Operations & Maintenance
Taiwanese Consortium Sets Sights on Offshore Wind
A consortium led by shipbuilder CSBC Corp. has launched a strategic alliance aimed at helping Taiwan reach 520MW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2020 and 3GW of installed capacity by 2025, the state-run Taiwan Today reports. The public-private consortium includes government-backed enterprises
Photo of the Day: MPI Resolution Ready for Deeper Waters
MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine installation vessel (WTIV), MPI Resolution, is ready to operate in deeper waters after works to extend the vessel’s six legs have been completed. The leg extensions are now class approved and fully operational, Vroon said. The upgrade work took place over a 60-day convers
South Korea Tapping Into Dutch Offshore Wind Know-How
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and DUWIND/TU Delft have designed a long-term training programme for future South Korean experts who will work on developing offshore wind potential off the Jeju Island. Over a five-year period, academic-level Koreans will receive training in basic the
South Korea Tapping Into Dutch Offshore Wind Know-How
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and DUWIND/TU Delft have designed a long-term training programme for future South Korean experts who will work on developing offshore wind potential off the Jeju Island. Over a five-year period, academic-level Koreans will receive training in basic the
Protean concludes pre-commercial WEC trials
Protean Wave Energy has retrieved its wave energy device after wrapping up the final round of pre-commercial trials off Western Australia.
Olympic Ares Installs Tidal Turbine Off Scotland
Bibby Offshore informed that the Olympic Ares, a multifunctional subsea support & construction vessel, is currently engaged in a tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, Northern Scotland. The Olympic Ares, equipped with a 250te AHC knuckle boom crane, is installing a turbine for the Atlantis Res
Olympic Ares on point for MeyGen turbines installation
Olympic Ares, a multipurpose vessel supplied by subsea services provider Bibby Offshore, is currently being used for the installation of MeyGen tidal turbines in the Pentland Firth, off Scotland
Viper Subsea Branches Out into Other Markets as Viper Innovations
Viper Subsea is said to be preparing to diversify and grow its business by transferring its technology into new markets. In preparation, Viper Subsea Technology Limited has formally changed the name of the registered company to Viper Innovations Ltd. The trading name of Viper Subsea will continue to
Magseis Sees Deficit Grow
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, has seen red ink at the end of the third quarter 2016 as it booked impairment of asset related to the conversion of seismic node technology. The Oslo-listed company has seen its revenue up to USD 13 million from USD 12.8 million same time last year.
Video: Cape Sharp Tidal deployment
Cape Sharp Tidal has released several videos showcasing its recently completed tidal turbine deployment operation in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
UK Scientists Release Underwater Noise Study
The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has teamed up with Marine Scotland Science and the University of Exeter to analyse underwater noise data from subsea sound recorders located around the UK coast. The results of the Defra-funded study have now been published in
Nautilus Completes Another Piece of Solwara 1 Puzzle
Nautilus informed that factory acceptance testing (FAT) of the riser tooling and the subsea pull-in skids for its Solwara 1 mineral exploration project was successfully completed this week in Poland and the USA respectively. The riser tooling, which was designed by GMC in Houston, is a piece of equi
Collaboration drives C2C tidal testing
Aberdeenshire-based tidal energy developer, Current2Current (C2C), has highlighted the collaboration as the key driver for the advancement of its tidal energy technology.
Oceanteam Narrows Loss
Oslo-listed Oceanteam has booked net loss of some $600K for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. This result compares with $6 million loss in the corresponding period in 2015. The Norwegian-Dutch offshore service provider generated $11 million in operating revenues, down approximately 16% com