A novel wind turbine access system jointly developed by UK firms Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee this week won the Seawork Marine Renewable award. The lightweight three-axis motion compensated gangway, dubbed TAS and developed to provide safe and reliable access from workboats, has been widely taken up in
Alstom, which became a player in the onshore wind turbine business in 2007 through its acquisition of Spanish turbine maker Ecotecnia… (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide, June 16, 2011
Mammoet, the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport, has presented its new PTC super heavy lift cranes. The cranes were designed in-house by the company and will be used for large construction projects (e.g. oil refineries, power stations, offshore) throughout the world. Apart from the key
BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, has announced a number of innovative technologies to help improve the experience of personnel travelling to and from offshore windfarms. It is not only the vessel performance that is affected by rough weather; seasickness amongst workers travelling to of
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) will set up a €43 million joint venture with a foreign company to develop, manufacture, set up … By Yuval Azulai (globes) [mappress mapid=”3998″] Source: globes, June 15, 2011;
Taiwan launched a 2,700-ton ocean research vessel in the southern port city of Kaohsiung June 13, opening a new chapter in the nation’s … By Kwangyin Liu (taiwantoday) [mappress] Source: taiwantoday, June 13, 2011;
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd. announce the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of a pair of South Catamaran 19m Wind Farm Support Vessels. The two craft will be built at South Boats’ new facility in Cowes and will be delivered in May and June 2012 r
Safe, cost effective and efficient transfer between floating support vessels and offshore wind turbines is a ‘holy grail’ for the offshore wind industry. OSBIT Power (OP) has risen to the challenge, and developed the MaXccess system – MX11/01. The first system will be on display at Seawork 2011 on t
Safe, cost effective and efficient transfer between floating support vessels and offshore wind turbines is a ‘holy grail’ for the offshore wind industry. OSBIT Power (OP) has risen to the challenge, and developed the MaXccess system. MX11/01 was on display at Port of Tyne, South Shields on Thursday
Voith Turbo Marine Engineering has developed the Voith Offshore Shuttle for wind parks. Its special feature: the so-called MOTS-system (Momac Offshore Transport System) is installed at the bow. The new system consists of a swivel arm robot, which allows safe transfers of people and goods from vessel
Canadian firm Thin Red Line Aerospace is working on the first test deployment of its energy storage system for use with off-shore wind turbines. The Energy Bag provides power storage as “undersea compressed air energy storage” (CAES) to store compressed air deep underwater, and then release it again
Victoria’s AXYS Technologies is on the verge of massive growth that could mean increasing its staff and expanding into its recently built… By Andrew A. Duffy (timescolonist) [mappress] Source: timescolonist, June 03, 2011;
The Easytrak Nexus has been successfully deployed on various subsea tracking surveys across the globe since its introduction in 2009 and is currently being used nearer to home during the geophysical survey of sections of North Sea, close to shore. The Geosurvey Department of Emu Ltd, a marine develo
This Gigantic Sea Snake Transforms Waves Into ElectricityLike a gigantic, sea-faring Shake Weight, the Pelamis system uses the power of… By Andrew Tarantola (gizmodo) [mappress] Source: gizmodo, May 27, 2011
