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  • Wick Businesses Explore Offshore Wind Opportunities (UK)

    10 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    A group of Caithness and Sutherland businesses, including Wick Harbour Authority and Scrabster Harbour Trust, have travelled to Suffolk to look in detail at the services and facilities offered at the extensive offshore wind operations base which has been established there. The visit to Lowestoft was funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) as part […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Turbines Better with Hydraulic Pumps

    9 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Dr. Niels Diepeveen (Civil Engineering and Geosciences) has engaged in studying the future of offshore wind turbines in his PhD-research, conducted under the supervision of Professor Gijs van Kuik, both working at TU Delft, the Netherlands.  Dr. Diepeveen claims that hydraulic pumps will replace gearboxes in the next generation of offshore wind turbines. As a […]

  • Germany: SOOP Makes Offshore Wind Farms Cost Effective and Safer

    5 September 2013
    R&D, Training & Education

    Increasing safety and reducing costs – two aspects that play a major role in offshore wind farms. The achievement of these goals has been coordinated by the Oldenburg-based OFFIS computer science institute project group SOOP – Safe Offshore Operations. A recently published study on behalf of the Offshore Wind Foundation on energy cost reduction potential […]

  • UK: Wave Energy to Power Salmon Farm

    4 September 2013

    A Scottish salmon farming company is planning to harness wave energy for a salmon farm off the Isle of Muck. For this purpose, Marine Harvest Scotland will use AlbaTERN’s WaveNET device with a total capacity of 45KW, the Scotsman writes. “This is a very exciting development with huge potential. Our environment in Scotland makes us […]

  • Carbon Trust Requires Consultancy Services to Study OW Gravity Base Structures (UK)

    3 September 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust is looking for an offshore wind farm consultancy services to study which gravity base structures could reduce offshore wind cost more, lifted or floated. Gravity Base Structures (GBS), in terms of potential cost reduction, have very promising foundations concepts for wind turbine generation in deeper water sites competing against steel jacket structures […]

  • UK: BMT Reliability Consultants Received Additional Certification

    22 July 2013

    BMT Reliability Consultants, an operating company of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded the universally recognised standards for occupational health and safety, BS OHSAS 18001 and environmental management, ISO14001. BMT Reliability Consultants implemented a fully integrated management system which allows the organisation to effectively identify, […]

  • Final Statutory Consultation Phase for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Finished (UK)

    24 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The final statutory consultation phase for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck is complete and feedback from it has already been included into the development proposals. Almost 300 people attended one of six public consultation events held along the proposed cable route of the 2.4 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind development located 131 kilometres (81 miles) off the […]

  • The Netherlands: Deltares Tests Cheaper Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

    24 June 2013

    In recent months, Deltares has tested a new foundation structure for offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic Basin in Delft and optimised a design for scour protection. The study showed that scour protection can be a lot cheaper than was thought, which makes it more likely that the idea will be used in practice. Gravity-based […]

  • Severn Subsea Supplies Oceanus 2 with Telemetry & Control System

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Severn Subsea Technologies, part of the Severn Glocon Group, has developed an integrated telemetry and control system for wave power company Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave device, now moored at the Cornish Wave Hub. The SST system will enable researchers to correlate wave movement with power generated, and thus optimise power generating conditions offshore. Briefly, Seatricity […]

  • DNV GL Announces GRIDSTOR Joint Industry Project

    30 June 2014

    DNV GL, a leading global energy advisory and testing authority, announced its GRIDSTOR Joint Industry Project, which aims to develop a recommended practice to drive the safe and secure implementation of grid-connected energy storage systems forward and to accelerate the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. The global transition towards a sustainable energy […]

  • Samson B Aids Jack-Up at Rhyl Flats

    27 June 2014

    Samson B recently worked with the Pacific Osprey on the Rhyl Flats Wind Farm. The Pacific Osprey is such an awesome sight it is a marvel that it even exists. Everything about it is huge with 160.9m length overall and breadth of 49m, she is a giant of the seas. Subsequently Samson B has been […]

  • Gemini Funding Case Study at Benelux Infrastructure Forum

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    SMi will have Jeroen Kies, Assistant General Manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, discussing the financial structure of the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm at its 13th annual Benelux Infrastructure Forum. This wind farm, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea, will be one of the largest wind farms in the world when it comes […]

  • Bonheur, Ganger Rolf Considering Bond Issuance

    25 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA contemplate the issuance of new unsecured bonds in the Norwegian market. Bonheur ASA will be the issuer and Ganger Rolf ASA will be the guarantor under the contemplated bond issues. Net proceeds from the contemplated bond issues will be used for refinancing of existing debt, including the NOK 1,000 […]

  • IMCA Releases Guidance on Offshore Crew Transfer

    25 June 2014

    One of the activities specific to offshore operations is the transfer of personnel between vessels and other offshore structures. Such transfers can include movements of personnel at crew change and shift change from vessel to vessel and also between vessels, offshore structures (including offshore wind turbines), barges and crew boats as well as to and […]

  • FoundOcean Shortlisted for Private Business of the Year 2014

    25 June 2014

    Following several rounds of shortlisting, FoundOcean has been chosen as one of just six finalists for the 2014 Private Business of the Year Award, with the winner to be announced on 10th September. According to event organisers Ford Sinclair, the number of entries was overwhelming, with over 1000 nominations. Gavin Crawford, partner specialising in private […]

  • Tendring Council Working to Realise Economic Strategy

    23 June 2014
    Authorities

    Work is taking place to investigate key regeneration projects in Tendring in a bid to be prepared to make the most of the funding opportunities available to boost economic growth across the District. Two initiatives – a Care and Assisted Living Innovation and Training Centre and an Innovation and Incubation Centre for Harwich – are […]

  • Aquamarine Power Starts Oyster Overhaul

    19 June 2014
    Technology

    Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has successfully removed both cylinder modules from their Oyster 800 wave machine as part of a comprehensive summer refit – with the firm aiming to recommence Oyster power generation in the autumn. The 800kW test machine, located at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, has already clocked up three […]

  • MPI, Vroon Recap Global Offshore Wind Event

    16 June 2014

    MPI Offshore and Vroon Offshore Services spent two days last week at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind exhibition, which took place in Glasgow. The well-attended show saw MPI’s stand attract plenty of attention. The MPI stand, covering almost 100 square metres, captures the company’s ‘Doing’ message, with action photos and films of operations at sea, […]

  • Hitachi Joins Alstom Bid

    16 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Another Japanese engineering company, Hitachi, has expressed its interest in joining Siemens in a bid for the French company Alstom. Earlier this week Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that it had joined Siemens in evaluating a potential proposal for certain assets of the French multinational conglomerate. According to Nikkei news site, Hitachi confirmed that it was […]

  • DNV GL Celebrates Double Milestone

    16 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL, the world’s leading ship classification society and one of the world’s leading risk and sustainability service providers, is celebrating a double milestone: The Foundation DNV’s 150th anniversary and DNV GL’s first year as a merged company. “This year marks 150 years of proud past for the Foundation Det Norske Veritas and that in […]

  • Windcomm to Hold Offshore Business Meetings and Conference

    13 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Windcomm will host an offshore event OBMC (Offshore Business Meetings and Conference) on July 3, 2014 in Rendsburg, where effects of the EEG amendment on offshore industry will be one of the most important topics.  “The implementation of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and the development of a new energy market is a process […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power Goes into Administration

    23 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The directors of Pelamis Wave Power have announced that they have been unable to secure the additional funding required for further development of the Company’s market leading wave energy technology. As a result of this, the board has moved to appoint an administrator to assess the options for securing the future for the business and employees […]

  • First Flight Wind Lists Offshore Wind Courses

    20 November 2014
    Training & Education

    Belfast Metropolitan College and B9 Energy have collaborated to deliver the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Wind Turbine Operation and Maintenance.  In addition, First Flight Wind has published a list of courses leading to careers in offshore wind on its website. It is not an exhaustive list, but gives a sense of the […]

  • Bird Density at BARD Offshore 1 Site Mapped

    20 November 2014
    Environment

    Maps showing the density of bird populations in and around a major wind farm in the German North Sea have been released following aerial surveys by APEM. The maps illustrate the number of guillemots and razor-bills recorded during flights in February and March 2014 over an area of about 2,500km2 in the region of the BARD […]

  • 4POWER Offshore Wind Conclusions Delivered to EU Officials

    20 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    At the closing conference of the EU project 4POWER on November 18 in Groningen, representatives of the EU and its individual regions exchanged their experiences and views on the best practice models in the development of offshore wind energy. In the past few years, the 4POWER project promoted sharing knowledge between different regions that are […]

  • IMarEST Acquires Hydrographic Academy

    20 November 2014
    Training & Education

    IMarEST has acquired Plymouth University’s Hydrographic Academy (HA). Launched on November 1, the new venture – Marine Learning Alliance Ltd. – will see IMarEST experts and HA academics develop a new suite of e-learning courses to run alongside existing Hydrographic Academy programmes. IMarEST will build on the HA’s existing innovative methods to provide blended distance […]