Offshore Wind
Ulstein Verft Appoints New Sales Manager
Trond Skodjevåg Bø was appointed new Sales Manager in Ulstein Verft on 14 January 2015. He comes from a position as Project Manager Sales at Ulstein Verft. Trond S. Bø has been employed in Ulstein Verft since November 2012. Ulstein Verft has recently signed a shipbuilding contract with the Germany-b
UK: Bill of Restriction for Offshore Wind Proposed to Parliament
Mr Christopher Chope, Conservative MP for Christchurch, who recently referred to offshore wind players as “subsidy junkies“, has taken another step in an effort to restrict large-scale offshore wind development off the coasts of the UK by proposing a bill called “Control of Offshore Wind Turbines”.
Wind Keeps Low Energy Costs for UK
As energy security rises up the agenda across Europe this winter, a report by independent analysts Cambridge Econometrics shows additional wind power would make the UK’s energy supply more resilient by cutting costly imports of fossil fuels. In 2013, wind energy reduced the UK’s need to import coal
DEME Orders New Multi-Purpose Vessel
DEME has ordered another vessel serving the offshore energy market. Following the recent order for the self-propelled jack-up vessel Apollo, DEME has also signed a contract with the La Naval shipyard in Spain for a multi-purpose vessel to be named Living Stone. Both vessels will be delivered in 2017
European Marine Energy Players to Gather in Portugal
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is hosting a session at the Atlantic Stakeholder Conference in Porto, Portugal next week (Tuesday, 20th January 2015). Bringing the key players from European open-water ocean energy test sites together, the session will identify key issues of common interest
Pronomar Receives Third Order for Drying Equipment from EnBW
EnBW has ordered another set of Pronomar’s suit dryers, after a successful cooperation with Pronomar in 2010 and 2013, when EnBW ordered drying systems for the Baltic 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. The wind energy developer has decided to order more drying equipment, this time for their service centre
ERSG Renews Recruitment Contract with E.ON
Energy recruitment company ERSG have renewed their supply agreement with E.ON Climate and Renewables for a further three years to supply staff to their portfolio of offshore wind farms throughout Europe. E.ON currently has a significant portfolio of offshore wind projects in the UK and Germany in de
ERSG Renews Recruitment Contract with E.ON
Energy recruitment company ERSG have renewed their supply agreement with E.ON Climate and Renewables for a further three years to supply staff to their portfolio of offshore wind farms throughout Europe. E.ON currently has a significant portfolio of offshore wind projects in the UK and Germany in de
Seminar to Highlight Isle of Man Offshore Energy Opportunities
Later this month, London will be a home to the Department of Economic Development’s seminar for Clean Tech/Energy industry. The aim of this event is to highlight the opportunities Isle of Man offers within the offshore energy. At the event, DONG Energy, Manx Tidal Energy Ltd and Tocardo Tidal Energy
Horizontal or Vertical Axis Wind Turbines, That Is the Question
Maurizio Collu from Cranfield University, UK, and Michael Borg from Technical University of Denmark have published a paper on horizontal and vertical axis offshore wind turbines, advocating the latter as more cost effective option. The authors state that it is time to look at alternatives in wind tu
Germany Passes 1 GW Offshore Wind Mark
The German market for offshore wind energy projects broke through the gigawatt barrier last year. By 31 December 2014, 258 offshore wind turbines in the German North and Baltic Seas with a total capacity of 1,049.2 megawatts fed into the grid. This figure was ascertained by Deutsche WindGuard on beh
Germany Passes 1 GW Offshore Wind Mark
The German market for offshore wind energy projects broke through the gigawatt barrier last year. By 31 December 2014, 258 offshore wind turbines in the German North and Baltic Seas with a total capacity of 1,049.2 megawatts fed into the grid. This figure was ascertained by Deutsche WindGuard on beh
Vattenfall Calibrates Company Structure to Support Future Strategy
Vattenfall today announced a new organisational structure and executive management team as key steps in ensuring the right structure to support Vattenfall’s future strategy. The new structure will take effect on 1 April 2015 and will replace the current regional structure. Vattenfall’s new organisat
Global Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Market Report Available
A wind turbine rotor blade is fundamental component of a wind turbine. The rotor forms the central part of the turbine and consists of multiple rotor blades attached to a hub. The rotor blades act as a motor in the turbine and extract energy by capturing wind energy and converting it into the rotati