Massive offshore platforms, which convert and transmit power from offshore wind farms, got a leading role in Siemens’ latest video called Giants of the North Sea. HelWin alpha, BorWin beta and SylWin alpha transformer platforms are built at Nordic Yards’ facilities in Wismar and Warnemünde. These st
GROW:OffshoreWind, supported by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), has launched a £3m boost for companies looking to accelerate innovation in offshore Operation and Maintenance (O&M) technologies. The new funding call aims to support development of technologies that would strengthen the UK’s long
EDF EN France, Dong Energy and WPD Offshore have issued a call for bids for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of up to 83 gravity-based foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm. The contract also includes the supply of additional equipment for the gravity-based
Osiris Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, have issued an updated timeline with the latest time lapse footage of the ‘Bibby Athena’ build so far. Since the original video was made available the build has progressed substantially. Fabrication of the hull is now complete and the updated ti
MENCK, a provider of specialized hydraulic pile driving solutions to the offshore oil, gas, wind farm, bridge and harbor industries, will take part in WindEnergy Hamburg 2014, from 23-26 September 2014. The company’s team will be located at hall B4 Booth416, where visitors can meet its experts to le
Dong Energy has contracted SPT Offshore for the structural and geotechnical design of suction bucket foundations for potentially five transformer substations, namely Burbo Bank Extension, Race Bank and Walney Extension. The 4 suction buckets will potentially form the foundation of 4-leg jackets supp
The deadline for Expression of Interest (EoI) for the development of French tidal energy projects was closed on Friday, May 16th. French President François Hollande called for expressions of interest for pilot tidal farms on September 30, 2013. Under the EoI, seven zones have been provided for the i
MERMAID project, running under the European Union’s Ocean of Tomorrow program, aims to develop concepts for the next generation of offshore platforms which can be used for multiple purposes, including energy extraction, aquaculture and platform related transport. Researchers who are developing the p
Tideland Signal will launch a number of innovative new aids to navigation (AtoN) products, including E-Navcon, the world’s first AIS-equipped eRacon on stand A87 at the Seawork International exhibition in Southampton, UK from 10 to 12 June 2014. E-Navcon combines the benefits of a proven X-band rada
Today, speaking to industry, science, and government representatives at the Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, Tony Wright, general manager of FORCE (the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy), announced two new staff members and two new volunteer board members have joined the team
The innovative walking jack-up platform WaveWalker 1 was presented with the Product and Equipment Innovation Award at the prestigious Ground Engineering (GE) Awards ceremony in London earlier last week (14th May.) The GE Product and Equipment Innovation Award is for a product or item of equipment ai
The Danish Energy Agency has published an energy-scenario report and five sub-analyses on the energy system of the future and the challenges that need managing up to 2050 as fossil fuels are phased out and replaced with renewable energy. It is technically possible to construct an energy system which
The world’s first community-owned tidal power turbine in Scotland has started exporting electricity to the local grid, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has revealed. The turbine will power up to 30 homes, a locally owned ice plant and Cullivoe Harbour Industrial Estate on North Yell, Shetland. The turbi
Bladt Industries is to deliver a lightweight foundation to Dong Energy in cooperation with NLMK DanSteel. The foundation is designed by Dong Energy under their offshore Wind Project PISA, which is part of the Carbon Trust’s offshore wind accelerator project. The aim of the project is to lower the we
