As result of the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) threat identified from successful route survey for Tennet Offshore Gmbh, MMT will perform stage II in the marine UXO survey program for the HelWin 2 project. The magnetometer targets and side scan sonar targets that were picked from geophysical survey (stag
Avantha Group Company CG, one of the world’s leading engineering companies, has opened its fourth office in the UK, at Stafford, complementing its existing offices in Hazel Grove-Stockport, Jarrow-Tyne and Wear and Inchinnan-Renfrewshire. The new office will support CG’s growing client base in the U
This year’s EWEA Offshore in Frankfurt served as an excellent opportunity for Offshore WIND team to meet with industry leaders, including Bladt Industries. The company recently joined DONG Energy’s Gode Wind project, and we wanted to find out a little bit more about this large contract from Bladt In
Wind turbine technicians at Siemens Energy-Wind Service are working to help transform the wind energy industry. “Our technicians really believe in what they’re doing,” says Jennifer Dillon, Siemens manager of business improvement. “They’re on the front line, and they’re helping to change the way ene
The next two years will be critical to further establishing and expanding the European offshore wind sector, especially in Britain and Germany, one of the track chairs at the recent offshore conference in Frankfurt said earlier this week. Dima Rifai, CEO of Paradigm Change Capital Partners in the UK
U.S. Department of Interior has released a notice that Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join Governor Martin O’Malley and others today, in order to make an important announcement on progress for wind leasing offshore Maryland. Efforts to spur responsible development of offshore wind energ
Blade Dynamics has announced that the design phase of their ‘Very Long Blade Project’ for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has successfully concluded and that the prototyping phase will now begin. Blade Dynamics will now assemble an approximately 80-metre long blade prototype, and will begin
As announced on December 13, all of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind farm are now installed. This was achieved by using the largest self-propelled installation jack-up vessel of the Workfox fleet, the Seafox 5. The vessel successfully completed the installation of 80 monopiles and tr
Following the recent merger between DNV and GL, DNV GL has launched a new global brand. “In defining our new identity as DNV GL, our company’s vision of making a ‘global impact for a safe and sustainable future’ has never been more relevant than it is today,” says Henrik O. Madsen, President & CEO,
Messe Husum & Congress is calling on creative persons to give a live talk to the New Energy Husum audience at the New Energy Slam on March 21, 2014. The talk should be about a topic they themselves have researched that has something to do with renewable energy, electric vehicles or the future of ene
On 10th December 2013, Tidal Transit celebrated the completion of 20,000 safe passenger transfers from its three personnel transfer vessels (PTVs) to wind turbines situated in the North Sea. Announcing this achievement, Tidal Transit Commercial Director Leo Hambro said: “I suspect that very few peop
The R115 machine at 40SouthEnergy’s Punta Righini test site converted wave energy into electricity for the first time on December 13. The company announced this on its social media pages, and said that it will release further details soon. Punta Righini Wave Energy Park is located approximately 1.5N
Her Majesty’s Coastguard has released a Christmas carol video, with 12 top safety tips. Last year, Coastguards dealt with 430 search and rescue incidents over the Christmas and New Year period ( 21 December 2012 – 2 January 2013). Call outs ranged from dogs over cliffs, people stuck in mud, walkers
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT), a wave energy technology company, has announced the appointment of Mark A. Featherstone as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 12, 2013. Mr. Featherstone, 52, is a seasoned executive with 30 years of experience working with capital markets, regulatory an
