Business & Finance
Greener Future Makes Another Company Tweak Its Corporate Identity
Vattenfall has emerged as the latest energy market player who decided to make changes to its corporate identity, more specifically – visual identity, powered by mission and vision focused on clean energy future. The company announced on 26 March that it is rebranding and will start gradually employi
Mitsubishi Buys Stake in Scottish Offshore Wind Farm
Mitsubishi Corporation has entered into an agreement with EDP Renewables to acquire 33.4% of shares in Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited (MOWEL) through its wholly owned UK-based subsidiary Diamond Generating Europe Limited (DGE).
Doosan Heavy Enters Vietnamese Offshore Wind Venture
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. and Vietnam’s state-run utility Vietnam Electricity have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a pilot offshore wind project off Vietnam.
Scour Prevention Systems Secures US Patent for SPM
Scour Prevention Systems has won a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM), designed to protect offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.
The Netherlands to Award Offshore Wind Innovation Zone Permit in April
The Netherlands will reveal the winner of the permit to build and operate the Borssele V Innovation Site by the end of April.
SPT Accepts Chinese Offshore Wind Challenge
Dutch offshore contractor for suction pile anchors and foundations SPT Offshore is engaged in a project to perform research and consulting works on the wind turbine suction foundation design for two offshore wind projects in China.
Siemens Gamesa Adds MacArtney GRT to Storage Toolbox
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has added a MacArtney generator rotation tool (GRT) to the portfolio of equipment securing long-term storage of SWT-6.0/7.0/8.0 nacelles with generators and hubs.
Top Polish Oil and Gas Player Issues Offshore Wind Tender
Poland’s biggest oil and gas company, PKN ORLEN (Polski Koncern Noftowy), has announced a tender for the development of a preliminary technical concept to determine the options for preparing and implementing a project involving the construction of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
Dogger Bank JV Seeks UK Content
Dogger Bank Joint Venture, developing three out of four 1.2GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farms, will hold a Meet the Buyer event on 23 May at the Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, North East England, to present business opportunities to UK companies. Besides presentations by the Dogger Bank JV team,
Lamprell Puts USD 80 Million East Anglia ONE Hit Down to Experience
The UAE-based offshore engineering and fabrication company Lamprell recorded USD 98.1 million net loss in 2017, USD 80 million of which was attributed to the operational challenges faced on the East Anglia One project.
CWind Bolsters Management Team
The Global Marine Group (GMG) has appointed Mark Preece as Managing Director of CWind, the group’s offshore renewable business.
Port of Esbjerg Handles 1.3GW of Offshore Wind in 2017
A capacity of 1,300MW of offshore wind in wind turbine components was shipped via Port of Esbjerg in 2017 – 200MW more than in the previous year – according to the port’s annual results, which show a 2.2% increase in turnover at EUR 31.61 million and a net profit of EUR 10.83 million.
Sweden Tackles Offshore Wind Grid Connection Costs
The Swedish Energy Agency has, on behalf of the government, examined two different models to remove the grid connection costs for offshore wind power.
K2 Management Opens Office in Poland
K2 Management has opened an office in Gdynia, Poland, in support of the growing wind and solar markets in Eastern and Central Europe.