Business & Finance
DONG Sets Aside GBP 10 Million for Race Bank and Hornsea One Community Fund
DONG Energy is launching a GBP 10 million fund to help local community projects on the UK East Coast over the next 20 years. The East Coast Community Fund is being set up to ensure that local people benefit from the operation of two of the company’s offshore wind farms – the 580MW Race Bank and the
The Bay State Energy Bill to Support Offshore Wind?
A coming Massachusetts energy bill is expected to include regulations supporting the development of the Bay State’s vast offshore wind potential, state Senate President Stan Rosenberg said during a public forum on offshore wind held at the University of Massachusetts. The omnibus bill should be subm
Infographic: French Floater Explained
Engie, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts and Eiffage last week submitted their proposal for a pilot floating wind farm of up to 36MW in capacity at the Leucate site in the Mediterranean. The proposal includes installation of 3 to 6 wind turbines of a minimum of 6MW each some 15 to 22 kilometres off
SMC Picks Business Development Manager
Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has appointed Sebastian Rae as its Business Development Manager. This is a new role for SMC, who provides marine consultancy services to the offshore energy, oil & gas and marine sectors, and Rae will be tasked with continuing to develop SMCs core business off
Statoil Boosts Dudgeon Fleet
Stokesley-based MPI Workboats has been awarded two long-term contracts with Statoil under which MPI Napoleon and MPI Snowball will be providing crew-transfer support on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm. MPI Napoleon has already commenced her 18-month contract earlier this month, while MPI Snowba
Wind Still Dominant in UK
Wind continued to provide the majority of power from renewable sources in the UK in the first quarter of 2016, with 46% of the electricity generated from renewables coming from the country’s wind farms, according to the data gathered by EnAppSys. The levels of generation from wind sources amounted t
Atlas Professionals Hosts Recruitment Day for Hornsea Project One
Atlas Professionals will host a recruitment day for DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm at the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education on 25 April. Atlas is currently looking for professionals in the local area of Grimsby who are interested in working on the entire lif
Bibby Marine Services Gets Operations Director
Bibby Line Group has appointed Stephen Bolton to the position of operations director for Bibby Marine Services Limited, a newly formed company serving the marine needs of the offshore renewables market. Bolton will oversee the build and ongoing operation of Bibby WaveMaster 1, the new walk to work (
Top News of the Week Apr 4 – 10, 2016
World’s Largest OW Jack-Up Vessel Installs World’s Heaviest Monopile at Veja Mate OWF Offshore construction of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started with Seajacks Scylla having installed the heaviest monopile produced so far at the project site, according to DGI Doedijns, which provided hydra
Study: Offshore Wind a Golden Opportunity for Massachusetts
A Massachusetts energy plan containing a requirement that utilities contract for approximately 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 would position the state as a national leader in offshore wind, allowing it to capture first-mover economic advantages, according to a new study released by t
Statoil Hires Big Cat Duo for Dudgeon
Rix Sea Shuttle has won a contract to supply two crew transfer vessels to the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm, currently under construction off the coast of Norfolk. The contract, with Norwegian oil-major Statoil, will see the vessels the Rix Leopard and Rix Lion carry technicians to and from the D
UK Locals to Have Their Say on Viking Link Interconnector
National Grid Viking Link Ltd (NGVL) will be inviting Linconshire residents to provide their feedback on proposals for an electricity cable link between Denmark and the UK, with the launch of a six-week public consultation on Monday, 11 April. Viking Link is a proposal to build a high voltage direct
Enel Green Power CEO Takes Helm at WindEurope
The freshly rebranded WindEurope, former European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), has elected Francesco Venturini, Chief Executive Officer of Enel Green Power, as its new chairman. Venturini, who has been CEO at the renewable division of the Italian utility Enel Group since May 2014, was elected for
PNE Wind Appoints New CEO
German wind farm developer PNE Wind AG has selected Markus Lesser to be the company’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Lesser, the company’s current Chief Operating Officer, will take over the position from Per Hornung Pedersen, who served as interim CEO since December 2015, at the annual general