Operations & Maintenance
SME installs PLAT-I tidal platform
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has installed the PLAT-I floating tidal energy platform in Connel Sound in Scotland.
Ofgem Picks Transmission Capital Partners for Dudgeon OWF
Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure and Transmission Investment has been appointed as preferred bidder for the long-term license and operation of a further offshore transmission project. The latest scheme, comprising the transmission cable connection t
Statoil Puts Drones to Work on Sheringham Shoal
Statoil has used drones to inspect all turbine blades on the Sheringham Shoal wind farm off Norfolk, UK.
Top news, November 20 – 26, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from November 20 – 26, 2017.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 20 – November 26). Following a request for assistance from the Argentine Government, the Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Protector has been deployed to join efforts to find and rescue an Argentine
Damage prompts Waves4Power to end Runde wave tests earlier
Waves4Power has decided to recover the WaveEL wave energy buoy earlier than anticipated due to the damage on the unit’s anchoring lines.
Hutchinson Engineering Secures Hohe See Contract
Hutchinson Engineering Ltd (HEL) has secured a contract to provide anode cage assemblies for EnBW’s Hohe See offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
Aker BP Chooses Name for Gas Field Off Norway
Aker BP has chosen a name for the 60 kilometer long gas field discovered west of the Skarv field. The company named the field ‘Ærfugl’. The decision came after a name contest organized in collaboration with the local newspaper Helgelands blad, where in total 88 different name suggestions came in, th
OES examines EIA tools for marine renewables
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Annex IV project has organized a webinar to discuss three tools that can be employed for addressing environmental impact assessment (EIA) concerns around marine renewable energy deployments.
Ofgem Turns Down Shetland Subsea Link Proposal
Ofgem has decided to reject a proposal by National Grid Shetland Link and Aggreko to build a subsea electricity distribution link from Shetland to mainland Great Britain. Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN), the system operator for Shetland, recommended the proposal in May following a compe
Video: Experts talk wave power PTOs
ETIP Ocean has released a recording of the recently held webinar which featured experts from major wave energy companies who talked about technology developments in the wave energy sector.
Atlantis and Duchy of Lancaster Ink Wyre Tidal Project Deal
Atlantis has signed heads of terms with the Duchy of Lancaster for an option for the long-term lease of the riverbed required to develop the Wyre estuary tidal barrage and flood protection project. Feasibility studies indicate that the project’s optimal installed capacity is 160 MW, with forecast pr
Briggs Scoops SSEN Framework Deal
Briggs Marine, said it has won a place on a six-year framework agreement with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) for the replacement and maintenance of its subsea cable assets. The framework, which will run to 2023, sees Briggs support over 100 submarine electricity cables which provi
Scotload keeps MeyGen turbines safe
Strainstall sister company, Scotload, the specialist in load measuring and monitoring solutions, has recently provided load monitoring shackles to the MeyGen project to ensure safe offshore operations.