Business & Finance
Green Port Growth Names Head of Research & Development
Green Port Growth (GPG), the programme created to establish East Yorkshire as a world-class centre for renewable energy, has appointed Dr Alan Lowdon as its Research & Development Director. Dr Lowdon will provide support and identify new opportunities for key businesses working in the offshore wind
Germany: Siemens in Offshore Wind Talks
Siemens has confirmed that they are in talks over future offshore wind contracts. During the Wind Energy event in Hamburg, Michael Hannibal, CEO Offshore at Siemens Wind Power said: “There are quite a number of projects which are under discussion in the German market for the time being. Let’s see wh
Reef Subsea, Port of Blyth Ink Service Agreement
Reef Subsea and Port of Blyth have signed a service agreement, which will see Reef Subsea utilise the mobilisation and demobilisation facilities at the port. Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the comp
A2SEA Appoints New Vice President for Commercial
As of 1 October 2014, A2SEA has employed Henri Schumann as its new Vice President for Commercial. Henri Schumann has previously held the position as Branch Manager at Nordex Ener-gy GmbH in Kolding, where he was responsible for sales in Denmark, the Baltics and key accounts in Norway. Responsible fo
Anholt OWF Cable Repaired
The cable connecting Anholt offshore wind farm and the Danish power grid, which was out of operation from September 30th, is now repaired. Energinet.dk announced the news on its official website and added that the Anholt wind turbines can again send power to land. The failure occurred on Tuesday, Se
Delegation of Wind Farm Sector Buyers to Attend Seawork Asia
A delegation of buyers from the wind farm sector will be attending Asia’s leading commercial maritime event, Seawork Asia in November. For the first time, exhibitors at Seawork Asia will be able to benefit from direct contact with dedicated industry professionals who purchase specifically for their
NRG, FLiDAR Sign Distribution Deal for Americas
US-based Renewable NRG Systems and Belgium’s FLiDAR entered an exclusive partnership for the distribution of FLiDAR’s offshore wind measurement buoys in the Americas. Under this agreement, Renewable NRG Systems will provide the WindCube Lidar systems to FLiDAR to equip the floating wind measurement
Development of Admiralty Inlet Tidal Energy Project Terminated
Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) has announced it will no longer pursue its pilot tidal energy research project in Admiralty Inlet, west of Whidbey Island. “The PUD and its funding partners have worked for years to get regulatory clarity regarding the requirements and associated costs
EMS Maritime Offshore Goes Online with Sea Space Observation
On 22 September, EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH opened the new Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) in Berne, Germany. The VTMS was launched by Thomas van der Laan (Head of Marine and Offshore Coordination), Ina Winkler (Team Leader of the control center) and Caspar Spreter (Managing Director of Wind
Germanischer Lloyd, TÜV SÜD to Certify Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH has awarded Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services and TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH a contract for the certification of the Sandbank offshore wind farm. In the first construction phase it is planned to build 72 wind turbines with a total output of 288 MW, inter array ca
A2SEA to Use Pronomar’s Equipment on Sea Challenger (Gallery)
Pronomar has received an order from A2SEA, a Danish specialist in providing offshore wind transport, installation and service solutions. A2SEA runs a fleet of specially designed vessels and equipment for their many offshore installations. One of them is the jack-up vessel Sea Challenger and it was f
EDF, Dong Seek Seabed Survey Services
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, is looking for a contractor who will carry out seabed surveys at a number of locations off the French coast. The company plans to perform seabed clearance on around 80 wind turbine locations and some additional loca
Wassenberg Leaves Senvion
Marcus A. Wassenberg, CFO of Senvion SE in Hamburg since 1 June 2012, is leaving the company at his own request by the end of September. He will take up a leading position in an international company outside of the wind energy industry. Until a successor has been identified CEO Andreas Nauen will ov
Inch Cape’s Met Mast almost Done at East Lothian Steel Company
Components of Inch Cape Offshore Limited’s met mast are nearing completion at East Lothian based steel fabrication company Had-Fab. The specialist fabrication company is responsible for the manufacturing of the innovative lattice mast to be used for measuring wind speeds at the Inch Cape Offshore Wi