Offshore Renewables – Page 74
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NewsOffshore increases its influence in renewables
Two recent vessel orders demonstrate growing interest accompanied by the potential benefits from the involvement of the offshore oil and gas industry in the expanding marine renewables market.
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NewsAnother strategic option taken by Njord
Australia and Asia based specialist shipbuilder Strategic Marine has had UK crew transfer vessel operator Njord Offshore confirm an option for two more windfarm crew transfer and service vessels.
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NewsTidal technologies gather on Hatston Pier
A newly extended pier in Orkney is currently host to more tidal energy technologies than at any other single site in the world.
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NewsDesign for Surface Effect Ship (SES) WFSV
Norwegian company Umoe Mandal has developed designs for a wind farm service vessel based on the surface effect ship (SES) principle.
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NewsFast delivery seals Twin Axe Danish deal
Danish company Sea Consult ApS has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe as the company prepares to enter the offshore wind market.
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NewsEuropean expansion of boat share scheme
Scott Wharton, a North Devon skipper with 29 years’ experience fishing in the UK’s Bristol Channel, has joined the CWind boat share scheme taking on a new CTruk 20T vessel due for launch last month.
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NewsSimulator for underwater marine power plant
Swedish marine energy technology company Minesto has developed a simulator to aid the development of its Deep Green anchored flying underwater vehicle marine power plant.
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NewsHigh profile inauguration for London Array
“A great win for Kent, a great win for renewable energy and a great win for Britain”, were the closing words of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech at the inauguration this month of London Array, the world’s largest offshore windfarm.
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NewsFrench builder moves into windfarm boats
Using the experience gained in the building of 100 aluminium crew boats ranging in length from 18m to 53m, French builder Piriou is now moving into the offshore wind farm support vessel market.
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News‘World’s largest’ offshore wind installer
Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel.
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Bremerhaven signing for another Twin Axe
At the recent Windforce 2013 exhibition in Bremerhaven, Windea Offshore Group signed a letter of intent with Damen Shipyards Group for a new Fast Crew Supplier, a Twin Axe catamaran for the offshore wind industry.
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News10,000 safe windfarm transfers completed
WFSV operator Tidal Transit has just celebrated the completion of 10,000 safe passenger transfers from its two personnel transfer vessels to wind turbines situated in the North Sea.
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NewsOffshore wind – building an industry
A report prepared for RenewableUK and The Crown Estate by BVG Associates has set out the scale of opportunities for UK offshore wind at what is a critical time in the industry’s development.
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NewsEU funding for renewables research facilities
As part of a €9m EU funded FP7 project, Marinet is offering SMEs, research groups and entrepreneurs working in the area of marine renewable energy and based in the EU or in FP7-associated States access to free renewable energy testing facilities.
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NewsPort of Esbjerg rides the winds of change
The largest harbour in Denmark expanded when the Port of Esbjerg''s new Østhavn (East Harbour) opened.
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NewsNew WFSV standard launched at Seawork
DNV launched a significant revision to the rules for wind farm service vessels (WFSV) at Seawork last month.
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NewsRed7 renewables work in France and Spain
Essex UK based Red7Marine Offshore Ltd has won a contract for cable protection work on the Paimpol-Brehat Tidal Energy Converter project off Brittany in France.
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NewsMore CTruks for Offshore Turbine Services
Offshore Turbine Services has ordered two more CTruk 20T MPCs for delivery in the spring of 2014.
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NewsUK boost for offshore wind investment
UK Business and Energy Minister, Michael Fallon has announced the creation of an Offshore Wind Investment Organisation (OWIO) to boost levels of inward investment and to further stimulate jobs in the UK offshore wind industry.
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NewsChallenging times for windfarm support
“You have to decide what’s the right course of action, the right boats to be built with an eye to the future and stick with it, says Leslie Robertson, general manager of MPI Workboats.
