Offshore Wind
VIDEO: Seagen Inventor Talks about His “Crazy Idea”
Even Dr. Peter Fraenkel himself thinks that his idea to stick a windmill upside down into the water is kind of crazy. But success proves him right. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, March 18, 2013
USA: HiDef to Conduct Aerial Surveys for State of Maryland
HiDef announced that it has secured a 12 month contract to conduct aerial surveys for the State of Maryland with their bespoke super HD digital video technology. The project will see HiDef analyze sea bird and sea mammal species in state waters for proposed offshore wind projects. Maryland has prove
Red7Marine Offshore Completes Seavex Excavation Trial at Lincs OWF, UK
Red7Marine were recently contracted by Centrica to trial SeaVex Excavation equipment on certain areas of Lincs wind farm, charetring and operating from the DP2 Loch Roag vessel. The project was to initially gauge what areas could be trenched to certain depths in extreme soil conditions ranging from
Top News of the Week Mar 11 – 17, 2013
Seaway Heavy Lifting Wins Third Major Contract for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK) Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has won a new contract with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited to begin the second half of foundation installation off the North Wales coast. VIDEO: 3D View of Gwynt y Môr Offshore
Australia: Carnegie Wave Energy Raises AUD 8.5 Million
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that its Share Purchase Plan has closed oversubscribed and raised $8.5 million. Carnegie had previously announced on 8 February 2013 that it had initiated a capital raising via a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) of $6 million with capacity to acc
Australia: Carnegie Wave Energy Raises AUD 8.5 Million
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that its Share Purchase Plan has closed oversubscribed and raised $8.5 million. Carnegie had previously announced on 8 February 2013 that it had initiated a capital raising via a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) of $6 million with capacity to acc
Belgium: Technological Advances Bring Pan-European Electricity Grid Closer to Reality, EWEA Says
Recent technological advances by leading engineering companies to improve the integration of renewable energy, especially wind energy, within Europe’s power grid by 2020, will bring a pan-European electricity grid closer to reality. Last year, the Swiss-based engineering company ABB announced the de
‘Oleg Strashnov’ Prepares for TP Installation at Meerwind Süd/Ost, Germany
One of the world’s largest installation vessels, Oleg Strashnov, is in Cuxhaven since Tuesday, waiting to load components for a wind farm northwest of Helgoland. A total of six transition pieces (TPs) will be loaded onto the vessel, after which they will be installed at the Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore
UK: ZephIR Lidar Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Wind Lidar Experience
Industry-leading wind lidar company ZephIR Lidar have this month celebrated their 10th anniversary of wind lidar experience, having been the original pioneer of lidar measurement for the wind industry. On 4th March 2003, a prototype ZephIR lidar was successfully installed on the nacelle of a Nordex
UK: ZephIR Lidar Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Wind Lidar Experience
Industry-leading wind lidar company ZephIR Lidar have this month celebrated their 10th anniversary of wind lidar experience, having been the original pioneer of lidar measurement for the wind industry. On 4th March 2003, a prototype ZephIR lidar was successfully installed on the nacelle of a Nordex
UK: Jennifer Blazes Trail in Offshore Wind
Maersk Training Newcastle is celebrating after welcoming its first female delegate through the doors – a trend the company hopes will start a new influx of women into the wind industry. Jennifer Menmuir, a Siemens graduate trainee, aged 25 from Falkirk in Central Scotland was the first woman to comp
Tenders Invited for Piling Work at Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)
RWE’s Innogy Nordsee 1 GmbH has issued an invitation to tender on piling work at its Offshore Wind Farm Innogy Nordsee 1. This includes the supply of substructure and foundations for wind turbine generators (WTG), installation of topside and substructure and/or installation of substructure and found
Germany: Dong Seeks Contractor for Gode Wind 1 and 2
Dong Energy is looking for a contractor for transportation and installation of offshore substations for Gode Wind 02 and Gode Wind 01 Offshore Wind Farms. The contract also includes transportation and installation of 4 or 8 tubular piles and 1 topside for each wind farm. In August 2012, Dong Energy
Belgium: Elia Requires Offshore Platform Installation Works
Elia Asset nv is looking for contractors who will undertake the design, engineering, supply, construction, installation and commissioning of an Offshore High Voltage Substation with jacket substructure and top structure (Alpha and/or Beta OHVS) and/or a topside modular construction of an OHVS (Alpha