Offshore Wind
MarineCo Orders Damen Multi Cat 2712
MarineCo UK has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Marineco UK is one of the few UK operators with an all-Damen fleet. The new vessel is to be named Marineco Havanah, after the arrival of Mike and Kaye’s twin granddaughters Ava and Hann
MarineCo Orders Damen Multi Cat 2712
MarineCo UK has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Marineco UK is one of the few UK operators with an all-Damen fleet. The new vessel is to be named Marineco Havanah, after the arrival of Mike and Kaye’s twin granddaughters Ava and Hann
Acta Marine Finishes Two Cone Penetration Testing Projects
Acta Marine’s Coastal Chariot has successfully finished two cone penetration testing (C.P.T.) projects in U.K. and Germany. Coastal Chariot assisted a well-known geophysical services company in Liverpool waters and she has assisted a Swedish survey company in German waters. The projects, even while
Lely Shut Down as Nuon Investigates Turbine Malfunction
One of the wind turbines at Lely wind farm lost its head and blades last week. Nuon shut down the wind farm as it was planning launch an investigation and salvage operation. The cause of the breakdown is not yet known, as the operator claims the wind turbines are inspected twice a year while the [&h
UMaine Completes Gamesa’s Turbine Blade Testing
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has completed static strength testing of a 56-meter (184-foot) wind turbine blade for Gamesa, based in Spain. The blade was manufactured in North America and delivered to the University of Maine in late August. In the testing, the b
Xiangtan to Deliver 10 Turbines for Putian Project
Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing signed an agreement to supply wind turbines for 50MW wind farm located in Pinghai Bay in Fujian province. Its wholly-owned unit XEMC Windpower will deliver ten of its 5 MW wind turbines next year, Xiangtan said today in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange. Furt
Xiangtan to Deliver 10 Turbines for Putian Project
Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing signed an agreement to supply wind turbines for 50MW wind farm located in Pinghai Bay in Fujian province. Its wholly-owned unit XEMC Windpower will deliver ten of its 5 MW wind turbines next year, Xiangtan said today in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange. Furt
HMRC and CMRC Merge
The Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC) and the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) have amalgamated under the new banner of Beaufort. The Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) at University College Cork was established in 1979. It is a centre of excellence within Ireland f
ACCURATE LEVELLING OF WIND TURBINES: Accurate levelling using hydraulic tools
While the industry is looking at ways to assemble a turbine onshore so it can be installed at sea in one operation, at the moment the common method still is to install it in several stages at sea. The foundations are installed first and followed by the tower and the WTG. Whether the foundations are
KKG Students Visit University of Agder’s Motion Laboratory
Fourteen students and two teachers from Kristiansand Cathedral School Gimle (KKG) visited in Grimstad in November. During their visit, the laboratory demonstrated how one can compensate for wave movements during offshore operations using a Stewart platform. Professor Geir Hovland, who hosted the vis
KKG Students Visit University of Agder’s Motion Laboratory
Fourteen students and two teachers from Kristiansand Cathedral School Gimle (KKG) visited in Grimstad in November. During their visit, the laboratory demonstrated how one can compensate for wave movements during offshore operations using a Stewart platform. Professor Geir Hovland, who hosted the vis
Incidents in Offshore Wind Industry
Pontoon loaded with offshore wind turbine parts sinks off Germany A pontoon loaded with parts for offshore wind turbines sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) in the Baltic Sea. The 35×11 meters large transporting pontoon sprung a leak while being towed from Stralsund towards Kiel by Bösch tug, and
Hartlepool Hoping to Take Part in Offshore Wind
Hartlepool is ideally placed to take advantage of opportunities offered in offshore wind industry, said Councillor Christopher Akers-Belcher responding to question submitted at a full council meeting. Resident Steve Latimer claim after failing to realize Tees Valley Regeneration’s £1billion Victoria
Japan’s NEDO Selects IHI and Toshiba for Ocean Energy Project
IHI Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (“NEDO”) as co-researchers in the “Research and Development (“R&D”) of Ocean Energy Technology – Demonstration Research of Ocean Energy Power Generation”. After conclud