Formaco has delivered two 17-ton steel rings produced in Italy to a customer in the Dutch offshore industry. These parts are for a lifting tool that lifts 800 tons and 60 meters long tubes. The rings with diameter of Ø3,5 meters, height of 900 mm were forged from solid 25 tons blocks of steel. The [
In recent times, the attention of project developers, policy makers and energy regulators has started shifting towards the construction of (transnational) large scale far offshore wind farms. This is due to their advantages over conventional energy production facilities, being larger in scale, induc
In 2010, DONG Energy performed detailed geophysical surveys of the seabed in the wind farm area. In connection with the surveys, a few objects with magnetic signs, indicating that it might be old bombs, were located.. In connection with the surveys, a few objects with magnetic signs, indicating that
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $160 million from Svenska Kraftnät, the national grid operator, to provide a new high-voltage underground cable system for the South-West Link power transmission project in southern Sweden. When completed in 2014, t
FoundOcean has been awarded ‘Licensed Applicator’ status by BASF for its cement-based Exagrout Masterflow® 9500, which has been specifically designed and validated for use in the installation of offshore wind farms. “We’re proud to be appointed as Licensed Applicator for this material. We believe th
Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. has selected Siemens Canada Limited to supply up to 130 turbines for its offshore wind power project. Siemens will manufacture the turbine blades at its plant located in Tillsonburg, Ontario. The 300MW offshore wind project is planned to be located from five to si
Two weeks after the Department for Energy and Climate Change announced that 2011 was the best year ever for renewable energy in Scotland, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has called for the industry to get even better results in 2012. Mr Ewing said: “Last week’s figures showed that 2011 was a spectacula
The keel-laying of the multipurpose deck cargo vessel, built for Oy Gaiamare Ab, was held at STX Turku Shipyard on Wednesday 4 January 2012. The NB 1379 is 105.4 metres long and 18.8 metres wide. The environmentally friendly vessel is to be delivered to the client in spring 2012 will provide work fo
Gérard Mestrallet, Chairman and CEO of GDF SUEZ, and Yves de Gaulle, Chairman and CEO of Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) and member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, inaugurated the CNR wind farm at Guerville, in the French Seine-Maritime department. With the commissioning of this 12 MW facili
CEO of Siemens thinks that German government is not investing enough in energy reform. Energy reform project demands a clear strategy with tight timing and control. It is still unknown who is responsible for this situation, according to Siemens CEO. The offshore wind farm needs to go through 40 proc
The Partrac Group announced that Dr Kevin Black (Technical Director) has been accepted to present at the 6th International Conference on Scour & Erosion in Paris on the 27th – 31st August 2012. Dr Kevin Black’s presentation entitled, ‘Scour Prediction at Offshore Structures: The Experience within th
The first of a potential fleet of ten vessels, MV Ginny Louise is currently in Yarmouth on its tour through the UK’s East Coast. Tidal Transit will perform sea trails over the next few days and will likely head to Grimsby early next week. Ginny Louise and its sisters are designed to provide up to [&
Aside from upfront costs, the maintenance of offshore wind farm assets represents a sizeable cost of any project. It is therefore in the renewable industry’s interests to find ways to drive down this cost – while all the time guaranteeing the integrity of its installations. This article explains how
DeepOcean Group Holding AS (“DeepOcean Group” or “the Company”), an integrated provider of subsea engineering and trenching services, today appointed Bart H. Heijermans as their new CEO effective February 1, 2012. The announcement represents the next step in DeepOcean Group’s development into a lead
