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  • Three Companies Set Up Dutch Offshore Base

    5 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    A new joint venture that will provide 24/7 services to the maritime and offshore industry has been launched in the Netherlands. The launch of Dutch Offshore Base BV, comprising Ter Haak Group, Dutch Offshore Group and Rotterdam Offshore Group, was announced at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam this week. The newly created company said the shareholders’ activities and expertise are complementary, […]

  • Port of Ardersier’s Offshore Wind Dream Falls Apart

    4 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Port of Ardersier Ltd, the company behind the plan to develop an offshore wind manufacturing hub at the former McDermott Fabrication Yard in Ardersier, has gone into administration. In 2013, the company submitted applications to Highland Council, Marine Scotland and Transport Scotland for the consents needed to redevelop the site with an aim to turn it into […]

  • Offshore Wind: A Playfield with Giant Toys (Photo Gallery)

    20 April 2016
    Vessels

    The story of offshore wind farms moving farther from shore and wind turbines being installed in deeper waters does not finish with gigantic vessels and foundations, but extends to the almost entire supply chain, where equipment is also getting bigger and services are being adapted to the industry’s needs. At the beginning of this month, […]

  • Waypoint North Rebrands to Reflect Focus on Offshore Wind

    6 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Waypoint North has changed its company name to SeaState Aviation to reflect its focus on the offshore wind market. Managing Director Johan Hansen said the new name is a better representation of the company’s core services, which is providing independent offshore aviation consulting and safety assurance services to the offshore wind industry. SeaState Aviation highlighted that, since […]

  • Offshore Crane Market to Reach USD 21.64Bn by 2020

    5 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    The offshore crane market is projected to reach a market size of USD 21.64 billion at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2015 to 2020, a report said, naming rapid technological advancements and increase in the offshore renewables industry as some of the major driving factors for the market. Globally, lattice boom design for offshore crane […]

  • THMA, UKTI Organize Offshore Wind Mission to USA

    3 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA), in partnership with UK Trade & Investment, will lead a Northern Powerhouse offshore wind-focused mission to the USA next spring. Working in tandem with UKTI, Team Humber and regional businesses will head for the east coast of the US from March 6-12, building on increasingly close ties. Companies from the […]

  • Crown Estate Creates Offshore Wind Interactive Map

    23 November 2015

    The Crown Estate has launched an interactive map that shows the estimated percentage of UK electricity demand being met by offshore wind on an hourly basis. The map draws together a range of publicly available data to demonstrate the contribution offshore wind is making to the UK’s low carbon energy mix. The country now has 27 operational wind […]

  • Atlas Strengthens Its Offshore Wind Business Line

    30 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Atlas Professionals has appointed John Morse as the new Business Development Manager for the Offshore Wind business line. Morse has previously held executive positions on the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) and is currently a Director of the Wind Energy Collection Limited. Along with being a trained geologist with experience in international management in the renewables and survey […]

  • East of England’s Offshore Wind Dream Coming True

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Development of major offshore wind farms off Norfolk and Suffolk is rapidly becoming a reality following a key announcement by the Crown Estate, said Johnathan Reynolds, Director of Nautilus Associates, who is also in charge of business development at OrbisEnergy.  “These are very exciting times, and after years of these projects being on the horizon they […]

  • Man Injured at Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm

    22 February 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    One of the workers on board the Wind Pioneer jack up vessel at the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm was injured during the weekend. The unfortunate man had suffered a lacerated leg and was flown to Colchester Hospital by Air Sea Rescue helicopter, according to ITV. “A crew member on the DBB-owned jack-up vessel ‘Wind Pioneer’ – on […]

  • CIRIA Issues Offshore UXO Best Practice Guidelines

    10 February 2016
    R&D

    The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) has published guidelines for the management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment. CIRIA’s report, titled Assessment and management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk in the marine environment (C754), has been prepared by Royal HaskoningDHV and 6 Alpha Associates. Several European offshore wind projects have experienced costly delays relating […]

  • MSR Gryfia Brings Offshore Wind Contract to MARS

    14 January 2016

    Polish group of companies, MARS Shipyards & Offshore, has recently signed a number of contracts for building structures for the offshore wind and oil & gas markets. Among the contracts is the one that Morska Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia (MSR Gryfia), part of MARS Group, secured for the construction of a so-called Lower Jack structure, related to the […]

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Fully Constructed

    20 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the completion of the construction of the Teesside offshore wind farm, built by EDF Energy Renewables, a joint venture between EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles. As of yesterday, the first thirteen wind turbines of this 62 MW facility have been put into production. The entire wind farm is due […]

  • Denmark: Inauguration of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm at LEGOLAND

    30 August 2013
    Training & Education

    Since the summer of 2007, DONG Energy has developed the area ‘The Energy in Denmark’ together with LEGOLAND® at the colourful LEGOLAND® Billund. Today, the miniature version of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm is ready to start spinning its wind turbines. For DONG Energy, the LEGO bricks are not just a game. It is part of […]

  • Nordic Offshore Marine Moves to New Offices in Odense

    20 March 2014

    Nordic Offshore Marine specialised in providing vessels and equipment for the offshore industry as well as qualified and experienced personnel for both permanent and temporary positions, has moved into new and larger office facilities in Odense. This move is accommodating their plans for future growth and expansion. The company specialises in telecommunications, oil & gas […]

  • VDMA, BDEW Fight for German Offshore Wind Advancement

    11 September 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Offshore wind can make an important contribution to the sustainable power supply in Germany, Thorsten Herdan, Managing Director of VDMA Power Systems, and Hildegard Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Association of Energy and Water (BDEW), emphasized during a meeting at the 8th German Energy Congress in Munich.  “The current energy debate […]

  • Malta: Deep Offshore Wind Financially Viable by 2020

    9 September 2013

    A recent study has showed that deep offshore wind farms could be financially viable by 2020, reports the Times of Malta. This university study indicates that current prices of 24 cents per unit of offshore wind power could be lowered to 17 cents per unit due to the accelerated developments in wind technology. Comparing to […]

  • Guidelines for Fisheries Liaison with Offshore Renewables Developments Published

    4 February 2014
    Environment

    The Crown Estate-led Fisheries Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet renewables (FLOWW) group has published a revised set of best practice guidelines for fisheries liaison with offshore renewables developments. TÜV SÜD PMSS’s Kit Hawkins, who has been a member of the group since 2011, stated: “The publishing of these Guidelines is an important development in […]

  • NJ Officials Party in Atlantic City for Offshore Wind

    8 August 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    US Department of Energy’s grant for the development of an offshore wind farm off New Jersey’s coast was celebrated yesterday on Steel Pier in Atlantic City. In May, Fishermen’s Energy Atlantic City Windfarm (FACW) project was selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) as one of three projects that will receive up to $46.7 […]

  • ABPmer Facilitates BSI EIA Guidance for Offshore Renewables

    31 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    To simplify the EIA process associated with the consenting of marine renewable projects, the UK’s National Standard Body, BSI (British Standards Institution) and Innovate UK have commissioned ABPmer to facilitate the development of a document which compiles existing guidance and makes recommendations for best practice. The aim of this document is to help streamline the […]

  • Application for Offshore Wind Project off Texas Withdrawn

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Baryonyx Corporation has withdrawn its permit application from the United States Army Corps of Engineers for an 18 MW Gulf Offshore Wind (GOWind) project off the coast of South Padre Island, Texas. Audubon Texas, an organization for conservation of natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, stated that “millions of migratory birds that pass […]

  • Tethys Offers Answers to Questions about Offshore Renewables

    22 May 2014
    Environment, R&D

    Tethys, a robust online resource available for free to anyone interested in ocean energy and offshore wind resources, focuses on the environmental effects of energy projects that are proposed, underway or completed in the ocean and above it. The database includes hundreds of scientific papers, technical reports, regulatory applications on file with federal and international […]

  • BizMDOSW to Host Maryland Offshore Wind Industry Meeting

    21 April 2014

    As part of the 11th Annual Baltimore Green Week, the Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind (BizMDOSW) will be holding a conference about the offshore wind industry in Maryland. This event, which will update the public and private sector about the latest developments, will be held at the Perdue Hall at Salisbury University on April […]

  • RUK Announces Programme for Global Offshore Wind 2014

    17 April 2014

    Renewable UK has announced the programme for the 13th Annual Global Offshore Wind 2014, which will take place over two days, 11th – 12th June, in Glasgow. This time with a truly global focus, this event is designed to showcase the UK ofvfshore expertise. It offers a forum for over 3500 delegates and 250 international exhibitors from the emerging […]

  • Elia Gets Green Light for Belgian Offshore Grid

    23 July 2014
    Grid Connection

     The grid operator Elia was granted a permit for the construction and operation of a high voltage offshore grid in the North Sea called “Belgian Offshore Grid” (BOG). This week Ministers approved the project that would feature two substations, with one installed on an artificial island or platform west of the Lodewijkbank, 34 km off […]

  • Dutch Offshore Renewables Sector Hits Its High

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A lot is going on this week in the Netherlands when it comes to offshore renewable energy sector.  On Monday, one of Dutch companies established a partnership with a Greek offshore renewable technology developer, aiming to further develop and commercialize a floating wind energy system. Then, two of the country’s consultancy companies launched a new international consultancy Wind Minds, together with a […]