Operations & Maintenance
GEV Wind Power Puts Blade Maintenance Habitat Through Paces
Turbine maintenance specialist GEV Wind Power has completed the first set of onshore trials for its in-house developed blade maintenance Habitat. The Habitat was installed on Power Climber and Kaeufer access platforms in varying weather conditions and ranging between 30 metres and 100 metres high, w
AW-Energy launches PTO testing facility
AW-Energy, a Finnish wave energy developer, has inaugurated a new wave energy testing facility built in collaboration with ABB, a power and automation technology group. The facility is located in Järvenpää, Finland, and comprises a 1.5 MW grid-connected wave energy test site designed to develop, tes
SeeByte Software Could Boost Marine Robots Tracking Ability
SeeByte, ASV and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have carried out trials on a software that could better enable a fleet of robotic vehicles to work together to perform tasks such as seeking and tracking whales and dolphins. This software acts like a ‘central brain’, making decisions about whe
VIDEO: ISWEC device in operation
Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, has released a video showcasing their ISWEC wave energy converter operating in real-sea conditions. ISWEC device was deployed off Sicily, Italy, in August this year. The system has overall dimensions of 8 m width, 15 m length and 4.5 m height, a
Fred. Olsen Presents “Game-Changing” O&M Platform
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has developed a new operations and maintenance (O&M) platform, called the Windbase, which includes an accommodation module, a full service base and a fully operational offshore heliport, removing the requirement for an onshore quayside facility. The company’s UK General Manag
Havyard Posts Profit Drop
Havyard Group has seen profit decline in the third quarter 2015 due to slashed utilization in all of its business areas. The Norwegian vessel designer and builder booked profit of NOK 6.9 million for the quarter, compared to NOK 13.9 million profit in the corresponding period in 2014. Earnings per s
Statoil Makes Minor Discovery at Tarvos
Statoil, as the operator of production licence 120, has completed drilling of exploration well 34/8-16 S Tarvos on the east flank of the Visund field in the northern part of the North Sea, and about 140 km northwest of Bergen. The well encountered an oil/gas/condensate column of about 85 metres in t
DNV GL to Accept In-Water ROV Inspection of Ship’s Bottom
DNV GL has informed that it accepts underwater examination of a ship’s bottom by means of remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) on a case by case basis. A remote means of examination, typically an ROV, may be used to carry out relevant parts of the in-water bottom survey referring to the “Rules
Shell to Revisit Ormen Lange Subsea Concept Next Year
Shell intends next year to settle on its plan on subsea compression solution for Ormen Lange field, developed offshore Norway at water depths of between 800 and 1,100 metres. Mark Wildon, VP at Norske Shell told Reuters on Thursday: “We still expect in the course of 2016 that we will get to a point
ScottishPower Picks Lowestoft as East Anglia ONE Operations Hub
ScottishPower Renewables has agreed on a GBP 25 million, thirty-year deal with the Port of Lowestoft to act as a construction and operations hub for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Following discussions with Associated British Ports, ScottishPower Renewables will utilise the Port of Lowestof
VIDEO: H24 wave energy converter deployment
40South Energy and Elements Works have deployed their H24 wave energy converter off Tuscany, Italy on November 12, 2015. The 50 kW H24 machine was deployed as part of Marina di Pisa project off Tuscany, Italy. It consists of a guiding part located on the sea floor, or on a support structure, and of
Wave Energy Scotland is recruiting
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is looking for wave energy professionals to help drive the Scottish wave energy sector forward. WES is recruting for a Project Manager, and two Project Engineers. According to WES, Project Manager will be tasked with managing the projects accepted onto the WES programme, i
DNS and OGUK Join Forces to Streamline Activities
UK offshore oil and gas industry trade bodies Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) and Decom North Sea (DNS) are to work more closely together to deliver a more efficient and effective decommissioning agenda for the North Sea. More joined-up working, but with each body retaining its independence, geographical repres
Meteorology for Wind Energy Launched at EWEA 2015
Dr Lars Landberg, a meteorologist at DNV GL, has launched a book titled ”Meteorology for Wind Energy: An Introduction” at this year’s European Wind Energy conference in Paris, aimed at helping non-meteorologists understand the critical concepts that underpin wind energy technology and project succes