Top News of the Week Apr 1 – 7, 2013

April 8, 2013

Mecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an economy-ecology-government partnership program context.

UK: South Boats IOW and Seacat Services Announce New Catamarans Order

South Boats IOW Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd., both of the Isle of Wight, UK announced a two boat order for the construction of a further pair of South Catamaran 24m offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels.

Germany: Seaway Heavy Lifting to Install Sylwin Alpha Transmission Station

Seaway Heavy Lifting has been awarded a contract by Siemens AG for the transportation and installation of the Sylwin Alpha jacket and transmission station.

Dutch Developing Bladeless Windmill for Onshore and Offshore Use

From Wednesday, March 27, a scale model of a bladeless windmill can be viewed in front of the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology.

Germany: Sietas Undocks Jack-Up Vessel for Offshore Wind Farms

The hull is complete, the steelwork concluded, the building of the deckhouse has begun – in the dock of Sietas shipyard the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms developed and constructed in Germany is currently taking shape.