Technology
OEEC: O&G Supply Chain Can Benefit from Renewables
Oil & gas supply chain sector should start looking into ways to diversify into renewables as oil is expected to gradually lose its share in the fossil fuel mix and renewables are projected to be the fastest growing fuel source, Paul Appleby, BP’s head of Energy Economics, said during a panel discuss
OEEC Technical Session Puts Offshore Renewables into Focus
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is hosting a technical session on offshore renewables where industry experts will discuss developments in offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, presenting their market size and potential. The session, titled ”Offshore Renewables”, will be held at the
Gamesa Shareholders Approve Merger with Siemens
Gamesa’s shareholders representing 99.75% of the company’s share capital ratified the merger with Siemens Wind Power during an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Zamudio, Spain, on 25 October. Through this transaction, Gamesa will absorb Siemens’s wind power assets in exchange for newly-issued sh
Gamesa Shareholders Approve Merger with Siemens
Gamesa’s shareholders representing 99.75% of the company’s share capital ratified the merger with Siemens Wind Power during an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Zamudio, Spain, on 25 October. Through this transaction, Gamesa will absorb Siemens’s wind power assets in exchange for newly-issued sh
Dutch Businesses Unite Behind Climate Legislation Demand
Thirty-nine Dutch business community leaders, including initiators Siemens, Van Oord, Eneco, Shell, and Rotterdam Port Authority, have joined forces in a Transition Coalition to request the Dutch government to draw up climate legislation to implement the agreements reached at the Paris summit. The T
OWA Publishes Floating LiDAR Recommended Practice Report
The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched an implementation guide for the deployment of floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems. The OWA Floating LiDAR Recommended Practice report will enable developers to effectively deploy cost-effective wind measurement solutions to generate b
Damen CSD450 Working on Joure Project
The Dutch contractor Van der Lee is currently working on the motorway fly-over project near Joure, in the north of the Netherlands, using Damen’s cutter suction dredger 450. The stock dredger was prepared for transport on Friday (September 16) and towed to the north of the Netherlands over the weeke
#OEECLive: ON AIR Talk-Show from Community Square at 15:00 CET
As previously announced, Offshore WIND will today be live streaming a talk-show from the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The talk-show, taking place at Community Square of the exhibition floor in the Amsterdam Rai Convention Center, is themed “We’ll always have Paris”. To remin
Principle Power’s Alexia Aubault Wins Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award
Alexia Aubault, an Engineering Manager at Principle Power, has won the inaugural Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award for her work on the WindFloat 1 floating wind turbine platform prototype project offshore Portugal. Aubault was presented with the award during the first Offshore Energy Opening Gala
Offshore Energy 2016 Ready for Kick-Off (Video)
The ninth Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is starting on Tuesday, 25 October 2016, in Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam. OEEC is an annual event where companies from the oil & gas and renewable industries are provided with a chance to meet for networking, knowledge sharing and business. This
Ulstein and SeaOwls Target Offshore Wind with New Heavy Lift Jack-Up
Ulstein Design & Solutions, part of Ulstein Group, and SeaOwls are partnering up to jointly develop the next generation self-propelled heavy lift jack-up vessel. The joint effort will combine SeaOwls’ experience in jack-up technology and engineering and Ulstein’s track record in heavy lift vessel de
PHOTO: Wasa Expands Its Dredging Fleet
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, has just released a photo of its new 140 ton multi-purpose land machine based on a EX1200 Excavator from Hitachi. The machine features a special Wasa designed 24 meter boom configuration with a 4 m³ heavy duty bucket. Th
East of England Businesses Invited to Explore German Offshore Wind Opportunities
East of England companies looking at investing and expanding into the German offshore wind market can meet experts from Germany Trade and Invest at a ”Doing Business in Germany” event which will be held at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft on 3 November. Germany Trade and Invest has partnered with OrbisEnerg
Video: Tidetec’s tidal prototype installation off Norway
The video shows Tidetec’s installation of its prototype tidal device off Norway.