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• Siemens Takes Step Forward with Crown Estate’s Agreement

  8 July 2014

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

  The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, announced today that it has agreed seabed rights for new demonstration zones and project sites around the UK’s coast. The rights include six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones and five tidal current project sites each with the potential to deliver a project of between 10 […]

• Atlantis Secures GBP 51 Mln for MeyGen Tidal Project

  22 August 2014

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

  Atlantis Resources, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has agreed terms with a funding syndicate for a funding package for Phase 1A of the MeyGen project.   Total project funding package, which is a combination of equity, debt and grant, will exceed £50m. Funding syndicate members comprise the UK Government through […]

• Atlantis Secures GBP 51 Mln for MeyGen Tidal Project

  22 August 2014

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

  Atlantis Resources, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has agreed terms with a funding syndicate for a funding package for Phase 1A of the MeyGen project.   Total project funding package, which is a combination of equity, debt and grant, will exceed £50m. Funding syndicate members comprise the UK Government through […]

• WFS Appoints Malaysian Representative

  28 September 2016

  Business & Finance

  WFS Technologies, based in Scotland, has appointed Kuala Lumpur-based Independent Marine & Engineering Consultants Sdn Bhd (IMEC) as exclusive agents for the Malysian market. IMEC, founded in 2010, operates across a range of disciplines including subsea support and installation. “The agreement with IMEC is an important step to providing local support for WFS’s customers in Malaysia,” […]

• FERC Issues Draft EIS for Freeport LNG Export Project

  17 March 2014

  The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Phase II Modification Project and the Liquefaction Project. The Projects are proposed by Freeport LNG and are located in Brazoria County near the city of Freeport, Texas. The proposed Phase II Modification Project includes: modification to the previously […]

• Kishorn Port gets hold of waste management license for asset decommissioning

  

  4 April 2019

  Scotland’s Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) has secured a Waste Management Licence (WML) from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas assets at Kishorn Yard and Dry Dock.

• SeaRAY’s energy storage system on its way to Hawaii

  

  12 January 2022

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Storage, Technology

  EC-OG’s Halo intelligent subsea battery storage system, which will be integrated into C-Power’s SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS), has been shipped from Scotland to Hawaii. Halo, currently on its way to Honolulu, will serve as the energy storage system and gravity anchor for C-Power’s demonstration of the SeaRAY wave energy converter. The lithium-ion-based device […]

• Top News of the Week Mar 17 – 23, 2014

  23 March 2014

  Jack-Up Barge Presents New Installation Method Jack-Up Barge, the offshore self-elevating platform supplier, has pioneered a new cost-effective installation method that promises to revolutionise offshore wind turbine construction. Scotland Gives Thumbs Up to Two Offshore Wind Farms Scottish Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has announced the formal consent of two adjacent offshore wind farm applications in […]

• WES to form Advisory Group

  31 March 2015

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

  Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is seeking expressions of interest from appropriately qualified and experienced industry representatives to join its independent Advisory Group. The expressions of interest are sought from the representatives of industry, academia, investment and insurance communities that will support WES to identify research and development priorities. Membership is not sought from wave device […]

• Beatrice Team Readying to Install First Wind Turbines

  2 July 2018

  Wind turbine installation vessel Pacific Orca arrived at Nigg Energy Park on 28 June, according to the vessel’s AIS data, as the Beatrice wind turbine installation team is set to start erecting the first Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines at the project site off Scotland.

• Delaware’s Government Rebids Massey’s Ditch Dredging Project

  

  7 May 2019

  Business & Finance

  After not receiving an acceptable bid the first time around, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has reissued a request for proposals for the Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project, Cape Gazette announced today.  DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section issued the request for proposals to remove 100,000 cubic yards of sand […]

• GL Renewables Certification Opens Office in Glasgow, UK

  29 October 2012

  GL Renewables Certification (GL RC), a standard setting certification body for renewables, has opened its fifth international office in Glasgow. The office and staff members will deal with Type and Component Certification for clients in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In addition to onshore wind, GL RC Glasgow will concentrate on offshore Project Certification and […]

• Scotland: Marine Scientists Take Part in Ocean Currents Monitoring Projects

  11 October 2013

  Marine scientists in Scotland are part of an international team working on a newly funded multi-million pound project to monitor crucial ocean currents that shape Britain’s climate. The £20 million project will focus on the North Atlantic, in particular the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre—a system of ocean currents in the high latitude, deep-water basins of […]

• UK: Alnmaritec Completes New Aquaculture Workboat

  3 April 2012

  Business & Finance

  Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland, recently announced the completion of ‘Shelagh Jane’ a new aquaculture workboat for service on a fish farm on the West Coast of Scotland. This rugged no nonsense support boat is a development of the highly successful Alnmaritec Wave Worker class. She is designed specifically to have […]

• RenewableUK calls UK government to support tidal and wave

  23 February 2017

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

  RenewableUK has urged the UK government to include tidal and wave energy in its upcoming Industrial Strategy as the sectors offer potential for significant economic growth.

• Maine Assessing Mack Port Terminal for Offshore Wind

  12 March 2020

  Ports & Logistics

  The U.S. state of Maine is set to examine the Mack Port Terminal in Searsport for opportunities to support the local offshore wind sector. The assessment will review current site characteristics, provide an analysis of potential port users and identify structural improvements or capital investments that may be needed. Additional analysis and review will be […]

• ABPmer Prepares HRA for UK Wave & Tidal Leasing Round

  9 July 2014

  Business & Finance

  The Crown Estate has announced that it has agreed seabed rights for six new wave and tidal demonstration zones and five new wave and tidal current sites. The locations for the demonstration zones and project sites include three off the coast of England, four off the coast of Scotland, one in Northern Ireland and three […]

• Dorian LPG Secures USD 97 Mn Bridge Loan

  9 June 2017

  Business & Finance

  Liquefied petroleum gas shipping company Dorian LPG has entered into a USD 97 million bridge loan agreement with New York-based lender DNB Capital LLC. The Marshall Islands-incorporated company plans to use the proceeds of the loan to repay the remaining outstanding debt of USD 98.6 million under the secured bank debt facility with Royal Bank of […]

• Top Offshore Wind Videos of 2017

  1 January 2018

  As 2017 reached its end, we thought looking back at what it brought to the offshore wind industry might be a good idea. As every year, we bring you the five most popular videos of 2017: Mating of Hywind Scotland Floating Turbines Statoil has shared a great video showing the mating of one of Hywind […]

• Top Offshore Wind Videos of 2017

  1 January 2018

  As 2017 reached its end, we thought looking back at what it brought to the offshore wind industry might be a good idea. As every year, we bring you the five most popular videos of 2017: Mating of Hywind Scotland Floating Turbines Statoil has shared a great video showing the mating of one of Hywind […]

• Repsol Sinopec shuts down North Sea platforms due to pipeline repairs

  

  17 May 2019

  Production at the Claymore offshore platform located in the UK North Sea has been temporarily shut down as the operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK is working to repair a valve on the export pipeline from the platform to the onshore Flotta terminal in Scotland. 

• EMEC schedules open days in Orkney

  

  25 August 2022

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

  The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is holding open days next week for the public to hear about the testing and demonstration activities happening in Orkney.

• BiFab to Provide Piles for Moray East Offshore Wind Farm

  

  7 March 2019

  Equipment, Project & Tenders

  BiFab has secured a contract from GeoSea to produce piles worth up to £26.5 million for the Moray East offshore wind farm development. The contract represents the first for DF Barnes, following the takeover of BiFab, and will create 82 jobs at its yard in Arnish. Sean Power, vice president Business Development DF Barnes said: “This announcement is the first […]

• Top News of the Week, 21 – 27 November 2016

  27 November 2016

  Trump to UK Politicians: “Move Scottish Wind Farms Offshore” The US President-Elect Donald Trump has reportedly advised UK politician Nigel Farage and his team, with whom Trump met on 13 November, to campaign against onshore wind farms in Scotland, suggesting that they should be moved offshore. Dutch Want In On US Offshore Wind Action The […]

• Pacific Orca Installs First Turbine at Beatrice OWF

  16 July 2018

  Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up vessel Pacific Orca has installed the first of the total of 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbines at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.