Offshore Wind
TAGU, Combi Lift Form Joint Venture
TAGU Tiefbau GmbH „Unterweser“ from Oldenburg and Combi Lift GmbH as part of the Bremen based shipping group Harren & Partner have combined their know-how and experience in wind-energy, offshore installation and maintenance in a new joint venture. “There often is a lot of potential for optimisation
Briggs to Take Care of Dong Wires
DONG Energy has awarded an eight year framework agreement to the Fife-based Briggs Group for the contingency and repair of export and array cables for offshore wind farms throughout the UK and Northern Europe. The agreement covers all DONG Energy’s sites in Europe, including nine offshore wind farms
New Energy Hub to Boost Ties Between Scotland, Japan
A new hub to allow Scottish companies to access the burgeoning renewable energy market in Japan was officially launched last week by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop during a visit to Nagasaki. The centre, called ‘Scotland House’, will be based at the Nagasaki Deji
Seafox Names Head of Human Resource
Seafox, an offshore and jack-up support services company, has appointed Erwin Hoogeveen to the new post of Chief Human Resource Officer. Seafox created this new position in order to help it realize the next phase of its development. Hoogeveen has more than two decades of leadership experience overse
Winergy Appoints New CEO
Aarnout Kant has taken over the Winergy management. He succeeds Stefan Tenbrock, who at the same time takes over the management of the Siemens Mechanical Drives Business Unit as CEO. Kant has been with the company for 24 years and since 2014 has been manager of Strategy and Marketing at Winergy. Lik
Winergy Appoints New CEO
Aarnout Kant has taken over the Winergy management. He succeeds Stefan Tenbrock, who at the same time takes over the management of the Siemens Mechanical Drives Business Unit as CEO. Kant has been with the company for 24 years and since 2014 has been manager of Strategy and Marketing at Winergy. Lik
GeoSea, IHC Quietly Install Gode Wind 2 Foundations
The first part of the foundation installation for the Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the German North Sea is completed. Just two months after the first pile, GeoSea has installed all 42 positions for Gode Wind 2 and already 6 monopiles for Gode Wind 1. Using a combination of the IHC IQIP Hydrohamme
SgurrEnergy Backs Nordergrunde to Financial Close
SgurrEnergy, has delivered full technical lenders’ due diligence to KfW IPEX and the European Investment Bank, in support of the achievement of financial close on the 110MW Nordergrunde offshore wind farm. Located within the German 12nm zone of the North Sea, 16km north of the German North Sea coast
Siemens Signs Turbine Order for Race Bank
Siemens has received an order to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6MW direct drive wind turbines at DONG Energy’s 580 MW Race Bank project. Installation of the turbines, with a rotor diameter of 154 meters, is to commence during the spring of 2017. This order is part of the frame agreement con
Seaweed Plans for Swansea Tidal Lagoon
Swansea’s proposed new tidal lagoon could have greater potential than just electricity generation. Selwyn’s Penclawdd Seafoods, who specialises in cockle and laverbread production, is looking to develop a seaweed farm within the lagoons sea walls. “I was looking at ways of revamping the laverbread m
Seaweed Plans for Swansea Tidal Lagoon
Swansea’s proposed new tidal lagoon could have greater potential than just electricity generation. Selwyn’s Penclawdd Seafoods, who specialises in cockle and laverbread production, is looking to develop a seaweed farm within the lagoons sea walls. “I was looking at ways of revamping the laverbread m
Eneco Says It Will no Longer Invest in Renewables
Dutch energy company, Eneco, said it will no longer invest in renewable energy projects since that is not possible without losing money and jobs, the Dutch media reported. This was announced by Eneco’s CEO Jeroen de Haas after consultations with high officials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on
J/U WIND SERVER Completes Borkum Riffgrund 1 Work
DBB Jack-Up’s new purpose-built vessel J/U WIND SERVER has completed her first large commercial operation performing commissioning support during the turbine commissioning of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 project in the German North Sea. The vessel has worked on more than 50 turbines during the three month
Freddie S Sails for Greater Gabbard
Freddie S has just started supporting a Siemens retrofit project on the SSE operated Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm located on the East Coast of the UK. Windwave Workboats’ 17.5m wind farm support vessel, mobilised from Liverpool after recently finishing work on the West coast where she was prov