Operations & Maintenance
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
Decom North Sea Appoints Five New Directors
Decom North Sea (DNS) has elected five new board directors and re-elected five directors, from across a range of sectors within the oil and gas industry, during its Annual General Meeting in St Andrews. New directors have been named as Alistair Hope, Alan Edwards, SebastiaanPauwels, Robert McCaig an
Claxton, LR Senergy in Decommissioning Pact
Claxton Engineering Services, an Acteon company, has formed a collaborative alliance with energy services firm LR Senergy to provide end-to-end offshore rig-based decommissioning service. By collaborating with LR Senergy, Claxton adds rig-based decommissioning solutions to its decommissioning servic
Amber Rudd: “We Will Not Support Offshore Wind at Any Cost”
The UK Government will secure funding for three offshore wind auctions by 2020 under the condition that the industry further cuts down the costs. This was announced by the UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd, who revealed a new direction for UK energy policy today, setting out her poli
ORE Catapult, Frazer-Nash roll out tidal risk tool
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Frazer-Nash Consultancy have created an open source tool designed to asses and reduce tidal energy project risks. The tool, with associated guidance documents, helps to identify key uncertainties in wave and tidal energy, according to Frazer-Nash. They pr
Fugro Scoops Total Subsea Gig
Fugro has won a five-year contract for the provision of underwater services to Total E&P UK (TEP UK). Under the contract, which runs from July 2015 and includes extension options for a further two years, Fugro is providing a full range of ROV services to conduct inspection, repair and maintenance ac
DONG to Pump GBP 6 Billion into Humber Area by 2019
Denmark-based offshore wind power developer DONG Energy plans to invest GBP 6 billion in the Humber region over the period of 2013 – 2019, according to a new report released during the UK’s first Offshore Wind Week. The report titled Impact of DONG Energy Investments in the Humber Area shows that ov
Aquatera, Jee conclude tidal array cable laying project
Aquatera has completed the first phase of tidal array cabling project that involved the installation and retrieval of Jee’s ‘U-tube’ cabling protection structure. The Aquatera’s role involved lifting, moving, positioning and recovering the 50 m long Jee’s cable protection system. The cabling solutio
6 Alpha, Atkins Deliver UXO Risk Evaluation for Three UK OWFs
6 Alpha Associates has partnered with Atkins, to provide offshore UXO risk assessment ahead of the geotechnical surveys prior to the construction of 3 offshore UK wind farms. The two companies teamed up to deliver UXO risk management services for the geotechnical ground investigations undertaken at
PSA OKs Statoil for Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil green light to use the Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline (EGOP). Earlier this month, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has also granted a start-up consent for the EGOP. The Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline system has been designed and built to transpo
UK Plans to Phase Out Coal Power Stations by 2025
The UK government has announced plans to close all unabated coal-fired power stations by 2025 and restrict their use by 2023. The government will consult early next year on when to close all unabated coal-fired power stations. Announcing the decision ahead of a speech which will set out a new direct
First tidal turbine ready for Paimpol-Bréhat installation
The first of the two OpenHydro’s tidal turbines has been positioned on its barge ahead of the planned installation set to take place before the end of 2015 as part of Paimpol-Bréhat project. The Paimpol-Bréhat demonstration project involves the installation of two 500 kW OpenHydro’s turbines 16 km o
Aquatera and Jee Demonstrate Tidal Cabling Solution
The phase one of Scottish Enterprise-funded Tidal Array Cabling Solution project has been completed. The project was launched in December 2013 in order to develop and demonstrate effective methods of locating, securing, protecting and retrieving cables for tidal energy arrays. Stromness-based Aquate
UK Firms On Track to Take Half of Local Offshore Wind Cake
A growing number of UK companies are getting involved in the development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms in British waters, with 43% of the expenditure incurred in planning, building and running offshore projects already going to local companies, according to a new report issued d