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  • Offshore Wind Developers Help Solve a Century-Old Mystery

    21 January 2016
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Whilst undertaking detailed seabed scanning for the development of wind farm projects in the East Anglia Zone, off the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk, wind farm developers ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall uncovered something they weren’t expecting – an ‘uncharted’ wreck of a WWI German submarine, missing in action since 1915. At first it was […]

  • MAKE: Offshore Wind Capacity to Reach 92GW by 2024

    3 December 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    After an expected contraction in 2016, the global offshore wind market is expected to show strong long-term growth at a 19% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2024, mainly driven by key European markets and China, according to a ‘Global Offshore Wind Power 2015’ report published by renewables market analyst MAKE. By 2024, […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Contracts Await Innovators and Cost Cutters

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Companies hoping to win contracts in the GBP 25 billion UK offshore wind farm investment must be innovative and cut their costs to be part of it, over 250 supply chain representatives heard during an event to celebrate Offshore Wind Week held in Lowestoft. Businesses supplying services, products and skills to help meet the target of […]

  • OW Industry to Ministers: North Seas Offshore Grid Is a Building Block for Europe’s Energy Union

    8 April 2015
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Companies in the offshore wind industry have written a letter to the 10 energy ministers of the North Sea region ahead of the informal energy council next week in Luxembourg. The letter, sent last night, calls for enhanced regional cooperation. North Seas Offshore Grid and Europe’s Energy Union Dear Energy Minister, The Informal Energy Council […]

  • May the FORCE Be With You ‒ Bay of Fundy Wired for Tidal Power

    31 October 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The Bay of Fundy is now wired for power. Four underwater power cables have been successfully installed in the Minas Passage, each able to deliver electricity directly to homes across the province. The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has laid four cables along the sea floor of the Minas Passage, giving FORCE the […]

  • WindEnergy Hamburg: Honeywell Displays Latest Fall Protection Product Range

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Honeywell, an international supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE), is currently presenting its latest occupational safety solutions for onshore and offshore wind turbine applications at the inaugural WindEnergy exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. Visitors to the Honeywell stand, B2.EG.288 in Hall B2, will be able to find out more about the company’s newest height safety products including […]

  • Wave-Powered Desalination Project Developed Under DNV GL’s Patronage

    6 August 2014
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    A new concept conceived by twelve selected students in the DNV GL Summer Project makes a case for wave-powered desalination to help address global water scarcity challenges. Developed over the past two months by twelve cross-disciplinary fourth-year students, the concept, dubbed Ocean Oasis, is an environmentally friendly off-grid system. It comprises of a wave energy […]

  • Danish Energy Agency: Energy System without Fossil Fuels Is Technically Possible

    21 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The Danish Energy Agency has published an energy-scenario report and five sub-analyses on the energy system of the future and the challenges that need managing up to 2050 as fossil fuels are phased out and replaced with renewable energy.  It is technically possible to construct an energy system which is not based on coal, oil […]

  • DNV GL: Wind Power to Aid Oil and Gas Industry

    20 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    DNV GL studies suggest there are opportunities for a new generation of autonomous injection systems used to increase the reservoir pressure.  There are clear indications that such a wind-powered water injection system could reduce both CAPEX and OPEX and drive innovation of new technology. It could be installed without costly retro-fittings on the platform, provide […]

  • SIEM MOXIE Wins Offshore Renewables Award

    9 April 2014
    Technology

    The SIEM MOXIE, an infield support vessel (ISV) equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP), has been singled out for the Offshore Renewables Award at the 2014 Offshore Support Journal Conference in London. Designed for specific tasks on wind farms in the North Sea as well as on the Atlantic, this offshore vessel boasts excellent dynamic […]

  • Ming Yang Order Backlog Hits 3GW

    8 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (Ming Yang), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2013.

  • MCT, Bluewater, Minas Join to Install 2MW Floating Tidal Turbine

    31 March 2014
    Technology

    Marine Current Turbines Ltd. (MCT), a Siemens company, and Bluewater Energy Services B.V. (Bluewater) have agreed to jointly develop a 2 megawatt floating tidal current turbine, called SeaGen F. This turbine will be the first of its kind to be installed in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, in cooperation with Nova Scotian project developer Minas Energy. […]

  • RenewableUK: Wave, Tidal Energy Industry Offer Huge Economic Benefits

    26 February 2014

    At RenewableUK’s 11th annual wave and tidal energy conference and exhibition, the trade association representing the marine energy industry will highlight the publication of a position paper which puts forward the case for developing the nation’s wave and tidal energy resources to their fullest potential. “Generating Value – Maximising the Value of Marine Energy in […]

  • Damen Delivers Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier to Sure Wind

    20 January 2014

    The first of two Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers has officially been handed over to British company Sure Wind. A specialist in the German offshore wind market, Sure Wind already has work for the two newbuild FCS 2610 vessels. The first vessel Sure Star will head straight to Esbjerg and will then be deployed […]

  • USA: 11 Offshore Wind Energy Projects Amount to 3.8 GW

    24 October 2013

    The Energy Department released a new report showing progress for the U.S. offshore wind energy market in 2012, including the completion of two commercial lease auctions for federal Wind Energy Areas and 11 commercial-scale U.S. projects representing over 3,800 megawatts (MW) of capacity reaching an advanced stage of development. Further, the report highlights global trends […]

  • A Lot of Work Still to Be Done on Principle Power’s WindFloat Project (USA)

    2 October 2013
    Authorities, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    After the announcement that Principle Power’s unsolicited lease request for the WindFloat Pacific project, a proposed 30 MW floating offshore wind project off Coos Bay Oregon, has been determined to be complete by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the company said that it is very excited to have reached this milestone. However, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Germany: Joe Kaeser Named CEO and President of Siemens

    1 August 2013

    Joe Kaeser (56), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Siemens AG since 2006, has been designated the new President and CEO of Siemens AG, effective August 1, 2013. A new CFO will be appointed very shortly. The current CEO Peter Löscher will resign his position at the end of the day and leave the Managing Board […]

  • Denmark: DONG Satisfied with Financial Q1 of 2013

    22 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first quarter of 2013 with the following financial highlights and outlook compared with the first quarter of 2012: — First-quarter 2013 EBITDA was DKK 4.6 billion, up from DKK 3.6 billion in the first quarter of 2012, primarily reflecting […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Studies Programme – First Course a Great Success

    27 March 2013
    Training & Education

    The first course as part of the innovative Continuing Studies Programme Offshore Wind Energy which has been running since October 2012 is already nearing its end in May 2013 and it has been a great success. There has been very positive feedback from the 24 participants regarding both the unique combination of subjects covered by […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Announces Additions to Leadership Team

    15 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Deepwater Wind has announced additions to its leadership team as the company moves toward construction of its path-breaking Block Island Wind Farm and advances its plans for utility-scale offshore wind farms to power states along the East Coast. Jeffrey Grybowski, who has led Deepwater Wind’s regulatory and business strategy as Chief Administrative Officer, has been […]

  • MEA, DNR Surveys Step Forward for Maryland Offshore Wind Development (USA)

    5 October 2012
    R&D

    As reported a few days ago, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on environmental surveys to spur the offshore wind development. Using funds acquired from the 2011 merger settlement of Exelon and Constellation Energy, this partnership will allow DNR […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Developers Face Workforce’s Competence Issue

    20 August 2012

    As offshore wind projects become larger in size and further offshore the teams involved in their construction will grow significantly. Each project will be phased into separate stages which in turn will create subsets of workers. The issue which arises is the effective management of the entire workforce’s competence. Currently there are 4,700 offshore wind […]

  • Germany: Windreich Appoints New Management Board Member

    27 June 2012

    Anil Srivastava has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a new member of the Management Board at Windreich AG. The 51 year-old energy manager, who most recently worked as CEO of the Renewable Energies Business Group at the French energy giant AREVA. He will head up the Technology, Projects, International Sales, and […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK: P&O Maritime Charters Crew Transfer Vessels for Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm

    31 May 2012

    P&O Maritime is currently chartering the third of its purpose built Crew Transfer Vessels the Chinook to Statoil — Scira on Sheringham Shoal. Delivered in February 2012, the Chinook will provide crew and equipment transfers on Sheringham Shoal until Q3 2012. The successful delivery of this contract is a demonstration of the technical capability of […]