Envision Energy has announced the appointment of John Childs as Head of Turbine Business Development in Europe, Middle East Africa (EMEA) markets. Childs will be based in the company’s Global Innovation Center in Denmark. “We had significant achievement in the past years, in 2014, Envision ranked No
Grouting or bolting of the connection between monopile and transition piece belong to the past with the introduction of Dutch engineering company KCI’s Double Slip Joint. KCI is completely convinced about this after completing intensive research. The company introduced their new concept at the EWEA
Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore and Consulting is now responsible for the majority of equipment services as well as technical management for Nordergründe offshore wind farm. The wind farm, for which construction work and operation is scheduled to start in 2016, will be equipped with 18 Senvion® 6.2 wi
Statoil has awarded Lloyd’s Register Energy’s consulting business a contract to perform a risk and emergency preparedness analysis for the Hywind Scotland pilot park project. The Norwegian international energy company plans to build the first floating wind farm off the Scottish coast. The park will
J-Power Systems Corporation (JPS), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., has been awarded a contract, for a subsea high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable system between UK and Belgium. The contract was awarded by NEMO Link Limited, a joint venture between National Grid
DNV GL has submitted the project certificate for the German offshore wind farm Meerwind Süd|Ost to WindMW, responsible for the development, construction and operation of the project. Meerwind Süd|Ost is a 288 megawatt offshore wind farm, located 23 kilometers offshore from the island of Helgoland, a
Strategic Marine has appointed Rob Osborn as General Manager for Fabrication and Engineering. Prior to joining Strategic Marine, Rob held several leadership roles in global companies with related backgrounds, including ATCO Australia and Kiewit. “Rob comes to us with great experience in the project
Work on Kentish Flats Extension is at full power both offshore and onshore, accompanied with good weather conditions, Vattenfall reported. The INSTALLER is deploying pre-lay mattresses for cable crossing protection and the NOSTAG has already installed three inter-array cables. Work will start next w
RES has signed an agreement with Blue Wind Engineering to expand consultancy services into South Korea, capitalising on the country’s ambition to develop its offshore wind industry. RES’ Korean business activities will be led by Dr. Jone Oh, founder of Blue Wind Engineering, who is tasked with assis
Following the decision by the Court of Session to reject Donald Trump’s latest legal action against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), the Trump Organization announced it will take the case to the UK Supreme Court and European courts, saying that it was “impossible to have a fair
Following a number of incidents involving small workboats operating in the wind farm sector during 2012 and 2013, a need was identified to set out the elements of competence required for crews operating and working on small workboats. ‘Guidance on Competence Assurance and Assessments: Marine Roles f
Paul Williamson, director of Maine Ocean & Wind Industry Initiative, is to hold a presentation on opportunities posed by the development of offshore wind technology and power production for the Gulf of Maine region on Wednesday. The event called “Building a Sustainable Seacoast Economy with Offshore
Wave and tidal energy market demands have led the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to reorganization, during which redundancies will be made, the Centre announced Friday. To maintain EMEC dynamic and enable its prompt response to market conditions under tight R&D funding, the restructure will fo
The wider scientific community is set to benefit from Forewind’s years of surveys and research, as the organisation donates all the core samples collected on Dogger Bank to a national science facility today. The core samples, cylindrical soil sections extracted from the seabed, will be entrusted to
