On 12 January, 2012, the first 20-metre Wind Farm Service Vessel was launched and is undergoing sea trials in Arklow. “Gardian 8″ has been commissioned to service the offshore renewable industry in the U.K. The official launch of this vessel will be on Tuesday 24 January, 2012. Arklow Marine Service
Fugro Consult GmbH announced the opening of a contact office in Hamburg from January 2012, to support the needs of the Offshore Wind Industry. In the past 10 years Fugro has performed over 50 geotechnical site investigations for Offshore Windparks in the German waters of the North Sea and Baltic Sea
Fugro Consult GmbH announced the opening of a contact office in Hamburg from January 2012, to support the needs of the Offshore Wind Industry. In the past 10 years Fugro has performed over 50 geotechnical site investigations for Offshore Windparks in the German waters of the North Sea and Baltic Sea
Gardline will take delivery of two new 20m Catamarans later this month. Gardian TBC is one of highly successful Alicat Workboats which were specifically designed for the offshore wind farm sector. The vessel that can reach speed of 25 knots cruising and 32 knots sprint, is designed to provide a high
OMM has announced that it is developing a bespoke, remotely-operated underwater survey and inspection platform. Following identification of a requirement for an integrated vehicle to perform survey and inspection of assorted assets from depths of up to 100m, through the intertidal zone to drying hei
As the marine industry is constantly evolving, and requiring more computer technology, there is a demand for specialist computers capable of withstanding the environmental hostilities. One such example is Captec’s highly integrated compact computer for on board applications such as hydro graphic sur
Lloyd’s Register has appointed the industry-respected wind turbine specialist Steve Gilkes to lead its ambitious technical support programme for operators and manufacturers serving the wind sector. Gilkes, who has started the role of Global Wind Turbine Leader after joining the organisation from GL
Lloyd’s Register has appointed the industry-respected wind turbine specialist Steve Gilkes to lead its ambitious technical support programme for operators and manufacturers serving the wind sector. Gilkes, who has started the role of Global Wind Turbine Leader after joining the organisation from GL
2011 was a stable year for the offshore wind industry with 235 new offshore wind turbines grid connected, worth approximately 2.4 billion Euros. Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published its annual offshore wind statistics for 2011 in Brussels showing that 235 new turbines with a t
Mojo Maritime has won the Tidal Energy Engineering Firm 2011 award for the second year in a row, reports Maritime journal. Apart from this, the consortium, made up of Voith, Bauer, UoE & Mojo Maritime Ltd, has won the award for the Most Effective Tidal Energy Project 2011. The project was for the mo
Today, recruitment and crewing agency iPS opens a new office in Scheveningen, The Hague. Director Erwin Broeders: “Growing market demands and increasing workloads require a full dedication to our offshore activities.” iPS has given the dedicated Offshore team their own identity. This comes with a ni
Today, recruitment and crewing agency iPS opens a new office in Scheveningen, The Hague. Director Erwin Broeders: “Growing market demands and increasing workloads require a full dedication to our offshore activities.” iPS has given the dedicated Offshore team their own identity. This comes with a ni
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has highlighted some misunderstandings and confusions in a Policy Exchange paper ‘The Full Cost to Households of Renewable Energy Policies’. The paper attempts to estimate the cost to households of current Government energy poli
RenewableUK, the trade association representing the renewable energy industries, has announced that the country’s wind sector has reached a landmark 6 gigawatts of installed capacity – enough to supply electricity to 3,354,893 homes. The 6GW threshold was reached by the Ormonde offshore wind farm, o
