Dalby Offshore’s latest addition to the fleet – a 23m jet vessel the Dalby Don – is on schedule for her launch in October 2015. The Don is the sister to the Dalby Swale delivered in June 2014 from Alicat Workboats. The Swale has worked on the Greater Gabbard and London Array offshore wind farms. Whi
KIC InnoEnergy has launched Delphos, a revolutionary online tool, which is now available on KIC InnoEnergy website. Delphos aims to make it easier for innovators to bring products to market by predicting the impact that innovation will have on the cost of energy. Currently available for innovations
Following the retirement of Mike Waldock in June of this year, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed Rear Admiral Tom Karsten as the Chief Executive of Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). Karsten takes up the role, on leaving the Royal N
Onshore construction has begun at Burbo Bank Extension, DONG Energy’s 258 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm located 8 kilometres off the UK coast in Liverpool Bay. To support the development Wirral Council is jointly hosting a ‘Burbo Bank Extension Supply Chain Event’, to provide companies who could
Smulders has awarded a major contract to Granada Material Handling Ltd (GMH) to design, manufacture, deliver and commission 67 davit crane units for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. One ‘Python’ crane unit will be fitted to each of the 67 transition piece platforms. Mark Sidwell, director of Granada
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received the largest order in the companies’ history for the 400 MW Rampion offshore wind power plant in the UK. The order comprises 116 V112-3.45 MW wind turbines and a full scope service contract. Installation of the 116 wind turbines will commence in the first quarter
Avantha Group Company CG, along with other consortium partners Cofely Fabricom and lemants, has been awarded the contract for the supply and installation of HV offshore substation for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH. The scope of work for CG includes the electrical engineering, grid compl
Rhode Island Fast Ferry has signed a 20-year crew transfer contract with Deepwater Wind for Block Island offshore wind farm. As part of the charter agreement Atlantic Wind Transfers, Rhode Island Fast Ferry’s subsidiary, will invest over $4 million to build the vessel and provide training to meet th
Today, E.ON confirmed the investment decision for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. The total investment is approximately EUR 1.9 billion. The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has acquired a EUR 327 million stake in the project. The project is located in the English Channel, 13 kilometers
While crew transfer vessels have originally been the main source for transferring technicians and engineers and their work tools to and from the wind farms, the growing trend of wind farms being, and to be built, further at sea has proven to provide quite some challenges for this sector. A challenge
German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius have invited around 35 ministers from all regions of the world to participate in the sixth Petersberg Climate Dialogue from 17 to 19 May 2015. With the Dialogue, Germany and France want to pave the way for a suc
Julian Brown has been appointed as a Member of the Board at Greensolver as the firm looks to develop its presence in the UK on- and offshore wind markets. Starting this week, Julian will support Greensolver’s UK team in a non-executive role, helping to define the ongoing growth strategy and business
As fishermen in East Yorkshire are preparing to go back fishing at Westermost Rough after a two-year ban due to the offshore wind farm construction, they are worried about the quantity of lobster they will find within the area. The area alone used to provide 15% of the annual lobster catch in the UK
Some residents have experienced disturbance from the piling work currently undertaken 7km offshore Herne Bay and Whitstable in Kent. The Swedish energy giant, Vattenfall, is currently installing foundations at the 49.5MW Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm comprising 15 turbines. Adam Ezzamel
