Offshore Wind
GMS Provides High-Tech Maintenance and Safe Guano Removal for OWFs
Green Marine Solutions (GMS) has issued a high-tech maintenance and safe guano removal in a single efficient package. Long-term and, in some cases, permanent solutions are available. As part of an integrated efficiency-improvement package designed to take the strain out of operational maintenance, G
GRS Launches New Website
The dynamic and interactive GRS website includes a 3D vessel portfolio, an interactive offshore map and the Quick Vessel Check for a quick overview of available tonnage. Visitors to the shipbroker’s site can check up-to-date vessel availability using the Quick Vessel Check. The 3D Vessel Portfolio s
3sun Gets Two-Year Extension on Siemens’ UK Offshore Wind Sites
3sun Group has secured a contract extension with Siemens to provide offshore wind turbine installation services in the UK until 2016. 3sun Group has been working with Siemens since 2009, on work totalling around £15 million in the UK. This two year contract extension further underpins the relationsh
Worker Falls to Death at Walney OWF, Cause of Fall Unknown
An inquest into death circumstances of a 26-year-old man, who died at the Walney offshore wind farm site on March 1, was held in County Hall in Kendal. An autopsy established that severe head injuries were the cause of death. The inquest has revealed that Aleksejs Kuznecovs fell from deck 10 to deck
Internal Combustion Engines Competitive in Enabling Wind and Solar Energy
Internal combustion engines (ICEs) are a promising technology for supporting wind and solar energy, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds. Comparing different sources of flexibility for power systems, IEA says gas-fired ICE power plants are “very mature technology” and “cost-co
E.ON’s Renewables EBITDA Up 20 Pct
The E.ON Group’s businesses performed as anticipated in the first quarter of 2014. Owing to a continued difficult business and regulatory environment and in the wake of divestments, E.ON’s EBITDA declined by 12 percent year on year to €3.2 billion, its underlying net income by 13 percent to €1.2 bil
E.ON’s Renewables EBITDA Up 20 Pct
The E.ON Group’s businesses performed as anticipated in the first quarter of 2014. Owing to a continued difficult business and regulatory environment and in the wake of divestments, E.ON’s EBITDA declined by 12 percent year on year to €3.2 billion, its underlying net income by 13 percent to €1.2 bil
Siemens, Netze BW to Equip Distribution Grid with Intelligence System
Siemens Smart Grid and distribution network operator Netze BW have started a joint project entitled “Distributed Grid Intelligence”. The project’s goal is to equip the power distribution grid in the Niederstetten region of Baden-Württemberg for the challenges of Germany’s transition to a new energy
Sarens Names New CFO
Magnus Björkman has recently been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Sarens Group. Magnus is Swedish, 45 years old and graduated as MSc. in Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. He lives in Brussels and speaks fluently Swedish, English and French. Previousl
MMO: Seatricity’s Device May Lead to First Major Wave Energy Array
Craig Loughlin of the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) offshore marine licensing team discusses their recent approval of a wave energy development off the north coast of Cornwall: Our team’s work includes regulation of development in the seas around England. In terms of offshore projects this
Boskalis’ Q1 Revenues Up
Boskalis, global maritime services company operating in the dredging and inland infrastructure, and offshore energy sectors, realized a higher revenue in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Adjusted for the acquisition of Dockwise, which was only included in the consolidat
Boskalis’ Q1 Revenues Up
Boskalis, global maritime services company operating in the dredging and inland infrastructure, and offshore energy sectors, realized a higher revenue in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Adjusted for the acquisition of Dockwise, which was only included in the consolidat
Narec to Develop Feasible Condition Monitoring Techniques for Wind and Tidal Systems
Narec has been awarded a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project funded by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) in association with Newcastle University. The project, which started in May 2014 and runs for three years, aims to develop cost effective and feasible condition monitoring techniqu
Edward Davey on G7 Meeting: Clean Energy Fundamental to Greater Energy Security
Following the meeting of G7 Energy Ministers in Rome, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: “Today in Rome, the G7 has started a process of disarmament to prevent energy being used as a weapon in the future. “We agree that we need a more energy secure future, meaning that no sing