Operations & Maintenance
Scottish wave body invests in future R&D
Wave Energy Scotland is looking to invest around £320,000 in four short projects that will help shape its future research and development programs.
Video: Vryhof Trials Its New Anchor Offshore Australia
Vryhof, anchoring and mooring specialist, said it has completed field tests with its Stevshark Rex anchor in Australian waters, proving its suitability for hard soils and carbonate rocks. In 2016 a total of 15 tests were carried out at three locations in the North Sea famed for their anchoring probl
Newcastle Uni revamps marine engineering research facility
Newcastle University has unveiled its newly-refurbished Emerson Cavitation Tunnel at Port of Blyth as part of a £2.5 million investment in marine engineering.
NPD to Host Seminar on CO2 Capture and Storage Standards
New international standards for storage (CCS) and transport of carbon dioxide (CO2) will be presented at a seminar at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) in Stavanger on November 1, 2017. The seminar is a cooperation between the institution Standard Norge, Gassnova and the Norwegian Petroleum
Wiking Helikopter Nets Galloper Contract
Siemens Gamesa has awarded Wiking Helikopter Service with a long-term contract for helicopter hoist operations at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK, the Germany-based helicopter services provider informed.
Image of the day: Schottel’s SIT 250 ready for Scottish tides
Schottel Hydro has released a photo of the SIT 250 tidal turbine ahead of its shipment to Scotland for the installation on the PLAT-I platform.
Wave Energy Scotland hires PTO technical experts
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has appointed two experts for independent assessment of the projects that will proceed to the next stage of its power take-off (PTO) development program.
CGG Wraps Up Barents Sea Survey with Its New Acquisition Solution
CGG has completed acquisition of the first-ever full-scale commercial survey using TopSeis, its latest offshore broadband seismic acquisition and imaging solution. The inaugural TopSeis survey was commissioned by Lundin Norway over the Loppa High in the Barents Sea. TopSeis has been designed to imag
Hydrogen fuel cell unveiled in Scotland
The pioneering Surf ‘n’ Turf hydrogen community energy project has been launched in Orkney by the Scottish Government’s Business, Innovation and Energy Minister, Paul Wheelhouse.
Nexans Kicks Off Beatrice Export Cable Campaign
Nexans Norway is starting installation of the first section of Beatrice offshore wind farm export cable. The installation will begin with the pull in and laydown of the first 33km section of the export cable from the nearshore area close to Portgordon. The work will be carried out using the cable la
CorPower eyes marine operators for Orkney deployment
Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has issued a request for quotations for marine operations related to the ocean deployment of the CorPower S3 device.
Carbon Trust Invites Companies to Look Into Sliding Access
The Carbon Trust, within its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, is looking for companies who will carry out a study of the sliding access method and determine if it can be de-risked.
Welsh marine body to share know-how across Atlantic
Marine Energy Wales will travel across the Atlantic to share knowledge and experience of its work within the marine energy sector during Marine Renewables Canada 2017 Conference.
Minesto gears up with onshore engineering support
Minesto has awarded a framework agreement for onshore engineering services to the three Anglesey-based companies Holyhead Marine Services, Mona Lifting and Mon Maintenance.