Four years after founding GRS German Renewables Shipbrokers, the German specialist shipbroker is giving itself a new name. “Adopting a global mind-set to the way we operate is what our business does each day. So it was logical that we wanted the company’s name to reflect this aspect”, explains Phili
ABB has won an order to provide substations and related power infrastructure for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The company will provide power infrastructure for the offshore platform as well as the onshore substation to efficiently integrate the new wind farm into the country’s transmission grid.
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc (TLSB) has named China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd as its preferred bidder for a marine works package that will include the construction of the six mile lagoon wall in Swansea Bay. As well as committing to approximately 50% UK content for the delivery of the package,
The Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) has been commissioned by the Nova Scotia Department of Energy to execute a two stage Request for Proposals (RFP) process that will lead to retaining the services of a project team to undertake an in-stream energy resource characterization study for a p
CWind, a service provider in the wind industry, has unveiled a new logo. The new logo symbolises the many services and people the company can offer to its clients in support of their projects. As the wind industry has grown and matured to industrial scales, outsourcing to specialist third-party prov
DCNS Group has enhanced its ROV capability with a Saab Seaeye Tiger and Saab Seaeye Falcon. Both ROVs will be deployed by DCNS Far East – DCNS’ Singapore-based subsidiary across Asia – as the company extends its operations in the region. DCNS Far East chose the two ROVs for their versatility and rel
The 600MW wind farm, Gemini, will cranks up a gear in the coming months with the next phase of project construction. To date, large numbers of personnel have already been employed indirectly in the development of Gemini and with construction now starting; as many as 500 people are expected to work o
Japan-Norway Energy Science Week 2015 was held in Tokyo on 27 and 28 May, with 80 participants from Norway and nearly 300 from Japan. Professor Sigrid Eskeland Schütz from the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, began on “Legal Aspects of renewable energy production in marine areas and coastal zon
Opportunities for local businesses to get involved in the delivery of the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay were explained at a special supply chain event held in the Wirral yesterday. DONG Energy and its partners presented at the event in New Brighton from 10am to 4pm on Tues
Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd has signed a turbine supply deal with Siemens Wind Power for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm test project, Taiwan’s first utility-size offshore wind farm. Siemens will deliver two 4 MW turbines to be installed in 2016 for the Phase 1 of the project. K2 Management has supp
EPSRC, as part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme, has invited proposals for collaborative research projects that will investigate novel concepts for marine energy development. Three priority remit areas were identified at a scoping workshop in October 2013 and have been further ref
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that the Icebreaker offshore wind project, planned for the Ohio waters of Lake Erie, will utilize Mono Bucket foundations, developed by Denmark-based Universal Foundation (UF). “Universal Foundation’s Mono Bucket foundation recent
London Array’s second full year of generation has seen output from the offshore wind farm pass the 5TWh mark. The wind farm became fully operational in April 2013, having first started exporting power in October 2012. Output to date now amounts to electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of
Keppel Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary KV Ventus B.V. has acquired a 50.1% equity interest in OWEC Tower, from NorWind AS, TronderEnergi AS, InnoVent GmbH, Per Bull Haugsoen and Gunnar Foss for NOK 2,8 million (approx. EUR 327,827). As KV Ventus already holds the remaining 49.9% equity interes
