Alstom and GDF Suez will prepare a common project to respond to the call for expressions of interest for pilot tidal farms announced by the French President, François Hollande in Cherbourg. Jérôme Pécresse, Alstom’s Renewable Power President and Gérard Mestrallet, CEO of GDF Suez, signed a cooperati
The countdown is on. The first WindEnergy Hamburg, the leading international wind energy expo, will be held in one year’s time in Germany’s second largest city. The Hamburg Fair site will be the meeting point for experts from all parts of the world from 23 to 26 September 2014. Twelve months before
The Marine Institute, an Irish semi-state body, has announced four separate tenders for the supply of different pieces of marine equipment for an energy project. The Institute requires the supply of: 1. a signal acquisition system for the Galway Bay Acoustic Array; 2. sensor equipment for the Galway
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, cut carbon pollution, and develop domestic energy sources, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in leasing an area offshore Oregon that Principle Powe
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). The aerodynamic section of this VAWT is built with a combination of sailboat mast and bicycle wheel technology. The tension and co
Following successful installation of the large diameter piles, another significant milestone has taken place at the Samsung Offshore Wind Turbine project. Over the last week the steel jacket was lowered into place and the Transition Piece (TP) installed. Both the jacket and TP were fabricated in Gla
Alicat have launched their second next generation vessel following the launch of the 22m DNV Class Dalby Aire in the summer. This 19m vessel, named Solway Challenger, is powered by two MAN V12 engines and Rolls Royce water jets. Emphasis has again been made on greater foredeck working space and both
In the early morning of September 25th 2013, Poseidon P37 was put back in operation at the test site off Onsevig Harbor, at the north coast of Lolland. This is test phase nr. 4. Test Phase 1, conducted 2008/09, had the purpose of documenting platform stability including the impact of the moving wave
The thunder may have been roaring on the North East coast at the end of July but that didn’t stop the UK’s premier boat builder Alnmaritec delivering the latest boat to be built at their Blyth, Northumberland base for client Rix Shipping. The ‘Rix Tiger’ is the second of the new Wave Captain class o
Workwear for the wind energy sector is one of the fastest growing markets for the OAASIS Group. That’s no surprise when its new purpose-built 30,000sq.ft centre on Gapton Industrial Estate, Great Yarmouth, is so close to a coastline which boasts some of the biggest new or planned wind farms in the w
Belgium: Alstom Hires Bold Tern Alstom has hired “Bold Tern” jack-up installation vessel, owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, to complete the offshore operations at the Belwind offshore wind farm. Japanese Offshore Wind Taking Pace A lot is happening on the offshore wind power front in Japan. In June
Vestas will supply 43 V112-3.0 MW offshore-turbines for the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. Eneco Luchterduinen is owned by Dutch energy company Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation from Japan. Construction of the project will begin in July 2014. The order with a
As part of the implementation of the Government’s Plan for Growth in the Blue Denmark, 21 initiatives are now being launched in order to target education and training in the offshore sector, as well as to further qualify the labour force and create growth and jobs. The offshore industry is one of De
As requested by Dong Energy, Bladt Industries set out to do an installation test this Thursday, September 26th on the fabricated mock-up foundation for the Borkum Riffgrund project. Weighing approximately 290 tonnes, the transition piece was lifted on top of the 10,5 meter high and 57 tonnes heavy m
