On September 26th, Euskalforging received an order for 43 TP flanges for the Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. A record of 615 TP and MP flanges will be supplied by Euskalforging this year. Reported projects (TP and MP flanges) gained during 2013 by Euskalforging are: Dan Tysk, Amrumbank West, Humbe
Vestas will supply 43 V112-3.0 MW offshore-turbines for the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. Eneco Luchterduinen is owned by Dutch energy company Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation from Japan. Construction of the project will begin in July 2014. The order with a
Atlantis Resources Corporation has yesterday announced a new global partnership with Lockheed Martin. Having already worked closely together on a number of projects, the two companies have now signed an agreement covering a worldwide systems integration alliance, as well as design and engineering se
Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, a 2.4 GW offshore wind project proposed by Forewind, is an eye catcher for businesses in the UK’s North-East, a region which can provide a vast supply chain for the project’s development. The Planning Inspectorate has accepted the project’s application just recently, and bus
This morning, Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Vestas) announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), which is dedicated to offshore wind energy. The establishment of this joint venture is a response by the two companies to the strong growth potential of the
The Metal branch of Eiffage has signed a contract for the acquisition of the main entities of the Smulders group: Smulders, Iemants, Willems and Spomasz. The acquired businesses will generate about €200 million of revenues for 2013 (for the full year) with 770 employees located in Belgium, Netherlan
New business venture Knights Offshore Support (KOS) has taken delivery of its first CTruk 20T MPC offshore wind support vessel (OWSV), Coastal Knight, which will soon join offshore wind industry service provider CWind’s growing charter fleet. Owner Paul Knight considers CTruk’s multi-role composite
The University of New Orleans (UNO) School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has received a $121,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop ocean current turbines that will be able to convert the energy of the sea into electricity. The project, “Collaborative Research: Opti
The following is a statement of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS), released after the news that the biggest utilities in Massachusetts have signed long-term contracts to buy 565 MW of electricity from wind farms in Maine and New Hampshire at prices competitive with conventional sources:
GDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables recently signed an agreement with Neoen Marine with a view to submitting a joint response to the public tender for offshore wind power generation. The consortium is made up of GDF SUEZ (47%), EDP Renewables (43%), and Neoen Marine (10%). Neoen Marine is a subsidiary of th
Greg Barker, UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change, has denied requests made by the industry for higher subsidies for offshore wind farms. Financial support will be reduced by 13 % over the next five years, nevertheless, Minister Barker said that these subsidy levels were high enough, even thoug
Harwich has all the potential and advantages to make it a major player in the offshore wind energy industry – it just needs a level playing field to compete on with its competitors. That was the message to Greg Barker, Government Minister for Energy and Climate Change, from a business delegation in
Beothuk Energy Inc. (“Beothuk”), an international company headquartered in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, announces its intention to develop large-scale offshore wind farms to meet the energy demands of Atlantic Canada and the North Eastern United States. Beothuk and the Corner Brook Port Co
Siemens AG has appointed a new CFO with immediate effect and will concentrate responsibilities within the Managing Board as of October 1, 2013. At its meeting on September 18, Siemens’ Supervisory Board appointed Ralf Thomas (52) CFO of Siemens AG. Mr. Thomas was previously CFO at the company’s Indu
