    North Sea Systems and Kongsberg Maritime Ltd have teamed up for the project at an Isle of Wight tidal renewables energy site. The two companies conducted a passive acoustic monitoring programme located just off Yarmouth, which is regarded as one of the prime locations in the South for potential tidal turbine development programmes. The project […]

  • Oldbaum Services Extends Work on OW Accelerator Wakes Measurement

    9 January 2014

    Oldbaum Services’ work on the Offshore Wind Accelerator Wakes Measurement campaign has been extended after a successful first six months. This is to allow for closer examination of different meteorological conditions, and their influence on wind wakes at the Rødsand II site in Denmark. Offshore wakes are very important as they impact on turbine efficiency, […]

  • Mabey Bridge Shortlisted for Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award

    8 January 2014

    Mabey Bridge has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2014 Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award. According to the organisers, RenewableUK and The Crown Estate, this is the only awards scheme of its kind for the renewable energy industry. The award aims to promote the development, implementation and sharing of best practice in health […]

  • Offshore Renewables Play Significant Role in All-Energy 2014

    16 May 2014

    Offshore wind, wave and tidal all play key roles in next week’s All-Energy 2014 (Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre – AECC, 21-22 May). Nearly 11 hours of conference time at the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is devoted to offshore wind –including 105 minutes to floating offshore wind; a further nine and a […]

  • Zhong Hui Ming to Deploy Wave Energy Device Off Fujian Coast

    12 May 2014
    Technology

    Zhong Hui Ming Electricity Ltd is going to deploy its first wave energy device off the coast of Fujian province by the end of this month. Wu Mingmao, the developer of this 100-kilowatt generator, and general manager of Zhong Hui Ming Electricity Ltd believes his device will set a new standard in wave energy industry, […]