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Hengtong Delivers Record Breaker for Longyuan Dafeng Offshore Wind Farm
Hengtong Electricity Power Industry Group – Jiangsu Hengtong High Voltage Submarine Cable Co. has released what the company said is the world’s longest single no joint 220kV submarine cable, and delivered the first batch of the 220kV submarine cable for the Longyuan Dafeng offshore wind farm.
Dutch plan floating islands powered by waves and tides
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has tested the concept for floating mega island which could be powered by tidal and wave energy.
MARIN: Testing the First Floating Mega Island
MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) tested an innovative concept for a floating mega island earlier this week. The island comprises 87 large floating triangles that are flexibility connected to one another. Together they form a flexible floating island that can be as large as 1 to 5 km i
Andritz turbines surpass 100MWh in less than one week
Two Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) tidal turbines have generated more than 100MWh of clean energy to the UK grid in less than one week after their redeployment at MeyGen site.
C-Job Unveils Offshore Wind O&M Vessel of the Future
C-Job Naval Architects has unveiled an initial design of an offshore wind Operations & Maintenance (O&M) vessel capable of servicing the needs of next generation far offshore wind farms.
Energinet Opts for KEM Offshore
Danish crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner KEM Offshore has secured a framework agreement to provide CTVs for the installation and commissioning of Energinet’s two offshore substations on the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. The one-and-a-half-year contract covers CTV support for dredging, foundation
OSU surveys sea floor animals to facilitate ORE growth
Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have conducted a study into the relation of sediment and animal life on the sea floor which could simplify the development of wave and wind renewable energy sites in the Pacific Northwest.
More Facts About Royal IHC Beagle Series
The launching ceremony of Adani’s 8,000m³ IHC Beagle trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Shanti Sagar 18 took place last week at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. Today, we are bringing you more details about this impressive vessel. The TSHD will be mainly utilized
VOS Start Gets New Barge Master-Bosch Rexroth Gangway
Vroon’s offshore support vessel VOS Start has become the first vessel to feature a new motion compensated gangway launched recently by Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth.
Video: Yourbrook restarts tidal trials off British Columbia
Yourbrook Energy Systems has deployed its tidal energy prototype for another set of trials off Haida Gwaii in Canadian Province of British Columbia.
Study: No Master Key for Offshore Wind O&M
Although Europe has experience and knowledge in O&M of offshore wind farms, the O&M strategies employed in Europe cannot be copied one-on-one in the U.S. or Asia, a recent study carried out by the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows.
Carbon Trust Throws Down Subsea Inspection Innovation Challenge
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched a competition targeted at finding new ways to inspect offshore wind substructures and reduce the cost of offshore wind.
Ecotricity founder slams Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
The founder of Ecotricity, Dale Vince, has called the UK government to ‘resist the pressure’ to grant support for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon stating that the proposed project is too expensive.
Briggs Marine boosts diving division
Briggs Marine Contractors has bought a dual basket diver Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to boost its diving division’s capacity to deliver services for the marine sector.