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  • UK: Another Wind Farm Support Vessel Catches Fire

    20 January 2014

    A crewman has been airlifted to hospital this morning after a fire on board a wind farm support vessel 4 nautical miles off Great Yarmouth. Humber Coastguard received a call from the vessel Norfolk Tern just after 8am reporting they had a fire in their starboard engine. They had managed to bring it under control, […]

  • UK: CTruk Looks Forward with Hybrid Powertrain SWATH Design

    10 December 2013
    Technology

    A feasibility study around a hybrid powertrain SWATH, commissioned this year by CTruk, has given the company further impetus in its ongoing development of a hybrid electric offshore wind support vessel design. The study was based on the CTruk CWhisper SWATH, a 20m craft fitted with twin Cummins QSM-11 marine diesel engines and Rolls-Royce Kamewa […]

  • Turbine Transfers to increases a fleet with 20 new vessels (UK)

    21 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    An ambitious build programme will see Turbine Transfers with a fleet of 20 vessels by the end of 2011. With the fast growing development of… [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, May 21, 2010;

  • Scotland gives approval to 10 offshore wind projects (UK)

    25 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Scottish government has given its stamp of approval to 10 offshore windfarm projects with a combined capacity of 6.4 gigawatts (GW). The 10 projects in Scottish territorial waters were originally outlined in February 2009 by the Crown Estate, which oversees the development of the U.K.’s seabed. The Scottish government’s approval was outlined in “The […]

  • UK: NWFTC Takes on Training Manager to Expand Course Provision

    4 July 2013
    Human Capital

    National Wind Farm Training Centres (NWFTC) is growing its training team to support its increased schedule of training courses. Tom O’Shea, an expert in rescue requirements and procedures with more than ten years’ experience in training, has joined NWFTC to oversee the development of new courses and deliver NWFTC’s established range of training services. Dan […]

  • UK: NWFTC Takes on Training Manager to Expand Course Provision

    4 July 2013
    Human Capital

    National Wind Farm Training Centres (NWFTC) is growing its training team to support its increased schedule of training courses. Tom O’Shea, an expert in rescue requirements and procedures with more than ten years’ experience in training, has joined NWFTC to oversee the development of new courses and deliver NWFTC’s established range of training services. Dan […]

  • UK: Siemens Technology in Oceanflow’s Semi-Submersible Turbine Design

    31 July 2013

    Oceanflow Energy’s Evopod is a tidal turbine with a difference. A semi-submersible turbine design, it has shown excellent seakeeping performance in tests, and it incorporates Siemens gear and inverter units. As a floating, tethered device, it has lower deployment costs than seabed mounted devices, and it is claimed to impose less disturbance on sensitive seabed […]

  • UK: Majority Backs Financial Support for Wind and Tidal Power

    5 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the wind, wave and tidal industry, has welcomed a new YouGov poll commissioned by the Sunday Times which shows strong backing for financial support for wind and tidal power, with a majority of each of Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP voters saying that the Government should continue incentivising the […]

  • Onshore Works Approved for Neart na Gaoithe OWF (UK)

    18 June 2013
    Storage

    Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has been granted planning consent by East Lothian Council for the onshore cable works to connect its 450MW “Neart na Gaoithe” offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Fife, to the National Grid. East Lothian Council’s Planning Committee agreed on 18th June to grant consent for […]

  • UK: Dong Energy to Create around 40 Jobs in Grimsby

    7 February 2013
    Human Capital

    Danish wind energy giant, Dong Energy, is considering to locate a new operations and maintenance base for Westermost Rough in Grimsby, reports the Grimsby Telegraph. Dong Energy expects to create around 40 energy jobs in this area. This comes after the last week’s announcement that the construction work on this wind farm will commence in […]

  • UK: New Chairman Excited by Energy Challenge for Suffolk and Norfolk

    30 August 2013

    Bruce Provan is the new chairman of the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Alliance (NSEA), a group created to provide a unified approach to bringing more investment into the region’s energy industry. And he believes they have invaluable work to do over the next few years, particularly as the offshore wind sector gathers momentum. ”We don’t […]

  • Borehole Survey to Be Carried Out for Dogger Bank Teesside (UK)

    12 April 2013
    Research & Development, Storage

    An onshore geotechnical survey near the proposed landfall location for the Dogger Bank Teesside export cables, between Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea, will be carried out next week (starting Tuesday, April 16). Specialist contractor VolkerInfra will drill a number of boreholes in total as part of the work, up to two near the Network Rail railway line […]

  • Current2Current’s Tidal Energy Device Shows Successful Operation (UK)

    30 October 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    Renewable energy developer Current2Current Ltd has confirmed that their prototype recently started with producing electricity in the North Sea enabling the company to move ever closer to securing its future as a renewable energy production company. Generating electricity from ocean currents and tides, the TEC (tidal energy converter) is a working prototype using the kinetic […]

  • Warwick Energy hits opposition from Norfolk residents (UK)

    15 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    The Warwickshire firm hoping to build a £1.3 billion offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk has encountered a major setback following…   By Anna Blackaby (birminghampost) [mappress] Source: birminghampost, October 15, 2010;

  • First Parts Delivered for Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    20 January 2011

    The first deliveries of wind turbines and towers have started for Vattenfall’s 150 MW Osmonde Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea.   [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, January 20, 2011

  • South Bank Ready to Help Offshore Wind Boom (UK)

    21 January 2011

    PORTS in North East Lincolnshire look set for major investment as the south bank gears up to play its part in the wind farm windfall that… (humberbusiness) [mappress] Source: humberbusiness, January 21, 2011

  • SeaEnergy’s Beatrice and Inch Cape Sites Identified as Sustainable (UK)

    18 March 2011

    SeaEnergy’s Beatrice and Inch Cape sites have been identified as suitable for offshore wind farms by the Scottish government’s strategic…   (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, March 18, 2011  

  • Offshore Renewable Energy Rose 75 pct in 2010 (UK)

    4 April 2011
    Research & Development

    The generation of electricity through offshore renewables increased by nearly 75 per cent last year, government figures show.   By Mark Stephens (energysavingtrust) [mappress] Source: energysavingtrust, April 04, 2011

  • Roxtec Completes Areva Ormonde Wind Farm Project (UK)

    19 April 2011

    Swedish owned Roxtec has completed an 18 month installation of seals to protect cables in a 858 tonne substation servicing the Ormonde… (hazardexonthenet) [mappress] Source: hazardexonthenet, April 19, 2011;

  • Ocean Energy trying to follow founder’s bold ambitions (UK)

    7 September 2010
    Research & Development

    The institute’s directors are custodians of a bold vision — making Maine a global center of offshore wind power. Nearly a month after the… By Tux Turkel (pressherald) [mappress] Source: pressherald, September 06, 2010;

  • Conwy and Denbighshire share funding made from tourism (UK)

    30 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Energy giant RWE npower renewables has confirmed that Conwy County Council will have to share funding for a scheme to promote tourism with… by Judith Phillips (northwalesweeklynews) [mappress] Source: northwalesweeklynews, July 30, 2010;

  • UK: Work on Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Progresses Well

    9 October 2012

    The installation of transition pieces is nearing completion on the Teesside offshore wind farm. The 22nd yellow coloured transition piece was recently installed with work underway on the next. The transition pieces sit on top of all the 27 foundation monopiles. Elsewhere, work has also started on the installation and burial of inter array subsea […]

  • UK: Transition Pieces Fitted at Teesside Offshore Wind Farm

    29 October 2012

    EDF Energy Renewables has announced that the installation of transition pieces is completed at the Teesside offshore wind farm, writes Gazette Live. Namely, Dutch marine engineering contractor, Van Oord, has completed the installation of all 27 of the windfarm’s transition pieces. Within the next two weeks, jack-up vessel JB 114 will start the installation of […]

  • Marine Designs Completes First Floating Jetty Project (UK)

    3 August 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

      The first ever floating jetty project on Lake Windermere has been completed by Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group. Marine Designs Ltd, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs and builds heavy-duty pontoon systems, many of which are used in the offshore wind renewable sector. The company designed and installed Brockhole Jetty, on the […]

  • UK: Dalby Offshore Renewables Buys Another Alicat Vessel

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dalby Offshore Renewables purchased Boat 12 from Alicat Workboats of Great Yarmouth, after it bought two crew transfer vessels from the Great Yarmouth’s company earlier this year. Prior to purchasing the two crew transfer vessels, Dalby put the Alicat through its paces with various sea trials and an exhaustive evaluation process, however the vessel passed […]