Leading workboat operator Acta Marine is further expanding their fleet with a new multipurpose workboat with Dynamic Positioning and more than 35 tons bollard pull. The vessel, which will be named “Coastal Chariot”, is a sister vessel of Acta Marine’s existing DP-1 unit “Coastal Challenger”. The mul
The University of New Orleans (UNO) School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering has received a $121,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop ocean current turbines that will be able to convert the energy of the sea into electricity. The project, “Collaborative Research: Opti
Rhode Island’s State Properties Committee is to examine Deepwater Wind’s request for connecting an offshore wind farm to the grid through Scarborough State Beach, the Providence Journal reports. The company decided to go with burying the cable at the state beach after a strong opposition emerged ove
On a recent project, DONG Energy contracted VSMC (Visser & Smit Marine Contracting), an international submarine power cables installation contractor specialising in intertidal and offshore markets, for the laying of two high voltage cables to the wind farm of West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) in the East
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a £4.7 million boulder clearing and pre-lay trenching project which it claims has been one of the most successful ever conducted for the wind energy sector. As subcontractor to Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), the Banchory-based subsea specialist completed 8
French work boat builder Navalu launched the SeaFox, an offshore wind farm service catamaran last Wednesday, 18 September 2013. This vessel, with a total length of 24 meters and width of 9.90 meters, was designed to work on offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Built for Enviroserve, shipowner based
The IEA Wind 2012 Annual Report which presents the latest information on wind energy in the twenty member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind, the Chinese Wind Energy Association, the European Commission, and the European Wind Energy Association is available to download here. Wor
40SouthEnergy has begun to work on the deployment of the R115 wave energy device at Punta Righini, Italy. On September 23, the company positioned two guiding buoys for the Meloria pontoon, which traveled the next day from Livorno to Punta Righini, where it was positioned. After the company carried o
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that the construction earthworks for the Onshore Power and Desalination Plants has commenced on Garden Island, Western Australia. The earthworks for the Perth Wave Energy Project commenced this week providing visible confirmation of the si
Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts was erected at Dogger Bank during the weekend using the innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and a “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. The latest mast to be installed – Dogger Bank Met Mast West – will provide essentia
In an exciting renewable energy supply chain development, Tidal Transit Limited has been awarded an 18 month contract by Scira Offshore Energy Limited for its latest personnel transfer vessel, Tia Elizabeth, to service the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Announcing this contract, Tidal Transit’
Torridge Council has backed down from allowing the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm construction. A couple of weeks ago, Torridge and Devon County councilors made no objections to the offshore wind project. However, Torridge Council voted 15:7 on Monday to withdraw their positive response to the pr
As of 15 August 2013 A2SEA has employed Andy Reay as new Key Account Manager in the UK and Ireland. He comes from a position as Power Sector Business Manager at ABB Consulting in the UK. Facing the new, challenging markets and business structures it is important for A2SEA to build good and solid cus
An unmanned aerial device designed at Clarkson University that flew near Lake Erie’s shores this summer may help determine the best locations to site wind turbine farms. A team of Clarkson faculty, staff and students traveled to Sandusky, Ohio, to fly the Golden Eagle, a nearly 40-pound UAV carrying
