Offshore Wind
LORC Testing Centre Taking Shape
LORC has ordered a climatic chamber for its new test centre. In cooperation with the industrial partner FORCE Technology, LORC will establish a climatic chamber for exposure of structures and components to varying climatic conditions, primarily low and high temperatures, temperature cycles and corro
IHC Merges Business Units
Royal IHC (IHC) has integrated four of its business units – IHC Hydrohammer, IHC Handling Systems, IHC Sea Steel and IHC Fundex Equipment – into one new organization, which will operate under the name IHC IQIP. Through this merger, IHC will be able to offer a fully integrated solution for on- and of
RTN OKs Offshore Wind Energy Safety Training
Safety Technology Ltd’s Certificate in Safety in Offshore Wind Energy (Level 3) training programme received an industry recommendation from RenewableUK’s Renewables Training Network (RTN) this week. The three week safety programme designed for service leavers has been developed in conjunction with w
Nass&Wind Validates Its Floating Measurement Platform
One year after its launching, Nass&Wind Offshore had achieved validation campaign of its floating measurement platform M3EA (Marine Measurements for Meteorological and Environmental Assessment) off the coast of Saint Vaast-la-Hougue (Manche). Dedicated to wind and environmental measurements for Mari
OWPB Report Highlights UK Offshore Wind Achievenemts
The Offshore Wind Programme Board (OWPB) set up to remove barriers to deployment and deliver a programme for industry cost reduction in the UK offshore wind sector, has published its Annual Report for 2014. In 2014 the OWPB commissioned the Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework (CRMF). The first CRMF
Smulders Orders Konecranes’s Crane
Smulders Projects Belgium NV has ordered one Konecranes’s SMARTON heavy-duty industrial crane. The crane, with a lifting capacity of 50 tons, will be delivered during this year and installed in a wind turbine construction facility in Hoboken, Belgium. This is the ninth Konecranes crane to be deliver
Smulders Orders Konecranes’s Crane
Smulders Projects Belgium NV has ordered one Konecranes’s SMARTON heavy-duty industrial crane. The crane, with a lifting capacity of 50 tons, will be delivered during this year and installed in a wind turbine construction facility in Hoboken, Belgium. This is the ninth Konecranes crane to be deliver
NORCOWE Holds Power Prediction Tools Workshop
NORCOWE partners held the workshop on “Development of wind-farm power-prediction tools” on Tuesday. Idar Barstad and Henning Heiberg-Andersen described power-prediction methodology in the case of a mesoscale numerical weather model, while Alla Sapronova spoke about the case of artificial neural netw
UK Wave & Tidal Sector Discussed in Plymouth
Over 60 industry professionals from across the UK will gather at Plymouth University today to discuss the future development of the UK wave and tidal energy sector. The annual meeting of the Marine Energy Programme Board (MEPB), established in 2011, provides a strategic forum for UK industry, region
New Subsea Cable Partnership Announced
UK based offshore handling systems company, Caley Ocean Systems, and umbilical and cable maker Umbilicals International, based in the US, have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Caley Oce
Blanke Meier Evers Advises on Nordergründe Project
The project company OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co. KG, managed by wpd AG, has concluded all substantial supply and construction contracts for the Offshore Wind Farm Nordergründe. The wind farm, located in the German North Sea, will be built and put into operation in 2016. The law firm Blanke Meier Ever
Blanke Meier Evers Advises on Nordergründe Project
The project company OWP Nordergründe GmbH & Co. KG, managed by wpd AG, has concluded all substantial supply and construction contracts for the Offshore Wind Farm Nordergründe. The wind farm, located in the German North Sea, will be built and put into operation in 2016. The law firm Blanke Meier Ever
Offshore Wind Projects Boost Cables & Connectors Market
The growth of the cables and connectors market in Europe can be attributed to the increasing number of projects in the offshore wind connections and submarine interconnections market and moderate pricing pressure among the suppliers. According to a new market research report “Cables & Connectors Mar
Vestas Issues EUR 500m Eurobond
Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has placed a new green corporate Eurobonds for a principal amount of EUR 500m. The bonds with seven-year maturity were received well by the European investors. “This green bond allows Vestas to diversify and optimise its funding structure in favour of longer