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  • Pelamis in Debt GBP 16 Mln after Going into Administration

    16 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Pelamis Wave Power, which went into administration in November 2014, had owed almost GBP 16 million before most of its assets were taken over by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).  The largest amount that Pelamis owed was £12.86 million to Scottish Enterprise. An additional £3.5m were owed to unsecured creditors: Edinburgh Council, the University of Dundee, the University of Edinburgh, […]

  • Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Knowledge Portfolio Available at Energy Institute

    16 February 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    In a collaboration with the Energy Institute (EI), The Crown Estate has brought together over 100 reports and publications, produced as part of its strategic offshore wind programme, and made them more widely available through the EI Knowledge Service. This significant range of publications, developed over the last five years, aims to help mitigate, reduce, […]

  • Turbine Transfers: Healthy Activity in Crew Transfer Vessel Market

    16 February 2015
    Vessels

    Turbine Transfers Ltd has reported healthy activity in the Crew Transfer Vessel market after winning new contracts and gaining extensions to existing deals from several major customers. The Wales-based company will shortly be sending six CTVs to the Ijsselmeer to work on Siemen’s new Westermeerwind Wind Farm Project, the largest near-shore wind farm in the […]

  • Local Company Goes Offshore with Kentish Flats Extension

    13 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Total Jobs Contracts Limited took advantage of an opportunity when they started doing odd jobs for Vattenfall. With the help of Vattenfall’s Site Manager, Tony Francis, they obtained all the necessary certificates to work offshore. Francis and his team helped train them in different areas of general maintenance on wind turbines. Five years on and they […]

  • Havyard Delivers Wind Farm Service Vessel to Esvagt

    13 February 2015
    Vessels

    Havyard Ship Technology AS has delivered the first of three Havyard 832 SOV windmill service vessels to the Danish shipping company Esvagt. The contract for the first two Havyard 832 SOV windmill service vessels was signed in July 2013, and the first of them, newbuild 118, will now be delivered from Havyard Ship Technology’s yard […]

  • Prysmian Inks Wikinger Cabling Deal

    12 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italian cable company, Prysmian Group, has been awarded a EUR 60 million contract by Iberdrola for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture, installation, burial, termination and testing of total 81 km of 33 kV submarine cables connecting 70 turbines at wind farm located within the West […]

  • Sabella Picks GreenLink to Connect Its Turbine

    11 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    Sabella S.A.S. has placed an order for a complete MacArtney connectivity solution for its new industrial scale ‘Sabella D10’ tidal stream turbine project. Pre-orientated in the direction of natural tidal currents and empowered by symmetrical rotor blades, the turbines effectively capture the energy generated by the shift between ebb and flow. The rotor is activated […]

  • Global Tech I Contracts OffshoreWindManager

    11 February 2015

    The OffshoreWindManager GmbH will deliver the Permit-to-Work Software for an operational phase of Global Tech I offshore wind farm. The OWM is a web-based application of a Permit-to-Work system for windfarm owners and operators ensuring a safe and efficient management of all wind farm operations. It is developed to support all phases (commissioning, construction, operation […]

  • Converting Fishing Vessel into Wave Power Plant

    10 February 2015
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Over the last two years, Kvernevik Engineering AS has been working with Geir Arne Solheim, the founder of Havkraft AS and the man who came up with the idea to convert fishing vessel into power plant. Now, the first vessel of its kind is anchored offshore in the Stadthavet area west of Ålesund harnessing wave […]

  • Video: Servicing Wind Turbines

    10 February 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    This year, as part of its new offshore logistics concept, Siemens is scheduled to begin utilizing its first two Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) commissioned specifically for the Butendiek and Baltic II offshore wind projects in Germany. SOVs are a standalone unit featuring enough space for accommodation and storage of spare parts. Gangway systems allow for […]

  • Mojo Uses QinetiQ’s Software for Its Hi Flo 4 Vessel

    10 February 2015
    Vessels

    Paramarine, QinetiQ’s ship and submersible design software has been used by Mojo Maritime to design an offshore construction vessel, for the marine renewables sector. The Hi Flo 4 (HF4) is a dynamic positioning vessel capable of operating in extreme coastal and continental shelf environments, designed with the support of InnovateUK (formerly the Technology Strategy Board). […]

  • GE, Andritz Hydro Preferred Bidders for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    10 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    General Electric and Andritz Hydro have been selected as preferred bidders to the £1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon infrastructure project. The two companies, bidding together for the ~£300m contract to supply sixteen bidirectional turbines to the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant, have committed to a majority of British large turbine components, to British […]

  • Seatower Deployed at Fécamp Site

    10 February 2015
    Technology

    Seatower installed a crane-free gravity base foundation at the Fécamp site in the English Channel yesterday. MT Højgaard carried out the installation by towing the foundation to desired position and then letting seawater flow into the hollow foundation thus fixing it to the seabed by its own ballasted weight. “We are pleased that both the manufacturing schedule and […]

  • Germans Cut Wind Power Costs through Weather Forecast

    6 February 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    German Federal Government has entrusted Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and EWC Weather Consult GmbH with a research project that will develop more accurate wind power forecasts to reduce costs of the country’s energy transition.  It sometimes happens that, due to weather conditions, less wind or solar electricity is produced. In order […]

  • New Offshore Wind Training Center Open in UK

    6 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    A new renewable energy centre was launched yesterday in North East England, which is expected to attract thousands of potential workers for the fast-growing wind sector. Julian Brown, chairman of RenewableUK, officially opened the new centre in front of more than 70 business and education leaders from across the North East and from the UK wind […]

  • Dogger Bank Teesside A&B Examination Concludes

    6 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The six-month examination of the Dogger Bank Teesside A&B development consent order application by the Planning Inspectorate concluded yesterday. Dogger Bank Teesside A&B comprises two 1.2 gigawatt wind farms located 165 kilometres from the UK coast at their closest point and is planned to connect to the national grid at the existing Lackenby substation near […]

  • Vattenfall to Invest EUR 963 Mln in Wind Energy

    5 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Swedish energy company, Vattenfall, will invest a total of SEK 9.1 billion (EUR 963 million) in wind power over the course of two years. According to the company’s full year report, Vattenfall is planning to spend SEK 41 billion (EUR 4.34 billion) for the same period, out of which SEK 11.1 billion (EUR 1.18 […]

  • MARINET Offers Free-of-Charge Access to Test Facilities

    5 February 2015
    R&D

    Due to demand, Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MARINET) has announced the opening of an additional sixth call offering free-of-charge use of European leading test facilities for marine renewable energy R&D. This is a unique opportunity for SME’s, companies, entrepreneurs, inventors, engineers and researchers alike to avail of state-of-the-art interlinked infrastructures and associated expertise, with usual fees […]

  • InfraRed Named Final Institutional Equity Investor in Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay

    5 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    InfraRed has been named as the final institutional equity investor in Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay. The investment, equaling that of Prudential last October, confirms full equity funding from two British institutions. InfraRed, a leading global investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate, will make the investment from existing funds. Werner von Guionneau, Chief Executive, InfraRed Capital Partners, […]

  • Peter Brett Associates Appoints OW Expert as Director of Energy

    4 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Gavin Clark has joined Peter Brett Associates LLP, a development and infrastructure consultancy, as its new Director of Energy. Based in Reading, Clark will join the company’s teams working on major infrastructure projects. Clark is an experienced project manager and project developer with many years of experience in the renewable energy sector, particularly in offshore and onshore wind. He […]

  • Dap UK Enters Offshore Energy Market

    4 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    In recent months, global shipping company dap UK Ltd, has seen a massive increase in the number of movements awarded to the group that are directly related to the oil, gas and renewable energy industries. Dap UK Ltd has highlighted that it is well qualified to assist during the construction phase for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind […]

  • Siemens Wind Q1 Orders Drop 42 Pct

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Siemens Wind Power and Renewables division marked divers first quarter of 2015 with higher revenue and drop in orders. The revenues grew 12 per cent comparing to the same period last year amounting to EUR 1.5 billion. Siemens CEO, Joe Kaeser, said the increase comes as a result of strong performance in Germany related to […]

  • Vattenfall Requires Painting Work at DanTysk

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is looking for a contractor who will carry out paint repair works on transition pieces (TPs) of DanTysk offshore wind turbines. The work includes surface preparation and painting of all the damaged areas on each of the foundation structures (TPs). Also, the contractor shall deliver the required consumables, paint, sandpaper etc. “It is essential that […]

  • RWE’s Safety Manager Appointed as CWind’s Global Head of SHEQ

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    CWind has created a new role in business to ensure that it continues to develop and maintain the highest levels of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) as it expands its global footprint. Mr Kevin ‘Pat’ Paton has been appointed to the role of Global Head of SHEQ, making him responsible for the SHEQ functions […]

  • 3sun Recruiting Technicians in Denmark

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group has launched a recruitment drive from its Danish entity, as part of the Group’s strategy to increase its international footprint.  Commenting on the evolution of 3sun Group, CEO Graham Hacon, said: “As we continue to grow globally, it is important that we remain strategically placed within the European market. Our premises in Esbjerg […]

  • DEA Releases IEA Background Reports for Kriegers Flak

    2 February 2015
    Authorities

    Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has released initial environmental assessment (IEA) for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. The technical background reports supporting the marine part of the IEA are available to all interested parties and are free to download. The offshore wind farm will have a total capacity of 600MW and is located at Kriegers Flak in […]