Offshore Wind
UK: FoundOcean Halves Wind Farm Grouting Times
FoundOcean is the world’s largest dedicated grouting contractor for the energy construction industry. The company has been applying its 50 years of oil and gas experience to the offshore wind sector since 2003. Many wind farm foundations specify ultra-high strength (UHS) grout to form the solid conn
UK: Royal HaskoningDHV Eyes Solent Ocean Energy Centre
A special meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet will take place on Thursday, 25TH of July with the aim of developing plans for the groundbreaking Solent Ocean Energy Centre project. In order to avoid a delay in the development of this tidal energy project, the Council will consider approvin
Sweden: Vattenfall Splits into Two Units
Vattenfall splits up its organisation into a Nordic unit and a continental European unit. This is one of several measures taken in response to developments in the European energy market. Vattenfall is also writing down SEK 29.7 billion of the value of the company’s assets as a consequence of market
Germany WindGuard and Kraftwerksschule Organise Training Course
The energy transition is currently a hot topic in all the media. The wind energy will play a key role in the German Federal Government’s energy plans. Therefore, qualified staff is needed to keep the wind turbines both at sea and on land running, in order for the energy transition to function. To en
Western Australia’s First Full-Scale Tidal Energy Project Receives Green Light
Environment Minister Albert Jacob has given the green light to a proposal for Western Australia’s first full-scale tidal energy power station. The Tidal Energy Australia (TEA) proposal to build a station at Doctor’s Creek, near Derby, is designed to generate 40 megawatts of electricity – enough to p
New Jersey BPU Thumbs Down Fishermen’s Energy’s Project
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has voted against Fishermen’s Energy project off the coast of Atlantic City, writes Philly news portal. The Fishermen’s Energy is planning to install 5 wind turbines with a total capacity of 25MW three miles off the coast. The Board of Public Utilities noted
Germany: GL Noble Denton Issues New Guidelines for Offshore Operations
GL Noble Denton has issued three new Technical Guidelines for assessing and approving energy industry marine operations. These set the standard to which the independent technical advisor will conduct its Marine Warranty Survey and Marine Consultancy services globally, ensuring that clients are provi
Germany: GL Noble Denton Issues New Guidelines for Offshore Operations
GL Noble Denton has issued three new Technical Guidelines for assessing and approving energy industry marine operations. These set the standard to which the independent technical advisor will conduct its Marine Warranty Survey and Marine Consultancy services globally, ensuring that clients are provi
Germany: Construction of Offshore Operating Base in Heligoland Launched
RWE Innogy has begun the construction of the service station on Heligoland. A two-story building with a warehouse, office space and a workshop will be built on a 3,000 square meter area in the south port of the island. Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm (295 MW), which is being built 30 kilometers north
UK: BMT Reliability Consultants Received Additional Certification
BMT Reliability Consultants, an operating company of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded the universally recognised standards for occupational health and safety, BS OHSAS 18001 and environmental management, ISO14001.
UK: Babcock’s Novel Floating LiDAR System Deployed for Trials
Babcock’s innovative floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system to provide critical meteorological data for offshore wind farm developers at reduced cost, has been deployed to start a six month trial of the new system in the Irish Sea. The floating LiDAR system is being trialled at RWE’s Gw
UK: Offshore Wind Farm Workers ‘Strip Off’ in Heat Wave
WORKERS on the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, which opened earlier this month in the Outer Thames Estuary, have been taking advantage of the prolonged heat wave to strip off their drysuits. As the hot weather continues and sea temperatures rise well above the required minimum of 1
The Netherlands: Groningen Seaports to Further Develop Beatrixhaven for Offshore Wind
Groningen Seaports plans to construct the west side quay of the Beatrixhaven, which will be used for purposes of the offshore wind industry. The offshore terminal, which is also referred to as Beatrixhaven Quay, Stage 5, will be used for storage of construction elements of wind turbines and a loadin
The Netherlands: Groningen Seaports to Further Develop Beatrixhaven for Offshore Wind
Groningen Seaports plans to construct the west side quay of the Beatrixhaven, which will be used for purposes of the offshore wind industry. The offshore terminal, which is also referred to as Beatrixhaven Quay, Stage 5, will be used for storage of construction elements of wind turbines and a loadin