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  • UK: Alicat Delivers Latest Catamaran to Dalby Offshore

    17 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Continuing the long history of shipbuilding in Great Yarmouth, Alicat Workboats, based on Southtown Road and part of the Gardline group, formally handed over its latest vessel. This aluminium catamaran was manufactured by a company with a reputation of being one of the best builders of wind farm support vessels for the most modern of […]

  • UK: Three Winners of Tidal Leasing Round Known

    14 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Later today,the Crown Estate will confirm lease agreements for a number of demonstration project sites in connection with the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize. The Eco-Island Partnership, collaboration between the Isle of Wight Council and a group of local businesses, Scotrenewables Tidal Power and Minesto are among winners of the Crown Estate’s latest leasing round, according to […]

  • UK: SeaGen Achieves Three Power Generation Milestones

    28 November 2012
    Technology

    Siemens-owned SeaGen, the world-leading tidal current system in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough, has achieved three power generation milestones in record time. Since its installation in 2008, the tidal current turbine has fed more than six gigawatt hours of electrical power into the grid and has thus set another record for free stream tidal energy systems. […]

  • UK: SeaGen Achieves Three Power Generation Milestones

    28 November 2012
    Technology

    Siemens-owned SeaGen, the world-leading tidal current system in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough, has achieved three power generation milestones in record time. Since its installation in 2008, the tidal current turbine has fed more than six gigawatt hours of electrical power into the grid and has thus set another record for free stream tidal energy systems. […]

  • UK: RWE Updates on Triton Knoll Electrical System

    10 October 2012
    Storage

    To connect an offshore wind farm to the electricity network, electrical infrastructure will be needed both onshore and offshore. For Triton Knoll, this is likely to include: – offshore cables running from the offshore wind farm to land on the Lincolnshire coast and underground cables running from the landfall to the connection location at Bicker […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay to Create 100 Permanent Jobs

    19 October 2012
    Human Capital

    Construction of the Navitus Bay wind farm offshore the Isle of Wight could create around 1,000 temporary jobs, writes BBC. When completed, the project would create 100 permanent jobs. The developers have not yet decided between Yarmouth, Poole, Swanage or Portland for the maintenance port. The wind farm will have between 100 and 333 turbines, […]

  • UK: Government’s Uncertainty Impacts Orders for Wind Turbines

    6 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    This year, only Siemens among three largest wind turbine manufacturers had taken orders for the UK’s offshore wind farms. This is a consequence of an “investment freeze” due to the Government’s attempts to change subsidies for green energy, Keith MacLean from SSE is cited by the Financial Times as saying. Mr. MacLean said: “The simple […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Cheaper than Nuclear Power

    6 November 2012

    The cost of nuclear power is at least £200 per MWh, much more than the cost of offshore wind power at £140 per MWh. This is according to new calculations by the Energy Fair group, stripping out all subsidies.  “This confirms that nuclear power is entirely uneconomic,” said Dr Gerry Wolff of Energy Fair. “There […]

  • UK: E.ON to Install Humber Gateway Onshore Cable

    4 May 2012

    E.ON is taking the next step in construction of its £736m Humber Gateway wind farm and will soon begin laying the onshore cable, which will be used to connect the offshore turbines to a new onshore substation at Salt End. The wind farm which will be located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast, is due […]

  • IPC Accepts Galloper Wind Farm for Examination (UK)

    6 February 2012

    On 19 December, the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) confirmed acceptance for examination of a Development Consent Order application for Galloper Wind Farm – an up to 504 megawatt (MW) extension to the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm that is currently under construction – with much of the environmental assessment work completed by Royal Haskoning on […]

  • Joint Ventures Pushing Offshore Wind Forward (UK)

    19 December 2011

    With the new developments moving further from shore and into deeper waters, the challenges present at every stage of each project now urge for ‘out of the box’ thinking. Companies such as SeaTower (Norway) have already adapted their business strategy to face the emerging issues associated with projects that are moving further from shore and […]

  • Jee Enters Shortlist for Queen’s Awards for Enterprise (UK)

    23 December 2011

    Aberdeen-based subsea engineering experts Jee Ltd announced it has been shortlisted for The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade.  “I am very proud that we have got to this stage for this prestigious award,” said Trevor Jee, Managing Director. “British engineering is second to none and it is significant that The Queen’s Awards for […]

  • Cable Installation at London Array Faces Delay (UK)

    11 January 2012
    Storage

    Cable installation at London Array, 1GW offshore wind farm, has been delayed as a result of the bad weather and shallow waters at the construction site, reports Windpower Monthly. With Global Marine’s Jan Steen, Atlantis and Sovereign vessels charter suspension, London array has called in more installation vessels that can operate in shallow waters. Global […]

  • Lloyds Register Certifies Mainstream Renewable Power (UK)

    28 November 2011

    Mainstream Renewable Power today announced that its Offshore Business has been independently certified by Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance (LRQA) for its integrated management system for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality. The certification verifies that Mainstream’s management system meets internationally recognised Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. The […]

  • Trump Fight Against Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    5 December 2011

    DONALD Trump is struggling to secure public support for his opposition to the “eyesore” offshore wind farm, which he says threatens his £750…   (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, December 05, 2011

  • UK: Trump Supports Anti-wind Farm Group

    23 February 2012

    While the Scottish Parliament’s economy, energy and tourism committee is considering to invite Donald Trump to give “wind farm evidence“, the US tycoon is giving his support to the anti-wind farm group. The tycoon’s staff, based at Trump Towers in New York, will be working on a daily basis with Communities Against Turbines Scotland (Cats), […]

  • GTT, Amarcon Sign LNG Tanks Deal (UK)

    11 October 2012
    Equipment, Vessels

    Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, said it has signed an agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) on mutual development of forecasting and advice software system onboard LNG carriers. The deal was closed during the Gastech exhibition in London. GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) is a French engineering company formed in 1994 by the merger […]

  • Hamworhy of UK Scoops FSRU Contract from Hoegh

    2 April 2012
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems has secured a contract to supply its innovative LNG regasification technology for the third Höegh LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries. Working together with Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (SOE) Wärtsilä Hamworthy will design and supply the system concept whilst the key equipment and […]

  • LNG Tanker Due at UK South Hook This Week

    2 April 2012
    Vessels

    UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 8, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Mayeda LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,oo0 cbm, is sailing from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is […]

  • UK: South Hook Gets 200th LNG Tanker

    24 October 2011

    Just two and a half years after receiving its commissioning cargo from Qatar, the South Hook… (gulf-times) [mappress] Source: gulf-times, October 24, 2011

  • Al Kharsaah Docks at Isle of Grain LNG (UK)

    12 July 2010

    U.K. natural gas grid operator National Grid PLC (NGG) Monday said the Al Kharsaah liquefied natural gas ship berthed at its Isle of Grain… [mappress] Source: automatedtrader , July 6, 2010;

  • FLEX LNG Posts Q1 2011 Results (UK)

    27 May 2011

      FLEX LNG today announced its results for the first quarter of 2011. During the first quarter the FLEX LNG group of companies (the Group) has continued to develop what it expects could be amongst the world’s first LNG Producers. In the quarter costs of $1.0m ($6.7m) were capitalised on the four units. The cash […]

  • UK Ups CfD Budget by GBP 25 Mln

    28 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The auctions, which will start on 29 January, will see only the most competitive projects receive contracts – helping to drive down the cost of renewables support. Projects are set to compete for £325 million in support from new Contracts for Difference (CFD) – an increase of £25 million from the budget published in October. […]

  • UK Government Approves TAQA’s Cladhan Field Development Plan

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    TAQA announced that the development plan for its Cladhan field (Blocks 210/29a and 210/30a of the northern North Sea) has been approved by the UK government. The initial phase of development will consist of two producer wells and one injection well. Cladhan is expected to produce over 17,000 boe/d initially with first oil expected Q1 […]

  • Soldier Swaps Battlefield for Oil and Gas Industry (UK)

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A former soldier has swapped foreign battlefields for the oil and gas industry, highlighting the vital role transferrable skills can play in addressing talent shortages within the energy sector. Duncan Harwood spent five years in the armed forces, leading soldiers on tours of Iraq and Northern Ireland, along with managing construction sites in the Falkland […]