Offshore Wind
Hull Green-Lights Siemens Blade Factory
Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has approved Siemens’ plans for a turbine blade factory and associated facilities on Hull’s Alexandra Dock. Now, the entire Siemens development, in which the company is investing £310m with partner Associated British Ports (ABP), has full planning approval. The
First Subsea Hires Jee Manager
First Subsea has hired Gary Howland to drive Renewables Connectors Business. Prior to joining Jee, Mr Howland was Vice President – Renewables at Trelleborg Offshore developing business in the global renewable energy sector, in particular offshore wind. Drawing on his recent experience in subsea cabl
More Companies Get on Board Offshore Wind Connections
Offshore Wind Connections 2015, billed as the ‘must attend’ event for everyone interested in this fast growing market, takes place at The Spa Bridlington on June 4, the day before the Yorkshire International Business Convention. The Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) organisers have already announce
More Companies Get on Board Offshore Wind Connections
Offshore Wind Connections 2015, billed as the ‘must attend’ event for everyone interested in this fast growing market, takes place at The Spa Bridlington on June 4, the day before the Yorkshire International Business Convention. The Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) organisers have already announce
Wpd Secures Funding for Nordergrunde
wpd AG and its financing banks yesterday signed financing contracts in Frankfurt for the Nordergründe offshore project. According to these contracts, the loans will be provided by KfW IPEX-Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) while 100% of the equity will come from wpd offshore GmbH. This mea
Ulstein’s Little Bird Makes Big Difference (VIDEO)
Ulstein has developed the ULSTEIN COLIBRI™ crane add-on, a 3D motion-compensated handling system for the purpose of increasing vessel operability. This will enable smaller and more cost-effective vessels to be used in harsher weather conditions. This compact crane add-on system can be mounted on sta
German Renewables Shipbrokers Goes Global
Four years after founding GRS German Renewables Shipbrokers, the German specialist shipbroker is giving itself a new name. “Adopting a global mind-set to the way we operate is what our business does each day. So it was logical that we wanted the company’s name to reflect this aspect”, explains Phili
New Logo for CWind
CWind, a service provider in the wind industry, has unveiled a new logo. The new logo symbolises the many services and people the company can offer to its clients in support of their projects. As the wind industry has grown and matured to industrial scales, outsourcing to specialist third-party prov
Atlas to Secure Personnel for Dutch 600MW Project
The 600MW wind farm, Gemini, will cranks up a gear in the coming months with the next phase of project construction. To date, large numbers of personnel have already been employed indirectly in the development of Gemini and with construction now starting; as many as 500 people are expected to work o
Atlas to Secure Personnel for Dutch 600MW Project
The 600MW wind farm, Gemini, will cranks up a gear in the coming months with the next phase of project construction. To date, large numbers of personnel have already been employed indirectly in the development of Gemini and with construction now starting; as many as 500 people are expected to work o
Dong Energy Sets Out Local Opportunities for Burbo Bank 2
Opportunities for local businesses to get involved in the delivery of the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in Liverpool Bay were explained at a special supply chain event held in the Wirral yesterday. DONG Energy and its partners presented at the event in New Brighton from 10am to 4pm on Tues
EPSRC Funds Research on Marine Energy Development
EPSRC, as part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme, has invited proposals for collaborative research projects that will investigate novel concepts for marine energy development. Three priority remit areas were identified at a scoping workshop in October 2013 and have been further ref
Keppel’s Subsidiary Acquires OWEC Tower
Keppel Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary KV Ventus B.V. has acquired a 50.1% equity interest in OWEC Tower, from NorWind AS, TronderEnergi AS, InnoVent GmbH, Per Bull Haugsoen and Gunnar Foss for NOK 2,8 million (approx. EUR 327,827). As KV Ventus already holds the remaining 49.9% equity interes
Thinking Outside the Box Gets Ulstein Nor-Shipping Award
The X-STERN™ solution from Ulstein was awarded the Next Generation Ship Award at the Nor-Shipping opening conference on 2 June. Gunvor Ulstein, CEO of Ulstein Group, said: “The offshore industry is experiencing a downturn and eventually oil and gas supplies will come to an end. We do not know what w