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  • German Offshore Partners Launches in Frankfurt, Germany

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    German Offshore Partners (GOP) today announced its official launch at EWEA Offshore 2013 in Frankfurt. The Germany based company aims to conquer the global wind industry with its full turnkey offshore logistic solutions. “There is far too much paperwork and too little performance in the market,” the company says. The largest offshore wind event in […]

  • UK: Dogger Bank Consultation Events Start on Friday

    19 November 2013

    The public consultation events being held as part of Forewind’s consultation on the proposed 2.4GW Dogger Bank Teesside A & B development will start this Friday (November 22). The project will comprise two up to 1.2GW offshore wind farms which will connect via underground cables into the national grid at the existing Lackenby substation, near […]

  • Wind Turbines Could Cause More Accidents at Sea

    14 November 2013

    The Dutch Coast Guard fears that more accidents will occur as more offshore wind farms are being built, writes Dutch daily newspaper DeTelegraaf. “The North Sea is already one of the busiest seas in the world. The new upcoming wind turbines will not make it any safer,” warns Ed Veen, director of the Dutch Coast […]

  • Mainstream to Deploy Floating LiDAR in the North Sea

    13 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Mainstream Renewable Power announced today that it will deploy the first commercial floating LiDAR (FLiDAR) wind measurement device in the North Sea. The device, which will support its proposed 450MW Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, is designed to capture wind data in the harshest conditions. A deal has been signed with technology providers FLiDAR NV, […]

  • Minesto’s Plant Designed for Low Velocity Currents Produces First Power

    13 November 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Minesto has achieved a “first time ever” in harnessing the potential of tidal energy resources with its project off Northern Ireland. The company’s Deep Green ‘underwater kite’ marine power plant designed for low velocity currents has produced electricity at sea for the first time. Deep Green is the only known power plant in the world […]

  • Germany: Throttling Wind Power Industry Completely Wrong Signal for Investors

    13 November 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Industrial Union of Metalworkers from Küste district, IG Metall Küste has urged the North German federal states to push the coalition negotiations between CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats) and the SPD Social Democrats toward further expansion of offshore wind power. “The announced reduction is a completely wrong signal to the Küste district. Instead, we need clear statements […]

  • AREVA and KEPCO to Cooperate in Renewable Energy Sector

    6 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    AREVA and South Korea’s largest utility, KEPCO, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the renewable energy sector.  AREVA will identify with KEPCO the commercial opportunities in its fields of expertise in renewable energy: offshore wind, energy storage, concentrated solar power, and biomass. It is in this last field that these two companies will […]

  • Germany: NAVALU to Introduce Its WFSV in Frankfurt

    5 November 2013

    NAVALU, French workboat builder, will introduce its new catamaran SeaFox at the EWEA Offshore 2013 in Frankfurt Messe, Germany.  NAVALU launched the SeaFox in September. The vessel is an offshore wind farm service vessel (WFSV) with a total length of 24 meters and width of 9.90 meters. The SeaFox is designed to remain on location offshore […]

  • Aibel Announces Further Staff Reduction

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    During the course of 2014, Aibel has announced several staff reductions due to reduced workload.  Over the past year, the company’s workload has been declining. This has resulted in several staff reductions. Simultaneously, Aibel has done extensive work to improve its competitiveness within the different business units. Employees within staff functions as well as the […]

  • Dutch, German Wind Minds Team Up for Offshore

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Four Dutch and German consultancies in the field of offshore renewable energy have teamed up and established a new international consultancy company Wind Minds with the objective to combine all their expertise and experience in developing and building new offshore wind farms in North West Europe, America and Asia. One of their first targets are […]

  • Trianel Wind Farm Borkum Commissioning Pushed to 2015

    21 October 2014
    Grid Connection

    The initial testing of the link between Trianel Wind Farm Borkum’s transformation platform and TenneT’s transformation platform “DolWin 1” failed. “Due to technical problems, the attempt had to be aborted,” said Trianel spokesperson. As a result of initial testing that took place in late August only a minor damage at the wind farm’s platform occurred. […]

  • Humber Gateway OWF Site Hums with Vessel Activity

    20 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Work on E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm is well underway, according to data from KIS-ORCA.  Inter-array cables are being installed by the ‘Atlantic Carrier’, while 0Fugro Saltire’ is working on cable burial. ‘Stemat Spirit’ has also joined the project for cable installation and will stay on site for approximately 20 days, weather depending. She is conducting around-the-clock operations […]

  • NIRAS to Work on Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

    17 October 2014

    Taiwanese offshore wind farm developer, Taiwan Generations Corp. (TGC), has appointed NIRAS to act as Owner’s Engineer during the development of the Fuhai Deployment Zone on the west coast of Taiwan. The Fuhai Deployment Zone is sited approximately 8km off the western coast of Taiwan, in water depths of around 20m. The Zone will be […]

  • BEEAs: Design Team of the Year Award Goes to Houlder

    14 October 2014
    Technology

    Houlder’s mechanical design team has been named Design Team of the Year by the 2014 British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs). Now in their sixth year, the BEEAs celebrate those UK companies that are demonstrating the skills, invention and dedication required to succeed on an international stage. Houlder’s team of mechanical and structural engineers won the […]

  • Norstec Academy to Take Part in RenewableUK 2014

    13 October 2014

    The Norstec Academy will be exhibiting in the Careers Fair at RenewableUK 2014 in Manchester. On Thursday 13th November 2014, at the Manchester Central Convention Complex, the Norstec Academy will be hosting the following: 13.30-14.15 Exchange Room 10 FREE Networking lunch for students interested in finding out about offshore renewables and the Norstec Academy 14.30-15.45 Charter […]

  • Subsea Cabling Trials Coming Up at FORCE

    8 October 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D

    Canada’s test center for in-stream tidal energy technology FORCE is now mobilizing to conduct a series of marine trials this week.  A number of vessels will be involved, including barges and tugs, maneuvering and holding station. These trials support the deployment of up to four underwater power cables in the near future. These cables are […]

  • VIDEO: UPC Tests Wind Turbine Floating Platform

    4 July 2014

    Hydrodynamic test at UPC wave flume has been conducted on a scaled model of a monolithic floating concrete offshore platform for wind turbines. Alternative floating offshore substructures for offshore wind farms (AFOST) project, under the KIC-InnoEnergy (EIT), is currently in the prototype verification phase. Scaled testing and development of detailed engineering for full scaled test […]

  • Senvion Installs Nordsee Ost First Turbine

    1 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, installed the first offshore turbines for Nordsee Ost last week. The RWE offshore wind farm is located approximately 35 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland and is equipped with a total of 48 model 6.2M126 turbines. Each turbine has a rate power of 6.15 megawatts, enabling it […]

  • SSE, MHI Sponsor Green Energy Debate

    30 June 2014
    Training & Education

    Inverness pupils talked their way to the top prize at the Big Green Challenge debating competition. Charleston Academy triumphed for the second year running, competing against 19 schools from across the Highlands and islands at the Scottish Parliament. The Big Green Challenge is run by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and sponsored by SSE and Mitsubishi […]

  • Perth Wave Energy Project Pre-Deployment Testing Underway

    30 June 2014

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited is continuing progress on the assembly and pre-deployment testing is at BAE Systems in Henderson south of Perth and at Carnegie’s onshore project site at Garden Island in Western Australia. Current assembly and testing at Perth Wave Energy Project has been focused on the buoyant actuators, pumps, energy relief […]

  • Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ Moves Its HQ to Europarc

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ is marking its 40th anniversary by moving its headquarters to North East Lincolnshire’s flagship business park, Europarc. The company is bringing together its corporate and engineering operations under one roof to further enhance its service to clients, which include some of the biggest names in the energy industry. It has also brought […]

  • Minesto Signs MoU with Florida Atlantic University

    23 June 2014
    R&D

    Swedish marine energy technology company Minesto, developer of innovative tidal and ocean current power plant Deep Green, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Florida Atlantic University. The purpose is to examine the technical, environmental and economic feasibility to install demonstration and commercial power plants in the Florida current. Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is […]

  • A&P Falmouth Scores Marine Renewables Hat Trick

    20 June 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A&P Falmouth currently has three marine renewable devices in the dockyard, each in varying stages of development. The fabrication of Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave energy device is now complete and is being assembled at the yard before being the first device deployed at Wave Hub. The landmark contract was awarded to A&P Falmouth in February. […]

  • Alicat Delivers Wind Farm Vessel to Gardline

    19 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Alicat Workboats Ltd. has delivered ‘Gardian 14’ to Gardline Environmental. The Alicat 20m catamaran has already sailed from Great Yarmouth to work alongside her 4 sister vessels already working on the Gwynt Y Mor offshore wind farm project. The vessel, which can carry 12 technicians alongside 3 crew members, is fitted with Caterpillar C32 main […]

  • Offshore Transmission Regime Now Fully in Place

    19 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Offshore transmission regime set up by Ofgem and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) fully commenced on June 10. Full commencement means that from June 10 the laws supporting the regime take full effect. Ofgem now regulates and licenses the transmission of electricity generated in Britain’s territorial waters at 132kV or above. The Generator […]

  • CWind Inks Cable Pull-In Contract with Technip

    18 June 2014
    Grid Connection

    CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has been awarded a contract by Technip Offshore Wind, for the provision of cable pull-in services, complete with crew transfer vessel, to transport CWind technicians on site and support the cable pull-in. Building on previous project scopes, CWind is now project managing the entire tower side pull in […]