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  • Strainstall Installs Sensors on Suction Bucket Foundation

    10 February 2015
    Technology

    Strainstall has installed sensors on to a new ‘Suction Bucket Jacket’ foundation, which is currently being trialled at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany. The company, subcontracted by Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) as part of their Structural and Environmental Monitoring (SEM) solution, installed 126 different sensors from the turbine tower down to the […]

  • Osiris Wins MSIF Business of the Year Award

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Seabed mapping specialists Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects were successful at the ECHO Regional Business Awards winning the MSIF Business of the Year award (51-250 employees). Osiris Projects, owned by the locally headquartered Bibby Line Group, were in attendance at the ceremony, held at St George’s Hall, Liverpool on the 3rd July and hosted by […]

  • Mixed Feelings over Navitus Bay Project

    4 July 2014

     The deadline to register as an interested party with the Planning Inspectorate for the Navitus Bay wind farm proposal has passed. According to Daily Echo, the majority of 2,700 participants who applied have a negative opinion about the project. “What is striking when you look at the comments is that the vast majority of businesses, […]

  • Forteiland Ijmuiden Hosts Offshore Wind Meeting

    3 July 2014

    AYOP, IRO, TKI Offshore Wind, Velzen Municipality and the Chamber of Commerce are jointly organizing a meeting today dedicated to offshore wind. The purpose of the meeting being which is held in Forteiland Ijmuiden is: provision information on funding opportunities and the tender process; linking industry and knowledge institutions; encouraging cooperation and generating ideas. The […]

  • Ellis Launches ‘Triton’ HV Cable Guide and Clamp

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    A UK-based cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis has launched Triton –the world’s first two-in-one cable guide and clamp, which has been designed specifically to assist in the installation and subsequent restraint of high voltage (HV) cables.  Named after a Greek God, who was proclaimed a messenger of the sea, Triton was aptly designed for an offshore project […]

  • Houlder’s TAS on Trial at Thanet Wind Farm

    30 June 2014
    Technology

    Houlder’s TAS (Turbine Access System) has taken a step closer to meeting operator requirements by completing a trial period within the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme on the Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, Kent. The system has been installed on CWind’s Coastal Knight 20t composite crew transfer vessel throughout June 2014. During this […]

  • Iberdrola, Oceantec Test Wave Energy System

    30 June 2014
    R&D, Technology

    IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA and OCEANTEC held a demonstration on the results of the UHINDAR project, a flagship R&D initiative to create a generation system for harnessing energy from waves. The presentation on this €8.5 million project included a comprehensive demonstration on the functioning of the new wave converter, which is based on an oscillating water column […]

  • Samsung Keeps Offshore Wind Activities

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    South Korean company Samsung Heavy Industries has denied recent reports that it is halting its offshore wind activities. Spokesperson said: “It is not true that we are pulling back from the offshore wind industry. “We will keep working to secure a high performance prototype and focus on developing new technology. We have made rapid progress […]

  • The Crown Estate Hails GIB’s Investment

    24 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Crown Estate has welcomed today’s announcement by the Green Investment Bank to raise a £1 billion fund to encourage new private investors to invest in offshore wind farms in the UK.  Huub den Rooijen, Head of Offshore Wind at The Crown Estate said: “The UK continues to be the most attractive place to invest […]

  • MARIN Praised at OMAE 2014 Conference

    24 June 2014

    At the international OMAE conference in San Francisco in early June, Dutch Offshore expertise was singled out for particular praise. Director Bas Buchner of MARIN was presented with the OMAE Conference Industry Achievement Award “in recognition of significant contributions to the technological advancement of the offshore industry through his leadership in MARIN”. Buchner said: “It’s […]

  • HSSE Recognised at Renewable Energy Association Awards

    18 June 2014

    Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (HSSE) has emerged as a top winner at the annual Renewable Energy Association awards, held in London’s Savoy hotel on Thursday 12th June. The company scooped the prestigious Skills Development award in recognition of its efforts in pioneering new offshore emergency response techniques. HSSE has been operating Emergency Response Teams […]

  • The Crown Estate Responds to News on Empowering Scottish Islands

    17 June 2014
    Authorities

    Scottish First Minister yesterday made a speech in Kirkwall outlining his proposals to empower the Islands – Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles – if Scotland becomes independent.  The section on harnessing islands resources includes proposals relating to The Crown Estate such as devolving foreshore to the Islands and a proportion of leasing revenue going to the local […]

  • Ballast Nedam Installs Its 500th Foundation

    13 June 2014

    In just over 2 months Ballast Nedam Offshore has installed 47 out of 80 monopiles on the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm. The installation works started at the 1st of April and on the 10th of June monopile no. 47 was installed. This demonstrates reliable approach based on one of the proven installation concepts in combination with one of […]

  • Dong Schedules Horns Rev 2 Blades Makeover

    28 January 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish energy company, Dong Energy, will upgrade all turbines on 91 2.3MW turbines installed at Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm. The company named larger than expected wear, caused by strong wind mixed with water, sand and salt, on seven-year-old blades as the reason for the refit job. Total of 273 blades will be inspected, […]

  • Wavepower Could Take On Industry Professionals from Pelamis & Aquamarine

    27 January 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Wavepower, a privately funded company, is currently looking to invest and help develop the wave energy industry by funding technology developers and future wave energy projects. To support this, the company is now recruiting industry professionals to offer technical and commercial support along with financial investment. According to recent media reports, Wavepower could employ already experienced workforce from Pelamis Wave Power and […]

  • Siemens Prepares Base for Westermeerwind Construction

    21 January 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has decided to make Urk a base port for the management of Westermeerwind nearshore wind farm construction. The company has already installed temporary offices, installed cranes and built a storage area in the harbour, according to the Dutch media. Urk port will be used primarily to transport people and smaller parts to the construction […]

  • European Marine Energy Players to Gather in Portugal

    16 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is hosting a session at the Atlantic Stakeholder Conference in Porto, Portugal next week (Tuesday, 20th January 2015). Bringing the key players from European open-water ocean energy test sites together, the session will identify key issues of common interest across marine energy test sites, and share information to enable […]

  • Germany Passes 1 GW Offshore Wind Mark

    15 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The German market for offshore wind energy projects broke through the gigawatt barrier last year. By 31 December 2014, 258 offshore wind turbines in the German North and Baltic Seas with a total capacity of 1,049.2 megawatts fed into the grid. This figure was ascertained by Deutsche WindGuard on behalf of the four organisations VDMA […]

  • Ecosse Subsea Clears Westermost Rough OWF Seabed

    14 January 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has successfully completed a major boulder clearance and seabed preparation campaign on behalf of one of the leading energy groups in northern Europe, DONG Energy.  The subsea engineering specialist cleared almost 50,000 boulders and other obstructions from 33 routes spread over a distance of 40km at the Westermost Rough wind farm, […]

  • RWE to Apply for Galloper CfD

    14 January 2015

    German utility RWE Innogy is considering options to revive its Galloper offshore wind farm project that was scrapped in October after its project partner SSE decided to pull out. RWE is aiming to bid for the government subsidy contract for difference (CfD) scheme after qualifying in December. “We are eligible to bid and it is our […]

  • USA Allocates USD 8 Mln for Marine Renewables

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Energy Department has  announced $8 million in available funding to spur innovation in next-generation marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) control and component technologies. In the United States, waves, tides, and ocean currents represent a largely untapped renewable energy resource that could provide clean, affordable energy to homes and businesses across the country’s coastal regions. […]

  • Boskalis Now Owns More than 20% of Fugro

    12 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has increased its holding in Fugro N.V. to 20.01%. Boskalis stresses that this is not a step towards making an offer. Boskalis views Fugro as an interesting company with strong market positions in its core activities. The strategy of Boskalis is focused on offshore and maritime infrastructure, making use of the […]

  • MHI Vestas Signs Conditional Agreement with Nobelwind

    9 January 2015

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a conditional agreement with Belgian wind farm developer Nobelwind. According to the company, the 165MW Nobelwind project in Belgium will comprise 50 V112-3.3 MW turbines. Vestas added it will disclose more information “as soon as the project translates into a firm and unconditional order.” Nobelwind, formerly known as Bligh Bank Phase 2, […]

  • WFSV Helps Save Cruise Ship Passenger

    8 January 2015
    Vessels

    A cruise ship passenger is now stable and recovering in hospital thanks to the efforts of the crew of the Turbine Transfers vessel ‘Porth Dinllaen’, who carried out a fast rescue mission in the River Mersey. On Monday, 5 January, a female passenger was taken seriously ill on board the Fred. Olsen liner ‘Boudicca’, which […]

  • Work Underway on Caithness Moray Project

    5 January 2015
    Grid Connection

    Construction work is under way on the first of two substations to be built at Spittal. The works, which began in November, sees SHE Transmission investing £39 million as part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project. The new subsea link, which will feature over 100 miles of underground and subsea cable, is needed to […]

  • Centrica Names Non-Executive Director

    23 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Centrica plc has appointed Carlos Pascual as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective from 1 January 2015. Carlos will become a member of Centrica’s Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Carlos Pascual has held a number of senior positions in the energy industry and is a senior leader in energy geopolitics and economic and commercial […]