London-based specialist management consultancy Baringa Partners has appointed Dr. Christoph Müser to support the growth of the company’s energy practice in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Dr. Müser will take up his role in Baringa’s Düsseldorf office, which was established in 2011, in Germany’s en
The UK Supreme Court has upheld the UK Court of Appeal’s April ruling that Denmark’s MT Højgaard is not liable to cover the costs of fixing weaknesses discovered in grouted connections of the foundations at the Robin Rigg Offshore wind farm off the west coast of Scotland. E.ON Climate and Renewables
French energy company EDF sees the recently merged GE and Alstom Energy as the perfect partner for the company’s plan to diversify its energy mix by further expanding into renewable energy sector, GE quoted Antoine Cahuzac, the CEO of EDF Énergies Nouvelles, as saying. By partnering with GE & Alstom
French companies Nass&Wind Industrie, a subsidiary of Nass&Wind Group, and Offshore Foundation Solutions (OFS) have signed an agreement under which the companies will cooperate to develop concrete floating offshore wind platforms. The partnership was initiated in early 2015 with an aim to unite the
Renewable energy supply is set to double collectively in eight major economies by 2030, 18 percent higher than previously projected growth rates, spurred on by new national climate and energy plans, according to new analysis by World Resources Institute (WRI). WRI’s analysis, Assessing the Post-2020
Rotterdam-based dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has reached an agreement with Denmark’s DONG Energy to transport and install the 87 foundations at Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. Van Oord will transport the foundations, monopiles and transition pieces, from the var
Canadian energy company Enbridge has joined the Rampion offshore wind project by acquiring a 24.9 percent interest, becoming one of the three shareholders in Rampion Offshore Wind Limited. E.ON will remain the controlling shareholder at 50.1 percent, with the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) conti
Denmark’s Vestas is planning to build a new blade manufacturing facility in India and is expecting up to EUR 1 billion more in revenue in 2015 after posting encouraging operating results for the quarter ended September 30. The construction of the new factory will start in 2016, and the project is ex
A new joint venture that will provide 24/7 services to the maritime and offshore industry has been launched in the Netherlands. The launch of Dutch Offshore Base BV, comprising Ter Haak Group, Dutch Offshore Group and Rotterdam Offshore Group, was announced at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam th
Wim Biesemans has joined the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME. As the new CEO of DEME Concessions he will oversee all concession activities related to renewable energy (offshore wind and wave and tidal energy) and marine resources. Biesemans was previously involved i
Staffordshire-headquartered heavy transportation and lifting contractor ALE and Dutch large steel constructions specialist Ravestein have announced a new joint venture to own and operate submersible jack-up docks, with the first one scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2016. Through the
Port of Ardersier Ltd, the company behind the plan to develop an offshore wind manufacturing hub at the former McDermott Fabrication Yard in Ardersier, has gone into administration. In 2013, the company submitted applications to Highland Council, Marine Scotland and Transport Scotland for the consen
JDC Corporate Finance, East Anglia’s corporate advisory firm, has secured a £5.4million minority investment in Hull-based GEV Group, from Maven Capital Partners. As a global company comprising four divisions and with a key focus upon the renewables sector, the investment will support the company’s i
DONG to Build World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm DONG Energy decided to construct the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located in the Irish Sea, approximately 19 km off the west coast of Britain. Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview) During the Offshore Ener
