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  • Switch Receives Order from Atlantis

    9 April 2015

    The Switch received an order to deliver a medium-speed generator for use in the Atlantis Resources Ltd AR1500 turbine drive train. During March 2015, Atlantis confirmed an order with The Switch for an integrated PM medium-speed generator that resulted from a successfully completed pre-design project carried out in 2014. The Switch generator will be used […]

  • ESVAGT FARADAY Goes to Work (Gallery)

    8 April 2015
    Vessels

    Esvagt’s latest service operation vessel (SOV), ESVAGT FARADAY, goes to work for Siemens Wind Power Service today. The first SOV, ESVAGT FROUDE, left on contract on February 18th, also to work for Siemens Wind Power. Siemens has chartered ESVAGT FROUDE for a five year contract to service the field and transport personnel during the constructing and operation of the […]

  • WES Releases R&D Services Call Video

    8 April 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Last month Wave Energy Scotland (WES) launched its first GBP 7 million international technology innovation competition. WES aims to support and accelerate the development of wave energy technology in Scotland and was established as part of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, at the request of the Scottish Government, during December 2014. The organisation will provide funding […]

  • OW Industry to Ministers: North Seas Offshore Grid Is a Building Block for Europe’s Energy Union

    8 April 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Companies in the offshore wind industry have written a letter to the 10 energy ministers of the North Sea region ahead of the informal energy council next week in Luxembourg. The letter, sent last night, calls for enhanced regional cooperation. North Seas Offshore Grid and Europe’s Energy Union Dear Energy Minister, The Informal Energy Council […]

  • Photo Gallery: Open Ship Day on ESVAGT FARADAY

    8 April 2015
    Vessels

    Esvagt held an Open Ship day on ESVAGT FARADAY on April 6. All employees with families were invited. More than 800 people showed up, so the crew had a busy day showing guests around and answering questions. ESVAGT FARADAY, the second SOV (Service Operation Vessel) custom built to service offshore wind farms, arrived at its home port in Esbjerg […]

  • ‘Njord Odin’ Nails Sea Trials (Video)

    7 April 2015
    Vessels

    BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has completed sea trials for Njord Odin, the first of a series of advanced 26m wind farm support vessels (WSV) for Njord Offshore. These are the largest BMT designed vessels built to date. Njord Odin is 26.3m in length with a beam of 9.3m with each of the […]

  • Siem Offshore Contractors to Deliver Veja Mate’s Inner Array Grid

    7 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm. The contract is estimated to be worth more than EUR 100 million. Veja Mate’s 67 Siemens 6MW wind […]

  • First 8 Eneco Luchterduinen Turbines Onboard ‘Aeolus’

    6 April 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    With the first days of April, Van Oord’s Aeolus arrived in Esbjerg, Denmark, to pick up parts of the first turbines for Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm.  On Saturday, all components of the first turbines were loaded onto the vessel, the developer said on its social pages. Eneco Luchterduinen, located approximately 25 kilometres offshore from Noordwijk in the […]

  • Northern HeliCopter Inks North Sea Contract

    3 April 2015

    Northern HeliCopter will provide its rescue services to several offshore wind farms in the North Sea. The contract, awarded by EWE Offshore Service & Solutions, covers Global Tech I, Trianel Windpark Borkum, Riffgat and Alpha Ventus. The company is the centre of the EWE Group’s offshore expertise. It is a services company that advises and […]

  • ABB Increases Orders in Germany

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Despite the difficult market environment, the German ABB performed well in the 2014 financial year. The company booked 2.4 per cent more orders in the home market over the previous year increasing the ration of all orders secured from Germany to 53 per cent. On the other hand, the total order intake, sales, operating EBITDA […]

  • ETV Bodies to Collaborate at Sustainability Live Event

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The UK’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) bodies are collaborating at the leading conference and exhibition for innovative energy and sustainability management in the UK. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will join BRE Global, WRc plc, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at Sustainability Live in Birmingham on 21-23 April 2015 with a mission to […]

  • Ecosse Triples Profit

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS) more than trebled profits to £3.4 million and increased revenue by 88% to £15.6 million according to its latest published accounts. The Aberdeenshire-based subsea engineering specialist attributed the phenomenal growth to a diversification from its traditional oil and gas market in to renewables and interconnectors. ESS has developed technologies which […]

  • EDF Backs Redcar Development Trust

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Redcar Development Trust (RDT) has hired a community engagement specialist as it bids to secure extra cash that will allow new schemes in the area to get off the ground. Development worker Pippa Ware was appointed after RDT secured extra funding for the post in the form of a grant from the Teesside Offshore Community Benefit […]

  • East of England Calls for Offshore Wind Certainty

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Calls for the UK government to give the offshore wind industry a clear steer on how the next round of developments will be funded were made as Siemens’ turbines were confirmed for East Anglia One. As the UK industry was heartened by ScottishPower Renewables’ opting for as much UK content as possible in the 714MW […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Scoops seebaWIND

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Deutsche Windtechnik AG has acquired 100% of the shares of seebaWIND Service GmbH and Level 360 Gesellschaft für Rotor- und Gittermastservice mbH. In particular, this enables Deutsche Windtechnik AG to expand its systems technology from the present focus on Vestas®/NEG Micon and Siemens®/AN Bonus® to the machine technologies offered by Nordex®, Senvion® and Fuhrländer®. “The […]

  • MMT Restructures

    9 June 2015

    MMT Group has made strategic changes to existing organizational structure in line with MMT ambitious aims for growth and in order to meet competitive market conditions. A new Management team will focus on sales and operational efficiency. With a recent launch of a new high-speed Surveyor Interceptor ROV, MMT sees new market opportunities and an increased market […]

  • DNV GL Certifies Meerwind Süd|Ost

    8 June 2015

    DNV GL has submitted the project certificate for the German offshore wind farm Meerwind Süd|Ost to WindMW, responsible for the development, construction and operation of the project. Meerwind Süd|Ost is a 288 megawatt offshore wind farm, located 23 kilometers offshore from the island of Helgoland, and one of the largest projects of its kind in […]

  • IMCA Issues Guidance for Small Workboats

    8 June 2015
    Vessels

    Following a number of incidents involving small workboats operating in the wind farm sector during 2012 and 2013, a need was identified to set out the elements of competence required for crews operating and working on small workboats. ‘Guidance on Competence Assurance and Assessments: Marine Roles for Small Workboats’ (IMCA C 017) has now been […]

  • DISA Acquires C‐Ventus

    5 June 2015

    DISA International has acquired the remaining 50% stake in C‐Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services BV from Wals Diving & Marine Services. C‐Ventus is a service provider in the offshore wind segment. On basis of its rope‐access, survey, diving and ROV capability, C‐Ventus renders a wide array of services from the seabed up, in the installation and O&M phases of offshore […]

  • Modus, SAAB to Collaborate on Hybrid AUV/ROV

    4 June 2015

    UK Company Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd and Saab Dynamics AB of Sweden have entered into a Collaboration Agreement to further develop the operational use and applications of the Saab Sabertooth hovering Hybrid AUV/ROV for the Oil and Gas and Offshore Renewables markets. Under the agreement, Modus and Saab will work in collaboration to develop this […]

  • Hull Green-Lights Siemens Blade Factory

    4 June 2015
    Authorities

    Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has approved Siemens’ plans for a turbine blade factory and associated facilities on Hull’s Alexandra Dock. Now, the entire Siemens development, in which the company is investing £310m with partner Associated British Ports (ABP), has full planning approval. The approval for two related planning applications follows a Siemens decision last November to bring […]

  • First Subsea Hires Jee Manager

    4 June 2015

    First Subsea has hired Gary Howland to drive Renewables Connectors Business. Prior to joining Jee, Mr Howland was Vice President – Renewables at Trelleborg Offshore developing business in the global renewable energy sector, in particular offshore wind. Drawing on his recent experience in subsea cable engineering consultancy Gary Howland, commented, ”Cable installation is an area where there […]

  • Wpd Secures Funding for Nordergrunde

    3 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    wpd AG and its financing banks yesterday signed financing contracts in Frankfurt for the Nordergründe offshore project. According to these contracts, the loans will be provided by KfW IPEX-Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) while 100% of the equity will come from wpd offshore GmbH. This means that the finance for the entire investment […]

  • ABB to Supply & Set Up Rampion’s Electrical Infrastructure

    3 June 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has won an order to provide substations and related power infrastructure for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The company will provide power infrastructure for the offshore platform as well as the onshore substation to efficiently integrate the new wind farm into the country’s transmission grid. ABB will also extend an existing substation that will receive […]

  • Thinking Outside the Box Gets Ulstein Nor-Shipping Award

    2 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The X-STERN™ solution from Ulstein was awarded the Next Generation Ship Award at the Nor-Shipping opening conference on 2 June.  Gunvor Ulstein, CEO of Ulstein Group, said: “The offshore industry is experiencing a downturn and eventually oil and gas supplies will come to an end. We do not know what we will be living on 50 years […]

  • Atlas to Secure Personnel for Dutch 600MW Project

    3 June 2015

    The 600MW wind farm, Gemini, will cranks up a gear in the coming months with the next phase of project construction. To date, large numbers of personnel have already been employed indirectly in the development of Gemini and with construction now starting; as many as 500 people are expected to work on the project over […]