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  • UK: Bond Offshore Helicopters’ Passengers and Crew Safe

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd, the UK’s providers of energy support services reports that, yesterday at 12.13h, an Eurocopter EC225 helicopter (registration G-REDW) outbound from Aberdeen going to the Ensco102 Maersk Resilient platform made a controlled descent 24 nautical miles off-shore. The Captain and Co-pilot made the controlled descent and landed on the sea following standard […]

  • UK: North Wales Pylon Plans Face Opposition

    21 November 2012
    Storage

    National Grid, an international electricity and gas company, has faced opposition in their intention to install electricity pylons across North Wales, BBC informs. Namely, the grid would connect Horizon’s proposed nuclear power station at Wylfa of up to 3.6 gigawatts (GW), together with 2 GW of offshore Irish Sea wind energy being proposed by Celtic […]

  • UK: RWE Extends Triton Knoll OWF Consultation

    27 March 2013

    A consultation being undertaken by RWE npower renewables on the options for locating the onshore electrical system for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has been extended following requests from the public. The renewable energy company is demonstrating that the consultation is still very much alive by sending out hundreds of additional copies of the […]

  • UK: RWE to Host Additional Triton Knoll Exhibition

    2 April 2013

    RWE npower renewables have announced they will be hosting an additional opportunity for local residents to find out more about plans for the electrical system for the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. A public exhibition will be held for all those interested in finding out more on Saturday 13th April at Hale Magna Village Hall […]

  • Tidal Transit Achieves ISO 14001 Certification (UK)

    27 February 2013

    Tidal Transit Limited has just achieved ISO 14001, the internationally recognised Environmental Management Standard for business. The certification defines controls for any activity that has an effect on the environment, including the use of natural resources, handling and treating of waste and energy consumption. Tidal Transit is a young company, growing in response to the […]

  • DOW Receives Permission for Necton Onshore Substation (UK)

    1 October 2012
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has today received planning permission from Breckland Council to build and operate an onshore substation near Necton, Norfolk, together with an associated buried cable route spur. The substation is needed to connect the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project to the national electrical transmission […]

  • UK: Atlas Services Group Energy Acquires MSOP

    22 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    On Monday the 20th of August 2012, Atlas Services Group Energy Ltd., specialised in supplying professionals to the energy and marine industry worldwide, has reached an agreement with Main Source Offshore People Ltd. (MSOP) and Offshore Marine Management (OMM) as a result of which Atlas Services Group acquired the business and assets of MSOP. Main […]

  • UK: NAREC Calls for Expression of Interest to Participate in RETA

    17 October 2012

    Narec is developing a Renewable Energy Technology Accelerator programme to collaborate with industry. RETA will work with manufacturing and engineering companies in North East England to take forward specific technology development projects in key areas of the offshore renewables supply chain, introduce innovative products and services to market, create and safeguard jobs and accelerate RD&D […]

  • UK: Scira’s O&M Base Almost Complete

    19 October 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    The operations and maintenance base now under construction at Egmere, just south of Wells-next- the-Sea is well on track to be completed by early December. Externally, the environmentally-friendly roof was finished in summer, the block work and brick work is in its final stages, windows are being installed and road works are well underway. Inside […]

  • UK: Aquatic Engineering & Construction, Acteon Join PEH

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, has become one of several businesses that form the new Peterhead Energy Hub (PEH). The port of Peterhead is a major strategic gateway to the North Sea for the oil and gas industry, and various suppliers and contractors have been invited to join the Peterhead Energy Hub […]

  • UK: Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm Plans Altered

    7 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The planed project in the Aberdeen Bay could give a blow to Trump’s anti-wind intentions due to the fact that the development companies have announced great interest of manufacturers in the project, reports Business Green news portal. Namely, Vattenfall, Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and Technip confirmed they have signed Memoranda of Understanding with six […]

  • Teesside Wind Farm Construction Bothers Locals (UK)

    9 February 2012

    Shortly after the construction work commenced on EDF Energy’s Teesside Wind Farm, they faced a problem. Constant banging of the hydraulic hammer that is driving monopiles into the seabed is bothering locals, reports Gazette Live. Some of residents said that the banging sound could be heard in their homes and even in the town centre. […]

  • UK: More Companies Join Grimsby Renewables Partnership

    2 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to Grimsby Telegraph, Grimsby Renewables Partnership announced close cooperation with a group of various town companies, interested in taking part in maintenance of turbines in the North Sea, £1.6 billion worth project and numerous other projects related to renewable energy. The firms agreed to register as a legal entity and constitute its management, comprising […]

  • Farrans to Build Assembly Terminal at Belfast Harbour (UK)

    24 November 2011

    A Ł50m investment by Belfast Harbour to develop a new terminal for the assembly of offshore wind turbines is providing a major boost for the Northern Ireland construction and aggregate sectors. The project, the largest ever in the Harbour’s 400-year history, will create 150 construction jobs and generate demand for one million tonnes of stone […]

  • Scira Acquires Artistic Impression of GMS Endeavour (UK)

    8 December 2011

    Norfolk watercolourist, John Hurst who specialises in capturing the area’s maritime heritage as well as local landscapes has turned his attention to the Sheringham Shoal project as an example of maritime history in the making. The two resulting highly original works – both featuring the turbine installation jack-up vessel ‘GMS Endeavour’ – were completed later […]

  • TAG Energy Solutions Secures First Contract (UK)

    7 September 2011

      TAG Energy Solutions has been awarded its first project since the completion of its £20 million tubular production facility. The Billingham-based company has been awarded a contract to produce a test pile by Wilton Engineering Group, which will be utilised in trial fitting of clamps for DONG Energy’s Siri field in the Danish North […]

  • Greens Attack Offshore Wind Turbine Opponent (UK)

    19 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      OPPOSITION parties delivered a hands-off message to Donald Trump over his “not in my backyard” attacks on an offshore wind farm.   By Robbie Dinwoodie (heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: heraldscotland, September 19, 2011

  • Crazy Ideas for Offshore Wind Turbine Access (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Research & Development

    Any competition that has winners will inevitably have losers too. So as the Carbon Trust​ yesterday revealed 13 new concepts that it… By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, September 20, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Farm Consultation Comes to Mablethorpe (UK)

    15 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    THE fate of a controversial proposal to build the world’s biggest offshore wind farm at Triton Knoll, 20 miles off Mablethorpe’s coast … [mappress mapid=”3997″] Source: louthleader, June 15, 2011;

  • Narec Offers Blade Testing CRADA Opportunity (UK)

    1 July 2011
    Research & Development

    The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) is offering the opportunity for a reduced cost testing of an industry partners large (>60m) Wind Turbine Blade in Narec’s new 100m Blade Test Facility (BTF2). Narec’s primary objective for offering this opportunity is to expeditiously commission the new Blade Test Facilities Data Acquisition System (DAQ), Static Test Winches […]

  • Snake-Like Machine Transforms Waves Into Electricity (UK)

    27 May 2011
    Technology

    This Gigantic Sea Snake Transforms Waves Into ElectricityLike a gigantic, sea-faring Shake Weight, the Pelamis system uses the power of… By Andrew Tarantola (gizmodo) [mappress] Source: gizmodo, May 27, 2011

  • Aker Solutions Finishes Specification of “AMC Connector” (UK)

    19 January 2011

    Aker Solutions has finished the vessel specifications of ‘AMC Connector’, a future newbuild subsea installation and construction vessel.   (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, January 19, 2011

  • Aberdeen Scientists Researching New Offshore Technology (UK)

    15 February 2011

    Aberdeen scientists are investigating new technology to support the development of the massive offshore transmission grid planned for the… (rovworld) [mappress] Source: rovworld, February 15, 2011

  • Design flaws on Dutch and UK’s Offshore wind turbines

    4 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted offshore wind energy projects being constructed in Europe: “By offering generous incentives, the U.K. already has built more offshore wind power than any other nation. Now it is planning a wave of vast new wind farms, in some of Europe’s stormiest waters.” The construction of offshore wind energy […]

  • UK: Councilors Debate Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay

    29 August 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Swansea councilors have met today to debate the proposal for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, the South Wales Evening Post writes. Even though the project would generate the equivalent of 9 percent of Wales’ electricity needs, the tidal lagoon has raised a lot of questions. Some of the questions and concerns refer to potential effect […]