Dong Energy announced that the London Array Phase 2 is not proceeding, while Forewind stated that the capacity of Dogger Bank is being scaled back. Reacting to these announcements, RenewableUK’s Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic, said: “The overall project pipeline for UK offshore wind is
Wind Energy Asia 2014 has kicked off today on Jeju Island, South Korea and it will last until 21st of February. The WEA 2014 is organized by Creativity Institute, Asia Wind Energy Association, International Convention Center Jeju, KOTRA and the Korea Wind Energy Industry Association. The nation’s le
Vestas has been selected as the preferred supplier by Dong Energy for their offshore wind project in the UK. Namely, Vestas will deliver V164-8.0 MW wind turbines for the extension of the Burbo Bank wind farm. “The performance of the 8 MW turbine from Vestas is very promising. I see this as a very c
The offshore foundation installation for the Perth Wave Energy Project off Garden Island, is now complete, Carnegie Wave Energy informed. The subsea drilling and installation of all pile type foundations were successfully completed with the third and final pile completed over the weekend. The instal
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd will be exhibiting at one of the leading ocean energy events, Renewable UK’s Wave & Tidal Conference and Exhibition. Celebrating its 11th year, the event continues to attract 600+ delegates. The event will be held in Belfast on 26-27th February 2014. EMEC
TÜV Rheinland will be presenting its range of services related to wind energy at the 2014 EWEA trade fair in Barcelona from 10-13 March, 2014. The company will combine its extensive range of services for the energy sector under the E3 campaign umbrella – “Energy Expertise Everywhere”. New additions
A2SEA Sells SEA ENERGY Wind Turbine Installation Vessel A2SEA has sold its offshore wind installation vessel SEA ENERGY. ‘Innovation’ Arrives at Aalborg Harbour The jack-up vessel Innovation, which is going to pick up foundations for Westermost Rough Offshore Windfarm in the British part of the Nort
SAL Offshore’s main vessel, the DP Class II MV Lone, equipped with Work Class ROV, successfully installed the VOITH Hytide 1000-13 tidal turbine. Coming directly from her previous employment on the Parbuckling Project (Costa Concordia), the MV Lone proceeded to Stavanger in Norway to mobilize an ROV
MPI Workboats has taken delivery of three new windfarm-support vessels, while the fourth vessel is to be delivered within the next few weeks. MPI Napoleon and MPI Snowball were delivered to MPI Workboats yesterday. They were designed by BMT/Nigel Gee and built at the South East Asia Shipyard (SEAS)
Lamprell has announced that Board has approved Peter Whitbread’s move from an executive to a non-executive role on the Board. Peter will be remunerated in accordance with the Company’s agreed remuneration structure for nonexecutive Directors. Lamprell is a leading provider of diversified engineering
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland plans to develop a National Wave energy Test Site, which is proposed to be located off Annagh Head, west of Belmullet in County Mayo. The Purpose ofthe wave energy test site iat belmullet is to provide a location for the temporary mooring and deployment of
OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft’s innovation centre for offshore renewables, is hosting a special gathering next Tuesday when leading industry players will offer the latest news along with expert advice and support to regional businesses. The programme includes a first opportunity in the region to hear from
Offshore Marine Management’s Guard Vessels business has released their figures for the 2013. They had 4,728 vessel management days recorded and a number of key industry relationships forged. The company has provided guard vessels for a number of high profile wind farm interconnectors, including Borw
German wind energy group, Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie, commissioned by the Environment Ministry, has released a report on offshore wind in Germany, said Bloomberg. According to the report, Germany is planning to reach the figure of 1.5GW of installed offshore wind power capacity this year. This wi
