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  • Swan Hunter on Export Cable Mission for Belgian Offshore Wind Project

    13 June 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Swan Hunter has completed export cable load-in operations for a Belgian offshore wind project.

  • SAL to Give Horns Rev 3 Transition Pieces a Lift

    15 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has awarded SAL Heavy Lift with a contract for shipment of a total of 49 transition pieces for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea.

  • Scotland Allocates GBP 1.5 Million for Offshore Wind Projects

    20 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The Scottish Government has awarded GBP 1.5 million (approx. EUR 2 million) of funding to the Carbon Trust to support its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) research and design programme. The Carbon Trust will fund projects in regard to floating offshore wind technology in Scotland, international collaboration on efficiency of Scottish offshore wind projects, and knowledge sharing on innovation and […]

  • Complete Site Safety Opens New Training Centre

    28 October 2015
    Training & Education

    Complete Site Safety, which has been delivering training courses from Liverpool City Centre for three years, has opened a new training centre. The new facility will allow the company to increase the variety and complexity of courses it can offer. The facility features real world training environments, each designed to equip delegates with the skills required when working […]

  • Rhyl Flats Community Fund There for the Taking

    21 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK has invited local Welsh community groups to apply for grants from the Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Community Fund. The fund has been set up to support community organisations and voluntary groups based in Rhyl and the following wards in Conwy: Pensarn, Colwyn, Eirias, Gele, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llanddulas, Llandrillo yn Rhos, […]

  • Peel Ports Buys Great Yarmouth

    17 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    UK port owner and operator Peel Ports Group has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited (GYPC), a river and sea port situated on the east coast of England with proximity to the development sites of some of the UK’s largest offshore wind projects. The port has been actively involved in the offshore wind […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes Government’s Announcement

    28 June 2013

    Following the recent announcements made by the UK government, Jenny Hogan, Director of Policy for Scottish Renewables released a statement. She said: “The UK Government’s commitment to provide extra support for renewable generators on the Scottish islands will help reassure investors who are faced with the highest grid connection charges in the UK – but […]

  • UK: HiDef Achieves 99 Pct Bird Identification Success

    30 September 2013
    Environment

    Following a major investment, HiDef aerial surveying can now provide developers with bird identification rates of up to 99%. Average ID rates across all surveys in past 12 months are over 95%. This success has been achieved through new camera technology and the creation of HiDef’s own in house team of 25 leading UK ornithologists. […]

  • Finland: Etteplan to Design Wave Energy Testing Facility for AW-Energy

    23 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    AW-Energy Oy has commissioned Etteplan to handle the engineering design for a testing facility for its patented WaveRoller technology. The WaveRoller converts the surge phenomenon that takes place on the shoreline into electrical energy. Finnish-based AW-Energy is a world-leading company in the development of wave energy. Etteplan will be in charge of the engineering for […]

  • UK: HR Wallingford’s Underwater Noise Model Validated

    6 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    HR Wallingford’s noise model within its Hydro-Acoustic Model for Mitigation and Ecological Response (HAMMER) tool has been validated using pin-piling and ambient noise data collected from a boat based hydrophone during the construction of the SeaGen tidal turbine in Strangford Lough, in Northern Ireland. Data provided by Marine Current Turbines (MCT) for both discrete frequencies […]

  • Germany: CPNL Wraps Up Orders for Hang-Offs and Joint Solutions

    26 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    CPNL Engineering GmbH, engineer and supplier of cable protection equipment, announced that a customer placed 2 orders in a row for a joint solution with bend restrictors and 21 hang-offs. The reason for choosing CPNL was found in adaptability and robustness of the products. “Thanks to our efforts we have created a unique position with […]

  • Sif Manufacturing Foundations for Eneco’s Luchterduinen Wind Farm

    21 February 2014

    Sif Group in the city of Roermond is working hard on the production of 43 steel foundation piles for the Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm. Ultimately, these piles will be installed 23 kilometres off the coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. What makes these foundation piles special is the fact that the wind turbines will be mounted […]

  • Top News of the Week May 26 – Jun 1, 2014

    2 June 2014

    GeoSea Installs All Westermost Rough Foundations GeoSea has finalized the installation of the foundations for the Westermost Rough (UK) offshore wind farm project. This DONG Energy project consists of 35 wind turbine positions 9 km from the coast near Hull in the north east of England, UK. Siemens Fine-Tuning Bid for Alstom German conglomerate Siemens […]

  • OERA Funds Marine Life Observation Program

    19 May 2014
    Environment

    The Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) awarded funding to Fundy Tidal, the Canadian Whale Institute (CWI), and Conserve.iO for a marine life observation program including public participation. Free smart phone applications will be available to public (“citizen scientists”), whale tour operators, and other users (including trained dedicated observers) to participate in recording marine […]

  • K2 Management to Develop Global Offshore Wind Installation Database

    24 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The U.S. Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has engaged K2 Management to build a global installation database for offshore wind. The objective is to provide NREL and thereby the US wind industry with easy accessible data on installation times, correlation effects, implications and processes to secure use of best practice and avoid delays […]

  • The Crown Estate Hails Support for Five OW Projects

    24 April 2014
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has welcomed the contracts announcement by the UK Government for eight renewable electricity projects, including five for offshore wind farms. The contracts represents a total of 4.5 GW potential capacity – enough clean electricity to power over three million homes – with more than 3.1 GW of that from offshore wind. The […]

  • Kyushu University, ClassNK Form Department of Ocean Energy Resources

    3 April 2014
    Authorities

    Kyushu University (President Setsuo Arikawa) has announced that it has established a new Department of Ocean Energy Resources with support from leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda). This new department will join the Graduate Faculty of Engineering at Kyushu University and will be supported by ClassNK for two years from 1 April […]

  • Hodge Attacks Contracts for Difference

    27 June 2014
    Authorities

    The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts released a statement regarding the Contracts for Difference (CfDs) under the ID-ER scheme. Hodge’s statement follows National Audit Office analysis which highlighted the costs and benefits of DECC’s final investment decision enabling for renewables (FID-ER) process. “The UK faces a big challenge to […]

  • MT Højgaard Ends Offshore Wind Litigations

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    In connection with installation of an English wind farm disagreement arose between MT Højgaard and the owner of the wind farm as to the interpretation of the contract. The owner claimed damages from MT Højgaard and brought the case before the International Court of Arbitration (ICC). Similarly, MT Højgaard filed counterclaims with the ICC. The […]

  • Wave & Tidal Industry Share Knowledge on Component Failures

    6 July 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The Component Analysis Workshop, jointly hosted by EMEC, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) in Glasgow, saw a great turn out on Wednesday 1st July. The workshop was run as part of a project looking to foster industry knowledge sharing around components that have failed in real-sea conditions and the […]

  • Dutch Pension Fund Takes Stake in German OWF

    18 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch pension fund manager PGGM is taking part in the new German offshore wind farm Baltic 2. PGGM will invest in the project alongside Macquarie Capital, who agreed to acquire a 49.89 percent stake in the project earlier this year.   This investment is in line with the ambition of PGGM’s clients to use pension money […]

  • TekTube Installed at Westermeerwind

    10 August 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TekTube was installed on Westermeerwind near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands marking a major milestone for the company. Tekmar supplied cable installation contractor, VBMS, with 92 of its systems to protect the cables into the 48 wind turbine foundations for the Siemens’ EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) project which is located along the dikes of […]

  • DOE Launches Wave Energy Prize Competition

    28 April 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a Wave Energy Prize competition with a prize purse totaling more than $2 million available for top ranking teams. In a keynote presentation yesterday during the joint opening session of the annual National Hydropower Association and International Marine Renewable Energy Conferences, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Undocks First Converter Platform Foundation

    29 March 2013

    The foundation of a large converter platform has been pulled out of the dock hall at the Wismar shipyard. Prior to this, the shipbuilding hall was completely flooded, NDR.de news site informs. The next step is shipping the foundation of the “HelWin alpha” platform to the North Sea. It will be anchored to the seabed, […]

  • Oregon to Vote on Amended Territorial Sea Plan for Wave Energy Development (USA)

    21 January 2013
    Authorities

    An amendment to the original draft of part five of the Oregon Territorial Sea Plan adopted in 2009, related to development of wave energy, is to be voted on by the Land Conservation and Development Commission at its meeting on January 24 in Salem. A moratorium on permits for wave energy facilities in Oregon’s territorial […]

  • Germany: Siem Signs First Contract for Renewable Energy Market

    29 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore Inc., announced today that SOC has been awarded the contract for the installation of the inner array grid cables as well as associated services for the Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm (“OWF”) project by Amrumbank West GmbH (“AWG”), a subsidiary of E.ON Climate […]