Offshore Renewables – Page 89
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NewsCooperation deal for German and Dutch wind
Germany’s FRISIA-Offshore and Offshore Wind Services BV (OWS) from the Netherlands have announced a cooperation agreement.
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NewsThe Crown Estate, promoting safety for offshore wind
Of the many factors developers have to consider when planning various phases of offshore wind projects, arguably the most important will be health and safety considerations.
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Powerful provision for Walney windfarm
ABB has supplied generator step up transformers (GSUs) for both phases of the Walney offshore windfarm in the East Irish Sea.
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CWind trainee up for Energy Award
CWind has become the 100th company to sign the RenewableUK Wind Energy Charter.
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FoundOcean finds funding for expansion
Ambienta SGR, Europe’s largest private equity fund focused on the environmental sector, has signed an agreement to acquire a 35% stake in FoundOcean.
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NewsLargest wind platform being built in Dubai
Ship repair, conversion and newbuilding specialists Drydocks World - Dubai started construction last month of DolWin beta, the world’s largest Wind Power HVDC Offshore Platform.
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NewsThe EU looks at renewable energy post 2020
The EU has published an Impact Assessment of various options open to Member States, at a time of increasing calls for the establishing of renewable energy policies beyond 2020.
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NewsBV launches Wind Farm Service Ships guidance
International classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance for designers and builders of Wind Farm Service Ships.
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NewsLocal consortia in run-off for Germany‘s OTB
Two giant German logistics groups are the only ones now still in the running to win the concession to build and operate the planned €200m Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB).
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NewsVestas abandons Sheerness production plans
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has abandoned plans to build their next generation offshore wind turbine at the Kent port of Sheerness.
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Consent for Green Port Hull proposal
Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has given its consent to the proposed Green Port Hull facility following the submission of plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc.
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NewsEngineer shortage as renewables grow
Green energy is arguably one of the fastest growing sectors on the planet.
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NewsTesting facilities progress at Narec
National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland UK.
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First Spanish wind turbine for Canaries
Spanish energy giant Gamesa will install its prototype offshore wind turbine off the Canary Islands instead of Virginia as a result of slow growth in US offshore windfarm market.
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NewsWave energy converter installed at FabTest
Engineering company Supacat Ltd and strategic partner Fred. Olsen Ltd have developed the BOLT Wave Energy Converter, ‘Lifesaver’, which has become the first installation to be commissioned at FabTest UK in Falmouth.
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Cooperation agreement for future WFSV designs
BLRT Marketex and BMT Nigel Gee Ltd (BMT) have signed an agreement whereby BMT will provide vessel designs to BLRT Marketex.
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NewsFirst new Wave Class from Alnmaritec
Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in Northumberland UK, has delivered the first of its new Wave Captain class of Wind Farm Support Vessels to Windcrew Workboats Ltd.
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Wave power system installed in Black Sea
Israel based Eco Wave Power has successfully installed a medium scale wave energy power plant in the Black Sea.
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NewsFerry fitted for wind farm accommodation
Ferry operator P&O has entered the marine renewable energy market by placing one of its large ro-ro ships as an accommodation vessel for technicians working on a North Sea wind farm.
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Oyster captures European environment award
Retailer Marks & Spencer and Edinburgh based Aquamarine Power both won 2012 European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) at a ceremony in Brussels last month.
