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  • Top Windpower Names in Line-up for EEEGR’s Biggest Conference (UK)

    15 February 2012

    Another international name from the windpower world has joined the line-up for what will be the biggest conference ever staged by EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group) in Norwich on March 1st. Siemens will be represented by Jamie Rowlands who will tell around 300 delegates at SNS2012 about the role the region’s supply chain […]

  • Germany: Abeking & Rasmussen Names Its First SWATH Survey Vessel

    20 April 2012

    On 18th April 2012, the delivery and naming ceremony of the new SWATH hydrographic survey vessel “Jakob Prei” took place at the shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen Schiffs- und Yachtwerft Aktiengesellschaft inGermany. The godmother of the vessel was Woman of the Year2011 in Estonia, Mrs Tea Varrak, who is Director for Innovation and Business Centre at […]

  • Germany: PowerWind Names Dieter Dehlke Sole Managing Director

    8 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Financing and restructuring expert replaces co-leadership of Stefan Heczko and Klaus Pötter. Dieter Dehlke was named sole Managing Director of PowerWind GmbH with effect from 4th May 2012. The financing and restructuring expert has taken over the responsibilities of previous Managing Directors Stefan Heczko and Dr. Klaus Pötter who left the company. 47-year-old Dehlke has more […]

  • Belgium: OWA Names First Maintenance Vessels for Wind Farms

    9 November 2012

    Amongst great public interest, the vessels ‘Aquata’ and ‘Arista’ were named at the port of Ostend. Ms Evi Van Acker, Belgian sailor and bronze medal winner at the London 2012 Olympics, accepted to be godmother to the ‘Arista’. Mrs Sabine Cartrysse, spouse of Mr Kris Vanmassenhove, accepted to be godmother to the ‘Aquata’. The christening […]

  • Denmark: Swire Blue Ocean Names DanTysk Installation Vessel

    5 April 2013

    One of the world’s largest installation vessels will be used to install offshore wind farm DanTysk’s 80 turbines in the North Sea. The Pacific Osprey operated by Danish company Swire Blue Ocean was named in a ceremony on 3 April. Vattenfall and its partner Stadtwerke München are investing a little over EUR 1 billion in […]

  • The Netherlands: Abis Names New Multi-Purpose Heavy Cargo Ship

    3 July 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Abis Shipping held a naming ceremony for its 15th vessel, the MS ABIS Dundee, at the port of Harlingen at 16:30 today (July 3). The MS ABIS Dundee was christened by Cynthia Dijkstra-van den Broek, wife of Mr Jan Dijkstra, the director of Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma. It is the third ship from a series of four which Abis […]

  • Top Names Line Up for EEEGR 2013 Conference (UK)

    20 August 2013

    With future energy supplies high on the nation’s agenda, the flagship EEEGR2013 Conference in Norwich next month will be one of the most significant in the East of England Energy Group’s history. The pending development of some of the world’s biggest windfarms off the region’s coast and the renewed ’dash for gas’ in the Southern […]

  • UK: ROVOP Names New Finance Director

    11 October 2013

    Subsea specialist ROVOP has appointed a finance director to further strengthen the company’s position for future growth. Alan Shanks takes up the post and also joins ROVOP’s Board of directors, bringing extensive experience in successfully facilitating and managing strategic business expansion from a financial perspective. Previously financial director for subsea oil and gas group, Harkand […]

  • HS Ocean Group Names MD of McTays

    15 April 2014

    Marine services specialist HS Ocean Group has announced the appointment of Peter Breslin as Managing Director of its shipbuilding and repair subsidiary McTays. Peter has joined the fast-growing international business to develop McTays’ range of shipbuilding services and associated work-streams with clients worldwide. He will also support HS Ocean Group’s ambitious growth strategy in the […]

  • Sarens Names New CFO

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Magnus Björkman has recently been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Sarens Group. Magnus is Swedish, 45 years old and graduated as MSc. in Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. He lives in Brussels and speaks fluently Swedish, English and French. Previously Magnus Björkman held various finance positions at the Volvo Construction […]

  • Modus Names New Head of AUV

    30 July 2014

    Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd has announced the recent appointment of an AUV Development Manager. Angus Cooper has joined Modus to spearhead their development and growth plans in the deployment of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle services. This move reinforces the companies commitment to adopting and driving new and advanced technology applications and will build upon Modus’s already […]

  • Dong Names New Managing Director

    17 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy Sales announced that Jeff Whittingham has been appointed Managing Director. Jeff is taking over from Mike Hogg who is retiring after more than 41 years in the energy industry. The new appointment will be effective on 1st November 2014. Evert den Boer, International Sales Senior Vice President, commented; “DONG Energy remains fully committed […]

  • Green Port Growth Names Head of Research & Development

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Green Port Growth (GPG), the programme created to establish East Yorkshire as a world-class centre for renewable energy, has appointed Dr Alan Lowdon as its Research & Development Director. Dr Lowdon will provide support and identify new opportunities for key businesses working in the offshore wind and wider renewables sectors to capitalise on the proposed […]

  • German Coastal States Awaiting Meeting with Chancellor

    23 July 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    As Hamburger Abendblatt reported, two weeks ago, Bremen’s Mayor wrote to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel regarding the concerns about the delayed expansion of the electricity grid, connection of offshore wind farms to the grid and problems with network operator Tennet, saying that further delays will not be tolerated. Unfortunately, Chancellor Merkel has not responded […]

  • ODE Wins Contract for Two Gwynt y Môr Substation Platforms (UK)

    5 April 2011

    International engineering contractor Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) has been awarded a new six-figure contract by Burntisland Fabricators (BiFab) to provide the engineering and design of two substation platforms for a wind farm off the North Wales coast. ODE will produce the detailed design of the jacket and primary steel design as well as the […]

  • Tideland Maritime Warning Systems for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    27 April 2011

      RWE npower renewables has awarded Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, the main contract to supply warning equipment to protect the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping. The services supplied by Tideland under the contract cover everything from design and supply through to […]

  • UK: Reef Subsea Wins Major Contract for Gwynt y Môr

    9 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Reef Subsea AS announced today that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd. with offices in Stockton on Tees and Aberdeen, has been awarded a major contract with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, worth approximately £40m. It will see Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with engineering, project management, ROV and survey operations linked […]

  • Scheduled Ship Inspection Halts Gwynt y Môr Work

    18 July 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Cable installation has been halted at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm this month. The Reef Subsea-owned vessel, Polar Prince, is undergoing DNV class inspection in dry dock. According to RWE Innogy, the project developer, this will not affect their schedule as the ship maintenance was planned. The vessel is due to resume its […]

  • Austria: PALFINGER Pursuing Bold ISO Certificate Plan

    25 July 2013

    ISO 14001:2009 certification by TÜV Süd is considered to be the starting point of the full certification of a management system at PALFINGER MARINE’s corporate headquarter in Köstendorf. Safety, environmental protection and the highest quality are key values for PALFINGER MARINE that can now be demonstrated. It facilitates continual improvements. Since customers are increasingly demanding […]

  • UK’s Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan Published

    19 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Up to £110 billion of private sector investment in the electricity sector is set to be unlocked with the publication of the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan. The investment is needed by 2020 alongside crucial measures to improve the security of electricity supply, which will be made possible now that the Energy Bill has received […]

  • Ireland: Rabbitte Announces Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan

    10 February 2014
    Authorities

    Speaking at the Ocean Energy Industry Forum in Dublin last week, Irish Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Mr. Pat Rabbitte, T.D.,  launched the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan. Within this plan, the Government will invest over  EUR 26 million in technology that can harness ocean waves as energy over the next two years. […]

  • Developer Submits ‘Plan B’ Application for Navitus Bay

    17 November 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Navitus Bay Development Limited has submitted an alternative proposal for fewer turbines that will be further from the Coast. The examining authority for the Navitus Bay Wind Park Application recently set out a number of written questions and requests for information. A question aimed at Navitus Bay Development Limited (the Applicant) asked whether it was […]

  • Marine Spatial Plan Created for Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters

    27 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters area has been identified as one with significant renewable energy resources, as well as being of exceptional environmental quality. It is also an important resource to both national and local economies. There is a need to examine how future marine energy developments can be taken forward in this area […]

  • National Marine Plan ‘Not Fit for Purpose’, Scottish Committee Says

    2 February 2015
    Authorities, Environment

    A draft National Marine Plan for Scotland, developed by the Scottish Government over a five year period is still not ‘fit for purpose’ according to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee. The Committee voices strong concerns as it reports on the Scottish Government’s draft National Marine Plan. Rob Gibson MSP, Convener […]

  • McNulty Offshore Construction Finishes First Peace of Narec’s Offshore Monitoring Platform (UK)

    14 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Narec has taken receipt of the first of the rolled ‘cans’ for the tripod foundation structure of its offshore monitoring platform, part of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project. Fabricated by McNulty Offshore Construction Limited on the River Tyne, the installation of the complete platform structure is expected to occur in the early Autumn of this […]

  • AREVA Unveils Extension of its M5000 Product Platform (Germany)

    29 November 2011
    Technology

    AREVA Wind proudly unveiled the latest product extension of its M5000 product platform: the M5000-135. The M5000-135 enhances the M5000’s proven technology with a new 135m-rotor. The design of the M5000 turbine, which is exclusively designed for offshore conditions, is a unique hybrid drive solution combining best-in-class quality standards and unique offshore services to meet […]