Peter Jorgensen, former managing director of offshore services provider CWind, is investing 20+ years of renewable energy and offshore wind sector experience into his own company, CPower Energy. CPower Energy will provide services to support the renewable power industry, offering a suite of packaged
The TKI Wind op Zee has released a report which identifies the differences in subsidy schemes and tax regimes for offshore wind in France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands. The design of the subsidy and tax schemes determines the attractiveness for investors as it can change the
Jan De Nul Takes Over Hochtief’s WTIV On Tuesday 15 September, Jan De Nul Group signed the taking-over of the offshore jack-up crane vessel Vidar, formerly operating for the German company Hochtief. Dong Seeks Turbine Suppliers for 5 Projects DONG Energy Wind Power A/S has issued a call for tenders
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Sea Installer jacking in Esbjerg . The vessel has arrived in Esbjerg for its 2,5-year inspection. The photo shows Sea Installer not jacked up completely, with gap of 20 metres. Built in 2012, the vessel is designed to transport and install up to eight 3.6MW turbines
ABB has ordered the an advanced cable-laying vessel to boost the capacity of its submarine cable operations while achieving greater efficiency and precision, the company reported today. The new ship will be custom-built to ABB specifications and measure approximately 140 by 30 meters, will be constr
Offshore wind installation vessel Pacific Osprey has installed 100th foundation at 600MW Gemini project. The 161m Jack up vessel, owned by Swire Blue Ocean, commenced the operation together with Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, in July. At the end of the August, using Rambiz heavy li
Cape Sharp Tidal will hold four open house meetings over the next few weeks, in preparation for its upcoming turbine deployment. Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, plans to install two 2 MW tidal turbines at the FORCE test site and connect them to Nova Scotia’s grid. Thos
The Green Investment Bank and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have announced a three year agreement to work together to drive investment into offshore renewable energy through greater understanding and management of the associated risks, reducing the cost of energy from offshore renewab
MathWorks has announced that Carnegie Wave Energy used Model-Based Design, MATLAB and Simulink, to design and build the world’s only operating wave farm. As part of the Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP), Carnegie needed to demonstrate the viability of its CETO technology, which generates power from o
The Westermost Rough offshore wind farm Operations & Maintenance (O&M) building, located on the Grimsby Royal Dock, has been nominated for a national building award. Having won best commercial building at the regional South Yorkshire & Humber awards, the Westermost Rough O&M building is now in cont
Atlantis is working along the offshore cable route of the Meygen tidal energy project off Caithness, Scotland. Last week, the project’s team was checking MeyGen’s liner pipes to confirm they are ready to host the subsea cables. Engineers working on the project are using rock bags to secure subsea li
The Chief Executive of RenewableUK, Maria McCaffery, will be stepping down next year from her role in the trade association. Julian Brown, Chairman of the Board, announced that Maria has tendered her resignation and will be staying in post until a successor is able to take over the leadership role.
Offshore Marine Management (OMM), has signed a frame work agreement (FWA) with Prysmian Group. The 3 year FWA, which was finalised in July 2015, covers the supply of a range of offshore support services to compliment Prysmian’s installation capability. The FWA has been awarded following a long term
The UK is to host the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) for the first time. The event, now in its tenth year, will come to Edinburgh from February 23-25, 2016, and will be designed by an international committee of experts and industry organisations. Previous ICOE events have been held
