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  • BVG Associates: Southern North Sea Offshore Wind Projects Are Big Chance for UK Businesses

    2 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Several offshore wind farm projects planned in the Southern North Sea open up a sea of opportunities for UK suppliers who can demonstrate their value proposition and long-term commitment to the industry, Bruce Valpy of BVG Associates said today during the SNS2016 conference held in Norwich. Companies such as DONG, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables and Statkraft are […]

  • SPR, EEEGR Sign GBP 100K Sponsorship Deal

    1 March 2016

    ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has agreed a 2016 sponsorship agreement with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) for five important industry events in East Anglia this year. The deal comes on the back of ScottishPower Renewables’ final investment decision for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, which will see the £2.5 billion project go […]

  • Pharos Offshore Recovers Faulty Cable at Walney OWF

    29 February 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Pharos Offshore’s hydraulic cable grab and offshore personnel have successfully supported and completed the recovery of a faulty cable section at the 367.2 MW Walney offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The cable grab had been built to client specification for this project and was delivered to Liverpool Port within a 6 day turnaround onboard […]

  • SMC Bags Veja Mate Job

    26 February 2016

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) have been appointed to provide Client Representatives for the installation of monopiles and transition pieces at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. SMC are also providing Marine Coordinators during the project’s construction phase. The Veja Mate offshore wind farm is currently in the seabed preparation phase. When the project is complete, […]

  • Fugro Hit by O&G Downturn, Sees More Opportunities in Offshore Wind

    26 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Fugro posted a revenue of EUR 2.36 billion in 2015, down from EUR 2.57 billion in the previous year, due to the high volatility of the oil and gas market, on which 74% of the company’s business is focused. Nevertheless, Fugro managed to decrease its net loss to EUR 372.5 million, compared to EUR 458.9 million in 2014. Fugro’s Seabed Geosolutions division […]

  • Apollo Getting Ready for Boom Lock

    17 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Belgium-based High Wind has announced that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel Apollo will be prepared for the Boom Lock system which allows an offshore crane to install wind turbine components at high wind speeds. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in cooperation with GeoSea, an offshore marine engineering project specialist and part of […]

  • Marine Energy Industry Drafts Policy Recommendations to DECC

    16 November 2015

    South West Marine Energy Industry informed today that it submitted a draft set of policy recommendations which are intended to  accelerate the commercialisation of wave and tidal energy to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) minister Andrea Leadsom, Regen SW informed. Johnny Gowdy said: “Over 20 South West business and university representatives made the trip up […]

  • Galloper Developers to Hold Drop-In Sessions

    13 November 2015

    Members of the Galloper Wind Farm Ltd (GWFL) project team will be in the Leiston area on Friday the 20th and Saturday the 21st of November to host three drop-in sessions about the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm project. Members of the public and interested parties will be able to find out more about the wind […]

  • RWE Has Offshore Wind beneath Its Wings

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind boosted RWE Innogy’s operating result, which rose by €251 million to €280 million year on year, RWE Group reported in its results for the first three quarters of 2015.  This was due in particular to the commissioning of the new wind farms Gwynt y Môr off the coast of North Wales and Nordsee Ost […]

  • Wind Energy Link Certified with AMC ISO 55 001

    11 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Wind Energy Link (WELink), the global asset management, wind and logistics joint venture between Peterson, ATO Sustainable Business Engineers and Asset Management Control Tools & Training, has received the AMC ISO 55 001 quality certificate of product approval. The quality certificate was awarded for the WELink asset management information system, during the 14th Asset Management […]

  • Bard Offshore 1 Hits 2TWh Mark

    10 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Bard Offshore 1 has produced more than 2TWh of electricity since the inauguration in 2013, which makes it the first offshore wind farm in Germany to achieve this. From January to October, the wind farm produced 700 gigawatt hours, while in October alone it produced 100 gigawatt hours – enough to power a medium-sized city like […]

  • UK Supreme Court Gives Final Clearance to MT Højgaard

    6 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Supreme Court has upheld the UK Court of Appeal’s April ruling that Denmark’s MT Højgaard is not liable to cover the costs of fixing weaknesses discovered in grouted connections of the foundations at the Robin Rigg Offshore wind farm off the west coast of Scotland.  E.ON Climate and Renewables, the owner and operator of the 180 MW Robin […]

  • Parkwind CEO Appointed Head of DEME Concessions

    5 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Wim Biesemans has joined the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME. As the new CEO of DEME Concessions he will oversee all concession activities related to renewable energy (offshore wind and wave and tidal energy) and marine resources. Biesemans was previously involved in the development of the offshore wind farms Belwind, Northwind, and recently […]

  • UK, Danish Offshore Wind Orgs Team Up

    5 November 2015

    Team Humber Marine Alliance and Offshoreenergy.dk have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to develop closer offshore wind industry links between Denmark and the UK. The two business development organisations said they want to harness the potential of supply chain companies and wind farm projects in both countries and will cooperate closely on inward and outward […]

  • Statkraft Signs WaveCraft for Sheringham Shoal

    5 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Statkraft has entered into an initial six month charter agreement, with a longer-term extension option, to use the WaveCraft, operated by Tidal Transit, to transport its O&M turbine technicians into its Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm field. The 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm is located from 9-17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk […]

  • ALE and Ravestein Enter Heavylift Joint Venture

    4 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Staffordshire-headquartered heavy transportation and lifting contractor ALE and Dutch large steel constructions specialist Ravestein have announced a new joint venture to own and operate submersible jack-up docks, with the first one scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2016. Through the new joint venture the companies will provide the full operational and logistics services, including marine […]

  • No Fire on ‘Beaumaris Bay’

    4 November 2015
    Vessels

    Following the news about fire breaking out on one of the WFSVs at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, Offshore WIND communicated with both the German Maritime Search and Rescue Association (DGzRS), which received the distress call, and Turbine Transfers, the vessel’s operator.  Turbine Transfers contacted Offshore WIND to report that there had not been a […]

  • Fishermen to Benefit from Tidal Energy, Study Says

    4 November 2015

    Tidal energy developments will provide a significant opportunities for the fishing sector in North Wales according to a recent Marine Services Supply Chain Study. Menter Môn is the third party manager for the Anglesey Tidal Demonstration Zone and commissioned the study in order to identify local supply chain opportunities. The findings of the study were […]

  • Galloper Takes First Construction Steps

    3 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    This morning, RWE informed that the first steel for the topside of Galloper’s offshore substation is being cut in Hartlepool, marking the official kick-off of the construction phase.  RWE announced the construction start when the final investment decision was made at the end of the last month. The 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm, which will […]

  • TKI: 40 Pct Cost Reduction Target Within Reach

    2 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The TKI Wind op Zee (Top consortium for Knowledge and Innovation Offshore Wind) has released a report which demonstrates the 40% cost reduction targets committed by both government and market parties in the Green Deal 2011 is within reach. The report, made by PwC and DNV GL, with support of Ecofys, identifies potential of cost reduction in the […]

  • Siemens Sells 300 of Its 6MW Turbines

    30 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Siemens reported today that it had received an order for 56 of its SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines, including a 15-year service contract, for the Galloper offshore wind farm, for which the final investment decision was reached today. So far, the company has sold about 300 of its SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines to UK and German projects. Siemens is […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Galloper Announcement

    30 October 2015
    Authorities

    RenewableUK says today’s announcement by RWE Innogy of new project partners and investors for the Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk demonstrates the robustness of Britain’s world-leading offshore wind market. It follows the announcement on Wednesday that DONG Energy has made a final investment decision to build Walney Extension offshore wind farm […]

  • Galloper OWF Construction to Kick Off Soon

    30 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE will start building the Galloper offshore wind farm next month, after the final investment decision was made with three new partners on board for the project. UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital have joined RWE Innogy in becoming 25% joint equity partners of the 336MW offshore wind project off the coast […]

  • Van Oord Shares Experience with Innovative Foundations (Interview)

    28 October 2015
    Vessels

    As promised, we bring you the second part of the interview with Van Oord’s Commercial Manager of Offshore Wind Projects, Theo de Lange. In this part we have focused on new technological developments, offshore wind projects they worked on and their vessels. First part: Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview) OW: Earlier this year, you have […]

  • DNV GL to Hold Wind Turbine Tech Course

    27 October 2015
    Training & Education

    DNV GL will hold a two-day wind turbine technology course in Bristol, UK, on 28 and 29 October.  The attendees will see the basics of wind energy conversion, the evolution of today’s giant wind turbines and many key decisions about the design concepts explained. During the course, rotor design, direct drive and the increasing diversity […]

  • Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview)

    26 October 2015

    During the Offshore Energy 2015 Exhibition and Conference, Offshore WIND met with Theo de Lange, Commercial Manager of Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects. De Lange gave us an overview of company’s activities in the offshore wind, as well as an insight into current market conditions. Hereby, we bring you the first part of an interview […]