OAASIS Group Ltd, an MRO and PPE distributor based in Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen, has been awarded a new PPE supply contract for the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm following a competitive tendering process. The 3 year framework agreement was awarded by Norwegian renewable energy generation company Stat
Anna Gryaznova, an LL.M. Student at UCL who spent a week with the offshore wind industry thanks to Norstec Academy, has written a blog post about her experience: I was privileged to attend the Norstec Academy offshore wind carousel in July 2014. Flawless and seamless organization of the tour coupled
Aqualis Offshore Holding ASA (New Aqualis Group) has been successfully listed on Oslo Børs stock exchange with the commencement of trading in AQUA shares today. The New Aqualis Group consists of three business units with largely similar service offerings and business models; Aqualis Offshore Ltd and
The Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition (SECWC) commends BOEM’s efforts to move the offshore wind industry forward in the Southeast, as the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released an Announcement of Area Identification for North Carolina yesterday, defining thr
VSMC, a strategic joint venture of VolkerWessels and Boskalis, has been awarded a € 90 million contract by Sandbank Offshore Windfarm GmbH (a joint venture of energy companies Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München). The scope of work for VSMC includes cable supply, CPS, installation, post lay burial and
Last week, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez visited Steel Pier in Atlantic City, where it was officially announced that Fishermen’s Energy will receive up to $47 million in federal grants over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Program for its Atlantic City Wind Farm off
Rising stars in Scotland’s renewable energy industry will be recognised for the first time at Scottish Renewables’ sell-out Green Energy Awards 2014. Nominations for the prestigious prizes are now open, with new categories for 2014 also recognising the best in renewable energy photography, Engineeri
Survivex, a market leader in the provision of offshore survival training and safety skills courses to the global energy industry, announces Andrew Green as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing former CEO George Green, who is appointed as non-executive director. Established in 2011, Survi
SMRU Marine – collaborating with a team of researchers at the University of St Andrews, led by Prof. John Harwood – has developed Population Consequences of Disturbance (PCOD), an interim framework for assessing the consequences of noise disturbance on marine mammal populations that may result from
Wave energy firm Aquamarine Power has appointed experienced financier Douglas Robb as their new Chief Financial Officer. Robb’s role will be to bring in further private and public sector investment in support of the firm’s ambitious commercialisation plans. Aquamarine Power is currently completing a
SeaZip Offshore Service will take part in the WindEnergy Hamburg, the global on- and offshore exhibition. The WindEnergy Hamburg is the new international fair, which will be held from 23 to 26 September. More than 1000 exhibitors from over 30 countries will present their solutions and innovations on
CTruk will organize a naming ceremony of its third SWATH offshore wind support vessel, the CWind Fulmar, on August 22 in Brightlingsea. CTruk’s third 20m SWATH (small waterplane area twin hull) is nearing completion and the company is currently organising demos of this innovative advanced FRP compos
As part of the site investigation works, Navitus Bay Development Ltd recently kicked off works on soil sampling at the Navitus Bay offshore wind farm site, which will help with choosing the right design of wind turbine foundations. To figure out the foundation design, fifteen samples of soil will be
Sabik, a specialist in sea marking for offshore wind farms, has successfully executed the order for buoyage at the construction site of the DolWin beta converter station. Together with Boskalis Offshore, the company deployed four buoys within less than 24 hours. With the completion of the protected
