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  • Vattenfall Prior to Anti-Coal Protest: Lignite Reliable Partner to Volatile Renewables

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Several environmental organisations will protest against the usage of brown coal for energy production in the Lusatia region this Saturday. Activists from several countries will try to form an eight kilometre human chain between Kerkwitz in Germany and Grabice in Poland. Greenpeace, Bund and Berliner Energietisch are some of the organisations that will take part in […]

  • Clifford Chance Advises Banks Involved in Westermeerwind

    30 July 2014
    Business & Finance

     A group of banks led by ING and Rabobank in the role of structuring banks acted as financiers of the Westermeerwind wind farm in the Noordoostpolder that reached financial close. In addition to ING and Rabobank, ASN Bank and Triodos Bank were also is involved and Danish export credit agency EKF guarantees part of the financing. […]

  • MARIN Praised at OMAE 2014 Conference

    24 June 2014

    At the international OMAE conference in San Francisco in early June, Dutch Offshore expertise was singled out for particular praise. Director Bas Buchner of MARIN was presented with the OMAE Conference Industry Achievement Award “in recognition of significant contributions to the technological advancement of the offshore industry through his leadership in MARIN”. Buchner said: “It’s […]

  • APEM Helps Evaluate Human Activities Impact on Marine Wildlife

    24 June 2014
    R&D

    Natural England has commissioned APEM to help assess the sensitivity of marine birds, fish and mammals to a range of pressures commonly resulting from human activity in the marine environment. These include habitat loss, introduction of non-native species, barrier effects, pollution and water quality changes, introduction of light and noise, fishing and hunting. APEM will […]

  • IMechE Approves Aquamarine Power’s Graduate Training Scheme

    20 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has given Aquamarine Power’s graduate training scheme the seal of approval, re-accrediting the wave company’s professional development programme which leads towards Chartered Engineers (CEng) or Incorporated Engineers (IEng) registration. In what is now the fourth year of the scheme, the Institution’s assessors noted that Aquamarine Power’s engineers are being […]

  • Vestas’ 8MW Turbine Selected for Burbo Bank Extension

    18 February 2014

    Vestas has been selected as the preferred supplier by Dong Energy for their offshore wind project in the UK. Namely, Vestas will deliver V164-8.0 MW wind turbines for the extension of the Burbo Bank wind farm. “The performance of the 8 MW turbine from Vestas is very promising. I see this as a very concrete […]

  • Leading Energy Players at EEEGR’s Conference

    20 January 2014

    More top names have been lined up for the UK’s most significant conference and exhibition focused on the Southern North Sea energy business to be held in Norwich this year. Shell, EDF Energy Schlumberger, East Anglia Offshore Wind and Aker Solutions are among companies which will feature at the two-day SNS2014: Sea of Opportunity event […]

  • Tidal Transit Celebrates 20,000 Safe Passenger Transfers

    16 December 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    On 10th December 2013, Tidal Transit celebrated the completion of 20,000 safe passenger transfers from its three personnel transfer vessels (PTVs) to wind turbines situated in the North Sea. Announcing this achievement, Tidal Transit Commercial Director Leo Hambro said: “I suspect that very few people realise the scale of offshore wind farm operations that now […]

  • UK: London Array Sells Transmission Assets

    10 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    London Array, a joint venture owned by DONG Energy (50%), E.ON (30%) and Masdar (20%), announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of transmission assets at the world’s largest offshore wind farm to Blue Transmission London Array Limited. The divestment takes place pursuant to the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime. Following a […]

  • Osiris Projects Completes Work for TenneT in German Bight

    9 August 2013
    R&D

    Osiris Projects have successfully completed a full geophysical and geotechnical programme in the German Bight for regular clients TenneT Offshore GmbH. The original scope of the project involved 66 vibrocore and CPT stations and more than 700 survey line km. On completion of the work, ahead of schedule, Osiris Projects were asked to acquire additional […]

  • UK: Steel Engineering Clasps SHI’s Offshore Wind Contract

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Steel fabricator Steel Engineering, headquartered in the west of Scotland, has clasped a deal from Korean group Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to produce offshore jackets and ensure steelwork for a wind turbine generator system under development at the Energy Park at Methil, Fife, the Scotsman informs. In addition, the deal purports provision of post-delivery on-site […]

  • UK: JDR Reports Record Results

    13 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, has provided an update on its trading performance for the nine months ended 30 September 2012. Highlights Record revenue of £85.6m (an increase of 75% from the equivalent period last year) Record EBITDA performance driven by higher revenue and productivity improvements Significant recent […]

  • UK: Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Generates Power

    7 September 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    All of the 140 turbines at  Greater Gabbard, the 500MW (megawatt) offshore wind farm developed in the Thames Estuary by Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited (GGOWL) have been commissioned and exported electricity. GGOWL is now responsible for the day-to-day operation of the complete wind farm. GGOWL is a 50-50 joint venture partnership between a subsidiary […]

  • UK: GBP 2.8 Bn Renewable Energy Investment During Economic Downturn

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    While many companies and traditional industries have struggled, Scotland’s renewable electricity industry has delivered capital investment of some £2.8bn since the beginning of 2009, according to new figures from Scottish Renewables. The figures are part of a new series of statistics ‘Scotland’s Renewable Energy Sector in Numbers’ published online this week.  Niall Stuart, Chief Executive […]

  • India: Gujarat to Develop Tidal Energy Project

    20 April 2012

    Government of State of Gujarat announced its plans to develop tidal energy project to determine its potential for meeting state’s rising energy demands, reports Power Engineering. With state’s huge potential and longest coast, Gujarat is set to become a renewable energy hub. According to sources in the state energy and petrochemicals department, the state is […]

  • UK: Fakenham Training Centre Sees Future in Offshore Energy Industry

    9 April 2012

    According to the claims of the newly-appointed minister for employment relations, consumer and postal affairs and North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb efforts are being undertaken so as to save Fakenham training centre, completed in January last year, EDP 24 writes. The said rescue could be found in the budding offshore power industry, since the proposal […]

  • UK: NEXI Supports Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm Financing

    27 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI; Chairman: Takashi Suzuki) has decided to provide Overseas Untied Loan Insurance for Offshore Wind Power Projects in UK participated by Marubeni Corporation (“MC”) of Japan. The MC’s subsidiary, MC GFS Investment Company Limited, has been extended non-recourse loans, and NEXI’s insurance is provided for the financing. This project will […]

  • Offshore Wind Development to Create Jobs (Belgium)

    28 November 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The European Commission has identified offshore wind development in the Atlantic as part of the “new economic reality” of which coastal areas need to take advantage.  “By 2020, around 20% of the European offshore wind installed capacity could be located in the Atlantic basin”, stated the Commission in its newly published “Maritime Strategy for the […]

  • Statnett Secures EUR 165 Million Loan for Subsea Cable Between Norway and Denmark

    19 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

      The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian grid operator Statnett have signed a loan totalling NOK 1,300 million (EUR 165 million) for the partial financing of the new subsea cable between Norway and Denmark and the upgrade of Statnett’s existing cable across the Oslofjord. The 16-year-maturity loan will help finance the construction of […]

  • Portugal: EDP Renewables Announces First Quarter 2011 Results with EBITDA up by 19pct

    27 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    EDP Renewables, a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, today announced that an additional 1.37 GW of capacity were installed over the last 12 months, of which 486 MW were added in 1H 2011 (around 60% of the expected installation for FY 2011). Electricity output in 1H […]

  • Vestas Opens EU Representative Office in Belgium

    4 July 2011
    R&D

    Vestas Government Relations has officially opened the Vestas Wind Systems A/S Representative Office in Brussels, Belgium to improve Vestas representation with EU stakeholders and lawmakers. The Representative Office is headed by Emmanuelle Raoult, Director of EU Affairs, with support from Vestas Group Government Relations, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. “The office will represent Vestas in all […]

  • Andrew Jamieson of ScottishPower Renewables voted Chairman of Renewable UK

    25 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK Board of Directors has yesterday elected Andrew Jamieson, ScottishPower Renewables Regulation and Markets Director, as the new Chairman of the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association. Maria McCaffery, RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, said: “Andrew Jamieson is a hugely respected industry executive and a true champion of renewable energy. As Chairman of RenewableUK Andrew will be […]

  • ABB Hands Over DolWin1 to TenneT

    28 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link connects offshore wind farms around 75 kilometers off the German coast in the DolWin cluster, with the country’s transmission grid. The DolWin1 grid connection can integrate […]

  • EEW SPC Rolls Out Last Baltic Eagle Monopile

    10 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has completed the fabrication of the last monopile for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany, owned by the Spanish energy company Iberdrola. The last monopile in the set of 50 was manufactured at EEW Special Pipe Constructions’ Rostock site. Each monopile has a diameter between 8.75 metres and […]

  • Nexans Wins Revolution Wind Cable Supply Contract

    22 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    French cable maker Nexans has finalised a second US-based contract with Ørsted and Eversource to supply the export cable system for the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm. Located more than 15 miles south of the Rhode Island coast and 32 miles east of the Connecticut coast, the project will connect the wind farm to the […]

  • Lamprell Inks USD 200+ Million Deal for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    8 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has signed a contract worth over USD 200 million for the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The deal, first agreed upon in March, has now been officially signed with the wind farm’s developers Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between Spain-headquartered EDP Renewables and France-headquartered ENGIE. The […]