Offshore Renewables – Page 77
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MMT awarded a cable route survey contract
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (SHE Transmission) has awarded MMT Sweden the HVDC cable re-route survey from Shetland to the Caithness landfall.
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NewsMotion compensation test at windfarm site
Barge Master and GeoSea have recently completed their final offshore test as part of a series of tests designed to prove innovative motion compensated supply and installation solutions.
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NewsO&M base opens on Wind Farm Place in Norfolk
The final piece of the jigsaw of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm has been put in place with Scira Offshore Energy''s move to a purpose built Operation and Maintenance base at Wind Farm Place in Egmere near Walsingham UK on Monday.
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NewsExploring energy potential in the Bristol Channel
A discussion document has been published addressing the challenges for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy in the Bristol Channel, described as the single largest resource area for renewable energy in the UK.
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NewsSuccessful trials for Sea Installer
Denmark based A2SEA’s new second generation installation vessel Sea Installer successfully installed two Siemens 6MW test turbines last month at the Gunfleet Sands windfarm off the Essex UK coast in the North Thames Estuary.
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Sandbag scour protection for windfarms
Denmark’s Peter Madsen Rederi has just passed an early milestone, production of the first 15,000 sand bags for the Amrumbank Offshore Wind Farm in the North Sea.
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NewsBanking on renewables for jobs and growth
The UK Port of Tyne is stepping up the pace in the race to provide clean, green renewable fuels for the future with £180m investment plans for its south bank estate in South Tyneside.
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NewsA safe pair of hand for CWind’s latest vessel
A new Kent UK based venture has taken delivery of the latest windfarm support vessel from Brightlingsea based CTruk Boats Ltd, the ninth example of their innovative 20T MPC design.
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NewsWindfarm installation vessels come under scrutiny
Classification society DNV has highlighted the importance of considering class and flag state requirements when designing jack-up systems for increasing numbers of dedicated turbine installation vessels emerging globally.
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NewsConcrete gravity foundations, the future for windfarms?
A recent conference has looked at concrete gravity based foundations (CGBF) for the UK offshore wind programme as the industry prepares for the challenges of projects in deeper, more hostile waters further offshore.
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NewsA Strategic WFSV arrival in Europe
Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has launched the first of eight offshore wind farm crew transfer and support vessels it has been contracted to deliver into the European market.
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Trident secures funding for PowerPod trials
Glasgow and Lowestoft UK based Trident Energy, the independent developer of generator solutions for the offshore renewable energy industry, has secured funding for sea trials of its PowerPod technology.
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Grouting contract for windfarm monitoring hub
Brighton UK based services provider SeaRoc has awarded offshore grouting specialist FoundOcean the grouting contract for Narec’s Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), which is located three nautical miles off the coast of Blyth.
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Safer transfers with vessel motion monitoring
Havant UK based OSIL has launched a Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS), designed to monitor motion of a vessel in order to increase safety of transfers during offshore wind farm operations.
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NewsHull’s virtual reality offshore wind turbine
A 3D virtual reality ''cave'' will be created at the UK’s University of Hull to provide the offshore renewable energy sector with an innovative training facility.
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NewsCable ship readied for Belgian wind farm
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply Belgian dredging and marine engineering giant Jan de Nul NV with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the MPV Willem De Vlamingh.
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NewsCrew suppliers delivered to new GeoSea subsidiary
A double event held recently in Ostend saw the launch of a new company and the christening of two new vessels, illustrating increasing involvement of established marine entities in the expanding offshore windfarm market.
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NewsUK wave and tidal energy resources reassessed
The size and distribution of UK wave and tidal energy resources have been reassessed in light of new findings and presented in a report aimed at providing a clearer understanding of the potential for project developers.
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NewsAustal extends European windfarm presence
Reflecting its renewed competitiveness in the international market for small and medium sized commercial vessels, Austal has secured a new contract for the design and construction of three wind farm support vessels.
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Wind farm fleet expansion for CWind
UK based offshore wind industry service company CWind has deployed a new wind farm support vessel to the London Array wind farm and another to Teesside.
