Offshore Wind
Guernsey Continues Feasibility Study on Local OW Project
Commerce and Employment’s (C&E) Renewable Energy Team (RET) and Guernsey Electricity Limited (GEL) have formalised and extended the feasibility work that they are jointly undertaking to research an offshore wind project for Guernsey electricity consumption in local waters. This joint work will look
ORE Catapult: ‘Decision tree’ to Help Lower Marine Energy Costs
A new research project looking at optimum layouts for offshore electrical connections for marine energy farms has developed a ‘decision tree’ to help guide designers and developers towards the most cost effective array configuration for their development. The Optimum Electrical Array Architectures r
ORE Catapult: ‘Decision tree’ to Help Lower Marine Energy Costs
A new research project looking at optimum layouts for offshore electrical connections for marine energy farms has developed a ‘decision tree’ to help guide designers and developers towards the most cost effective array configuration for their development. The Optimum Electrical Array Architectures r
Westermost Rough Funds New Withernsea Promenade
Westermost Rough offshore wind farm has committed £80,000 to deliver a brand new promenade feature for Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Westermost Rough is teaming up with the Withernsea and South East Holderness Regeneration Partnership and Withernsea Big Local Partnership to install a p
EU to Approve GE-Alstom Acquisition
European Commission is set to approve GE’s acquisition of French company Alstom for the sum of €12.35bn, reports Agence France-Presse. A source close to the matter said the European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will hold a press conference later today to make the announcement, followi
SeaZip Orders Two Damen FCS 2610
Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service BV has signed a newbuilding order for two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610. The vessels are yet to be built are expected to be delivered in March 2016 and will primarily be deployed in the building, operation and maintenance of large-scale wind farms in th
Faulty Cable to Be Replaced at Swedish Wave Project
Fortum and Seabased Industry have agreed to replace an export cable at their Sotenäs demonstration wave power plant off the coast of Smögen, Sotenäs community, in western Sweden. The companies said that several insulation failures occurred during connection of the plant this summer, so a new cable h
Faulty Cable to Be Replaced at Swedish Wave Project
Fortum and Seabased Industry have agreed to replace an export cable at their Sotenäs demonstration wave power plant off the coast of Smögen, Sotenäs community, in western Sweden. The companies said that several insulation failures occurred during connection of the plant this summer, so a new cable h
OWI Lab Tests CG’s Transformers
Sirris’ OWI Lab has tested transformers for CG Power Systems under extreme weather conditions. The manufacturer of transformers for onshore and offshore wind turbines wanted to have these tests performed simultaneously for various versions. Pieter Jan Jordaens, Project Leader at Sirris/ OWI-Lab, exp
Hull College to Train Siemens Blade Factory Staff
Siemens has contracted Hull College Group for the development of a “best in class” facility to train workers for the company’s new wind turbine blade factory in Hull. The contract, which is worth around £1m, will see the conversion of an existing college facility to deliver training to the blade fac
Hull College to Train Siemens Blade Factory Staff
Siemens has contracted Hull College Group for the development of a “best in class” facility to train workers for the company’s new wind turbine blade factory in Hull. The contract, which is worth around £1m, will see the conversion of an existing college facility to deliver training to the blade fac
Doedijns Supplies Hydraulics for Bilfinger Pile Gripper Frame
Doedijns, has recently supplied the complete Hydraulic System for a Pile Gripper Frame to Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems. The system has been installed and commissioned and is currently being used to install a total of 72 Wind Turbine foundations for the Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm in the Germa
Natural Power, SeaRoc to Work on EDF’s Tidal Project
Natural Power and its sister company SeaRoc have been awarded a contract by EDF to oversee the HSE and marine operations for the continued development of the Paimpol–Bréhat Tidal Farm in North Brittany, France. Natural Power France has provided consultancy services to EDF on a range of offshore deve
Natural Power, SeaRoc to Work on EDF’s Tidal Project
Natural Power and its sister company SeaRoc have been awarded a contract by EDF to oversee the HSE and marine operations for the continued development of the Paimpol–Bréhat Tidal Farm in North Brittany, France. Natural Power France has provided consultancy services to EDF on a range of offshore deve