The German Wind Energy Association (BWE), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the German Engineering Association (VDMA) and Schleswig-Holstein’s network agency Windcomm are once again working closely with HUSUM Wind. Important industry associations and clusters in the German and international win
Siemens submitted further reserved matters planning application for its Green Port Hull project, developed in partnership with Associated British Ports (ABP), to Hull City Council’s Planning Department on March 27. The new application confirms the company’s plan to build wind turbine blade manufactu
New research by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has used GPS tags to show how Lesser Black-backed Gulls breeding at a protected site in Suffolk use areas of sea where offshore wind farms already exist, and where future developments are earmarked. Dr Chris Thaxter of the BTO said, “These resu
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: View from one of the first turbines installed at Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. The photo was taken as the first batch of turbines is undergoing a quality inspection. The wind farm, located 23 kilometers off the coast of Noordwijk and Zandvoort, comprises 4
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a SCHOTTEL HYDRO company, has brought Dr. Sue Molloy on board as General Manager. Dr. Molloy, who received her doctorate in Naval Architectural and Ocean Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a Canadian expert in tidal power representing Canada on a
Following last month’s contract signing between DONG Energy and Jan De Nul Group for the installation of the Race Bank OWF export cable, Cathie Associates has announced its engagement in the project. Cathie Associates will be providing geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy to Jan De Nu
Infocast has announced their 6th North American Offshore Wind Development & Finance Summit, which will be held June 17-18, 2015 in New York. Infocast’s 6th North American Offshore Wind Development & Finance Summit will explore the unique value of offshore wind, the latest financial innovations, publ
ABS, the provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, has appointed Howard Fireman to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in a move that strengthens alignment and generates further synergies across all of ABS’ technical
The Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm, situated off the Holderness coast, is currently in the latter stages of construction and is expected to reach full power in 2015. It is the first offshore wind farm to make commercial use of the Siemens 6MW wind turbine. The wind farm is a joint venture betwe
Advanced Power Services (APS) has expanded its business into renewables. Working in the UK Rail Infrastructure for many years as specialist electrical installation contractors, APS is now expanding into diversified market sectors such as renewable energy, including solar and wind farms (both offshor
Anders Jansson, CEO of Nordic marine energy technology company Minesto agrees with recently issued report ‘Marine Energy in Wales – Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain’ by Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP). He believes that marine energy can have an even stronger impact on the Welsh economy than it sugge
The Port of Oostende organised the BEPPo (Blue Energy Production in Ports) closing conference “Ports as hubs for marine renewable energy projects” at the Greenbridge Incubator centre. BEPPo is a transnational collaborative project between public and private organisations from Belgium, Denmark, Scotl
Hamburg-based German Renewables Shipbrokers helped in bringing British freight ferry as accommodation vessel into the offshore renewables market. Up to 150 berths for offshore technicians at the windfarm “Nordsee-Ost” were provided by the freight ferry “European Seaway”. For this project the vessel
The Japanese classification society ClassNK held a press conference on 20 April in Singapore to promote the activities of its new Global Research and Innovation Center (GRIC). Joined by representatives from Nanyang Technological University, ClassNK Executive Vice President Tetsuya Kinoshita explaine
