Operations & Maintenance
Aquanet Power validates 1MW PTO for next year ocean deployment
Aquanet Power has commissioned a full-scale 1MW air turbine power take-off (PTO) system which will be integrated into the wave energy device set for 2018 deployment off Taiwan.
DOC Inks Subsea Power Cables Framework Deal with Vattenfall
Deutsche Offshore Consult GmbH (DOC) wins the framework agreement for the installation management of subsea power cables for offshore wind farm projects in Germany, UK, the Netherlands and Denmark from Vattenfall. The agreement was concluded for a period of four years. DOC will support the installat
Horizon and Atlantic Marine Partner on Geotech Surveys
Horizon Geosciences and Atlantic Marine have teamed up to provide a new seabed geotechnical investigation spread comprising the vessel Atlantic Carrier and Horizon’s seabed CPT and sampling systems. Horizon Geosciences’ managing director Rich Metters stated that the spread is being mobilised due to
WES grants £660K to keep waves in control
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded over £660,000 of funding to 13 new projects aiming to develop innovative control systems for wave energy converters.
EMEC boasts first tidal-powered hydrogen generation
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has produced hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy, demonstrating the sector’s potential to contribute to clean replacement for polluting fuels.
Orkney Isles light up with Scotrenewables tidal power
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 has produced 116MWh in less than a week of continuous generation, providing nearly 7% of Orkney’s electricity demand.
Sabella Completes D10 Turbine Export Cable Fix
Sabella’s team has completed the replacement of a new dry mate connector at the end of the export cable connecting the D10 tidal turbine to Ushant’s coast. The operation was carried out with the MV Olympic Taurus, a multi-purpose vessel chartered by Mojo Maritime France (James Fisher Marine Services
InterMoor Delivers Buchan Alpha to Dales Voe for Dismantling
InterMoor, working closely with the Repsol Sinopec Resources UK and the Buchan Alpha project team, delivered the Buchan Alpha platform to Dales Voe in Shetland, where dismantling has started. The work was undertaken on behalf of Repsol Sinopec with InterMoor acting as the marine contractor charged w
Spotlight put on ocean energy environmental guide need
ETIP Ocean has recently held a webinar that highlighted the requirement for guidance on where the environmental focus in relation to ocean energy devices needs to be put.
Wärtsilä and AW-Energy join forces for WaveRoller sales
The technology group Wärtsilä and Finnish-based wave energy developer AW-Energy have signed a cooperation agreement to sell and deliver WaveRoller wave energy device worldwide.
SEA Boosts Its KraitArray ASW Sonar
SEA is unveiling a new, enhanced version of its thin line KraitArray towed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sonar at DSEI 2017. The KraitArray now extends up to 150 meters in length, compared to the current 50 meters. It is enabled by connectors between modules and, according to the company, it offers u
NorthConnect Sets Up Community Investment Fund
The developers behind an electricity superhighway connecting the north east and Norway are calling on local people this week to apply for funding from a new community investment fund. NorthConnect, the 655km subsea interconnector, is setting up the £10,000 Legacy Fund, to be administered by Foundati
Sabella wraps up cable fix (Gallery)
Sabella has replaced the offshore dry-mate connector of the export cable in the Fromveur Passage, off France, for its D10 tidal energy project.
Deutsche Windtechnik Extends and Expands Sylt Cluster Maintenance Contract
Deutsche Windtechnik and Vattenfall have extended the contract for maintenance of all steel structures at the DanTysk offshore wind farm, and have now also thrown the recently inaugurated Sandbank offshore wind farm into the deal.