The number of people working in the medium and large-scale sectors of the British onshore wind industry, and offshore wind, has risen by 8% in just over twelve months to more than 15,400 direct, full-time jobs, according to the trade association RenewableUK. This means the number of people directly
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has invited bids for the transportation and installation of offshore wind turbines at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Fécamp and Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farms. In 2012, the European consortium led by EDF won the French off
Researchers in the UCD School of Mathematical Sciences, in collaboration with Met Éireann, have created a new wind and wave atlas for Ireland for the period 2000-2012. The study was supported by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) through the Renewable Energy Research Development & De
CPNL Engineering received a DNV GL status confirmation for its belmouths, monopile entry system and the regular cable protection system. This system used in 295MW Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm and nine other offshore projects has been reviewed by certification entity DNV GL, based on the recently o
Prysmian Group has announced new investments worth over € 40 million to upgrade production capabilities in its cable plants in Pikkala, Finland and in Arco Felice, Italy. The factories are already the Group’s centres of excellence for high voltage and submarine cable production. These new investment
FoundOcean, the experts in subsea grouting for the offshore energy construction industry, have signed a strategic agreement with BASF, the world’s leading chemical company. “Marrying BASF’s world leading chemical manufacturing capabilities and FoundOcean’s extensive offshore grouting experience mean
Councillors of the Beaumaris Town Council have urged Anglesey’s politicians to work on attracting more tidal energy projects to the area, North Wales Chronicle informs. After Siemens halted its Skerries Tidal Stream Array project, the only one that is currently planned for the area is the one from M
The Crown Estate published a report today, one of the largest of its kind, which compares the data used from satellites against that of meteorological data gathered by offshore masts, which are both used to inform investment and design decisions for offshore wind farms. The ‘UK MERRA offshore valida
6 Alpha Associates has carried out work on three projects under the framework agreement it signed with TenneT, the European grid operator, in January 2014. The work has seen 6 Alpha Associates provide complex survey and risk management consultancy for unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk in the marine env
On November 4, Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson met with final year engineering students at the University of Bristol to launch the Bristol 2015 Marine Energy Accelerator Programme (MEAP) – a year-long programme of events and other initiatives, co-funded by Bristol City Council and Bristol 2015 Euro
Lessons learned over the past decade as the UK offshore wind industry has expanded – from around 50 turbines in 2004 to 1,183 turbines today – have not yet contributed to a commensurate reduction in the cost of discharging consent conditions, highlighting that economies of scale have not been achiev
Last September, in the framework of the IX Renewable Energy Conference, held in Portland (Oregon), Ocean Electric introduced its technology and current project in front of an attentive and professional audience. The conference, annually organized by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET), is focused on
Following the recent news, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has announced that it has fractionally increased its stake in Fugro N.V. to 15.0%. Boskalis reiterates that it has no intention to make an offer for Fugro. The strategy of Boskalis is focused on offshore and (maritime) infrastruct
During the 3rd General Assembly of the INFLOW (INdustrialization setup of a FLoating Offshore Wind turbine) demo project, which was held on October 22nd 2014, it was announced that a key milestone of the project has been successfully reached. The offshore site for testing the novel floating vertical
