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  • MMO to Charge for Marine Licence Administration and Monitoring

    18 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Ministers have approved plans allowing the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to charge for work carried out on marine licence cases once consent has been given. The charges, which come into effect from 1 October 2014, relate to requests to change a marine licence once it has been granted (licence variations), and also to monitor […]

  • Denmark: Dong to Solely Maintain Anholt OWF after Five Years

    3 October 2013

    Since spring 2012, DONG Energy has systematically established the operations organisation, which has gradually taken over operation and maintenance of the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. In the first five-year warranty period, DONG Energy will operate and be responsible for maintenance of the wind farm in cooperation with turbine supplier, Siemens Wind Power, but after the […]

  • Royal Geographical Society: Wind Farm Regulation Makes Consumers Pay

    2 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Consumers will be saddled with the cost of green energy infrastructure for at least 20 years under agreements that ensure profitability for Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs), according to research presented at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) international conference in London. The current regulation of offshore wind energy transmission, as well as increasing costs of […]

  • REpower Rebrands to Senvion

    20 January 2014

    REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifthlargest manufacturer of wind turbines, is changing its name as announced: from today, the company will be known as Senvion SE. The Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer will now identify itself using the new Senvion branding worldwide. The company has been using the […]

  • National Grid, Elia Welcome Cross-Border Cable Approval

    2 December 2014
    Grid Connection

    National Grid Nemo Link Limited has welcomed Ofgem’s decision on regulatory regime for the proposed Nemo Link interconnector between UK and Belgium. The project is being jointly developed by UK National Grid and Elia, the Belgian transmission system operator and would be the first electricity link between the two countries. Alan Foster, European Business Development Director, […]

  • Big Day for Alstom in Saint-Nazaire

    2 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Today, Alstom is inaugurating its plants in Saint-Nazaire, dedicated to assembling nacelles and producing generators for the Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine.  Under construction since 2013, the two plants, located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, are being inaugurated today (December 2). The plants, now in the phase of HEQ (High Environmental Quality) certification and design, […]

  • Opponents Challenge Block Island Power Purchase Agreement

    20 August 2015

    Opponents of the US first offshore wind farm are trying to overturn the power purchase agreement between the developer Deepwater Wind and utility National Grid. Benjamin Riggs, Laurence Ehrhardt and the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association filed a case in federal court naming the costs as the main issue. According to the agreement, National Grid would […]

  • Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Gets Delivery Director

    24 July 2015

    Mike Unsworth is to join Tidal Lagoon Power in August as Delivery Director for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. He will support Andrew McNaughton in bringing the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant into service by leading the construction and commissioning activities of the project’s contractors. Mike has over 30 years of experience in the […]

  • Bonheur Takes Dive in Q2

    15 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bonheur ASA, a specialist in shipping, offshore drilling, renewable energy and cruise, has reported a net loss of NOK 2,390 million for the second quarter of 2015, compared to profit of NOK 130 million a year before. According to their report, EBITDA for this period more than doubled mainly due to higher EBITDA within Offshore […]

  • Barge Master’s Motion Compensated Crane Gets Its Feet Wet

    23 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    Barge Master has delivered its first Barge Master T40 (BM-T40) motion compensated knuckle boom crane. The BM-T40 is installed on the ‘Walk to Work’ vessel the Kroonborg of Wagenborg. The BM-T40 is designed for offshore support vessels that are used to transfer small loads and personnel to (unmanned) offshore oil and gas platforms or wind turbines. The […]

  • Dong Selects Semco for Telecommunications in North Sea

    5 May 2015
    Technology

    Dong Energy has selected Danish contracting and engineering company Semco Maritime to establish a new offshore telecommunication infrastructure in the North Sea. With a total value of up to DKK 100 million, the order is Semco Maritime’s largest ever in offshore wind telecommunications. The order includes construction of inter-field and offshore-to-onshore communication networks for up […]

  • Offshore Wind in Spotlight of Van Oord’s Success

    24 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has published its annual report for 2014, which was an exceptional year for the company, according to CEO Pieter Van Oord. Van Oord said: “The year was special because for the first time in our history, our turnover broke the two billion euro barrier. It was also special because we achieved a breakthrough in […]

  • Westermost Rough Reaches Full Power Output

    26 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Full power output has been achieved at the Westermost Rough offshore wind, located off the UK’s east coast. Westermost Rough is capable of generating up to 210 megawatts (MW) of electricity – enough to meet the annual electricity demands of well over 150,000 UK homes. It is the first offshore wind farm to make commercial […]

  • Case Study: T1200 Sheringham Shoal Offshore Cable Trenching (VIDEO)

    7 February 2013
    Technology

    In August 2012, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.’s robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore Limited (U.K.), was contracted to conduct trenching operations with the T1200 water-jet trenching system in the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm off the coast of the United Kingdom. The scope of work comprised of trenching of the inter-array cables with an approximate total […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Supports Japanese Investment in Offshore Wind Market

    28 January 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan has supported Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi) in making a major investment in the European offshore wind sector by providing strategic advice and technical due-diligence as part of a wider structure advisory team. Mitsubishi, Japan’s largest trading group has acquired a 50% interest in the 129 MW Luchterduinen project off the coast of the […]

  • Top News of the Week Apr 1 – 7, 2013

    8 April 2013

    VIDEO: EWICON ‒ Bladeless Windmill Mecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an economy-ecology-government partnership program context.   UK: South Boats IOW and Seacat Services Announce New […]

  • Just 2.67p Per Household, New Study Shows (UK)

    22 March 2013

    New figures released by Ofgem yesterday show that wind energy costs as little as 2.67p per household per day. The news that the cost of wind is so low comes as the energy regulator revealed that together onshore and offshore wind accounted for nearly 59% of renewable energy generation in the UK in 2011-2012, which […]

  • UK: ABPmer to Present Its Paper at All-Energy

    13 March 2013

    ABPmer will be presenting a paper at All-Energy, titled “Enhancing the Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources”. The government sponsored UK Marine Renewables Atlas, first published in 2004 and updated in 2007, remains the most recognised and widely used source of resource information for the marine renewable community in the UK, averaging 125 separate […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND Plans to Issue Corporate Bonds

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    PNE WIND AG intends to issue corporate bonds in the first half of 2013 amounting to EUR 100 million on the Prime Standard segment of the Deutsche Börse (German Stock Exchange). PNE WIND AG intends to use the proceeds to fund both organic and inorganic future growth. To this extent, the planned issuance of the […]

  • Heightec Achieves RUK and GWO Approval

    1 November 2012
    Training & Education

    heightec to announce that following a recent SGS RUK audit, they now have joint approval from the RenewableUK (RUK) and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) for the delivery of work at height safety training. heightec, a leading UK provider of RUK work at height and rescue training for wind turbines, is now the first specialist training […]

  • The Netherlands: Huge Interest for Alicat Workboats at EWEA

    15 December 2011

    Alicat workboats exhibited for the first time at the EWEA, the world’s largest and most prestigious offshore renewables exhibition. Huge interest was shown in Alicat Workboats and new customers were very taken with the design and capabilities, whilst existing users of Alicat Workboats praised the sea keeping comfort and the overall performance of the vessels. […]

  • Partrac Takes Part in UK Tidal Resource Assessment Measurements Development

    17 May 2012

    Partrac have led the development of tidal resource assessment measurements in the UK and arguably therefore the world given the pioneering development work being undertaken in the UK. Since 2008, they have completed over 35 deployments of ADCPs at tidal energy sites alone and have achieved a data capture rate of 100% thus far. Partrac […]

  • UK: Nexans to Provide Cabling for West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm

    14 May 2012
    Grid Connection

    Dong Energy, Fredericia (Denmark) and Nexans Deutschland have signed a contract for the delivery and installation of medium-voltage submarine cables for the West of Duddon Sands wind farm. The order for the wind farm located 15 kilometres west of Walney Island comprises 122 kilometres of submarine cable for connecting the individual wind turbines both with […]

  • USACE Galveston District to Host Offshore Wind Farm Meeting

    15 March 2012

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, will host a National Environmental Policy Act public scoping meeting for the Department of the Army’s Permit Application Environmental Impact Statement March 28 regarding Baryonyx Corporation Inc.’s proposed offshore wind farm. The public is encouraged to attend and provide feedback regarding the USACE Galveston District’s EIS and […]

  • Norway: TTS Purchases Heavy-Lift Crane Company

    9 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    TTS Group ASA has entered into an agreement to purchase Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF), located in Hamburg, Germany. Closing is expected to be finalized in the first half of August 2012. Expected turnover of NMF in 2012 is 660 MNOK (88 MEUR). The last 5 years NMF has delivered marine cranes for a value of […]

  • Vattenfall Hiring for Wind Power Expansion (Germany)

    15 February 2012

    Considering the development and expansion requirements of its onshore and offshore wind farms, the energy company Vattenfall is seeking to hire around 170 engineers, lawyers, merchants and developers, by the end of this year. The positions are available in Germany (Hamburg), the UK (London) and Denmark (Esbjerg). Vattenfall is one of the largest producers of […]