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  • UK: TAG Increases Workforce by Four Times

    19 June 2013
    Training & Education

    TAG Energy Solutions has increased its workforce by more than four times following the awarding of its contract to provide monopiles and transition pieces for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Production of the 16 monopiles and transition pieces for the E.ON development has begun at TAG Energy Solutions’ riverside facility in North East England, […]

  • Offshore Wind Industry Says Danish Open-Door Scheme Suspension ‘Absurd’ and ‘Bad News’ for European Energy Transition

    8 February 2023
    Authorities, Industry

    Updated on 8 February at 14:51 with a comment from European Energy’s CEO. On 6 February, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) announced that it had suspended the processing of offshore wind projects under the open-door scheme, saying that this permitting scheme was potentially in breach of EU law. It did not take long for the […]

  • Cadeler to Order Two X-Class Wind Farm Installation Vessels

    29 April 2021
    Vessels

    Cadeler A/S intends to expand its fleet with two newbuild X-class vessels for installation services, operation, and maintenance work on offshore wind farms. To finance the fleet expansion, Cadeler has completed an oversubscribed private placement, issuing 23,000,000 new shares in the company at a price of NOK 34.50 per share. The total proceeds of the […]

  • Denmark: Esbjerg Business Development Centre Appoints New Marketing Manager

    13 November 2012

    Esbjerg Business Development Centre is continuing its ambitious growth strategy for the Municipality of Esbjerg, Denmark, as a focal point for the energy sector, through the appointment of Lone Aaboe Jessen as its new Marketing Manager. Ms Jessen has considerable international and regional business experience, and offers particular insight in the offshore sector, one of […]

  • 2012 Market Energizing Prospect Offshore Vessels

    26 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Rising demand for considerably complex and highly-developed deepwater field undertakings results in greater, more advanced and technically brilliant offshore support vessels. These technological marvels play a vital role in the offshore industry construction, supply and maintenance thus a significant increase in demand for building such vessels has been recorded. The following vessel innovations have marked […]

  • NCSU Studies Offshore Wind’s Impact on Tourism

    7 April 2016
    R&D

    Wind turbines that could be spinning off the coast of North Carolina in the future would affect the state’s tourism, despite the fact that people generally support wind energy as a clean source of power. According to a study by economists at North Carolina State University (NCSU), nearshore wind farms are likely to negatively impact […]

  • GBP 6.5 Billion East Anglia Hub to Feature 14+MW Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbines

    2 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred bidder to supply and install 14+MW wind turbines for its GBP 6.5 billion East Anglia Hub programme offshore the UK. More than 200 next-generation 14+MW turbines are planned for East Anglia ONE North, TWO, and THREE projects in the southern North Sea – collectively known as […]

  • The Crown Estate Celebrates Inauguration of Two OWFs (UK)

    5 July 2013
    Authorities

    The Crown Estate has welcomed the inauguration this week of two further UK offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 900 MW. On Wednesday 3 July the final phase of construction of the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm was formally recognised by joint owners Centrica Renewable Energy, Dong Energy and Siemens. The following […]

  • Offshore Wind Developers Invested GBP 165 Million in Scottish Economy

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    New figures published by industry body, Scottish Renewables, have revealed for the first time that Scotland’s offshore wind developers have invested around £165m in the Scottish economy so far. Scottish Renewables asked its members developing offshore wind projects in Scottish waters how much they had invested in the sector to date. The results showed that […]

  • UK: “Salt and Science” Enhances Guard Vessel Capabilities

    9 September 2013

    Maritime consultants Marico Marine and vessel operators Jubilee Fishing have joined forces to deliver a unique package to Offshore Renewable Energy developers looking to enhance their guard vessel provision with the additional capability of data collection. Utilising Marico Marine’s unique Salt and Science approach, guard vessels are fitted with shipping data collection equipment and advanced […]

  • UK: Strategic Marine Delivers Njord Curlew

    26 February 2013

    Strategic Marine, the leading specialist shipbuilder operating in Singapore and Vietnam, delivered the Njord Curlew, a high-grade crew transfer and service vessel for Njord Offshore, the UK fleet operator specialising in supply services for the growing offshore windfarm sector. Today’s delivery is the third in a series of eight vessels for Njord Offshore, underscoring Strategic’s […]

  • Tocardo Boosts UK Business with Senior Appointment

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tocardo, the leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has strengthened its UK operations with a senior appointment; Paul Morris joins the UK subsidiary as Managing Director of Tocardo Tidal Energy Limited.  This appointment is part of the company’s strategic plans to become the leading producer of tidal and free-flow energy in the UK. […]

  • UK: SMD Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

    23 April 2012

    SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for its growing presence and success in global markets. This is the second Queen’s Award the company has won in the last two years. In 2011, SMD was presented with the Queen’s Award for Innovation for its work-class remotely […]

  • Scotland to Help Development of Japanese Marine Energy

    18 April 2012
    Authorities, R&D

    A team of government and industry leaders from Japan’s eastern seaboard are set to come to Scotland to plan for the development of marine energy in Japan following an invitation by Finance Secretary John Swinney. Iwate Prefecture was one of the areas worst affected by last year’s tsunami and subsequent events at Fukushima nuclear power […]

  • ABB Brings Renewable Energy Infrastructure to Life With Augmented Reality, Scottish First Minister and Energy Secretary Sample AR

    17 November 2010

    ABB Power Systems UK has become the first engineering company to use cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR) technology to showcase an example of critical energy infrastructure. Among the first people to try out the new animation were Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne. Produced by leading […]

  • Taiwan Gets Complete Offshore Wind Development Guidelines

    7 February 2017
    Authorities, R&D

    ITPEnergised (ITPE), Ramboll and BMT Asia Pacific (BMT) have delivered their third and final set of best practice guidelines for development of offshore wind farms in Taiwan and presented them to the local industry.

  • UK: Proserv Unveils New Subsea Test and Assembly Facility

    8 March 2012

    Proserv has bolstered its position as a global-leading specialist in energy production services after unveiling a new subsea test and assembly facility that doubles the company’s capacity and harnesses the fast-growing market demand for its services. Energy industry leaders reinforced the significance of the facility as vital to ensuring the UK remains the vanguard of […]

  • EOLOS FLS200 Floating LiDAR Validated For Offshore Wind Measurements

    10 February 2016
    Technology

    ECN has reported that EOLOS FLS200 floating LiDAR performs in compliance with the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) of the Carbon Trust’s roadmap for the commercial acceptance of floating LiDAR technology. In October 2015, the EOLOS FLS200 floating LiDAR buoy completed a 6-month validation campaign next to the IEC-compliant IJmuiden offshore meteorological mast in the North Sea. The campaign has been carried […]

  • Danes Developing Drone UXO Hunter

    20 December 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has teamed up with compatriot drone company Sky-Watch to develop a drone with magnetometers capable of mapping mines in former war zones, which will initially be used to identify potential unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the power cable routes of future offshore wind farms. Mines are usually made of magnetic steel, and the search […]

  • 15 GW of Floating Wind Capacity to Come Online by 2030 – Westwood Analysis

    22 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood) has revealed that of the 121 GW worth of floating offshore wind projects that the company is currently tracking using its WIndLogix intelligence software, close to 15 GW of floating wind capacity is expected to come online by 2030. Westwood says that 15 GW of capacity will account for four […]

  • German and Danish TSOs Form Bornholm Energy Island Pact

    21 January 2021
    Grid Connection

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz and Danish TSO Energinet have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the Bornholm Energy Island project in the Baltic Sea. The Bornholm Energy Island would connect Germany and Denmark to an offshore hub with around 2,000 MW of wind power capacity that is planned on the island […]

  • Denmark Exploring Multiple Platforms as Alternative to Building Artificial Island

    5 July 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    After concluding that the current concept of its North Sea Energy Island would be too expensive for the State, the Danish government, the transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet, and other relevant agencies are now looking into the concept for the island to be established on several large platforms. As reported last week, the government has […]

  • New Douglas-Westwood Research Forecasts Total Offshore Wind Spend of €38 Billion

    3 November 2010

    Over 11GW of new capacity to be installed within five years. China third largest market by 2015 – biggest by 2020. New research released today by energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood reveals the world offshore wind market will see expenditure of €38 billion over the next five years. By 2015, annual expenditure will be in excess […]

  • PMV Invests EUR 18.7 Million in High Wind NV (Belgium)

    9 February 2012

    PMV-TINA is investing 18.7 million euros in High Wind nv via a combination of equity participation and a deferred loan. High Wind nv is a consortium made up of GeoSea nv (DEME Group), Alstom, Iemants, G&G International, SBE and Egemin and is supported by Sirris. High Wind nv is developing a new installation technique for […]

  • CPNL Celebrates 5th Anniversary in New Office

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    CPNL Engineering, a challenging engineer and supplier of alternative cable protection systems, is celebrating 5 years of successfully meeting and exceeding customer requirements in the offshore cable market. Ton and Marloes Tuk established the family business in 2009 at the kitchen table with the ambition to optimise the articulated pipe in order to make cable […]

  • UK: South Boats Launches DNV-Certified 24-Metre Workboat

    22 July 2013

    South Boats Isle Of Wight, the UK’s class-leading manufacturer of offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels, has launched its latest 24-metre DNV-class certified workboat. The vessel, that was officially named Iceni Victory earlier this morning, will now begin extensive sea trials before being formally handed over to its owners, Iceni Marine Services, later in July. […]