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  • Cooper Lomaz – Recruiting for Energy in East Anglia (UK)

    4 March 2013

    The East of England is home to an energy industry that spans all sectors with a well-established and sizeable supply chain and workforce. Around 6,200 businesses are currently active in the region from all energy sectors, between them responsible for a total annual turnover of £12.9 billion and the employment of approximately 103,400 people. There […]

  • Germany: Siemens Reports Delay on Sylwin 1 Transformer Platform

    28 February 2013

    Siemens has announced that the connection of a German offshore wind farm in the North Sea will be delayed. Namely, the latest soil tests showed that the Sylwin 1 transformer platform will need deeper mooring. “The transformer platform for the wind farm Sylwin 1 off the coast of the island of Sylt will be delayed […]

  • UK: CTruk to Launch Tenth 20T MPC Workboat (VIDEO)

    20 February 2013

    CTruk Boats in Brightlingsea is in the process of completing its tenth 20T Multi Purpose Catamaran (MPC) workboat since the company’s launch just over two years ago. The naming ceremony of ‘Adventure’ is set for Friday 1st March at 2pm. The CTruk 20T MPC is designed to meet the complex demands of the offshore wind […]

  • Spain: Alstom to Showcase Its Solutions at Bilbao Marine Energy

    16 April 2013

    Alstom presents from 15-19th April at the Bilbao Marine Energy Week -the largest European conference on marine energy- its state of the art technological solutions for renewable ocean energy. This event, organized by the EVE (the Basque Energy Agency) will host a series of symposia, seminars and other activities related to marine energy, where Alstom […]

  • Germany: ESS Commences Work on Baltic 2 OWF

    16 April 2013

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has reported a successful start to a 10-week boulder clearing and trenching campaign on the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project. Mobilised onboard the Siem Topaz anchor handling vessel, Ecosse Subsea’s SCAR subsea plough system is engaged on route clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on behalf of Siem Offshore Contractors. Soils […]

  • EWEA: Is German Offshore Wind Under Threat?

    12 April 2013

    European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) spoke to Andreas Wagner, CEO of the Offshore Wind Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie) and part of the team negotiating with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, trying to find out what is the future of German offshore wind power, as the country is said to be facing support cuts, besides the already known […]

  • Borehole Survey to Be Carried Out for Dogger Bank Teesside (UK)

    12 April 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D

    An onshore geotechnical survey near the proposed landfall location for the Dogger Bank Teesside export cables, between Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea, will be carried out next week (starting Tuesday, April 16). Specialist contractor VolkerInfra will drill a number of boreholes in total as part of the work, up to two near the Network Rail railway line […]

  • Canada: AXYS Technologies to Provide Up to 24 TRIAXYS™ Wave Sensors for OOI

    9 April 2013
    R&D, Technology

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announces a contract award from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to provide up to 24 TRIAXYS™ Next Wave Directional Wave Sensors as a component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI, a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and managed and coordinated through the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, […]

  • ‘China Wind Market Quarterly Report Q4 2012′ Added to Research and Markets’ Offering

    4 April 2013
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Wind Market Quarterly Report Q4 2012” report to their offering.    In 2012, China surpassed 50 GW of grid-connected wind capacity and is currently on track to add roughly another 18 GW, representing a 40 % growth rate. The country has quickly become the world […]

  • Denmark: Stena Line’s Visits to Anholt OWF Fully Booked

    4 April 2013

    The shipping company Stena Line’s large ferry, Stena Nautica, was filled when it sailed to Anholt Offshore Wind Farm twice on 16 March, and the seats for the two planned trips on 20 April have already been sold out. The next trip with Stena Nautica to see Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm will take place […]

  • CTruk Pushes Button on Next Generation Support Vessel

    3 April 2013

    As offshore wind farms move further out to sea demands made on support vessels are changing significantly. Essex-based CTruk Boats has had its sights set on this development for some time and recently initiated the build of a 50 tonne payload support vessel, designed to meet the tougher requirements of the next phase. Powered by […]

  • UK: Plymouth University and TRESOC Researching River Dart Tidal Potential

    3 April 2013

    Plymouth University and Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) are testing one of Devon’s deepest river’s tidal potential, writes BBC. They will conduct a feasibility study on the potential effects stemming from putting tidal turbines on the 20m deep river bed of the River Dart at Dittisham. Due to the water depth, tidal turbine would not […]

  • Brodosplit Shipyard Could Dive Into Offshore Wind Sector (Croatia)

    2 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Tomislav Debeljak, Managing Director of DIV Ltd. and new owner of Brodosplit shipyard, revealed new and ambitious business plans on March 30, some of them involving offshore wind projects. Mr. Debeljak addressed his employees in a letter via social media, where he wrote: “I can already announce that next week we will negotiate on 5 […]

  • UK: SFF Holds Exploratory Talks with Moray Firth OWF Developers

    2 April 2013

    The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has held exploratory talks (26 March) with Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) to develop mitigation strategies for the first phase of a development proposal for a major offshore windfarm in the Moray Firth. These initial discussions focused on early engagement plans with the Scottish fishing industry to explore practical co-existence and […]

  • First Balkan Wind Power Expo to Be Held in Croatia

    29 March 2013

    Green World Conferences have announced that the Balkan Wind Power Expo 2013 conference and exhibition will take place in Zagreb, Croatia on 16-17 May 2013. The conference topics will cover both onshore and offshore wind. Located in the networking area, the exhibition will hold 25 exhibition stands where leading wind energy companies will present their […]

  • Natural Power Opens Irish HQ in Dublin

    28 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Minister Pat Rabbitte TD officially opened Natural Power’s Irish headquarters in Dublin, with the creation of 20 highly skilled positions. Natural Power is a leading international renewable energy consultancy, with a full range of construction services, as well as providing access to the full lifecycle range of services available through the company across the Onshore […]

  • SeaZip Offshore Service Awards StarIPS Contract to MirTac (The Netherlands)

    21 March 2013
    Technology

    Newcomer and offshore service specialist SeaZip Offshore Service selects MirTac and StarIPS to support fleet management for its sophisticated newly built offshore service vessels. The contract includes StarIPS software and related implementation services such as database set-up, procedures implementation and related training and consultancy. The software will include maintenance, purchasing, vessel administration, QHSE management and […]

  • The Netherlands: CFO Leaves Heerema Fabrication Group

    21 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has announced that Arend Drenthe, Chief Financial Officer, and HFG have jointly decided to end their relationship with immediate effect. Arend Drenthe will continue his career outside the Heerema Group. “We want to thank Arend Drenthe for his contribution to the company and wish him all the best […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Could Help Chancellor’s Ambitions

    20 March 2013

    In the Budget today the Chancellor targeted investment in infrastructure projects as a key path to economic recovery, and talked about the need for low carbon projects to create jobs. In response, RenewableUK has pointed to the huge economic opportunities offered by renewable energy infrastructure projects such as offshore wind.  RenewableUK Director of Policy Dr […]

  • UK: Saltire Prize Medal Award Goes to Professor Peter Fraenkel

    19 March 2013
    Technology

    A pioneer for the development of marine turbines is the winner of this year’s Saltire Prize Medal Award. Professor Peter Fraenkel, MBE, who has been involved in the marine energy industry for more than thirty years, was presented with the award by Finance Secretary John Swinney at the Scottish Renewables Conference dinner in Edinburgh last night. […]

  • Ferguson Group Exhibits at UK’s Renewable Energy Event

    20 May 2013

    The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of offshore containers, refrigerated containers, engineering modules and accommodation solutions to the offshore energy sector, is set to promote its extensive range of products and services at this year’s All Energy exhibition. Ferguson Group will be exhibiting at the event on stand J119 during 22-23 May, at the […]

  • Belgium: FLiDAR Wins ITM Industrie Best Practice Award

    20 May 2013

    FLiDAR NV, a JV company of OWA and 3E, has won the ITM Industrie Best Practice award for its floating LiDAR solution. The jury selected FLiDAR for its ability to collect, process and commercialise highly accurate, low cost offshore wind data. FLiDAR uses the latest laser technology and motion compensation to drive down the costs […]

  • University of Exeter to Help Develop Strategic Plan for Guernsey

    20 May 2013

    Academics and students from the University of Exeter are coming to Guernsey on a field visit looking to build upon last year’s visit and to further develop a strategic assessment of the renewable energy potential for Guernsey. This initiative is part of Commerce and Employment’s, through the Renewable Energy Team (RET), work to progress local […]

  • ZF Services UK to Showcase Its Propulsion Products at Seawork

    9 May 2013

    ZF Services UK will showcase examples from ZF Marine’s range of propulsion products for tugs, wind farm support vessels, fish farm vessels, OSVs, other workboats and patrol craft at Seawork (stand A97). Products featured on the ZF Services UK Ltd stand include the ZF 3060V: 10° V-drive, remote mount marine transmission, suitable for fast patrol […]

  • French Government Releases Report on Marine Renewables

    8 May 2013
    Authorities

    Arnaud Montebourg, Minister of Productive Recovery, Delphine Batho, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and Frederic Cuvillier, Deputy Minister of Transport, Sea and Fisheries, welcomed the publication of the report on the prospects of development of marine renewable energy, which was presented on April 15 at the national debate on energy transition. This report […]

  • Scotland Shares Marine Energy Knowledge with South Africa

    6 May 2013

    A group of 10 energy specialists from South Africa visited Scotland this week to develop their knowledge in the field of Marine Energy. As well as meeting the Scottish Government experts, the group met with companies including Pelamis, Aquamarine Power and Nautricity. They also travelled to Orkney, where they visited the European Marine Energy Centre […]