Offshore Wind
WERPO to Make Waves in Grenada
WERPO is in the process of arranging a visit to Grenada in order to begin negotiations in the private and public sectors to implement its sea wave energy system. With their partner in the Caribbean, Mr. Jarvis of SEEDSOWERS corporation, have been in communication with top ranking government personne
WIND SERVER Starts New Job
Last week, DBB Jack-Up’s new purpose-built vessel J/U WIND SERVER commenced a new contract. The vessel has been chartered by Siemens AG to perform offshore installation support and function as accommodation vessel for Siemens’ commissioning teams on the installation of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 project
GROW Receives GBP 1 Mln
GROW:OffshoreWind programme has been granted a six-month extension as part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy to help more manufacturers take advantage of investment in supply chain infrastructure. Over £1m of funding has been put aside to assist more firms to overcome barriers to entry by givi
Video: Pre-Piling Test for Wikinger OWF
SAL Heavy Lift has been subcontracted by Bilfinger to transport and install the Wikinger test piles and equipment with their DP Class 2 vessel MV Lone. In October 2014 the first phase of the pile testing campaign for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project was launched, after the site’s geotechnical
Video: Pre-Piling Test for Wikinger OWF
SAL Heavy Lift has been subcontracted by Bilfinger to transport and install the Wikinger test piles and equipment with their DP Class 2 vessel MV Lone. In October 2014 the first phase of the pile testing campaign for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project was launched, after the site’s geotechnical
ECN’s Specialists Win EWEA Offshore Award
ECN specialists Masoud Asgarpour and Ashish Dewan were awarded the prize at EWEA Offshore 2015 under the category “winner in supply chain, logistics and O&M”. The award was in the context of an analysis of three innovative scenarios for the installation of an offshore wind farm: Breakwaters: in orde
AMBAU Receives Nordsee One Order
AMBAU GmbH has secured an order for the design and production of 54 monopiles and transition pieces for „Nordsee One“-project. Starting in June 2015, 54 monopiles and transition pieces for the “Nordsee One”-project will be produced in the AMBAU facilities in Bremen and Cuxhaven on behalf of Nordsee
AMBAU Receives Nordsee One Order
AMBAU GmbH has secured an order for the design and production of 54 monopiles and transition pieces for „Nordsee One“-project. Starting in June 2015, 54 monopiles and transition pieces for the “Nordsee One”-project will be produced in the AMBAU facilities in Bremen and Cuxhaven on behalf of Nordsee
Nordic Yards: New Appointment for Offshore Wind
Nordic Yards has appointed a new member to the Management Board, Hans Jürgen Wio, who will be responsible for sales in offshore wind sector. Wio, former senior vice president and CEO of the Power Plants at MAN, has many years of management and executive experience in the energy sector. He was twenty
Welsh Minister for Natural Resources Keynote Speaker at Renewable Wales Conference
Carl Sargeant AM, Welsh Minister for Natural Resources, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at this year’s Renewable Wales Conference and Exhibition. Organised by RenewableUK Cymru and sponsored by Welsh Government, Renewable Wales will take place on Thursday, 21 May, in the Parc Thistle Hotel
Three Marine Energy Projects Get WATERS Funding
Scotland’s marine energy sector has benefited from WATERS funding of almost £3.7million to further test and develop new marine energy prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Awards have been made to three companies – Albatern, Nova Innovation and Sustainable Marine Energy – to support total project
Martin Adler Named Head of Seafox
Seafox has appointed Martin Adler as new Group Chief Executive Officer succeeding Robert Duncan who will step down at the end of the year to pursue other interests. With over 24 years of experience in operations, sales & marketing across a variety of Energy, Offshore and Onshore industries, Mr. Adle
Martin Adler Named Head of Seafox
Seafox has appointed Martin Adler as new Group Chief Executive Officer succeeding Robert Duncan who will step down at the end of the year to pursue other interests. With over 24 years of experience in operations, sales & marketing across a variety of Energy, Offshore and Onshore industries, Mr. Adle
Sheringham Shoal Extends Tidal Transit Contract
Tidal Transit has recently received an extension of the contract for its vessel Ginny Louise from Statkraft, the Norwegian company that running the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. This follows the current extension for its sister vessel, Tia Elizabeth. For almost three years one or more of Tida