Operations & Maintenance
Boskalis Sets Up Aberdeen Base
Boskalis Subsea Services has opened an office in Aberdeen dedicated to focus on growing business in the UK sector in the offshore and renewable industry. Boskalis Subsea Services provides turn-key air/sat diving, and ROV interventions with their two dedicated Diving Support Vessels “Protea and Const
Wello starts Penguin II testing
Finnish wave energy developer Wello has begun the testing of its Penguin II wave energy converter off Canary Islands, Spain. According to Wello, the testing of the 1:5 scaled device is expected to last for three months, although the length of the trials might be modified following the obtained resul
VIDEO: BlueTEC from drawing to full-scale device in 6 months
The BlueTEC tidal energy platform has gone full circle, from drawing to full-scale deployed and grid-connected device, in just 6 months, according to Bluewater, one of the developers behind the Texel Tidal project. The platform was launched earlier this year off Texel island, the Netherlands, and is
Update: Subsea Cable Fault Shuts Horns Rev 2 OWF
A fault in subsea cable has shut down DONG Energy’s Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, Energinet.dk informed. Transmission operator of Horns Rev 2, Energinet.dk, said that the error on the cable connecting the wind farm to land occured on October 19 at 01:56. As soon as the exact location of the fault
Van Oord Wraps Up Foundation Installation at Gemini
Van Oord has completed the installation of the 150th foundation at the Gemini offshore wind farm. On July 01, 2015, Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus, together with Swire Blue Ocean’s Pacific Osprey, started installation and the last foundation was installed on October 17. The installation of th
Royal Navy Divers Destroy Historic Sea Mine in Scotland
Royal Navy divers have destroyed an historic sea mine found off the coast of Gourock on the Clyde in Scotland. The British-made S Mk6 sea mine, dating from around the time of the Second World War, was discovered by a civilian diver earlier in the week who reported it to the local authorities. Northe
EC boosts MeyGen with €17M
The European Commission has approved the grant transfer of €17 million from the Kyle Rhea project to Atlantis’ MeyGen tidal energy project. According to Atlantis, the funding will accelerate the development of MeyGen Phase 1B, also known as project Stroma, which is expected to reach financial close
Lloyd’s Register gives nod for WaveRoller
AW Energy’s wave energy device, WaveRoller, has received the second endorsement from Lloyd’s Register Energy. WaveRoller’s concept design was evaluated in accordance with Lloyd’s ‘Qualification of New Technology’ and ‘Qualification Management’ standards. Lloyd’s Register Energy (LRE) stated that the
Deutsche Windtechnik Serves Dutch & Danish Offshore Wind
Deutsche Windtechnik AG has set up two new companies in other European countries: Deutsche Windtechnik BV in the Netherlands and Deutsche Windtechnik ApS in Denmark. Both companies shall initially handle orders in the offshore sector; in the medium term, however, they also plan to take on projects o
Deutsche Windtechnik Serves Dutch & Danish Offshore Wind
Deutsche Windtechnik AG has set up two new companies in other European countries: Deutsche Windtechnik BV in the Netherlands and Deutsche Windtechnik ApS in Denmark. Both companies shall initially handle orders in the offshore sector; in the medium term, however, they also plan to take on projects o
Cinia Lays New Subsea Cable to Link Finland and Germany
Cinia Group began laying the new submarine Sea Lion data cable in Helsinki, Finland. The new fiber optic subsea cable will provide a direct, low latency and cyber secure Internet backbone connection between Finland and Germany. “The sea cable initiative builds the future of Finland based on our exis
VBMS Wraps Up Drilling for Dudgeon Export Cabling
VBMS has completed two 1,170 meter long horizontal directional drillings at the landfall for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The drillings were done in preparation for the installation of two 42 kilometer long export cables next year. To avoid worsening weather conditions later in season, the work w
DeepOcean to Install Cables for Walney Extension
DeepOcean 1 UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean, has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy for the installation and trenching works for the Walney Extension offshore wind project in the Irish Sea. Offshore work will be performed from DeepOcean’s new cable installation vessel Maersk Connector in 2017, the
Energinet.dk to Start Anholt Cable Replacement
Energinet.dk plans to start the replacement of two sections of the cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid in the period between October 26 and November 23, depending on weather conditions. In February, the company discovered an error in the submarine cable that connects the An