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  • The Netherlands: Veka Launches First Multipurpose Catamaran

    28 November 2012

    Last week the first ‘Animal’ Multipurpose Catamaran was launched, the first ship in a series of high speed crafts. With this highly innovative support vessel for the offshore industry, VEKA Group has developed a very powerful workboat, specialized in transporting technical personnel and working material to and from wind farms. Every ship of this new […]

  • UK Island Panther Safely Returns to Shore After Incident

    25 November 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Five personnel were safely brought back to Wells on the personnel transfer vessel Island Panther on Wednesday night after the vessel was involved in a collision in the field with a transition piece. Immediately after the incident the Coastguard was alerted and lifeboats from Wells and Cromer were directed to meet the vessel. The vessel […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes Parliament’s Findings

    23 November 2012

    Jenny Hogan, Director of Policy for Scottish Renewables, welcomed many of the Economy, Energy and Tourism committee’s findings. She said: “This has been one of the most detailed and debated committee inquiries in the Scottish Parliament’s history and it has confirmed what we have said for some time; that the ambitious targets for the renewables industry are […]

  • EDF Seeks Contractor for Geo-Surveys Off Le Tréport, France

    23 November 2012
    R&D

    EDF EN France is seeking contractor to conduct geotechnical and geophysical survey offshore Le Tréport. In April EDF won the rights to develop three offshore wind sites offshore French coast. The purpose of this scope is to achieve an offshore geotechnical campaign, which consists of shallow penetration (typically 5m) tests and samplings (Cone Penetration Test […]

  • UK: Regen SW Publishes 6th Edition of Pocket Sized Supply Chain Directory

    20 November 2012
    Technology

    Regen SW, the renewable energy experts, has published the sixth edition of their pocket sized supply chain directory for the Offshore Wind and Marine Energy sector. The guide features over 350 south west companies from manufacturing through to professional services who have expertise and capability which will be needed to support the growing offshore sector. […]

  • UK: Pulsant Stores Pelamis Wave Power Data

    13 November 2012

    Cloud, connectivity and hosting provider, Pulsant, is supporting Pelamis Wave Power by helping to manage, backup and store data vital to the development of its world-leading wave energy technology. With operations in Edinburgh and Orkney supporting two Pelamis wave machines being demonstrated at the European Marine Energy Centre off the coast of Orkney, Pelamis Wave […]

  • UK: JDR Reports Record Results

    13 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, has provided an update on its trading performance for the nine months ended 30 September 2012. Highlights Record revenue of £85.6m (an increase of 75% from the equivalent period last year) Record EBITDA performance driven by higher revenue and productivity improvements Significant recent […]

  • USA: Clatsop County to Host Wave Energy Discussions

    2 October 2012

    Clatsop County is hosting a public discussion on proposed local wave-energy development and its potential impacts on the North Coast on Friday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-noon at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. The discussion, facilitated by Board of Commissioners Chair Peter Huhtala, will focus on potential wave-energy installations in the waters […]

  • UK: Delays on Jersey Met Mast

    1 October 2012

    Concerns were raised regarding the monitoring mast offshore Jersey coast, writes BBC. Namely, the 9 meter mast is supposed to measure the wind speeds during the two-year project. The installation work has been postponed while the consultations are being held. Willie Peggie, director of the Environment Department, “We’ve got perhaps a fair way to go […]

  • UK: Sheringham Shoal Opens with Great Celebration

    28 September 2012

    Norfolk’s majestic Holkham Hall was the setting for yesterday’s official opening of the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm by His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. The Crown Prince arrived via helicopter with representatives from the wind farm’s owner companies, Statoil and Statkraft, and Norwegian and British Ministers and Ambassadors. He was greeted […]

  • Alstom Eyes UK Offshore Wind Possibilities

    27 September 2012

    Alstom’s offshore wind vice president Frederic Hendrick revealed that the company has plans to expand its presence in the UK’s offshore wind sector. Reuters quotes Mr. Hendrick as saying that the decision to have “an industrial footprint “ in the UK would depend on acquiring more investment certainty and that it should be made in […]

  • Australia: CWE Releases CETO 5 Design

    21 September 2012
    Technology

    Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) releases the design of its CETO 5 unit which will be used in the Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP) at Garden Island in Western Australia. The CETO 5 design builds on the experience gained in previous generations and incorporates some important improvements. The diameter of the buoyant […]

  • Germany: GL RC Attests CE Conformity of UPDRAFT Winch

    19 September 2012

    GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has assessed UPDRAFT’s “UPDRAFT winch 800-20-A” according to DIN EN 14492-2:2006. Additionally, GL RC evaluated the CE marking process, the technical design and the manuals for this product according to the EC machinery directive. CE marking is an essential part of bringing products to the European market. In Europe, it […]

  • JDR to Open Office in Hamburg, Germany

    17 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    JDR, a leading supplier of high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems, announces its new German subsidiary – JDR Cable Systems GmbH – and a Hamburg office that will open after it attends Husum Wind Energy 2012. This move follows JDR’s first German contract win with WindMW GmbH for subsea power cables for the Meerwind […]

  • UK: SeaGen Achieves 5 GWh Milestone

    6 September 2012

    SeaGen, the first commercial-scale tidal stream energy system has achieved a new milestone of 5 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of tidal power generation since starting operation at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. That equals the annual power consumption of 1,500 British households. The Siemens-owned system is one of the largest tidal stream power projects today. This latest […]

  • Spain: Gamesa Renames Its Wind Turbine Platforms

    5 September 2012

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind energy industry, has renamed all of its wind turbine platforms, both onshore and offshore, for the purpose of tailoring its turbine family names to an increasingly versatile product portfolio.   Effective immediately, the company’s turbine families -of which it has installed machines totalling more than 25,000 MW […]

  • Germany: First Voith Linear Jet Takes Shape

    4 September 2012
    Technology

    The new vessel propulsion system Voith Linear Jet (VLJ) literally takes shape. The Dutch foundry Drunen has cast the rotor of the first VLJ. Two of these propulsion systems will be used in a newly designed vessel supplying offshore wind farms with staff and equipment, even at high seas. Turbine Transfer Ltd. expands its fleet […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Wind Policy Debate

    30 August 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, today welcomed a well-judged call for the debate on wind policy to be based on evidence. In a new report – “Beyond The Bluster – Why Wind Power Is An Effective Technology”, the Institute for Public Policy Research demonstrates that wind is […]

  • UK: MeyGen Enters £10 Million Competition

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    MeyGen is today announcing its entry into the Saltire Prize and welcomes the opportunity to challenge for this significant accolade. Meygen’s entry coincides with the launch of the Saltire Prize Grand Challenge Period, which is being formally announced today in Orkney by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. The MeyGen project is the largest tidal energy […]

  • Germany: BnetzA Opens Case against TenneT

    16 August 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Following a complaint filed by Windreich, German energy network regulator BnetzA opened a case against TenneT, one of the country’s grid operators, which has recently been accused of setting back offshore wind development in Germany. Windreich submitted a complaint because TenneT took no action after the company requested a branch line to be run from […]

  • USA: Esri Launches European Wind User Group

    15 August 2012
    Technology

    Wind energy professionals across Europe now have a local source for the exchange of ideas, success stories, and information about geospatial technology for on- and offshore wind farms: the Esri European Wind User Group. The group’s mission is to discuss the best ways to meet daily challenges and learn how proven applications of geographic information […]

  • Germany: HUSUM WindEnergy to Host 11th Windcommunity Meeting

    13 August 2012

    In a few weeks‘ time the international wind industry will be converging on Husum for the HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 Trade Fair. From 18th to 22nd September, 1200 exhibitors and 36,000 visi-tors from more than 90 countries will ensure that this North Frisian town becomes the central hub of the wind industry, and the trade fair […]

  • Germany: ContiTech Presents Scour-Protection System

    7 August 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    The new offshore rubber mats from ContiTech fit the contours of the seabed perfectly, and their elasticity allows them to absorb the energy of waves and vortices to prevent sand from being washed away around the foot of the turbine. These firm foundations for the piles that support them are absolutely vital. Electric power from […]

  • UK: GBP 300,000 for Marine Training Centre

    3 August 2012
    Training & Education

    Fishermen from the South West will now be able to access new marine training opportunities in the region. A £300,000 grant from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and European Fisheries Fund (EFF) has helped the Western Training Association to install a full ship’s bridge and radar simulator at its centre in Crownhill, Plymouth. The new […]

  • UK: Construction Starts on OREC’s HQ

    1 August 2012

    Scotland’s flagship International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) is starting to take shape following the start of construction on Scottish Enterprise’s £10 million Industry Engagement Building in Glasgow – the future headquarters of the UK’s new Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC).  The ITREZ, which already incorporates Strathclyde University’s £89 million Technology Innovation Centre, aims […]

  • USA: Sandia Re-Evaluates Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

    31 July 2012
    R&D

    Sandia National Laboratories’ wind energy researchers are re-evaluating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to help solve some of the problems of generating energy from offshore breezes. Though VAWTs have been around since the earliest days of wind energy research at Sandia and elsewhere, VAWT architecture could transform offshore wind technology. The economics of offshore windpower […]