3sun Recruiting 100+ Technicians, Former O&G Workers Welcome to Apply 3sun Group has launched a recruitment campaign looking for more than 100 new technicians to service GBP 6 million worth of new and extended offshore and onshore wind farm contracts. Boskalis’ Revamped Vessel Coming Up in 2018 (VID
At a nomination hearing held by the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources yesterday, Rick Perry, who has been chosen by the newly-elected US president Donald Trump to lead the Department of Energy (DoE), reflected on his statement made several years ago that led to concerns on him bein
Danish company PolyTech A/S has, after three years of development work, launched a new Leading Edge Protection (LEP) technology that is said to address the wind turbine industry’s need to protect blades against rain and particle erosion. As wind turbine blades get bigger, they are increasingly being
EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) from Emden has won a contract to support GeoSea’s marine coordination during the planning and construction phase of the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German Bight. During the construction and commissioning phase, EMO’s nautical team will be in charge of ensuring s
The UK’s offshore wind sector is at a “pivotal moment” and has a “unique opportunity” to develop skills to drive a truly world-leading industry, according to Andrew Jamieson, Chief Executive of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. Jamieson was speaking ahead of an “Industry Leaders’ Debate” at Sc
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown, has received assurances from the UK government that the strategic importance of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to Scotland will be fully considered as part of ongoing discussions around its privatisation. “The Green Investme
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, acted as technical advisor for the investment in the 30MW Hywind floating wind farm being developed by Statoil off Scotland. Located off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Hywind is the world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore wind
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has recommended more emphasis to be placed on floating foundations in order to access the best offshore wind resources in the UK and pave the way to subsidy-free offshore wind farms in 2050 energy mix. Floating platform solutions should be further derisked, as
Danish transmission systems operator Energinet.dk and the UK-based National Grid Viking Link Ltd (NGVL) are looking for providers of high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables and converters for the Viking Link Interconnector. The Viking Link is a proposed 1,400 MW HVDC electricity link between the B
Elia Asset N.V., part of the Elia Group, has invited tenders for the installation of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) Platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian North Sea. The contract includes, but is not limited to, installation, engineering, providing cargo barge, transport
DONG Energy expects to divest its activities within exploration and production of oil and gas before the end of this year.
In 2016, 818MW of offshore wind capacity went online in Germany, bringing the total capacity of offshore wind turbines connected to the grid to 4,108MW. However, further momentum could be inhibited by the federal government which has limited expansion to 500MW a year after 2020, according to a new r
Ingeteam has developed a new computer tool that will allow calculation of optimal O&M strategies. According to the company, the tool, developed under the POSEIDOM project, will reduce uncertainty related to costs during the operation of offshore wind farms.
Masdar has invested GBP 52.5 million (approx. EUR 61 million) in Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, according to Scottish Development International (SDI), as Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy investor agreed with Statoil to take a 25% stake in the project.
