Offshore Wind
Complete Site Safety Opens New Training Centre
Complete Site Safety, which has been delivering training courses from Liverpool City Centre for three years, has opened a new training centre. The new facility will allow the company to increase the variety and complexity of courses it can offer. The facility features real world training environment
Complete Site Safety Opens New Training Centre
Complete Site Safety, which has been delivering training courses from Liverpool City Centre for three years, has opened a new training centre. The new facility will allow the company to increase the variety and complexity of courses it can offer. The facility features real world training environment
Bladt Starts Building Nobelwind Substation
After the Nobelwind team announced that they have reached financial close for the Nobelwind (Bligh Bank II) offshore wind farm project, Bladt started the construction of the offshore high voltage substation (OHVS). As the main contractor of the OHVS, Bladt is responsible for the steel construction w
Red7 Group Reincarnates as Two New Companies
After Red7 Group went into administration, Mike Jones and Martin Spurr have launched Red7 Offshore and Red7 Inshore Diving, aiming to win important diving and marine contracts on oil & gas and wind farm projects and inland/inshore work. They believe lower overheads, a leaner operation and Great Yarm
Oldbaum to Collect Wind Data off French Coast
Oldbaum Services has deployed two 3D WINDCUBE 400S Scanning LiDARs as part of the wind resource assessment campaigns the company is currently conducting at two French offshore wind sites. It is the first time that such long range scanning systems are deployed for operational campaigns, after having
Oldbaum to Collect Wind Data off French Coast
Oldbaum Services has deployed two 3D WINDCUBE 400S Scanning LiDARs as part of the wind resource assessment campaigns the company is currently conducting at two French offshore wind sites. It is the first time that such long range scanning systems are deployed for operational campaigns, after having
Adwen to Build Facilities for 8MW Turbine Components
Adwen has appointed the consortium made up of Egis, Auxitec and Enia Architectes for designing and preparing a detailed implantation scheme of the two factories it plans to build in Le Havre (France). These facilities will produce the nacelles and blades for the 8 MW turbines to be installed in Baie
ESNA Launches New Offshore Wind CTV Design
ESNA AS, a Norwegian company specializing in Surface Effect Ship (SES) design, has introduced its new vessel design – an air cushion catamaran for offshore wind crew transfer, called the Tern. The crew transfer vessel (CTV) is partly supported by an air cushion in addition to the two side hulls. The
AXYS, 3E Join Forces
AXYS Technologies Inc and 3E NV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding future collaborations and cooperation activities. Collaboration activities planned under the MOU include commercially driven research, development and demonstration as well as sharing market trend information a
Horizon 2020 Allocates €118 Mln for Renewables
Horizon 2020, the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme, has issued a call for submission in renewable energy technologies and low carbon energy. A total of €118.3 million in total will be available for project proposals while a sum of €61.3 million will go for developing of the next generati
OWC Wraps Up East Anglia ONE Cable Route Investigation
Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC), part of the Aqualis Offshore group, has completed the supervision and management of the onshore and overwater cable route site investigation for the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm off the east coast of the UK. The investigation was carried out over the sum
Joulz Scores Eneco Luchterduinen O&M Deal
Joulz has won a contract for the management and maintenance of Eneco Luchterduinen OHVS (offshore high-voltage station). Joulz will also take on the responsibility for keeping the wind farm operational, by taking over responsibility for the installation and maintaining a 24/7 emergency service, amon
DNV GL to Hold Wind Turbine Tech Course
DNV GL will hold a two-day wind turbine technology course in Bristol, UK, on 28 and 29 October. The attendees will see the basics of wind energy conversion, the evolution of today’s giant wind turbines and many key decisions about the design concepts explained. During the course, rotor design, direc
DNV GL to Hold Wind Turbine Tech Course
DNV GL will hold a two-day wind turbine technology course in Bristol, UK, on 28 and 29 October. The attendees will see the basics of wind energy conversion, the evolution of today’s giant wind turbines and many key decisions about the design concepts explained. During the course, rotor design, direc