Offshore Wind
ABPmer Calculates Weather Downtime
ABPmer has launched an on-demand weather downtime service. Developed in conjunction with the offshore wind industry, the new express service helps make quicker weather dependent decisions by offering 24/7 access to ABPmer’s SEASTATES weather downtime calculator. After user inputs vessel position, ta
TenneT Takes Over HelWin2
Siemens has handed over HelWin2, the fourth North Sea grid link, to the customer TenneT. This marks the start of commercial operation of the grid connection by the German-Dutch transmission grid operator. There are now four Siemens grid links with a transmission capacity of over 2.9 gigawatts (GW) i
Bombora Swoops Indonesian Deal
Bombora Wave Power has signed a Technology Evaluation Agreement with Anoa Power of Indonesia. This agreement is a precursor to formulation of a manufacturing and distribution arrangement for Bombora Wave Energy Collectors (WEC) into Indonesia. Indonesia’s extensive archipelago faces significant chal
Havyard Orders Crew Change Vessel Design for ESVAGT
Havyard Design & Solutions AS in Herøy has signed a contract with Astilleros Zamacona for the delivery of a design and equipment package for the building of a Havyard 931 CCV (Crew Change Vessel). This will be the fourth vessel Havyard Design & Solutions in Herøy has designed for ESVAGT. The first t
East Anglia ONE Goes for HVAC Transmission
The developer of East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has submitted new documents to The Planning Inspectorate defining changes to its transmissions assets. According to the document, ScottishPower Renewables has switched from HVDC to HVAC and will feature two offshore substations and two export cable
East Anglia ONE Goes for HVAC Transmission
The developer of East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has submitted new documents to The Planning Inspectorate defining changes to its transmissions assets. According to the document, ScottishPower Renewables has switched from HVDC to HVAC and will feature two offshore substations and two export cable
Red7Marine Goes into Administration
A total of 47 people lost their jobs after energy service group Red7Marine went into administration. “In the period leading up to the administration, the group’s cash flows came under significant strain due to falling demand for the group’s services as a result of the collapse of the oil price, ongo
SeaPlanner Strengthens Its Sales Team
SeaPlanner, industry specialists and providers of the marine monitoring and management solution, has appointed Nick Gillison as Sales Representative at its UK based offices in Chichester, West Sussex. Nick has broad knowledge of the industry having worked in the renewable energy sector with a number
SeaPlanner Strengthens Its Sales Team
SeaPlanner, industry specialists and providers of the marine monitoring and management solution, has appointed Nick Gillison as Sales Representative at its UK based offices in Chichester, West Sussex. Nick has broad knowledge of the industry having worked in the renewable energy sector with a number
Top News of the Week Jun 15-21, 2015
BSH Reduces Cable Depth Requirements The Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has released an update of the Federal Trade plan for offshore power grid planning in the EEZ of the North Sea (BFO-N). DEME, Windreich Join Forces for Merkur Offshore DEME and Windreich have formed a ne
Stonehenge to Set Up Wave Farm off WA
Stonehenge Metals Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Yanchep Beach Joint Venture (YBJV)for collaboration on the development of a Protean Wave Energy Converter (WEC) wave farm off the coast of Western Australia. YBJV is part of one of the largest metropolitan urban development proj
Maersk Training Offers Opportunities in Newcastle
Maersk Training in Newcastle has spaces available on its Level 1 Certificate in Safe Working Practice in the Wind Turbine Industry (QCF) course starting on either Monday 22 June or Monday 29 June 2015, with further start dates later in the year, the company has announced. Stuart Cameron, Managing Di
Seawork Farewells Its Exhibitors
Europe’s largest commercial marine exhibition and conference, Seawork today closed its doors. With over 600 exhibitors and over 10,000 products and services on offer, international, national and local exhibitors experienced unparalleled levels of interest from all areas from the commercial maritime
Bladt, Semco to Build Belwind 2 Substation
Belgian wind farm developer Nobelwind has awarded Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime a new EPCI contract for the manufacturing of the Offshore Substation (OSS) for the upcoming Belwind 2 Offshore Wind Farm. The substation is to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2016 – only 16 months after the s