Offshore Wind
Dalby and Gardline Set Up Offshore Renewables Hub in Great Yarmouth
Dalby Offshore and The Gardline Group have joined forces to create a new joint venture company – Trinity Marine Services. The company will be based around the Trinity Quay facilities in the port of Great Yarmouth, and will primarily serve the emerging East Anglia Offshore Renewables Industry. The co
CWind Wins 20-Year O&M Deal for Westermost Rough OWF
TC Westermost Rough OFTO Limited has appointed CWind to maintain offshore and onshore assets at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. Timed to coincide with the handover of the OFTO assets to TC Westermost Rough OFTO Limited, the company has signed up CWind to maintain the mechanical and electric
DNV GL Issues Recommendations for Novel Materials in Renewable Energy
DNV GL’s Materials Research Programme has published a new position paper that looks at the latest developments in materials and shows the need for establishing long term reliability of novel materials deployed in renewable energy systems. Attention has focused to a large extent on cost and efficienc
WWF: Renewables Can Bring True Energy Security to Europe
The European Commission is due to publish its ‘winter package’ of Energy Union proposals tomorrow, which are likely to show that Europe is counting on gas imports to improve its energy security, despite the fact that domestic renewable energy and energy efficiency are the most effective ways of doin
North America Teams Up for Clean Energy
Energy leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Climate Change and Energy Collaboration. The MoU was signed during the North American Energy Ministers Meeting on 12 February, when the officials also launched a web platform where North Ameri
Seacat Magic Makes a Splash
UK-based boat builder South Boats IOW Ltd has launched the 23m catamaran Seacat Magic ordered by the compatriot offshore energy crew transfer vessel operator Seacat Services back in February 2015. Seacat Sevices placed the GBP 6 million order for the construction of two identical, DNV-GL class-certi
Scanning LiDAR Trials Start off Ireland
The Carbon Trust has today started the world’s largest trial of scanning Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology in Dublin Bay, Ireland, the latest Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) project designed to help reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind. Over the next three months, four different
MHI Vestas 8 MW Turbine Installed in Måde, Denmark (VIDEO)
MHI Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW wind turbine has been installed in Måde at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. In July 2015, European Energy A/S ordered two V164-8.0 MW turbines from MHI Vestas to install them on land as part of a project developed in cooperation with the local partner BMC Energi. The project w
MHI Vestas 8 MW Turbine Installed in Måde, Denmark (VIDEO)
MHI Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW wind turbine has been installed in Måde at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. In July 2015, European Energy A/S ordered two V164-8.0 MW turbines from MHI Vestas to install them on land as part of a project developed in cooperation with the local partner BMC Energi. The project w
OWA Issues CBRA Application Guide
The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published a new report to inform industry on how to apply the Cable Burial Risk Assessment Guidance (CBRA), following its launch in 2015. The new Application Guide for the Specification of the Depth of Lowering using CBRA explains how the probabilistic methodo
Sea Worker Salvage Operation Starts
Following a successful inspection of Sea Worker on February 10, a team of divers from Smit Salvage yesterday started to mount the equipment to remove the diesel oil from the offshore installation vessel that ran aground and capsized off Denmark, according to A2SEA. The removal of the oil from Sea Wo
Fishermen’s Atlantic City OWF Gets Another Chance
The New Jersey Senate yesterday voted in favour of a new legislation that would allow Fishermen’s Energy to build its offshore wind farm off Atlantic City. The new bill (S988) was introduced to the Senate on 4 February, after its predecessor (S2711), also approved by the Senate, had been dismissed b
Sif and GKSE Shelve IPO
Sif Holding N.V. and GKSE Holding B.V., the selling shareholder, have decided to postpone Sif’s planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam due to the deteriorated and volatile capital markets, the Dutch foundation components manufacturer said in a statement. Sif announced its intent
Sif and GKSE Shelve IPO
Sif Holding N.V. and GKSE Holding B.V., the selling shareholder, have decided to postpone Sif’s planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam due to the deteriorated and volatile capital markets, the Dutch foundation components manufacturer said in a statement. Sif announced its intent