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  • Scotrenewables Chooses Scrabster Harbour for Tidal O&M Work (UK)

    13 August 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    A new multi-million pound redevelopment at mainland Scotland’s most northerly port, Scrabster Harbour, is already reaping the benefits, only two months after coming into operation. Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, based in Orkney, has chosen Scrabster as the location for their most recent operations and maintenance work on their prototype tidal turbine, the SR250. This is […]

  • Arklow Bank O&M Base Gets Green Light

    17 June 2022
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has secured planning permission for the development of an Operations and Maintenance facility for the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 offshore wind project in Arklow harbour, Ireland. The approval was secured from Wicklow County Council in relation to the operations base proposed for South Dock. The decision will help contribute to a […]

  • Chinese Go on UK Offshore Wind Tour

    5 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Chinese politicians and business people are looking to the Humber as they forge ahead with plans for 68GW of operational offshore wind capacity by 2035.

  • UK: FHC Wins South West Green Energy Award

    22 November 2012

    Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) has won a coveted South West Green Energy Award for the groundbreaking FabTest marine energy test site in Falmouth Bay. The pioneering project scooped the Best Business Innovation category in the Regen South West Green Energy Awards 2012, which were presented at a gala dinner in Bath last night. [Nov 20] […]

  • Alstom’s 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine Loaded at Ostend, Belgium

    24 October 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The various components of Alstom’s 6MW offshore wind turbine, currently one of the most powerful on the market, are in the process of being loaded onto the liftboat or self-elevating wind turbine installation and crane unit, “Bold Tern”, in the port of Ostend, Belgium. The vessel, owned by Fred Olsen Windcarrier, specialists in the transport […]

  • Rabobank Issues Report on Offshore Wind Installation Vessels

    21 January 2014
    R&D

    Rabobank has issued a report called Navigating the future of offshore wind energy, which states that a radical redesign of offshore wind energy installation vessels is needed in the long-term to lower installation costs and realise projected capacity growth. The high growth rates in offshore wind energy have led to an influx of new installation […]

  • Romax Sets Its Sights on Huge Job Growth in Nottingham, UK

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seven years ago Dr Peter Poon made a judgement that renewable energy generation was set to be a big issue for business and society in general. So, he got his company Romax Technology to initiate two new and related areas of R&D (research and development). One concerned the drive-train efficiency of vehicles; the other was […]

  • Insch Businessmen Form New Engineering Firm

    6 October 2015

    A new North-east engineering firm has been launched by two Insch businessmen following a six-figure investment. Engineering Solutions and Rental Limited (ESR), has been established by Fabritech UK’s managing director, Stuart Mackie, and engineering manager, Innes Smith, to meet demand from the energy, subsea and renewable sectors. ESR will offer a range of in-house design, […]

  • EMO Completes Merkur Base in Eemshaven

    27 April 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has completed its second base in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, which will be used as the service base for the Merkur offshore wind farm.

  • WIKING Helikopter Service Buys Two Airbus H145s for Offshore Ops

    10 June 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    WIKING Helikopter Service and Airbus Helicopters have signed a contract for two H145s, which will be used for the transfer of service technicians to offshore wind farms and sea pilots to ships, as well as for air rescue missions over the North Sea. The contract was signed on 1 June and the delivery of the first […]

  • Blue Water to Aid Offshore Wind Development in North Sea

    21 July 2014

    When the construction of the three large offshore wind parks in the Nort Sea, Borkum Riffgrund, Westermost Rough and Butendiek commences, Blue Water will provide a range of port agency services for all three projects. “In cooperation with the client, we will plan and handle the terminal and stevedore assignments for the three projects. At […]

  • Estonian-Latvian Researchers Study Gulf of Riga Offshore Wind Potential

    3 February 2012
    R&D

    Since Monday, the research group has been conducting observation flights over the Gulf of Riga, including the island of Saaremaa and Ruhnu, with the task of the Estonian-Latvian Cooperation Program to identify suitable sites for a future offshore wind farm construction, reports Saarte Hääl. “The aim is to map, together with Latvians, the locations of […]

  • KfW to Finance German Offshore Wind Projects

    9 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    KfW, German state development bank, published yesterday its results for the first half of 2012 and revealed its future plans.  Under the KfW Action Plan to support the energy turnaround, the bank plans to extend loans to EUR 100 billion for renewable energies and energy efficiency in the next five years. In its further financial […]

  • Robertson Group Lands New Burbo Bank O&M Base Contract

    23 October 2017

    DONG Energy has awarded Robertson Facilities Management a one-year contract for hard and soft facilities management services at the new O&M base in King’s Wharf, Birkenhead, which will serve both Burbo Bank and Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farms.

  • Hjelmsted, NIRAS Dive into New York’s Offshore Wind Development

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Hjelmsted Consulting and NIRAS will act as strategic advisors to the State of New York to secure that a significant part of the state’s electric supply will come from offshore wind in 2030. The two companies said they are among the first European advisors to expand their consulting activities in offshore wind to North America. They […]

  • THMA Signs Up Aalco as 200th Member

    27 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) has signed up Aalco as its 200th member company,  nearly 20 years after the business development organisation was formed. John Coates, sales and marketing manager of Aalco, Hull, said: “With the recent announcements by and on Able Marine Energy Park, CS Wind, Dogger Bank and the development of Green Port […]

  • Grimsby Could See 4,000 Renewable Energy Jobs, Danes Say

    17 February 2015
    Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    Grimsby could see around 4,000 people employed in offshore wind industry over the course of five years, according to Offshoreenergy Denmark. With three Centrica’s wind farms already functioning, and Dong and E.ON building two wind farms offshore Grimsby, Hans Pedersen, of Offshoreenergy Denmark said: “There are already 195 direct jobs in Grimsby. When we look […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Government’s Guarantee Scheme

    22 October 2013

    The Government has today announced that two major offshore renewable energy projects have been earmarked to receive a share of the £40 Billion government infrastructure guarantee scheme. Able Marine Energy Park, a port facility to support the manufacture, assembly and installation of offshore renewable technologies on Humberside, and Mainstream Renewable Power’s Neart na Gaoithe Offshore […]

  • EnBW Picks Emden as North Sea Wind Farm Base

    7 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has decided to build an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base on an airfield in Emden, Germany, for the company’s offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

  • Germany to Invest Billions in Renewable Energy Transfer

    30 May 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Plans made between Germany’s government, the federal energy network and grid companies to distribute renewable energy by constructing new electricity lines by 2022 will allow the country to safely shift from nuclear power to renewables. According to Reuters, the plan involves an investment of tens of billions euros in power grid over the next ten […]

  • Denmark: Dong to Invest USD 1.8 Billion Per Year in Offshore Wind Projects

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dong Energy A/S has revealed its plan to invest approximately 10 billion kroner ($1.8 billion) a year in offshore wind projects. This decision has been made in order to offset a “challenging” environment for gas plants as it discontinuous the construction of new coal power facilities, explained its chief. “That’s about what the world’s largest […]

  • South Korea Starts Wind Training Programme with BZEE Standard

    5 July 2013
    Training & Education

    The development of wind energy, both onshore and offshore, in South Korea is gathering pace and the demand for qualified service and maintenance personnel for wind parks is growing. With this development in mind, Husum-based BZEE signed a cooperation agreement with the vocational training college Korea Polytechnic III based in Chuncheon City in July 2013. […]

  • Germany: All Set for Offshore Wind Power Substations International Conference

    25 June 2013

    Substations are the vital links for a future supergrid, and the key to success for offshore wind energy. The need to reduce cost throughout the value chain while maintaining maximum reliability remains a powerful driver for innovation in this field. IQPCs 2nd International Conference Offshore Wind Power Substations will be held from 26 till 28 […]

  • UAE: Seajacks Holds Official Steel Cutting Ceremony for 4th Vessel

    20 November 2012

    The official Steel Cutting Ceremony for Seajacks’ fourth vessel was held on 20 November 2012 at Lamprell’s Hamriyah facility in Dubai. Self-propelled and self-elevating, Seajacks Hydra has been specifically designed for installation and maintenance services in the offshore wind and oil and gas sectors. The vessel will be equipped with a high speed jacking system, 400t […]

  • 3E to Launch Multi-Technology Management Software Platform at EWEA 2011 (Belgium)

    13 March 2011

    3E, global sustainable energy consultancy and software products company, will be launching the first multi-technology, multi-vendor, multi-user portfolio management software platform for wind and solar energy at the EWEA 2011 event next week in Brussels. The platform, called 3E SynaptiQ, enables asset managers and developers to increase the performance of their renewable energy portfolios with […]

  • Technip Norge Wins Hywind Marine Operations Contract

    16 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil has awarded a contract for marine operations at the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park to Technip Norge AS. Technip’s scope of work includes the transportation of substructures for the floating wind farm from Spain to Norway, and preparations for the installation of top sections and generators. Technip will also be responsible for towing, mooring operations and […]