Offshore Wind
Wind Lifts DONG Energy, IPO Within a Year
DONG Energy has ended the first quarter of 2016 with DKK 5.2 billion (EUR 699 million) net profit, a 49% increase compared to DKK 3.5bn net profit recorded in the first quarter of 2015, mainly attributed to a strong performance in the Danish energy company’s Wind Power sector. Earnings before intere
Oil and Gas Giant Urges Dutch Government for More Offshore Wind
Royal Dutch Shell, the oil and gas company and one of the owners of the Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm, has given the Dutch government something to think about ahead of the general election in 2017, asking the country’s leaders to boost offshore wind ambitions. Shell emphasised the importance of
Alicat Workboats Piecing Iceni Defender Together (Gallery)
UK-based wind farm support vessel (WFSV) owner and operator Iceni Marine Sevices has issued a visual status report on the construction of their 23-metre crew transfer vessel, Iceni Defender, being built by Alicat Workboats Ltd. in Great Yarmouth. Iceni Defender is a sister vessel of Iceni Venture an
Alicat Workboats Piecing Iceni Defender Together (Gallery)
UK-based wind farm support vessel (WFSV) owner and operator Iceni Marine Sevices has issued a visual status report on the construction of their 23-metre crew transfer vessel, Iceni Defender, being built by Alicat Workboats Ltd. in Great Yarmouth. Iceni Defender is a sister vessel of Iceni Venture an
E.ON Determined to Lead the New Energy World
E.ON reiterated its aim to establish itself as a leading company in the new energy world while confirming its 2016 outlook today. “Our objective is to make E.ON into a leading company of the distributed, renewable, and digital energy world,” said E.ON’s CEO Johannes Teyssen, confirming the company’s
ABP Setting Stage for Siemens Blade Factory in Hull (VIDEO)
Associated British Ports (ABP) has shared the latest drone footage of the enabling works on Alexandra Dock in Hull where Siemens is to build the UK’s first offshore wind turbine manufacturing, assembly, service and installation facility. The 54-acre site, which ABP and its main contractor GRAHAM Lag
Photo of the Day: Innovation Takes a Load Off
BOW Terminal has shared this photo of GeoSea’s Innovation at berth in Flushing and demobilising the equipment used for the installation of foundations at the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The photo shows a pile hammer stored along the heavy quay side and a noise mitig
TT’s Malltraeth Bay Supports VBMS at Sandbank; Another Vessel Working in Denmark
Turbine Transfers’ 21m offshore support vessel Malltraeth Bay has started working on the Sandbank offshore wind farm, under a contract with VBMS. VBMS won a EUR 90 million contract for the Sandbank offshore wind farm in 2014. The company is in charge of cable supply, CPS, installation, post-lay buri
Construction of Berth 4 Starts at Cuxhaven
Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport Daniela Behrens has officially launched the construction of the berth 4 at the port of Cuxhaven to meet the rising demand and complement the existing development projects, including the construction of a wind turbine factory by Siemens. The
Sembmarine Hopes to Win East Anglia ONE OSS Gig
Sembmarine SLP hopes it will win a contract for the offshore substation for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project. At an event celebrating the completion and delivery of the offshore substation for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, the company issued a rallying campaign call to the East of England
Sembmarine Hopes to Win East Anglia ONE OSS Gig
Sembmarine SLP hopes it will win a contract for the offshore substation for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project. At an event celebrating the completion and delivery of the offshore substation for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, the company issued a rallying campaign call to the East of England
Top News of the Week Apr 18 – 24, 2016
Offshore Wind: A Playfield with Giant Toys (Photo Gallery) The story of offshore wind farms moving farther from shore and wind turbines being installed in deeper waters does not finish with gigantic vessels and foundations, but extends to the almost entire supply chain, where equipment is also getti
Norwegian OW Players Line Up Behind Development of Full-Scale Demo Sites
Norwegian Wind Energy Association (NORWEA) has held the first meeting within the Offshore 2025 project which gathers offshore wind industry representatives in creating a strategy for development of full scale offshore wind demonstration sites in Norway. The project was initiated as a response to a r
OWC 2016 to Gather Offshore Wind Experts in Amsterdam
This year’s Offshore WIND Conference will focus on business opportunities in the offshore wind energy industry and how, together, we can reach potential. On 24 and 25 October 2016 the seventh edition of the Offshore WIND Conference will be held at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands as part of the Of