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  • Prontport Secure AUG Licence

    27 July 2015

    Prontoport’s increasing presence in Europe has been marked by the successful application of its AUG ‘labour leasing’ license. The Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AUG) is the law which regulates the business of one company transferring its employees to work temporarily with another company within Germany. Obtaining the license involves rigorous due diligence and it’s a further endorsement that Prontoport’s financial management […]

  • STX France Receives Order for One Offshore Substation

    14 December 2012

    STX France SA has received an order to build one offshore substation due for delivery in 2014 for a wind farm in Northern Europe. STX France will perform the detail design and deliver the substation topside module, the jacket foundation and the piles. The contract will represent around 150 000 man-hours. Construction is expected to […]

  • Offshore Wind Breaks Record in Belgium

    23 October 2017

    On Sunday, 22 October, wind turbines off the Belgium’s coast generated a record-breaking 20 GWh of electricity, according to WindEurope’s Daily Wind Power Numbers.

  • DTU on Mission to Cut North Sea Energy Hubs Failure

    28 October 2019

    The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is developing digital solutions for controlling long-distance power flows in order to avoid blackouts and failure at energy hubs in the North Sea. The multiDC project focuses on developing intelligent digital solutions for controlling long-distance power flows to avoid blackouts and severe failure and looks into how to design the power […]

  • E.ON Showcases Innovative Research Initiatives at its Event in UK

    5 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      E.ON-organises event showcasing innovative research initiatives this week (5-6 July). The event, organised by E.ON, will bring together over 50 scientists from Europe, Australia and America who form part of the company’s E.ON International Research Initiative (EIRI). The key objective of the initiative is to deliver cleaner & better energy through sustainable, reliable and […]

  • DP Energy Acquires SSE’s Tidal Energy Project

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cork based DP Energy is set to become Europe’s largest independent developer of tidal stream projects following SSE Renewables’ transfer of an Agreement for Lease (AfL) with The Crown Estate. The transfer will see DP Energy take on the development of the Westray South project in Orkney, Scotland, with the potential to install up to […]

  • 3sun Group Announces Opening of New Denmark Base

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has announced the opening of its first office in Denmark, as part of the Group’s international growth plans. The new office in Esbjerg, Denmark will support 3sun Group’s increased presence in region, allowing the Group to offer its range of products […]

  • Italy: DERri Offers Free Access to Laboratories

    12 April 2012
    R&D

    The Distributed Energy Resources Research Infrastructure (DERri) is calling scientists from industry and research organisations to apply for the free access to the laboratories. The selected user teams will have the chance to access and use the research facilities, including all laboratory installations within the DERri Network, for experiments free of charge. All expenses, including […]

  • RWE Innogy and SSE Inaugurate Greater Gabbard OWF (UK)

    7 August 2013

    With 140 wind turbines in water depths between 24 and 34 metres and with an installed capacity of 500 megawatts (MW): Greater Gabbard is one of the largest wind farms in the UK. At today’s opening ceremony, the joint venture partners RWE Innogy and SSE inaugurate the power plant together with Michael Fallon, Minister of […]

  • Transmission Charges a Threat to UK Green Energy Industry – Report

    25 May 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment

    Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of pounds of green infrastructure investment at risk by overseeing an energy market which favours EU energy imports at the expense of home-grown schemes, new research has shown. Electricity generators in the UK pay transmission charges for the cost of building and maintaining the network, set by the regulator […]

  • Keppel Acquires Stake in Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Specialist (Norway)

    3 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    KV Ventus B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Ltd. (Keppel) has today entered into a share purchase and subscription agreement and shareholders’ agreement to acquire a 49.9% stake in offshore wind turbine foundation designer OWEC Tower (AS) for about NOK 61 million. OWEC Tower, headquartered in Norway, is a leader in the design and […]

  • UK: Gardline to Supply Crew Transfer Vessels to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

    20 February 2013

    Gardline, one of the leading vessel service providers for the offshore renewables sector, has been awarded a one year contract to supply two crew transfer vessels to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited. RWE Innogy’s flagship Gwynt y Môr development is currently one of the largest in construction anywhere in Europe. A €2billion (EURO) […]

  • Elia and IFM to acquire the German Transmission System Operator 50Hertz Transmission from Vattenfall

    15 March 2010
    Grid Connection

    Elia System Operator (Elia), the Belgian transmission system operator (TSO), and Industry Funds Management (IFM), one of the largest global infrastructure investment managers, announced on 12 March the signing of an agreement under which they will acquire the German regional transmission system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH (50Hertz) from Vattenfall Europe AG, Germany’s third largest electricity […]

  • Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables Win Export Cable Contract in Poland

    11 October 2023
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium of Jan De Nul Group and Hellenic Cables has won the contract to design, manufacture, transport, and install a package of four 220 kV HVAC export cables to connect the Baltyk II and Baltyk III wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea to shore. Developed by the joint venture of Equinor and Polenergia, […]

  • Equitix Acquires Stake in 330 MW Gode Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    1 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Equitix has decided to invest in the 330 MW Gode offshore wind farm in Germany by acquiring a stake in the project from the Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). TRIG announced on 1 August the sale of a 15.2 per cent equity interest in the project for a consideration of EUR 100 million to funds managed […]

  • Gardline and Neptune Form Vessel-ROV Alliance

    6 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Gardline Geosurvey Ltd and Neptune have entered into a strategic partnership which will see Gardline’s DP2 multi-role survey vessel, the MV Kommandor, enhanced with the permanent installation of Neptune’s Explorer 06 100HP Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Manned by staff from both companies, the vessel has also seen a dedicated ROV control area created on-board and […]

  • Scottish Fire Safety System Provider Bags Contract with Ørsted for Nine Offshore Wind Farms

    13 June 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain

    Blaze Manufacturing Solutions, a Scotland-based fire safety system provider to the global energy industry, has signed a contract with Ørsted for nine North Sea offshore wind farms. The contract, signed earlier this year, covers fire protection and detection on Ørsted’s offshore wind farms, including Hornsea 1 and Hornsea 2 in the UK, for the next […]

  • The Netherlands: Three Damen Twin Axe FCSs Head to Maritime Craft Services

    22 March 2013

    Three more Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers are on their way to Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd and are expected to arrive in Europe in early May. Based in Largs, Ayrshire, MCS ordered the three Twin Axe FCS 2610, just months after taking delivery of its first two catamarans. All of the vessels are […]

  • Offshore Wind Installation Vessels Market to Hit USD 2.93 Bln by 2020

    10 December 2014
    Vessels

    The global market value for offshore wind turbine and foundation installation vessels will increase more than fivefold, from an estimated $0.56 billion in 2014 to approximately $2.93 billion by 2020, representing an impressive Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 30%, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that increasing installations will […]

  • UK: 3sun Gets Probationary Membership to IRATA

    22 May 2013
    Training & Education

    3sun Group has been given probationary membership to International Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA). This certifies that 3sun personnel have the required procedures, skills and techniques to safely work at height. IRATA is the world’s leading authority on industrial rope access and 3sun was assessed and verified by an independent third party auditor. The company […]

  • USA: Global Offshore Wind Market to Reach 89 GW Installed Capacity by 2025

    31 May 2012

    Global Information Inc announces two new reports exploring opportunities for private business in the Offshore Wind Power market.  Global Offshore Wind Energy Markets and Strategies: 2012-2025 Offshore wind finds itself in a “make or break” period up to 2015, by when the industry will either have positioned itself for sustained build-out, or rapidly decline as […]

  • Wave, Tidal Industry VIPs to Speak at RenewableUK’s Event

    17 February 2015

    Major industry players and government officials will be speaking at RenewableUK’s 12th Annual Wave & Tidal Conference & Exhibition to be held on February 25 and 26 in Edinburgh, UK.  This year’s conference, will see speakers as Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, industry experts Peter Fraenkel, Jason Hayman, Paul Morris and Barry Carruthers, and Maf Smith, the Deputy Chief Executive of RenewableUK. […]

  • GRS Ships Njord’s Latest CTV Addition

    14 July 2015
    Vessels

    The Hamburg-based shipbroker has arranged shipping of new-build CTV from Asia to Europe. Namely, Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) provided the appropriate tonnage for the transportation of 26-metre long Njord Freyr. The new-build, called Njord Freyr, had withstood the ordeal of the 30-day transit from Singapore in good shape. “GRS arranged a safe, high-quality and extremely low-cost […]

  • Shell Holds Stakes in Offshore Wind Companies in Japan and the Philippines

    10 March 2023
    Business & Finance

    Shell has been doing business in the offshore wind market for a while now, with a portfolio of projects in different stages in Europe, the Americas, and South Korea. The latter is not the only country in the Asia Pacific region where Shell is eyeing to build wind farms at sea, however, as the oil […]

  • London Offshore Consultants Opens Affiliate in the Netherlands

    15 March 2013

    LOC-Netherlands is located in the World Trade Centre-Expo in the North of The Netherlands and facilitates easy access to the maritime world in NW Europe, and in particular the oil and gas industry in the west and the emerging activities for the offshore wind mill farms strongly represented in the east. Along with the already […]

  • Oceanteam Takes Loss In Q1 2015

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oceanteam has posted a moderate loss of USD 0.4 million for the first quarter of 2015. The company also saw revenue fall from USD 15.1 million to USD 14.3 million in this period. Oceanteam is comprised of two operating segments, Oceanteam Shipping, which accounts for 46% of company’s revenue, and Oceanteam Solutions which contributes the […]