The Lincs wind farm, located off the Lincolnshire coast, is a joint venture between leading UK energy company Centrica Energy, offshore wind market leader DONG Energy and Siemens Project Ventures. The last of the wind farm’s 75 wind turbines was connected to the National Grid on Wednesday 24th July,
Sutton Bridge Parish Council is trying to get the best from Centrica’s offshore wind projects and protect its citizens and shore at the same time, as the Race Bank project development gears up. After the cables were laid through the Sutton Bridge sea bank for Lincs offshore wind farm, the sea bank w
Ex-Forces personnel are benefiting from free places on a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving offshore wind energy sector. The Level 2 Diploma in Staying Safe in the Wind Turbine Environment (O
Strainstall’s Offshore Wind Management System (OWMS™) is an integrated marine management system providing real-time operational data that covers a wide range of offshore wind farm activities – from vessel motion monitoring and crew tracking to turbine structural monitoring and tracking of strategic
Green companies have welcomed the Isle of Man government’s offshore wind plans, writes Isle of Man Today. Namely, the Government recently announced plans for development of offshore wind farms in the Isle of Man’s territorial seas. Minister for Economic Development John Shimmin commented this announ
The UK Government is putting an extra £100 million on the table so enterprise zones can complete key infrastructure projects and successfully compete for the new businesses that will create thousands of local jobs across the country, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced today (7 October 2013
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) announces that the manufacture of the pile foundations for the Perth Project is complete. Victorian-based energy and resources sector supplier, Keppel Prince Engineering Ltd (Keppel), who were awarded the contract to supply and fabricate the m
Alstom’s 6 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Loaded at Ostend, Belgium 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”,
This year, five entries will be eligible for the 2013 KVNR Shipping Award, an award granted by the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners for shipping, environmental, organisational or socially conscious innovations effectuated by shipping companies. The winner will be announced at the 2013 Mar
Mainstream Renewable Power today announced the closing of the €100 million equity investment by global Japanese Trading Company Marubeni Corporation. The deal, which was announced in August, has been approved by Mainstream’s shareholders and makes Marubeni the largest institutional investor in Mains
In recent years more and more heavy lifting crane operations in the offshore industry have been performed by floating vessels. On the one hand, the oil & gas industry is exploring deeper waters where the use of jack-up or fixed platforms are not possible. On the other hand, the offshore wind industr
TenneT Offshore 1. Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH is looking to hire an Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) for the BorWin1 Platform. In the erection phase, the OIM will supervise the completion of the work on the platform (electrical work, inspection, maintenance and assembly works), whereas during t
Danish Energy Agency released prior information notice concerning 450 MW offshore wind power turbines which are to be installed in nearshore areas. Bids will be submitted for six different areas which have been designated for this tender. The prospected nearshore sites are located in the North Sea o
Nordsee One GmbH is seeking onshore services for Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The contract to be awarded concerns the services regarding the provision of 2 berths for 2 crew transfer vessels and onshore facilities for the Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The onshore facilities should also consist of a
