SSAB is entering into an agreement with Hexicon AB to develop far off shore platforms. The combined technology will offer advantages within the market for renewable energy. A first demonstration unit is planned for Swedish waters in 2017. Hexicon will together with SSAB optimize the steel material i
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: The first monopile foundation for Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm offshore wind project on its way to the construction site. Sif Group in the city of Roermond is manufacturing 43 steel foundation piles for the Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, located 23 kilometers off t
To reduce the levelized cost of offshore wind farm installations, a wind turbine substructure is needed that will provide significant project benefits over today’s conventional tubular steel XXL monopiles and cross-member jackets. Dallas-based Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas, LLC, believes they
The first of the ‘second generation’ of Carbon Fibre SWATHs from Danish Yachts is nearing completion and will be soon placed into the water for initial sea trials. The fifth SWATH (four SWATHs were delivered in 2013), designed and built by Danish Yachts, has been further enhanced and developed in or
Glasgow-based Nautricity deployed its 500KW CoRMaT device at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) Shapinsay Sound test site on Wednesday, May 7th. The installation was carried out by Leask Marine vessels C-Salvor and C-Odyssey. The second generation 500KW device has been put in place alongside
According to 365Design, based in Hyderabad, India, the company has developed a new portable helipad applicable on offshore wind farms. 365Design says that the solution is cost-effective and more safe, with no need for hoist operations. A helicopter can land directly onto a portable helipad. As offsh
Alstom is part of a team to receive a $47M grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for phase II of the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP) led by Dominion Virginia Power. This next phase includes the completion of Front End Engineering Design (FEED), installation and
Louisiana-based Keystone Engineering Inc. will supply the engineering and design works for its patented Inward Battered Guide Structure, or “twisted jacket”, a wind turbine support structure for two of the three projects selected by the US Department of Energy to receive up to $47 million in US gove
DeepOcean has opted for the new concept Leopard ROV from Saab Seaeye. Rick Green, Regional Manager Netherlands at DeepOcean, said: “Environmentally we wanted an electric vehicle – yet one with work class performance. “For our application the Leopard gives us the equivalent capability of a much large
When Green Marine Solutions (GMS) saw the market need to develop ROAM, it came to Sunderland, a community with a strong maritime history and an equally impressive reputation for IT excellence at the Sunderland Software Centre. Backed by Government innovation funding, the high-specification Centre is
To meet stringent offshore vessel standards, only materials and processes that have been fully approved by DNV and Bureau Veritas (BV) are used in the production of CTruk’s multi-purpose composite marine craft. This includes Scott Bader’s Crystic Crestomer® 1152PA urethane acrylate structural adhesi
Nauti-Craft will début its latest prototype vessel 2Play at Seawork 2014 on berth V38. The vessel is a first-of-its-kind 8 meter catamaran. At its core is the Nauti-Craft marine suspension system combined with the unique Deck Attitude Control System (D.A.C.S), which actively adjusts and maintains th
Work to create one of the world’s largest maritime test facilities has entered its final stage following the completion of a £3 million development at the HR Wallingford’s site in Oxfordshire, UK. Keys to the new 1,600 m2 building were presented to HR Wallingford by Kier Construction on Thursday 17
Nenuphar SA, a Lille-based company, has secured €15 million of funding in an equity round. The transaction has attracted participation of new investors, Areva S.A. and FCPR Ecotechnologies and an existing investor, IDInvest Partners. Each partner will individually invest €5 million in the transactio
