Offshore Wind
First OW Jack-Up Vessel Built in Germany Travels to Bremerhaven
Aeolus, the first jack-up vessel specialized for work on offshore wind farms to be designed and built in Germany, has left the shipyard and is now sailing along the river Elbe to Bremerhaven. The vessel was built at Sietas shipyard for the renowned Dutch marine engineering company Van Oord. The offs
Vestas’ 8MW Turbine Selected for Burbo Bank Extension
Vestas has been selected as the preferred supplier by Dong Energy for their offshore wind project in the UK. Namely, Vestas will deliver V164-8.0 MW wind turbines for the extension of the Burbo Bank wind farm. “The performance of the 8 MW turbine from Vestas is very promising. I see this as a very c
Investment of EUR 72 Million in Lower Saxony Seaports
Lower Saxony seaports’ managing director announced that the total budget for dredging, construction and maintenance of port facilities in Brake, Cuxhaven, Emden, Stade and Wilhelmshaven for 2014 amounts to €72 million. Offshore wind is in the centre of Lower Saxony’s ports plans for the development.
EMEC to Take Part in Renewable UK’s Wave & Tidal Event
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd will be exhibiting at one of the leading ocean energy events, Renewable UK’s Wave & Tidal Conference and Exhibition. Celebrating its 11th year, the event continues to attract 600+ delegates. The event will be held in Belfast on 26-27th February 2014. EMEC
Siemens Develops System to Fight Fires in Wind Turbines
Siemens has developed an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system for offshore wind turbines. The first of these systems was recently installed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A fire in a wind turbine can quickly turn dangerous for people and the environment, particularl
Siemens Develops System to Fight Fires in Wind Turbines
Siemens has developed an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system for offshore wind turbines. The first of these systems was recently installed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A fire in a wind turbine can quickly turn dangerous for people and the environment, particularl
GMS to Jack-Up to London Stock Exchange
Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has announced that it is planning to enter the London Stock Exchange. GMS is one of the world’s largest providers of self-propelled, self-elevating accommodation jack-up barges. These platforms allow them to provide services throughout the total lifecycle o
Danish Company to Back TenneT with DolWin3 Investment
Danish infrastructure fund management company, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and the Dutch company TenneT have agreed to make a joint investment in the DolWin3 offshore grid connection, which will transmit wind energy from the North Sea to German customers. CIP will invest EUR 384 millio
A&P Falmouth to Start Building Seatricity’s Wave Energy Device
A&P Falmouth informed that the work on Seatricity’s wave energy device will start this week. At the beginning of this month, Seatricity contracted A&P to build a wave energy device Oceanus 2, which will be deployed at Wave Hub. Oceanus 2 will be built in the fabrications workshops, assembled on the
Top News of the Week Feb 10 – 16, 2014
A2SEA Sells SEA ENERGY Wind Turbine Installation Vessel A2SEA has sold its offshore wind installation vessel SEA ENERGY. ‘Innovation’ Arrives at Aalborg Harbour The jack-up vessel Innovation, which is going to pick up foundations for Westermost Rough Offshore Windfarm in the British part of the Nort
Top News of the Week Feb 10 – 16, 2014
A2SEA Sells SEA ENERGY Wind Turbine Installation Vessel A2SEA has sold its offshore wind installation vessel SEA ENERGY. ‘Innovation’ Arrives at Aalborg Harbour The jack-up vessel Innovation, which is going to pick up foundations for Westermost Rough Offshore Windfarm in the British part of the Nort
Partrac to Host Tidal Energy & Turbulence Workshop
Partrac will organize a workshop on turbulence at tidal energy sites on Wednesday, February 26, in Belfast. The workshop ‘From Big Whorls to Little Whorls: The impact of turbulence at tidal energy sites’ is sponsored by The Crown Estate and The Carbon Trust, and will run prior to RenewableUK Wave &
Reflex Marine Launches Crew Transfer Device FROG-XT
Reflex Marine, a company specialized in safe marine transfer solutions to the offshore, marine and renewable industry, launched its newly developed FROG-XT4 on February 12. The company’s clients work in the most demanding conditions and have a duty of care to transfer their personnel safely, to and
VIDEO: SAL Offshore Deploys Tidal Turbine
SAL Offshore’s main vessel, the DP Class II MV Lone, equipped with Work Class ROV, successfully installed the VOITH Hytide 1000-13 tidal turbine. Coming directly from her previous employment on the Parbuckling Project (Costa Concordia), the MV Lone proceeded to Stavanger in Norway to mobilize an ROV