Operations & Maintenance
Image of the day: CoRMaT turbine heading for deployment
The image, taken by Nautricity’s Chief Executive Officer, Cameron Johnstone on April 16, 2017, shows Nautricity’s CoRMAt tidal turbine during installation at tidal test site in Orkney, UK.
Dutch Plan Offshore Wind Mission to China
Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) and Consulate General of the Netherlands in Guangzhou are organising an offshore wind mission to Guangdong and Fujian, China in May.
OrbisEnergy to Host Subsea Engineering Workshop
Lowestoft-based OrbisEnergy will on 3 May host the first in a series of workshops tackling subsea engineering issues, ranging from corrosion and tidal scour at turbine towers, to keeping seals away from piling work.
Louis Dreyfus Travocean Repairs IFA 2000 Link
Louis Dreyfus Travocean repaired on behalf of RTE and National Grid 4 of the 8 submarine cables being part of the IFA2000 electrical link between France and England. The cables of this link are buried in pairs, and form 4 routes about 1 km apart from one another. The defaults concerned 2 of these ca
EC-OG Activates Subsea Power Hub
East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering (EC-OG) has installed and switched on its ocean current energy conversion system, the Subsea Power Hub (SPH), at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site. The unit is now fully operational and performing in line with the technical predictions. The next step is to leave the
EC-OG turns on subsea power hybrid in Orkney
Aberdeen-based engineering company EC-OG has installed and switched on its Subsea Power Hub (SPH) system at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Top News of the Week, 10-16 April 2017
Germany Accepts First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Auction Bid Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur has selected three offshore wind projects by DONG Energy and one project by EnBW in the first auction for grid connections and funding for existing offshore wind farm projects, with at least one of the developer
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 10 – April 16). Nord Stream 2 AG said it has signed a contract for offshore pipelay of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea with Allseas on 6 April 2017. The contract [&
Aqua Power Technologies unveils wave energy device design
Aqua Power Technologies has presented the final design iteration of its wave energy converter.
Innovate UK puts out over £4M for energy SMEs
Innovate UK plans to launch a funding competition for UK businesses to fund feasibility studies in infrastructure systems, including renewable energy.
Elia Board Greenlights Modular Offshore Grid Project
The board of directors of Belgium’s transmission system operator Elia has approved the EUR 400 million investment into the so-called electricity plug, or Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the North Sea.
DCNS Energies starts dismantling Paimpol-Bréhat array
DCNS Energies and its subsidiary OpenHydro have retrieved one of the two turbines of the Paimpol-Bréhat array to conduct repairs on the faulty part identified last year.
DONG Explains the Thinking Behind Subsidy-Free Bids
DONG Energy has revealed the factors behind the decision to place two zero subsidy bids in the first round of offshore wind auctions in Germany. As reported earlier, the Bundesnetzagentur awarded DONG the right to build three offshore wind projects in the German North Sea with a combined capacity of
DONG Explains the Thinking Behind Subsidy-Free Bids
DONG Energy has revealed the factors behind the decision to place two zero subsidy bids in the first round of offshore wind auctions in Germany. As reported earlier, the Bundesnetzagentur awarded DONG the right to build three offshore wind projects in the German North Sea with a combined capacity of