Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has provided an update on the offshore construction activities associated with its Perth Wave Energy Project. The Foundation installation vessel, the Eunsung 1200, is now sea fastened with all foundations and installation equipment on the vessel and is now ready to
The engineering and services group Bilfinger, along with Polish steel construction company Crist and the state-owned investment fund MARS, will together produce steel foundations for offshore wind turbines in Szczecin, Poland. At a celebratory ground-breaking, Poland’s Finance Minister Włodzimierz K
The Scottish Government’s Director-General for Enterprise, Environment and Digital, Graeme Dickson, yesterday opened a new Scottish Head Office for recently merged DNV GL Energy. The new office represents a vote of confidence in the future of energy and renewables in particular in Scotland at time o
German Renewables Shipbrokers presented their animation film about Offshore Brokerage. Following their company’s principle ‘Any Vessel Anytime’ GRS is able to provide all kind of offshore vessels due to their vessel database and worldwide network. The brokers from Hamburg combine detailed technical
On Thursday 5 December, the jacking up of Dolwin Beta’s topsides started. The topsides weighs 10,000 tons. It will be jacked up more than 50 meters to be fitter on the substructure by six gigantic jacking towers Drydocks commenced the construction of the June last year. The platform will be ready fo
Almost half the increase in global electricity generation will come from renewable energy sources by 2035, the world’s energy experts say in a new report. Despite this, coal will continue to be the dominant source of power as the world’s energy needs grow by a third by 2035. This prediction comes fr
With everyone looking forward to a new era of business, the main feeling at Offshore 2014 this year was one of optimism and huge excitement. Business is still quite slow. But future plans look bright with turbine manufacturers getting their offshore products ready, and marine infrastructure is ready
Terma’s SCANTER 4002 radar demonstrated exceptional results during a test performed in late 2012 in Abilene, Texas, U.S. with more than 500 wind turbines within line of sight. The entire test area was covered by one single SCANTER 4002. The radar detected and tracked a variety of aircraft with an un
AW-Energy sets up natural size, dry land testing facilities for Power Take Off Systems used in its WaveRoller wave energy converters. A rental agreement is now signed for huge industrial premises to house these facilities in Jarvenpaa, Finland. The testing facilities are going to be unique globally
Osiris Projects, company specialized in hydrographic and geophysical survey, has announced that it got ISO14001 accreditation certified through NQA for its environmental management system. ISO14001:2004 is a global specification designed to measure and limit environmental impact through significantl
The just-concluded 18th Congress of Chinese Communist Party explicitly called for implementation of “Biological Civilization” strategy, which restored confidence in offshore wind power, which is still in an initial phase. It also vastly brightened outlook for the upcoming trade exhibitions and confe
Gerard Lak of Volker Staal & Fundering was declared the winner of the 2013 Expert Challenge at the EWEA Offshore in Frankfurt, Europe’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. The Expert Challenge was hosted by IHC Hydrohammer, IHC Handling Systems and IHC Sea Steel, all three busine
AVEVA is showcasing its AVEVA Bocad products-purpose designed, powerful and flexible tools for the efficient, accurate 3D design of a wide range of projects in the offshore sector, whether wind platform, jacket, monopole, tripod or tripiles at this year’s Offshore Wind International B2B Event (OWIB)
On November 13, eight European companies (Gamesa, Acciona Energía, Alstom, Dong Energy, EnBW, ERG, Res and Vestas) called for a strong 2030 EU climate and energy framework based on mutually reinforcing tools and targets, including an ambitious and legally binding target for the share of renewable en
