Business & Finance
DONG Energy Announces Qualification System for German OWF Construction
DONG Energy Wind Power A/S has announced a qualification system for the construction of offshore wind farms in Germany and construction and operation of support facilities to the wind farms. The construction and operation of support facilities incorporates the Operation and Maintenance Site and Comm
Gwynt y Môr Tourism Fund Backs New Tourism Venture along North Wales coast
The Tourism Fund associated with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is to support a major new partnership to promote tourism facilities across the North Wales coastal strip. The £170,000 Green Links project will bring together and promote, under one umbrella initiative, a range of attractions between Ll
DONG Energy Buys Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
Centrica plc has reached an agreement to sell its Race Bank offshore wind farm project to DONG Energy Power (UK) Limited for £50 million. The Race Bank project has received all major consents from UK authorities for the construction and operation of the wind farm. Extensive geotechnical and geophysi
UK: SeaRoc Gets OHSAS 18001 Certification
Marine engineering consultancy SeaRoc announces that it has achieved certification to OHSAS 18001: the internationally recognised standard for occupational health and safety management systems. The award reinforces SeaRoc’s already-strong commitment to improving health and safety performance and man
UK: DONG Energy to Build Grimsby O&M Base Soon
Work will begin next year to build a new Grimsby operations and maintenance base for Dong Energy’s 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. The Danish company has now completed its agreement with Associated British Ports for establishment of the Royal Dock operation and maintenance base, which wil
HIE Appoints Area Manager for Orkney
Orkney’s Head of Operations at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has been appointed as the agency’s new Area Manager for the islands, and is taking up the role in the new year. Graeme Harrison came to the islands in 1984, while he was working for the Royal Bank of Scotland. He has been with HIE
Morgan Advanced Materials Provides Insulation Solution for Offshore Wind Farm
Exceptionally high-temperature resistance, a low installed thickness and low weight are just three key benefits of Morgan Advanced Materials FireMaster® Marine Plus blanket, which has been installed on offshore convertor platforms in the North Sea. The installation is part of a significant wind farm
TenneT Gets EUR 500 Mln Loan for Connection of OWFs to German Grid
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 500m corporate loan to TenneT. The funds are being made available in connection with the construction and operation of three offshore high voltage direct current (HVDC) lines that will connect wind farms in the North Sea with the German onshore e
ABS Establishes Offshore Energy Center in Huston, USA
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, is establishing an office in Houston’s Energy Corridor near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highway 6. The new facility will co-locate members from ABS engineering, project management, technology and business
TÜV SÜD PMSS Names New Chairman and Divisional Director
Alan Chivers, founder and CEO of renewable energy consulting firm PMSS has been appointed as Chairman of the company, and will, over the coming month’s handover certain day-to-day responsibilities for the TÜV SÜD renewable energy division to Scott Craig, in the role of Divisional Director. In his ne
Finland: Moventas Reintroduces Santasalo Brand and Rebrands Group
Moventas has today reintroduced its legacy brand Santasalo® as the brand for its industrial gears business. The Moventas Group, now renamed Santasalo Moventas, has two brands and business areas; Santasalo for industry and Moventas for new energy. Santasalo Moventas now reintroduces its long-standing
STRABAG Names AMEP Preferred Location for Building OW Foundations
STRABAG Offshore Wind GmbH, as part of the leading European construction company STRABAG SE, has a Memorandum of Understanding in place naming Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) as the preferred location for a major new UK production facility for the mass production of gravity-based foundations for the
Alstom Dives in French Offshore Wind Opportunities
Alstom has announced the signature of an exclusive partnership agreement with STX France, during a meeting of the Region Pays de la Loire strategic committee on marine energies that was held in Nantes on December 6. This agreement covers the supply of transition parts used to affix an offshore wind
Danish Yachts to Build 2nd Series of Carbon Fibre SWATH Vessels
Danish Yachts are to build the first in their second series of carbon fibre SWATH vessels, due for delivery in 2014 for operation in Northern Europe. With construction already underway, this will bring the fleet total to five vessels by the middle of next year, achieved in just eighteen months. The