Northland Power Inc. (“Northland”) announced the addition of Sean Durfy to its executive team as President and Chief Development Officer. Mr. Durfy has been a member of Northland’s Board of Directors and will assume his new role effective January 8, 2014. Sam Mantenuto, Northland’s current Chief Dev
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG has invited tenders for the provision of offshore wind vessels for Borkum West 2 project. Trianel is looking for vessels which can accommodate and transfer crew to and from the construction site, as well as supply vessels to transfer goods and materials to,
The acquisition of the subsea business of Stork Technical Services in Aberdeen is a logical next step in the realisation of the growth strategy pursued by both companies and re-affirms the commitment of N-Sea to its strategy of becoming a leading Survey and IMR company. The combined businesses will
More top names have been lined up for the country’s most significant conference and exhibition focused on the Southern North Sea energy business to be held in Norwich this year. Shell, EDF Energy Schlumberger, East Anglia Offshore Wind and Aker Solutions are among companies which will feature at the
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have reaffirmed their support for an ambitious climate and energy policy and their commitment to renewable energy by supporting three binding 2030 targets for renewables, greenhouse gas reductions and energy efficiency. Members of the energy and industry, an
The first project in the world to use a full grouting package with a compressive strength of 180-200 MPa is completed. ITW Polymers Europe (former Densit) provided the full grouting package with the use of their innovative UHPC product, Ducorit® D4 at NorthWind wind farm in Belgium. The project, whi
Offshore Wind Services B.V will make public the contract signed with Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem. With the contract signed end-December 2013, the construction of the new vessel began immediately and is set to be delivered in October this year. The official ceremony is taking place tomorrow. OWS has s
On 2 January, Jesper B. Rasmussen started as HSEQ Officer at DBB Jack-Up. Jesper is a qualified Master Mariner and has been working within the maritime and offshore sector for more than 20 years and joins the DBB team with strong knowledge of implementing and improving safety offshore. Recently, Jes
During a meeting with economic and political stakeholders in the French regions of Haute-Normandie and Picardie, GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA have reaffirmed their ambitions to develop innovative, concerted and local environmentally friendly offshore wind projects at the sites of
DanTysk offshore wind farm now encompasses the northernmost point of Germany, following the installation of its foundation number 22, which was driven into the seabed west of the island of Sylt. The location of the turbine, called simply DT-22, has not yet been reported to the German government as a
A2SEA has signed a contract with DONG Energy to install 97 turbines on Gode Wind 1 + 2 in the German part of the North Sea. In the first half of 2015, A2SEA will start installation of a total of 97 turbines from Siemens, each of 6MW/154m rotor, with a total capacity of 582 MW. […]
CPNL Engineering GmbH successfully completed a series of tests in the presence of customer NSW on January 6th in Nordenham Germany. The tests were conducted to provide sufficient evidence for taking the spreader beam and articulated pipes for cable joint activities offshore. It is the first time tha
Oldbaum Services’ work on the Offshore Wind Accelerator Wakes Measurement campaign has been extended after a successful first six months. This is to allow for closer examination of different meteorological conditions, and their influence on wind wakes at the Rødsand II site in Denmark. Offshore wake
Swiss utility Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (ewz) has acquired a stake in wpd’s Butendiek offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The other investors are Marguerite Fund, Siemens Project Ventures (SPV), Industriens Pensionsforsikring (IP), Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA) and CDC Infr
