Operations & Maintenance
Vroon PSVs Support TechnipFMC Mediterranean Subsea Campaign
Dutch-based shipping company Vroon has informed that its two vessels VOS Patience and VOS Partner recently started a charter for TechnipFMC. The two platform-supply vessels (PSV) were delivered in Malta and will support TechnipFMC, supplying pipelines and subsea materials to TechnipFMC’s constructio
Anglesey MP Owen tours Minesto’s tidal base
Ynys Môn (Anglesey) MP Albert Owen, who is also on the House of Commons Business & Energy Select Committee, has visited Minesto to receive an update on its tidal energy project in Holyhead Deep.
Smart Islands project poised for £3M funding award
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has agreed in principle to invest up to £2.95 million in the Smart Islands renewables initiative on the Isles of Scilly.
VBMS Boosts Subsea Cable Storage Capacity in the Netherlands
VBMS has expanded its subsea cable storage and handling capacity with new facilities at the port of Vlissingen and at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
VBMS Launches New Subsea Cable Storage and Handling Base
VBMS has expanded its subsea cable storage and handling facilities as it looks to provide its clients with a one-stop shop for subsea power cable installation and repair solutions. The Boskalis subsidiary has opened a new ISPC-certified cable storage facility at the port of Vlissingen in the Netherl
Scotrenewables hits 1GWh tidal generation mark
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s floating tidal energy turbine SR2000 has clocked up over 1GWh of tidal energy generation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) at record time.
JFMS Keeps Hinkley Point C UXO-Free
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed a five-month specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project. The company provided a turnkey solution to survey, identify and dispose of any UXO identified at Hinkley Point C in order to ensur
Scotrenewables Tidal Turbine Achieves 1GWh in Record Time
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine has produced over 1GWh electricity at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, marking a new record for the pace of generation at the centre. Andrew Scott, chief executive officer of Scotrenewables Tidal Power said: “This is a
DOC and Swan Hunter Launch Storage and Spooling Yard
Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC)-Swan Hunter storage and spooling yard is ready for operations, following equipment load-in and commissioning period. The yard based in Vlissingen, Netherlands, will serve as a strategic cable hub enabling product storage and spooling operations for cable manufacturer
Tidal Lagoon Power forms partnership for nature
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has teamed up with Gwynedd Council to maintain the nature reserves in North Wales.
Study: Multitasking Interconnectors Increase Utilisation while Reducing Costs
The WindConnector concept -an offshore grid infrastructure solution that can transmit electricity generated by offshore wind farms and interconnect electricity markets in the North Sea – holds the potential to lower the cost of energy for consumers by reducing need for, and making more efficient use
DOC-Swan Hunter Opens Storage and Spooling Yard in Vlissingen
Following the equipment load-in and commissioning period, the DOC-Swan Hunter Storage and Spooling Yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, is ready for operations.
Statoil Orders Hywind Scotland Battery Set
Norwegian energy company Statoil has awarded a contract to Younicos to deliver a 1MW battery system that will be connected to Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial floating wind farm.
Noteholders Taking Over Bibby Offshore from Bibby Line Group
Bibby Offshore has reached an agreement on the recapitalisation of its balance sheet with noteholders who hold 80% of the £175 million 7.5% senior secured notes due June 15, 2021 issued by its subsidiary Bibby Offshore Services. The terms of the recapitalisation should result in the Group having a d