Operations & Maintenance
Roxtec Secures Rampion Cables
UK cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has designed and supplied a sealing solution for the Rampion offshore wind farm, located 13 kilometers off the coast of Sussex. The Rampion site has a target capacity of 400 MW, generated by 116 wind turbines, expected to be completed in 2018. Roxtec UK managing dir
IEA: France top tidal energy generator in 2016
France has emerged as top tidal energy generator with 500GWh of electricity produced from its tidal resources in 2016, according to International Energy Agency’s (IEA) renewables statistics for 2017.
Bodac Boosts Underwater Mine Disposal Portfolio
Explosive ordnance risk mitigation expert Bodac has collaborated with ECS Special Projects to design an underwater mine disposal system. According to the company, the system retains all the main characteristic of the Cobra mine disposal system, and meets DEF Standards, International Ammunition Techn
BRTP delays Triton deployment for 2018
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a Schottel Hydro company, has once again pushed back the deployment of its Triton tidal energy platform in the Bay of Fundy for another year.
Johan Sverdrup Riser Platform Jacket Sails Away
The first steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup field centre left the shipyard in Verdal Sunday, and set a course for the North Sea. This is the first part of the field centre that will be visible above the sea surface. Development of the Johan Sverdrup field is considered to be one of the largest [&h
GeoSea Installs First Rentel Monopiles
The first monopiles have been installed at the Rentel offshore wind farm by GeoSea’s installation vessel ‘Innovation’. GeoSea, a DEME Group’s subsidiary, responsible for the design, supply, transport and installations of foundations and infield cables for the Rentel wind farm, contracted Sif Holding
Touchdown for Borkum Riffgrund 2 Substation Jacket
The jacket foundation for the DONG Energy’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore substation was installed last week. Heerema Marine Contractors are in charge of the offshore project, which includes the transport and installation of the substation’s jacket, piles and topside. The jacket construction was shipp
Top news, July 17 – 23, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from July 17 – 23, 2017.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 17 – July 23). JDR Cable Systems is to be acquired by the Polish manufacturer of cables and wires TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFKable). JDR’s subsea systems, used in the global offshore oil, gas and renew
Image of the day: OpenHydro turbine ripe for polishing
OpenHydro’s tidal turbine, recently retrieved from the seabed off Brittany in France, has reached the coast of Cherbourg.
Black Rock Tidal Power reviews Triton design
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP) has undertaken a design review of its Triton tidal energy platform planned for deployment in the Bay of Fundy in Canada.
Atlantis’ ongoing bond offer raises £4.6M
Atlantis Resources has almost reached the coveted target of £5 million through its ongoing bond offer on the Abundance Platform.
Gallery: Naval Energies lays first stone for tidal assembly plant
Naval Energies has laid the first stone for the Cherbourg tidal turbines assembly plant in the presence of the Normandy region’s officials.
New study sums up lessons for ocean energy development
A Study on Lessons for Ocean Energy Development, commissioned by the European Commission’s DG for Research and Innovation, has been published.