Offshore Wind
Barge Master’s Motion Compensated Crane Gets Its Feet Wet
Barge Master has delivered its first Barge Master T40 (BM-T40) motion compensated knuckle boom crane. The BM-T40 is installed on the ‘Walk to Work’ vessel the Kroonborg of Wagenborg. The BM-T40 is designed for offshore support vessels that are used to transfer small loads and personnel to (unmanned)
Barge Master’s Motion Compensated Crane Gets Its Feet Wet
Barge Master has delivered its first Barge Master T40 (BM-T40) motion compensated knuckle boom crane. The BM-T40 is installed on the ‘Walk to Work’ vessel the Kroonborg of Wagenborg. The BM-T40 is designed for offshore support vessels that are used to transfer small loads and personnel to (unmanned)
Top News of the Week Mar 16 – 22, 2015
Siemens Installs First Westermeerwind Foundation Siemens kicked off Westermeerwind offshore wind farm construction by installing the first monopile foundation at the Ijsselmeer last week. GE to Combine Onshore and Offshore Activities The USA energy giant, GE, will combine its onshore wind activities
Danes Eye Floating Wind Projects Off Hawaii
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has received unsolicited lease requests for proposed floating wind projects offshore Oahu, Hawaii from Alpha Wind Energy. For this purpose, the Danish company formed a subsidiary, AW Hawaii Wind (AWH), to carry out the development the Oahu Northwest Proje
Head of NREL to Retire in September
Dr. Dan E. Arvizu has announced that he intends to retire at the end of September from his role as the Director and Chief Executive of the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. Arvizu also expects to retire as President of Alliance for Sustainable
Scotland’s Newest Dock Launched at Westway
Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek Mackay MSP, announced a launch of a brand new dock facility at Westway in Renfrew. The new £1.3m development was one of the first locations in the country to receive funding from the Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (N-RI
Scotland’s Newest Dock Launched at Westway
Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek Mackay MSP, announced a launch of a brand new dock facility at Westway in Renfrew. The new £1.3m development was one of the first locations in the country to receive funding from the Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (N-RI
India to Evaluate Its Offshore Wind Potential
India’s Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) has launched a tender for the supply of Light Detection And Ranging Instruments (LiDARs) for sites off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The tender is run under FOWIND project which aims to facilitate offshore wind power developme
‘Cable Enterprise’ Good to Go
Croatian Viktor Lenac Shipyard, specialised in ship repair and conversions, successfully completed the conversion of the cable laying barge Cable Enterprise and delivered it to Prysmian on March 13, 2015. Viktor Lenac Shipyard won the project worth more than EUR 22 million in February 2014. The conv
NORCOWE to Scrutinize Offshore Wind at FINO1
Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) is starting up an extensive offshore measurement campaign at the German research platform FINO1 close to Alpha Ventus wind farm. The campaign will take place from May 2015 to June 2016, and is carried out by CMR and UIB in close cooperation with th
Anholt Connected, Waiting to Be Turned On
Anholt offshore wind farm export cable has been connected, said the Danish grid operator, Energinet.dk. However, the cable is still not bringing the electricity from 400MW wind farm to shore as it is undergoing testing at the moment. The damaged piece of cable is being studied in the laboratory in o
Anholt Connected, Waiting to Be Turned On
Anholt offshore wind farm export cable has been connected, said the Danish grid operator, Energinet.dk. However, the cable is still not bringing the electricity from 400MW wind farm to shore as it is undergoing testing at the moment. The damaged piece of cable is being studied in the laboratory in o
EWEA CEO Steps Down for Personal Reasons
European Wind Energy Association Chief Executive Officer Thomas Becker is stepping down as the head of the association for personal reasons after two years of service. Following his appointment in December 2012, Mr. Becker outlined his vision for an industry group that placed renewed emphasis on how
ANTS Offshore Kicks Off North Sea OWFs Service with ‘ABIS Dundee’
ANTS Offshore has started its new service for the supply of the North Sea offshore wind farms with the chartered DP II ship ABIS Dundee. It offers constant and unscheduled supply and waste disposal of the offshore stations, the wind parks of the different North Sea wind clusters and the offshore con