Seaway Heavy Lifting has named Peter de Bree as Chief Operating Officer as of 1st February 2014. Peter brings extensive experience from the Heavy Lifting industry. He worked at Heerema where he held various commercial roles, was Project Manager and on his departure in 2012 was the Vice President of
Seattle-based Glosten Associates announces the promotion of three Associate Group Leads to Principal. “This move both recognizes and strengthens the technical expertise and practical experience of our leadership,” remarked Glosten president Jay Edgar. Benjamin Ackers, PE, specializes in naval archit
The offshore wind energy industry is growing and several European ports have prepared, or are preparing, to provide the necessary logistics and storage services and facilities related to different construction & installation, O&M, and production phases of this industry. The wind farms are getting la
The Fraunhofer IWES is building an oil sensor test stand in Bremerhaven, in order to better suit oil sensors to requirements of wind farm operators. Wind turbines are being increasingly equipped with oil sensors, which monitor the condition of the gearboxes. So called oil condition monitoring is bas
Despite announcing a substantial divestment programme, which included selling off several onshore wind farms, Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is still believed to be the world’s largest wind energy developer, with an operating portfolio of more than 13,830MW. In 2012, Iberdrola chairman Ignacio Galán
An online survey has been launched the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) in association with PwC, RBS and Mills and Reeve, with an aim to build up a much better picture of the region’s diverse energy world and its supply chain – estimated to employ up to 15,000 people – and help influence where [
Mojo Maritime is sponsoring this week’s Offshore Cable Forum, which will be held in London from 12-14 February 2014. During the Forum, Richard Parkinson, Managing Director of Mojo Managing, will host a discussion on the company’s new vessel designs, including that of offshore construction vessel Hi
A new European FP7 project, LEANWIND, which commenced in December 2013, received funding of €10million from the European Commission. The project seeks to address inefficiencies in logistics and transport issues for offshore wind installations and so contribute to the reduction of costs. LEANWIND was
Principle Power’s WindFloat Pacific (WFP) floating wind project cleared its first major hurdle last week by getting approval from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and by that automatically gained more attention from the public and media. One of the raised questions is the final use o
Speaking at the Ocean Energy Industry Forum in Dublin last week, Irish Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Mr. Pat Rabbitte, T.D., launched the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan. Within this plan, the Government will invest over EUR 26 million in technology that can har
RenewableUK, in cooperation with Marine Current Turbines, Minesto, Aquamarine Power and the Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), is organising a trip to Strangford Lough. The trip will take place a a day after the RenewableUK’s Wave & Tidal event, which will be held on 26th and 27th February. The Wave
Wind Turbine Towers, Update 2014 Global Market Size, Average Price, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020 is the latest report from industry analysis specialist GlobalData, offering comprehensive information and analysis of the global wind turbine tower market. The report provides c
Mark Shorrock, Chief Executive of Tidal Lagoon Power, wrote a message to the public, after the company submitted an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for its Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon energy project: It’s been three years since we first began work on the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lag
DONG Energy Finds Offshore Communication Solution Innovative employees in DONG Energy’s wind business have found a new communication tool that makes it possible to communicate on offshore sites before cables have been uncoiled, and telecommunication poles have been installed. Fugro Secures Second Of
