GEMS has commissioned a high spec DP2 vessel, the MV Normand Tonjer, for geotechnical wind farm work in the North Sea. The MV Normand Tonjer is fully equipped by GEMS for geotechnical services for wind farm turbine site investigations with new geotechnical drilling spread. A specialist deep 20 ton s
The creators of a new underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) claim almost any problem with the device can be repaired in less than 20… By Stephen Harris (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, July 29, 2010;
Calder Engineering Ltd, which has been supplying cabins to the offshore oil and gas industry for 12 months, has recently won a contract to… (johnogroat) [mappress] Source: johnogroat, July 29, 2010;
British company Wind Power Limited has unveiled the new embodiment of its innovative Aerogenerator project visualised by leading international architects Grimshaw. The Aerogenerator X is twice the power and half the weight of Wind Power’s original Aerogenerator design. The Aerogenerator X is conside
The 8,900 dwt ship acts as a floating hotel for staff operating in support of the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm, part of the second… (heavyliftpfi) [mappress] Source: heavyliftpfi, July 27, 2010;
Beluga Shipping GmbH, the dynamic heavy lift specialists, have featured previously on our pages as a company which never does things by… [mappress] Source: handyshippingguide, July 26, 2010;
America’s first-of-its-kind wind blade testing facility — capable of testing a blade as long as a football field — almost never was.Because… (energyempowers) [mappress] Source: energyempowers, July 26, 2010;
Jim Dehlsen, America’s most successful wind power innovator and entrepreneur, has been tilting at windmills since the early 1980s.Back then… By Melinda Burns (miller-mccune) [mappress] Source: miller-mccune, July 26, 2010;
British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines… John Vidal (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, July 26, 2010;
A Japanese corporation in talks to supply electricity transmission cable to Deepwater Wind says in a letter to state regulators that it is… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, July 22, 2010;
SMP’s chokes for inverters in wind turbines have been approved for use in offshore installations. The inductive components are said to… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, July 22, 2010;
As wind energy plants are increasingly built offshore, their installation is carried out by giant specialised vessels. During the second and… (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, July 21, 2010;
Virginia is making the case to the federal government that it’s a great place to put offshore wind turbines to the test with a $60 million… [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 19, 2010;
While the move from fossil fuels to clean and renewable sources of energy has been slow, but companies such as Intel are leading the way… [mappress] Source: neoseeker, July 16, 2010;
