Research & Development
Island Offshore, Centrica Scoop ONS 2016 Innovation Award
Island Offshore/Centrica were among announced winners of the ONS 2016 Innovation Awards, at the Innovation Awards Ceremony Tuesday, August 30. Island Offshore and Centrica were selected winners of the Innovation Award, (for large companies), for the innovative system riser-less coil tubing drilling.
ECN Expands Offshore Measurement Locations, Teams Up with KNMI
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) is expanding the number of offshore measuring locations and is entering a partnership with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). ECN, KNMI, Rijkswaterstaat and several other parties have various measurement masts and measurement system
NPD Spotlights Åsgard Subsea Compression Technology
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded its improved oil recovery (IOR) prize for 2016 to the licensees of the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea for their subsea wet gas compressor. This will yield almost 50 million standard cubic metres (306 million barrels of oil equivalent) in addit
ASTUTE 2020 helping MPS de-risk wave energy technology
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has engaged with Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies (ASTUTE 2020) to undertake research in finite element simulations that will allow MPS to de-risk the build and test-stage of the WaveSub power take off float.
Adwen Preparing Bremerhaven Site for 8MW Prototype
Offshore wind turbine maker Adwen has begun the civil works on the site in Bremerhaven where the first prototype of its AD 8-180 wind turbine will be installed. The main components of the wind turbine will arrive gradually until the installation starts in the fourth quarter of the year. The turbine’
Norwegian Offshore Developments See $14.5 Bln Cost Drop
The price tag for developing a field on the Norwegian shelf has declined by an average of more than 40 per cent since the autumn of 2014, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) analysis of eight planned developments that are approaching start-up. The decline is a result of a comb
DNV GL Sets Stage for John Laing’s Offshore Wind Debut
DNV GL has completed its due diligence work of the 111MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, reviewing and quantifying the technical risks of the project on behalf of the John Laing Group. John Laing commissioned DNV GL with the assessment and analysis of the project to make its
Top News of the Week, 22 – 28 August 2016
GE Tabling Bid for Adwen This Week? General Electric (GE) plans to submit a bid to buy the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, this week, according to the French magazine La Lettre de l’Expansion. HeavyLift@Sea Unveils Upgraded Wind Farm SOV Design Ger
ECIU: Four Offshore Wind Farms Could Replace Hinkley C at Lower Cost
The UK can meet its energy and climate change targets even if the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is not built, and alternatives, including the construction of additional offshore wind farms, work out cheaper, according to a report by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). R
SSE: Caithness-Moray Project a Boon to UK Economy
A study of the economic contribution made by the GBP 1.1 billion Caithness-Moray transmission project has found that the project is supporting the equivalent of over 10,000 years of employment in the UK, around half of which are in Scotland, SSE plc reports. Economic modelling included within a repo
Dalby Ouse Testing New Motion and Impact Monitoring System
Dalby Offshore is currently trialling a new system for motion and impact monitoring of offshore vessels, Oceanic Dynamics, on the recently delivered crew transfer vessel Dalby Ouse. Oceanic Dynamics is created by UK Electronic Solutions, part of NSSLGlobal Group, and is designed to protect the longe
HeavyLift@Sea Readies for Arrival of Floaters
Hamburg-based engineering and design company HeavyLift@Sea has responded to an expected surge in construction of floating offshore wind farms built farther from the shore and in deeper waters by designing a floating foundation installation vessel – the FFI 1700. With the dimensions of 165m in length
South East Asia to get a marine energy centre
Researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have won GBP 165,760 in funding from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Prosperity Fund to support the establishment of a South East Asia Marine Energy Centre (SEAMEC) in Indonesia.
Magnomatics, Seaplace developing PDD-based tidal turbine
UK magnetic gear technology company, Magnomatics, and Seaplace, an offshore engineering specialist, are developing a tidal turbine using Magnomatics’ Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) generator, according to Yorkshire Post.