Offshore Wind
Tekmar Demonstrates Its Cable Innovations at Narec
Subsea specialist Tekmar Energy is holding a series of live events to demonstrate its industry-leading cable protection systems (CPS), installation techniques and engineering developments. The demonstration days are taking place at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s (ORE Catapult) National Ren
Floating Wind Energy Cost Could Fall below £85/MWh by 2020s
An engineering design study for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) by The Glosten Associates, using their innovative tension leg floating platform (TLP) for Offshore Wind demonstrator has shown that UK offshore wind energy costs could fall to below £85/MWh by the mid-2020s, with further reducti
Floating Wind Energy Cost Could Fall below £85/MWh by 2020s
An engineering design study for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) by The Glosten Associates, using their innovative tension leg floating platform (TLP) for Offshore Wind demonstrator has shown that UK offshore wind energy costs could fall to below £85/MWh by the mid-2020s, with further reducti
3sun Inks GBP 1 Mln Deal with Statoil
Aberdeen based 3sun Group has been awarded a marine operations and management contract by Statoil, worth £1million. The six month contract, which commenced last month [June], will be based within the Outer Harbour of East Port, Great Yarmouth, and marks the first time 3sun Group has worked with Stat
RYA Objects to Tidal Energy Development
The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, has announced that it has agreed seabed rights for six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones and five new wave and tidal current sites around the UK. Of the 11 zones and sites announced the RYA is particularly concerned with plans to place a furth
Cromarty Selected as Home Port for Two Offshore Wind Projects
The Port of Cromarty Firth has announced that its deepwater engineering port facility at Invergordon Service Base has been chosen to fulfil the next phase of one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms. On Wednesday 9th July, the Chinese heavy lift vessel, the Xia Zhi Yuan 6 arrived into Port fro
A2SEA to Discuss Offshore Wind Vessel Health & Safety in Hamburg
Kirsten Bank Christensen will be talking about how A2SEA complies with health and safety expectations in a panel discussion with offshore wind’s biggest operator, DONG Energy. With offshore wind moving farshore vessel load capacities need to increase and the logistical elements of this require an in
A2SEA to Discuss Offshore Wind Vessel Health & Safety in Hamburg
Kirsten Bank Christensen will be talking about how A2SEA complies with health and safety expectations in a panel discussion with offshore wind’s biggest operator, DONG Energy. With offshore wind moving farshore vessel load capacities need to increase and the logistical elements of this require an in
Belgian Scientists Make Offshore Renewables Smart with Nanotechnology
Nanoelectronics research center imec, Ghent University, and their partners in the European FP7 project SMARTFIBER have demonstrated the world’s first miniaturized fiber-optical sensor system than can be fully embedded in a composite material. This achievement paves the way toward smart composites th
Barnshaws Develops Cold Bending for Offshore Wind Industry
Barnshaws Metal Bending announced a new structural steel development that will provide significant construction cost and lead time savings for the offshore wind turbine industry. The company has now developed methods for cold bending rectangular hollow sections (RHS) for base platform support rings
Two Offshore Platforms at ADM Kiel Dock
Currently two offshore platforms are protruding from the 426 x 89 m dimensioned dry dock No. 8 in Kiel-Gaarden. With the lately finished sixth and last level the electric power substation for the offshore-windpark EnBW Baltic 2 can clearly be recognized from the other side of the Kiel Fjord. While t
Stadtwerke München Looks to Acquire Sandbank OWF
German utility, Stadtwerke München GmbH, is planning to acquire a stake in Sandbank offshore wind farm located in the North Sea. The 288MW project is located in the German Bight area, around 90 kilometers west of the Island of Sylt, directly on the border between Germany and Denmark. Currently, the
Stadtwerke München Looks to Acquire Sandbank OWF
German utility, Stadtwerke München GmbH, is planning to acquire a stake in Sandbank offshore wind farm located in the North Sea. The 288MW project is located in the German Bight area, around 90 kilometers west of the Island of Sylt, directly on the border between Germany and Denmark. Currently, the
ABPmer Conducts Environmental Appraisal for Crown Estate
ABPmer welcomed recent announcement made by The Crown Estate to award seabed rights for six new wave and tidal demonstration zones and five new wave and tidal current sites. As a manager of the UK seabed, The Crown Estate grants rights to organisations to operate on the seabed. However, any projects