Offshore Wind
Australian CETO 6 Wave Energy Project Moves Forward
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has reached financial close on the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s (CEFC) five-year, $20 million loan facility which will partly fund the CETO 6 Project off Garden Island, Western Australia. The CEFC facility will be used to part fund the construction of the pro
IHC to Build 4.000-Ton Crane Vessel for Scaldis
Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV has ordered a self-propelled DP2 crane ship from Royal IHC. The vessel will be operated by Scaldis. The design was drawn up in-house in cooperation with Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam, part of Royal IHC on the basis of the extensive experience that Scaldis has acc
IHC to Build 4.000-Ton Crane Vessel for Scaldis
Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV has ordered a self-propelled DP2 crane ship from Royal IHC. The vessel will be operated by Scaldis. The design was drawn up in-house in cooperation with Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam, part of Royal IHC on the basis of the extensive experience that Scaldis has acc
Consultation for PTEC Closes Tomorrow
People who want to put forward their views on the application from Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre Limited (PTEC) should do so by emailing Marine Management Organisation (MMO) before midnight on Friday 20 February 2015. They should include the reasoning and rationale for their views in their consultat
ABPmer to Review HIE Marine Renewables Infrastructure Plan
ABPmer has been contracted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to undertake a Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) for their Marine Renewables Infrastructure Plan (MRIP). This will build on the previous HRA undertaken by ABPmer for the National Renewables Infrastructure Plan (N-RIP) prepared b
Boa Bison OSV Operates on Fecamp Site
Boa Bison, an offshore support vessel, has just completed her work at the Fecamp offshore wind farm. During the installation of a met mast at the Fecamp offshore site, the vessel was in charge of the pre-lay of anchors for a gravity base structure and ROV work during submerging. Supplementing the da
Dong Utilises Radars to Lower Energy Costs
Dong Energy has chosen SmartWind Technologies for the supply of a dual-Doppler radar system for offshore wind measurement. The two radars are to be installed in 2016 on the coast near the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. They will produce high-resolution dynamic maps of the wind flow through an
Dong Utilises Radars to Lower Energy Costs
Dong Energy has chosen SmartWind Technologies for the supply of a dual-Doppler radar system for offshore wind measurement. The two radars are to be installed in 2016 on the coast near the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. They will produce high-resolution dynamic maps of the wind flow through an
Seacat Services Launches Second 26m CTV
Seacat Services, an offshore energy support vessel operator, launched Seacat Courageous, the firm’s second 26-metre crew transfer vessel. Seacat Courageous, which will hit the water for the first time following an official naming ceremony this morning at the South Boats IOW yard in Cowes, is set to
HiDef Proud of Dogger Bank Development
HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has congratulated Forewind on the consent for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, the largest offshore wind consent award worldwide to date and one in which HiDef has played an important role. Dogger Bank Creyke Beck is the first stage of development in the Dogger Bank Zo
ELA Invests in Production of 20 New Offshore Containers
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has announced the production of 20 new Offshore Living Quarters and Multipurpose Rooms as of beginning of February. The company says that it wants to be able to always react to customers’ needs at short notice. Thereby, within just one year, the Offshore-Rental-Fleet incr
ELA Invests in Production of 20 New Offshore Containers
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has announced the production of 20 new Offshore Living Quarters and Multipurpose Rooms as of beginning of February. The company says that it wants to be able to always react to customers’ needs at short notice. Thereby, within just one year, the Offshore-Rental-Fleet incr
Report on Wind Power Converter Industry Available
Research and Markets added the “Global and China Wind Power Converter Industry Report, 2014-2018” report to their online library. As one of key components of a wind generating set, the wind power converter accounts for 17.9% of costs of wind power equipment automation products. It can optimize the o
Exclusive: MHI Denies Ditching SeaAngel
Following recent media writings about Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) canceling further development and giving up on the name of its 7MW “SeaAngel” turbine, Offshore WIND spoke with Tadashi Asahina, MHI’s Deputy General Manager in charge of the offshore wind business development. He firmly denied