Offshore Renewables – Page 77
-
News
Grimsby base
James Fisher Marine Services, part of UK marine and subsea services company James Fisher and Sons plc, have announced the launch of an operational base in Port of Grimsby East, to support construction and O&M activities within the growing offshore wind sector.
-
News
Maritime Spatial Planning Directive
Europe''s ocean energy industry have welcomed the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which was adopted last month by the EU''s General Affairs Council, but warned that member states must take a longterm view when implementing the Directive.
-
NewsSave the date: OWIM
The fifth Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance (OWIM) Conference will take place in Amsterdam RAI on Wednesday 29 October 2014.
-
NewsWave power test
UK-based AWS Ocean Energy has taken a major step forward with the successful deployment and initial testing of a half-scale AWS-III wave power generator. The test programme took place at Lyness in Orkney and will help the company develop its energy technology for variable applications – small-scale use (for example ...
-
NewsRenewables benefit from massive EU funding
Offshore wind and marine energy are set to benefit from a recent awarding of €1bn funding by the European Commission in various renewable energy sources.
-
NewsHelWin2 convertor station safely installed
Siemens has completed installation of the HelWin2 offshore platform, part of the German DC grid connection project for German–Dutch grid operator TenneT.
-
NewsFour-track subsea trencher targets windfarm market
UK based IHC Engineering Business has introduced the world’s first four-tracked subsea trencher, developed for operation in shallow waters and specifically for cable burial at offshore windfarms.
-
NewsSouth West and Pembrokeshire renewables partnership
A collaboration agreement outlining a commitment to work together in the marine energy sector has been signed by two key organisations in the south west of England and Pembrokeshire.
-
NewsQuick turnaround for second Twin Axe
Dutch company Offshore Wind Services (OWS), specialists in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry have ordered a Damen FCS 2008 Twin Axe. This is the company’s second vessel ordered from Damen this year.
-
NewsMet masts maintained
SeaRoc Group, a UK based specialist provider of marine and engineering services for offshore renewable energy projects, has successfully completed the first major maintenance visit to Forewind’s Dogger Bank meteorological (met) masts in the North Sea.
-
NewsSchottel tidal generators
A test platform with German Schottel STG turbines is due to be installed off the Isle of Wight (UK). The platform is designed by the British company SME (Sustainable Marine Energy). Further operational experience for the Schottel turbines will be gathered in 2014 and 2015 through test installations in Northern ...
-
NewsTAS put to the test
UK based Houlder’s TAS (Turbine Access System) has taken a step closer to meeting operator requirements by completing a trial period within the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme on the Vattenfall’s Thanet windfarm, Kent.
-
News
EP and CWind contract
EP Tools, a Danish company with more than 15 years of experience in working with developers and construction companies in the wind and oil & gas industries, and CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, have announced that they are to provide temporary power supply at NordSee ...
-
News'Oceanus 2' completed
In the UK, A&P Falmouth has completed its second major renewables project, after leading wave energy firm Seatricity’s next generation Oceanus 2 device has left the docks for Wave Hub. The wave energy converting device – a 10m diameter floating ring made from marine grade aluminium - will be the ...
-
NewsDutch offshore wind enters the premier league
Details have been announced of a number of important contracts for the Gemini offshore wind project that will see the capacity of offshore wind projects in the Netherlands waters more than trebling.
-
NewsScottish islands renewables – a special case for support
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has published an update report summarising responses to the UK Government’s consultation on additional support for Scottish islands renewables projects.
-
NewsNew range of windfarm vessel designs
OSD-IMT, the UK division of Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), has developed a range of innovative new offshore windfarm service vessel designs.
-
NewsCooperation for marine renewable energy
At Thetis MRE, the international marine renewable energy convention, representatives of West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME) and the Channel Islands Marine Renewable Energy Group (CIMREG) signed a Framework of Cooperation on marine renewable energy.
-
NewsSwivel solution for tidal turbine
Underwater technology system expert, MacArtney, will be supplying a custom swivel solution for a new next generation Scottish tidal turbine currently under construction.
-
News
MERiFIC renewables conference
The latest developments taking place in the marine renewable energy sector in both Cornwall UK and Finistère France were highlighted at the recent MERiFIC conference held in Brest, France.
