Offshore Wind
Friesland Kabel Introduces Cables with Polyurethane Outer Sheath
An exclusive representative of the Finish cable manufacturer Helkama, Friesland Kabel, will showcase its flexible and resistant cable with polyurethane (PUR) outer sheath for the first time at the Hanover Fair (Hall 13/C99). Klaus Moorlampen, owner of Friesland Kabel: “Outer sheaths made of PUR are
Reflex Marine’s Personnel Transfer Device Enters Norwegian Market
Reflex Marine’s brand new personnel transfer device, the FROG-XT4, was positively received at a recent launch event in Stavanger, Norway. The new four-person device was unveiled at Reflex Marine’s regional partner EnerMech’s fifth birthday party. The development of the FROG-XT range has been a direc
Blue Water Shipping Prepares for Two Offshore Wind Projects
Blue Water Shipping has been appointed as an agent for A2SEA for offshore projects Borkum Riffgrund and Westermost Rough. A2SEA will load Siemens turbines in Esbjerg and install them respectively in German and UK waters. “At the moment, our agency team is preparing the mobilisation scopes and variou
Romax Technology, E.ON Work on Forecasting Wind Turbine Lifespan
Romax Technology and E.ON Climate & Renewables are working to develop a joint programme to predict the life and maintenance needs of wind turbine driveline components. Operations and maintenance can account for up to 25 per cent of the cost of a wind energy project, and with the number of these proj
Romax Technology, E.ON Work on Forecasting Wind Turbine Lifespan
Romax Technology and E.ON Climate & Renewables are working to develop a joint programme to predict the life and maintenance needs of wind turbine driveline components. Operations and maintenance can account for up to 25 per cent of the cost of a wind energy project, and with the number of these proj
Ventnor Residents Concerned over Tidal Energy Centre
Ventnor residents have raised concern regarding the announced tidal energy development in the area. The proposed Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) would be located around 2.5km south of St Catherine’s Point, near Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. ”The site in St Catherine’s Deep is on the brown crab
Carbon Trust: The Low Carbon Manhattan Project
Tom Delay, CEO of the Carbon Trust, presented a diagnose of renewable energy sector’s weaknesses and proposed solutions to overcome them, in an article published at the organization’s official website. Here’s a thought. If necessity is the motherhood of invention how come we are so far away from the
‘Dalby Trent’ to Transfer Siemens’ Offshore Wind Crew
Dalby Offshore Limited has secured a long term charter to supply one of its 21m crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Siemens Energy Service. The 2013 built Dalby Trent will be working on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm, which is approximately 5km off the Lincolnshire coast, east of Skegness. Operati
EMEC’s Max Carcas to Speak at Scottish Renewables Event
EMEC’s Max Carcas will be speaking at the Scottish Renewables Annual Conference and Exhibition taking this week, 18-19th March 2014 in Edinburgh. Max is speaking on Day 2 in the Finance Conference in the Wave and Tidal plenary (parallel 3B) alongside Cameron Johnston (Nautricity), Chris Stark (Scott
EMEC’s Max Carcas to Speak at Scottish Renewables Event
EMEC’s Max Carcas will be speaking at the Scottish Renewables Annual Conference and Exhibition taking this week, 18-19th March 2014 in Edinburgh. Max is speaking on Day 2 in the Finance Conference in the Wave and Tidal plenary (parallel 3B) alongside Cameron Johnston (Nautricity), Chris Stark (Scott
Top News of the Week Mar 10 – 16, 2014
The Netherlands: New O&M System to Cut Down Offshore Wind Costs A new system for wind farm operations and maintenance is set to significantly reduce the maintenance costs. The system has been developed by the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) using data from energy company Essent/RWE.
Britain Can Become World Leader in Offshore Renewables (VIDEO)
Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, told an audience of senior stakeholders and academics from across the renewable energy sector that “Britain has the opportunity to be the world leader in offshore renewables bar none.” Dr Cable was speaking as he formally opened th
OPT Publishes Fiscal 2014 Results
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced financial results for its Fiscal 2014 third quarter and the nine months ended January 31, 2014.
HIE Applauds Study Findings on UK Renewable Energy
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) welcomes the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s finding of economic impact study of the offshore renewable energy industry in the UK. Calum Davidson, Director of Energy and Low Carbon at HIE, said: “There are significant opportunities presented by offshore re