Offshore Wind
Interview: Embracing New Technology Drives Baker Consultants’ Growth
Baker Consultants Limited, a seven year-old ecological consultancy that recently began work on Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind sites, has experienced significant growth in the last few years and proved its competence within the offshore wind industry by working on two major projects, including Borkum
ECOWindS Sets Date For Its Final Conference
The ECOWindS (European Clusters for Offshore Wind Servicing) project has announced the date for its final project conference as Tuesday 29th September 2015; the event will take place at the OrbisEnergy, the hub for Offshore Renewables, in Lowestoft. The conference will bring together representatives
ECOWindS Releases Joint Action Plan
ECOWindS (European Clusters for Offshore Wind Servicing) project has published the first iteration of its Joint Action Plan outlining key research and innovation activities for the cost effective progression of the offshore wind servicing industry. ECOWindS is a collaborative project involving partn
MVDC Could Reduce Offshore Wind Costs, Study Says
At this year’s EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Gordon McFadzean represented TNEI where he was selected as a poster award winner in the “Grids” topic. His poster tackled Medium Voltage Direct Current technology for offshore wind farms. TNEI Services has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise, whi
MVDC Could Reduce Offshore Wind Costs, Study Says
At this year’s EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Gordon McFadzean represented TNEI where he was selected as a poster award winner in the “Grids” topic. His poster tackled Medium Voltage Direct Current technology for offshore wind farms. TNEI Services has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise, whi
VIDEO: Cable Laying by Siem Offshore Contractors
Offshore wind turbines are connected to the grid via subsea cables, through which they transmit electricity. In order to protect the cables, they are usually buried in the seabed. An international offshore and subsea shipping company, Siem Offshore, has demonstrated a typical offshore wind farm arra
Incat Crowther Opens European Office
Incat Crowther has opened an office in Southampton, United Kingdom, to support a growing European client base and meet the demand for Incat Crowther’s products and services in the region. The company said that this is a result of a strong track record, robust and innovative vessel designs and consul
South Boats Delivers 26m CTV to Seacat Services
South Boats IOW has delivered its second of class South Cat 26m, ‘Seacat Courageous’ to Seacat Services Ltd., also of Cowes, Isle of Wight. With the first of class, ‘Seacat Intrepid’, currently working in the German North Sea, the qualities and capabilities of the vessel design have been very appare
South Boats Delivers 26m CTV to Seacat Services
South Boats IOW has delivered its second of class South Cat 26m, ‘Seacat Courageous’ to Seacat Services Ltd., also of Cowes, Isle of Wight. With the first of class, ‘Seacat Intrepid’, currently working in the German North Sea, the qualities and capabilities of the vessel design have been very appare
Photo of the Day: Tidal Transit’s Girls at Sheringham Shoal
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Tidal Transit’s personnel transfer vessels (PTVs) Katie Louise, Eden Rose and Ginny Louise at the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. Ginny Louise and Eden Rose have been in permanent use on the Greater Gabbard and Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farms since their a
Photo of the Day: Tidal Transit’s Girls at Sheringham Shoal
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Tidal Transit’s personnel transfer vessels (PTVs) Katie Louise, Eden Rose and Ginny Louise at the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. Ginny Louise and Eden Rose have been in permanent use on the Greater Gabbard and Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farms since their a
TenneT Seeks AC Subsea Cable Suppliers for DolWin3
TenneT has issued two invitations to tender for the DolWin3 offshore grid connection. The first one is for the manufacture, supply and installation of an AC submarine cable system (including compensation, fibre optic cable, secondary equipment, cable performance, etc.) between an offshore wind farm
Students Assess Newhaven Tidal Energy Potential
A team of students from Brighton school got an opportunity to work with Mott MacDonald on a project in Newhaven. Namely, 12 students together with engineers from Mott MacDonald have been working to assess the power and energy potential at Newhaven Harbour, reports Brighton and Hove News. The company
Decision Support for OW Turbine Installation Discussed
A meeting on the project “Decision support for offshore wind turbine installation” (informally known as DECOFF) has been held at Christian Michelsen Research (CMR) in Bergen. The objective of the project is to develop methods for improved decision support when installing wind turbines offshore, wher