Business & Finance
Trelleborg to Supply Cable Protection for Fukushima Floating Wind Farm
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has secured a contract to supply its range of high performance cable protection for phase two of the prestigious offshore wind farm Fukushima Forward Project, lead by Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Following a successful delivery of phase one, Trell
MMO to Charge for Marine Licence Administration and Monitoring
The UK Ministers have approved plans allowing the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to charge for work carried out on marine licence cases once consent has been given. The charges, which come into effect from 1 October 2014, relate to requests to change a marine licence once it has been granted (
KONGSBERG, Ricardo Team Up to Develop Wind Farm Technology
Ricardo and KONGSBERG today announced that they have signed a framework agreement that will see Ricardo support the development of the Kongsberg Wind Farm Management System (WFMS) as well as related condition monitoring systems for a range of other industrial sectors. The Kongsberg WFMS is a turbine
Research and Markets Offers Another Offshore Wind Report
Research and Markets has added the “Analyzing the Potential of Offshore Wind Energy – 2014” report to their offering. This research brings a complete in-depth focus on the global offshore wind energy industry in its report – Analyzing the Potential of Offshore Wind Energy. The report begins with an
Van Oord to Store Gemini Cables Using RentOcean’s 3000t Onshore Turntable
RentOcean, a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Oceanteam Shipping ASA, has been awarded a contract to supply Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects BV a 3000t demountable onshore turntable system and accompanying equipment for a long-term storage project. The turntable and additional equipment will be used f
New Report on USA Offshore Wind Energy Available
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States – 2014” report to their offering. This research brings a complete in-depth focus on the US offshore wind energy industry in its report – Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States. Th
JDR’s CEO Steps Down
JDR has announced that after three years leading the company through a significant investment programme, Andrew Norman will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer, and as a Director of the Board. Until a permanent replacement is appointed, Pat Herbert, JDR’s Executive Chairman, will assume inte
EEEZ Urges Gov’t to Increase Backing for Offshore Wind
Those who doubt the value of windpower in generating power for the UK are being urged to think again by James Gray, inward investment director for EEEZ, the East of England Energy Zone. He wants to see the nation’s politicians, business leaders and energy industry fully behind the many initiatives f
Haizhuang ‘s 5MW Turbine Passes LVRT Testing
Haizhuang Windpower Equipment reached major milestone in the development of its 5MW wind turbine. Namely, the company announced its H151-5.0MW offshore wind turbine at Rudong National Intertidal Zone Demonstration Wind Farm Jiangsu Province has passed all test for LVRT, and received satisfied record
Tidal Lagoon Power Moves to New Head Office
Having more than doubled its head office workforce in the past year, Tidal Lagoon Power today moves into a new head office in Gloucester Docks. A team of forty full time employees will be joined by up to ninety-five colleagues from Atkins and Costain, two of the delivery partners helping to prepare
Baltic 2 Offshore Substation Awaiting Installation in Kiel
A 4,400-ton substation for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm has been prepared for transport at the shipyard of Abu Dhabi Mar Kiel. Since a very good weather for transportation and installation offshore is expected in the next few days, the platform should be moved directly to the construction fi
Eneco Moves Its Offshore Wind Division into New Office
Eneco’s Dutch offshore wind division has moved into a new office at the Vlissingenstraat 43 from its old building at Industriestraat. Currently, Eneco is building its second offshore wind farm, Eneco Luchterduinen together with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, which is leading to a significant expans
Resolute Marine Energy Sets Up European Operations in Ireland
Resolute Marine Energy, Inc. (RME) recently completed the registration of its 100% owned subsidiary in Ireland, Resolute Marine Limited (RML). RML is based in Cork and will soon move its operations from Dublin to the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC) campus at the National Maritime
BioPower, WorleyParsons Design 250kW Wave Energy Project
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems (BPS), and global engineering services provider, WorleyParsons, have jointly announced that the two companies have completed the final engineering and design for a 250kW grid-connected wave energy project in Victoria, Australia. The project is being funded by t