Operations & Maintenance
VBMS Wins Borssele Alpha Export Cables Work
Boskalis’ subsidiary VBMS in consortium with NKT Cables has been awarded the Borssele Alpha contract by TenneT for the installation of two export cables that will connect the Borssele offshore wind farms 1 and 2 to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract value of Boskalis’ share is ap
Ocean Energy Roadmap to guide sector’s commercialization
Building an ocean energy industry in Europe will require innovative financing tools to channel public and private investment in the most efficient way, according to a report launched today.
Sonardyne Aids EMAS Chiyoda Subsea Execute Julimar Project
Sonardyne said it has supplied a specialist survey software to help complete a metrology campaign off the coast of Western Australia in just 26 hours. The project was led by EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS), who was contracted by Apache Energy to install infrastructure at the Julimar natural gas field. The
DNV GL Okays DanTysk Offshore Accommodation Platform
DNV GL has awarded Vattenfall with a final statement of compliance for its DanTysk offshore accommodation platform recently installed in the North Sea. This is the first offshore platform in the North Sea to host up to 50 operation and maintenance staff members working at the 288MW DanTysk offshore
WATCH: Chevron’s Alder Field Story
Chevron has launched production at its Alder field in the Central North Sea. Discovered in 1975, development of the gas condensate field was considered impossible, due to the challenges of high pressures and high temperatures (HPHT) in the field’s reservoir, lying 4,480 meters beneath the seabed. Th
Tidal Sails wraps up TackReach trials
Tidal Sails, a Norwegian tidal energy developer, has concluded the testing of its scaled prototype TackReach tidal energy device.
US Wind, TPA Host Offshore Wind Supply Chain Manufacturers in Baltimore
Maryland-based offshore wind developer US Wind, Inc. partnered with Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA), the firm overseeing the 3,100-acre redevelopment of the former Sparrows Point steel mill, to host offshore wind supply chain manufacturers at TPA’s Port of Baltimore facility on 2 November. Representatives
First 2MW tidal turbine hits Bay of Fundy waters
Cape Sharp Tidal has deployed the first 2MW OpenHydro tidal turbine at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
Mainstay Marine to build Wave-tricity WEC
UK wave energy developer Wave-tricity has hired Mainstay Marine Solutions to build its Ocean Wave Rower wave energy device.
PHOTO: Cape Sharp Tidal Deploys First Turbine at FORCE
Cape Sharp Tidal has deployed the first OpenHydro open-centre turbine at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, on Monday. Atlantic Towing’s Kingfisher towed the Scotia Tide deployment barge from West Bay to the site early Monday morning. Once in position the
Cape Sharp Tidal deployment begins
Cape Sharp Tidal has started the deployment operations for the first 2MW tidal turbine in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
Columbia Power set to test new generator
US-based wave energy developer, Columbia Power Technologies, will test its prototype direct-drive generator at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Colorado starting this week.
First Gas Flows from Chevron Alder Field in UK
Chevron North Sea Limited has started production at Alder, a high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate field in the Central North Sea. “First gas at Alder represents a significant milestone for Chevron and highlights our commitment to investing and developing resources in the U.K.,” said
Carnegie bags £9.6M EU grant
Carnegie Wave Energy has secured £9.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the first phase of its planned 15MW commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub.