Business & Finance
TÜV SÜD to Present Its Full Suite of Offshore Wind Services at WINDFORCE 2014
TÜV SÜD will showcase its full suite of offshore wind power services at WINDFORCE 2014 at Hall 5, Stand E 33, in Bremen between 17 and 19 June 2014. From the first geophysical surveys of the sea bed to power grid connections – the various milestones of offshore wind farms are fraught with project-sp
Blue Water Appoints New Head of Port Services, Agency and Wind Logistics
Blue Water Shipping has appointed Peter Ehrhorn as its new head of port services, agency and wind logistics. Mr. Ehrhorn replaces Niels Tolstrup, who has held the position as Head of Blue Waters port services, agency and wind logistics for five years. As he has expressed a wish for working closer to
TLT Acts as Advisor on Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay’s Power Purchase Deal
TLT has advised Tidal Lagoon Power on the grant of a Power Purchase option to clean energy supplier, Good Energy. Tidal Lagoon Power is responsible for the world’s largest tidal energy project of any kind, which is being planned for Swansea Bay. It intends to start generating electricity in 2018. Go
Siemens Expected to Submit Alstom Offer This Week
German energy giant, Siemens, could submit an official bid for Alstom by the end of this week. Siemens is working on an offer that could take the form of an asset swap. As a result, Siemens could offer its rail unit with a certain amount of cash for Alstom’s power business, according to Reuters. Las
Take a Peek at MPI Trifaldi, New MPI Offshore’s Workboat
MPI Offshore has taken delivery of its new offshore wind farm support vessel (WFSV) ‒ MPI Trifaldi. MPI Trifaldi is contracted for the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm and will start working there in June, when wind turbine installation is scheduled to kick off. Before being deployed at the Weste
Aqualis to Acquire Offshore Renewables Consultants
Aqualis ASA has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Offshore Wind Consultants Limited, a provider of consultancy services to the offshore renewables industry. “The acquisition of Offshore Wind Consultants offers Aqualis Offshore access to the offshore wind and renewables industry. In add
Offshore Recruiter DOHS Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
A company specialising in recruitment for the offshore industry is celebrating its 25th anniversary by reaching out to its alumni to showcase some of its most exciting placements. Dave Oliver Hydrographic Services Ltd (DOHS Ltd) has placed hydrographic personnel with companies all over the world, in
Mabey Bridge’s MD to Urge British OW Supply Chain for Better Cooperation
Mark Coia, the Managing Director of Mabey Bridge Renewables, is to argue for a greater presence of British manufacturers in the renewables supply chain in a speech at the UK’s largest renewable energy event next week. The speech, in Aberdeen at All-Energy 2014, will call for the British supply chain
Oil & Gas Company Advanced Insulation Improves Market Diversification by Acquiring Manuplas
Upstream oil & gas specialist Advanced Insulation Ltd (AI) has acquired Plymouth-based Manuplas, a specialist in the design, engineering and manufacture of polymer solutions for the marine and offshore sectors, including offshore wind. Commenting on the acquisition, Advanced Insulation’s managing di
Up to GBP 3 Mln to Become Available for UK Offshore Wind O&M Innovation
Later this month GROW:OffshoreWind and the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will launch a new funding call, which will work to support English companies focussed on accelerating innovation in Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) technologies. Up to £3m grant funding will be made available
U.S. Wind Energy Tax Cut Bill Gets Tangled on Senate Floor
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate started reviewing the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, that would renew more than $80 billion in expired tax credits for two years, including the wind production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC). Yesterday, the vote on fu
BMT Appoints New Member to Its Board of Directors
BMT Group Ltd, an international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that Mr Charles Packshaw has joined the Board of Directors as a non-executive Director. Mr. Packshaw has thirty years’ experience working with financial institutions in the City of London and is curren
CTruk Joins the Fight against Motor Neurone Disease
CTruk recently cemented its support of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association with a donation of £20,000 following the delivery of its second CWhisper SWATH workboat. The late naval architect Nigel Warren was heavily involved in the design of the first-in-class CWhisper SWATH, CWind Astute. Nig
Trump Will Not Stop Fighting EOWDC Plans
Donald Trump arrived in Aberdeen yesterday and once again vowed to fight European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, the STV news site writes. Mr. Trump has been leading a battle against the EOWDC for years, saying that it would ruin the view from his golf course at Menie. He s