After a feasibility study of Indian offshore wind potential, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been selected as ideal to feature the first Indian offshore wind farms. The two planned projects will have a 100MW capacity and will fit right into plans of the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to
Statoil has prolonged the deadline for submitting ideas on Hywind installation. “Due to the high number of submissions and high interest for the Statoil Innovate Hywind challenge, we have decided to extend the campaign to 15 November. Shortlisted submissions received prior to 15 September will be co
Statoil has prolonged the deadline for submitting ideas on Hywind installation. “Due to the high number of submissions and high interest for the Statoil Innovate Hywind challenge, we have decided to extend the campaign to 15 November. Shortlisted submissions received prior to 15 September will be co
Subsea Global Solutions (SGS), a Florida based underwater ship repair and maintenance specialist, is participating at this year’s SMM, the leading trade fair for the maritime industry being held in Hamburg, Germany. During the fair Subsea World News reporter spoke with Mr. Rick Schilling, EVP Busine
Luode Consulting, a Finnish-based environmental monitoring company, has chosen acoustic release transponders supplied by Sonardyne International Ltd. to support its water and ice quality research in Scandinavia. Using its Sonardyne Lightweight Release Transponders (LRTs) to deploy and recover specia
Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla and Henrik Sass Larsen are speaking at an inauguration of the world’s most realistic indoor testing facility for offshore wind turbines. LORC Nacelle testing centre was inaugurated with a two-day celebration on 10 and 11 September. On 10 September, nacelle testing specialis
A European tender for the performance of geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands was issued on September 5. Contractors are invited to digitally submit an offer for the public tender via TenderNed. This public procurement process is supervised
A comprehensive online data management portal for wind measurement campaigns has been launched by SgurrEnergy this month to allow developers to interactively manage large scale or global wind measurement campaigns. Built and operated by SgurrEnergy’s in-house analysts, SgurrDataPortal was designed a
A European tender call for geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands was issued on September 5. Contractors are invited to digitally submit an offer for the public tender via TenderNed. The public procurement process is supervised by the Netherl
A European tender call for geophysical and geotechnical soil investigations for offshore wind farm zones in the Netherlands was issued on September 5. Contractors are invited to digitally submit an offer for the public tender via TenderNed. The public procurement process is supervised by the Netherl
NLMK DanSteel A/S, part of NLMK Europe Plate and Denmark’s only manufacturer of steel plates, has supplied 200 tonnes of plates with special dimensions made from high-strength steel for the construction of experimental foundations for offshore wind turbines as part of The PISA Project, the European
With the support of new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) will expand its technological research and environmental monitoring efforts, and add a new partner – the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The center was previously a part
With the support of new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) will expand its technological research and environmental monitoring efforts, and add a new partner – the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The center was previously a part
When a segment of a major fault line goes quiet, it can mean one of two things: The “seismic gap” may simply be inactive, the result of two tectonic plates placidly gliding past each other, or the segment may be a source of potential earthquakes, quietly building tension over decades until an inevit
