Offshore Wind
VIDEO: Moon Power in Scotland
Twice a day, like clockwork, the moon’s gravity makes the seas ebb and flow. For Baker, a marine renewables business manager at GE Power Conversion, the tides are the perfect source of energy, more predictable and reliable than wind or solar power. “Some U.K. locations have significant tidal head ra
VIDEO: Siemens’ Giants of the North Sea
Massive offshore platforms, which convert and transmit power from offshore wind farms, got a leading role in Siemens’ latest video called Giants of the North Sea. HelWin alpha, BorWin beta and SylWin alpha transformer platforms are built at Nordic Yards’ facilities in Wismar and Warnemünde. These st
Vestas Appoints New President for Central Europe
Dr. Christoph Vogel has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Central Europe. Christoph, who comes from a position as Vice President & General Manager at Johnson Controls, enters into his new position on 1 June. Christoph has extensive global experiences ac
NNMREC Holds Open House for Pacific Marine Energy Center
Last week, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) held a public meeting at the Hatfield Marine Science Center Visitor Center regarding the Pacific Marine Energy Center, a new ocean testing facility. NNMREC, which is a partnership between Oregon State University (OSU) and the
GE Extends Alstom Bid Deadline
The American giant General Electric has prolonged its deadline for the Alstom bid by three more weeks. The deadline was moved to 23rd of June after the French government requested more time to address its concerns over the €12.4 billion bid for Alstom’s energy businesses through discussion with othe
Top News of the Week May 19 – 25, 2014
Siemens to Use ‘Wind Server’ Jack-Up Vessel for Three Years Siemens Energy has entered into a charter agreement with DBB Jack-Up Services A/S for the use of a new purpose-built jack-up vessel, the Wind Server, designed for the service and maintenance of the rising number of large scaled offshore win
Burges Salmon Advises on Good Energy’s Tidal Energy Investment
Burges Salmon has advised renewable electricity supplier Good Energy Group PLC on its first tidal energy project investment, the Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales. It is anticipated that the Swansea Bay project being developed by Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc will deliver renewable power to approx
Burges Salmon Advises on Good Energy’s Tidal Energy Investment
Burges Salmon has advised renewable electricity supplier Good Energy Group PLC on its first tidal energy project investment, the Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales. It is anticipated that the Swansea Bay project being developed by Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc will deliver renewable power to approx
Photo of the Day: Bladt Erects First Baltic 2 Jacket
Bladt Industries, an international steel contractor, has erected the first out of 41 Baltic 2 offshore wind farm jackets at its Lindoe construction site. Last year, the company received an order from ARGE Baltic 2 Foundations, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing, HOCHTIEF Solutions AG
EDF-Led Consortium Needs Supplier of Gravity-Based Foundations for French OWF
EDF EN France, Dong Energy and WPD Offshore have issued a call for bids for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of up to 83 gravity-based foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm. The contract also includes the supply of additional equipment for the gravity-based
Harland and Wolff Tests Its Equipment
Harland and Wolff have performed the World’s heaviest single point WaterLoad test at the shipyard facility in Belfast, United Kingdom. The massive Samson gantry crane lifted 774 tonne load in order to certify Harland and Wolff’s latest spreader beam arrangement. The spreader beam has been a strategi
Harland and Wolff Tests Its Equipment
Harland and Wolff have performed the World’s heaviest single point WaterLoad test at the shipyard facility in Belfast, United Kingdom. The massive Samson gantry crane lifted 774 tonne load in order to certify Harland and Wolff’s latest spreader beam arrangement. The spreader beam has been a strategi
Osiris Creates Construction Timeline of ‘Bibby Athena’ Offshore Survey Vessel
Osiris Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, have issued an updated timeline with the latest time lapse footage of the ‘Bibby Athena’ build so far. Since the original video was made available the build has progressed substantially. Fabrication of the hull is now complete and the updated ti
Nautricity Gets Approval for Mull of Kintyre Tidal Development
Nautricity, the renewable energy company, has been given the go-ahead to develop one of the UK’s first ‘next generation’ tidal energy schemes in waters off the Mull of Kintyre. Marine Scotland has given consent for the deployment of the first Contra Rotating Marine Turbine (CoRMaT) device, capable o