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  • UK Leads Europe to 1.1GW of Offshore Wind in H1 2018

    26 July 2018

    Europe added 1.1GW of offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2018, with the UK being the main contributor with 911MW, according to WindEurope’s recent report.

  • BOEM Issues Draft SEIS for Cape Wind Project

    4 April 2017
    Authorities

    On March 30, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Cape Wind offshore wind project.

  • Marine Transfer Forum Guides through Offshore Personnel Transfer

    1 July 2016

    The Marine Transfer Forum has issued “Offshore Personnel Transfer by Crane – Best Practice Guidelines for Routine and Emergency Operations”, a new guidance document that aims to support an international market with over 5 million passenger transfers a year. The guideline has been developed by EnerMech, DNV GL, Reflex Marine and Seacor Marine and involved a period […]

  • Vattenfall’s Profit Hit by Lower Production and Falling Electricity Prices

    28 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Lower production volumes and continued falling electricity prices had a negative effect on Vattenfall’s earnings during the first quarter. Profit after tax fell to SEK 4,987 million (EUR 531.37 million) compared to the same period last year of SEK 8,205 million (EUR 874.10 million). However, the work towards a more sustainable energy portfolio continued, and […]

  • DECC: Centre for Policy Studies’ Report Ignores Reality of Energy Market

    19 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released a rebuttal of the report by the Centre for Policy Studies, issued yesterday.  The DECC stated the following: “The report today by the Centre for Policy Studies ignores the reality of the energy market. It wrongly suggests that we can ditch renewables for gas, with […]

  • Seazip Takes Delivery of Two Damen FCS 2610s

    4 April 2016
    Vessels

    SeaZip Offshore Services took delivery of two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610 on Saturday, 2 April. Continuing the company’s vessel-naming trend, the new additions will be known as SeaZip 5 and SeaZip 6. The offshore service provider now has six Damen FCS 2610 vessels in its fleet. “Once again, it’s a great pleasure to […]

  • RVO Picks Fugro for Hollandse Kust Zuid Soil Investigation

    9 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland or RVO), part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, has awarded Fugro Survey B.V. with a contract to carry out geophysical soil investigations for the proposed offshore wind farm sites at Hollandse Kust Zuid (South). Fugro Survey was one of nine applicants to the tender released back in December 2015. The company […]

  • DONG Energy Sets Up Renewable Balancing Reserve Service

    12 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has launched Renewable Balancing Reserve service to help balance its own generation at times when the wind doesn’t blow. DONG Energy’s service works by offsetting drops in wind strength with its business customers’ demand. Large business customers will be invited to either turn down consumption or increase on-site generation production when the wind blows more […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Receives Award for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    27 March 2013

    Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has generated so much traffic and growth that DONG Energy has been awarded a ’Baltic Trendsetter Club’ certificate, an award granted annually by the Baltic Transport Journal. The award goes to Anholt Offshore Wind Farm as the infrastructure project in the Baltic region that has had the greatest positive impact on […]

  • Havyard, Esvagt Sign EUR 7.6 Million Contract for DeBu SOV

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Havyard Group has confirmed it signed a contract for the fifth Service Operation Vessel (SOV) ordered by Esvagt, which will be chartered by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for a period of fifteen years to serve the 252MW Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) offshore wind farm in Germany.

  • Cadeler Inks Wind Turbine Installation Deal for Wind Scylla

    27 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Denmark’s Cadeler has signed an offshore wind turbine installation contract for the vessel, Wind Scylla, with an undisclosed client. The contract has a value between USD 75 million and USD 150 million, including both the firm period and potential options. The installation work is planned to commence in 2025. During the project duration, spanning between […]

  • Green Investment Bank Buys 75% Stake in Lincs Offshore Wind Farm as Centrica Bows Out

    13 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Centrica and Siemens Project Ventures have announced the sale of their combined 75% stake in the 270MW Lincs offshore wind farm to UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services managed entities and the UK Green Investment Bank plc. The remaining stakeholder, DONG Energy, will keep its ownership share in the wind farm. Centrica holds a 50% […]

  • Onshore Market Conditions Hit Siemens Gamesa, Offshore Wind Yields Good Results

    7 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    From April to September 2017, Siemens Gamesa marked strong performance in its offshore business with an increase of 16% in revenues. This contrasts the company’s overall results for the period, as Siemens Gamesa reports a 12.3% fall in revenues.

  • Canada: SRM Receives Transport Canada NWPP’s Approval for Two Projects

    16 August 2013
    Authorities, R&D

    SRM Projects received Transport Canada Navigable Waters Protection Program’s (NWPP) approval in July 2013 for its proposed tidal energy investigative license applications at South Discovery Passage and Seymour Narrows. SRM Projects initiated tidal energy investigative license applications in 2012 for several sites around Vancouver Island. An investigative license gives a proponent the right to complete […]

  • BODL to Listen Out For Small Cetaceans off Blyth

    12 May 2016
    Environment, R&D, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd (BODL) will be deploying 11 hydrophones in order to monitor the presence and activity of small cetaceans in and around the proposed 99.9MW Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration project, Kis-Orca reports. The hydrophones are passive devices consisting of a buoyant plastic tube 67cm in length and 10cm in diameter attached to a weight by […]

  • Seafloor Carpet to Harness Wave Energy

    30 January 2014
    Technology

    Assistant professor Reza Alam, an expert in wave mechanics, proposes the seafloor “carpet” which will convert ocean waves into usable energy. “There is a vast amount of untapped energy in the oceans, and with increasing worldwide demand for power, the need to find cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels is critical,” said Alam. Marcus Lehmann, a […]

  • Belgium: European Commission Gives Green Light for UK Green Investment Bank

    22 October 2012
    Authorities

    The European Commission has concluded that public funding of 3 billion GBP (around €3.7 billion) granted by the United Kingdom (UK) for the creation of a bank investing in environmentally friendly projects, is in line with EU state aid rules. The Green Investment Bank (GIB) will invest only in projects that could not obtain sufficient […]

  • Bureau Veritas Wins Major Contract from RWE Innogy GmbH for North Sea Wind Farm (Germany)

    29 April 2011

      The Bureau Veritas Industry Services GmbH is awarded by RWE Innogy GmbH with the contract to supervise production and quality assurance in the production of 48 wind turbines for the offshore wind farm. The contract is worth over 2 million €. The order covers the continuous monitoring of the production of all 48 future […]

  • E.ON Completes Innogy Purchase

    19 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    E.ON has closed the purchase of a 76.8% stake in innogy from RWE, shortly after the European Commission approved the transaction. E.ON and RWE have been engaged in an asset swap since March 2018 in which E.ON takes over the 76.8% stake in innogy, while RWE obtains, among other things, all E.ON’s major renewable energy activities and […]

  • Gamesa Doubles Net Profit to €97 Mln

    30 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa obtained €97 million in net profit in the first half of 2015, more than double the figure in the same period of 2014, as a result of expanding commercial activity (+30.8%) and improved profitability. Revenues increased by 30.8% year-on-year in the first half of 2015, to €1,651 million, driven by 36% growth in revenues […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro Takes Delivery of Q1400 Trenching System

    29 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Fugro Salt Subsea will take delivery of the first of their two “state-of-the-art” High Performance Q1400 Trenching Systems from manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) in June this year. The second system is due for delivery in September 2012. The Q1400 Trenching System will undertake comprehensive offshore acceptance trials in both jetting and chain cutting […]

  • CWind Bags Three-Year Contract for West of Duddon Sands

    26 August 2014

    CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, have signed a three year contract to provide crew and equipment transfer for DONG Energy and Scottish Power at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. The contract, which includes an optional extension for a further 2 year period, is valued to CWind […]

  • USA: N.C. Solar Center Welcomes BOEM’s Call for Information

    13 December 2012

    The N.C. Solar Center welcomed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Call for Information and Nominations for potential offshore wind leasing areas offshore from North Carolina. As a member of BOEM’s North Carolina Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force, the N.C. Solar Center has been involved in advancing these efforts over the last two years. […]

  • Ofgem Opens Tenders for Galloper and Walney Extension Links

    13 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s energy market regulator Ofgem has invited companies to submit bids to own and run links to the 336MW Galloper and the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

  • Remøy Staffing ABB’s New Cable-Layer

    2 May 2016
    Vessels

    Remøy Management AS applied to fill several positions on ABB’s new cable-laying vessel, to be delivered next year, and advertised job vacancies. Deemed the world’s most modern cable-layer, the vessel is under construction at Kleven shipyard in Norway, with delivery expected in the first half of 2017. ABB’s new vessel will be built according to SALT 306 CLV design, and […]

  • Baringa Appoints New Supply Chain Partner

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    John Calder has joined consultancy firm Baringa Partners as Partner to lead its cross-industry Supply Chain practice. This division of the business covers end-to-end supply chain improvements, sourcing and procurement, supply chain planning and logistics, inventory and warehousing. Calder has worked in the supply chain sector for fifteen years and joins Baringa from Accenture, where he […]