Operations & Maintenance
EnBW Baltic 2 Starts Paying Dividends
Since its official commissioning on September 21, the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 in Stralsund has helped the Karlsruhe-headquartered electric utilities company EnBW improve EBITDA in its renewable energies segment for the first nine months of 2015, and partly offset a 5.3% fall in revenue in t
DOE WindSentinel Buoy in Full Swing off New Jersey
Ocean Tech Services (OTS) has deployed an AXYS WindSentinel buoy based LIDAR system near offshore wind development areas along the coast of New Jersey as part of a contract to install, operate and maintain the buoy for a 1-year data collection mission signed with Pacific Northwest National Laborator
DOE WindSentinel Buoy in Full Swing off New Jersey
Ocean Tech Services (OTS) has deployed an AXYS WindSentinel buoy based LIDAR system near offshore wind development areas along the coast of New Jersey as part of a contract to install, operate and maintain the buoy for a 1-year data collection mission signed with Pacific Northwest National Laborator
Cape Sharp Tidal delays turbine installation
Cape Sharp Tidal has reportedly postponed the installation of the first out of two tidal turbines originally planned to be installed in the Bay of Fundy this fall. According to The Chronicle Herald, Cape Sharp Tidal has changed the original plan of installing the first OpenHydro’s 2 MW tidal turbine
Magseis Bags LoA for Seabed Seismic Survey
Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has received a Letter of Award to conduct seabed seismic acquisition outside the North Sea. The survey will be undertaken using the company’s proprietary MASS system and the DP 2 class vessel ‘Artemis Athene’. The crew will mobilise directly from the recentl
Polarcus Wraps Up Capreolus Shoot Off Australia
Polarcus has completed the Capreolus 3D multi-client project, the largest single 3D seismic survey ever acquired offshore Australia. The survey was completed ahead of schedule after 11 month acquisition campaign, the company said. This basin-wide broadband 3D seismic survey covers two underexplored
CWind Showcases Offshore Cable Pull-In
Offshore wind services provider CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness, where wind farm owners, cable-laying companies and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) service providers from the UK, Benelux and Germany, were given the opport
CWind Showcases Offshore Cable Pull-In
Offshore wind services provider CWind has completed a week of cable team demonstrations at its training facility in Barrow-in-Furness, where wind farm owners, cable-laying companies and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) service providers from the UK, Benelux and Germany, were given the opport
Aker Wayfarer Arrives to Myklebust Verft for Modification
Kleven welcomed Aker Wayfarer to its Myklebust Verft yard this morning, where the modification of the vessel is set to take place. The vessel will be modified in order to become a deepwater subsea equipment support vessel, enabling it to install and retrieve subsea trees and modules, including subse
BlueTEC platform set to receive Tocardo’s T2 turbine
The BlueTEC floating tidal platform is currently being upgraded with Tocardo’s larger T2 tidal turbine. According to Bluewater’s social media, BlueTEC platform has been lifted on the quay today, November 12, 2015. Tocardo’s T2 200 kW tidal turbine will be mounted on the platform, doubling its curren
ROMO Wind Makes a French Connection
The Danish-Swiss wind turbine optimizer ROMO Wind is extending its business activities to France, offering local contact and support for the company’s spinner anemometer technology iSpin which is now available to French wind farm operators. Guillaume Steinmetz has been appointed to the position of a
Wind and Renewables Bring Siemens EUR 72 Million Quarterly Profit
Berlin-headquartered conglomerate Siemens AG saw its bottom line for the fourth quarter of 2015 boosted by EUR 72 million net profit recorded in the company’s wind power and renewables arm. Siemens added EUR 2.716 billion of new orders through the wind power and renewables department in the quarter
Update: Nord Stream Resumes Ops; Munitions Object Removed
The Swedish Armed Forces have cleared the munitions object found near Nord Stream Line 2. The works were safely completed, despite windy conditions in the Baltic Sea. “Nord Stream AG appreciates the professional and prompt assistance by the Swedish Armed Forces. Line 2, which had been closed at inle
Trianel and Gesy Team Up to Sell Borkum Electricity
German municipal utility Trianel has partnered up with compatriot Gesy Green Energy Systems to jointly market and sell the electricity produced at the 200MW Trianel Wind Farm Borkum situated in the North Sea. With the latest agreement, the combined portfolio of the two companies now stands at 3.5GW.