Business & Finance
New Bedford Becomes Cape Wind’s Staging Area
On Friday, September 12, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick joined Cape Wind Associate’s Jim Gordon to announce that Cape Wind has entered into a lease agreement with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to stage its historic, first-in-the-Nation offshore wind project out of the Sout
UK: DECC Seeks Offshore Project Supervision Services
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has called for tenders for offshore project supervision services to ensure the provision of a new Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) (OESEA3) and to manage the ongoing maintenance of completed SEAs. Because of the specialist nature of the r
India Picks Offshore Wind Sites at Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
After a feasibility study of Indian offshore wind potential, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been selected as ideal to feature the first Indian offshore wind farms. The two planned projects will have a 100MW capacity and will fit right into plans of the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to
Hexicon Raises EUR 1.2 Mln
Swedish offshore wind energy developer Hexicon has attracted SEK 11.4 million (EUR 1.24 million) in the form of a rights issue to existing owners. Hexicon develops floating platforms for offshore wind energy. Swedish offshore wind energy company Hexicon, which recently announced an agreement with st
Laidlaw Capital Group Buys Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm
Following the Laidlaw Capital Group’s acquisition of the Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the North Sea, around 90 km off Borkum, the UK-based company has now acquired the neighbouring Veja Mate wind farm. The purchase of the wind farm project from the BARD Group was completed yesterday. Once finished, t
Beothuk Energy to Merge with Canadian Imperial Venture Corp.
Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge with Canadian Imperial Venture Corp. Under the terms of the LOI, CIVC will issue one common share for every issued and outstanding share of BEI, up to a maximum of sixty-two million common shares. Over the last several year
Dutch Call for OW Soil Investigation Tenders
A European tender call for geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands was issued on September 5. Contractors are invited to digitally submit an offer for the public tender via TenderNed. The public procurement process is supervised by the Netherl
Tidal Transit Expanding as Offshore Wind Industry Grows
Continuing growth in the construction, maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms in the coastal waters of the UK is leading to an on-going demand for Tidal Transit’s passenger transfer vessels (PTVs). The latest manifestation of this trend is a new contract with Siemens on Westermost Rough th
Van Oord Improves Internal Communication
ETTU, a specialist in productivity-enhancing solutions SharePoint and Office 365, has implemented a new intranet for Van Oord, an international contractor in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects. The new intranet implemented is based on Office 365 (SharePoint Online) and Microsoft Azur
Crown Estate, Atlantis Ink Largest UK Marine Energy Lease
The Crown Estate has signed a 398 MW, 25-year seabed lease with Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen. Ronnie Quinn, Head of Ocean Energy, The Crown Estate said: “Our commitment to invest in and agree a lease for the Meygen project continues our strategy
NLMK DanSteel Delivers Thick Plates for OW Foundations
NLMK DanSteel A/S, part of NLMK Europe Plate and Denmark’s only manufacturer of steel plates, has supplied 200 tonnes of plates with special dimensions made from high-strength steel for the construction of experimental foundations for offshore wind turbines as part of The PISA Project, the European
NNMREC Expands Wave, Tidal Research Program
With the support of new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) will expand its technological research and environmental monitoring efforts, and add a new partner – the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The center was previously a part
Cuxport Supports Innovative Monopile Operations for Amrumbank West
Cuxport has been supporting the Dutch company Ballast Nedam Offshore in the use of an alternative technique to transport and install monopiles at the “Amrumbank West” wind park on behalf of E.ON since the middle of August. The foundation piles are no longer just transported to the offshore site on b
PMSS Hires Senior Vice President
PMSS America, Inc., the US division of leading global renewable energy consulting firm TÜV SÜD PMSS, has announced the appointment of Doug Pfeister to the role of Senior Vice President as the firm gears up in response to further growth in the US offshore wind industry. Doug officially started at the