Do you really know how OEMs are running your wind farm? The fast-approaching expiry dates of many five-year equipment service warranties could spell uncertainties, opportunities and strategic decision-making for many offshore asset operators. Fortunately, there are attractive alternatives. Article b
AW-Energy, the developer of world-leading wave energy technology, WaveRoller®, advances the further commercialization of its technology with the securing of EUR 14.8 million in funding provided by the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology, Tekes and the European Union. This funding will permit AW-En
Laurent BEAUVAIS (President of the Basse-Normandie Region and of West Normandy Marine Energy, WNME), Jean-François Le GRAND (President of the Manche General Council) and Benoît ARRIVE (President of the Urban Community of Cherbourg), will attend the conference organized by Ocean Energy Europe to be h
Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. Subsea rock installation is a proven technique for the protection and stabilisation of offshore structures and
Vancouver-based Water Wall Turbine Inc. (WWT) has selected The Switch to provide a 500 kW full-power converter for its innovative self-floating power plant. This new commercially viable system extracts potential and kinetic energy from large, fast moving water currents for conversion into electric e
ITW Polymers Europe and ITW WindGroup distribute turnkey grouting solutions for on- and offshore wind turbine foundation and the recent innovations in the design of grouting equipment, made by ITW Polymers Europe, have already proved that it will have a major effect on the future Wind Turbine founda
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) and GROW:OffshoreWind are organizing a workshop aimed at business leaders and senior managers seeking to grow turnover in the renewables sector and offshore wind in particular. The event to be held on 7th October at the Orchards Conference Centre in Kent will
Senior figures from the German offshore wind and renewables sector are to visit the Humber this week on a trade mission to foster closer ties between the two countries. Organised by Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) and supported by the region’s local authorities, the Chamber of Commerce and the Hu
WindGuard Certification is accredited by the German accreditation body, DAkkS (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle), for the certification of wind turbines and components, thus opening up the market for wind turbine certification. “Type and component certification of wind turbines requires a high level o
L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) will showcase comprehensive state-of-the-art technologies in support of offshore wind farm applications in Hall B6, Booth 562, during the WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition, September 23–26. “L-3 MSI’s offshore wind market team, consisting of L-3 SAM Electronics
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has completed seven years and more than 2,300 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI). The safety record includes the companies comprising InterMoor UK Operations – InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd an
Green Giraffe Energy Bankers (GGEB) supported Laidlaw Capital Group in its acquisition of the Veja Mate offshore wind project, situated off the German North Sea coast, from the BARD Group. Veja Mate is a fully permitted 400 MW project, and benefitting from a binding grid connection. It neighbours th
RES Offshore has won a contract with Moray Offshore Renewables Limited – a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Repsol Nuevas Energias UK – to provide management contractor services for the first project within the Moray Firth Round 3 zone, located off the north-east coast of Scotland. RES Offsh
DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd and Atlas Professionals today signed a framework agreement for the provision of temporary offshore wind specialists for DONG Energy’s UK offshore wind farms. The primary purpose of the Framework Consultancy Agreement is to meet the demands for temporary staff for DONG Ener
