The main focus of the OWIM Conference this year was cost reduction in offshore wind installation and maintenance, which would eventually lead toward cheaper electricity generated from offshore wind resources. Two sessions were held under the title Bringing Down LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy), discu
Rejuvenated New Order Intake: 2012 saw new lows in the new order intake, amid policy uncertainty in the US, India and Europe. Q2 2013 saw 4.6 GW (Gigawatts) of publicly announced firm orders, compared with 3.2 GW during Q2 2012. Overall, H1 2013 saw a growth of around 2% over H1 2012. The negative t
Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN), one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and offshore wind energy sectors, has been awarded the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) “Made in Britain” Award. The honour was jointly awarded to Chase Distillery, an independent, family r
E.ON will begin survey work later this month along the proposed onshore cable route from Brooklands Pleasure Park to the proposed substation site in Twineham. The survey will allow E.ON to plan construction of the route in more detail, whilst refining the width of the cable route. The work will also
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”) and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (“MES”) today announced that they have signed a new agreement to cooperate in the development and commercialization of OPT’s PowerBuoy® technology. Building on the successful work previously done
It is less than a month to this year’s big offshore wind event. MMT will be exhibiting on stand 30F80 at EWEA Offshore 2013, 19-21 November 2013 in Frankfurt. They offer a complete set of marine surveys within the offshore wind energy market and the marine cable sector. As specialists, they have the
It was a busy couple of days for four delegates from Blue Water who currently attended the China Wind Power 2013 Exhibition held in Beijing from 16-18 October. “Through many years, we have handled wind projects, and they have all been different from each other as there is no universal solution for t
Leading Scottish accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael announces the appointment of Stephen Dickie as Head of Renewable Energy. This is a newly created role which aims to build on Johnston Carmichael’s existing knowledge and expertise within the renewable energy arena whilst pro
Highland MSP sees bright future for Wester Ross now plans for Kishorn Yard approved. Rhoda Grant, Highlands & Islands (Labour) MSP welcomed the decision by Highland Council North Planning Committee this afternoon to approve plans to extend the use of the Kishorn yard in Wester Ross and increase its
This year’s Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance (OWIM) Conference, a side-event of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, dedicated a session to the risks in offshore wind contracting. The session was held under the title Managing and Reducing Interface Risks in Contracting, and was cha
The various components of Alstom’s 6MW offshore wind turbine, currently one of the most powerful on the market, are in the process of being loaded onto the liftboat or self-elevating wind turbine installation and crane unit, “Bold Tern”, in the port of Ostend, Belgium. The vessel, owned by Fred Olse
BOW Terminal is growing along with the offshore wind sector. The company is advancing its business by investing in further improvements. Offshore WIND spoke to Arjen Pattenier, Business Unit Manager of BOW Terminal, at this year’s Offshore Energy event in Amsterdam. Offshore WIND: First of all, I wa
Reportstack, provider of premium market research reports announces the addition of Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) – Alternative Energy – Deals and Alliances Profile market report to its offering. Carnegie Wave Energy Limited is engaged in producing wave technology(CETO). the company is focused o
The Energy Department released a new report showing progress for the U.S. offshore wind energy market in 2012, including the completion of two commercial lease auctions for federal Wind Energy Areas and 11 commercial-scale U.S. projects representing over 3,800 megawatts (MW) of capacity reaching an
