Offshore Wind
ELA Delivers Homes for Gemini Cabling Work
ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered seven Living Quarters and two Stairway Containers to TAGU Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser in Oldenburg. The containers will be used for the Gemini offshore wind project located 55 kilometers north of the island of Schiermonnikoog in the Dutch North Sea. Each ELA Living
Seatower Recruits Technip’s Specialist Engineer
Hans-Kristian Alveberg has been employed at Seatower AS as Principal Engineer as of April 5. Alveberg is an expert within post-tensioned concrete structures, and Diplom-Ingenieur (M.Sc.) in Steel Constructions in Civil Engineering from Universität Karlsruhe 2005. Previously, he held positions in Bou
Carnegie Receives AUD 1.3 Mln for Perth Project
Australian renewable energy company, Carnegie Wave Energy, has received a AUD 1.3 million payment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for completion of the onshore power plant for the Perth Project. As previously announced on 21 January 2015, Carnegie received AUD 0.05 million for co
Top News of the Week Apr 13 – 19, 2015
Neart na Gaoithe to Use Two Newly Developed Technologies Mainstream Renewable Power said today that its 448 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland will use two recently launched technologies. Eneco to Pay Multi-Million Bill for Princess Amalia Wind Farm Eneco will pay tens of milli
Top News of the Week Apr 13 – 19, 2015
Neart na Gaoithe to Use Two Newly Developed Technologies Mainstream Renewable Power said today that its 448 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland will use two recently launched technologies. Eneco to Pay Multi-Million Bill for Princess Amalia Wind Farm Eneco will pay tens of milli
G9 Organizes ‘Safer by Design’ Workshop in Oslo
The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9) held a Safer by Design workshop last month in Oslo, Norway, on the subject of emergency escape from a turbine nacelle in the event of a fire. The workshop was attended by a range of industry representatives with engineering and HSE backgrounds
Danish-German OW Industry Needs to Boost Cross-Border Cooperation
The offshore wind industry in southern Denmark can benefit from the large and growing market in Germany through cross-border cooperation, Offshoreenergy.dk said. A total of 766 companies are working with offshore wind near the Danish-German border, 404 Danish and 362 German. Over 80% of them often f
Lecture on Offshore Accommodation to Be Held in Germany
Within the scope of the project “Offshore Hub Ems-Achse”, a special lecture event on the theme “Offshore Accommodation” will take place on Tuesday April 28th, in the “Maritimen Kompetenzzentrum” in Leer, Germany. This event was organized in collaboration with the law firm Ahlers & Vogel and the comp
OrbisEnergy: East of England Remains UK’s OWF Powerhouse
Johnathan Reynolds, business development lead for renewables and innovation hub OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and director of energy firm Nautilus Associates, said that East of England businesses can be confident of the development of many offshore wind farms off their coast. As the supply chai
OrbisEnergy: East of England Remains UK’s OWF Powerhouse
Johnathan Reynolds, business development lead for renewables and innovation hub OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and director of energy firm Nautilus Associates, said that East of England businesses can be confident of the development of many offshore wind farms off their coast. As the supply chai
‘Thor’ Thunders Into Port of Oostende. Works on Thornton Bank OWF.
This week, the Port of Oostende welcomed the jack-up vessel Thor for the first time. For the next 3 months, Thor will conduct general maintenance on the C-Power (Thornton Bank) offshore wind farm from the Rebo terminal. A few weeks ago, the seasonal maintenance works started on three offshore wind f
Nexans Norway Cutting Staff. Offshore Energy Market the One to Blame.
Following Norwegian media reports about layoffs at Nexans Norway AS, caused by market conditions in offshore wind and oil and gas industries, Offshore WIND contacted the company, which confirmed this move. Communications Manager of Nexans Norway, Trude Larstad, said the company had to launch both te
EMEC to Store Tidal Power with Hydrogen-Based System
EMEC has procured an electrolyser to convert power generated at its tidal test site in Orkney to hydrogen fuel. The ground-breaking new project will pilot the storage of electricity from different forms of renewables, overcoming island grid constraints. ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel c
EMEC to Store Tidal Power with Hydrogen-Based System
EMEC has procured an electrolyser to convert power generated at its tidal test site in Orkney to hydrogen fuel. The ground-breaking new project will pilot the storage of electricity from different forms of renewables, overcoming island grid constraints. ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel c