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  • Mayor Linda Arkley Lays Her Hopes into Enterprise Zones (UK)

    7 March 2011
    Authorities

    NORTH East Conservatives are predicting a “new start for the Tyne” after the Chancellor said he would dust off 1980’s-style regeneration…   By Adrian Pearson (journallive) [mappress]   Source: journallive, March 07, 2011    

  • Xodus Group Acquires its Way into Renewable Industry (UK)

    9 May 2011

      Fast growing engineering consultancy Xodus Group is bolstering its impressive renewables credentials by acquiring an industry leading specialist consultancy. Xodus has acquired Anglesey based James Ingram & Associates for an undisclosed sum, bringing a powerhouse of offshore wind, wave and tidal experience into the fold. The move comes as Xodus launches its new Low […]

  • DNV Appoints Mark Young as Head of UK Cleaner Energy Department

    14 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    DNV is strengthening its UK focus on cleaner energies by appointing Mark Young as head of its Cleaner Energy Department. (dnv) [mappress] Source: dnv, March 14, 2011  

  • DNV Updates Standard for Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (Norway)

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      DNV’s recognized standard for design of offshore wind turbine structures has been through a revision process together with the wind energy industry. The updated standard which aims to reduce cost and increase safety is now available. he standard, Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures (DNV-OS-J101), provides principles, technical requirements and guidance for design, construction […]

  • DNV Initiates Joint Industry Project for Offshore Wind Turbine Blades (Singapore)

    13 January 2012

    The increasing length of offshore wind turbine blades has prompted the use of advanced composite materials, with positive operational experiences so far, but with a limited range of supporting analysis and testing methods that can be directly applied to large scale wind turbines. DNV initiated the innovation project to develop improved integrity assessment procedures for […]

  • DNV GL Certifies BASF’s Offshore Grout MasterFlow 9500

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    BASF A/S, the Danish legal entity of BASF’s Construction Chemicals Division, is the first company to obtain the Type Approval Certificate (TAC) from certifying body DNV GL for the company’s offshore grout MasterFlow 9500 used in the grouted connections of offshore wind turbine foundations. MasterFlow 9500 is an ultra-high strength, fatigue resistant grout which is specially […]

  • DNV GL to Upgrade and Move Its HQ into TenneT’s Former Office

    12 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL (formerly KEMA) has signed an agreement with TenneT for the renovation, rental and occupation of the former head office of TenneT in Business Park Arnhems Buiten. The building will be renovated to become one of the most sustainable offices in the Netherlands. The location is expected to be opened in the third quarter […]

  • DNV GL’s Component, Type and Project Certification Seminar Premieres in Paris

    21 November 2014

    Earlier this month, DNV GL hosted a three-day customer seminar on wind farm certification in Paris for the first time after the merger. France staged the premiere of this new seminar due to the French Government’s commitment to offshore wind and the recent public commitment to IEC standards. The seminar attracted participants from across the […]

  • DNV Kicks Off JIP on Standards for Offshore Wind Concrete Floaters

    4 December 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    DNV has secured partners to launch a new project to enhance technology development and prepare for scale/industralisation of concrete substructures for floating offshore wind. With the launch of a new joint industry project (JIP), called Concrete FLOW, DNV aims to optimise requirements for concrete floaters, specifically tailored for floating offshore wind farms. The project encompasses […]

  • GE Goes Into Haliade-X 12 MW Details (Infographics)

    10 May 2018
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has revealed additional details on the size and power of the Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine.

  • Heerema Finishes Two Substation for Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    7 March 2011

    TWO huge modules are getting ready to set sail after being built at a Hartlepool yard.   (hartlepoolmail) [mappress]   Source: hartlepoolmail, March 07, 2011  

  • Aegir Installs DOT at Princess Amalia

    1 October 2018
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ vessel Aegir has installed the Delft Offshore Turbine (DOT) at the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) in the Netherlands.

  • Heerema Starts Building Elia’s OSY Platform

    12 March 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Belgian transmission system operator Elia has awarded Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) with a contract for the fabrication of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Heerema to Handle Borkum Riffgrund 2 Substation

    25 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded a contract to Heerema Marine Contractors for the transport and installation of an offshore substation for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm. The work will comprise the transport and installation of the substation’s jacket, piles and topside at the German offshore wind farm. In late January, Heerema Marine Contractors was hired to transport and […]

  • Offshore Wind Sparks Belfast Harbour’s Trade Rise

    31 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Trade through Belfast Harbour rose by 16% during 2013 with record tonnages of almost 23 million passing through the Port. Over half the increase, 1.7m tonnes, was fueled by an increase of over 150% in coal imports. This reflects a new service through Belfast to supply AES Kilroot power station which generates c.30% of Northern […]

  • E35 Arrives to Campbeltown Harbour

    11 April 2014

    Oceanflow Energy Limited, a tidal energy developer, announced that Evopod E35 unit has been completed and delivered to Campbeltown Harbour. The company plans to deploy a 1/4 scale Evopod device in Sanda Sound, South Kintyre. Prior to the deployment, Oceanflow acquired a license from Marine Scotland, having dedicated   two years to surveys, consultations and environmental […]

  • Offshore Wind Giants Unite to Protect Harbour Porpoises

    26 November 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A consortium of five international energy companies has taken the initiative to launch the DEPONS (Disturbance Effects on the Harbour Porpoise Population in the North Sea) research project, which aims to study how the population of harbour porpoises in the North Sea is affected when new offshore wind farms are built. Spearheading the consortium is […]

  • MPI Adventure Installs Humber Gateway Substation

    3 November 2014
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine-installation vessel, MPI Adventure, has successfully completed the installation of the Humber Gateway Substation, following a very efficient transportation and installation period.  This contract, which was undertaken for E.ON, involved the load out and installation of a total of 2,508Te, including: Jacket foundation (570Te) 8 Piles (680 Te each) Module Support Frame (320Te) […]

  • DONG Energy has Successfully Issued New Hybrid Capital Bonds (Denmark)

    14 January 2011

    Earlier today DONG Energy announced its intention to issue new callable subordinated capital securities due 3010. These securities have been successfully issued. Key details of the transaction: Size EUR 700m Maturity date 1 June 3010 First call date 1 June 2021 Fixed Coupon Rate until First call date 7.75% Issue spread to mid-swap 450bp Listing […]

  • Work on Western HVDC Link Delayed

    13 May 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    The subsea cable installation of the Western HVDC Link, which will bring renewable energy from Scotland to homes and businesses in England and Wales, has been postponed. This work was due to start in early May 2014. Whilst electrical power is often expected to flow from north to south, the Western Link will be bidirectional […]

  • Nemo Returns to Siemens

    7 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Siemens is to supply eight converter transformers for the Nemo Link project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting Belgium and Great Britain. The customer is Nemo Link, a joint venture between National Grid Nemo Link Limited, a subsidiary company of the UK’s National Grid Plc, and the Belgian Elia Group. The HVDC link […]

  • Germany: WindEnergy Hamburg 2014 Attracts Industry Experts

    17 August 2012

    Hamburg has developed into Europe’s wind energy capital. It has attracted leading manufacturers and component suppliers, and other companies involved in the wind industry to settle in this international port and trading city. These companies are playing a major part in implementing Germany’s energy transformation. The international energy markets are watching Germany’s progress very carefully […]

  • UK: Innovative Offshore Wind Foundation Visited by Carbon Trust, Fred. Olsen, Forewind

    6 September 2012

    On September 4th a delegation from Fred. Olsen, the Forewind Consortia (made up of representatives from RWE Innogy, SSE Renewables, Statkraft and Statoil) and Carbon Trust visited the Harland and Wolff facility in Belfast. The delegation saw the fabrication of the innovative suction installed bucket foundation technology that will be used on two meteorological masts […]

  • GL Group Announces 11th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference (Germany)

    30 January 2013

    German offshore wind projects – the current accomplishments, technical challenges and future opportunities, these topics and many others surrounding them will be discussed at GL Garrad Hassan’s 11th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference (HOW) on 20-21 February 2013. The conference invites developers, manufacturers, and operators of wind turbines, engineering consultants, investors, energy companies, as well as […]

  • PAN-Humber Local Enterprise Partnership ‘Win-Win’ for Grimsby-Area (UK)

    30 May 2011

    A PAN-Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, finally agreed yesterday, has been heralded as a ‘win-win’ for the Grimsby-area, paving the way… (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, May 30, 2011

  • WindEnergy Hamburg: BLG to Present Implementation of Offshore Wind Logistics Concepts

    27 August 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    BLG WindEnergy Logistics, the youngest division of the international logistics provider BLG LOGISTICS GROUP, is among the pioneers of the German offshore logistics industry. The company has developed a suitable port infrastructure in Bremerhaven with the Offshore-Terminal ABC Peninsula and has also developed innovative logistics concepts and implemented wind energy jointly with leading manufacturers of […]