The offshore electrical substation, built by the STX France Saint-Nazaire yard for Dong Energy was transferred over less than one kilometer between the pre-erection area and the outfitting dock yesterday. Once there, it has been loaded onto a barge dedicated to its shipping to the Westermost Rough w
Now former CEO of Hafren Power, Mike Davies, is setting up a new rival company, writes BBC. Namely, Hafren Power wanted to build a GBP 25 billion barrage which would harness the tidal power from the Severn Estuary. The proposal was slashed last year by the UK House of Commons’ Energy and Climate Cha
A subcommittee of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) will hold a workshop on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island offshore wind project on April 3, when it will decide whether to approve the project. “At this workshop, the Subcommittee will render a recommendation of its findings of
Scandinavian Private Equity investor EQT Mid Market has acquired majority (57,5%) in INTPOW partner StormGeo, a leading global provider of software-based decision support for weather sensitive operations at sea. The Strategy is to support StormGeo’s continued growth. As part of the transaction, EQT
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Ed Davey visited Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull to welcome the announcement that Siemens will invest £160 million in wind turbine production and installation facilities on a 54ha site at Alexandra Dock.
Ocean energy systems released a new interactive web-based GIS mapping application on their website. This new application gives access to detailed global information related to ocean energy in an easy to use yet visually striking way. The available information comprises ocean energy facilities, resou
FLiDAR N.V., a joint venture established between 3E and DEME group, has been nominated for “Best of 10 years” technology award of Industrie magazine for its floating LiDAR concept. For the realization of this project, a stabilized buoy had to be developed and algorithms that allow reliable measureme
A ground-breaking development for the UK offshore wind industry has been achieved this month with the first projects being granted consent in the Crown Estate’s Round 3 process, with leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power working as a lead advisor across all three projects. The 1,116 MW
Niels Winther supports the ongoing preparations for the DanTysk inter-array cable installation work with agency and port logistics. Planning and cable installation are carried out by Visser & Smit Marine Contracting (VSMC). Most recently, the barge Stemat 87 arrived at the Danish port of Esbjerg. Th
RenewableUK says new statistics published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) prove the case for wind power. Statistics were released covering both 2013 and the final quarter of 2013, and the figures showed increased amounts of renewable energy, with wind foremost, leading to
Bow Terminal had their first load out of jacket piles for the project Sylwin last Monday. The 106-meter jacket piles were built at the Nordic Yards, where the top side and platform of the substation was built. Last year, Seaway Heavy Lifting won a contract to transport and install the Sylwin Alpha j
SSE believes that the energy market in Great Britain is competitive, has brought significant benefits for customers, and that much has been done in recent years to make it more transparent and easier to understand, ranging from greater liquidity in the wholesale electricity market to simplification
Despite recent project development delays and regulatory uncertainty, the UK wind energy market continues to offer a significant opportunity to develop a world class manufacturing and supply chain base that can deliver competitive industry content in the future. However, with over 30,000 offshore wi
Ofgem, the UK energy watchdog, today acted to remove uncertainty from the energy market by proposing a market investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). A market investigation will once and for all clear the air and allow the CMA to ensure that there are no further barriers to eff
