Offshore Wind
Seatools Performs HighWire Act for Boskalis
Dutch subsea technology company Seatools completed the upgrade of a HighWire survey grade taut wire system for its compatriot Boskalis. The upgraded position reference system will be deployed to determine the position of a subsea cable plough during a subsea cable installation project executed by Bo
Western Link Team Finds Legendary WWI U-Boat?
A GBP 1 billion project to lay one of the world’s largest subsea power cables, connecting Scotland and England, has led to a ”historic wartime discovery” which could finally help solve one of WWI’s strangest naval mysteries, ScottishPower reports. Marine engineers working on the Western Link project
Everoze Puts Aging Renewables Assets into Focus
Technical and commercial energy consultancy, Everoze, has launched a free online portal which provides new insights on aging renewables and storage assets in the UK and France. The new site – everozeleaf.com – is designed to allow users to explore the demographics of wind, solar and energy storage a
Vroon Orders Barge Master Gangway for VOS Start
Vroon will equip its new walk-to-work vessel VOS Start with a Barge Master Gangway. The Barge Master Gangway incorporates an access tower with an elevator, providing step-less access. The adjustable pedestal provides full flexibility in landing heights, Vroon said. “During the development of the gan
Statoil and Global Maritime Keep the Ball Rolling
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has awarded the compatriot Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering with a master services agreement (MSA). Services covered in the global agreement include platform technology studies, safety studies, marine verification, and warranty surveys. The MSA replaces severa
Statoil and Global Maritime Keep the Ball Rolling
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has awarded the compatriot Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering with a master services agreement (MSA). Services covered in the global agreement include platform technology studies, safety studies, marine verification, and warranty surveys. The MSA replaces severa
Elisa Floats Self-Installing Offshore Wind Turbine
Researchers gathered around the EU-funded Elisa Project have developed an offshore wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled and pre-commissioned in controlled harbour conditions. This innovation, the Elisa technology 5MW fully operational prototype, is located in the Canary Islands a
Tom Harries, BNEF: Comparing Apples with Apples
Tom Harries, a wind analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and one of the panellists at the upcoming Offshore WIND Conference, has provided an insight into matters which are at the centre stage of the offshore wind sector: “Auctions, prices and frontier markets are the hot topics in the sect
OWI-Lab: 3D Printing Brings Offshore Wind R&D Costs Down
3D printing of a mold for the wind turbine blades can lead to cost-savings within the product development cycle, and the technology also makes it easier, and cheaper, to add more functionality into components, the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab) reports. Wind turbine blades pr
OWI-Lab: 3D Printing Brings Offshore Wind R&D Costs Down
3D printing of a mold for the wind turbine blades can lead to cost-savings within the product development cycle, and the technology also makes it easier, and cheaper, to add more functionality into components, the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab) reports. Wind turbine blades pr
Sabik Offshore and Orga Aviation Combine Offshore Wind Farm Aids to Navigation Offering
German marine aids to navigation specialist Sabik Offshore GmbH and Orga Aviation BV, a Dutch provider of aviation obstruction products, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop and market an integrated marine aids to navigation and aviation obstruction solution for safe sea and air navigati
The Big League Offering Lowest Offshore Wind Prices (Interview with Vattenfall)
When you are talking with people working in real estate, there is a small chance you would not hear them saying: “Location, location, location!” at some point. In offshore wind, the same could be said for cost reduction.
A look back at the development of OWC
As we are gearing up for the Offshore WIND Conference (OWC) we want to take you back a couple of months to how we developed the program together with our OWC advisor and partner Chris Westra. Looking back we asked Westra to reminisce on the initial idea of the program. “Our starting point was to [&h
A look back at the development of OWC
As we are gearing up for the Offshore WIND Conference (OWC) we want to take you back a couple of months to how we developed the program together with our OWC advisor and partner Chris Westra. Looking back we asked Westra to reminisce on the initial idea of the program. “Our starting point was to [&h