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  • Global Renewables Shipbrokers Opens Paris Office

    19 May 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Vessels

    Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) has appointed Francois Richard as head of its new office in Paris, France. “The expansion in France provides us with many new opportunities and is a major step in our growth strategy,” said GRS Managing Partner Matthias Mross. From Paris, Francois Richard is expected to further strengthen the relationships he has developed in his […]

  • Grontmij Becomes Sweco Following Acquisition

    4 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    As of today (4 April), Dutch consultancy and engineering company Grontmij goes under the name Sweco Nederland. Grontmij was acquired by Sweco on October 1, 2015. ”We were already part of the Sweco family and are proud that we now carry the name,” said Ton de Jong, CEO of Sweco Nederland. Sweco said that, through the acquisition, it can […]

  • Bachmann Monitoring 22% of German Turbines Installed in 2015

    30 March 2016
    Technology

    Bachmann Monitoring’s condition monitoring system (CMS) is covering 22 percent of German offshore wind turbines installed in 2015. The company is planning to equip further projects in 2016, said Ulrich Oertel, head of the Monitoring Technologies Development department at Bachmann. “This includes, for example, the extension of the conventional power train CMS and structure monitoring.” All 80 turbines at the Global Tech I […]

  • Vattenfall Pulls out of Scottish Waves

    9 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Scottish marine renewables sector was dealth another blow after Swedish utility decided to exit a project off the Shetland Islands. On Friday, Vattenfall announced it has appointed Resolve Group as liquidators for Aegir Wave Power Ltd (AWP), a joint venture with Pelamis Wave Power, which currently had no employees. AWP was behind a 10MW wave […]

  • GEOxyz Takes Delivery of New Offshore Support & Survey Vessel

    14 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    GEOxyz took delivery of Geo Ocean II, the latest addition to their fleet of vessels. Mr Patrick Reyntjens, Group CEO, GEOxyz: “With Geo Ocean II we will provide our clients cost-effective solutions for all kinds of Offshore support & Survey activities. Geo Ocean II will also give us the possibility for further growth in the […]

  • OWP Butendiek, Ballast Nedam Donate € 20K to DGzRS

    18 September 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    In acknowledgement of the emergency mission with the rescue cruiser Pidder Lüng at the beginning of July, OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co. KG and Ballast Nedam Offshore donated € 20,000 to the German Maritime Search and Rescue Association “Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger” (DGzRS). The cheque has been handed over by Achim Berge Olsen (Managing […]

  • Ten Devices Installed at Swedish Wave Energy Park

    18 August 2014
    Technology

    In early July 2014, Seabased installed the first ten wave energy converters (WECs) outside Smögen/Kungshamn, Sotenäs Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.  The operation took two days and the generators are now installed in the southeastern part of the park. In the next few months, a further thirty units will be installed and anchored with buoys. The units will then be connected to […]

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Market Dashes Siemens’ Hopes of Success

    13 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The offshore wind market in China has turned out to be sluggish and did not fulfill Siemens’ expectations when it comes to the speed of its development, as the company had a plan to hold 30% of Chinese offshore wind market. After witnessing that the offshore wind industry in China is not developing as fast […]

  • Wilhelmshaven Service Port Provides Ideal Conditions for Offshore Wind Industry

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Participants of the Wind Working Group, which is a part of the Wilhelmshaven Port Management Association e.V. (Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschaft-Vereinigung; WHV), agreed at their fifth meeting that the Wilhelmshaven harbor’s inner port has optimal conditions to become a growing service port for the offshore wind industry. These favorable conditions include a large sea lock, adequate water […]

  • USA: Offshore Wind ‒ One of the Coolest Technologies to Be Seen in 2014

    16 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    What does offshore wind technology have in common with a trip to Mars? Well, along with space tourism, interplanetary exploration, physicists’ search for dark matter, Formula E and electric cars, offshore wind power will become one of the coolest technologies in 2014 in the United States, according to CNN. This year, the U.S is set […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Merwede’s CEO Steps Down

    13 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    IHC Merwede has announced that its CEO, Dirk Philips, will step back from his role within the company. Dirk Philips succeeded Govert Hamers as the new CEO of IHC Merwede on September 1, 2013. Over the past two months, he has led the Board of Management to formulate some important aspects of IHC Merwede’s future […]

  • Tentec Appoints New Business Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

    24 September 2012

    Bolt tightening specialist, Tentec Ltd, announces the appointment of a new dedicated Business Development Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Recognizing the growth of energy markets within these countries, Tentec has appointed Hannelore Khwaja in this important role. Hannelore, who is based in Germany, will be responsible for the further development of sales of Tentec’s […]

  • Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Given Go-Ahead (UK)

    9 February 2011
    Authorities

    The Yorkshire and Humber region could benefit from jobs and investment as E.on was granted permission to construct a 230MW wind farm off the coast of Humberside. Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change said: “Offshore wind not only provides clean, green, secure energy, the investment that comes with it is great […]

  • Germany: BARD Offshore 1 Completed ahead of Schedule

    2 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the 80th turbine in the BARD Offshore 1 construction site this week, one month earlier than originally planned, marks the official completion of the installation process for the first commercial offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The BARD Group has thus affirmed its role as a pioneer in the construction of […]

  • COWI Joins Equinor’s 800 MW Floating Wind Project Offshore South Korea

    16 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has picked Denmark-based COWI to serve as Owner’s Engineer for the Firefly floating offshore wind project in South Korea. Under the agreement, COWI’s personnel will be integrated into Equinor’s own project development team so as to provide management and technical follow-up services. The contract also covers independent studies, reviews, and other engineering services. The […]

  • Hull Uni and Siemens Gamesa Partner Up for Offshore Wind Education

    27 August 2019
    Training & Education

    The University of Hull has partnered up with Siemens Gamesa to offer a masters degree apprenticeship program for offshore wind energy. The aim of the three-year course is to develop the next generation of technical and industry leaders of the offshore wind industry, the University of Hull said. Formally commencing in September, the initial group of […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha Topside Ordered from Middle East

    29 July 2019
    Grid Connection

    Drydocks World has signed a contract with Petrofac and end-client TenneT to construct the topside for the Alpha platform at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm zone. Drydocks will provide production engineering, construction, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning assistance, load-out, sea fastening and HVAC (EPC) for the 700MW topside. This is the first time such a […]

  • Marine Coordination Services Wins Merkur Commissioning Contract

    12 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Marine Coordination Services BV has secured a contract for the commissioning phase of the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Semco Maritime to Service Deutsche Bucht OSS

    15 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Deutsche Bucht has awarded Danish-based Semco Maritime with a 5-year service contract for the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea.

  • RanaWorks to Debut on German Offshore Wind Farm

    1 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RanaWorks – a joint venture company set up between Italian RANA Diving SpA and Dutch Workships Contractors BV in January 2018 – has been awarded its first contract that will see the company working on an offshore wind project in Germany.

  • E.ON’s Offshore Wind Division Posts Mixed Results

    9 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    E.ON’s Offshore Wind/Other division generated 2.1 billion kWh of electricity in the first half of 2017, on a par with the results reported for the first half of 2016.

  • Windea La Cour Starts Working on Gemini OWF

    5 September 2016

    Following the mobilisation of the Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, the new service operation vessel (SOV) sailed out for the first service campaign at the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands on 1 September. Windea La Cour is supporting the ongoing service and maintenance of 150 Siemens wind turbines at the offshore project located in […]

  • Peterson Nets Dudgeon Logistics Job

    8 August 2016

    Statoil has awarded an international energy logistics provider Peterson with two long-term contracts to provide logistics support for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, located in the Southern North Sea.  Peterson will deliver comprehensive logistics services including stevedoring, ship agency services, provisions delivery and transportation of personnel for walk to work security. The company will also be […]

  • Martin Adler Named Head of Seafox

    24 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Seafox has appointed Martin Adler as new Group Chief Executive Officer succeeding Robert Duncan who will step down at the end of the year to pursue other interests. With over 24 years of experience in operations, sales & marketing across a variety of Energy, Offshore and Onshore industries, Mr. Adler will play a critical role […]

  • Crown Estate: Dogger Bank to Attract Economic Growth and Jobs

    18 February 2015
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The Crown Estate yesterday welcomed the first consent order for offshore wind energy at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, the largest renewable energy development ever to receive planning consent in the UK and the largest offshore wind project to receive consent globally. Head of Offshore Wind for The Crown Estate, Huub den Rooijen said […]

  • The Netherlands: DolWin Alpha Converter Platform Starts Journey to Open Sea

    20 May 2013
    Grid Connection

    On May 18, the topsides of the DolWin alpha converter platform was loaded out from Heerema’s Zwijndrecht fabrication yard at the Drechthaven, located on the river the Oude Maas. This operation marks the start of a journey that the platform will make via Schiedam to its final offshore destination, the DolWin area in German North […]