German energy company RWE AG has earned a total of EUR 2.6 billion through the recently launched initial public offering (IPO) of its renewable energy spin-off innogy SE. At the beginning of October, RWE had placed 70,707,000 innogy shares on the market from its holdings for approximately EUR 2.5 bi
The government of Ontario, Canada, will keep its moratorium on offshore wind projects imposed in 2011 as it still does not have enough data to make an informed decision on whether to lift the ban, local media reported the province’s energy minister Glenn Thibeault as saying. Thibeault did not comple
EDF Energy Renewables has appointed a PR consultancy, MHW, to provide communications support for the company’s Blyth offshore wind demonstrator project off the coast of Northumberland, UK. MHW will be assisting the EDF ER communications and project teams with media liaison, local community engagemen
Rob van der Hage, Business Manager Offshore at TenneT Netherlands, will be one of the panellists in the closing discussion on short and long term potential at the Offshore WIND Conference and has provided an insight into the sector from an interesting point of view – that of an electricity transmiss
Hamburg-headquartered SAL Heavy Lift has signed a contract with Van Oord for a long term engagement at the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind project in the UK. MV Svenja is chartered for 30 voyages for transportation of 87 monopiles from Rostock, Germany, to Belfast, Northern Ireland, 47 transiti
Burntisland Fabrications Limited has contracted Granada Material Handling to design, manufacture, deliver and commission 26 davit crane units for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project. Each of the Granada Python crane units has been specifically designed for Beatrice and the challenging
“Challenging oil and gas market” has somewhat become an inevitable reference point in financial reports of companies working in the offshore energy sector. Still, those involved in the offshore wind market usually have positive figures to report. This is also the case with Fugro, whose revenue decli
Subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) provider, N-Sea, and Bodac UXO, an unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation expert, have announced an agreement to jointly market and execute marine UXO survey, identification and removal projects across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinav
UK-based deck machinery specialist ACE Winches will officially add a new 500te Linear Winch to its range of specialised deck equipment at this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC), held from 25 to 26 October in Amsterdam RAI. The new 500te Linear Winch has been designed, engineere
Dutch construction company Kooi has completed works on an offshore service base in the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands, which will be used by EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) and Siemens. The buildings and grounds are spread across an area of 3,500 m2 located within the terminal operated by EMS Mariti
Brad Rabone, JDR’s Head of Sales, Renewables – Europe, has been selected to join the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) Offshore Wind Supply Chain special interest group (SIG) steering group. The aim of the recently launched group is to share information and best practice, and to promote offshore
Eric Finé, Business Development Manager at Smulders and one of the speakers at the “Supply chain in detail” session at the Offshore WIND Conference, has given his insight into the matters revolving around the offshore wind sector from the standpoint of an industry player focused on offshore wind far
Dutch subsea technology company Seatools completed the upgrade of a HighWire survey grade taut wire system for its compatriot Boskalis. The upgraded position reference system will be deployed to determine the position of a subsea cable plough during a subsea cable installation project executed by Bo
UK-based 3D graphics company 3DW has recently completed an interactive 3D model of the proposed 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm for Vattenfall. The Swedish energy company will use the 3D model of the wind farm at their public consultation for the scheme, which will be held across Norfolk,
