Balfour Beatty Investments Limited has been chosen to operate the offshore transmission system of the Thanet wind farm. Ofgem has determined to grant an offshore transmission licence to Thanet OFTO Limited, which is the proposed licensee entity incorporated by Balfour Beatty Investments Limited, the
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Longgen Zhang to its board of directors. He will replace Mr. Cole Capener who has served as an independent director since November 2013. Ming Yang also announced that its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Mr. Calvin Lau woul
Siemens announced its proposal to divest its ocean power generation business, in particular Marine Current Turbines (MCT), based in Bristol, United Kingdom. This restructuring would affect 45 employees in the Hydro & Ocean unit in Siemens Division Wind Power & Renewables. It is expected that the div
The Hamburg based ship owning company and operator of Offshore Service Vessels OPUS MARINE GmbH is adding another vessel to its fleet. The “MAGNIFICAT” (ex “ATLANTIC COUGAR”) is the former Swedish Marine survey vessel “NILS STRÖMKRONA”. Since 2009 she has been in service for the UK based offshore sp
As announced yesterday, Ofgem has awarded GBP 46.4 million for eight energy-related projects. Among them, a company running transmission assets of the Ormonde offshore wind farm proposes to develop an offshore cable repair vessel and universal cable jointing system in a way that would significantly
AREVA and the operating consortium DOTI (Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG) signed a five years contract for the service and maintenance of the AREVA turbines at the alpha ventus wind farm. This contract extends the previous service and maintenance agreement, initiated in 20
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited, wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter endedSeptember 30, 2014. Revenue in the third quarter of 2014 was US$279.7 million, an increase of 78.7% as compared to that of the corresponding period in 20
In October 2014 the first phase of the pile testing campaign for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project was launched, after the site’s geotechnical investigation on the Baltic Sea had been completed. German engineering and services group Bilfinger was awarded the test pile contract and chose SAL He
Aveillant is further strengthening its Board with the appointment of Sir Colin Terry as Non-Executive Director. During his 37 years in the Royal Air Force, Sir Colin reached the rank of Air Marshal and was Chief Engineer (RAF) as well as the Commander in Chief for Logistics Command and the Air Force
The winners of an annual celebration of business excellence in the Great Yarmouth borough were announced at a trophy presentation ceremony, at the Town Hall, on Friday, November 21. The Spirit of Enterprise Awards, now in its seventh year, is organised by enterpriseGY, Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Fast-growing offshore company Red7Marine Offshore has expanded its subsea services to North Sea clients by investing in a fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The investment – part of a £25 million investment in equipment this year – secures more skilled jobs at its Great Yarmouth base. The R
On December 2, an event titled “Opportunities for UK Ports in the Energy Sector” will be held in London. Recent years have seen rapid development of offshore renewables and a number of changes to energy policy. With these changes, there are many available opportunities for ports to support the suppl
Ofgem has confirmed funding of £46.4 million for eight projects as part of its cutting-edge innovation competitions for the network companies that deliver energy to homes and businesses. Ofgem runs three innovation competitions to help Britain’s energy networks become smarter and more cost-efficient
Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair of the UK Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed the appointment of John Tuckett as the organisation’s new Chief Executive. The appointment was made following a fair and open recruitment exercise which attracted a strong field of high quality applicants. Prior t
