The munitions clearing company and the Lower Saxony munitions disposal service issued the release for the last section of the Riffgat route on September 13. The route was planned by the wind farm operator and approved by the state of Lower Saxony; transmission system operator TenneT was forced to ta
With founders and potential investors looking on; Jim Matei, COO of AOE pulled the test buoy out into a calm ocean, secured it to the anchoring system and with mechanically generated waves began compressing air. Gauges on the dock launching area read almost 10 PSI after only a couple small waves. Th
Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) organised a visit to Denmark for a delegation of Humber companies working in the offshore wind supply chain, writes the Grimsby Telegraph. Around 20 businesses and organisations toured the main production facilities of Siemens Wi
Canada’s efforts to become a world leader in tidal energy research and technology are taking a significant step forward. The Bay of Fundy, home to the world’s highest tides, will also soon be home to the world’s first underwater monitoring platform designed specifically for extreme, high-flow tide c
PNE WIND AG has acquired three offshore projects in the North Sea through its subsidiaries “Atlantis” I to III from BARD Engineering GmbH. The projects have been developed so far from the previous owner, and they are currently in the planning approval process at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that it has awarded a contract for the final key element of the Perth Wave Energy Project, the Onshore Plant and Process Control System. The contract for the delivery of the Onshore Plant and Process Control System was awarded to ABB Austr
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The Thornton Bank project, executed for the Belgian company C-Power NV was completed on schedule. The tr
CEOs of 13 national wind energy associations from across Europe are meeting in Spain today to unite their call for a binding 2030 renewable energy target. Binding EU targets for renewables have driven the wind energy sector to become a mainstream energy technology today. “By giving investors certain
Deutsche Windtechnik’s rapidly growing business areas, Offshore and Appraisal and Consulting (onshore and offshore), have been renamed as they are now combined in one unit. From now on all activities will be handled under the umbrella of the ‘Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting GmbH’. Matth
The finalists for the first Wales Green Energy Awards have been announced today. The new awards, organised by RenewableUK Cymru, celebrate the achievements of the green energy industry in Wales. A panel of independent judges comprising Lee Water, Director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs, Peter Dav
Seacat Services, the class leading offshore wind transfer vessel operator, and South Boats IoW, the UK’s foremost manufacturer of wind farm crew transfer vessels, have signed a £10m, three workboat deal. The agreement represents one of the largest single wind farm workboat orders ever placed by a ch
BLG Logistics focuses on the renewable sources found right on its doorstep: offshore wind energy. BLG’s decades of experience as an international, seaport-oriented logistics service provider, combined with engineering know-how, makes this possible. BLG identified the signs of the times early on and
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry, has been shortlisted in the Innovation category at the Energy Institute Awards 2013. The Group received recognition in the Innovation category for its ground-breaking, electronic 3D visually-based, handheld inspection
Based on the request from ABB and RWE, Vos Prodect Innovations has completed pull tests with 3 individual infield submarine cables for Nordsee Ost OWF project, in order to prove the functionality of the temporary and permanent hang-off sections. The tests have been witnessed and approved by the well
