Operations & Maintenance
Operators to Install Data Link Alongside COBRA Interconnector
TenneT and Energinet.dk will set up a fibre-optic data link alongside the so-called COBRA cable, scheduled to kick off construction the towards the end of this year. The COBRA cable is a new 325-km-long subsea interconnector that will create a direct link between the Dutch and Danish power grids in
Tidetec installs tidal prototype
Norway-based tidal technology developer, Tidetec, has installed its prototype tidal device off Svelvik, Norway.
Spectrum Begins 3D Shoot in Western Barents Sea
Spectrum has started an 1,800 km2 multi client 3D seismic survey offshore Norway in the Western Barents Sea. The new survey will tie and complement Spectrum’s existing 3D surveys in the area. When completed the combined coverage will total close to 20,000 km2 over prospective and potential 24th Roun
Nordsee One GmbH Opens O&M Base, Inks Service Contracts
Nordsee One GmbH officially inaugurated a new operation and maintenance base for the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in Norddeich, Lower-Saxony, Germany, on Wednesday, 21 September. Nordsee One, which is currently being built approximately 40km north of the island of Juist, will be operated and
OceanEd to hold two wave energy events in Ireland
As a result of the stakeholder consultation carried out in 2015 by University College Cork and the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI) in Ireland, OceanEd has organized two wave energy seminars set to take place during this fall.
BEACon Radar Lights Up Westermost Rough
DONG Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data collected by the BEACon radar on the wind flow at the 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on England’s east coast. The advanced radar system was installed by DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies and it is the first of its kind in
BEACon Radar Lights Up Westermost Rough
DONG Energy recently started receiving three-dimensional data collected by the BEACon radar on the wind flow at the 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm on England’s east coast. The advanced radar system was installed by DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies and it is the first of its kind in
Vattenfall Completes Horns Rev 3 Mine Removal Ops
Vattenfall informed that the operation to detonate WWII mine under Denmark’s future offshore wind farm Horns Rev 3 has been completed. The mine had been identified from a geophysical survey of the specific area, which was conducted in 2015. “I understand that people are fascinated by the explosion,
Kriegers Flak Gets First Supply Network Committee
More than 90 original equipment manufacturers, vendors and suppliers assembled earlier this month in Denmark to elect the first supplier business network committee which will support the future developer and operator of the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. On 7 September, th
TÜV SÜD Develops Smart Inspection System for Turbines
TÜV SÜD has developed a smart solution for inspecting onshore and offshore wind turbines which enables results to be recorded on site using mobile devices and saved in a database in a structured manner in accordance with the RDS-PP® industry standard. A total of over 25,000 wind turbines are in oper
Technip to Cut UK Jobs
Technip is said to be looking into staff reductions at its UK North Sea subsea delivery business. According to reports, Technip UK Limited, a UK subsea engineering and construction division of the French oil services provider, is set to cut up to 130 jobs out of a total of 600. The company claimed i
Deutsche Windtechnik Buys Into OutSmart
German wind turbine maintenance provider Deutsche Windtechnik has acquired a 70 per cent stake in the Dutch-German group OutSmart, which focuses on offshore operations management and management services. OutSmart’s range of services in the area of offshore wind farm management includes technical and
Fugro Cuts Vessel Downtime During Rampion Cable Laying Ops
Fugro has set up a new track base unit on its work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) utilised in cable lay touchdown monitoring operations at the Rampion offshore wind farm. The track base unit has been introduced to ensure cable positioning during cable lay operations in strong currents. The un
Akastor in Joint Venture with Mitsui
Akastor, an oil service investment company, has signed a heads of agreement with Japanese company Mitsui, to create a joint venture with 50/50 ownership between (AKOFS) and Mitsui. The joint venture will acquire both the Skandi Santos hull from DOF Subsea Rederi AS and the Skandi Santos topside from