Top News of the Week September 30 – October 6, 2013

Top News of the Week September 30 – October 6, 2013

Top News of the Week September 30 – October 6, 2013

Alstom’s 6 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Loaded at Ostend, Belgium 

The various components of Alstom’s 6MW offshore wind turbine, currently one of the most powerful on the market, are in the process of being loaded onto the liftboat or self-elevating wind turbine installation and crane unit, “Bold Tern”,  in the port of Ostend, Belgium.

Samsung’s Transition Piece Installed (UK) 

Following successful installation of the large diameter piles, another significant milestone has taken place at the Samsung Offshore Wind Turbine project.

USA: Sailboat Design to Power Floating Wind Turbine 

American Offshore Energy takes a page out of America’s Cup sailboat design technology to build a patented high-tech, low cost floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT).

Floating Offshore Wind Farm Planned for Santa Barbara, USA 

John Reed, an entrepreneur who established ChannelWind, wants to build an offshore wind farm in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Barge Master Incorporated in Walk-To-Work Vessel

Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg.

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