Offshore Wind
Germany: HeavyLift@Sea Presents MPV 500 Heavy Lifter
With the development and creation of the MPV 500, the maritime engineering specialist HeavyLift@Sea, with headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity, has now expanded its design family of extremely versatile heavy lifters. The multi-purpose vessel is based on the HLV 1600 heavy lifter, which was introduced
Offshore Energy 2013 Ready to Start
Everything is falling into place at the exhibition floor of the 6th edition of the Offshore Energy event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands as the exhibitors put the final touches on their stands. Over 500 offshore companies will be showcasing their latest developments and products in three exhibition ha
UK: Siemens Installs 6 MW Wind Turbine
Siemens has now installed a market-ready version of its new 6 megawatt (MW) gearless wind turbine on the test site of the power utility SSE, the UK’s largest generator of renewable energy. Together with its customer, Siemens plans to carry out final testing at the site before going ahead with series
SSE: Labour Party Price Capping Could Jeopardize Offshore Wind Investment
SSE has warned that the U.K. opposition Labour Party could delay investments in offshore wind due to their plan to cap energy bills if they win the 2015 elections, writes Bloomberg. SSE spokesman Justyn Smith said: “Although we are continuing to develop offshore wind projects, it’s now also becoming
SSE: Labour Party Price Capping Could Jeopardize Offshore Wind Investment
SSE has warned that the U.K. opposition Labour Party could delay investments in offshore wind due to their plan to cap energy bills if they win the 2015 elections, writes Bloomberg. SSE spokesman Justyn Smith said: “Although we are continuing to develop offshore wind projects, it’s now also becoming
Sweden: MMT Fully Equips ROTVs for Geophysical Surveys
MMT has two remotely operated towed vehicles (ROTV) equipped with various survey equipment for complete geophysical surveys. MMT has now upgraded the systems to be fully equipped with side scan sonars and sub bottom profilers, in addition to multibeam echo sounders, inertial navigation system and do
Experts Discus French Tidal Energy Potential
Organisations such as West Normandy Marine Energy and the Cherbourg port owner Ports of Normandy Authority (Ports Normands Associés or PNA in French) have long recognised the value of tidal power and their efforts to foster the industry are beginning to bear fruit. With just a few weeks left ahead t
UK: Wind Turbine Component Collapses at Belfast Harbour
Last week a wind turbine tower section fell on a vehicle at Belfast Harbour, writes Belfast Telegraph. Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the independent work-related health and safety regulator, is investigating this incident where, fortunately, no one was hurt. Siemens and Dong
The Netherlands: Aalborg University Profesor to Speak at ESREL Conference
Professor John Dalsgaard Sørensen, Aalborg University, delivered on of the plenary lectures at the annual ESREL conference. The ESREL conference is organized by ESRA, European Safety and Reliability Association, and took this year place in Amsterdam. The title of Professor Sørensen’s talk was “Relia
The Netherlands: Aalborg University Profesor to Speak at ESREL Conference
Professor John Dalsgaard Sørensen, Aalborg University, delivered on of the plenary lectures at the annual ESREL conference. The ESREL conference is organized by ESRA, European Safety and Reliability Association, and took this year place in Amsterdam. The title of Professor Sørensen’s talk was “Relia
Oil & Gas versus Wind: Found Ocean
Adapting its service offering to steer a move into the offshore wind industry has paid off for FoundOcean. Jim Bell, Managing Director, tells Offshore WIND that activity went from ‘zero to 60’ in just a year and as renewable energy demand increases, FoundOcean is confident that it can gear up for an
China Approves Xiangshui 200MW Offshore Wind Demonstration Project
Xiangshui 200MW Offshore Wind Demonstration Project got approved by National Development and Reform Commission and is expected to start construction at the end of 2013. The project is located in the outboard sea area to Guan Dong salt field and San Yu salt filed in Jiangsu Province，covering a planni
Top News of the Week October 7– October 13, 2013
7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Nearing Completion in Fife, UK The operation to install the huge two-piece steel structure has been taking place over recent days 50m offshore from Methil’s Energy Park Fife. Germany: 8,000 MW of Offshore Wind Energy by 2020 Some 1,500 wind turbines in the North and Baltic
Danish Officials Seek Experienced Bidders
Danish Energy Agency has released a draft for prequalification criteria for the tender of Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. The agency has drafted that they will only receive bids from 6 companies/consortiums. The applicant must have at least one reference within the past 10 years that shows experienc