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  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in the First Half of 2017

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Storage, Technology

    To remind you of just how interesting the first half of 2017 was, the Offshore WIND editorial staff compiled a list of the most read articles published during first six months of this year. Even though the industry has been notably active since the beginning of July as well, our team has decided to set the time parameter to end with 30 June and thus provide a new overview in addition to our annual Offshore ReWIND.

  • Soundview Park Restoration Scheme Wrapped Up

    4 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Under cloudy skies on a rain soaked October 16th, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Soundview Park in the Bronx, New York City celebrating the completion of a $9 million Marsh Ecosystem Restoration Project that was made possible through a cost sharing partnership of federal, state and local agencies.  The rainy weather seemed fitting […]

  • World Canals Conference Held in Inverness

    28 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The World Canals Conference, which visits a different waterway destination around the world each year, took place in Inverness from 19th to 22nd September. The event was organised by the hosts, Scottish Canals, on behalf of Inland Waterways International. The conference was based around Eden Court Theater situated on the banks of the River Ness, […]

  • Scottish First Minister Visits Abu Dhabi (UAE)

    17 January 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond today met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Premier Wen of China and shared his vision of a global society with a secure energy future. The First Minister took part in a majilis – a public audience held by the ruler Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince […]

  • SIMEC Atlantis tidal turbine grows stronger

    13 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Turbine and Engineering Services Division of SIMEC Atlantis Energy, a diversified sustainable energy generation company, has unveiled the design of what’s said to be the world’s largest single rotor tidal turbine – the AR2000.

  • Bord Gais Eireann Calls for Expressions of Interest for Offshore Pipeline Inspection Surveys (Ireland)

    8 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Provision of offshore and/or nearshore inspection surveys of two submarine gas transmission pipelines each approximately 200km long, Scotland to Ireland from shore to shore, and one spur and one umbilical approximately 10 km long to the Isle of Man. The maximum water depth is approximately 130 metres. The inspection requires vessels equipped for visual inspection, […]

  • Ørsted takes majority stake in floating wind project offshore Scotland

    6 April 2022
    Innovation, Technology

    Ørsted has joined a floating wind joint venture set up by Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7 and is acquiring a majority stake in the Salamander project offshore Scotland. The 100 MW Salamander project is said to be a stepping-stone floating wind project off the east coast of Scotland, designed to provide the Scottish supply […]

  • New Legislation Paves Way for Bayou Restoration Grant

    13 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator David Vitter has announced that Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana will be receiving a grant of $23.7 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), providing for restoration of Oyster Bayou Marsh in Cameron Parish. “Coastal restoration and hurricane protection aren’t just important issues. They’re matters of life or death […]

  • Mainstream Picks Siemens’ 6MW Turbine for Neart na Gaoithe OWF

    19 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Mainstream Renewable Power has selected Siemens Wind as the preferred supplier of wind turbines for the proposed 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to be located off the coast of Fife in Scotland. The project will utilise Siemens SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines, and the company will now enter exclusive bilateral negotiations with Mainstream. Having received […]

  • Island Bay Seawall Scheme Begins

    13 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Work to repair, upgrade and strengthen Island Bay’s seawall will begin next week, according to the Wellington City Council. Contractors Fulton Hogan will have workers on site setting up from next Wednesday 18 November. They plan to complete the job by mid-June next year. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said that the upgrade work will address structural issues […]

  • Portuguese university puts oceanography postdoc up for grabs

    23 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The University of Algarve has made available a postdoctoral research grant in the field of coastal oceanography that will also offer the chance of working with tidal energy developers in France and UK.

  • Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Begins Work on First Sand Berm off the Louisiana Coast

    17 June 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reported today that it has been engaged as a subcontractor to Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Group (“Shaw”) to provide dredging services relating to the construction of sand berms off the Louisiana coast. Shaw has been retained by the State of Louisiana to construct the berms. The sand berms are […]

  • A world’s first with a Dutch touch

    11 February 2013

    On 17 December 2012, the first ever hybrid seagoing ferry was launched in Port Glasgow, Scotland, by the Scottish Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The vessel is the first of two hybrid ferries for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. (CMAL) currently under construction at Ferguson Shipyard. To make this world’s first happen, CMAL turned to Rotterdam-based […]

  • TFKable Installs First Moray East Onshore Cable

    27 June 2019
    Storage

    TFKable has installed the first sections of the 220kV onshore high-voltage cable system at the Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland. Each of the sections includes three circuits of ducted cable, the company said, adding that the next phase of production is in progress. At the beginning of the year, TFKable and VolkerInfra won […]

  • DECC: Share of renewables increase 4.2 percent in 2014 Q3

    30 January 2015
    Authorities & Government

    UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics report for the 3 month period from September 2014 to November 2014, with comparison to the same period a year earlier. Electricity generated in the third quarter of 2014 fell by 5.1 percent, from 79.5 TWh a year earlier to 75.4 TWh, reflecting lower […]

  • Natural Power Opens New ControlCentre

    25 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Scotland’s Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse has officially opened Natural Power’s new ControlCentre facility in Dumfries and Galloway, from where Natural Power will manage 5GW of onshore and offshore wind, biomass, solar and hydro capacity. 

  • Offshore ReWIND: The Most Read News in the First Half of 2017

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Storage, Technology

    To remind you of just how interesting the first half of 2017 was, the Offshore WIND editorial staff compiled a list of the most read articles published during first six months of this year. Even though the industry has been notably active since the beginning of July as well, our team has decided to set the time parameter to end with 30 June and thus provide a new overview in addition to our annual Offshore ReWIND.

  • USA: Illegal Dredging Activities at Montauk Lake Exposed

    2 July 2010

    Following an investigation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued notices of violation to the owner of a Montauk marina and local marine contractor for conducting regulated activities without valid permits, according to Regional Director Peter A. Scully. The enforcement action stems from a dredging project undertaken at the marina in […]

  • UK’s Marine Robots Mission Complete

    14 October 2016

    A fleet of ten marine robots has completed two-week mission off northwest Scotland. The mission comprised the largest simultaneous deployment of marine robots in UK waters, with seven submarine gliders and three surface Wave Gliders operating in waters around the Outer Hebrides, National Oceanography Centre (NOC) explained. The robot fleet was collecting a variety of […]

  • UK: EMEC Director to Open Hatston Pier Next Week

    25 April 2013

    Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The £8 million project is a key component […]

  • Atlantis Completes Financial Close for MeyGen Project

    18 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen Limited (“MeyGen”), announces that all conditions have been satisfied under the terms of the funding package announced on 21 August 2014 to enable the drawdown of funding for the project. Financing to fully fund Phase 1A of the MeyGen project has now been […]

  • Atlantis Closes GBP 51 Mln MeyGen Funding

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen Limited (“MeyGen”), announced that all conditions were satisfied under the terms of the funding package announced on 21 August 2014 to enable the drawdown of funding for the project. Financing to fully fund Phase 1A of the MeyGen project has now been fully committed and […]

  • ORJIP Offshore Wind Stage 2 Kicks Off

    27 August 2019
    Research & Development

    The Carbon Trust has launched Stage 2 of the Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Project (ORJIP) for offshore wind. The programme aims to reduce consenting risk, project maturation time, cost and the environmental impact of existing and future offshore wind farms. Over the next four years, ORJIP Offshore Wind Stage 2 will provide a framework to […]

  • Scottish First Minister Visits Abu Dhabi (UAE)

    17 January 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond today met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Premier Wen of China and shared his vision of a global society with a secure energy future. The First Minister took part in a majilis – a public audience held by the ruler Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince […]

  • New Study of UK’s Wave and Tidal Energy Resources Published

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate today published findings of a new study into the UK’s wave and tidal energy resources, to help inform industry and government about the potential for future projects. The report finds there is potential for tens of gigawatts of wave, tidal stream and tidal range projects at sites around England, Wales, Scotland and […]