Orsta Marina Systems Nederland BV announced it has been selected to provide the inshore berthing pontoon for renewable energy company Dong Energy at Barrow in Furness on the north west coast of England. The pontoon will form part of the onshore O&M facilities supporting the construction of 108No off
Sea Installer managed to complete the installation of its 14th wind turbine in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, wind turbine A19, on 4 April at 03:30 in the morning before heading for one of DONG Energy’s other offshore projects, West of Duddon Sands, in the Irish Sea. Even though Sea Installer is still a
Vattenfall reports a stable underlying first quarter 2013 operating profit despite challenging market conditions. Increased electricity generation and high nuclear power availability contributed to the result. Vattenfall continues to improve operational efficiency. Net sales rose 1.4% to SEK 49,659
At the end of April, 59 wind turbines had been connected to the grid. It corresponds to a total capacity of 212.4MW, and the capacity in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm thus exceeds the capacity of Horns Rev 2 of 209MW. This makes Anholt Offshore Wind Farm the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark. Also,
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), one of the world’s leading independent renewable energy project developers, is celebrating being awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. This prestigious award is in recognition of RES’ extraordinary business success in growing re
More favourable weather conditions and less waves have really jump-started the wind turbine installation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. At the end of April, a total of 97 wind turbines had been installed in the wind farm. Now, only 14 wind turbines need to be installed before all 111 wind turbines ha
Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has seen first-hand how Cornwall is playing a key role in the development of the marine energy industry in the UK. The Minister, who was on a two-day visit to the region, was given a guided tour of the FaB Test marine energy nursery site in Falmouth Bay
Belfast-based Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries’ ship repair and conversion business has recorded one of its busiest first quarters in recent history . The ship yard which has established its reputation as a world leader in the design and manufacture of offshore renewable energy technologies has co
CWind, a leading UK offshore wind service provider, has won a contract for six of its multi-purpose vessels to provide crew and load transfer services at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. In what is to date Cwind’s largest vessel contract win, the six workboats will arrive on site over the next two mo
More than fifteen leading manufacturers of wind farm components and transmission technology met on April 30 in Tullamore to discuss the potential of setting up a local supply chain in the midlands worth at least 7 billion euro. More than 400 delegates attending the event hosted by Offaly County Coun
University of Rostock is developing methods for dynamic positioning and reduction of unwanted rotational movements of ships or platforms. The University of Rostock and Voith Schneider Propulsion are developing a novel offshore project called “DP Motion” for control systems for ships and platforms at
Gardline’s Marine Wildlife’s Department has been contracted by E.ON to carry out construction phase environmental surveys for the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm will be located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast and will have 73 turbines, with a capacity of up to 219MW. Prior to cond
Tidal Transit’s personnel transfer vessel, Eden Rose, has been on charter to Scira Offshore Energy since May 2012. Initially it was transporting construction workers building the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm to site, and since this 88 turbine power plant was completed late last year, it has b
Construction of the structure that will house Narec’s 15 megawatt (MW) capacity wind turbine nacelle test rig has been formally completed six weeks ahead of schedule. The handover of the new building by Shepherd Construction concludes design and building works for three new facilities on the site. T
