Researchers at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (FUAS) warn of increased risk of ship collisions. The reason for this threat is the increasing number of offshore wind farms, especially in the German Bight region. With approximately 150,000 ships that cross the area each year, this is a v
Two strong partners with wide experience from the offshore and heavy lift industries are behind the new stevedoring company Nordic Stevedoring based in Esbjerg in Denmark. With a unique workforce of industry specialists, the new company wants to set new standards in safety and efficiency. Offshore-e
The governor of the Greek island of Crete Stavros Arnautakis met with representatives of the Russian company Ocean RusEnergy. The question of the possible construction of the first on the Mediterranean sea wave power. The island of Crete is interested in alternative sources of energy as tourism on t
With the UK’s lead in developing wave and tidal energy solutions, and Scotland’s exceptional levels of activity, it is not surprising that All-Energy 2013 (Aberdeen, 22-23 May), the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, looks seriously at this developing sector of the renewables i
The company behind plans for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project has opened Swansea office, reports Wales Online news portal. This move has been recognised as developer’s commitment to progress with the GBP 650 million tidal energy project. “With Wales needing to source twice the amount of electric
Key geotechnical feasibility studies on the site of Wikinger offshore wind farm have been successfully concluded, with a total cost of €20 million. The studies comprised a full geological survey of the seabed in an area of some 34 square kilometres. Also, stratigraphic samples of sedimentary and met
Regen SW is launching its South West Renewable Energy Manifesto focused on building momentum and support behind this sector. The Manifesto sets out a target to deliver 34,000 jobs in the sector and eight areas we need to focus on such as policy, grid and planning. The Manifesto is sponsored by Steph
Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs. First Wind Turbine Installe
ABB Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan has decided to leave ABB for private reasons. A date for his departure has not yet been decided. Hogan will continue to lead ABB until a successor is announced. He is committed to a smooth transition. “Joe is a great and successful CEO and has done a remarkable
In its latest seminar called Simulation tools for the wind industry, to be held on 16th of May in Hamburg, ANSYS will address one of the key problems that the industry currently employs: the efficiency of the systems. Early in the product development, a provider in the wind industry lays high import
International engineering firm Alstom, which employs around 6,500 people in the UK, has released its final year figures and given details of the number of open vacancies it has. The UK arm of the company, which has operations in power, grid and transport, had sales of just over £1bn in the financial
Tekmar are exhibiting at the European Wind Energy Association bi-annual conference in Frankfurt, Germany in November 2013. The world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition presents an international platform for the offshore wind industry to showcase and demonstrate their latest pro
Entry Technology Support will be in charge of technical coordination of Executive Zeeland, part of the Pro-Tide project for picking out an ultimately suitable technique for a tidal power station in the Brouwers. In particular: Theoretically figuring out the best available technique that is applicabl
Trianel is looking for contractor for the performance of diving works including provision of a suitable vessel. During the installation of the foundation tripods onto the pre-installed piles a number of grout seals were ‘ripped out’.The function of the grout seals is to contain the grout within the
