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  • Seals Fancy Offshore Wind Turbines

    22 July 2014
    Environment

    Offshore wind turbines can provide valuable feeding opportunities for the wildlife population in the area, according to new research carried out by the University of St Andrews. The study, published on Monday, 21 July, in the journal Current Biology, found that some seals appeared to deliberately seek out and forage around the structures. The research […]

  • New Scira O&M Base Construction Progresses at North Norfolk, UK

    22 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    One of the owners of North Norfolk’s Walsingham Estate placed the first stone in the wall of Scira’s operational base at a small ceremony to mark a key stage in the building’s construction.  The laying of the stone by Elizabeth Meath Baker was carried out on Tuesday 19th June 2012 at the construction site, in […]

  • Statoil Boosts Research Funds for New Energy Solutions

    9 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Technology

    Norwegian energy company Statoil plans to direct 25% of its research funds to new energy solutions such as offshore wind, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen by 2020. At its recent Capital Markets update, Statoil announced plans to build a material industrial position in profitable renewables and low-carbon solutions, which could potentially constitute 15-20% of the company’s […]

  • UK: OSBIT Power’s MaXccess System Receives Innovation Award

    11 December 2012

    NOF Energy, the business support organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables, has named OSBIT Power (OP) as the winner of its Innovation & Technology Award 2012. The award comes in recognition of OP’s development and commercial introduction of its MaXccess offshore access system, an innovative and exceptional product providing safer, more weather tolerant, […]

  • Tidal Transit Plays Important Role in Norfolk’s Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    7 September 2012

    Tidal Transit Limited has recently created five more seagoing and office-based jobs, which is an indication of the company’s important role in the expansion of Norfolk’s offshore wind industry. Using state-of-the-art vessels, Tidal Transit has contracts with a growing number of offshore wind farm developments in the North Sea to transfer crew from shore to […]

  • Record-Breaking Year for UK Offshore Wind

    6 November 2013

    The offshore wind industry has enjoyed a record breaking year in terms of new deployment, according to RenewableUK’s latest annual report, “Wind Energy in the UK”. The study, which assesses the state of the wind industry from July 2012 to June 2013, reveals a step change in the offshore wind sector. Installed capacity stood at […]

  • UK: Leading the Way for Wind Energy Workwear

    29 September 2013
    Training & Education

    Workwear for the wind energy sector is one of the fastest growing markets for the OAASIS Group. That’s no surprise when its new purpose-built 30,000sq.ft centre on Gapton Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, is so close to a coastline which boasts some of the biggest new or planned wind farms in the world. It’s a rapidly […]

  • Statoil, Statkraft Commence Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Construction

    1 July 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Statoil and Statkraft have decided to start building the Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. The project aims for full production in late 2017. When completed, Dudgeon will provide renewable energy for up to 410,000 households in the UK. The Dudgeon development will now move into a new phase, starting with […]

  • Fugro GEOS Plays Vital Role in Two Offshore Wind Projects (UK)

    11 January 2011

    Collection of meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data plays a vital role at different phases of offshore wind farm projects ranging from early feasibility studies to engineering design and construction phases, as demonstrated by two recent contracts won by Fugro GEOS, for UK Round 2 and 3 projects. Seagreen Wind Energy has recently awarded Fugro GEOS […]

  • EIB Lends GBP 168 Mln for Lincs Connection

    5 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide GBP 168 million for a new connection between the Lincs offshore wind farm and the UK national transmission network. The approximately 100km connection, between high voltage transmission connections on the mainland and the 270MW Lincolnshire wind farm, has been tendered under a dedicated regulatory regime for […]

  • Scira Sponsorship Supports Local A Level Students (UK)

    26 March 2013
    Training & Education

    Fakenham College has received sponsorship from Scira Offshore Energy for the purchase of survey equipment for the use by A Level Geography students in studying coastal processes and landforms on the North Norfolk coast. The North Norfolk coast has always drawn in teachers and students from across the country, to study the coastal processes that […]

  • Statoil Signals Greener Future with Name Change

    15 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Statoil’s Board of Directors is proposing to change the name of the company to Equinor in support of its strategy and development as a broad energy company.

  • OMS to Support Contraction of London Array Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    22 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

        The Danish ship owner Offshore Marine Services (OMS) has recently secured a new contract for support services on the London Array offshore wind farm. The job will be handled with the multipurpose offshore support vessel OMS Pollux, which has just completed work on one of the other major energy projects in Northern Europe, […]

  • Hydrosphere Launches New Light and Buoy Rental Service (UK)

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    With an increasing number of companies needing lights and buoys for short term projects or suffering budgetary constraints, the UK’s leading supplier of Aids to Navigation, Hydrosphere, is expanding to cater for demand with the launch of a new rental service. The new service is already proving popular with wind farms – so far Hydrosphere […]

  • UK GIB’s Offshore Wind Fund Reaches GBP 818 Mln

    13 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited (GIBFS) has announced that it executed a Second Close on new commitments of £355m for the Offshore Wind Fund, bringing total committed capital to £818m and nearing its £1bn target. This makes the GIBFS-managed fund the largest renewable energy fund in the UK. Second close investors include Swedish […]

  • RWE Signs Lease Agreements for Four UK Offshore Wind Extensions

    28 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and its project partners have signed lease agreements with The Crown Estate to develop extensions of the Gwynt y Môr, Galloper, Greater Gabbard and Rampion offshore wind farms in the UK. Each proposal has already progressed through the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment stage (HRA), The Crown Estate said. Developers will now be focused on environmental assessments […]

  • Seven UK Offshore Wind Extension Projects Greenlighted as Race Bank Hits a Snag

    28 August 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has completed the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the 2017 offshore wind project extension applications confirming that seven out of the eight projects which applied will now progress to the award of rights. The HRA, which The Crown Estate has undertaken as a requirement of the Habitats Regulations, assesses the […]

  • UK: Maritime Craft Services Takes Delivery of New WFSP

    25 June 2012

    A LEADING Scottish maritime services company has taken delivery of a new offshore wind farm support vessel, further demonstrating its intent to be a major player in the burgeoning worldwide renewables sector. And today (Monday June 25) Maritime Craft Services’ MSC Sirocco  goes straight into service, working on the Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Project in […]

  • Norway: Offshore Wind Makes Positive Contribution to Statkraft’s Q2 Results

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the second quarter of 2013, Statkraft achieved an underlying1 operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 2555 million, an improvement of NOK 190 million compared with the corresponding quarter in 2012. Unrealised currency effects resulted in a net loss of NOK 908 million, compared with a net profit of NOK 2443 million in the […]

  • The Netherlands: Seaway Heavy Lifting Announces Organizational Changes

    9 January 2013

    Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) announces that Martin Spaans, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has decided to leave the company. Over the last 20 years Martin Spaans has guided SHL into the strong business it is today. His leadership has been integral to building the company’s reputation in both offshore oil & gas and renewable sectors. The […]

  • Crown Estate Mulls Adding 4 GW of Capacity from Existing Offshore Wind Projects

    9 November 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has revealed that it is taking steps to enable the generation of up to an additional 4 GW of electricity from several offshore wind projects in development, within the timeframe of the 50 GW 2030 target. This follows requests from the developers of seven offshore wind farm projects who believe additional capacity […]

  • SCORE Looking to Back Ideas for Maturing OWF O&M, Decommissioning

    26 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The team behind the GBP 6 million SCORE grant fund is looking to support companies from the oil & gas industry that can bring new ideas for long-term offshore asset management in the offshore wind sector.

  • UK: Mantsbrite Presents Innovative Marine Communications for North Sea Safety

    16 April 2013

    When Mantsbrite became the sole UK distributor of the David Clark Marine Wireless Headset Communications Systems in 2012, one of the first users was Tidal Transit, a fast growing North Norfolk company providing a new generation of personnel transfer vessels for use by offshore wind farm developers. Some years earlier. Tidal Transit had realised that […]

  • Germany: Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm Still on Track for Q3 2013 Completion

    18 March 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction progress at Meerwind continues at a rapid pace for main installation contractor Seajacks. New installation vessel ‘Zaratan’ has performed well over the winter months and looks set to install monopile number 60 out of a total of 80 this week. The final monopile is scheduled to be installed within the end of April, which […]

  • Powering up at Sea (Norway)

    10 November 2010

    Statoil has resolved to concentrate even more strongly on offshore wind turbines as part of its strategy for renewable energy. This decision reflects the strong international growth in this segment, combined with the group’s unique offshore experience from the oil and gas industry. As part of its commitment to marine turbines, the group will make […]

  • Statoil Secures New York Offshore Wind Lease at Price of USD 42.5 Million

    16 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Statoil Wind US came out as the winner of the New York offshore wind lease sale, agreeing to pay USD 42.5 million for rights to build an offshore wind farm at the 79,350-acre area. The lease comprises an area that could potentially accommodate more than 1GW of offshore wind, with a phased development expected to start with […]