Business & Finance
Advanced Power Services Joins Offshore Wind Sector
Advanced Power Services (APS) has expanded its business into renewables. Working in the UK Rail Infrastructure for many years as specialist electrical installation contractors, APS is now expanding into diversified market sectors such as renewable energy, including solar and wind farms (both offshor
Port of Oostende Holds ‘Blue Energy’ Conference
The Port of Oostende organised the BEPPo (Blue Energy Production in Ports) closing conference “Ports as hubs for marine renewable energy projects” at the Greenbridge Incubator centre. BEPPo is a transnational collaborative project between public and private organisations from Belgium, Denmark, Scotl
ClassNK Establishes Global Research and Innovation Center
The Japanese classification society ClassNK held a press conference on 20 April in Singapore to promote the activities of its new Global Research and Innovation Center (GRIC). Joined by representatives from Nanyang Technological University, ClassNK Executive Vice President Tetsuya Kinoshita explaine
GoBe Bags East Anglia ONE Post Consent Compliance Works
Following the recent award of a Contract for Difference (CfD) to the East Anglia ONE project for a capacity of 714MW, GoBe Consultants have been awarded the contract to work with SPRs East Anglia ONE development team to manage the discharge of the DCO consent conditions for all aspects of the projec
Regen SW Urges Politicians to Back South West Renewables
Regen SW has written to MPs and Parliamentary candidates in the UK’s south west, urging them to support the development of a world-leading renewable energy industry in the next Parliament by signing the South West Renewable Energy 2015 General Election Manifesto. Candidates have been asked to pledge
Seatower Recruits Technip’s Specialist Engineer
Hans-Kristian Alveberg has been employed at Seatower AS as Principal Engineer as of April 5. Alveberg is an expert within post-tensioned concrete structures, and Diplom-Ingenieur (M.Sc.) in Steel Constructions in Civil Engineering from Universität Karlsruhe 2005. Previously, he held positions in Bou
Carnegie Receives AUD 1.3 Mln for Perth Project
Australian renewable energy company, Carnegie Wave Energy, has received a AUD 1.3 million payment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for completion of the onshore power plant for the Perth Project. As previously announced on 21 January 2015, Carnegie received AUD 0.05 million for co
Danish-German OW Industry Needs to Boost Cross-Border Cooperation
The offshore wind industry in southern Denmark can benefit from the large and growing market in Germany through cross-border cooperation, Offshoreenergy.dk said. A total of 766 companies are working with offshore wind near the Danish-German border, 404 Danish and 362 German. Over 80% of them often f
Lecture on Offshore Accommodation to Be Held in Germany
Within the scope of the project “Offshore Hub Ems-Achse”, a special lecture event on the theme “Offshore Accommodation” will take place on Tuesday April 28th, in the “Maritimen Kompetenzzentrum” in Leer, Germany. This event was organized in collaboration with the law firm Ahlers & Vogel and the comp
OrbisEnergy: East of England Remains UK’s OWF Powerhouse
Johnathan Reynolds, business development lead for renewables and innovation hub OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and director of energy firm Nautilus Associates, said that East of England businesses can be confident of the development of many offshore wind farms off their coast. As the supply chai
HSSE Recognized for Its Health & Safety Management
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (HSSE) is among the winners in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2015. The golden award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) will be presented
Nexans Norway Cutting Staff. Offshore Energy Market the One to Blame.
Following Norwegian media reports about layoffs at Nexans Norway AS, caused by market conditions in offshore wind and oil and gas industries, Offshore WIND contacted the company, which confirmed this move. Communications Manager of Nexans Norway, Trude Larstad, said the company had to launch both te
ABS Group to Watch Over Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm
ABS Group Ltd. was recently awarded a quality surveillance and inspection services contract for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm project, owned by Northland Power Inc. and RWE Innogy GmbH through the Nordsee One GmbH joint venture. The contract will involve quality surveillance and inspection serv
Engineering Service Provider Sets Up Office in Blyth
Future Energy Engineering Ltd, specialist provider of engineering services to the offshore renewables, subsea and oil & gas industries, has moved to new premises in the Blyth Estuary Renewable Enterprise Zone (BEREZ), Northumberland. The Brunel Building, Blyth, part of the Offshore Renewable Energy