The lock gate extension at the entrance to Port of Grimsby East is now completed, making the former fish docks ready to meet the demands of the offshore wind energy industry, This is Grimsby news site informs. Essential improvements of the infrastructure raise the port’s capacity to accommodate larg
Named after a Greek sea goddess, Carnegie Wave Energy’s (CWE) CETO technology offers the potential to revolutionise power and water production globally. CETO harnesses the enormous renewable energy present in ocean’s waves and converts it into two of the most valuable commodities underpinning the su
The deadline for bids for a tidal demonstration project in the Bay of Fundy is extended for six months, so the developers have time to apply for the project until September 30. The provincial Energy Department announced this on Wednesday, stating that the province wants to wait until the regulator s
MAKE Consulting’s recently launched Q1/2013 Market Outlook Update provides an analysis of global and regional wind installations in 2012 and forecasts till 2020. The study shows that growth in wind power installations is likely to average around 4.6% CAGR globally every year till 2020, as wind power
Mojo Maritime revealed plans for its patented development of the HiFlo-4 Installation Vessel (HF4) at the Renewable UK 2013 Wave and Tidal Event in London. HiFlo-4 is a high performance vessel built around installation processes and the demanding environment experienced in tidal races such as The Pe
Offshore Marine Management Ltd (OMM), the UK’s independent services provider to the renewables, telecoms and hydrocarbon industries, has commenced a restructuring programme to centralise its core business and all support functions around its operational base in Cambridge. OMM has always been known a
Forewind General Manager Lee Clarke was one of a number of key industry speakers presenting at this year’s SNS2013 conference (South North Sea) organised annually by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR). More than 500 delegates attended this year’s event in Norwich which is one of the main calen
MPI Adventure, owned by the Stokesley-based MPI Offshore, is currently operating out of the Port of Hartlepool on the installation of wind turbines at the Teesside Offshore Wind Farm. Designed to transport, lift and install wind turbines and their foundations, she is the world’s most advanced and mo
The Dutch Minister of Economics Henk Kamp visited Heerema Fabrication Group’s fabrication location in Zwijndrecht on 4 March. HFG showed the Minister 2 offshore wind platforms under construction. Grid operator TenneT will connect these so called ‘power sockets at sea’ windfarms in the German part of
Mr Dilip Kumar will take up the role of Country Manager for GL Garrad Hassan in India. India is the world’s third largest market for wind, with annual installations doubling over the last several years. The reintroduction of a government subsidy wind farms and low coast loans for clean energy produc
As soon as the installation vessel is jacked up after turbine installation, the commissioning work will start. A work which will take approximately 14 efficient days before the wind turbine can be connected to the grid as a producing unit. Here, Siemens wind turbine technicians are securing the comm
The construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has a ripple effect among the suppliers – and not least the local suppliers. Already before the Anholt project was launched in Grenaa in 2010, activists in the local area decided – supported by visionary local business development politics – to establish
In view of a difference of opinion regarding policy, and having consulted the Supervisory Board, Mr R. Malizia (56) has decided to resign with immediate effect as a member of the Board of Management of Ballast Nedam. Mr Malizia has held various positions at Ballast Nedam for some considerable time,
On exactly the same day as Swiber Else Marie left the area after a job well done, the next and just as remarkable vessel was preparing for work. Figuratively, all the stops were pulled out when the shipping company, A2SEA, presented its bespoke turbine installation vessel, Sea Installer, in Grenaa o
