Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. Officials from Siemens and
German utility, RWE, has slashed its renewables investment plans to EUR 1 billion from 2015 to 2017, having invested the same amount between 2008 and 2014. This move comes after the company’s debt reached EUR 31 billion due to crisis in the power sector. Hans Buenting, chief executive of RWE Innogy,
The United States can increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix from 7.5 per cent in 2010 to 27 per cent by 2030, according to a new report released yesterday (January 12). Renewable Energy Prospects: United States of America, prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA
Dalby Offshore Services is working with Scarborough Borough Council to promote the Borough – and the ports of Whitby and Scarborough in particular – as a location to establish offshore wind operations and maintenance activity. Following an open tender process, Dalby Offshore Services Limited were id
Dalby Offshore’s apprentices Josh Goodwill and Lewis Wright have achieved a successful first trip to sea where they learnt about the day-to-day working on Dalby Offshore’s Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) Fleet. Josh and Lewis spent time at Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School learning
Rémi Gruet has been appointed CEO of Ocean Energy Europe – the trade association for ocean renewable energy. Gruet joined Ocean Energy Europe as Policy & Operations Director last year and succeeds Dr Sian George, who was appointed to oversee the reinvention of the association as Ocean Energy Europe
Following 3 years of successful operations, N-Sea has extended its charter agreement with Siem Offshore, concerning its offshore subsea construction vessel Siem N-Sea, previously Siem Stork. The agreement has a duration of up to 6 years, having begun on January 1, 2015. The Siem N-Sea is a dive, mul
Sigmar Gabriel, German Federal Minister of Economics and Energy, is to serve as patron of this year’s wind fair in North Frisia. HUSUM Wind will be taking place from 15 to 18 September 2015, and will focus on the important core market of Germany and its neighbouring countries. Peter Becker, managing
French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has announced the creation of an investment fund worth EUR 425 million to support projects, including those in renewable energy sector, with an aim to accelerate their transition from experimental to the industrialization stage. The fund aims to support the co
German energy company EWE has announced that it will apply together with partners from the industry, politics and science for a federal project worth EUR 40 million. The newly established consortium led by EWE is named “Enera” and comprises, among others, well-known companies such as ENERCON, TenneT
The U.S. Energy Department has announced $8 million in available funding to spur innovation in next-generation marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) control and component technologies. In the United States, waves, tides, and ocean currents represent a largely untapped renewable energy resource that could pr
FTI Consulting, Inc., the global business advisory firm, released latest renewable energy publication, Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015. This report is part of a series of data-driven publications evaluating competitive markets, policy, finance, technology and business models across the energy s
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has launched a legal challenge against approval of four wind farms off Scottish coast. Namely, the Scottish part of the wildlife charity is seeking a judicial review against Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo, claiming they c
Dorset County Council and Bournemouth Borough Council have voiced their opinion on the Navitus Bay proposal in regard to the examining process at the UK Planning Inspectorate, stating that the Turbine Mitigation Option (TMO) should be submitted and considered by the Inspectorate as a completely new
