Offshore Wind
Innovatum Adds Saab’s ROV to Its Fleet
Demand from the offshore wind industry has led Innovatum to add a second Saab Seaeye Cougar XT Compact to its ROV fleet. This comes as Innovatum’s reputation grows in the offshore wind industry for cutting the cost of inshore survey work. They have achieved this by creating the world’s smallest syst
NOF Energy to Hold ‘Energy: A Balanced Future’ Conference
NOF Energy, the business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear, offshore renewables sectors, has announced its 2015 national conference, ‘Energy: A Balanced Future’, will take place at Sage Gateshead to meet growing interest in the event. Taking place on 10 and 11 March 2015, the fifth-annu
Cathie Associates Scoops Geoconsultancy Deal for Neart na Gaoithe
Cathie Associates announced that they have been awarded a contract for geoconsultancy and survey management services in relation to the detailed geotechnical drilling campaign on the Mainstream Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm development. This contract award enables the continuation of a collabo
Equalizer Wins EEEGR’s Low Carbon Award
Unique British designed and manufactured smart tools for use in pipeline maintenance stole the show at the EEEGR Energy Innovation Awards at Norwich City Football Club’s Top of the Terrace. Aberdeen-based Equalizer International took the main award after a competition between nine finalists whose li
Dalby Swale Goes to Work
Dalby Swale has helft Alicat Workboats in Great Yarmouth and is now heading for Lowestoft, where she will begin her first job on the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. Dalby Swale, the new 23m vessel built by Alicat, was delivered to Dalby Offshore at the Seawork Exhibition last month. The 500MW wind farm i
Dalby Swale Goes to Work
Dalby Swale has helft Alicat Workboats in Great Yarmouth and is now heading for Lowestoft, where she will begin her first job on the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. Dalby Swale, the new 23m vessel built by Alicat, was delivered to Dalby Offshore at the Seawork Exhibition last month. The 500MW wind farm i
Bladt Loads Out Nordsee Ost Substation
Bladt team completed the load out of the Nordsee Ost substation last week. The substation is now on the barge, where it will undergo measures to secure sea fastening before it makes its journey to the final destination in the German North Sea. The 1900 tonnes substation, which Bladt Industries fabri
Councillors Had Their Say on Tidal Lagoon Project
The deadline for submitting comments for the Swansea Tidal Lagoon project has passed, yet some councillors feel they did not have enough time to review the plan, writes South Wales Evening Post. Referring to the project report, councillor Paulette Smith said: “Fifty-two councillors had them on Frida
Norstec Academy Takes Students on Offshore Wind Tour
Today, students from universities around the UK and one from the Netherlands will kick off their tour of the offshore wind industry as part of the Norstec Academy skills pilot. Launched in May this year through a student competition, winners will participate in a one week tailored tour visiting site
Atlantis Expects Financial Closure of MeyGen Project
Atlantis, a vertically integrated equipment supplier and project owner in the tidal power industry, noted report regarding the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s likely participation in the MeyGen Project. The MeyGen project, which is 100% owned by Atlantis, is located in the Pentland Firth in
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Guardian Powers Maintenance Work at Borkum Riffgrund 1
Providing power for offshore operations on a transition piece in the construction phase is an essential service when working on the lifeless transition piece. Recently GeoSea chartered the Guardian, Braveheart Shipping’s survey vessel, to provide power by cable to the transition piece in the Borkum
Better Cooperation across Industry to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs
Thorsten Jalk, Chief Executive Officer of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, has written an article on reducing costs of offshore wind energy. The article was published by OffshoreWindOM.com, a new online platform for operations and maintenance professionals in the offshore wind industry, powered by DBB Jack
Better Cooperation across Industry to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs
Thorsten Jalk, Chief Executive Officer of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, has written an article on reducing costs of offshore wind energy. The article was published by OffshoreWindOM.com, a new online platform for operations and maintenance professionals in the offshore wind industry, powered by DBB Jack