Offshore Wind
UK: Steel River Consultants Strengthens Its Team
Teesside-based Steel River Consultants (SRC) has appointed a new member of the team to help spearhead the group’s drive to become a major player in the renewables sector. Rob Dotchin, 48, has extensive experience of HSE leadership having worked for Siemens Renewables, both on-shore and off-shore, an
UK: Burges Salmon Advises MeyGen on Pentland Firth Project
Burges Salmon has advised MeyGen in helping it secure consent for the 86MW Phase 1 Pentland Firth tidal generation development. The MeyGen project, which is the largest tidal scheme to have been consented in Europe, will consist of up to 400, 1MW turbines that will generate enough energy to power 40
USA: Fluitec Wind to Provide Analytics Platform to Leading European OWF
Fluitec Wind, a world leader in providing data-driven condition monitoring services, has signed an agreement with a leading European Offshore Wind Farm. Without any new investment in capital equipment Fluitec will provide an analytics platform that gives their client a predictive and interactive len
UK: HiDef Achieves 99 Pct Bird Identification Success
Following a major investment, HiDef aerial surveying can now provide developers with bird identification rates of up to 99%. Average ID rates across all surveys in past 12 months are over 95%. This success has been achieved through new camera technology and the creation of HiDef’s own in house team
UK: HiDef Achieves 99 Pct Bird Identification Success
Following a major investment, HiDef aerial surveying can now provide developers with bird identification rates of up to 99%. Average ID rates across all surveys in past 12 months are over 95%. This success has been achieved through new camera technology and the creation of HiDef’s own in house team
UK: Pinsent Masons Advises London Array on Transmission Assets Disposal
Pinsent Masons has advised London Array, a joint venture between DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar, on the £459 million disposal of the offshore wind farm’s transmission assets to Blue Transmission London Array Limited – a consortium comprising Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited and Diamond
Norway: Statkraft’s International Trainee Program Open
Statkraft’s international trainee programme is an attractive opportunity for young candidates at the start of their career. Eight new trainee positions are now open for September 2014. The deadline to apply is 20 October. “Do you want challenging tasks in a company with international growth ambition
UK: BMSA Founder Appointed Advisor for EUR 16 Mln Energy Lab
Finbarr (Barry) Mc Sweeney, Founder of BMSA Technology Ltd., has been appointed Special Advisor to University College Cork with regard to the development of the Beaufort Lab. This €16 million investment project supports Global Maritime and Energy Research is based at the IMERC campus in Ringaskiddy
UK: BMSA Founder Appointed Advisor for EUR 16 Mln Energy Lab
Finbarr (Barry) Mc Sweeney, Founder of BMSA Technology Ltd., has been appointed Special Advisor to University College Cork with regard to the development of the Beaufort Lab. This €16 million investment project supports Global Maritime and Energy Research is based at the IMERC campus in Ringaskiddy
France: Alstom Teams Up with GDF Suez for Blanchard Tidal Power Project
Alstom and GDF Suez will prepare a common project to respond to the call for expressions of interest for pilot tidal farms announced by the French President, François Hollande in Cherbourg. Jérôme Pécresse, Alstom’s Renewable Power President and Gérard Mestrallet, CEO of GDF Suez, signed a cooperati
Germany: Positive Response to Joint Wind Energy Conferences
The countdown is on. The first WindEnergy Hamburg, the leading international wind energy expo, will be held in one year’s time in Germany’s second largest city. The Hamburg Fair site will be the meeting point for experts from all parts of the world from 23 to 26 September 2014. Twelve months before
Irish Marine Institute Calls for Marine Equipment Supply Bids
The Marine Institute, an Irish semi-state body, has announced four separate tenders for the supply of different pieces of marine equipment for an energy project. The Institute requires the supply of: 1. a signal acquisition system for the Galway Bay Acoustic Array; 2. sensor equipment for the Galway
UK: Alicat Launches Next Generation 19m Crew Transfer Vessel
Alicat have launched their second next generation vessel following the launch of the 22m DNV Class Dalby Aire in the summer. This 19m vessel, named Solway Challenger, is powered by two MAN V12 engines and Rolls Royce water jets. Emphasis has again been made on greater foredeck working space and both
Denmark: Poseidon P37 Back for Offshore Test Phase
In the early morning of September 25th 2013, Poseidon P37 was put back in operation at the test site off Onsevig Harbor, at the north coast of Lolland. This is test phase nr. 4. Test Phase 1, conducted 2008/09, had the purpose of documenting platform stability including the impact of the moving wave