Plans for a quarry in the Lizard, which will aid in the development of Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, are advancing. Earlier this year, Shire Oak Energy revealed its plans to reopen Dean Quarry near St Keverne, saying that it would extract at least 1.5 million tons of material in the first year. Followin
At the end of July all foundations were in place at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum and at the end of September, the innovative Suction Bucket Jacket test foundation was also installed. The 850t weighing foundation, consisting of
Foundation installation work at the 288MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is in full progress. At the end of September Ballast Nedam Offshore completed their contract for 19 foundations, using their heavy-lift vessel Svanen after which the MPI Discovery, which was previously working on the Humber
Activities are in progress on the 100km export cable route for the 600MW Gemini wind farm project, located 85km from the coast of Groningen. Gemini will have 2 export cables that will connect two offshore substations to the eventual land fall at the Dutch port of Eemshaven. Despite delays caused by
In October Japanese industrial group Sumitomo Corporation announced it has officially acquired shares in the two Belgian wind farms Belwind (39%) and Northwind (30%) from Parkwind NV, a joint venture by Colruyt Group, Korys, the investment holding of the Colruyt family, and the Flemish investment fu
EDF, Dong Seek Wind Turbine Installation Contractor Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has invited bids for the transportation and installation of offshore wind turbines at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Fécamp and Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farms. Floating W
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, has just announced he will deliver a keynote session on tidal marine energy strategy and high-level support for industry developments at the upcoming 8th International Tidal Energy Summit (ITES) in London on 25th November. Tidal represe
RenewableUK has marked its 36th Annual Conference by, for the first time, making a number of awards at its Gala Dinner. The Dinner, attended by over 400 renewable energy professionals, saw awards handed out for “Breakthrough”, “Apprentice of the Year” and “Excellence”. The breakthrough award was giv
The main interview in this edition covers Van Oord Offshore who has recently taken delivery of their new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Aeolus. We now look at what three other companies operating these types of vessels are thinking about now and for in the future. Depending on your definiti
RenewableUK has welcomed the announcement by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind that they intend to commence serial production of blades at their Isle of Wight blade technology centre from as early as quarter two 2015. The Isle of Wight centre currently functions as a testing and verification centre for the d
Building work has started on the Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park which is being created to strengthen Cornwall’s growing marine renewables sector. The Devon & Cornwall division of Midas Construction has won the contract to build the business park, which is part of the £24 million investment by
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has invited bids for the transportation and installation of offshore wind turbines at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Fécamp and Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farms. In 2012, the European consortium led by EDF won the French off
FoundOcean, the experts in subsea grouting for the offshore energy construction industry, have signed a strategic agreement with BASF, the world’s leading chemical company. “Marrying BASF’s world leading chemical manufacturing capabilities and FoundOcean’s extensive offshore grouting experience mean
SeaRoc Group has appointed Captain Dave Jones as their new Head of Marine. Dave’s role will take responsibility for marine consultancy, contracting and installation services, an area where he has vast experience with his previous role as Marine Manager at Petrofac, running a team of consultants in A
