The patented iJacket is said to be more structurally optimized than the conventional true X-braced jacket design, supporting the same deck load, conductor/riser count, drilling deck, wind turbine or other payload as its conventional counterpart.
The ATIR tidal turbine – developed by Spanish company Magallanes Renovables – has concluded its journey from Spain to Scotland, where it will shortly be put to trials at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
Edinburgh-based engineering consultancy QED Naval has appointed Corey Badger to lead its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical capabilities incorporated into the Subhub tidal platform design process.
Maersk Supply Service has completed Ailsa Floating Storage and Offloading unit (FSO) transportation and installation for the Culzean field in the North Sea. Last week, the hook up of the Ailsa FSO was successfully completed, the company informed. The project has been delivered to Total E&P UK as an
Floating offshore wind turbine Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine installed off the French coast, has started delivering electricity to the grid.
Floating offshore wind turbine Floatgen, the first offshore wind turbine installed off the French coast, has started delivering electricity to the grid.
The project bringing together companies and organizations from several countries under the joint objective of improving the performance of wave energy technologies has been officially launched in Spain.
Norther NV has started work on the beach of Zeebrugge in order to connect the Norther Offshore wind farm to the Belgian electricity grid. The work follows the completion of the installation of the high-voltage station at sea in the middle of August, the company said. The cable-laying vessel Nexus wi
An innovative partnership between gas platforms and wind farms could see more power generated – maximising both gas production and renewable electricity generation offshore, according to a report from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The concept of gas-to-wire (GTW) involves using the gas produced f
Germany-based wind energy consultant Deutsche WindGuard GmbH has founded a Chinese subsidiary – Deutsche WindGuard (Beijing) Technology Ltd- to further tap into Asian wind markets.
Swedish Internet infrastructure specialist Flexenclosure has received an order from Vanuatu-based telecommunications group Interchange for two eCentre cable landing stations, to be deployed in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands early next year. In the past 18 months, Flexenclosure has received orders i
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has started work to remove the SR2000 turbine from its test berth at EMEC, in a move to start site preparation work for their optimized 2MW floating tidal turbine. The SR2000’s withdrawal from service at EMEC follows a year of testing which saw it generate in excess of 3GW
Scotrenewables Tidal Power has started working on the removal of its record-breaking SR2000 tidal power turbine from the test berth in Scottish waters ahead of site preparations for commercial production model – the SR2 -2000.
Scottish engineering consultancy QED Naval has brought the build phase of its Subhub integrated tidal platform – described as ‘tidal array in a day’ – to a conclusion, ahead of trials at a tidal test site in Strangford Lough.
