Scour Prevention Systems Ltd (SPSL) have announced the appointment of business development manager Tim Smith to their growing team. Tim was previously sales manager at leading offshore wind industry service provider CWind. Prior to that he was business development manager at Fendercare, where he pla
Gram & Juhl has announced the opening of a state-of-the art Diagnostic & Monitoring Service at the end of 2014. With this new service, Denmark-based company will be offering the full Turbine Condition Monitoring package i.e. TCM® hardware, software, and installation services for both factory and ret
Energy ministers must support a binding renewable energy target of no less than 30% for 2030 as the best way to promote green growth, jobs and industrial leadership when they meet tomorrow. So urged CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Thomas Becker in a letter to EU Heads of State and
DEME Group released its 2013 results on February 28, highlighting that the company reached a record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion, an increase of 32% compared to the previous year. EBITDA increased by 25% to EUR 437.8 million, and net profit amounted to EUR 109.1 million, an increase of 22% compared
Marubeni and Technip to Build Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Marubeni and Technip Offshore Wind Limited (working in consortium) as the preferred supplier of balance of plant EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) services for the
The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently looking into concerns about noise in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire and the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. The MMO regulates development in the seas around England, this includes offshore wind farms construction with a capacity o
First Foundation Installed at Westermost Rough GeoSea Innovation has kicked off offshore construction at Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough offshore wind farm by installing the first of 35 foundations. NABU: Violations in Offshore Wind Farm Approvals Revealed (Germany) According to a legal opinion issue
DNV GL kicked off its 150th anniversary year with an event in Singapore for more than 500 customers, employees and stakeholders, together exploring insights and actions necessary to achieve its vision of ‘global impact for a safe and sustainable future’. Can the shipping industry cut fatality rates
Some of the East of England’s leading fabricators in the energy sector will receive a major boost for the future in a new regional directory featuring their skills and specialties. The guide was drawn up by EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change over
LEINE LINDE SYSTEMS will present the new ADSR in detail at EWEA 2014 in Barcelona from March 10 to 13, 2014. The ADSR is the first slip ring with a diagnostic system for analyzing condition and predicting remaining service life. Service planning made more efficient Wind turbines, both onshore and of
Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Barry Lynch to its Board of Directors. Mr. Lynch has been with Mainstream since 2008 and is responsible for the procurement, construction, project finance, equity sale and operations functions of the company’s onshore wind and solar plant globally. He has led
Over recent weeks, Associated British Ports (ABP) have been working with Able UK to identify ways in which Able’s Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) and ABP’s Immingham Western Deepwater Jetty (IWDJ) projects can proceed alongside each other without damaging the job creation opportunities presented by b
The Acclaimed Software Company Ltd has developed EPOCH, a ground-breaking marine management system on behalf of Offshore Marine Management Limited (OMM). EPOCH is an ESRI-GIS, web-based management system, providing reporting from offshore sites to onshore bases. For example, OMM’s German subsidiary
Provisional statistics released today by the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that the amount of electricity produced by wind grew 38% from 2012 to 2013. In total the amount of energy generated by wind grew from 5.5% in the mix in 2012 to 7.7% in 2013. The initial conclusions
