Western Tidal Holdings Ltd., a tidal power marine energy project developer in British Columbia has announced the execution of an Investigative Use License Agreement signed with the Shishalh Nation in January. In addition to the Shishalh Nation, Western Tidal has worked with and has gained the suppor
Despite challenging market conditions Vattenfall grew its 2013 underlying operating profit. Electricity generation rose, with a high level of availability especially for nuclear power, and further reductions were made in operating expenses. However, net profit for the year experienced a severe negat
E.ON and OceanWind have signed a long term contract for provision of port facilities, offloading and storage of cables. OceanWind, a joint venture between Norwegian Oceanteam Shipping ASA and Dutch WIND BV, has already offloaded the first cables at its facilities in Velsen Noord, the Netherlands. Mo
Vestas issued its annual report for 2013 today, saying that its revenue, EBIT and free cash flow exceeded expectations. An information meeting was held today in Copenhagen, Denmark, where Group President & CEO Anders Runevad and Executive Vice President & CFO Marika Fredriksson provided a deeper ins
German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) rejected the objections against the approval of offshore wind farms. Monika Breuch –Moritz, president of BSH said that the approvals were given under the current legislative framework, and that there were no reasons to deny them. “A permit for a
CTruk has delivered its latest 20T Multi-Purpose Catamaran (MPC), SC Falcon to the Sima Charters of Holland. This vessel, CTruk’s first featuring Volvo IPS propulsion, showed impressive statistics during sea trials. Sima Charters’ Taco Davids said: “For me the most important features of these boats
On January 7, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for the GICON ®-SOF (Floating Offshore Foundation). Thus, the GICON ®-SOF ensured patent protection as an invention in the United States as well. The patent grant certificate entitled “Floating foundation supporting framewo
Members of European, national and regional parliaments have signed a Joint Declaration on the North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative (NSCOGI) expressing the need for a stronger cooperation among the 10 NSCOGI countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, S
DONG Energy and Nexans Deutschland yesterday signed a supplementary contract for the delivery and installation of medium-voltage cables for the German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. This new agreement is part of an outline contract for the delivery of up to 900 km of offshore cables for inte
The Crown Estate-led Fisheries Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet renewables (FLOWW) group has published a revised set of best practice guidelines for fisheries liaison with offshore renewables developments. TÜV SÜD PMSS’s Kit Hawkins, who has been a member of the group since 2011, stated: “The publ
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) issued an annual report yesterday, highlighting the fact that the installed capacity of wind energy in 2013 decreased compared to the year before. In 2013, the onshore market decreased by 12% in the EU, whilst offshore installations grew by 34%. Overall, t
LDD, an Acteon company, has appointed James McGovan as vice president sales and marketing. McGovan will maintain the company’s focus on building and expanding long-term business relationships. The new appointment will cement LDD’s position as a marine foundation installation specialist. Throughout h
NKT Cables has signed a deal to supply export cable for Gemini offshore wind farm. The production will start this month, as a result of the Preparatory Works Agreement between Typhoon Offshore B.V., offshore wind farm developer, and NKT Cables. Under the agreement, NKT Cables will produce around 200
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has informed that the installation of foundations at its Perth Wave Energy Project has reached the final stage. The first two pile foundations have been installed and installation activities for the third and final pile are now underway. Completion of all foundatio
