Operations & Maintenance
Ewing: Renewables Are Answer to UK’s Dwindling Reserve Capacity
Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has urged the UK Government to change their policy direction to ensure faster build of new power capacity, including renewable energy, in combination with increased storage capacity, following the last week’s market notification from National Grid of a shortfa
DeepOcean Bags Nemo Link Interconnector Work
DeepOcean 1 UK has been awarded a contract by J-Power Systems Corporation for the provision of all marine works for the Nemo Link Interconnector Project. The Nemo Link interconnector will deliver a 1000 MW electricity link between the UK and Belgium. Nemo Link will consist of subsea and underground
Gallery: ISWEC awaits January connection
Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to connect its ISWEC wave energy device to the Italian electricity grid by the end of January, 2016. Wave for Energy has deployed ISWEC off Pantelleria island early in August, 2015. The device has since been undergoing tests, and the compan
Piece of Munitions Stops Nord Stream Line 2 Flows
During routine survey operations as part of annual integrity assessment activities of the Nord Stream Offshore Pipeline System, a piece of munitions was found in close proximity to the Nord Stream Line 2. The location of the object is in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) approximately 120 km
VIDEO: Boskalis Reinforces Dan Bravo Subsea Structure
Boskalis Subsea Services executed multi-year subsea structural reinforcement campaign on Maersk Oil operated Dan Bravo Complex which came on stream in 1972. The Dan Bravo Complex was expected to produce for 25 years, but now, thanks to a reinforcement campaign involving the installation of 136 tonne
Kongsberg Supports Greek Underwater Survey Off Methoni
A team of marine geophysicists from the Laboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography at the University of Patras, with the support of Kongsberg Maritime and under the auspices of the Greek Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities (Ministry of Culture and Sports), have completed a marine geophysi
UK Supreme Court Gives Final Clearance to MT Højgaard
The UK Supreme Court has upheld the UK Court of Appeal’s April ruling that Denmark’s MT Højgaard is not liable to cover the costs of fixing weaknesses discovered in grouted connections of the foundations at the Robin Rigg Offshore wind farm off the west coast of Scotland. E.ON Climate and Renewables
EDF Floats Partnership Idea to GE & Alstom Energy
French energy company EDF sees the recently merged GE and Alstom Energy as the perfect partner for the company’s plan to diversify its energy mix by further expanding into renewable energy sector, GE quoted Antoine Cahuzac, the CEO of EDF Énergies Nouvelles, as saying. By partnering with GE & Alstom
EDF Floats Partnership Idea to GE & Alstom Energy
French energy company EDF sees the recently merged GE and Alstom Energy as the perfect partner for the company’s plan to diversify its energy mix by further expanding into renewable energy sector, GE quoted Antoine Cahuzac, the CEO of EDF Énergies Nouvelles, as saying. By partnering with GE & Alstom
Top Economies to Double Use of Renewables by 2030
Renewable energy supply is set to double collectively in eight major economies by 2030, 18 percent higher than previously projected growth rates, spurred on by new national climate and energy plans, according to new analysis by World Resources Institute (WRI). WRI’s analysis, Assessing the Post-2020
Energinet.dk Calls for Bids for Kriegers Flak CGS Cable Job
The Danish grid operator, Energinet.dk, has invited contractors to apply for design, production, delivery, execution and completion of 2 x 25 km 3 core 150 kV subsea cable, intended for Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (KF CGS). The work scope also includes transport and laying of the 150 kV sub
NPD OKs Start-up of Two North Sea Pipelines
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted start-up consents for the Edvard Grieg oil pipeline and the Utsira High gas pipeline. These transport solutions will become part of the development of the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen fields on the Utsira High in the North Sea. Start-up of the Edvard Gr
DONG Picks Van Oord to Install Foundations at Walney Extension
Rotterdam-based dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has reached an agreement with Denmark’s DONG Energy to transport and install the 87 foundations at Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. Van Oord will transport the foundations, monopiles and transition pieces, from the var
Van Oord to Install Walney Extension Foundations
Van Oord has reached an agreement with DONG Energy for the transport and installation of the 87 foundations at Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. After completion in 2018 the wind farm will deliver sustainable energy to 460,000 households. The Walney Extension offshore wind f