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  • Senvion Halts Wind Blade Production

    5 February 2014

    German manufacturer Senvion, formerly known as REpower, has decided to halt production at its fully-owned subsidiary PowerBlades, which will affect 246 workers. The production of offshore wind blades will be suspended until the end of this year “as a result of uncertainty regarding investment”, meaning that “the expansion of offshore wind power in Germany has […]

  • E.ON UK Comments New ROC Bands

    25 July 2012

    Commenting on the Government’s decision to implement new ROC bands from April 2013, Dr. Tony Cocker, Chief Executive of E.ON UK, said: “Since the draft proposals were published last year, we’ve already committed around £1 billion of new investment in renewables across the UK, so we’re pleased that the levels of support for all technologies […]

  • Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Sets Big Goals (UK)

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, a subsidiary of Reef Subsea Group, has set ambitious goals for the next couple of years, targeting a GBP 80-100 million turnover. This is mainly driven by its recent big success in working on offshore wind farms. Namely, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical signed a contract for the Gwynt y […]

  • Denmark: Ramboll Acquires LAC Engineering

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ramboll has acquired Danish wind energy consultancy LAC engineering, which was established in 2008. The company specialises in the optimisation of the relation between the energy production and a cost-effective design basis for on- and offshore wind turbines. Globally, few companies offer the same consultancy as LAC engineering. The company provides services within aeroelastic simulations, […]

  • UK: Boles Loses Wind Farm Planing Responsibilities

    6 August 2013
    Authorities

    David Cameron’s planning minister Nick Boles, has been stripped of his wind farm planning duties due to the fact that his brother is working for Siemens. Nick Boles was in charge of guidance on wind farms location since September until April, when his brother, chief financial officers for Siemens Wind Power, was relocated from Germany […]

  • Noise Protection Concept for North Sea Harbor Porpoises Enters Into Force

    3 December 2013
    Authorities, Environment

    From now on, new guidelines apply on the development of offshore wind power in German part of the North Sea, which regulate the protection of the North Sea harbor porpoises. As a result, the pile driving must be organized in a period when porpoises are in retreat, thus sufficiently far away from the place where […]

  • Germany: HiDef Licenses Technology and Infrastructure to BioConsult

    27 November 2013

    BioConsult SH GmbH & Co. KG of Germany has signed a five-year contract to license HiDef’s technology and infrastructure. This contract allows BioConsult SH to provide digital video surveys to German wind farm developers, government departments and academic institutes. The agreement which is thought to be the first of its kind in the sector ushers […]

  • LDO on Its Way to Simplify Planning Process (UK)

    13 February 2013
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance

    North East Lincolnshire Council has approved a Local Development Order (LDO) for a 3.6 hectare part of the Enterprise Zone on Grimsby Docks, which is set to attract companies involved in renewable energy development. The LDO will simplify the planning process, thus enabling easier acquirement of planning permissions for local businesses. “Anything which simplifies the […]

  • UK: Vattenfall to Reduce Stake in EOWDC

    13 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    As part of its strategy to “prioritise its investments”, Vattenfall is to reduce its stake in European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), writes BBC. The £230m EOWDC, which is opposed by Donald Trump, will consist of 11 wind turbines located in Aberdeen Bay. Peter Wesslau, Vattenfall’s UK country manager, said for BBC: “The EOWDC is […]

  • Government Approves Enterprise Zone Within Port Of Grimsby (UK)

    1 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

      NORTH East Lincolnshire has received approval for an 11-hectare Enterprise Zone (EZ) within the Port Of Grimsby. The EZ will specifically target operations and maintenance (O&M) and associated supply chain activity for the renewables industry. The Port Of Grimsby EZ will form part of the wider Humber Enterprise Zone and the creation of a […]

  • UK: Marine South East to Hold Series of Offshore Wind Farm Logistics Events

    12 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Marine South East is to run a series of events between April and June to inform local businesses of the opportunities that exist to supply products and services to Offshore Wind Farms being developed off the South Coast. The first of these events is scheduled for Thursday 12th April 2012 at Northbrook College, Shoreham Airport, […]

  • Nexans Appoints New Corporate Strategy and Business Development Vice President (France)

    24 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has appointed Benjamin Fitoussi as its Corporate Strategy and Business Development Vice President. Fitoussi has also joined the Nexans’ Executive Committee from October 10. Benjamin Fitoussi started his career at Gemini Consulting as a consultant specialising in the automotive and aeronautic sectors in 1996. In 2000, […]

  • Narec Awards New Facility Contract to Shepherd Construction (UK)

    18 January 2012

    The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has recently signed a £14.8m contract with Shepherd Construction to deliver a 3,000m² building. A new 100m blade test facility will provide an independent and confidential environment to accelerate the development of new blade designs before they are taken offshore. It will be the largest of its type in […]

  • Sif Group

    27 June 2013

    Dutch Sif Group bv is another manufacturer that has been producing for the offshore wind energy industry since the start. The company supplied the onshore wind energy market from the outset in the 1990’s. In April 2002 the real work in the offshore wind industry started when Sif supplied 80 monopiles and 80 transition pieces to its client […]

  • Denmark: GL Garrad Hassan at EWEA 2012

    17 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    The constant drive to innovate has taken the wind industry from its humble beginnings to its current prominence as the state of the art in energy generation. For the industry to continue to develop and lead the globe to a new era of sustainable energy, innovation must be ongoing, global, and part of every facet […]

  • The Netherlands: Siemens Presents 6MW Direct Drive Wind Turbine at EWEA Offshore

    29 November 2011

    Siemens Energy today launched its new 6-megawatt (MW) direct drive wind turbine at the European Offshore Wind Energy Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The new SWT-6.0 will be available with rotor diameters of 120 and 154 meters and is designed for the most challenging offshore sites. It features the Siemens direct drive design with 50 […]

  • Orange Targets Offshore Wind with New Cable Vessel

    3 December 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    French telecommunications corporation Orange has ordered a cable vessel specially designed for the maintenance of submarine cables, including the inter-array cables used on offshore wind farms. Ordered by Orange Marine, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orange, the new vessel will replace C/S Raymond Croze, launched in 1983. The hybrid vessel will be constructed by the Colombo […]

  • Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Build Gode Wind 3 Offshore Substation

    11 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, part of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, to provide the complete design and construction of the electrical offshore substation for the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind project. Atlantique Offshore Energy will execute the full engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the topside and modular support frame. The 242 MW substation will […]

  • SSE Renewables and ODE Team Up Offshore UK and Ireland

    11 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Engineering technical consultancy ODE, part of the DORIS Group, has been awarded a framework agreement by SSE Renewables for Offshore Structural Design across multiple sites in the UK and Ireland. With a contract duration up to three years, ODE will appoint a number of new secondees to work alongside its personnel from SSE Renewables’ UK […]

  • Finns Seek CTVs for Icy Seas

    24 March 2020
    Vessels

    Suomen Hyötytuuli Ltd. is seeking new service vessels and operators for maintenance teams working on the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland. Tahkoluoto is the world’s first offshore wind farm built for icy conditions and comprises 10 Siemens 4.2MW turbines and one 2.3MW unit. The 42MW project is located outside the City of Pori, and […]

  • Ørsted to Use BareFLEET System to Track CTV Ops

    27 July 2020
    Technology, Vessels

    Ørsted will use Reygar’s BareFLEET remote monitoring and reporting platform to track and analyse the performance of its chartered fleet of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs) in Europe. The system will log vessel motion, fuel consumption, and PAX movements, providing an accurate record of events, including transit, push on, transfer, and crane lifts, according […]

  • Marine Coordination Services Secures Windpark Fryslân Work

    10 December 2019
    Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    Ventolines has selected Marine Coordination Services to supply a range of support personnel for the construction phase of the 382.7MW Windpark Fryslân offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The arrangement will include the supply of QA, QC inspectors, auditors, and client representatives. “We are glad to be able to offer our support to Windpark Fryslân,” […]

  • First Subsea Shields WindFloat Atlantic Export Cables

    2 December 2019
    Grid Connection

    First Subsea has delivered the cable protection system for the beach landing export cables on the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind project in Portugal. According to the UK-based company, the cable protection system is designed to suit the export cable and consists of clamps, bellmouth and cable protection. Hengtong Group was in charge of delivering the export […]

  • Mitsubishi and Chubu to Buy Eneco

    26 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    A consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation and Chubu has reached an agreement with the Dutch energy company Eneco on the proposed sale of all shares in Eneco for a total equity value of EUR 4.1 billion. Mitsubishi will control an 80% stake in Eneco, with Chubu holding the remaining 20%. Mitsubishi also plans to transfer part […]

  • CSBC-DEME Joint Venture Bags Hai Long EPCI Deal

    21 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    CSBC DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has signed a Balance of Plant (BOP) Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) for the Hai Long 2 and 3 offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Under the BOP package, CDWE is in charge of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of foundations, inter-array and export cables, and transportation and installation of turbines. Offshore installation […]

  • Fugro Reduces Management Board

    17 December 2019
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Fugro is reducing its Board of Management which currently comprises three persons to only the CEO and CFO positions. With the Group Director Europe-Africa starting from January 2020, Fugro said its Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is fully staffed and operational. Following through, the Supervisory Board has concluded that the Board of Management can be adjusted, […]