CMS-Geotech Ltd has launched its new operations base in Lowestoft, Suffolk providing specialist marine geotechnical support to a wide variety of marine sectors in both offshore & coastal waters. CMS-Geotech will specialise in geotechnical equipment hire, geotechnical surveys & seabed sampling, speci
Damen announced that Windwave Workboats will be the launching customer of the Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2008. The Twin Axe FCS 2008 is a smaller version of Damen’s successful FCS 2610 which launched in 2011 and has subsequently become the industry standard for the offshore wind market, given
AOE Accumulated Ocean Energy Inc. (AOE) received the 2014 Innovation Award presented by the Victoria Chamber of Commerce at the black tie event held at the Fairmont Empress on April 24th , 2104. “This is a great honour and all of us at AOE are excited for the recognition,” stated AOE CEO Jim Matei,
CWind won a contract from EnBW to provide temporary power supply for the 288MW EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm under construction in the German Baltic Sea. CWind was successful in its proposal to provide an integrated turnkey solution that includes the rental of generators, the servicing, maintenan
The work on the cable connection of the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm to the grid is progressing at full speed off the Baltic coast of the German Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. More than half of the project’s cables are now lying on the seabed. A total of sixty kilometers of submarine c
RWE Innogy has awarded Dutch company Jack-Up Barge B.V. the contract to provide an accommodation platform at the construction site of the Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm. The jack-up vessel “JB 114” will temporarily accommodate up to 40 employees to carry out commissioning works at the wind farm’s in
On Wednesday, May 7, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Program will hold an informational webinar on the Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Demonstrations regarding the recent announcement of funding opportunities at Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site. The Energy Department-supported demonstrat
IBERDROLA net earnings rose 8.4% in the first quarter to 952.6 million, while recurring net profit excluding extraordinaries was 4.6% lower at €848 million. Ebitda was 0.3% lower at €2,126.5 million. First quarter results reflect solid operating performance across the businesses, although affected b
The GICON Group will receive a pro-rata funding of EUR 5.25 million from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Ministry of Economy, Construction and Tourism for their floating offshore foundation, the GICON® SOF. The official notification of the funding confirmation secures fabrication, construction and testing
The high voltage supply at LORC Nacelle Testing has been energized, the main components such as the base adapter are being delivered, and it is now only a little more than a month until commissioning. In April the 33 kV supply from the local substation to the electrical system of the LORC nacelle te
Lowestoft-based company, Scour Prevention Systems, which offers a field proven, patented and innovative solution for the prevention of scour around offshore structures and cables was successful in securing £10,000 funding in the pilot stage of grant programme Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Ren
LORC will present its test facilities to participants at the conference ‘Test & Verification for subcontractors in the Wind Turbine Generator Industry’ Ricardo from the United Kingdom and LORC will both present test programs and RCA Engineering will talk about fatigue and accelerated testing of stru
Having successfully secured £10,000 funding through the recently launched Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) grant, Beccles-based specialist energy recruitment company, PWE Recruitment Group Ltd, has launched an innovative outsourced recruitment project with Great Yarmouth
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) released its quarterly report today, highlighting successful project and financial activities. During the first quarter, CWE focused primarily on its Perth Wave Energy Project with the completion of the foundation and pipeline installation, delivery of the buoyant
