Operations & Maintenance
Further details on Marine Energy Event program
The marine energy industry has a role to play in the EU electricity supply by 2050. This requires advancement in the certification and verification of technologies in order to access commercial funding. The Marine Energy Event, organized in cooperation with the Dutch Energy from Water Association (E
Samsø Havvind Cleared to Replace Damaged Offshore Wind Turbine
Samsø Havvind A / S has received permission from the Danish Energy Agency to replace the wind turbine at the Samsø offshore wind farm which was damaged in an accident in November 2015.
Gallery: Atlantis redeploys third tidal turbine at MeyGen
The photos show the re-installation of a third tidal turbine for the Phase 1A of the MeyGen tidal stream project which took place earlier this week at an offshore site between Scotland’s northernmost coast and the island of Stroma.
Poseidom Looks to Cut Offshore Wind O&M Costs
Spain’s Ingeteam is working on a project to develop a new software tool to make it possible to calculate the optimal O&M strategies and reduce cost uncertainty of the operation of offshore wind farms, thereby opening up new market opportunities.
Poseidom Looks to Cut Offshore Wind O&M Costs
Spain’s Ingeteam is working on a project to develop a new software tool to make it possible to calculate the optimal O&M strategies and reduce cost uncertainty of the operation of offshore wind farms, thereby opening up new market opportunities.
PLOCAN to Host Glider Training Week in November
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has announced the 8th edition of the Glider School, the hands-on training forum on ocean-glider technology, which will be held as usual in Gran Canaria, Spain, during the second week of November. The educational contents of the Glider School will c
Alseamar Glider Maps Natural Gas Seeps
Alseamar had launched in March 2016 a glider of its SeaExplorer fleet on a site leaking gas seeps from the seabed. This site known of oceanographers allowed to validate for the first time with a glider, the detection of these seeps present on the continental slope and to acquire unpublished data on
Atlantis: MeyGen Set New World Record for Monthly Production
Tidal power developer Atlantis said that the third Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) turbine was reinstalled this week, as part of the Phase 1A of the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth. The offshore works were executed by the Atlantis offshore operations team. All three AHH turbines, which were reco
WaveRoller design ticks all the right boxes
Lloyd’s Register has approved the detailed design review of the WaveRoller wave energy device from the Finnish wave energy developer AW-Energy.
NWA: Work-Rest Balance Crucial for CTV Crews
Managing the working and rest hours of crews whilst ensuring the successful completion of technician transfers continues to pose a significant challenge in the safe operation of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs), according to the National Workboat Association (NWA).
MeyGen claims world’s first as it welcomes final AHH turbine
Atlantis Resources has reinstalled the third Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) tidal turbine for the MeyGen tidal energy project which is approaching a 2GWh milestone of tidal power generation.
Saipem Clinches USD 370 Mln in New Contracts
Saipem has secured work orders from Eni Angola in relation to the West Hub Development project as an addition to those previously assigned during 2016 and 2017. The work, which will be performed by the E&C Offshore division, encompasses the construction and installation of umbilicals, risers and flo
Nabors Adds Robotic Drilling Systems
The main shareholders of Robotic Drilling Systems AS (RDS) Odfjell Drilling, Statoil Technology Invest, Investinor and Westcon have entered into an agreement to sell 100 % of the RDS shares to Nabors Industries (Nabors). As part of the transaction, the largest shareholder in RDS prior to the transac
OPERA wave energy team presents technical results
The team behind EU-backed OPERA wave energy project has presented the first technical results during the European Wave and Tidal Conference (EWTEC) 2017.