HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited has completed a merger with German environmental consultancy, BioConsult. The partnership gives HiDef access to BioConsult’s pool of over thirty environment scientists, marine biologists, ornithologists and statisticians. The link between BioConsult SH and HiDef was es
Lord Haskins, Chair of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, has urged the UK government to show its commitment to development of offshore wind industry in the Humber estuary in response to DONG Energy’s decision not to build a GBP 450 million offshore wind hub at the Able Marine Energy Park (AME
German wind turbine maker Senvion posted revenues of EUR 505 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 7% increase compared to the second quarter of 2015, on the back of the strong performance of the offshore and service business. Senvion said that the improved results in the second quarter put the c
The 396MW Merkur offshore wind project has reached financial close and is now moving into the construction phase. Merkur is a construction-ready wind farm located approximately 45km north of the islands of Borkum, Germany, in the North Sea. It will consist of 66 turbines and will generate approximat
Following the new Massachusetts energy legislation, which calls for 1,600MW of offshore wind capacity by 2027, entering into law, Deepwater Wind has appointed Matthew Morrissey, the managing director of Offshore Wind: Massachusetts, to head its operations in the state. According to South Coast Today
German wind farm developer PNE Wind recorded EUR 1.4 million operating loss in the first six months of 2016, as compared to EUR 24 million operating profit reported for the same period a year earlier, as the high expenses related to the construction of wind farms dragged the company’s results down.
Chevalier Floatels informed today that it had executed three logistics contracts for TenneT this summer, after being chosen by Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) on behalf of the transmission system operator (TSO) to support scheduled summer campaigns in Germany. The company’s recently upgraded ves
As of yesterday, 138 wind turbines, representing over 90% of the total wind turbines, have been erected at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm, with 105 of the installed turbines producing power. This was reported within Northland Power’s Q2 and H1 2016 financial results. The company owns two offsho
The newly constructed berths built as part of the Green Port Hull development on Alexandra Dock in Hull have welcomed their first vessels, Associated British Ports (ABP) reports. The vessels, Stema Shipping’s MV Bulknes and MV Beltnes, are using the berths to deliver almost 400,000 tonnes of crushed
Maersk Training has launched a new training course for rotorblade technicians, developed in cooperation with 8.2 Aarufield. Stuart Cameron, Managing Director of Maersk Training in Newcastle said: “As a former member of Renewable UK’s RTN training review panel, Maersk Training was heavily involved in
The global wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) is estimated to increase from USD 10 billion in 2015 to USD 17 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest viewpoint states that technological developments have
Aberdeen-based ROV operator ROVOP has won several contracts across the offshore wind and oil and gas sectors with a combined value of USD 4 million (EUR 3.6 million). The contracts are with new clients and include construction support, cable lay and protection, survey, and inspection repair and main
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s installation vessel Brave Tern has installed three of the five GE Renewable Energy Haliade 150-6MW turbines at the Block Island Wind Farm. This is the first offshore wind farm to be installed in US waters and the first project Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has worked on outside o
James Fisher and Sons plc has announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of Hughes Marine Engineering Limited, the holding company of Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Limited (HSSE). Hughes Sub Surface provides commercial diving and civil engineering services to underwater projects in the m
