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  • EU Leads in Marine Renewables Development and Deployment

    13 May 2015
    Authorities

    New technologies in the last decade have shown slow but steady progress of ocean and sea energy power. About 30 tidal and 45 wave energy companies are currently at an advanced stage of technological development worldwide, many of them nearing pre-commercial array demonstration and others deploying full-scale prototypes in real-sea environment, according to a new […]

  • UK: HR Wallingford Hosts IDCORE Summer School

    31 August 2012

    HR Wallingford has hosted a summer school for some of the brightest renewable energy engineers in the country. The summer school is part of the Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) programme, which delivers an industry focused course that aims to expand and sustain a community of high-quality post-doctoral staff for the UK […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro Takes Delivery of Q1400 Trenching System

    29 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Fugro Salt Subsea will take delivery of the first of their two “state-of-the-art” High Performance Q1400 Trenching Systems from manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) in June this year. The second system is due for delivery in September 2012. The Q1400 Trenching System will undertake comprehensive offshore acceptance trials in both jetting and chain cutting […]

  • Spain: Neptune Project Tests Its Wind Measurement Buoy at Sea

    30 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The innovation project Neptune, supported by KIC InnoEnergy Iberia, launched for the first time its buoy into the sea for testing on last Wednesday, May 22nd, at the “Pont del Petroli” in Badalona, Spain. The main objective was to compare a fixed buoy´s wind measurement data -located at a nearby pier- with the sea located […]

  • The Netherlands: Vos Prodect to Supply Cable Hang-off Systems for Offshore Wind Farm Project

    10 November 2011
    Grid Connection

    Vos Prodect Innovations B.V. has been awarded an order by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), for the supply of Cable Hang-off Systems for an offshore wind farm project in the North Sea. Vos Prodect has carried an intensive development program to launch the best system to meet the technical & commercial requirements of NSW for the […]

  • PNE WIND AG Receives Milestone Payment for Offshore Project Borkum Riffgrund I (Germany)

    28 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Danish company DONG Energy A/S has now officially advised PNE WIND AG, that it has decided to construct and finance the offshore wind farm “Borkum Riffgrund I” in the North Sea. PNE WIND AG had been developing the offshore wind farm “Borkum Riffgrund I” since 2011 at first alone and then in a joint […]

  • UK: Deals Made at Seawork Reflect Commercial Marine Industry Enthusiasm

    19 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seawork 2012 saw a number of major deals being done and several high specification craft being officially handed over. Seawork has become not only an efficient one-stop-shop for seeing what’s new on the market, specifying future requirements and placing orders but also the event of choice for exhibitors to showcase the work they have completed […]

  • Portugal Identifies Areas for 10 GW of Offshore Wind

    30 January 2023
    Authorities

    Portugal’s Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs, the Ministry of Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action have released draft areas for offshore wind development as part of the government’s plan to award 10 GW of capacity that would be grid-connected by 2030. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our […]

  • Wave Energy Project Planned for Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    10 November 2015

    Swedish wave energy technology company, Seabased, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seafaradays Energy Pte Ltd, a New Delhi-based energy project developer. The MoU involves plans for a wave energy plant off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. The wave energy plant is planned to be established gradually, by installing 1MW in the first […]

  • Bonheur Announces Board of Directors Reshuffle

    29 July 2014

    The Shareholders’ Committee of Bonheur ASA has elected Carol Bell (UK) and Nicholas (Nick) Andrew Emery (UK) as new Directors to the Board of the Company. Anna-Synnøve Bye retires from the Board. Anna-Synnøve Bye has since 1998, first as an Alternate Director to the Board and thereafter from 2003 as a Director served the Company […]

  • Students Assess Newhaven Tidal Energy Potential

    10 April 2015
    R&D

    A team of students from Brighton school got an opportunity to work with Mott MacDonald on a project in Newhaven. Namely, 12 students together with engineers from Mott MacDonald have been working to assess the power and energy potential at Newhaven Harbour, reports Brighton and Hove News. The company is working on what is to […]

  • Bibby Athena Soon to Arrive in UK

    19 January 2015
    Vessels

    Osiris Projects latest custom-build survey vessel Bibby Athena is due to arrive in the UK for the first time in the next few days.  Built by French shipbuilders Socarenam, the vessel was constructed to the same high specifications as the company’s successful Semi-SWATH catamaran Bibby Tethra launched in 2011. The vessel includes a number of […]

  • VIDEO: Maersk Training in Offshore Wind

    19 February 2013
    Training & Education

    In 2012, Maersk Training Newcastle was given an overwhelming thumbs-up to run its basic safety training course after an independent auditor from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) visited Maersk’s state-of-the-art training facilities in North Shields. Maersk Training Newcastle became the UK’s first – and one of only a handful around the world – to be given […]

  • Maritime Authorities Block Offshore Wind Development in China

    20 June 2012

    Objections by the maritime authorities have blocked the development of the China’s first government-backed offshore wind projects, reports Recharge. Due to the mentioned objections, the offshore wind project developers may need to change their plans. Even though the National Energy Administration (NEA) awarded leases for these projects in 2010, none of them started the construction. […]

  • Sabik Presents Marking for European Offshore Wind Farms

    29 January 2014

    Sabik has presented the first standardised marine aids to navigation solution for European projects. With the new NAi product range (Navigation Aids Interface) Sabik provides the complete solution for the permanent marking of offshore wind farms. It consists of an intelligent control and monitoring unit, the LightGuard NAi Controller, and individually selectable components, which are […]

  • FOWIND Maps India’s Path from Zero to Five GW

    19 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Following the announcement on India’s plans for inviting first offshore wind tenders next year with an aim to reach 5GW, the FOWIND Consortium today (19 December) published a report according to which the timeline of initiatives should be set to first add 500MW by 2022, raising this to 2-2.5GW by 2027, and finally reaching 5GW between 2028 and 2032.

  • Royal IHC: Opportunities Abound in Emerging Offshore Wind Markets

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    There is a huge amount of opportunities in the first and the second wave of emerging offshore wind markets, according to Stefan Lettink, Director Wind at Royal IHC, said.

  • Bay State Wind Answers Offshore Wind Call in Connecticut

    3 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource have through their joint venture, Bay State Wind LLC, submitted a bid to build Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, in response to the state’s request for proposals for offshore wind energy generation.

  • Lithuania Plans to Relaunch Second Offshore Wind Tender

    28 August 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has proposed a new date for the second offshore wind auction to award a 700 MW project in the Baltic Sea, following a pause of the initial process in April due to a lack of qualified bids. At the start of this year, Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council (NERC) launched the […]

  • Bourbon to Deliver EolMed Offshore Infrastructure

    17 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Bourbon Subsea Services has signed an EPCI contract for the floating electrical hub, inter-array cables, as well as anchoring and mooring systems for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind farm in France. “BOURBON’s scope of work will consist in the complete farm offshore installation, and includes the detailed design, procurement and fabrication of the floating electrical hub, the inter array cables, the anchoring and the mooring systems”, the company said in […]

  • Ørsted and ATP Appoint Arup as Technical Advisor for Danish Energy Island

    10 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted and ATP have appointed Arup as Technical Advisor for the North Sea Energy Island project in Denmark, the world’s first artificial energy island.“For some time, Arup has been supporting Ørsted + ATP in creating a vision for a viable artificial energy island that will drive positive change. We are proud to be part of a project […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Arrives in Taiwan to Start Greater Changhua Work

    28 January 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla has arrived in the Port of Taichung in Taiwan in preparation for the turbine installation work on the 900 MW Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms. The installation work is expected to start as soon as a favourable window opens. Seajacks Scylla will transport and install 111 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines at […]

  • Triton Knoll Wind Turbine Installation Completed

    17 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 90th and final wind turbine has been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm site, located 32 kilometres off the coast of Lincolnshire in the UK. Wind turbine installation works commenced in January 2021 after Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Osprey arrived at the site loaded with the first sets of Vestas […]

  • TetraSpar Floating Wind Platform Installed Offshore Norway

    30 July 2021
    R&D, Technology

    The TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind turbine has been installed at the METCentre test site off the island of Karmøy near Stavanger, Norway. The platform, including Stiesdal-developed spar foundation and a 3.6 MW Siemens Gamesa direct-drive wind turbine, has been assembled at the Port of Grenaa in Denmark, from where it was towed 360 nautical miles […]

  • K2 Management Wins Offshore Wind Contract in Maryland

    23 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    K2 Management has been appointed owner’s engineer on US Wind’s offshore wind project in Maryland. K2 Management will be supporting US Wind with project management during the development of the project’s first phase with an installed capacity of 270 MW. The scope also includes design and engineering and package management, including tender and negotiation support. […]

  • SK Ecoplant to Install Jackets for South Korean Offshore Wind Project

    25 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    SK ecoplant has been selected as the preferred supplier for the transportation and installation of jacket foundations at the Anma offshore wind farm in South Korea. Under the preferred supplier agreement, SK ecoplant will carry out the transportation and installation of 38 jackets to the project’s offshore construction site some 40 kilometres west of the […]