The Isle of Man Government has invited expressions of interest from parties seeking to develop offshore wind and tidal energy production in Isle of Man territorial seas. Minister for Economic Development John Shimmin said: “The opportunities for the Isle of Man in renewable energy are significant. F
After developers of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm confirmed that they would place the project’s O&M base at the Port of Lowestoft, local businesses welcomed this move, highlighting the importance of the project for the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft companies. Andy Wood, Chairman of New Anglia Local Ent
Siemens-owned tidal power system specialist Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is conducting an inspection and maintenance work on the SeaGen tidal turbine system. The crossbeam has been raised today and will remain in an upright position for around 28 days. For safety, it is requested that all craft kee
The Orange Blue Terminal (OBT) in Eemshaven, Netherlands will handle and store 77 foundation structures required for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The onshore project coordination, project engineering and execution are in the hands of OBT, operated by the Hamburg port service provider,
A new event to be staged near Norwich next month will smooth the path of students seeking careers in the booming windpower and offshore oil & gas industries. The skills and training event on March 5th will launch the SNS2014 Conference and Exhibition staged by EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group
Emera welcomed the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s term sheet consent for Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project, writes the Herald Business. Dina Bartolacci Seely, Emera spokeswoman said: “We’re obviously very pleased.” As Maine Aqua Ventus I is competing against seven other projects for USD
In the last few days, Fugro secured two contracts to perform cable burial and survey operations at two wind farm sites in the UK. Beside the recently announced contract for CT Offshore at RWE Innogy’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the North Wales coast, the company announced that it had won a s
Pipeline installation works have now commenced at Carnegie’s Perth Wave Energy Project. The first stage of installation is the shoreline conduit crossing which involves the installation of a 400mm diameter high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, which will hold the high pressure delivery and return p
Specialist seabed mapping company Osiris Projects has secured last week the long term charter of MV ‘Neptune’ from Neptune EHF. The vessel is a permanently mobilised, 50m, DP1 multi-purpose survey vessel accommodating up to 35 people for a duration of 40 days. The vessel has undergone extensive re-f
Under-Manning and Fatigue Threaten WFSV Safety As offshore wind farm developments move further out to sea and demands on the vessels and crews that service them increase, a rising number of wind farm crew transfer vessel incidents has become a growing cause of concern. DONG Gets GBP 6 Mln for Suctio
DONG Energy has today signed an agreement to sell half of its 50 per cent share in the 630 MW offshore wind farm London Array 1 to La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse), for a total sum of GBP 644 million (approx. DKK 5,800 million). With this partnership divestment DONG Energy [&hel
RTE France has announced a pre-qualification procedure to establish a list of qualified suppliers for subsea cable works. RTE will establish a list of qualified suppliers for manufacture and supply of 225 kV submarine AC cable and associated accessories, including mounting accessories and laying of
Vattenfall intends to participate in the call for bids for the concession of Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm, led by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA). The company has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from contractors for the offshore transport of wind turbine generators (WTGs) from the port of pre
RWE announced that, as of today, its UK renewable energy division is named to RWE Innogy UK, in order to underline the fact that it is part of a single pan-European renewable energy company. This change of name clarifies the company’s position as the UK subsidiary of RWE Innogy, which pools the rene
