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  • Atlantique Offshore Energy Scores Another Substation Contract

    29 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Atlantique Offshore Energy has been selected to execute the full engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCI) of an electrical offshore substation for an unidentified offshore wind project. Selected by ”a major power company”, Atlantique Offshore Energy, Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s business unit dedicated to marine energy, will deliver the 2,000-ton topside and its foundation […]

  • Pontis Attends Narec’s Open Day (UK)

    27 June 2013

    Pontis recently attended an open day at Narec. The National Renewable Energy Centre is an open‑access UK test and research facility in Blyth, Northumberland, England. Pontis’ team had a tour of the several marine and wind facilities including a 100m blade testing facility and a 15 MW! turbine nacelle test bed. The event was well […]

  • Gamesa Begins Transporting Largest Wind Turbine Blade Ever Built in Spain

    10 April 2013

    Gamesa last night began transporting a 62.5-metre blade destined for a prototype of the first offshore wind turbine to be installed in Spain. The blade, manufactured at the Aoiz factory (Navarre) is the longest turbine blade ever produced and transported in Spain and is one of the largest in Europe. The blade travelled overnight from […]

  • Siemens and Marine Current Turbines to Exhibit at Thetis MRE in France

    10 April 2013

    Siemens and its subsidiary Marine Current Turbines will be exhibiting at this week’s Thetis MRE exhibition and conference in Brest, France (April 10th and 11th). The Siemens stand (C6) is located in the main exhibition hall at Brest’s International Convention Centre. Thetis MRE provides Siemens the opportunity to tell delegates about the development of its […]

  • SeaRoc Success on Marine Tenders Leads to Expansion Across Offshore Team (UK)

    25 October 2011
    Contracts & Tenders

    Marine engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, have recruited a number of individuals to support a number of key contracts being awarded this year including the provision of two meteorological masts to Forewind on UK Round 3 offshore wind farm Dogger Bank. The team has widened to include additional QHSE experts as […]

  • Germany: SSB Wind Systems Appoints New Vice President

    25 March 2012

    In early March, Frans van der Stel of Emerson Industrial Automation was appointed as Vice President / General Manager of SSB Wind Systems. The company, based in Salt Mountain, is a world leader in advanced electrical pitch systems for wind turbines. Frans van der Stel has appeared in various positions in fields of numerical controls […]

  • Power Cluster Project Concludes After Three Years (Germany)

    7 September 2011

    The POWER (Pushing Offshore Wind Energy Regions) cluster is a 3 year €4,998,942 project which aims to help develop the offshore wind industry in the North Sea region of Europe. It involves 18 partners from six European countries – Germany, the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The POWER Cluster project has recently concluded […]

  • Interview with Giles Dickson: EWEA and COP21

    27 May 2016

    While the European wind energy association (EWEA) welcomes the landmark agreement achieved at the United Nations Paris Climate Summit – known as COP21 – whereby countries will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a level that will restrict the global average temperature to a rise ‘well below’ a 2°C threshold, the new EWEA Chief […]

  • UK: Mitsubishi & Co Launch Efficient Offshore Wind Programme

    24 July 2012

    Monday 23rd July, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, SSE, Technip Offshore Wind and Wood Group Renewables were joined by Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for the official public programme announcement of the £33m Efficient Offshore Wind Programme (EOWP) – set up to overcome challenges in the offshore wind industry, create […]

  • Ardmore Craig Wins with Wind

    20 June 2016

    The UK engineering consultancy, Ardmore Craig, has won a contract to design and build cable handling equipment and upgrade a previously supplied lay spread for on an offshore wind farm that the company left unnamed. This marks the 150th contract award for Ardmore Craig, which said that, despite the troubles within the oil & gas market, it continues to […]

  • France Reduces Nuclear Power Dependence with Offshore Wind

    16 May 2012

    France’s first offshore wind farm tender, won by EDF in partnership with Alstom and Dong, will help reduce country’s dependence on nuclear power and catch up with the three leading countries in renewable energy capacity, according to PowerEngineering. Based on EWEA’s report published in November, even with the planned offshore wind projects, France has a […]

  • Vattenfall’s Board of Directors Appoints Investigator (Sweden)

    30 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s Board of Directors has announced that Christer Danielsson from Frank Advokatbyrå will be in charge of the investigation to find out if Vattenfall’s CEO Øystein Løseth received additional compensation when Vattenfall acquired the Dutch company Nuon in 2009. “Christer Danielsson is an extremely qualified lawyer and lives up to all the demands for impartiality […]

  • Reportlinker Announces Global Alternative Energy Industry

    9 March 2012
    Business & Finance

      Reportlinker announced a new market research report “Global Alternative Energy Industry”. The global outlook series on Alternative Energy provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the global Alternative Energy industry, identifies major short to medium term market challenges, and growth […]

  • WindEurope Expects Over 10 GW of Floating Wind in Operation by 2030

    3 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Based on current targets and tendering activities for floating wind in several European countries, WindEurope expects the continent to have more than 10 GW of installed floating wind capacity by 2030. “Floating wind energy is about to take off big time in Europe. Over 100 MW is already in operation. Governments see it’s working well […]

  • LOC Strengthens Customer Support for North Sea Region with Two New Offices

    19 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Leading global marine and engineering consultancy, LOC (London Offshore Consultants) has opened two new offices to strengthen its service delivery in the North Sea region. Complimenting existing LOC hubs in London, Aberdeen and Stavanger, the new offices – both opened on the same day (14 March) – are located in Newcastle, UK and Leeuwarden, Netherlands. […]

  • The Netherlands: Prysmian to Showcase its Expertise at EWEA Offshore 2011

    25 November 2011

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will present its latest full range of products and services for the wind power industry at “EWEA Offshore 2011”, the world’s largest offshore wind energy event that will take place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) from November 29 to December 1 (booth 9238). […]

  • Gamesa Increases Net Profit by 67 pct (Spain)

    13 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Progress in internationalisation, efficient management and the recovery in all business lines enabled Gamesa to end the first quarter of 2011 with solid results and notable growth in its key figures; as a result, the company has already covered the bulk of its wind turbine sales guidance for the year and maintains earnings, working […]

  • Swire Seabed Boosts Fleet with Siem Offshore’s Stingray

    31 October 2017
    Vessels

    Swire Seabed has signed a contract with Siem Offshore for up to three years bareboat charter of Siem’s Light Construction Vessel (LCV) Siem Stingray, which will be re-named Seabed Stingray and used in the renewables, IMR, and construction support sectors.

  • LORC Testing Centre Taking Shape

    6 March 2015
    R&D, Technology

    LORC has ordered a climatic chamber for its new test centre. In cooperation with the industrial partner FORCE Technology, LORC will establish a climatic chamber for exposure of structures and components to varying climatic conditions, primarily low and high temperatures, temperature cycles and corrosive environments. The climate chamber is being prepared for the testing of […]

  • UK: Tidal Energy, Answer for Alderney Electricity Prices

    24 July 2013

    Unfortunately for Alderney residents, the prices of electricity cannot be lowered, stated chairman of Alderney Electricity Mike Richards, reports BBC. Mike Richards said that there was no quick solution for this problem, and that tidal energy could be the answer, but not in the near future as it would take some time to develop. It […]

  • Costa Renewables Opens Dutch Office

    7 October 2015

    Costa Renewables, brokering and consultancy services provider to the international energy industry, has opened its new head office in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Ed Wehnes, Chief Executive Officer of Costa Renewables said: “With the new office we will be able to better serve our clients and expand our business in Europe.” The company was originally founded in […]

  • EWEA Livestream: Wind Energy Turning Blue Chip Companies Green

    18 November 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today plays host to panelists who are discussing business models to provide wind energy directly to corporate clients. The session, titled Wind Energy Turning Blue Chip Companies Green, is organized as part of EWEA’a annual conference held in Paris this year, and will be moderated by Dominique Pialot of […]

  • Blue Water Discusses Logistics at AWEA Event

    27 October 2015

    Blue Water has recently participated in a panel discussion at a pre-event to the AWEA conference and exhibition (American Wind Energy Association) and also participated at AWEA. The company was invited due to its experience in offshore wind, especially in Europe. “This was a good chance for us to talk to other players within the industry and discuss optimization […]

  • UK: Visser & Smit Completes Cable Laying at Sheringham Shoal

    23 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Cable laying at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore wind farm in the Greater Wash has been completed, reports renews Europe. Visser & Smit has installed a total of 56km of infield cables by utilizing the 86m vessel Team Oman, which has been deployed at the site for 18 months. The cable will now be trenched into […]

  • German Energy Strategy Will Cost Consumers Significantly

    28 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    German unit of Vattenfall says that the German energy strategy will hit the consumers’ pockets as costs for new renewable power generation units and networks must be passed on. Vattenfall Europe chief Tuomo Hatakka told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung that he expects the electricity bill for private customers to rise by up to 30 percent to […]

  • HeliService Orders Another AW169 Helicopter for Offshore Wind Ops

    13 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    HeliService International has ordered another AW169 helicopter for offshore wind farm operations from Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The contract was signed around month and a half after the first AW169 was delivered to support Siemens’ O&M works on the Dutch Gemini offshore wind farm. The new aircraft will be delivered in 2017 and will be used for offshore wind farm support missions in the North Sea. […]