Offshore Wind
SeaPlanner Strengthens Its Sales Team
SeaPlanner, industry specialists and providers of the marine monitoring and management solution, has appointed Nick Gillison as Sales Representative at its UK based offices in Chichester, West Sussex. Nick has broad knowledge of the industry having worked in the renewable energy sector with a number
Maersk Training Offers Opportunities in Newcastle
Maersk Training in Newcastle has spaces available on its Level 1 Certificate in Safe Working Practice in the Wind Turbine Industry (QCF) course starting on either Monday 22 June or Monday 29 June 2015, with further start dates later in the year, the company has announced. Stuart Cameron, Managing Di
Seawork Farewells Its Exhibitors
Europe’s largest commercial marine exhibition and conference, Seawork today closed its doors. With over 600 exhibitors and over 10,000 products and services on offer, international, national and local exhibitors experienced unparalleled levels of interest from all areas from the commercial maritime
Bladt, Semco to Build Belwind 2 Substation
Belgian wind farm developer Nobelwind has awarded Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime a new EPCI contract for the manufacturing of the Offshore Substation (OSS) for the upcoming Belwind 2 Offshore Wind Farm. The substation is to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2016 – only 16 months after the s
SgurrEnergy Company of the Year at British Renewable Energy Awards
SgurrEnergy has won the top award category at British Renewable Energy Awards (BREA). At the packed black tie dinner, hosted by the Renewable Energy Association at the Savoy Hotel, London, the SgurrEnergy team was awarded ‘Company of the Year’. The accolade recognised the efforts of the business, wh
Wagenborg Transports Pile Gripper Tool
Wagenborg has transported a so-called Pile Gripper Tool from Middelburg to Esbjerg where it was fitted on a wind turbine installation ship, Pacific Orca. The manufacture and transportation of the Pile Gripper Tool, including a hydraulic HSD-frame, took around three months. After driving the Pile Gri
Ecofys Studies OW Ancillary Services to Grid
A recently published Ecofys’ report investigates options for enhancing the so-called ancillary services that offshore wind farm could provide to the grid, and the additional earnings that this may bring. Offshore wind farms, having a relatively stable feed-in, are particularly suitable for the provi
Ecofys Studies OW Ancillary Services to Grid
A recently published Ecofys’ report investigates options for enhancing the so-called ancillary services that offshore wind farm could provide to the grid, and the additional earnings that this may bring. Offshore wind farms, having a relatively stable feed-in, are particularly suitable for the provi
DEA Presents Possibilities of Changing OW Tenderer
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued an executive presentation on the possibility of changing the tenderer in offshore wind tenders in Denmark. The presentation highlights the current limitations that follow from Danish jurisprudence with regard to the possibility of making any subsequent chang
Moventas Improves Gearbox Pooling Program
Moventas has launched a new and improved Gearbox Pooling Program. In the program, customers receive a refurbished or brand new replacement gearbox in exchange for their damaged gearbox, which is returned to the pool for refurbishment. Customers only pay the cost of the repair, and downtime and crane
GEV to Unveil Full-Size Habitat at RenewableUK’s Event
GEV Wind Power will unveil a a full-sized model of its innovative turbine blade habitat at the Renewable UK Global Offshore Wind exhibition (24-25th June 2015). Located at stand 102, the Habitat model will be mounted to the outside of a Power Climber blade access platform and visitors will be able t
ORE Catapult to Hold Conference on OW Cost Reduction
A half-day conference at London’s Excel is set to investigate lessons and opportunities for cost reduction from three highly relevant sectors that will play vital roles in the industry’s future growth – manufacturing, digital and satellite applications. Organised by ORE Catapult in collaboration wit
Fair Head Tidal Project Progresses
The team behind the 100MW Fair Head Tidal energy project in Northern Ireland says it has now completed over 95% of the offshore survey work required to support a planning application for its seabed turbines. In an update circulated to a wide range of project stakeholders including organisations in t
Photo Gallery: Umoe Mandal’s New Offshore Wind Vessel
Yesterday, the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of the Wave Craft vessel Umoe Ventus at Seawork International 2015 in Southampton. The new vessel, developed by Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), is a surface effect ship (SES), using an air