Offshore Renewables – Page 86
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NewsMajor order for wind turbine cranes
German wind turbine producer REpower Systems SE has placed an order with Palfinger Wind for 48 PSM 400 platform cranes, furthering a successful cooperation which dates to 2003.
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NewsNew turbine installation vessel concept
A collaboration agreement between two well established marine companies has revealed the latest concept in the fast developing wind turbine installation vessel market.
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NewsJack-Up Barge deploys newbuild to Germany
Dutch barge supplier Jack-Up Barge has signed a multi-year charter agreement with the German BARD Group for Jack-Up Barge''s self elevating platforms JB-115 and JB-117 in a contract valued at over €100m.
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NewsActivity gathers pace at London Array
To mark Global Wind Day, London Array recently gave an update on progress at their windfarm in the Thames estuary.
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NewsCan offshore wind farms benefit marine life?
A new report published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Environmental Research Letters’ has suggested that offshore wind farms may be beneficial to marine life ecosystems in the long term.
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NewsA Jumbo job of monopile delivery
Jumbo Shipping has successfully transported 51 monopiles from EEW''s manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany to Barrow in Furness in the UK.
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NewsLegless when installing turbine foundations
Two major players in the world of offshore wind and energy shipping have joined forces to develop a wind turbine foundation installation vessel.
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News£11m for Wales’ first tidal power device
Wales’ first full scale tidal stream energy generator will be deployed in 2012, having secured £6.4m support from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
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NewsNew partnership keeps WTIV plans on track
Hochtief Construction has a new partner for the construction and operation of DP jack-up vessels for offshore wind farm installations.
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News£25m for wind turbine drive train test rig
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that it will invest £25m into an open access, wind turbine drive train test rig seen as crucial for the continued success and further expansion of the UK’s offshore wind industry.
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NewsConsultant considers Round 3 challenges
When it comes to UK Round 3 wind farms, it may be better to resolve some of the current issues and benefit from economies of scale, rather than relying on scaling up by using the operational experiences from Round 1 and 2.
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NewsWind farm boats blow over from down under
Following the launch of Austal’s Wind Express series in mid-2010, the Australia based builder has announced the award of a contract for the design and construction of three purpose built 21m offshore support vessels.
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NewsUK renewables support ‘only a drop in the ocean’
An announcement by UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker that the Government will provide up to £20m to fund new marine power technology has received a lukewarm response from the nation’s largest marine energy trade association.
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NewsFirst commercial wave power plant opens
The Basque seaport of Mutriku made energy generation history last week when utility company Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) officially started the Mutriku wave power plant, the first in commercial operation.
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NewsUK Energy White Paper boosts offshore wind
The British Government published its long awaited Electricity Market Reform White Paper on Tuesday, a document pledging to increase the target for offshore wind power from 13GW to 18GW by 2020.
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NewsNational Wind Farm Training Centre
The UK’s National Wind Farm Training Centre (NWFTC) announced its partnership With two colleges on the UK’s east and west coasts, Lowestoft and Barrow-in-Furness, at Offshore Wind 2011.
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NewsRamsgate breakwater for wind farm workboats
Breakwater pontoon specialist Marinetek UK Ltd is celebrating the completion of a £1m project providing a new floating breakwater and sheltered berthing facilities for wind farm offshore support vessels in Ramsgate Royal Harbour.
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NewsMake or break time for offshore wind
An industry wide survey into the offshore wind industry describes the coming few years as a ‘make or break’ time.
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NewsSafe transfers for people and goods
Voith Turbo Marine Engineering has developed the Voith Offshore Shuttle for wind farms with a special feature, the Momac Offshore Transport System installed at the bow.
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NewsSeaEnergy moves over to maintenance
SeaEnergy, faced with the steep bills for wind farm projects, is selling its renewables construction stake and is moving its focus to the maintenance side of the business.
