OPUS MARINE GmbH has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of six new offshore accommodation containers. Based on many years of offshore experience, the engineers of OPUS’ daughter company DIOGENES MODULES have designed a module perfectly matching the versatile requirements of the industry. Th
NIBC has advised Ballast Nedam on sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore. Namely, in early 2014 Ballast Nedam asked NIBC to examine the strategic options for the offshore business. After careful consideration of a number of options, Ballast Nedam and NIBC concluded that the sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore –
UK Ministers of Parliament debated the effect of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation process on offshore wind developments in one of five Westminster Hall debates this morning (January 6). The majority of MPs have stressed the industry’s positive overall impact on employment, local and nat
STRABAG OW EVS GmbH (“STRABAG“), a joint venture between STRABAG AG and the Norderland Group, has been advised by Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW“) on all legal and tax aspects of the sale of the “Albatros” offshore wind farm project to EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (“EnBW“). The planned offshore
Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, has supplied cable connectors for the second phase of the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration, offshore Japan. Two First Subsea connectors have been used to connect 22kV cables to the facility’s floating 66kV power substation, in preparation
Harsh Vardhan, Indian Union minister for science, technology and earth sciences stressed out the need for a better exploration of ocean energy. During his talk at the inaugural programme of the Golden Jubilee year celebration of National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Vardhan said: “We must
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s flagship wind turbine, the V164-8.0 MW has won the gold medal for the best offshore machine in the Windpower Monthly Turbines of the year competition. Windpower Monthly technology editor Eize de Vries wrote that the V164-8.0 MW “combines a clever mix of state-of-the-art an
Fred Olsen’s wave energy converter, “Lifesaver”, has left A&P Falmouth Limited shipyard for further deployment and electrical generation off the Pacific island of O’ahu, Hawaii. The main sections of the device were manufactured, painted, assembled and deployed from A&P’s shipyard in Falmouth nearly
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is giving the public an extra two weeks to comment on wind energy project offshore Virginia. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) plans to install and operate two 6 MW wind turbine generators as part of research activities plan cal
Stormy and unpredictable weather in the past few weeks has brought German wind energy to a new record. With a total of 8.9 billion kWh of wind power, the record from 2011 (8.4 billion kWh) was exceeded in December 2014, the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) has announced.
Authors of a recently issued paper from different schools of the University of Hull have looked into decommissioning options for offshore wind industry. As the offshore wind industry is relatively new but increasing globally, they believe it is important that the whole life-cycle is managed. The pap
Ocean Power Technologies’s Board of Directors has appointed George H. Kirby as President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Director effective January 20, 2015. Terence J. Cryan, Chairman of the Board of OPT, stated, “George has a broad wealth of experience in the energy sector and a proven track r
MPI Offshore has acquired wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Victoria Mathias, from RWE Innogy. Built in 2011 the vessels is designed to transport, lift and install wind turbines and their foundations. Key features include a 1,000-tonne-capacity main crane, a maximum operating depth of 45 metr
David Currie was appointed as JDR Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective 12 January 2015. David is an accomplished industry leader with nearly 30 years’ experience in the global offshore energy industry, most recently the UK Regional President for Aker Solutions. P
