With an expected compound average growth rate of 28.3% from 2013-2020, the growth for the offshore wind industry remains solid. Short term demand in Europe – the main market region for offshore wind – is set to stabilise pending policy clarification and implementation. The outlook beyond 2020, howev
BayWa r.e. Rotor Service GmbH and their joint-venture partners SPITZNER ENGINEERS GmbH and fk-wind, the Institute for Wind Energy at Bremerhaven University, have earned the German Renewables Award 2013 in the “Project of the Year” category. BayWa r.e. Rotor Service GmbH is a subsidiary of BayWa r.e.
Independent subsea engineering and training company Jee Ltd announced the expansion of its Aberdeen office as part of the firm’s vision for strategic growth, with the potential of increasing staff numbers by 110% in Aberdeen city and Shire. The new ‘Subsea Corridor’ premises are more than double the
Dolphin Energy Limited announced it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nord Stream AG, the company that is providing a new natural gas supply route from Russia to Europe. The MOU was signed in the presence of Dolphin Energy’s General Managers in the UAE and Qatar, Mr Ibrahim Ahmed A
The seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than twice the amount of methane as previously estimated, according to new research results published in the Nov. 24 edition of the journal Nature Geoscience. The East Siberian Arctic Shelf is venting at least 17 teragrams of the metha
DP Energy plans to submit an application to use a Bay of Fundy testing site in Nova Scotia for its tidal energy device. During the Marine Renewables Canada annual marine energy conference, Managing Director of the company Simon de Pietro said that funding large-scale wave and tidal projects will not
Marine Renewables Canada has released its first “State of the Sector” report which provides an overview of the current status of Canada’s marine renewable energy sector in context with global activity. It details Canada’s perceived strengths and weaknesses in contrast to challenges and opportunities
The November 2013 edition of Lloyd’s Register’s Gas Technology Report is dedicated to LNG as a marine fuel. Highlights include: A look at developments in Canada – a shipowner, the regulator and a shipbuilder talk about gas fuelled shipping Progress made by the Maritime and Port Authority in Singapor
Petrofac announces the launch of its newly extended KW Subsea business which will enhance the Petrofac Group’s offer in the deepwater offshore engineering services sector in the Asia-Pacific region. Consistent with the Group’s strategy and ambitions of further penetration into the offshore oil and g
TÜV SÜD PMSS has announced that it is completing two important studies for RenewableUK. The first study will investigate the state of preparedness within UK Government departments, statutory advisers and key stakeholders to meet the projected three-fold increase in capacity of offshore wind consent
With an aim to raise awareness of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s existence and to highlight benefits the organisation will bring to the offshore renewables industry, Andrew Jamieson, CEO of Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has wrote the following article: The Technology Strategy Board’
During the Italy-Russia Business Forum, being held in Trieste, Fincantieri announced, in the presence of Enrico Letta, Italy’s President of the Council of Ministers, and Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, the signing of an agreement to define plans for a drillship featuring frontli
Atlas Material Testing Technology, a company specialized in weathering technology and services, will present state-of-the-art solutions for weathering testing of rotor blade coatings at the upcoming Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture Conference, December 3 – 5, 2013, in Duesseldorf, Germany, booth 25. W
Atlas Material Testing Technology, a company specialized in weathering technology and services, will present state-of-the-art solutions for weathering testing of rotor blade coatings at the upcoming Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture Conference, December 3 – 5, 2013, in Duesseldorf, Germany, booth 25. W
