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  • 76% of Brits Pro Offshore Wind

    28 April 2016

    RenewableUK highlighted new official Government statistics which show that the British public believes that renewable energy provides tangible economic benefits – and they want clean energy projects built in their area. The Public Attitudes Tracking Survey published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows that 70% of people see clear economic benefits to […]

  • Offshore Wind Bears Fruit for Aqualis

    27 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Renewable energy turned out to be the bright spot of Aqualis’ first quarter results, as the challenging market conditions in the oil and gas sector affected the company’s business. Aqualis ASA, which operates three specialised subsidiaries – Aqualis Offshore, Offshore Wind Consultants and ADLER Solar – recorded EUR 6 million in total operating revenues in the Q1 2016, 40% down from EUR 10 million in the same period […]

  • BOEM Studies Offshore Wind Construction

    29 September 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has begun a new study to conduct real-time, independent observations and data collection during construction of offshore wind turbines. Field work took place in August and September of this year through the Real-time Opportunity for Development Environmental Observations study, or RODEO, which is taking direct measurements of […]

  • Opielok Readies to Diversify into Offshore Wind

    27 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Hamburg-based offshore supply vessel operator Opielok Offshore Carriers (OOC) is pressing on with the plan to commission the 26 meter crew transfer vessel OOC NERZ in January 2016 and make a move into the offshore wind industry. OOC NERZ is the company’s first of four BMT Nigel Gee-designed crew transfer vessels built in compliance to German […]

  • CWind Showcases Offshore Cable Pull-In

    13 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Offshore wind services provider CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness, where wind farm owners, cable-laying companies and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) service providers from the UK, Benelux and Germany, were given the opportunity to observe the company’s pull-in of an offshore wind power cable. The […]

  • Offshore Energy 2016: Registration Open

    26 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC 2016) is now open. The ninth edition of this event is expected to attract 11,500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies. Offshore Energy is an annual event focused on the complete offshore energy industry. It covers both the exploration and production of the […]

  • Boskalis Sees Promise in Offshore Wind

    9 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster plans to take advantage of the post-COP21 focus on renewables and pursue new projects in the growing offshore wind market, the company said in its financial report for the Fiscal Year 2015. The announcement is in line with Boskalis’ plans to acquire all of the offshore energy activities, including offshore wind, […]

  • India Pushing for Offshore Wind Power

    13 January 2014
    Authorities

    India is pushing to form an agency for the offshore wind energy development. As the country’s onshore sites are filling up, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy hopes India will turn to its seas to develop offshore wind power. Speaking at a national level consultation on India’s wind energy initiative, held last […]

  • Nordic Offshore Marine Changes Management

    2 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    From October 21, the management of the Nordic Offshore Marine group has changed. Founder and Managing Director  Søren Mikkelsen has decided to change position within the Nordic Offshore Marine group and will in future work as an operational member of the board, specifically involved in the Nordic Offshore project team. The position as Managing Director […]

  • Offshore wind in France – The state of the industry

    13 January 2012

    The last major economy in Europe that is not a member of the offshore wind club is due to knock on the clubhouse door this year. France will be joining the club with a huge 3GW enrolment fee. This month, to be precise, 11 January 2012, was the deadline for the tenders to be submitted […]

  • GROW Propels Topbond into Offshore Wind

    17 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Topbond plc, which employs 30 people at its Castle Road Facility in Sittingbourne, is a civil engineering specialist working across construction, marine and rail. It combines technically innovative project management expertise with traditional skills to offer services, including refurbishment of bridges and structures, bespoke joinery and design and build of footbridges. Challenge Approaching its 40th […]

  • Offshore Wind Experts to Gather in Lowestoft

    26 March 2014

    Businesses from across the East of England will be gathering in Lowestoft next week as leading figures from the offshore wind industry outline their investment and procurement plans for the coming years. National industry body, RenewableUK, working with GROW:OffshoreWind and the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) will be hosting the ‘Offshore Wind: Current and […]

  • Possible Boost for Japanese Offshore Wind

    11 March 2014

    The Japanese Government was urged to lift offshore wind tariff while lowering the tariff for solar energy, reported Reuters. Ever since the nuclear disaster in 2011, Japan has been looking to develop other ways of energy production, this is why the new feed-in tariff scheme was introduced in 2012, which required utilities to buy all […]

  • Conquest Offshore Buys StarIPS Software

    26 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Maritime consultancy firm MirTac has announced that Conquest Offshore has purchased the Star software and related database and implementation services. Conquest Offshore will be implementing the maintenance, purchase and safety management software both in the office as well as onboard its fleet. The Star software will support Conquest Offshore with the management of maintenance planning, […]

  • GIB Expands Offshore Wind Team

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has today announced two new senior appointments. Nick Gardiner will take on the role of Managing Director, Offshore Wind and Karl Smith will take on the role of Fund Managing Director. Gardiner will lead GIB’s offshore wind direct investment team. Since its launch in November 2012, GIB has made […]

  • China Lagging in Offshore Wind Industry

    17 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    China is lagging behind its plans to build 5 GW of offshore wind power by 2015. Having only 10 per cent of that capacity realised, China is three years behind its schedule, according to Bloomberg. In 2011, the Chinese government set the 5GW goal for the next four years which would secure enough clean power […]

  • VIDEO: Siemens Offshore Wind Power

    5 February 2013
    Technology

    The beginning of this year has been very productive for Siemens in offshore wind sector. Today, the company launched its 4-MW offshore wind turbine in Austria and in January the first two Siemens 6 MW wind turbines were installed at Gunfleet Sands III. The company will supply 35 of its 6 MW turbines for Westermost […]

  • EERE Promotes America’s Offshore Wind

    8 November 2012
    Authorities

    Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE ) promotes access to the 4,150 gigawatts of clean domestic electricity that can be produced by America’s offshore wind energy. EERE supports research, development, and demonstration of larger turbines, components, and floating deepwater platforms needed to affordably harness the strong winds off of America’s coasts. Recovery Act investments in […]

  • GL at Dutch Offshore Wind Event

    28 November 2011

    A good Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management System is of vital importance in offshore wind farm projects. An effective HSE Management System needs a safety policy which governs the full lifecycle of the project and provides the basis for the prevention of accidents and environmental damages. In her presentation at EWEA Offshore 2011 in […]

  • Nuclear Nation Goes Offshore (France)

    18 July 2011

    Only a few weeks ago we noted a trend-bucking investment into nuclear power by France, while the rest of Europe seems poised to phase out the always-controversial energy source. France, which gets about 75 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, isn’t just sitting still on other energy options: the government recently announced a $14.3 […]

  • Importance of Offshore Wind Cables (UK)

    30 May 2011

    The recent UK announcements on offshore wind construction have focused on the connecting cables between an offshore wind farm and the shore. “British energy regulator Ofgem has awarded a consortium of Balfour Beatty and investors AMP Capital and Equitix the right to own and operate a high-voltage transmission link to a UK offshore wind farm” […]

  • Reviving UK’s Shipyards with Offshore Wind

    23 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Dawn is beginning to break in Cornwall and the Leviathan and Kraken, two grand vessels, sit patiently awaiting their departure from the… By Ellie Zolfagharifard (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, May 23, 2011;

  • Stalling of Germany’s Offshore Wind Farms

    27 April 2011

    With Chancellor Merkel’s government turning its back on nuclear power, offshore wind parks are to pick up the slack. By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, April 27, 2011;

  • Offshore Wind to Boost American Employment

    6 August 2012
    Authorities

    Following the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ release of the July unemployment statistics, showing that the economy gained 163,000 jobs and the unemployment rate went up to 8.3 percent, Executive Director of BlueGreen Alliance, David Foster, said in a statement:  “Today, despite adding 163,000 jobs, the unemployment rate unfortunately went up demanding fast action on these […]

  • Offshore Wind Boost for Weldex (UK)

    24 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    WELDEX, the Inverness-based crane company which saw a £100 million valuation placed on it following a private equity deal this summer, has won a clutch of orders to work on offshore wind farms. The company, the largest crawler crane business in the UK, will start work in March on multi-million pound contracts for the Walney […]

  • Conservationists are a Go for Offshore Wind (USA)

    2 December 2010

    The East Coast can cut its dependence on fossil fuels, expand its economy and create a clean energy future by tapping the vast wind resource… By Tux Turkel (pressherald) [mappress] Source: pressherald, December 02, 2010