At Subsea UK 2013 JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, won the 2013 Subsea UK Global Exports Award. The Award recognises excellence in internationalisation and was accepted by JDR’s Chief Executive Officer Andrew Norman at the Awards dinner in Aberdee
Cuxhaven Steel Construction (CSC), which belongs to the BARD Group and specialises in steel constructions for offshore wind farms, will cease production as of April 30 2013. The management board and the works council had already reached a consensus last August on a corresponding social plan and a re
HULL College has pledged its support to an awards event recognising excellence in the region’s emerging green energy industry. The organisation is sponsoring the education category of the Humber Renewables Awards. Elaine McMahon, Hull College chief executive and principal, said the college was “deli
The topside for Riffgat offshore transformer substation is lifted on board the Oleg Strashnov yesterday. The barge with the topside arrived last Saturday at the terminal at the Maasvlakte. The vessel is scheduled to sail away today and offshore installation is scheduled for later this week. The tops
YORKSHIRE businesses that have already won work in the offshore wind power industry have been lined up to present at a supply chain conference. Delegates at the event will hear how companies in the region have been successful in securing contracts in the emerging sector and the type of requirements
Any activity underwater and on or under the seabed in the various offshore energy sectors can usually be prefixed by the word “subsea”. Subsea activities began in earnest in the 30’s and 40’s of the last century with the first offshore oil wells. It was, however, the Victorian engineers laying commu
Offshore Turbine Services owns three CTruk 20T multi-purpose catamarans, achieving the aim to enter and make their mark on an increasingly competitive offshore wind support market. The third vessel, Admiral P, joined sister workboats Cardinal P and Captain P in September 2012. The following is a vid
Scotland is unlikely to achieve its target of having all electricity produced from renewable sources, if the country becomes independent, a team of academics, specialized in energy, has warned in a report. The group, membered by researchers from Birmingham, Cardiff, Robert Gordon and Queens in Belfa
Norway and Sweden seem to be good places for E.ON’s wind energy plans, as the company intends to develop onshore and offshore wind farms with the capacity to generate hundreds of megawatts of electricity. In Norway, the company has proposals for nine onshore farms with a total capacity of 1,500 MW,
Offshore renewable energy is evolving rapidly, with offshore wind being one of the pioneer sectors. Energy generated from offshore wind farms needs an efficient transmission system of subsea power cables to connect to the onshore network. Energy transmission networks can form the most expensive comp
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its 2012 market statistics, showing continued expansion of the market, with annual market growth of almost 10%, and cumulative capacity growth of about 19%. A record year for US installations and a slower market in China mean that the two countries
A Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is planning to acquire half of Dong Energy’s 50% stake in the London Array offshore wind farm, The Sunday Times reports. This 25% stake in the world’s largest offshore wind farm would cost the pension fund GBP 500 million. Besides Dong E
Juliet Morris, Journalist and Broadcaster, will be the official chair of Day 2 and facilitator of four topical panel debates at Wave & Tidal 2013. Juliet’s credits include BBC Breakfast and BBC News for whom she presented numerous documentaries and current affairs programmes. She was a regular contr
Although significant progress has been made to advance clean energy solutions, a staggering amount of work remains in order to achieve the goal of transforming to a global clean energy economy. Those were key messages coming out of the recent preparatory meeting for the fourth Clean Energy Ministeri
