Oslo-based Bulkship Management AS has chosen Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 for compliance in ballast water treatment. The company has signed a comprehensive fleet agreement that includes 30 PureBallast 3 Compact Flex systems, as well as commissioning and training. Bulkship Management AS is a fast-growing ship management company focused on technical management and crewing. The company… Read more »
Hamburg, 12 March 2019. The Nordex Group’s new business continues on its upward trend. Now the wind turbine manufacturer has won new orders for wind farms from Greece. TERNA ENERGY SA has ordered a total of 36 machines of different models with a capacity of 108 MW. The orders also include a Premium Service contract… Read more »
Natural Power is hailing the Offshore Wind Sector Deal agreed by the industry and the government as a major step forward which will generate significant economic benefits for the UK. Jeremy Sainsbury OBE, Director at Natural Power, said: “The Offshore Wind Sector Deal is great news for the Natural Power team that offers a whole… Read more »
Energi Coast, North East England’s offshore wind cluster, has declared the region’s supply chain ‘fit and ready’ to support the growth of the industry following the announcement of the Sector Deal for the offshore wind industry. The North East has been instrumental in the development of the offshore wind industry since its inception and developed… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power has formed a strategic partnership with Uruguay-based Navitas Solutions to deliver wind turbine blade inspection services throughout Latin America. Pieter D’haen, International Director at Natural Power, said: “This partnership provides clients with a unique service in Latin America which combines the extensive local knowledge of Navitas… Read more »
Sulzer and Tamturbo join forces in high-speed compression Sulzer and Tamturbo will together bring the benefits of high-speed technology in air compression to customers that need intrinsically safe oil-free air. The target is to replace existing technologies such as oil-free screw compressors in these applications. The global agreement between the companies covers sales to all… Read more »
A team of pupils from All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield have been crowned champions of the Subsea UK 2019 STEM Challenge, which saw five teams from across the UK compete to design an ROV to collect plastic from the sea. The STEM challenge, led and organised by Subsea UK and supported by the… Read more »
Sulzer brings skills and advice to California summit Sulzer attended and was a sponsor of the 8th annual Manufacturers’ Council Summit of the Inland Empire, which was held at the Riverside Convention Center, CA. The annual summit supports manufacturing companies based in the Inland Empire, Southern California, where visitors took part in topical discussions and… Read more »
Under the deal, offshore wind will provide a third of all UK electricity by 2030. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This sector deal is a major milestone for the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, setting a clear path for offshore wind: one of ambition, optimism and innovation. “That’s particularly true in Scotland,… Read more »
Specialist financial adviser oversees 250MW Åndberg, 213MW Jädraås and 95MW Måkaknuten wind farm sales, all announced within the space of one week London, March 6th, 2019 – Augusta & Co. (Augusta), a specialist financial adviser to the renewable energy industry, has overseen the sale of one Norwegian and two Swedish wind energy projects, accounting for a… Read more »
The offshore wind industry is welcoming today’s landmark announcement of a Sector Deal with the government. The agreement will help to create tens of thousands of highly-skilled jobs across the UK and attract billions of pounds in investment to this country. This is the first Sector Deal for a renewable energy technology. It puts offshore… Read more »
The UK Government has today (Thursday) published the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, a transformative partnership that will put UK offshore wind at the forefront of the global shift to clean growth. The Deal will establish offshore wind as an integral part of a low-cost, low-carbon, flexible grid system and boost the productivity and competitiveness of… Read more »
Reducing the time to complete a repair or refurbishment of high voltage equipment minimizes downtime and increases productivity. Sulzer is continuing to invest in its design, manufacturing and testing facilities to enable faster turnarounds for customers. To keep up with growing demand, Sulzer is also increasing the capacity of its Falkirk Service Center, where the… Read more »
It’s not always clear if a turbine is underperforming, but machine learning can assist in finding out. VANCOUVER, BC: Clir Renewables has released a new product feature which automatically detects underperforming assets and highlights key actions to rectify underperformance. A wind turbine will never generate its expected output one-hundred percent of the time, and its… Read more »
Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, is delighted to announce its signing of the Armed Forces Covenant which highlights the offshore wind as a “forces-friendly” industry. As a forces-friendly company, Ørsted will seek to support the employment of veterans by working alongside the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) in order to establish a tailored employment… Read more »
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has expanded its decommissioning offering with the appointment of its first well decommissioning manager. Gavin Bell will be responsible for developing and delivering Xodus’ new well decommissioning service that had previously been outsourced to external contractors. The appointment follows a successful year for Xodus’ decommissioning division which secured several new… Read more »
UPPSALA, Sweden (Mar, 1. 2019) – Marine Jet Power (MJP) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new sales office for Asia Pacific (APAC), headquartered in Perth Henderson, Western Australia. In a celebration last week, company CEO Magnus Sörenson, CFO Erling Tomasson and EVP of Sales and Marketing Damian O’Toole, attended the opening… Read more »
Friday, March 1, 2019 — SABCA, a leading tier 1 aerospace industry supplier and DEME Offshore, a worldwide leader in solutions and services for the offshore energy market, have entered into a partnership for the development and deployment of Unmanned Vehicles to perform surveillance and inspection works in the offshore industry Complementing each other’s core experience… Read more »
Fraunhofer´s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been successfully commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. Manufacturers and operators stand to benefit, as the accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable them… Read more »
Osbit Limited, the offshore technology and engineering company, has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply an advanced multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough. The plough, named Scion 240, represents the fourth major trenching system contract Osbit has secured in two years and will deliver a step-change in ploughing technology. The Scion 240… Read more »
ALE has used their offshore engineering expertise to complete their full scope of work on one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world, Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One. As well as deploying new and innovative equipment for the first time, ALE has been able to utilise the experience of their Conbit operation for the… Read more »
Asahikawa, Japan and Zug, Switzerland – January 17, 2019: Hokutaku Ltd. and Romo Wind AG announced their exclusive partnership for the distribution of iSpin technology based products and services in Japan. Hokutaku Ltd. will provide Romo Wind’s product and service portfolio to the Japanese market and will support the full life cycle from the distribution,… Read more »
Cargostore Worldwide is undergoing expansion with plans to open a depot in Den Helder, Netherlands to meet the growing demand for DNV certified CCU’s in the Dutch oil and gas industry. This comes only months after Cargostore’s recent expansion into Eemshaven which was strategically located to service the offshore wind industry. By operating both depots… Read more »
Europe’s wind industry will converge on one of the continent’s most flourishing wind hubs this spring: Bilbao. From 2-4 April, Bilbao will host the WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, the most important gathering for the wind industry, attracting 8,000 professionals and over 300 exhibitors from 50 countries. The 2019 WindEurope Conference & Exhibition in Bilbao… Read more »
The Association of the Construction Industry, Environmental Technology and Mechanical Engineering (VDBUM) awards the PiPECrawler the 2019 sponsorship prize. At the annual main meeting in Willingen, the global innovation in underground pipelines made of polyethylene (PE) won first prize in the category “Developments from Industry”. “We are delighted to receive recognition from our colleagues,” said… Read more »
Pioneering insulation business makes leap towards 2020 pledge with low-cost green power generation onsite. Amersfoort, 21st February 2019 – EWT Direct Wind has delivered a DW52 900kW wind turbine at the manufacturing site of global industrial insulation business, Kingspan, at Holywell in North Wales. Marking a key milestone towards meeting Kingspan’s pledge to become a net-zero energy company… Read more »
UK and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has announced that it has been awarded two £multi-million contracts. Managed and supported by N-Sea’s Aberdeen base, the first is a three-year contract, awarded by an international operator. The workscope will take place across a number of the operator’s UK North Sea assets and includes air diving inspection, repair… Read more »
Scottish Renewables Annual Conference to hear from Scottish and UK Governments Event will ‘shine a light’ on issues facing sector Brexit, climate change and the future of our energy system will all be up for debate at Scottish Renewables Annual Conference in Edinburgh next month (March 12-13). The industry body’s flagship event will bring together… Read more »
Luxcara, one of the leading asset managers for renewable energy investments, has acquired the Finnish wind power project Välikangas, which has a projected capacity of 100 MW. The produced electricity will be sold to an off-taker on the basis of a power purchase agreement (PPA). The wind farm has been developed by and will be… Read more »
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 — Over the past decade the activities of GeoSea, Tideway, A2Sea and EverSea have experienced strong growth in a fast-evolving offshore energy market. Today we will be taking a new step in our ambition to provide the most comprehensive offering of solutions, services and equipment to our oil, gas and renewable energy… Read more »
Rotterdam, 20 February 2019 – Rotterdam based companies SeaOwls and Ulstein Design & Solutions, have decided to each go their own separate ways in the offshore wind industry. The patent rights of the SOUL concept were developed under the cooperation of both companies and will continue to be held by both SeaOwls and Ulstein. Each… Read more »
The UK subsea sector will have the opportunity to strengthen its international presence at the largest oil and gas exhibition in Australasia next month. Industry body, Subsea UK, will be seeking to enhance its business networks between Australian and British companies to exploit current oil and gas developments at this year’s AOG (Australasia Oil and… Read more »
The first turbine at the world’s biggest offshore wind farm has been installed and is now producing electricity. When fully operational, Hornsea One offshore wind farm will be nearly double the size of the current world’s largest, Walney Extension, and capable of powering well over one million UK homes with renewable electricity, generated by wind…. Read more »
Global commissioning of onshore wind turbines declined 3% in 2018, partly due to a slowdown in India and Germany. Growth is expected to bounce back in 2019, with a 32% jump to 60GW London, New York and Tokyo, February 14, 2019 – Developers commissioned a little over 45GW of onshore wind turbines globally in 2018… Read more »
29 January 2019: Local engineering consultancy Energy3 delivers ZX Lidars to wind farm developer for wind resource campaigns RES (Renewable Energy Systems), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects globally has confirmed that a fleet of Lidars have been deployed in Australia in support of wind… Read more »
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy Natural Power, has appointed Andre Louis Ferdinand as a Senior Engineer in the inspections service team, based in North America. Andre joins from Ascent Technologies, a Texas-based firm specialising in developing software for commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Ascent Technologies was acquired by Natural Power earlier this month. Craig… Read more »