POLITICIANS, business leaders and environmental groups in the Humber are to debate how the Government’s Energy Bill could affect the area’s renewables ambition. An influential panel of speakers is to use an event in Hull to explain how the legislation may shape the potential of a new, green, economy
Even Dr. Peter Fraenkel himself thinks that his idea to stick a windmill upside down into the water is kind of crazy. But success proves him right. [mappress] Offshore WIND staff, March 18, 2013
Seaway Heavy Lifting Wins Third Major Contract for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK) Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has won a new contract with Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited to begin the second half of foundation installation off the North Wales coast. VIDEO: 3D View of Gwynt y Môr Offshore
One of the world’s largest installation vessels, Oleg Strashnov, is in Cuxhaven since Tuesday, waiting to load components for a wind farm northwest of Helgoland. A total of six transition pieces (TPs) will be loaded onto the vessel, after which they will be installed at the Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore
Dong Energy is looking for a contractor for transportation and installation of offshore substations for Gode Wind 02 and Gode Wind 01 Offshore Wind Farms. The contract also includes transportation and installation of 4 or 8 tubular piles and 1 topside for each wind farm. In August 2012, Dong Energy
Dr. Peter Fraenkel invented the tidal power plant SeaGen. His idea? To plunge a windmill (headfirst) into the water. Fraenkel shows just how it works by using household items – all in just 60 seconds. A mini windmill, an aquarium and a cup of tea are used to demonstrate. [mappress] Offshore WIND sta
The Government of New South Wales (NSW) is taking wave energy developer, Oceanlinx, to court over broken promises to remove the decommissioned wave energy generator, Illawarra Mercury writes. Oceanlinx was testing whether the Port Kembla waters are suitable for wave energy development from2006 to 20
BMO Software, a Rotterdam-based supplier of software solutions to the offshore and wind industry, launches an integrated vessel movement monitoring system called Vessel Black Box. Vessel Black Box is a flexible, integrated and robust vessel movement monitoring system for Crew Transfer Vessels and is
LOC-Netherlands is located in the World Trade Centre-Expo in the North of The Netherlands and facilitates easy access to the maritime world in NW Europe, and in particular the oil and gas industry in the west and the emerging activities for the offshore wind mill farms strongly represented in the ea
In the event that took place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria during the 8-10th of March 2013, Simone Meme and Jose Luis Roger, as representatives of Langlee, gave a quick overview of Langlee to the attendees and media in the event. Mr. Roger stated: “The marine energy in the Canaries is a high energy
Operated by Helix Energy Solution Group Inc.’s subsea UK robotics subsidiary Canyon Offshore Limited, the T1200 burial and trenching unit is building a successful track record in the North Sea after launching into service in 2012. Delivered by Forum Energy Technologies’ Perry Slingsby Systems ROV ma
Sif Group has secured the EON Humber Gateway contract for the manufacturing of monopiles and transition pieces for the part consisting of 73 wind turbines. ”Sif will manufacture the primary steel for these foundations and Eiffage JV will manufacture the secondary steel,“ wrote sales manager Richard
South Korea will get its largest offshore wind farm off the coast of Ulsan, if the Ulsan Metropolitan City approves a proposal submitted this month by SK Engineering & Construction Co. and Kepco Engineering & Construction Co., according to Bloomberg. The construction is scheduled to start in 2015, s
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, announced that it will participate in the 25th Annual Roth Capital Conference on March 20, 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, CA. Brian M. Posner, Chief Financial Officer of OPT, is scheduled t
