Operations & Maintenance
#ThrowbackThursday Video: Olympic Zeus installs WaveEL
Take a look at the video of the installation of Waves4Power’s WaveEL wave energy device conducted early in 2016 ahead of today’s inauguration of the system which has been supplying power to the Norwegian grid for over three months.
Aquatera gets recognition at SCDI Business Excellence Awards
Orkney-based marine consultancy Aquatera has won an award at the annual SCDI Highlands and Islands Business Excellence Awards for its worldwide marine renewables activities.
M2 Subsea Opens ROV Test Tank
Aberdeen-based ROV services provider M2 Subsea has unveiled its recently commissioned purpose-built test tank at the company’s base in Westhill. The indoor fresh water tank, which can hold 73,600 litres of water, has been created for the primary purpose of testing ROVs and ancillary equipment. The f
Aker Solutions Scoops Troll Job
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Statoil for front end engineering and design of a module that will increase output at Troll, one of Norway’s largest natural gas fields. The order includes an option for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the module, which will receive a
DesignPro Renewables seeks electrical systems technician
DesignPro Renewables is recruiting for the role of Renewables Electrical Systems Technician who would support the lead engineering team working on the development of hydrokinetic turbines.
ESS Gets Hornsea Project One Seabed Clearance Gig
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded a major seabed clearance project on the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. The project scope for Hornsea Project One export cables, located 120km off the Yorkshire coast, is the latest in a number of renewable energy sector awards secured by the subsea t
Bombora obtains US, AU patents for wave membrane tech
Bombora Wave Power has been granted patents both in the USA and Australia for its wave energy technology based on inflatable membranes.
CHC Awarded Six-Year Contract for Hornsea One Heli Ops
DONG Energy has awarded CHC Group with a six-year contract for aviation services for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Working with Uni-Fly as a sub-contractor, CHC will support the construction phase and the first five years of operations and maintenance of the wind farm.
CHC Awarded Six-Year Contract for Hornsea One Heli Ops
DONG Energy has awarded CHC Group with a six-year contract for aviation services for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Working with Uni-Fly as a sub-contractor, CHC will support the construction phase and the first five years of operations and maintenance of the wind farm.
MeyGen aims at half-priced tidal CfD
Atlantis Resources plans to seek Contract for Difference (CfD) from the UK government at the price of about 150 £/MWh for the Phase 1C of the MeyGen project.
NDE Completes Inspections on Four Siemens HVDC Platforms
NDE Offshore has completed the structural and subsea inspections on Siemens HVDC platforms in Germany, owned by TenneT.
Atlantis shrinks interim loss
Atlantis Resources has reported a 27% decrease in loss for the first half of 2017, compared to the same period a year earlier.
IHCantabria releases update to wave CFD tool
Research center for marine renewables IHCantabria has released an update to the IHFOAM simulation tool designed for studies of interaction of waves with marine structures.
Sif – Smulders JV Scores Triton Knoll Job
Sif Holding N.V. informed that Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd and a joint venture of Sif Netherlands B.V. and Smulders Projects Belgium N.V. have signed preferred supplier and early works agreements for the design and fabrication of 90 monopiles and transition pieces as well as 2 foundations fo