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  • C-Ventus Establishing Presence in Asia Pacific

    1 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services BV has started the setup of a new branch office in Taiwan, as well as branch developments in Japan. The company currently operates on 17 Offshore Windfarms in six countries and is looking to expand its foothold beyond Europe. C-Ventus has also appointed Paul van Tongeren and Peter van […]

  • Four Companies Unite to Form Single O&M Provider

    10 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Fred. Olsen related companies, led by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and with Global Wind Service, Natural Power and ZephIR Lidar, have joined forces to create a single operations and maintenance (O&M) service provider for offshore wind farm operators.

  • Bent Christensen: Offshore Wind Technology Ready for COP21 Targets

    9 October 2017
    Technology

    It has been said more than once so far that offshore wind is a resource that can largely contribute to meeting the targets set out in the Paris Agreement. According to Bent Christensen, Vice President at Siemens Gamesa, offshore wind technology is already at a point to help meet COP21 goals.

  • Jan De Nul Acquires MPI Discovery and Part of MPI Business

    13 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Jan De Nul Group and Vroon Group have signed agreements to transfer part of the offshore business of MPI to Jan De Nul, including the ownership of the jack-up vessel MPI Discovery together with its crew, as well as a number of MPI’s employees.

  • MHI Vestas Orders Gram & Juhl Turbine Monitoring Systems

    27 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    MHI Vestas has ordered 193 turbine condition monitoring (TCM) systems from Gram & Juhl destined to be installed on its V164 turbines in Europe.

  • Wight Shipyard Boss Joins AMC as Stakeholder

    11 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Peter Morton of Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) has bought a stake in Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) and has taken his place on the board, AMC informed today, 11 September. 

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Flexibility Key for Boskalis (VBMS)

    17 August 2017
    Vessels

    While there is a downturn in the oil and gas market, Boskalis – which serves the offshore energy sector – can count on its flexibility, as it can tap into offshore wind with its large range of vessels and skilled personnel, according to Pieter Wijnmaalen, Commercial Manager at VBMS, Boskalis’ daughter company working in the offshore wind market. 

  • Vattenfall Picks OceanWise Marine Maps

    18 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall has procured OceanWise’s Raster Charts XL (eXcluding Land) as a Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) for Northern Europe.

  • Northland Adds Offshore Wind Expert to Executive Team

    12 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Canadian energy company, Northland Power, has appointed Morten Melin an Executive Vice President, Construction effective August 1, 2017.

  • Brave Tern Ready to Return Home

    19 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern will now commence its transit back to Europe for final demobilisation in Esbjerg, Denmark, after it installed the final wind turbine at the Block Island Wind Farm yesterday.  “The Block Island Wind Farm project has truly been a team effort. As this project is the first ever offshore […]

  • Penta-Ocean Orders First Japanese-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have signed a contract for the construction of one multi-purpose self-elevating platform vessel suitable for marine civil engineering works or offshore wind turbine installation in harsher weather and marine conditions. The basic design of the jack-up vessel, the first of its kind to be built in Japan, […]

  • Ecofys, RPS Working on Baseline EA for Meshed Grid in Irish and North Sea

    13 July 2016
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D

    The European Commission has appointed Ecofys and RPS to prepare a Baseline Environmental Assessment for a meshed grid in the Irish and North Seas. The results may be used to inform any future plans for renewable energy generation, energy storage, power cables and associated equipment in the North and Irish Seas. Focussing on Belgium, Denmark, Germany, […]

  • New Farms Lift E.ON’s Offshore Wind Division

    15 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON improved generation at its Offshore Wind/Others division in 2016 by 0.7 billion kWh, mainly due to Amrumbank West wind farm in the German North Sea and Humber Gateway wind farm in the UK North Sea being in operation during the year.

  • E.ON to Invest in Offshore Wind Every Two Years

    7 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection

    E.ON Climate & Renewables (ECR), the renewables unit of the German energy company E.ON, plans to invest in one offshore wind project every two years as the company halved its renewable energy investment pipeline due to changing market regulations, ECR’s CEO Michael Lewis told Reuters. ECR is cutting its pipeline from 10GW reported in summer 2015 to 5GW this […]

  • BOEM Contracts TNO, CSA, Oasis for Renewable Energy Acoustic Propagation Study

    28 February 2017
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    CSA Ocean Sciences, Oasis, and Dutch company TNO Maritime & Offshore have been awarded a contract from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a project related to underwater noise during offshore wind construction offshore activities.

  • MassCEC Picks Offshore Wind Study Team

    15 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has awarded Ramboll Environ and team partners a contract to study untapped offshore wind energy potential within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

  • RSPB Challenges Scottish Offshore Wind

    13 January 2015
    Environment

    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has launched a legal challenge against approval of four wind farms off Scottish coast. Namely, the Scottish part of the wildlife charity is seeking a judicial review against Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo, claiming they could have serious implications for the wildlife in […]

  • EU Proposes New Energy Market Design

    17 July 2015
    Authorities

    As part of the Energy Union strategy, the European Commission yesterday presented proposals to deliver a new deal for energy consumers, to launch a redesign of the European electricity market, to update energy efficiency labelling and to revise the EU Emissions Trading System. The package is an important step towards implementing the Energy Union strategy with […]

  • Workships Contractors Held Masters Command Conference 2015

    9 April 2015
    Vessels

    Eighteen Masters from the Windfarm Crew Transfer industry recently met at the inaugural Workships Contractors’ Masters Command Conference 2015. The Masters, who all work for the recently acquired Offshore Wind Services, managed by Workships Contractors, traveled from UK and Europe to attend the events held in Colchester, Essex, UK. The event was split into 2 separate days: Day […]

  • FairWind Joins Siemens Gamesa on Formosa 1 Phase 2

    16 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    FairWind has signed a Letter of Intent with Siemens Gamesa to collaborate on turbine pre-assembly for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the agreement, FairWind will hire and train Taiwanese technicians to prepare them for the pre-assembly operations, which are scheduled to begin in the spring this year. The training […]

  • DNV GL Completes Hornsea One Due Diligence

    27 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Independent energy advisory and certification body DNV GL  has completed a lenders’ technical due diligence on Ørsted’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • RenewableUK Comments on New Renewables Targets

    22 January 2014
    Authorities

    The EU commission today announced an EU wide binding renewable energy target of 27% by 2030. This will not be translated in to national binding targets on renewable energy as we currently have up to 2020. At the same time it was announced that the EU will set a target of a 40% cut in greenhouse […]

  • No Tiree Array Welcomes ScottishPower’s Decision

    13 December 2013

    No Tiree Array, a campaigning group that opposes the development of the Argyll Array offshore wind farm, has issued the following press release regarding the latest news about the project: Scottish Power has announced dropping development of their proposed TIREE (Argyll) Array. The proposed TIREE (Argyll) Array was to be the largest offshore wind farm […]

  • OPT Makes Changes to Its Board of Directors

    30 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT), today elected Eileen M. Competti to the Company’s Board of Directors. In addition, the Company announced the retirement of Dr. George W. Taylor from the Board of Directors. Ms. Competti is currently Vice President, Global Competitiveness for The Babcock & Wilcox Company (BWC). She has more than 25 years’ experience […]

  • Scroby Sands OWF Equipped with Sealite Navigation Aids

    5 March 2014
    Technology

    A Sealite Nautilus ocean buoy with 3-5NM+ marine lantern was recently installed at the Scroby Sands Wind Farm, 2.5km off the coast of Great Yarmouth in eastern England.   The North Sea has some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, and with on-going development of energy resources in the area, reliable aids to […]

  • Mainstream Appoints Barry Lynch to Its Board of Directors

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Barry Lynch to its Board of Directors. Mr. Lynch has been with Mainstream since 2008 and is responsible for the procurement, construction, project finance, equity sale and operations functions of the company’s onshore wind and solar plant globally. He has led commercial transactions for Mainstream in Canada, USA, Chile, South […]