Offshore Wind
Portugal: First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine with Ormazabal Switchgear
The WidnFloat is the pioneer turbine worldwide installed on a floating foundation. In addition to being the first offshore wind turbine in Portugal, this is the first offshore wind turbine to be installed without the use of heavy-lift vessels or piling equipment at sea, according to the companies in
UK: Call for Evidence to Help Independent Renewable Generators Access Electricity Market
Government is publishing a call for evidence to assess and address barriers to market access that independent renewable generators may be experiencing. Before independent generators can raise debt to build their project, they require long-term contracts that guarantee that someone will purchase the
UK: Call for Evidence to Help Independent Renewable Generators Access Electricity Market
Government is publishing a call for evidence to assess and address barriers to market access that independent renewable generators may be experiencing. Before independent generators can raise debt to build their project, they require long-term contracts that guarantee that someone will purchase the
The Netherlands: Bluestream Offshore Christens VOS Shine Vessel
On June 28 the namegiving ceremony for VOS Shine took place in Den Helder, the Netherlands. The Vos Shine was christened by Mrs Gwen Klaphake, wife of Mr Rolf de Vries, Managing Director of Bluestream Offshore B.V. Bluestream Offshore B.V. is the first charterer of the vessel. VOS Shine is a DP-2 Su
UK: SRC Joins NOF Energy
Steel River Consultants (SRC) has now joined NOF Energy, the business development and support organisation working on behalf of companies within the oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors. Graham Tyerman, Managing Director at Steel River Consultants said: “Joining NOF made absolute sense
UK: E.ON’s Humber Gateway to Create 50 Jobs in Grimsby
According to the Grimsby Telegraph, E.ON announced that it has submitted a planning application to build a permanent operations and maintenance base on Grimsby Docks. This move will allow the creation of 50 new working positions in Grimsby. Namely, the proposed facility will house 15 shore-based sta
UK: E.ON’s Humber Gateway to Create 50 Jobs in Grimsby
According to the Grimsby Telegraph, E.ON announced that it has submitted a planning application to build a permanent operations and maintenance base on Grimsby Docks. This move will allow the creation of 50 new working positions in Grimsby. Namely, the proposed facility will house 15 shore-based sta
UK: Wildcat Marine Takes Delivery of Blyth Workcat Wind Farm Support Boat
The new boat was handed-over in Southampton, UK, and is now based in Barrow in Furness from where it is currently providing support services for the Walney Wind Farm. The new boat, “Wildcat 3”, is the largest catamaran ever built by Blyth Workcats and the company is confident that it will introduce
Extensive Bird Survey Undertaken on Dogger Bank, UK
Carried out by environmental specialists from Gardline Environmental and HiDef Aerial Surveying, the extensive surveys were commissioned to enable Forewind to gather vital information about the species and numbers of bird and marine mammal species, their distributions and seasonal variations across
Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Exhibition Opens in Grenaa, Denmark
The exhibition on Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, DjursWindGlobe, officially opened on 25 June where Project Director Flemming Thomsen represented DONG Energy and participated in the official opening of the exhibition. In his opening speech, he pointed out the importance of the local cooperation and told
Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Exhibition Opens in Grenaa, Denmark
The exhibition on Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, DjursWindGlobe, officially opened on 25 June where Project Director Flemming Thomsen represented DONG Energy and participated in the official opening of the exhibition. In his opening speech, he pointed out the importance of the local cooperation and told
UK: Mott MacDonald Helps Northwind Project to Reach Financial Close
The 216MW Northwind offshore wind farm project, located in the North Sea, 37km off the Belgian coast, has reached financial close. Mott MacDonald is the lenders’ technical advisor and lenders’ engineer for the project. Northwind will cover an area of approximately 14.5km² and will include 72 Vestas
Germany: EnBW to Create Financial Headroom for Offshore Wind Expansion
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has successfully performed the capital increase adopted by resolution on 14 June 2012. In total, 26,598,504 new no-par value bearer shares were purchased at a subscription price of € 30.90 each in return for cash contributions. Gross issue proceeds thus amoun
UK: Hutton’s Merges to Advance Offshore Supply Chain
Hutton’s, the UK’s leading ship supplier, is to merge with Harbour Chandlery Marine Services (HCMS) and in that way advance its offshore industry supply chain. Harbour Chandlery Marine Services is a Norfolk-based specialist supplier of commercial services to the offshore industry. The company will n