A new report delivered by RenewableUK has revealed that a high number of UK companies are involved in the development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms in Britain.
Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the developer of the 92.5MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in the Aberdeen Bay, is creating an annual cash fund scheme to support the communities in Aberdeen and the Aberdeenshire.
UK-based SeaRoc Group has announced the expansion of its team with a number of new hires throughout the second quarter of 2017.
LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four other parties to work together on furthering offshore wind farm development and construction in Taiwan.
A2SEA has signed an agreement to install 66 transition pieces (TPs) on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm for its new parent company – GeoSea.
The area above the Wadden Islands in the Dutch North Sea can accommodate offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of at least 10GW, according to a research report commissioned by the province of Groningen.
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has welcomed the one-year extension by the UK Home Office of the concession to UK immigration rules concerning workers joining vessels engaged in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects.
The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) and the government of China have signed a CNY 2 billion loan agreements to finance the 250MW Fujian Putian Pinghai Bay offshore wind power project off the province of Fujian.
Scotland’s energy company SSE has confirmed the formation of a 50:50 joint venture (JV) partnership with Norway’s Statoil to progress three of the four consented Dogger Bank offshore wind projects towards financial investment decisions.
Ireland’s state owned electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of renewable energy marine services related to offshore wind farms.
GeoSea, part of DEME Group, has completed the acquisition of A2SEA from DONG Energy and Siemens.
Chelmsford-headquartered offshore engineering services provider Global Marine Group (GMG) has expanded its operations base in the United Kingdom to include the Port of Blyth, Northumberland.
New Energy Investment S.à.r.l. (NEI) has launched an accelerated bookbuild offering of 7,500,000 existing shares in DONG Energy to institutional investors, equivalent to 1.78% of the outstanding shares and voting rights in the Danish offshore wind developer.
Den Helder-based inspection services provider Bluestream has teamed with compatriot unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) operator Skeye BV to jointly provide visual inspection services and geographic data acquisition for offshore assets using UAVs.
