Business & Finance
Dalby Swale Goes to Work
Dalby Swale has helft Alicat Workboats in Great Yarmouth and is now heading for Lowestoft, where she will begin her first job on the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. Dalby Swale, the new 23m vessel built by Alicat, was delivered to Dalby Offshore at the Seawork Exhibition last month. The 500MW wind farm i
Falck Safety Services Strengthens Its Management Team
A leading survival and health and safety training firm has strengthened its management team with two key appointments as it continues to experience significant growth in the UK. Falck Safety Services (Falck), which has 30 training centres across the world, including three UK centres in Aberdeen and
UPDATE: Cables for Connection of German Offshore Wind Farms Sinks in Italy
A cable lay barge, carrying cables manufactured by Prysmian for the connection of Butendiek and Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farms in Germany, flipped over and sank on July 3. AMT Explorer, towed by Red Husky, was on its way from Arco Felice in Naples to Bremerhaven, when the incident occurred 50 na
Gamesa, AREVA Strive to Create Global Leader in Offshore Wind
Gamesa and AREVA signed binding agreements for the creation of a joint venture in the promising offshore wind energy industry, culminating the exclusive talks initiated last January. The closing of the transaction is expected to be secured by the fourth quarter of this year, subject to approval by t
Atlantis Expects Financial Closure of MeyGen Project
Atlantis, a vertically integrated equipment supplier and project owner in the tidal power industry, noted report regarding the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s likely participation in the MeyGen Project. The MeyGen project, which is 100% owned by Atlantis, is located in the Pentland Firth in
Better Cooperation across Industry to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs
Thorsten Jalk, Chief Executive Officer of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, has written an article on reducing costs of offshore wind energy. The article was published by OffshoreWindOM.com, a new online platform for operations and maintenance professionals in the offshore wind industry, powered by DBB Jack
Osiris Wins MSIF Business of the Year Award
Seabed mapping specialists Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects were successful at the ECHO Regional Business Awards winning the MSIF Business of the Year award (51-250 employees). Osiris Projects, owned by the locally headquartered Bibby Line Group, were in attendance at the ceremony, held at
TenneT Receives Planning Approval for NordLink Interconnector
The Office for Energy Planning Approval of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued a planning approval decision for the first section of NordLink interconnector, a planned submarine cable from Norway to Germany. “With this decision, the next important component of the future power system h
Siemens Chooses SMC for Baltic 2 Marine Coordination
Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has begun another contract with Siemens Wind Power to provide marine coordination. The provision of services for the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm started at the beginning of July 2014 and sees SMC providing marine coordination on five offshore wind farm constru
Shanghai Taisheng to Build Foundations for Zhuhai Guishan OWF
The first phase of Zhuhai Guishan Offshore Wind Farm has moved forward by selecting Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment Co. as the provider of steel jacket foundations. The company will build 27 four-legged jacket foundations for offshore wind turbines off Guangdong province, China, which are exp
E.ON Reduces Gross Debt by €1 Billion
E.ON has reduced its gross debt by €1 billion. This is the result of an offer to bondholders to repurchase three bonds with maturities from 2015 until 2017 that have an aggregate nominal value of about €5 billion. The buyback offer was limited to a nominal value of about €1 billion. The eight-day of
South West, Pembrokeshire Team Up for Marine Renewables
A collaboration agreement outlining a commitment to work together in the marine energy sector has been signed by organisations in the south west of England and Pembrokeshire. The memorandum of understanding, signed on Friday 27th June by the South West Marine Energy Park and Marine Energy Pembrokesh
MHI Vestas to Supply Four 8MW Turbines for Danish Wind Energy Project
MHI Vestas has received an order for four V164 8MW offshore wind turbines, which will be installed at Velling Mærsk onshore wind project in Denmark. The company said that the onshore project will allow testing of installation methods and operations and maintenance procedures prior to the commencemen
Yaskawa Electric Corporation Acquires The Switch
Yaskawa Electric Corporation has reached an agreement to enter into a contract with the owner of The Switch Engineering Oy, a Finnish Supplier of Components for Wind Turbines, to acquire all shares of The Switch, except The Switch’s own shares. Yaskawa and The Switch have developed a strong synerget