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  • AXYS Puts New Polish Project on Offshore Wind Map

    18 January 2017
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    AXYS Technologies informed today that its WatchKeeper buoy has been deployed some 60km off the Northern coast of Poland in the Baltic Sea, as part of a new offshore wind project.

  • First Hywind Scotland Foundation Put Together (Photos)

    17 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Navantia-Windar today assembled the first foundation for the Hywind Scotland floating wind farm, with the construction of the remaining four well underway, the Spanish joint venture company informed.

  • Fortum, Statkraft, Vattenfall Urge EU to Better Reflect Paris Agreement Ambitions

    20 May 2016
    Environment

    Fortum, Statkraft and Vattenfall have proposed improvements of the EU carbon market to better reflect the high ambitions of the Paris Agreement.  In their joint position signed by the CEOs of the companies, they call for three immediate actions to be incorporated in the ongoing revision of the EU ETS (emissions trading system) Directive for […]

  • Global Renewables Shipbrokers Opens Paris Office

    19 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Vessels

    Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) has appointed Francois Richard as head of its new office in Paris, France. “The expansion in France provides us with many new opportunities and is a major step in our growth strategy,” said GRS Managing Partner Matthias Mross. From Paris, Francois Richard is expected to further strengthen the relationships he has developed in his […]

  • GIB Looking for Special Shareholder Trustees

    17 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    An independent nominations committee has been formed and has commenced the search for permanent independent trustees to run the Green Purposes Company Ltd (GPC), a newly incorporated organisation tasked with keeping the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) green. The UK Business Secretary launched the GIB sale process on 3 March. As part of the process GIB […]

  • UK Wind Notches First Monthly Output Win over Coal

    16 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The National Grid statistics have shown that wind generated more electricity in the UK than coal over the course of an entire month for the first time this April, RenewableUK reports.  In April 2016, wind generated 2,290 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the UK, while coal generated 1,755GWh, according to the official statistics. RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief […]

  • Pharos Offshore Readying for Offshore Works

    16 May 2016
    Vessels

    Pharos Offshore Group reported that it is preparing for 2016/2017 offshore works by mobilising the DP2 vessel Deepsea Worker.  The vessel, for which the company entered discussions with the vessel owners in early February, comprises Aleron Subsea’s Work Class ROV, an Observation Class ROV and a subsea excavation spread, and will also be equipped with a full Pre-Lay Grapnel Run spread, […]

  • EnBW Baltic 2 Brings Home the Bacon

    13 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    German utility EnBW AG’s Grids and Renewable Energies division recorded a 159% increase in its operating result in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, largely attributed to the 288 EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm which was fully commissioned in September 2015. The division’s adjusted EBITDA was EUR 92.1 million in the […]

  • DECC Appoints New Permanent Secretary

    10 May 2016
    Authorities

    Alex Chisholm has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, following the announcement that Stephen Lovegrove, who held the position, has been named Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. The appointment has been made by the Prime Minister in agreement with the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, […]

  • Offshore Wind Senvion’s Bright Spot

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Hamburg-based wind turbine maker Senvion recorded EUR 29 million revenue generated by its offshore wind segment in the first quarter of 2016, a 3.6% increase compared to EUR 28 million offshore wind-related  revenue reported for the same period a year earlier. Net firm orders for the quarter stood at EUR 1.8 billion, with 35 percent […]

  • Race Bank SOV Getting SMST Crane

    2 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch SMST has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a 3D motion compensated crane (MCC) for Østensjø Rederi’s new Service Operation Vessel (SOV) which will be deployed at the 580MW Race Bank wind farm offshore UK. The SMST motion compensated crane is designed to transfer equipment to an offshore wind turbine using 3D motion compensation. The crane […]

  • Ulstein Unveils New Cable Layer

    2 May 2016
    R&D, Vessels

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has introduced a new design for a cable laying vessel featuring an in-house developed Cable Arch system. The LX109 vessel combines the Ulstein Cable Arch system with open top vessel design, resulting in a total of 12,500 tonnes of power cable that can be laid as one single piece, […]

  • Construction Starts at Nordergründe Offshore Wind Site

    2 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction of the Nordergründe wind farm is kicking off this week, with the MPI Enterprise vessel already loading monopiles and transition pieces in Cuxhaven, according to German media.  After being contacted by Offshore WIND, wpd, the developer of the offshore wind project, confirmed the construction start without revealing any further details. Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has been contracted […]

  • Norfolk Marine’s TFN System Keeps Scroby Sands Turbines Grounded

    29 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Seabed levels around the five turbines fitted with Tyre Filled Net (TFN) scour remediation system units at the 60MW Scroby Sands offshore wind farm have risen, Norfolk Marine Ltd, the developer of the system, reports. Monitoring has shown that pile stability has increased as the scour pits have filled with naturally occurring sediments trapped within the TFN […]

  • Siem Aimery Christened and Ready for German Offshore Wind Projects

    29 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The cable-laying vessel Siem Aimery, the latest vessel added to the Siem Offshore fleet, was christened in a naming ceremony on Wednesday, 27 April, at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Gdansk, Poland. The vessel will now undergo final mobilisation prior to commencing cable loading activities for its first project assignment. The Siem Aimery and her […]

  • Vattenfall Ups Its Wind Game

    28 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s Wind Business Area, the Swedish utility’s sector in charge of wind power operations, ended the first quarter of 2016 with an operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses (EBITDA) of SEK 1.5 billion (EUR 164 million), a 12% increase compared to SEK 1.34bn EBITDA recorded in the first quarter of 2015. Net sales at the […]

  • Iberdrola’s Renewables EBITDA Rises in Q1 2016

    28 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Renewables brought EUR 441.6 million net operating profit (EBITDA) to the Spanish utility Iberdrola in the first quarter of 2016, a 3.1% jump compared to the same period a year earlier, as the company’s renewables business reached 14,812 MW of installed capacity by the end of the first quarter.  Overall, the company’s EBITDA stood at EUR 2 billion in the first three months, […]

  • K2 Management Dives Deep into EnBW Hohe See Project

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    K2 Management is currently carrying out comprehensive due diligence of the 500MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm as part of its first full lenders’ technical advisor role for the project. Having completed the initial “bankability” review, K2 Management is now focusing in detail on the key technical, commercial, construction, environmental and operational aspects of the project. The […]

  • Rix and Boston Energy Form Offshore Wind Joint Venture

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    JR Rix & Sons Ltd and Boston Energy have formed a joint venture, BostonRix Wind Ltd, to offer a set of integrated services to offshore wind developers and OEMs. JR Rix & Sons Ltd is the parent company of the Humber-based wind farm support vessel owner and operator Rix Sea Shuttle, and the East Yorkshire-headquartered Boston Energy is a provider […]

  • NDE Takes VOS Sugar to Bard Offshore 1 OWF

    22 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ocean Breeze Energy has hired NDE Offshore to carry out annual inspections and maintenance activities at the Bard Offshore 1 wind farm in Germany, with the works scheduled to begin at the end of this month. NDE Offshore, a Sweden-based provider of subsea services, will conduct a combined topside and subsea campaign for the first time, and will use the […]

  • FoundOcean Gearing Up for Burbo Bank Extension

    20 April 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland-based subsea and offshore cementing specialist FoundOcean is getting ready to start working on 32 wind turbine foundations at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm. Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects have been contracted to transport and install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between […]

  • Bureau Veritas Walks Industry through Walk-to-Work

    20 April 2016

    Bureau Veritas has developed guidelines for walk-to-work (W2W) motion compensated Offshore Access Systems (OAS), which are used to transfer personnel to and from offshore installations. Matthieu de Tugny, Senior Vice-President and Head of Offshore, Bureau Veritas, said: “With these new guidelines the regulatory gap into which personnel transfer between offshore support vessels and offshore installations […]

  • Siemens’ Hull Jobs Attract 14,500 People

    19 April 2016
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Some 14,500 people have applied for 420 job positions advertised so far for Siemens’ Hull wind turbine facilities.  While six new job vacancies for crane operators will be announced this week, the company had already accepted 309 offers, 90% of which are from and around Hull. “There is lots of excitement surrounding Siemens and everywhere you go, people want […]

  • Airline Starts Wind-Inspired Route

    15 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Danish airline Sun-Air, a franchise partner of British Airways, is opening a new route between Humberside and Aalborg and Billund in close cooperation with Siemens Wind Power to support the growing wind power industry in the Humberside area and connect two major wind power hubs in the UK and Denmark. Sun-Air’s Commercial Director Kristian Tvergaard said: […]

  • Esvagt WFSV Getting Navigation System from Raytheon Anschütz

    14 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    Raytheon Anschütz, together with its exclusive Norwegian distributor Syberg AS, has won a contract for the delivery of a navigation system to the Havyard-designed wind farm service vessel being built for the Danish shipping company Esvagt.  The 88-metre Havyard 931 CCV (Crew Change Vessel) is planned to be delivered by Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard in Spain in the second quarter of 2017. Havyard […]

  • CWind Phantom Officially Named

    10 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Colchester-based CWind has officially named the CWind Phantom, a 27-metre aluminium catamaran Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV).