At the beginning of October, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s new wind turbine, installed at the test center Østerild, produced enough electricity to power 13,500 Danish households in just 24 hours, thus breaking the world record. A goal that is high on the offshore wind industry list is to reduce the cos
Pontoon specialist Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has completed its 11th offshore wind related project with the installation of crew transfer pontoons in Grimsby Fish Docks for E.ON’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Project. The company, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs, builds and
Ofgem today granted Transmission Capital (TC) Lincs OFTO Limited a licence to own and operate the transmission link to the Lincs wind farm. Lincs is located eight kilometres off the coast of Skegness and comprises 75 turbines generating 270MW, which is enough to provide clean energy to 200,000 homes
Company operating in the offshore energy sector, Red7Marine Offshore, has appointed its first chief executive. Martin Myhill Sisley joins the UK’s leading independent air diving provider as its new specialist vessel, Red7 Alliance, arrived at its Great Yarmouth base. The vessel – part of the company
The order for AMBAU to manufacture 41 transition pieces (TPs) for Bladt Industries A/S to be used in the EnBW Baltic 2 wind farm came to an end on 16 October 2014 as the TPs were loaded for shipment. With a footprint of 13.5 metres, these TPs were the largest components ever to have left the facilit
Tocardo Tidal Turbines, producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has reached an agreement with Ekornergy, the South Korean energy company, to install tidal turbines with a total capacity of 28MW. The units will be installed in the coastal waters of the Mokpo Jeonnam region. Manufacturing of t
A ‘Green Bond’ which would allow savers to generate returns from the growth of the UK’s renewable energy sector should be launched by the next UK Government, the head of the sector’s trade body in Scotland has said. The plan was outlined today (Tuesday, November 4) at the launch of Scottish Renewabl
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has appointed Iberdrola’s Offshore Managing Director Jonathan Cole as Chairman of its Industry Advisory Group. The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) is made up of senior representation drawn from across the offshore renewables sector, including utilities, man
Sir Roy Gardner, Chairman of the Mainstream Renewable Power’s Board of Directors, last night addressed delegates at the Sustainable Brands Conference in London. In his address he told delegates: “It’s a smart move to replace expensive dirty fuels with cheap clean energy. It’s good for business and g
Osiris Projects is close to completion of the field work of a large scale cable route survey of the proposed 700+MW HVDC Celtic Interconnector Project between the south coast of Ireland and the northwest coast of France. Jointly awarded by EirGrid and RTE, the 2014 programme has included a geophysic
Stonehenge Metals Ltd has successfully completed its due diligence in relation to the option agreement with Protean Energy Limited. The only completion pre-condition remaining is the execution of the formal transaction documents, which along with final completion, is expected to occur within the nex
North Wales Tidal Energy & Coastal Protection, a company aiming to harness tidal energy along the North Wales coast, was launched at the end of last month. The newly opened company plans to work with local communities and explore tidal resources in the area to eventually set up tidal systems, which
Nova Scotia will have an opportunity to showcase the province’s marine renewable energy resources, skills and expertise to more than 650 delegates from 25 countries attending the International Conference on Ocean Energy from Nov. 4-6 in Halifax, Canada. The fifth, bi-annual event is being held outsi
German coordinator for the Maritime Industry and State Secretary for Economy and Energy, Uwe Beckmeyer, yesterday opened the “OffWEA” specialist conference “The Future of Offshore Wind Energy According to the EEG amendment 2014” in Berlin. The specialist conference was organized by Stiftung Offshore
