Osiris Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, announced building has commenced on a sister ship to Bibby Tethra, named Bibby Athena, to be launched in winter 2014. The vessel will mirror the capabilities of Bibby Tethra with a few subtle changes to reflect the company’s development into sha
As part of its offshore strategy, Gamesa has recently developed its first offshore prototype. GES has provided services for the installation and commission of the wind turbine for Gamesa, the Spanish manufacturer. The G128-5.0 turbine has been assembled in the Arigana Quay. The different components
Moog, a leader in providing blade pitch control, slip ring and rotor monitoring solutions for the wind energy industry, announced the launch of its new AC Moog Wind Turbine Pitch System in China. Adopting a compact modular architecture, the new system has distinct advantages in safety, reliability a
This morning, Allard van Hoeken from Bluewater Energy Services opened a conference on wave and tidal energy at the Offshore Energy 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These emerging energy industries deserve a lot of attention as they are fighting for their place in the renewables market. Themes of
The charter demand for the latest generation of offshore wind farm Personnel Transport Vessels [PTVs] from Tidal Transit Limited has enabled this young North Norfolk company to commission the construction of a fourth vessel with Spanish boat builder Mercurio Plastics. Kitty Petra will be constructed
CTruk scored a hat-trick with the delivery of its 12th 20T multi-purpose catamaran, CWind Challenger. As well as being the first of these popular offshore wind support vessels to be designed, built and classed to Bureau Veritas (BV) rules, the 18.5m multi-role workboat is also the first Category 1 v
At the end of September HOCHTIEF Solutions conducted a first comprehensive offshore rescue exercise in a construction site in the North Sea (Global Tech I). Together with its partners, the team from the Civil Engineering Marine and Offshore branch practiced all processes related to the emergency res
RTS International and Limpet Technology have today announced an exclusive partnership to use the Limpet® L5 multifunctional height safety systems for wind turbine blade inspection work in the UK. The partnership combines RTS’ expertise in servicing wind turbines with Limpet’s innovative L5 multifunc
Wind turbines at sea could be much cheaper. The members of the Joint Industry Project ‘Wave Impact on Fixed turbine’ (JIP WiFi) are convinced that cost reductions are achievable. The design rules currently used to determine the impact of breaking waves on the turbines are very conservative. The thin
For over 25 years, KCI Schiedam has been providing quality engineering services to a well-established base of international customers in various industries ranging from Oil & Gas, Shipping and Offshore Renewables. The last few years have shown a steady and healthy growth of the company’s activities
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2013 has officially began this morning at 09.30 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Taking place for the sixth time, Offshore Energy continues with the steady growth with over 500 offshore companies showcasing their products. During the opening ceremony the key-not
Denmark makes its expert knowledge available to the State of Maryland which plans to build an offshore wind farm off the US East Coast. Expanding deployment of renewables contributes to achieving the goals in President Obama’s Climate Plan. United States is the world’s second largest emitter of gree
National Grid and Denmark’s Energinet.dk have signed a cooperation agreement to begin feasibility work on an electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark. The agreement was signed in London by Nick Winser Executive Director of National Grid and Peder Andreasen, the CEO of Energinet.dk, ahea
With four decades of experience, and providing a wide portfolio of Operations & Maintenance services in the oil & gas industry, Fabricom Offshore Services B.V. is still a relative newcomer to offshore wind. But it has been taken by hand by sister company Cofely Fabricom – which pioneered the Offshor
