Kersten Europe has invested in additional bending capacity by expanding its machine park over the past few years, due to rapid development of the international offshore wind, industrial equipment and oil & gas industry, which now require even heavier and thicker bent plate segments, cylinders and co
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has taken possession of a CAPE Holland Tandem CV-320 Vibro Lifting Tool. On Friday, May 22nd, CAPE Holland officially handed over a Tandem CV-320 Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) to Seaway Heavy Lifting during the CAPE Holland Product Launch. This new acquisition replaces the tand
Eel Energy, French tidal energy technology company, has announced that it received EUR 500,000 from Bpifrance and the Nord-Pas de Calais region. In the meantime, historical shareholders of the company subscribed to a convertible bond of € 500k. This financing will allow the company to finalize its 1
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer which is set to demonstrate its technology in Peru, reported that it will wait for better weather conditions to deploy the wave energy device off Ilo, a coastal city in the southern part of the country. The company attempted to deploy the device on Wednesday, but
The work of a masters student now working at Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based company developing wave technology, has been recognised by MINES-ParisTech University, France. MINES-ParisTech University has requested that Jean-Baptiste Le Dreff, a specialist in computer modelling and design,
Today, the offshore demonstration wind farm in the Dutch Borssele offshore wind zone was launched. The objective is to accelerate cost reduction of offshore wind energy in the long term and to stimulate innovation in the Dutch offshore wind sector. Peter Terium, Chair of the Executive Board of the T
Siemens has been awarded an order for a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system to connect the British and Belgian national grids via subsea cable. Siemens will be responsible for the turnkey installation of both converter stations using HVDC Plus technology with a transmission voltag
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) and Satellite Applications (SatApps) Catapults have joined forces to explore ways in which satellites can be used to drive forward the development of the UK’s offshore renewable energy industry. According to the Catapults, satellites present possible solutions to some
Gamesa has celebrated the fifth edition of its Patents and Inventors Competition. This year’s prize has gone to a rotor positioning invention for which the patent application has already been filed. The invention is the brainchild of Ignacio Fernández Romero and Eugenio Plano Morillo, two engineers
Alstom took part in the Thetis exhibition in Nantes, north-western France. The company showcased its two principal technologies, the Haliade offshore wind turbine and the Oceade tidal turbine platform. Alstom has both tidal and offshore wind facilities in the area, so the occasion was also used to o
Tokyo-based supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms, MODEC, has recovered its sunken Floating Wind & Current Hybrid Power Generation System (SKWID). The SKWID sank on 18 December 2014 during the installation process 1.2km off the coast of Kabe Island, Karatsu-City, Saga Prefecture. As t
Ulstein has developed the ULSTEIN COLIBRI™ crane add-on, a 3D motion-compensated handling system for the purpose of increasing vessel operability. This will enable smaller and more cost-effective vessels to be used in harsher weather conditions. This compact crane add-on system can be mounted on sta
DCNS Group has enhanced its ROV capability with a Saab Seaeye Tiger and Saab Seaeye Falcon. Both ROVs will be deployed by DCNS Far East – DCNS’ Singapore-based subsidiary across Asia – as the company extends its operations in the region. DCNS Far East chose the two ROVs for their versatility and rel
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that the Icebreaker offshore wind project, planned for the Ohio waters of Lake Erie, will utilize Mono Bucket foundations, developed by Denmark-based Universal Foundation (UF). “Universal Foundation’s Mono Bucket foundation recent
