Offshore Wind
RUK Welcomes IPCC’s Call for Energy Shift
Commenting on publication of the 3rd UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which calls for a shift away from fossil fuels to focus instead on developing renewable energy sources, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith said: “When it comes to taking practical action against car
First of Three Austal’s 27m Vessels Heads to UK
The first of three 27 metre Austal wind farm support vessels has successfully completed sea trials at Austal’s Philippine shipyard and is heading to Europe, where it will commence operations for UK operator Turbine Transfers. Christened Church Bay, the first Wind Express 27 catamaran will arrive in
Top News of the Week Apr 7 – 13, 2014
VIDEO: Alstom’s 6MW Turbine Spinning at Belwind Site Last year in November, Alsom installed 6-MW Haliade™ 150, off Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. Five Big OW Companies Test Vibratory Driving of Monopiles RWE Innogy, DONG Energy, EnBW, E.ON and Vattenfall are running a one year onshor
Aveillant’s Holographic Radar™ Successfully Integrated with Thales STAR 2000
Aveillant’s 3D Holographic Radar™ has been installed at a site on the Kent coast and was successful in mitigating the offshore Kentish Flats windfarm. The system was also integrated with a Thales Star 2000 radar display system at a local airport, with the integration process taking just one day. Thi
CTruk to Name Sixth OTS’s Vessel
Ctruk is about to officially name its sixth CTruk 20T MPC offshore wind support vessel intended for Offshore Turbine Services (OTS), the ‘Lieutenant P’. The naming ceremony will take place in Brightlingsea, Essex, next Wednesday afternoon. The seventh vessel for OTS is currently under construction.
CTruk to Name Sixth OTS’s Vessel
Ctruk is about to officially name its sixth CTruk 20T MPC offshore wind support vessel intended for Offshore Turbine Services (OTS), the ‘Lieutenant P’. The naming ceremony will take place in Brightlingsea, Essex, next Wednesday afternoon. The seventh vessel for OTS is currently under construction.
Ofgem Calls for Bids on Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway Transmission Assets
The UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has called for Expression of Interest (EOI) for the grant of offshore transmission licences for the grid connection of Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway offshore wind farms. According to a regulatory regime for offshore electricity transmissio
Tynwald Says Yes to Offshore Wind
The Isle of Man could see huge benefits from offshore wind development after Tynwald gave its support to the offshore energy strategy, writes Isle of Man (IOM) Today. A report issued by the island’s Council of Ministers said that the government could cash in £5m a year from each wind farm they lease
German Chancellor Gets Insight into ABB’s Hybrid HVDC Breaker
On her visit to Germany’s Hannover Messe 2014, Chancellor Angela Merkel got a glimpse of ABB’s new hybrid HVDC (high-voltage direct current) circuit breaker, a critical technology in enabling the transition to renewable energy. “Let’s get started with building the new power grid!” Merkel told ABB CE
VIDEO: Green Port Hull Project
Last month, Siemens announced that it was investing more than 190 million euros in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain. The British Prime Minister David Cameron and Michael Suess, CEO Siemens Energy, confirmed the construction of the factory at the East cost of Great Britain. Product
VIDEO: Green Port Hull Project
Last month, Siemens announced that it was investing more than 190 million euros in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain. The British Prime Minister David Cameron and Michael Suess, CEO Siemens Energy, confirmed the construction of the factory at the East cost of Great Britain. Product
Prysmian’s Cable Enterprise Gets Makeover
Prysmian Group has invested in conversion of its vessel “Cable Enterprise” from a moored cable laying barge into a DP2 cable laying barge able to use its own propulsion within the work site. “Our objective is to have a more comprehensive control over the supply chain by insourcing a greater part of
Workshop on New Wind Farm Software to Be Held in Den Helder
DOWES (Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Services) has developed an innovative ICT system for asset management and maintenance of offshore and onshore wind farms. Workshops are being organized throughout this year to make the participants acquainted with the advanced system. The first workshop is scheduled
Damen Fits New Feet to MPI Resolution
Damen ARNO Dunkerque, part of the Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Group, has given a new set of ‘feet’ to the world’s first purpose-built offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel, the 2003-built MPI Resolution. The yard has carried out upgrades on the feet or ‘spudcans’ of all the jac