Offshore Wind
Reflex Marine Develops New Personnel Access Concept
An offshore personnel transfer company, Reflex Marine, is developing a new personnel access concept for the offshore wind and traditional energy industries, the SEA-SPIDER. The innovation will utilise winch based access to offer an alternative to current access methods, such as butting a vessel agai
DNV GL Certifies ORE Catapult’s New Blade Fatigue Analysis Software
DNV GL has certified a software developed by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult as part of a project to develop a new bi-axial blade fatigue testing method. The project is aimed at reducing fatigue test times by almost a half and overall test times by a quarter. The two-year collaborative
Siemens Presents New Offshore Wind Grid Connection Solution
Siemens has introduced a new solution for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid. Presented at the National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven, the direct-current technology enables a cost-efficient and simplified connection of offshore wind power plants far from the coast, Siemens said. The
JASCO Measuring Block Island OWF Subsea Noise
JASCO Applied Sciences, under subcontract to Tetra Tech Inc., is providing underwater acoustic measurement and monitoring services to Deepwater Wind during the installation of the Block Island Wind Farm. JASCO is conducting field data acquisition and subsequent analysis and interpretation for short-
Top News of the Week Oct 12 – 18, 2015
DONG Gets Rid of WWII UXO off Norfolk (VIDEO) Over 40 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II have been safely detonated or removed from the Norfolk coast, having been discovered on the export cable route for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. GeoSea Proves Jack-Up Vessels’ Wor
Top News of the Week Oct 12 – 18, 2015
DONG Gets Rid of WWII UXO off Norfolk (VIDEO) Over 40 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II have been safely detonated or removed from the Norfolk coast, having been discovered on the export cable route for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. GeoSea Proves Jack-Up Vessels’ Wor
Tidal Transit Thanks Sheringham Shoal with a Painting
As a ‘thank you’ to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm for the continuous employment of Tidal Transit’s vessels, Leo Hambro has commissioned a painting by local artist John Hurst. One or more of Tidal Transit’s personnel transfer vessels have been on charter to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Win
EC Grants EUR 17 Mln to Atlantis’ MeyGen Project
The European Commission’s Climate Change Committee has approved the transfer of €17 million of funding from the Kyle Rhea project to Atlantis’s MeyGen Phase 1B (Project Stroma) and will accelerate the development of the MeyGen project, with this second phase targeted to reach financial close and com
Atlas Professionals to Provide Offshore Personnel to Van Oord
On Thursday 15th October 2015, Van Oord and Atlas Professionals signed a three-year frame agreement for the supply of marine and offshore personnel. Van Oord recently issued a tender for the supply of crew in two segments, marine and offshore. After a careful examination of the received bids, Atlas
Alexandra Dock Works Advance (VIDEO)
The dredging campaign at Alexandra Dock in Hull, UK, which will accommodate Siemens and ABP’s offshore wind turbine facility, has provided the foundations for the project as the infill process comes to an end. Dry land has breached the water’s surface in the dock for the first time since it was comp
Alexandra Dock Works Advance (VIDEO)
The dredging campaign at Alexandra Dock in Hull, UK, which will accommodate Siemens and ABP’s offshore wind turbine facility, has provided the foundations for the project as the infill process comes to an end. Dry land has breached the water’s surface in the dock for the first time since it was comp
ThyssenKrupp Launches Slewing Rings Test and Development Center
The industrial and technology group ThyssenKrupp has started operation of a new test and development center for slewing rings in Lippstadt. Covering an area of 3,000 square meters, the facility is one of the biggest and most modern of its kind in the world. It will be used to test and optimize slewi
Lloyd’s Register Energy Endorses WaveRoller
The nearshore wave energy technology, WaveRoller®, has got the second endorsement from Lloyd’s Register Energy (LRE). The concept design was evaluated in accordance with Lloyd’s “Qualification of New Technology”- and “Qualification Management” –standards. Lloyd’s Register Energy states that the qual
Carnegie Completes CETO 6 Conceptual Design Phase
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has completed the conceptual design phase of its CETO 6 Project at Garden Island. The CETO 6 concept design is the culmination of work commenced in 2012 and incorporates lessons learnt from the Perth Wave Energy Project, recent wave tank testi