Operations & Maintenance
OAS to Test TurbineGRID Software on Levenmouth Demo
Ocean Array Systems (OAS) will use the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s 7MW offshore wind demonstration turbine to validate software designed to improve the control strategies of offshore wind turbines. OAS’s TurbineGRID simulation software is said to enable wind farm owner/operators to be
TRG Wind Sells Recruitment Business, Opens Offshore Wind Base in Hull
UK-based wind turbine support company TRG Wind has sold its recruitment business to a member of its senior management team and has secured premises at Tower House Lane Business Park in Hull for its new operations centre which is expected to help the company expand its activities in the offshore sect
Senvion Cashes In On Offshore Wind
German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion more than tripled its revenue from the sale of offshore wind turbines in the third quarter of 2016, which the company attributed to progress on the Nordsee One and the Nordergründe offshore wind projects. Offshore wind turbines brought Senvion EUR 88.3 millio
PTEC teams up with Schottel, Tocardo
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has partnered up with tidal turbine manufacturers Schottel Hydro, and Tocardo, who will deploy their technologies off the Isle of Wight, UK.
MeyGen turbine produces first power
Atlantis Resources has informed that the first power has been produced from the MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland.
Technip Welcomes New Diving Support Vessel to Its Fleet
Technip’s latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer, was officially named on Saturday November 12, in Norway. The naming ceremony was held at VARD’s Langsten shipyard. The vessel godmother was Heidi Brovoll-Bø, wife of Knut Bø, president of Technip’s North Sea Canada region. The
Atlantis: MeyGen Produces First Power Off Scotland
Atlantis Resorces has announced the first power from the MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The turbine, supplied by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH), was installed last week and plugged into the pre-laid cable which connects back to the onshore control centre and grid export point,
Fletcher Eyes Offshore Renewables
Platform supply vessel operator, Fletcher, is said to be looking into services expansion following ROV operations and boulder clearance for the renewables industry. The diversification process sees Colin Millum brought in to head up the technical team, amongst other new recruits. Fletcher will provi
Siem Offshore Bags Trianel Windpark Borkum II Contract
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siem Offshore, has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation of the inner array grid cable system for the Trianel Windpark Borkum Phase II (TWB-II) offshore wind farm. The company was awarded the contract by Trianel
Seacat Services Setting Stage for First High Speed Utility Vessel
Cowes-headquartered offshore energy support vessel operator, Seacat Services, is preparing to launch its first High Speed Utility Vessel (HSUV), Seacat Enterprise. The 27m South Boats IoW catamaran is a new category of vessel for the offshore wind market, designed to provide both crew transfer and l
MacGregor Unveils Offshore Crane 3D Motion Compensator
Marine equipment manufacturer MacGregor has introduced the 3D Motion Compensator (3DMC), a flexible retrofit device ”designed to enhance the load-handling precision of an offshore crane even in challenging sea states.” The 3DMC can be fitted to the knuckle jib of a number of new or existing MacGrego
Ithaca Set for Stella Start-Up
Ithaca Energy said it anticipates that work on the final stages of the Stella development programme will be completed around the end of this month and enable start-up of production. According to the company, significant progress has been made since the FPF-1 floating production facility departed Pol
Carnegie Launches CETO Wave Hub Project
Carnegie Wave Energy has formally launched its 15MW CETO Wave Hub Project on Friday with George Eustice, minister of state at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the leader and key councillors from Cornwall Council and Wave Hub. Carnegie announced last week a GBP 9.6m
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 07 – November 13). Saipem has been awarded new contracts and change orders in the E&C offshore segment, for an overall amount of about 1 billion dollars. In particular, the most significant ar