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  • Alfa Laval has signed a five-year agreement with Vestas (Sweden)

    30 June 2010
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has signed a purchase agreement with Vestas, world leading manufacturer of wind turbines. The agreement, which is for oil coolers, is valid for five years with an estimated total value of about SEK 150 million. The agreement means that Alfa […]

  • France: Navalu Adds 18 Meter Multiservice Cat to Its Fleet

    5 March 2012

    French Builder NAVALU, located on the French Atlantic Coast, in the Vendée region, announces that it has added a new model, designated the NxS 18, to its NxS range of multiservice catamarans of now 15 metres, 18 metres, and 24 metres. Navalu has already received what is believed to be the first order for a […]

  • USA: Guam Perfect for Drilled Hydrothermal Energy, Innovator Says

    18 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Cotherm of America Corporation’s managing director Ted Jagusztyn, who holds a patent for drilled hydrothermal energy (DHE) technology, has set his eyes on developing this kind of energy infrastructure on the island of Guam, USA. He visited the island of Guam, where he met with the Guam Power Authority, the University of Guam, and Guam […]

  • Chartwell Marine and Zelim Develop Unmanned Rescue Vessel

    24 September 2021
    R&D, Vessels

    Scottish start-up Zelim, developing a lifesaving system for offshore energy, has partnered with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver a remotely operated unmanned rescue vessel.  As the offshore energy sites present a challenging environment for personnel and vessel crews, with a huge risk of man overboard (MOB) incidents and traditional approaches to search and recovery […]

  • Germany: Voith Gets First VLJ Order

    28 February 2012

    Voith has received the first Voith Linear Jet order with Turbine Transfers UK for a 19 meter BMT Nigel Gee designed Wind Support Vessel. The Voith Linear Jet will provide for this application a substantial higher bollard pull without a requirement for increased installed power. This higher bollard pull will allow Turbine Transfers the safe […]

  • Spanish Companies Developing Hive Wind Floater for 15+MW Turbines

    20 January 2022
    R&D, Technology

    SENER Renewable Investments, a company of the SENER engineering and technology group, and the Amper Group, through its subsidiary Nervión Naval-Offshore, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop and market platform technology for floating offshore wind. Under this agreement, Spain’s SENER and Amper will develop and market a semi-submersible floating steel platform for offshore wind […]

  • ABS Names Former U.S. Navy Officer as Its New SVP and CTO

    21 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the provider of classification services to the global marine and offshore industries, has appointed Howard Fireman to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in a move that strengthens alignment and generates further synergies across all of ABS’ technical programs. Fireman, who will report to ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. […]

  • NAVA Designs WFSV for Polish Offshore Wind Farms

    22 January 2020
    Vessels

    NAVA Ship Design Office has designed a wind farm support vessel (WFSV) which will service the offshore wind sector in Poland. The vessel will provide accommodation for 16 persons and will feature two MTU 12 V 2000 M72 diesel engines speeding up to a maximum of 25kn. Poland has set a goal to develop 8GW of offshore […]

  • Seacat Weatherly Heads Straight to Work

    27 July 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has added Seacat Weatherly to its fleet. Following her completion at the Diverse Marine shipyard in Cowes and successful sea trials, Seacat Weatherly heads straight on to her first charter contract at a major UK offshore wind project, the operator said. Seacat Weatherly is the first […]

  • ABS Endows Chair in Ocean Engineering at UC Berkeley, USA

    3 July 2012
    Training & Education

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global maritime industry, has established the American Bureau of Shipping Endowed Chair in Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley). Professor Ronald W. Yeung has received the inaugural appointment to this chair for a five-year term, […]

  • UK: CWE’s Kieran O’Brien Participates in All-Energy Panel

    24 May 2012

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the participation of Mr Kieran O’Brien, Executive Director of European Business Development in a panel at the All Energy Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland today. The company is the ASX-listed inventor, owner and developer of the patented CETO wave energy technology that converts ocean swell into zero-emission renewable power and desalinated […]

  • VIDEO: ETI Offshore Wind Programme Manager Talks about Floating Wind Turbine Project

    25 March 2013

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected The Glosten Associates as the company which will design its offshore wind floating platform system demonstrator. Glosten, a US-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, will design a tension leg platform (TLP) by developing what is commonly known as a Front End Engineering Design Study (FEED.) The PelaStar […]

  • Fluidmecanica and Sagres S.L to Get Energy from Tidal Currents (Spain)

    16 September 2011

      Fluidmecanica I+D+i team, in cooperation with Sagres, S.L, is involved in the design and implementation, of the hydraulic drive, to get energy from tidal currents.  “The Magallanes Project started in 2007 with the challenge of developing a technology able to extract power from tidal currents and it has become, with the years, a reality […]

  • Alstom, DCNS Enter Floating Wind Deal

    13 October 2014

    Alstom Renewable Power Chairman Jérôme Pécresse and DCNS Marine Energy and Infrastructures Division Director Thierry Kalanquin were on hand on 13th of October as both groups signed a partnership agreement in the floating wind energy business. The agreement aims at developing and then commercialising an integrated system for a semi-submersible floating wind turbine delivering 6 […]

  • VIDEO: The Roadmap of Hydrogen Conference at OEEC2022

    29 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment

    In the hydrogen session during Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference pioneers from different markets share their experiences. Challenges when it comes to innovation, infrastructure and regulation are discussed and views are shared on the roadmap towards a hydrogen economy. What are the opportunities for the supply chain in this transition? During a panel discussions and […]

  • Binary Marine Installation Solution Gets ABS Approval in Principle

    3 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Texas-based Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the designs of its United States Jones Act-compliant Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS). Developed by Bleutec in cooperation with NETSCo Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering and the Netherlands-based Penthus, the proprietary BMIS is a Jones […]

  • Offshore Energy Boosts Business at Port of Den Helder

    22 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The number of offshore-related sea ships mooring in the Port of Den Helder rose in 2014 to 2,776, representing a 7 % growth compared to 2013. These numbers were revealed in the annual report of the Port of Den Helder.  “Thanks to sound agreements with the offshore companies, the fishery sector and the Royal Dutch Navy, […]

  • Eaton to Develop Underwater Energy Generation System for U.S. Navy

    17 October 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has announced it will help to develop an underwater, utility-scale energy generation system for the United States Navy. Eaton is contracted to support the project’s land-based engineering, and will develop high-voltage electrical distribution equipment to efficiently convert and transmit safe, reliable alternative energy from the depths of the ocean to […]

  • Njord Offshore’s Vessels Equipped with Volvo Penta IPS900

    10 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    After initially being designed to accommodate a different propulsion system, Njord Offshore’s four new wind farm crew vessels are all fitted with Volvo Penta IPS900 and will be in the water by early 2015.  As agents for their shipowners, Njord Offshore – the commercial and technical managers of a fleet of 21m and 26m transfer […]

  • QED Makes New Appointment

    2 September 2014

    QED Naval welcomed a new member of staff into the ranks. Aris Zavvos who has recently joined the company has a Sustainable Energy Systems Master degree and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh. Aris has been recruited as the Electrical Systems and Turbine Integration Engineer to manage the electrical design and development […]

  • Spain’s First Floater Comes Online

    21 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    W2Power, Spain’s first floating offshore wind platform, has officially been commissioned at the PLOCAN test site off Gran Canaria. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The 1:6 scale multi-turbine platform started generating first kilowatts of electricity at the end of May at the Astican Shipyard before going to PLOCAN. W2Power is […]

  • HMRC and CMRC Merge

    29 December 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC) and the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) have amalgamated under the new banner of Beaufort. The Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) at University College Cork was established in 1979. It is a centre of excellence within Ireland for Ocean Renewables and Coastal Engineering providing support to […]

  • Scandinavians Develop New Scalable Floating Offshore Substation

    22 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Denmark-based Semco Maritime and ISC Consulting Engineers and Technip Energies’ affiliate Inocean, based in Norway and Sweden, have presented an offshore wind substation concept that involves floating technology and scalability. The three companies have now entered into a partnership that will combine Semco Maritime and ISC’s offshore wind and bottom-fixed substation engineering and construction experience […]

  • Framo Pumps for Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

    2 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Framo, part of Alfa Laval, has received an order from Saipem to supply its marine pumping systems for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Framo’s pumping systems will be used for the suction bucket foundations, to secure and anchor the wind turbine platforms to the seabed. “This second order for our Framo pumping systems […]

  • DEME Orders New Multi-Purpose Vessel

    16 January 2015
    Vessels

    DEME has ordered another vessel serving the offshore energy market. Following the recent order for the self-propelled jack-up vessel Apollo, DEME has also signed a contract with the La Naval shipyard in Spain for a multi-purpose vessel to be named Living Stone. Both vessels will be delivered in 2017. Living Stone will join DEME’s fleet of […]

  • French Deputy Chief of Navy Visits Carnegie (Australia)

    21 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited welcomed Vice Admiral Stéphane Verwaerde, Deputy Chief of the French Navy, to its private Wave Energy Research Facility yesterday in Western Australia. Carnegie’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Michael Ottaviano and Project Development Officer, Mr Tim Sawyer, gave the Vice Admiral and his party a tour of the Fremantle […]