Offshore Wind
DanTysk Ready for Take Off
Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) will commission DanTysk offshore wind farm in the North Sea later this month. The construction started in February 2013 with the installation of the first foundation pile 70 kilometres west of the island of Sylt, and now the wind farm is connected to the Germa
Workships Contractors Held Masters Command Conference 2015
Eighteen Masters from the Windfarm Crew Transfer industry recently met at the inaugural Workships Contractors’ Masters Command Conference 2015. The Masters, who all work for the recently acquired Offshore Wind Services, managed by Workships Contractors, traveled from UK and Europe to attend the even
CT Offshore to Move In with A2SEA
As of 1 June 2015, CT Offshore will move its headquarters to Fredericia. CT Offshore will share office building with A2SEA at Kongens Kvarter in Fredericia. A2SEA owns 67 % of the shares in the Danish cable installation company which was founded in 2002 by Paw Cortes, who continues as shareholder wi
Siemens Develops Gas-Insulated Transmission Line
Siemens is developing a gas-insulated transmission line for carrying large amounts of energy at high DC voltages. Berlin Technical University and Dresden University of Applied Sciences, among others, are working under the lead management of Siemens on developing a new gas-insulated DC transmission l
Application Period for German Renewables Award Open
Over the past three years, Renewable Energy Hamburg (EEHH) has awarded a number of innovations in the field of renewable energy with the German Renewables Award. From April 7 to June 5, 2015, interested parties can apply for the “Product Innovation of the Year”, “Project of the Year” and “Student Wo
Application Period for German Renewables Award Open
Over the past three years, Renewable Energy Hamburg (EEHH) has awarded a number of innovations in the field of renewable energy with the German Renewables Award. From April 7 to June 5, 2015, interested parties can apply for the “Product Innovation of the Year”, “Project of the Year” and “Student Wo
Scottish Enterprise Gives Up on Cockenzie Energy Park
Scottish Enterprise will not proceed with the development of its marine energy park at the former Cockenzie Power Station, located on the East coast of Scotland, the company said on its website. Scottish Enterprise’s Cockenzie “Energy Hub” would have included a deployment quay for offshore renewable
Switch Receives Order from Atlantis
The Switch received an order to deliver a medium-speed generator for use in the Atlantis Resources Ltd AR1500 turbine drive train. During March 2015, Atlantis confirmed an order with The Switch for an integrated PM medium-speed generator that resulted from a successfully completed pre-design project
OPT to Proceed to Next Phase of U.S. PTO Technology Contract
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) has successfully completed a stage gate review with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) related to its Power Take-off (PTO) technology that could be used with both small and large scale PowerBuoys. Evaluation criteria for the stage gate review included PTO cost r
All-Energy 2015: Four Weeks to Go
In four weeks’ time All-Energy 2015 will open in its new home, Glasgow’s SECC, with the expectation that up to 7,000 people will visit the exhibitionthe two days (Wednesday 6 – Thursday 7 May). The event gathered some 450 exhibitors from nearly 20 countries while over 440 speakers confirmed to speak
All-Energy 2015: Four Weeks to Go
In four weeks’ time All-Energy 2015 will open in its new home, Glasgow’s SECC, with the expectation that up to 7,000 people will visit the exhibitionthe two days (Wednesday 6 – Thursday 7 May). The event gathered some 450 exhibitors from nearly 20 countries while over 440 speakers confirmed to speak
ESVAGT FARADAY Goes to Work (Gallery)
Esvagt’s latest service operation vessel (SOV), ESVAGT FARADAY, goes to work for Siemens Wind Power Service today. The first SOV, ESVAGT FROUDE, left on contract on February 18th, also to work for Siemens Wind Power. Siemens has chartered ESVAGT FROUDE for a five year contract to service the field a
Atlantic’s Mothership to Undergo DP2 Fitting
Atlantic Marine & Aviation’s new vessel, Atlantic Enterprise, will arrive in Tilbury Docks today where the DP2 system will be installed. The 6,400 GRT Atlantic Enterprise is the first in a series of Atlantic Marine’s vessels to operate as an offshore mothership, accommodation and floatel. It was des
Mojo Maritime Wraps Up Wave Hub Cable Works
This weekend, Mojo Maritime successfully completed the installation of cable protection works off the North Cornwall coast. The operation consisted of accurately placing rock filled filter units from the DP2 vessel Stril Explorer to create a protection berm for the Wave Hub 33KV export cable. The fi