Offshore Wind
ExxonMobil’s Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320 Protects 300 Wind Turbines
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants announced that more than 300 new wind turbines are now protected by the high performance gear oil, Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320. Four North Sea offshore wind farms have recently expanded their arsenal of wind turbines all of which are run using the Mobil-branded gear oil. Thi
ExxonMobil’s Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320 Protects 300 Wind Turbines
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants announced that more than 300 new wind turbines are now protected by the high performance gear oil, Mobilgear SHC™ XMP 320. Four North Sea offshore wind farms have recently expanded their arsenal of wind turbines all of which are run using the Mobil-branded gear oil. Thi
MAKE Opens New Office in Hamburg, Germany
MAKE – a leading strategic advisor to the wind power industry – expands its global footprint with the establishment of a Hamburg based branch office. This office will be managed and led by MAKE’s newly appointed Managing Consultant – Jean Huby – former CEO of AREVA Wind and an accomplished expert in
OWI-Lab Invests in New Wind Turbine Test Facility (Belgium)
Wind energy production is fast expanding in remote areas where wind turbines need to work under extreme climatic conditions. Such remote locations very often have profitable wind conditions and are not affected by the ‘not in my backyard syndrome’. On the other hand, the climatic conditions can be v
CTruk Starts Work on 2nd SWATH OWSV (UK)
CTruk has utilised the wealth of performance statistics and operational feedback gained during its composite SWATH workboat CWind Astute’s first year at sea to fine tune the design for the next build. The Brightlingsea yard has recently started work on a 20m SWATH OWSV for Dungeness-based Technical
FoundOcean Leads Latest Wind-Industry Development Off the UK’s Northeast Coast
FoundOcean has started work on a ground-breaking offshore wind farm off the northeast coast of the UK. The wind farm is using the latest design in Transition Pieces, adopting a bolted-flange connection for all of the 73 turbine foundations. As well as the bolted-flange, the Transition Pieces are als
FoundOcean Leads Latest Wind-Industry Development Off the UK’s Northeast Coast
FoundOcean has started work on a ground-breaking offshore wind farm off the northeast coast of the UK. The wind farm is using the latest design in Transition Pieces, adopting a bolted-flange connection for all of the 73 turbine foundations. As well as the bolted-flange, the Transition Pieces are als
Fugro Showcases Its InclinoCam at EWEA Offshore 2013
Fugro has announced that its newly launched InclinoCam® is featured on Fugro’s stand (30A100) at EWEA Offshore 2013. “The need to measure verticality of wind turbines starts with the foundation,” explains Dieuwertje Smallenburg, Positioning & Remote Services Manager at Fugro Survey BV. “Most offshor
UK: Dogger Bank Consultation Events Start on Friday
The public consultation events being held as part of Forewind’s consultation on the proposed 2.4GW Dogger Bank Teesside A & B development will start this Friday (November 22). The project will comprise two up to 1.2GW offshore wind farms which will connect via underground cables into the national gr
Denmark: North Sea Shipbrokers Acquires All Activities from North Sea Ship Agency
North Sea Shipbrokers announced that as of July 1, 2013 it acquired all activities from North Sea Ship Agency. This acquisition is a significant step in achieving growth for North Sea Shipbrokers and to secure that the company offers the best-innovated services for its clients. This acquisition comp
UK: Fugro’s New Offshore Wind Farm Drill Readies for Action
Specialist overwater drilling and marine construction contractor Fugro Seacore is building a powerful pile top drill, the T120, for the offshore wind farm market to assist with monopile installations of up to 8 metres diameter. Their current big drill has 90 tonnes of rotational torque; the new one
UK: Fugro’s New Offshore Wind Farm Drill Readies for Action
Specialist overwater drilling and marine construction contractor Fugro Seacore is building a powerful pile top drill, the T120, for the offshore wind farm market to assist with monopile installations of up to 8 metres diameter. Their current big drill has 90 tonnes of rotational torque; the new one
Red7Marine to Invest in Offshore Wind Farm Equipment (UK)
Red7Marine Offshore has recently secured a substantial new investment to fund a multi‐year programme of capital investment across the Red7Marine group. The programme will include investment in increasing the size of the Red7Marine vessel fleet, a major step forwards in the diving and sub‐sea capabil
DONG Energy Orders Second Floating LiDAR Device
Following five months of successful, high availability offshore operation of their first device, DONG Energy has just placed an order for the latest version of FLiDAR’s floating lidar wind measurement equipment. In recent weeks, the first FLiDAR device has measured wind speeds of over 25 m/s (10 min