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  • China’s Offshore Wind to Pick Up the Pace

    25 June 2014

    Following the announcement by the Chinese government on feed-in tariff for offshore wind earlier this month, Fliss Jones wrote an article about it. Jones is a part of DNV GL, company which became one of the leading global providers of services for managing risk after a merger in September 2013. China’s offshore wind tariffs announced last week […]

  • Wind Power and E&P Up Dong’s Results

    27 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of Dong Energy A/S today approved the interim financial report for H1 2014.

  • ELA Container Sets Up Specialized Offshore Subsidiary

    17 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Due to the increasing demand of offshore accommodations, ELA Container founded a specialized subsidiary. Günter Albers, managing director of ELA Container and Hans Gatzemeier, former quality manager at ELA Container, are responsible as board of directors of the newly established company, ELA Container Offshore GmbH. ELA Container already gained diverse offshore experience within several offshore projects. […]

  • Conference on Opportunities for UK Ports in Energy Sector Coming Up

    24 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    On December 2, an event titled “Opportunities for UK Ports in the Energy Sector” will be held in London. Recent years have seen rapid development of offshore renewables and a number of changes to energy policy. With these changes, there are many available opportunities for ports to support the supply chain and help secure the […]

  • 200 Jobs Up for Grabs at MHI Vestas

    5 February 2015
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has commenced recruitment of over 200 skilled jobs at the recently announced blade manufacturing facility on the Isle of Wight. The new positions have been created in order to fulfill the demand for DONG Energy’s 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension project, off the coast of Liverpool Bay in the UK, as […]

  • UK: Dong’s Work Annoys Jaywick Residents

    30 August 2012

    DONG Energy will be welding a massive pipe on the Jaywick beach which will be used to install subsea cables for connection of the two offshore wind turbines to a power station. This is making Jaywick residents angry, because the construction work will take over the beach at the summer’s peak. The company will use […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Awarded Baltic Trend-Setter Club Certificate

    4 April 2013

    Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has created so much traffic and growth that DONG Energy has been awarded a ’Baltic Trend-Setter Club’ certificate – an prize which is annually awarded by Baltic Transport Journal. Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has been awarded the prize for the infrastructural project in the Baltic Sea region which has had the […]

  • Denmark: Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen Steps Down as CFO at Dong

    3 October 2013

    Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen will step down as CFO after 11 years with DONG Energy. His successor will be Marianne Wiinholt, who comes from the position of Senior Vice President of DONG Energy’s Customers & Markets division. Marianne Wiinholt will thus replace Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen on DONG Energy’s Executive Board.  Henrik Poulsen, DONG Energy’s CEO, says: […]

  • Four Minority Shareholders Opt to Participate in DONG Energy’s Capital Increase

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    In continuation of the announcement that the Danish pension funds Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP) and PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab (PFA) and funds managed by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division through New Energy Investment S.a.r.l. (Goldman Sachs funds) will invest a total of DKK 11 billion in DONG Energy A/S, four of the existing five minority shareholders have […]

  • Schur to Step Down as Chairman of Dong Energy

    31 January 2014

    Fritz Schur will step down as chairman of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on 12 March 2014, as Danish Parliament approved the final implementation of the investment agreement. ”I’ve been in the post for nine years, the company is developing well, a strong management is in place and with the addition […]

  • DONG Energy’s UK Asset Manager Introduces His Responsibilities

    20 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has been publishing a series of articles on the different jobs and experts that it has in the UK. The following is an interview with Mads Skovgaard-Andersen, who is based in the London office and is the Asset Portfolio Director for a portfolio of UK wind farms and has just been voted one […]

  • Bladt, NLMK DanSteel to Work on Dong’s Lightweight Foundation

    21 May 2014
    Technology

    Bladt Industries is to deliver a lightweight foundation to Dong Energy in cooperation with NLMK DanSteel. The foundation is designed by Dong Energy under their offshore Wind Project PISA, which is part of the Carbon Trust’s offshore wind accelerator project. The aim of the project is to lower the weight and costs of offshore foundations […]

  • Centrica, Dong Drop Celtic Array

    31 July 2014

    Centrica plc and DONG Energy have today jointly decided to cease development of wind farms in the Irish Sea Zone through their 50/50 joint venture vehicle Celtic Array Limited (“Celtic Array”). The decision to stop development comes as a result of an assessment of the Zone, which has confirmed challenging ground conditions that make the […]

  • Dong’s Wind Measuring Buoy Washes Ashore

    23 October 2014

    Dong Energy’s buoy washed ashore at Biggar Bank earlier this week, attracting attention of spectators, writes North-West Evening Mail. Namely, one of Dong’s floating wind measurement buoys (FLiDARs), deployed at the north west corner of the West of Duddon Sands wind farm, got loose and ended up on Walney Island. “The coastguard and local harbour […]

  • WFW Advises Dong on Walney Extension Project

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised DONG Energy on its successful application for a development consent order (“DCO”) for the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm. The DCO, which was granted by the Secretary of State for Energy Climate Change today, authorises a 750MW extension to the existing Walney I & II offshore wind farms. […]

  • DTU, BAM Launch Danish-German Research Cooperation

    24 November 2011

    Technical University of Denmark (DTU) wants to take the lead on development of offshore wind turbines and has launched Danish-German research cooperation. Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has launched an international research cooperation on offshore wind turbines together with its German sister organization BAM. The new partnership is to strengthen know-how on construction and safety […]

  • Denmark: DEXAWAVE Receives USD 1,78 Million Grant

    20 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    DEXAWAVE, the Danish wave energy generator developer, has received a DKK 10 million grant. The funding secured from the Danish state investment fund Vækstfonden will be used to build a full-scale prototype of its pontoon-based wave energy converter. The DEXAWAVE wave energy converter has a simple construction. It consists of two rigid pontoons, hinged together […]

  • New Anglia LEP Secures GBP 3 Million for Business Growth Fund (UK)

    22 October 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership has been awarded £3m from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund to establish a business growth fund. The New Anglia Business Growth Fund will create around 500 jobs by offering business growth grants of between £25,000 and £100,000 to SMEs in Norwich, Ipswich, Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The investment grants […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND’s EBIT Increases to EUR 24.9 Million

    5 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, achieved an excellent result for the first nine months of the 2012 financial year. During this period, the company realised a turnover amounting to EUR 80.9 million (previous year: EUR 33.1 million). The EBIT increased very significantly to EUR 24.9 million (previous year: EUR -0.7 million). This […]

  • Germany: Nordex to Spend EUR 10 Million on New Production Line

    5 November 2012

    “We are looking for up to an additional 130 employees for our planned internal production facilities in Rostock for our new and larger rotor blades,” says Jens Martin Hoika, who manages Nordex’s Rostock and international plants. The NR 58.5 rotor blade is used with the N117/2400 wind turbine, which is increasingly proving to be a […]

  • UK: GIB Invests GBP 57.5 Million in Offshore Wind

    22 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) confirmed its first direct equity investment in offshore wind through the acquisition of a 24.95% stake in Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Limited (Rhyl Flats) from companies owned by RWE AG (RWE) for a cash consideration of £57.5m. This landmark transaction represents a significant step for GIB in supporting one […]

  • UK: DONG Energy Gets GBP 1.1 Million for Offshore Wind O&M Bases

    15 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Hundreds of new jobs are set to be created in North East Lincolnshire after Danish utility giant DONG Energy was awarded up to  £1.1m from the ‘Growing the Humber’ Regional Growth Fund. The fund is run by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and North East Lincolnshire Council and supported by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. […]

  • Germany: Windreich’s Subsidiary Achieves around EUR 36 Million Profit in 2012

    16 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    The principal subsidiary of Windreich, FC Windenergy achieves an operating profit of around EUR 36 million even in the difficult setting. FC Windenergy is mainly engaged in project development and project sales. The Windreich group generates a total asset of EUR 567 million due to the preliminary figures for 2012, a balance sheet total of […]

  • ABB: German OW Delays Amount to $260 Million

    23 January 2014
    Grid Connection

    ABB said its fourth-quarter 2013 results were adversely impacted mainly by charges for storm-related project delays and some operational issues in the Power Systems (PS) division. Additional restructuring-related charges were taken in response to the division’s soft order intake in 2013. The company also booked non-operational charges related to certain Group legacy issues. “While the […]

  • Two Firms Establish RG Seasight Fenders (Denmark)

    6 June 2011

      The two companies RG Rom Gummi A/S (RG) and A/S Hvide Sande Skibs- og Baadebyggeri (HSSB) have established the company RG Seasight Fenders ApS, whose purpose it is to deliver the most safe and durable fenders for supply boats – primarily when transferring crew to wind turbines. Each of the two companies have core […]

  • Huhne’s Taxes Could Drive Key Employers Out of Business (UK)

    18 July 2011
    Authorities

    In the film Billy Elliot, a boy strives to be a dancer against the backdrop of the miners’ strike. Now, the place where they filmed it is… By Andrew Gilligan (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, July 18, 2011;