Bachmann Monitoring’s condition monitoring system (CMS) is covering 22 percent of German offshore wind turbines installed in 2015. The company is planning to equip further projects in 2016, said Ulrich Oertel, head of the Monitoring Technologies Development department at Bachmann. “This includes, fo
The S-4000 Hydrohammer pile-driving system installed its first monopiles at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, IHC IQIP, a business unit of Royal IHC which recently launched the system, reports. The fully operational S-4000 unit was delivered to DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering division
Norfolk Marine Ltd has completed a bathymetric survey of five turbine foundations at the 60MW Scroby Sands offshore wind farm. The company used its WFS & Survey vessel the Norfolk Swift to carry out the survey. This was the final section of works within a contract to install the company’s TFN Scour
Shell to Bid at Upcoming Dutch Offshore Wind Tender? Reportedly, the oil and gas giant Shell is delving into the upcoming offshore wind projects in the Netherlands. TenneT Presents Borssele Offshore Platform Design (VIDEO) Along with the news that TenneT had been confirmed as the operator of the Dut
French National Research Agency (ANR) and France Energies Marines have teamed up and made available EUR 3 million in a new round of funding for marine renewable energy projects. The supported projects must be collaborative, and approved by France Energies Marines, or represent a partnership between
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released guidance notes for inspection with next-generation drone and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The company said the new guidance approach supports industry in the safe and effective deployment of these systems that can significantly improve productivity gains throug
Principle Power France, based in Aix-en-Provence, has received the “Invest in Provence Award” on Tuesday, during an afternoon ceremony at the US Consulate Residence in Marseille, France. The award recognizes the economic contributions Principle Power makes to the local community through the developm
A Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicle (ROAV) inspection and survey company, Cyberhawk, is targeting expansion following an agreement on a new £2 million funding package from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks’ Growth Finance team. Cyberhawk said the funding will enable it to accelerate growth, create jobs,
A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted as part of the Hywind Scotland project, the world’s first floating wind farm, to be installed off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. The wind park is currently under construction and start of electricity production is expe
Sweden’s SKF has developed an app-based turbine maintenance support system designed to improve inspection efficiency and reduce costs for frontline maintenance teams, while providing operators with real time data on turbine performance and reliability. The SKF Enlight mobile and cloud based data col
Energy cable systems provider Prysmian Group has gained verification of its 66kV cable system technology for offshore wind inter-array networks. “This new qualification milestone is a further advance along our path towards the development of innovative, sustainable and cost effective cable solutions
French researchers gathered around the Omdyn R&D project are working on developing dynamic umbilical cables which will find particular application in floating turbines. The project is dedicated to the development of the dynamic cables used in floating marine energy applications. The cables, which ca
Dutch research institute TNO has measured underwater noise levels during pile driving trials conducted by Fistuca on a testpile, during which BLUE Hammer device demonstrated that very low noise levels can be achieved. All underwater sound levels measured during these tests were far below the most st
ESNA, a Norwegian designer of air cushioned catamarans and Surface Effect Ships (SES), has received grants totalling NOK 3.5 million (approx. EUR 370,000) to develop the next generation SES for offshore service operations. ESNA received a NOK 3 million grant from the Regional Research Council Agder,
