Business & Finance
Lloyd Werft Carries Out Final Work on ‘Aeolus’ Jack-Up Vessel
Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany, is working to complete the offshore installation jack-up vessel Aeolus for Van Oord. The shipyard has until July to get the newbuild ready for sea. Since the beginning of January and at the request of Van Oord, Lloyd Werft craftsmen have helped Sietas to complete
CEOs of Largest Energy Firms Submit Recommendations European Summit
Tomorrow, European heads of state and government will hold a summit in Brussels where a crucial debate on Europe’s energy future will be high on the agenda. On this occasion CEOs of the largest energy companies that make up the “Magritte Group” will reiterate the need for comprehensive and ambitious
Bombora Ends Capital Raise
Perth-based company, Bombora Wavepower, has wrapped up its capital funding round, according to Hydro World. Recently, the company announced its plan to raise US$3.6 million during the capital raise. Bombora executive director Glen Ryan welcomed this announcement by saying: “It is a great achievement
Aquamarine Power’s Founder Wins Saltire Prize Medal
Aquamarine Power founder Allan Thomson has been awarded the Saltire Prize Medal for his outstanding contribution to the ocean energy industry at a ceremony in Edinburgh. Mr. Thomson founded Aquamarine Power in 2005 with the goal of commercialising Oyster wave energy technology. The company has now s
North German Workers, Businesses to Protest against Government’s Plans for Wind Energy
Industrial Union of Metalworkers from Küste district, IG Metall Küste, and regional organizations of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) in northern Germany will jointly organize a “warning minute for wind power in Northern Germany”. Workers and management teams of numerous companies will stage
Four Companies Get GBP 4 Mln to Reduce Offshore Wind Costs
Four businesses have been awarded over £4million to spur on innovation in lowering the costs of generating offshore wind energy, UK’s Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced today. The grants have been awarded to 2-B Energy, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd, SgurrControl Ltd and O
DeepOcean Wins Prysmian’s Trenching Contract
Prysmian Group has awarded trenching services contract for the Western HVDC Link project to DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV. DeepOcean’s scope of work includes pre-lay survey, pre-lay grapnel run, post-trench survey and trenching of over 560km of HVDC cable in water depths u
Blue Water Shipping Prepares for Two Offshore Wind Projects
Blue Water Shipping has been appointed as an agent for A2SEA for offshore projects Borkum Riffgrund and Westermost Rough. A2SEA will load Siemens turbines in Esbjerg and install them respectively in German and UK waters. “At the moment, our agency team is preparing the mobilisation scopes and variou
Can Irish Offshore Wind Create Jobs through Vessel, Crew Supply?
Thomas Pringle, Donegal Independent Deputy, raised a question on the potential of job creation through the supply of tender vessels and crews for Irish offshore wind projects. During Question Time session at the Dáil Éireann (Irish House of Deputies), Mr. Pringle asked Minister for Communications, E
‘Dalby Trent’ to Transfer Siemens’ Offshore Wind Crew
Dalby Offshore Limited has secured a long term charter to supply one of its 21m crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Siemens Energy Service. The 2013 built Dalby Trent will be working on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm, which is approximately 5km off the Lincolnshire coast, east of Skegness. Operati
Cape Wind Wins in Court Again
United States District Judge Reggie B. Walton last week issued rulings against Cape Wind’s opponents in their four lawsuits that had challenged the project’s permitting approval by the U.S. Department of Interior. In his rulings, Judge Walton upheld the Department of the Interior’s review and approv
UK Pushes for More Foreign Investment in Its Offshore Wind Sector
Sky-rocketing growth of the UK’s offshore wind industry serves well to the country’s efforts to pull in more foreign investments and spur the growth of this sector even more. Former Energy Minister Charles Hendry MP and a delegation from RenewableUK, led by Vice Chairman Karl John, updated the Londo
Cape Wind’s Cable Work Awarded to Prysmian and Caldwell Marine
Prysmian Cables and Systems USA has been awarded the contract for the eventual supply of the inter-array and export power cables for the Cape Wind’s offshore wind farm, while Caldwell Marine International has been awarded the contract for the installation of the project’s underwater cables. The onsh
Narec Gets UKAS Accreditation for Its 100m Blade Test Facility
Narec’s 100m blade test facility has been awarded accreditation by UKAS for structural testing of wind turbine blades; complementing the existing accreditation for blades up to 50m in length as well its ASTA/Intertek and UKAS accredited electrical and materials laboratories. The 100m facility, which