National Wind Farm Training Centres (NWFTC) is growing its training team to support its increased schedule of training courses. Tom O’Shea, an expert in rescue requirements and procedures with more than ten years’ experience in training, has joined NWFTC to oversee the development of new courses and
The London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, will be inaugurated today, July 4. The UK Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, Edward Davey, announced his participation in the official opening of the offshore wind farm. The London Array, jointly owned by Dong Energy, Masdar and
A meeting between the Narragansett Town Council and the CEO of Deepwater Wind, Jeff Grybowski, was held on June 26 in the Town Hall, where they discussed a transmission route for the proposed Block Island offshore wind farm, The Block Island Times writes. The transmission line comprises a subsea cab
The third call results relating to a €9 million EU funded FP7 MARINET Project* (Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network) were announced in June this year. Two projects from Luxembourg applicant, DNAC were successful: Onshore Cable Management System and Nacelle Intervetion Tool Testing (OCMSNITT) We
This years Seawork International Exhibition in Southampton proved once again to be a huge success. With a great turnout, great weather and several company firsts this year, only time will tell exactly how successful the event was. Teaming up for the first time with Alicat owned South Boats IOW, the
Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) plc (TLSB) has launched a new, 3D virtual reality programme showing the proposed tidal energy lagoon in the context of Swansea Bay. Developed by Swansea-based iCreate in collaboration with design engineers Atkins and master-planners LDA Design, the interactive fly-through
Abis Shipping held a naming ceremony for its 15th vessel, the MS ABIS Dundee, at the port of Harlingen at 16:30 today (July 3). The MS ABIS Dundee was christened by Cynthia Dijkstra-van den Broek, wife of Mr Jan Dijkstra, the director of Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma. It is the third ship from a series
After two years of planning and detailed studies, Kishorn Port has submitted a proposal for the development of the former oil fabrication yard to Highland Council, writes the Scotsman. Besides refurbishment of one of Europe’s largest dry docks, reclamation of the foreshore, upgrading and extending t
A demonstration vehicle design that meets the challenges of cable laying for the development of offshore wind farms is being developed by IHC Engineering Business. The Hi-Traq vehicle is backed by a history of innovation. It is the result of investment in focused research and development by the comp
Emperor cable cleats from Yorkshire manufacturer, Ellis are being installed on RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, which is under construction eight miles off the North Wales coast. The two billion euro development is currently one of the largest offshore construction projects any
The first eight V112-3.0 MW offshore turbines have been successfully installed on the 48MW offshore project in Kårehamn, Sweden. In addition, the turbines were also part of the first shipment of turbines from Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Esbjerg, Denmark. Senior Vice President of Vestas Offshore
Offshore Marine Management (OMM), a specialist contractor in the offshore renewables industry, recently conducted a cross discipline workshop in Cable Installation to over 30 delegates with Repower in Hamburg. In order to promote knowledge transfer between disciplines, Repower’s offshore division in
With the addition of 44.9 gigawatts (GW) in new installations in 2012, world wind power capacity grew to approximately 285.7 GW, an increase of 18.6 percent in the total wind power installation base. Average annual growth over the past 5 years has been 17.8 percent, achieved during the aftermath of
On 4 July MT Højgaard will be sharing their knowledge from their latest study on the foundation types XL-monopiles and jackets seen from an EPCI perspective. The presentation includes the analysis on cost and risks related to the two types of foundation. Furthermore the design, fabrication and insta
