Offshore Wind
BiFab Starts Working on Beatrice Foundations
BiFab’s Arnish facility began work on the transition pieces and piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm in mid-October, increasing the workforce at the site by 71 people, according to SSE. Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab), a Fife based company with facilities at Burntisland, Methil and Arnish, won
BiFab Starts Working on Beatrice Foundations
BiFab’s Arnish facility began work on the transition pieces and piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm in mid-October, increasing the workforce at the site by 71 people, according to SSE. Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab), a Fife based company with facilities at Burntisland, Methil and Arnish, won
VIDEO: Significance of Local Supply Chain for EOWDC
On 9 September, a supply chain event was held to enable potential bidders for work on the 92.4MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as Aberdeen offshore wind farm, to meet main contractors and to discuss available work packages and local opportunities. Tier One contractors,
SgurrEnergy Opens SgurrControlCentre in Glasgow
Scotland’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, yesterday unveiled a plaque at SgurrControlCentre, SgurrEnergy’s newly upgraded control centre in Glasgow, a technical support hub from which the company will carry out asset management for renewable energy projects. The Sgurr
ONS: UK Offshore Wind Generated GBP 5.7 Billion Turnover in 2014
The offshore wind sector accounted for 6.8% of the total turnover from the low carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy in the UK in 2014, equating to GBP 5.7 billion including both direct and indirect activity, according to the latest data from the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
JBA Backs Rampion Construction with ForeCoast Software
JBA Consulting’s metocean planning and forecasting software, ForeCoast® Marine, has been employed during the first phase of offshore construction of the Rampion offshore wind farm, which ended earlier this month. Following an initial foundation construction campaign between January and March 2016, w
6 Alpha Managing UXO Risk at Beatrice OWF
6 Alpha Associates informed today that it is currently carrying out a comprehensive unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, which will eventually result in issuing a final UXO safety clearance certificate. Upon completion, the work will confirm that the prospec
DONG Pushing On with Oil & Gas Unit Sale, in Merger Talks with Maersk
Following the appointment of J.P. Morgan to asses the market conditions for a potential sale of its oil and gas business, DONG Energy is now reportedly in negotiation with Maersk over a merger of their fossil fuel units, as DONG is focusing fully on offshore wind and Maersk on transport and logistic
Gondan Orders MacGregor Davits for DONG SOVs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won davit orders for two 81-metre service operation vessels (SOVs) designed to act as ‘mother-ships’ for wind turbine technicians which will service DONG Energy’s Race Bank and Hornsea Project One offshore wind farms in the UK part of the North Sea. The contracts hav
ORE Catapult Sensing Potential in SMEs
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult will run a competition for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gain access to its 7MW Levenmouth offshore wind demonstration turbine to prove and commercialise new sensing technologies. In a programme co-funded with the Scottish Government, ORE C
Windcarrier’s Bayard CTVs Certified by DNV GL
Last week, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bayard class crew transfer vessel (CTV) fleet received the International Safety Management (ISM) and Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) certification by DNV GL. The certificate was issued after an auditing process by DNV GL confirming all procedures and operations
Windcarrier’s Bayard CTVs Certified by DNV GL
Last week, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bayard class crew transfer vessel (CTV) fleet received the International Safety Management (ISM) and Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) certification by DNV GL. The certificate was issued after an auditing process by DNV GL confirming all procedures and operations
Offshore Technicians Get Special IMO Treatment
On Friday, Maritime Safety Committee of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted interim recommendations on safe carriage of offshore technicians and agreed on a definition of these technicians – so-called industrial personnel – under which wind turbine technicians and i
The Carbon Trust Launches Survey on Subsea Inspection Methods
The Carbon Trust has invited responses to a survey on underwater inspection methods to support identified emerging technologies in both oil and gas and renewables as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme. The Carbon Trust has identified that offshore wind is increasingly reliant on a numbe