Dalby Offshore opened a new office in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The office has beautiful views of the North Sea and is based in the ‘Toll House’ The historic building was built in 1900 to help raise money towards the cost of constructing the Marine Drive. The Mayor of the Borough of Scarborough
The Department of Energy and Climate Change today releases 4 key publications: the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2014, UK Energy in Brief, Energy Flow Chart, and Energy Consumption in the United Kingdom (web only) providing detailed analysis of production, transformation and consumption
‘Seajacks Leviathan’ and ‘Seajacks Kraken’ are prepared for their coming assignments, following a series of repair and renewal jobs by Shipdock Amsterdam. The shipyard, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, had been commissioned for the two jack-ups by Seajacks UK Ltd. The Great Yarmouth (United Ki
Funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme, the SI Ocean project’s Market Deployment Strategy makes several high-level recommendations for commercialising the emerging wave and tidal energy sectors. In their report they present the key barriers to market deployment for wave and tidal energy t
Commenting on the announcement by Centrica and DONG Energy that they have jointly decided to cease developing wind farms in the Irish Sea Zone via their joint venture, Celtic Array Ltd, RenewableUK’s Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic, said: “Although it’s disappointing that this particular
Centrica plc and DONG Energy have today jointly decided to cease development of wind farms in the Irish Sea Zone through their 50/50 joint venture vehicle Celtic Array Limited (“Celtic Array”). The decision to stop development comes as a result of an assessment of the Zone, which has confirmed chall
At this year’s SMM in Hamburg, Voith will be showcasing propulsion systems and vessel concepts focusing on high efficiency and dynamic positioning even under challenging conditions. In hall A4, booth 203, a Voith Schneider Propeller as well as the Voith Inline Thruster 850, which can also be used as
Subsea Cables UK, the trade association for submarine power and telecommunications cables for the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, will hold its 43rd Plenary on 10-11 September 2014. The event will be held at the Essex Golf & Country Club, Colchester, UK, hosted by Zytech Ltd. Upwards of 60 deleg
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), a joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (75%) and Repsol Nuevas Energias UK (25%), announced that Wick Harbour is likely to become the future location of the Beatrice offshore wind farm Operation and Maintenance base (O&M). A memorandum of und
Offshore Wind Services’ (OWS) vessel Offshore Waddenzee was launched today at Damen shipyard in Den Helder. This is the second vessel ordered by the company from Damen this year. Offshore Waddenzee was scheduled for delivery in August, but according to Workships’ twitter account, the vessel has alre
Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd has announced the recent appointment of an AUV Development Manager. Angus Cooper has joined Modus to spearhead their development and growth plans in the deployment of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle services. This move reinforces the companies commitment to adopting and d
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Loading of turbine blades for EnBW Baltic 2 wind farm in Sassnitz harbor. The wind turbine blades are being loaded onto HOCHTIEF’s jack-up vessel Vidar. With large deck space and 1,200-ton crane, the vessel can operate in water depths of up to 50 meters. Last month
CLS Offshore are continuing their recent pattern of success and growth through gaining the highly regarded CE Marking Certification. Currently, the construction industry is facing one of the most significant changes faced for a decade, as CE Marking of construction products becomes mandatory in all
Euskalforging has won a contract to supply 48 Ø 5.000mm MP flanges for the Dutch Westermeerwind offshore wind park. Euskalforging confirms its technical leadership as the flanges are manufactured in a particular steel grade that incorporates a specific chemical analysis that facilitates the weldabil
