More top names have been lined up for the country’s most significant conference and exhibition focused on the Southern North Sea energy business to be held in Norwich this year. Shell, EDF Energy Schlumberger, East Anglia Offshore Wind and Aker Solutions are among companies which will feature at the
Offshore Wind Services B.V will make public the contract signed with Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem. With the contract signed end-December 2013, the construction of the new vessel began immediately and is set to be delivered in October this year. The official ceremony is taking place tomorrow. OWS has s
On 2 January, Jesper B. Rasmussen started as HSEQ Officer at DBB Jack-Up. Jesper is a qualified Master Mariner and has been working within the maritime and offshore sector for more than 20 years and joins the DBB team with strong knowledge of implementing and improving safety offshore. Recently, Jes
DanTysk offshore wind farm now encompasses the northernmost point of Germany, following the installation of its foundation number 22, which was driven into the seabed west of the island of Sylt. The location of the turbine, called simply DT-22, has not yet been reported to the German government as a
A2SEA has signed a contract with DONG Energy to install 97 turbines on Gode Wind 1 + 2 in the German part of the North Sea. In the first half of 2015, A2SEA will start installation of a total of 97 turbines from Siemens, each of 6MW/154m rotor, with a total capacity of 582 MW. […]
CPNL Engineering GmbH successfully completed a series of tests in the presence of customer NSW on January 6th in Nordenham Germany. The tests were conducted to provide sufficient evidence for taking the spreader beam and articulated pipes for cable joint activities offshore. It is the first time tha
Oldbaum Services’ work on the Offshore Wind Accelerator Wakes Measurement campaign has been extended after a successful first six months. This is to allow for closer examination of different meteorological conditions, and their influence on wind wakes at the Rødsand II site in Denmark. Offshore wake
Thyboron port has from January 1st employed Torben Stromgaard as Head of Sales and Marketing, which is consistent with the ambitious strategy for the port regarding continuously growth and development of existing and new business opportunities. Torben is 34 years old and comes from a position as Bus
The study group tasked to set the procurement price for offshore wind power (Procurement Price Calculation Committee), established by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) last November, has released the results of its conclusions. The study group members reviewed data from two
Mabey Bridge has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2014 Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award. According to the organisers, RenewableUK and The Crown Estate, this is the only awards scheme of its kind for the renewable energy industry. The award aims to promote the development, implementation
The Acclaimed Software Company Ltd announced a new software system designed for Harkand Andrews Survey to support pile installation operations. The ‘Total Controller’ and ‘Total Viewer’ systems have been successfully put into operation on a construction support vessel conducting precise pile install
Trident Energy, the independent developer of generator solutions for the offshore renewable energy industry, has announced the successful demonstration of real-time control of low cost linear generator technology for wave energy – a global first. Major barriers to the success and commercial viabilit
LORC took advantage of the unique infrastructure at Lindø Industrial Park. The main components have started arriving at the site for the Nacelle Testing facility which will be able to test wind turbines with total capacity of up to 10MW. Check out this video of what LORC Nacelle Testing facility wil
Douglas-Westwood forecast offshore wind installations averaging 3.2 GW per year over the next ten years with capital expenditure hitting a peak of 18bn in 2016. This report presents a new longer-term forecast and examines the key commercial developments since the last publication to provide detailed
