Offshore Wind
Adwen Moving Towards 8MW Turbine Certification
The testing of the drivetrain for Adwen’s 8MW offshore wind turbine (AD 8-180) has begun at IWES Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory (DyNaLab) in Bremerhaven (Germany). The drivetrain is undergoing a test campaign that will last until the end of the year, as part of the validation process, which will
Scotland’s New Energy Minister to Address RE Industry
Scotland’s new Energy Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, will give his first address to the country’s renewable energy industry tomorrow at Scottish Renewables’ Low-Carbon Heat Conference in Perth. He is expected to address topics including climate change, renewable heat and the new Energy Strategy for Scot
Top News of the Week May 30 – Jun 5, 2016
Timelapse: Dudgeon Foundation Eased Into Place Statoil has shared a timelapse video of one of 67 foundations for the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm being installed in the UK part of the North Sea. Sandbank Partners Streamlining Turbine Installation Process Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM),
Top News of the Week May 30 – Jun 5, 2016
Timelapse: Dudgeon Foundation Eased Into Place Statoil has shared a timelapse video of one of 67 foundations for the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm being installed in the UK part of the North Sea. Sandbank Partners Streamlining Turbine Installation Process Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM),
Ordtek to Discuss Latest UXO Gadgetry
Ordtek founder Lee Gooderham will present how new technology can help pinpoint unexploded mines, bombs and missiles at new offshore energy sites during the Innovations in Surveying the Marine Environment symposium in Norwich on Thursday, June 9. Gooderham will outline how gadgets using 3D “chirps”,
SeaEnergy Goes Into Administration, Sells R2S Business to James Fisher
Aberdeen-based SeaEnergy has gone into administration and sold its Return to Scene (R2S) business to James Fisher & Sons plc for GBP 1.9 million. KPMG’s Geoff Jacobs, Blair Nimmo and Tony Friar were appointed as joint administrators of the offshore energy services provider on June 2. SeaEnergy is th
Environmentalists Urge NY Governor Cuomo to Seize Offshore Wind Momentum
US Environmental organisations have called on the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to seize the opportunity presented by the recently announced commercial wind lease sale and commit to a long term, large scale offshore wind program for New York this year. Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Citizens C
Environmentalists Urge NY Governor Cuomo to Seize Offshore Wind Momentum
US Environmental organisations have called on the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to seize the opportunity presented by the recently announced commercial wind lease sale and commit to a long term, large scale offshore wind program for New York this year. Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Citizens C
Olympic Delta Goes On Another Mystery Renewable Energy Charter
Norwegian offshore vessels owner and operator Olympic Shipping has chartered out Olympic Delta to an unnamed international client for a project ”within renewable energy.” Commencement of the contract will be immediately and has a fixed period of 8 weeks plus options potentially extending the period
Spanish Researchers Scaling Down Offshore Platforms
Researchers at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) have joined the PROMOTioN European project to reduce the costs of the development of the offshore wind farms by scaling down offshore electrical installations up to 50%. The Instituto de Automática e Informática Industrial (ai2 Institute) from the Polytec
Siemens Leaves Heavy Lifting to ALE
Siemens has awarded a four-year crane framework agreement to UK heavy-lift specialist ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel. The contract is for the period 2016-19, and has a value in excess of GBP 43 million (EUR 55m). It covers Siemens’ harbour-
Siemens Leaves Heavy Lifting to ALE
Siemens has awarded a four-year crane framework agreement to UK heavy-lift specialist ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel. The contract is for the period 2016-19, and has a value in excess of GBP 43 million (EUR 55m). It covers Siemens’ harbour-
CRC Galaxy Floated Out (Gallery)
Commercial Rib Charter’s flagship 15-metre MCA Cat 1 cabin Rib, the CRC Galaxy, has been floated out at the Goodchild Marine’s boatyard on the river Waveney in Great Yarmouth. The CRC Galaxy is powered by twin diesel 440hp Volvos with Hamilton Jet drives and is capable of carrying 12 passengers plus
New York Offshore Wind Acreage Up For Grabs
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced the proposed lease sale of 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed lease area, approximately 11 miles south of Long Island, is identical to the New York Wind Energy Area, which Interior’s Bureau of Ocea