Operations & Maintenance
MHI Vestas SOV Leaves Cemre Shipyard
Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has delivered a service operation vessel (SOV) built for Esvagt and chartered by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.
Ireland boosts marine research with €3.3M in funding grants
The Irish government has awarded funding to 20 research projects in the areas of specialist marine equipment, and ocean law and marine governance.
Budget 2017: UK steers away from new green subsidies
The UK government has confirmed that there will be no new subsidies for renewable power deployments until 2025 under the new scheme set to replace the Levy Control Framework (LCF) which funds new renewable electricity projects.
SCORE project moves forward to tidal arrays modeling
University of Algarve’s Marine Offshore Renewable Energy (MORE) team has finished data capturing with Evopod E1 tidal unit conducted in Portugal as part of the SCORE project.
DNV GL Sees Diving, Sailing and Crawling Robots in Offshore Wind’s Future
DNV GL has published a position paper on artificial intelligence (AI) in solar and wind energy industries, saying AI will increasingly automate operations over the next several years and boost efficiencies across the renewable energy sector.
Windea La Cour Visits Niestern Sander for Maintenance Works
Offshore support vessel (OSV) Windea La Cour has completed repair and modification works at Niestern Sander Ship Repair in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, prior to returning to the Gemini offshore wind farm.
Windea La Cour Visits Niestern Sander for Maintenance Works
Offshore support vessel (OSV) Windea La Cour has completed repair and modification works at Niestern Sander Ship Repair in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, prior to returning to the Gemini offshore wind farm.
DesignPro picks SEENEOH for hydrokinetic testing
Irish company DesignPro has selected the SEENEOH tidal test site in France to trial its 25kW hydrokinetic turbine.
PLAT-I tidal platform fully equipped
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has assembled its PLAT-I floating tidal energy platform ahead of upcoming trials in Connel Sound in Scotland.
Nexans Enhances High Voltage Testing Capacity
Nexans has decided to enhance its high voltage (HV) testing capacity by building a new direct current (DC) laboratory in Calais, France, that allows to test simultaneously three independent qualification loops. Each loop is composed of multiple cable sections and joints and is connected to the elect
ATAM Tests Robotic Crawler for Blade Inspection at ORE Catapult
Great Yarmouth-based ATAM Group has tested its robotic crawler, developed for the inspection of wind turbine blades, on the full-size turbine training tower and along test blades at ORE Catapult’s facilities in Northumberland, which is offered as part of a GBP 50,000 grant awarded to ATAM from the G
Wales calls for tidal and wave research support
The Welsh government is looking to commission a contractor to conduct tidal and wave research work in support of the Welsh National Marine Plan.
EMO Sends Newbuild CTV to Nordsee One
EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has signed a contract with Senvion to provide a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the operational phase of the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
EC-OG wraps up Subsea Power Hub trials in Orkney
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has completed the testing program for its Subsea Power Hub hybrid unit at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.