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  • UK: Adur and Worthing Councils Worried about Job Creation from Rampion OWF

    10 October 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Adur and Worthing councilors held a meeting of their joint planning committee regarding the Rampion offshore wind farm, at which they expressed their skepticism about the benefits that the development could bring to the area. The councilors believe that of the 1,000 jobs that are said to be created only a small amount of jobs […]

  • Finland: WinWinD Files for Bankruptcy

    15 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    WinWinD has submitted a voluntary petition on bankruptcy to the District Court on October 3, 2013. The District Court has allowed the petition and appointed Attorney Pauliina Tenhunen as the Administrator to take care of the further process. WinWinD has been incurring heavy losses for the past several years and the company’s debts are currently […]

  • The Crown Estate Celebrates Inauguration of Two OWFs (UK)

    5 July 2013
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has welcomed the inauguration this week of two further UK offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 900 MW. On Wednesday 3 July the final phase of construction of the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm was formally recognised by joint owners Centrica Renewable Energy, Dong Energy and Siemens. The following […]

  • UK: Dong Submits Walney Extension Application

    5 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Danish Dong Energy has submitted an application for Walney Extension offshore wind farm to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) on 28 June 2013. The proposed Walney Extension offshore wind farm development consists of an area of 149km2 and an estimated capacity of up to 750 MW, generating enough energy to meet the average needs of over […]

  • 2000 Students Gain Insight into Offshore Wind Career Opportunities (UK)

    5 July 2013

    More than 2000 students from Hull, East Riding and Teesside secondary schools have now gained an insight into the career opportunities offered by the offshore wind industry after the completion of the second year of an innovative education initiative, Champions for Wind. Teachers from almost 20 schools have developed and implemented wind energy careers related […]

  • VIDEO: First Day Highlights of Offshore Energy 2013 Exhibition

    16 October 2013

    The video shows the highlights from the first day of the Offshore Energy 2013 event held in Amsterdam on 15 October. Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. The two-day event includes an exhibition where an expected 500 supply chain companies will showcase their products and services. Offshore Energy is expected […]

  • SeaZone Teams Up with Snowflake to Launch ‘HydroView Now: Features’ (UK)

    9 July 2013

    Comprised of key marine and nautical feature types from vector charting supplied by official International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) chart producers, HydroView Now: Features is an ideal complement to the free-to-use HydroView Now: Basemap. Delivered through an authenticated geography mark-up language (GML) web feature service, organisations can utilise the service via an application programming interface (API) […]

  • UK: Cathie Associates Named as Geoscience Advisors at Wave Hub

    9 July 2013

    Cathie Associates have been appointed as Geoscience Advisors to Wave Hub for the recently announced Energy Technologies Institute floating offshore wind demonstrator project, located 10 miles off the north coast of Cornwall. The project aims to develop, build and test a floating offshore wind turbine to investigate whether floating wind farms could play a cost […]

  • Securing Our Energy Future Highlighted at Offshore Energy 2013

    18 October 2013

    On 15 & 16 October 2013 the 6th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference was held in Amsterdam RAI. The two-day event was attended by 9,123 international visitors, an increase of 20% compared to last year. Official opening: The state of the world By the push on the button of KoColijn, Sander Vergroesen, Managing Director IRO, […]

  • UK: World’s Largest Wind Turbine Construction Complete

    22 October 2013

    The world’s largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine is now standing at Energy Park Fife. The Samsung Heavy Industries prototype offshore turbine is due to become operational later this year. The structure is situated 50 metres offshore in the Firth of Forth and the tip of its blades stretch 196 metres above the sea. […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik Supervises Construction and Assembly at DanTysk OWF

    11 July 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall has engaged the offshore division of Deutsche Windtechnik to carry out relevant parts of the construction and assembly supervision for the wind energy turbines in the offshore wind farm DanTysk. Engineers and technicians of Deutsche Windtechnik systematically document and analyse the quality of the whole construction and manufacturing process and monitor the compliance. The […]

  • Norway: Umoe to Build First UM Wave Craft

    22 October 2013

    Umoe Mandal AS has signed contract for the first UM Wave Craft – the next generation offshore wind service vessel. Customer is Umoe AS. The vessel will be delivered January 2015. The vessel concept is entirely developed by Umoe Mandal. It is based on the same Surface Effect Ship technology that has brought the Oksøy- […]

  • UK: East Coast Charters Secures Contracts for Entire Fleet

    11 July 2013

    East Coast Charters Ltd has sourced contracts for its fleet of crew transfer vessels on the London Array Offshore windfarm. ECC Opal and ECC Topaz were already working on site and the company’s new 18m vessel ECC Challenger has now joined them on a short term contract. General Manager Sam McNamee commented: ” In a […]

  • VIDEO: Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 in Action

    11 July 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 (or FCS 2610) is becoming a great vessel in the offshore wind industry. Recently, WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG signed a Letter of Intent with Damen Shipyards for the FCS 2610 in order to expand its all in all service portfolio for offshore wind farms. Windea plans to […]

  • Denmark: Dong’s 9M EBITDA Up to DKK 11.2 Billion

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first nine months of 2013 with the following financial highlights compared with the first nine months of 2012: — EBITDA for the first nine months of 2013 was DKK 11.2 billion compared with DKK 6.6 billion for the first […]

  • UK: Atlantic Array OWF Application Accepted for Examination

    12 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The Planning Inspectorate has announced that the application from Channel Energy Ltd for the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm has been accepted, by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for examination. The application for the proposed offshore wind farm was submitted on 14 June 2013 and the decision to accept the […]

  • UK: Seagreen Submits Addendum to Phase 1 Offshore Applications

    23 October 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Seagreen has submitted an addendum to it’s applications for consent to build and operate two 525 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farms in Phase 1 of the Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Zone. The addendum was formally submitted to Marine Scotland, the Scottish Government directorate responsible for marine licensing and planning. Marine Scotland has confirmed acceptance […]

  • Tennet Secures EUR 500 Million from EIB

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Electricity transmission system operator, Tennet, has secured EUR 500 million from the European Investment Bank to fund offshore grid connections in the North Sea. Tennet will construct and maintain three separate offshore grid connections, HelWin1, SylWin1 and DolWin1, to the German Electricity Grid. „By developing offshore grid connections and linking wind farms to the German […]

  • IBERDROLA’s 9-Months Results Negatively Impacted by Increased Regulatory Costs

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA’s 9-months results have been negatively impacted by increased regulatory costs in Spain and the UK as well as other factors which have led the Company to reduce shareholder remuneration. Positive business activity, including efficiency gains, have reduced the impact on Ebitda to a net €240 million. These positive business developments plus improved efficiency also […]

  • Diver Dies at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    15 July 2013

    A British diver was killed while performing underwater work at the Riffgat offshore wind farm, located north of Borkum in the North Sea, between Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July. The 26-year-old was buried in 20-meter water depth by a concrete mat, Die Welt reports. The mats were spread to weigh down power cables […]

  • UK: MPI Workboats Takes Delivery of MPI Altisidora

    23 October 2013

    MPI Workboats has taken delivery of MPI Altisidora on 22 October 2013. MPI Altisidora is a windfarm-support vessel, built at the South Boats shipyard on the Isle of Wight. She is the ninth addition to the MPI Workboats fleet. [mappress] Press release, October 23, 2013; Image: vroon    

  • UK: Lincolnshire County Council Defies Triton Knoll’s Onshore Infrastructure

    15 July 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Following the announcement that the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm had been granted consent, the Lincolnshire County Council voiced its opposition to the onshore electrical infrastructure that would allow the energy to be transmitted from the offshore wind farm to the national grid, This is Licolnshire news site writes. Along with a cabling route that […]

  • Busy Days for BWS at China Wind Power Exhibition

    24 October 2013

    It was a busy couple of days for four delegates from Blue Water who currently attended the China Wind Power 2013 Exhibition held in Beijing from 16-18 October. “Through many years, we have handled wind projects, and they have all been different from each other as there is no universal solution for transport and logistics […]

  • OWIM 2013 Main Focus: Bringing Offshore Wind Costs Down

    25 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The main focus of the OWIM Conference this year was cost reduction in offshore wind installation and maintenance, which would eventually lead toward cheaper electricity generated from offshore wind resources. Two sessions were held under the title Bringing Down LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy), discussing lessons learned in foundation, turbine and cable installation, as well […]

  • Canada: OERA Invites Proposals for Bay of Fundy Region Based Research Projects

    17 July 2013
    Business & Finance

      OERA (Offshore Energy Research Association) is inviting applications from community based or not-for-profit organizations in the Bay of Fundy region to participate in an OERA established Participation Support Fund. The purpose of the Participation Support Fund is to provide modest one time grants to local organizations or community groups to undertake small research initiatives […]

  • Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Completed

    18 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    EWE, the developer of Riffgat offshore wind farm, has announced that the construction of its project is now completed. After being significantly involved in the construction of the first German offshore wind test Alpha Ventus, the company has now built Riffgat offshore wind farm ‒ the first commercial offshore wind farm off the coast of […]