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  • International Connection in Baltic Sea

    2 January 2014
    Grid Connection

    Scandinavia and Central Europe are about to connect their offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, writes the German Welt. Kriegers Flak is the three-border region in the Baltic Sea between Denmark, Germany and Sweden, where German transmission system operator, 50 Hertz Transmission and Danish grid operator Energinet.dk want to construct a power line that […]

  • Report on International LiDAR Market Available

    24 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “2013 Report on the International LiDAR Market – Includes Forecast to 2018” report to its offering. A typical LiDAR system consists of three major components: a laser sensor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, and an inertial navigation unit. The LiDAR system sends out laser pulses […]

  • UK: Redcar OWF on Course

    11 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Even though not all wind turbines are spinning, EDF Energy Renewables, company behind Redcar offshore wind farm, claims that everything is developing according to their plan. Spokesman from the company noted that these are still early days for the wind turbines and that service work in this stage is fairly standard, UK’s Gazette Live writes. […]

  • Germany WindGuard and Kraftwerksschule Organise Training Course

    22 July 2013
    Training & Education

     The energy transition is currently a hot topic in all the media. The wind energy will play a key role in the German Federal Government’s energy plans. Therefore, qualified staff is needed to keep the wind turbines both at sea and on land running, in order for the energy transition to function. To encourage young […]

  • UK: Sima Charters Orders Second Truk 20T Catamaran

    25 June 2013

    Ruud Lievaart, owner of Netherlands-based Sima Charters, has inked the agreement for a second CTruk 20T multi-purpose catamaran during Seawork International in Southampton this week. For CTruk this important signing means that every client it works with has taken a second CTruk vessel. The new 18.5m composite workboat, to be named SC Falcon, is expected […]

  • European MOPs Meet at IPM13 to Talk Renewable Energy

    24 June 2013
    Authorities

    Members of Parliament from all over Europe meet on 21 and 22 June 2013 in Dublin Castle for the 13th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to demand leadership and more European cooperation on offshore wind and launch a Parliamentary Platform as a political support to the governmental North Seas Countries Offshore Grid […]

  • VIDEO: DolWin Alpha Installation

    26 August 2013

    The DolWin alpha converter platform has been installed in the North Sea. The platform is a crucial part of DolWin1. This offshore direct current grid connection system will have a length of 165 kilometres and a capacity of 800 MW. It is planned to connect three wind farms. The platform was built at Heerema Fabrication […]

  • UK: Atlantic Array Faces Further Opposition

    19 August 2013

    RWE’s Atlantic Array offshore wind farm raises further concerns and disapproval from residents in Devon and Lundy and environmental and heritage groups, The Telegraph writes. Those opposing the offshore wind project say that it will cause permanent damage primarily to tourism and, through that, to the local economy, because of its scale that would ruin […]

  • Trump Tries to Block Substation at Blackdog (UK)

    16 September 2013

    U.S. real estate mogul Donald Trump is yet again ready to resort to legal action against offshore wind development offshore Aberdeen coast, The Press and Journal writes. Namely, Trump has already tried to block the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) by saying that he will halt the development of his second golf course, five-star […]

  • UK: FP7 Project Kicks Off

    6 September 2013

    A three year EU funded FP7 Project – OPTIMUS – has officially kicked off. Twelve consortium partners from six EU member states are involved in the project with Narec acting as the project coordinator. OPTIMUS will develop and demonstrate, in the field, novel methods and tools for delivering the prognostic technology necessary to evolve to […]

  • Britain Overwhelmingly Supports Wind Power

    5 September 2013
    R&D

    RenewableUK has today welcomed an opinion poll carried out by ComRes which once again highlights overwhelming support for wind power among the British public. The opinion poll shows that a massive 67% of people support building wind farms in the area in which they live, making wind one of the most popular forms of energy […]

  • UK: Innovatum Adds Falcon ROVs to Its Fleet

    10 June 2013

    Innovatum, maker of the world’s smallest system for the location, tracking and survey of submarine pipelines and cables, has added to its fleet of small-sized, yet powerful Falcon ROVs, the slightly larger but compact version of the more powerful Saab Seaeye Cougar XT. They won their reputation for creating a smaller and smarter survey system […]

  • USA: UMaine to Launch VolturnUS 1:8

    30 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners will hold a launch celebration Friday, May 31 at 11 a.m. for VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine to be deployed off the coast of North America. The event will be hosted by Cianbro, 517 South Main Street, Brewer, Maine. Honored […]

  • Energy Skills Initiative Beginning to Bear Fruit (UK)

    28 May 2013
    Training & Education

    A concerted campaign across the East of England to generate the skills needed for the region’s future energy sector is beginning to bear fruit. Demand for skilled workers is rising dramatically with the new projects and development for the extended life of the Southern North Sea gas industry, the prospect of a new nuclear power […]

  • Dirk Philips to Succeed Govert Hamers as IHC Merwede CEO

    1 August 2013

    As of 1 September 2013, Dirk Philips will succeed Govert Hamers as the new CEO of IHC Merwede. In addition, the Board of Management will be expanded with the appointment of a new COO, namely the current Director of the company’s Dredging division, Bram Roelse. Dirk Philips is a 48-year-old Belgian national, who has gained […]

  • UK: Kommer Damen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

    23 May 2012

    During the Seawork Awards Dinner on 22 May, Kommer Damen was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Arnout Damen, COO of Damen Shipyards Group, accepted the inaugural award on behalf of his father from Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head. After working in the family business, Kommer Damen set up his […]

  • UK: BMT to Design Vessels for BLRT Grupp

    22 May 2012

    BLRT Marketex, a subsidiary of BLRT Grupp AS, and BMT Nigel Gee Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, have signed an agreement whereby BMT will provide vessel designs to BLRT Marketex. The relationship has provided immediate success with an outline agreement announced for BLRT Marketex to construct four new 24m highly flexible and […]

  • UK: Rampion Met Mast Mistaken for Ship in Distress

    16 May 2012

    The meteorological mast installed offshore East Sussex to survey the planned wind farm site has been causing 999 calls, reported BBC. Mast’s flashing red and white lights look like a ship’s mayday call, but actually it is signaling a warning to ships in Morse code. Watch officer at Solent Coastguard, Karen Bosman said: “Obviously we […]

  • UK: NFFO Releases 2012 Report

    15 May 2012

    Chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, Arnold Locker has released a report for 2012. For the fishing industry, this is a period of enormous upheaval and change. The stability, in regulatory requirements, that has been the industry’s constant demand for well over a decade, seems even further out of reach than ever. The […]

  • The Netherlands: Kersten Europe Acquires Two ‘State of the Art’ Bending Machines

    15 May 2012

    There is an increasing demand for larger, heavier and thicker bended plates and profiles. Kersten Europe aims to respond as effectively as possible to demands from the market. For this reason, Kersten Europe recently invested in two brand new machines in order to be able to bend even larger and thicker plates. Lately, the machine […]

  • UK: Female Pupils Visit Falck Nutec

    9 May 2012

      Female pupils from Gordon Schools Huntly visited the offshore safety and survival firm, Falck Nutec, in Dyce as part of their Skills for Work Energy programme. The Skills for Work Energy programme is run by Banff and Buchan College and is supported by Shell and Schlumberger. It aims to introduce female students to the […]

  • Scottish Renewables Writes to Donald Trump

    16 April 2012

    Last week, Niall Stuart, the Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables wrote to US tycoon Donald Trump regarding his statements on renewables and wind power over recent months. Scottish Renewables is the representative body for the renewable energy industry in Scotland, representing more than 300 organisations and companies working in the sector. I am writing in […]

  • The Netherlands: MARIN Inaugurates Depressurised Wave Basin

    26 March 2012

    MARIN’s unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. Representing the combination of a depressurised towing tank with a wave maker, the DWB creates a world first. The inauguration took place in the presence of representatives from various government ministries, […]

  • Hawaii Plans 100-mile Subsea Cable

    28 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Plans to build a 100-mile subsea cable could spur development of renewable energy, reports the Aol Energy news portal. If the grid proves that it can take more renewable energy than the currently assumed, it would give a huge boost to offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast. The proposed system would be able […]

  • China: COSCO Nantong Shipyard Starts Keel Laying of Sea Installer

    23 February 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Recently, COSCO Nantong Shipyard commenced keel laying of Sea Installer, hull number N370. This will be the first offshore vessel to be built to meet the PSPC (Performance Standard for Protective Coating) standard. The steel cutting ceremony for the Sea Installer was held on November 15th in COSCO Nantong Shipyard facilities. This jack-up vessel SEA INSTALLER, specially designed for the […]

  • Emu Attends IFREMER Symposium (France)

    7 December 2011

    IFREMER symposium on the Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to global change and extreme events, Biarritz, October 2011 Joni Backstrom, Dafydd Lloyd-Jones, Paul English and Nigel Thomas: Regional Environmental Assessment of Potential Impacts on Benthic Ecology from Cumulative Marine Aggregate Dredging, South Coast, UK The presentation outlined the process behind the REA, in particular, highlighting how […]