Moving 75 tonne nacelle units from a ship to a specialist vehicle took some delicate touches from PD Ports’ experienced stevedoring team at… (heavyliftpfi) [mappress] Source: heavyliftpfi, September 16, 2010;
The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role i
The Switch, a Finnish-based New Energy technology company, has launched its next-generation full-power converter series to better serve the wind power industry with unsurpassed reliability and endurance. The new full-power converters are the result of a comprehensive R&D project that started from th
The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role i
The contract recently won from engineering conglomerate Siemens, for the design and build of two offshore substation platforms for the Gwynt… By Rikki Stancich (windenergyupdate) [mappress] Source: windenergyupdate, September 10, 2010;
In the world’s northernmost wind farm at Havøygavlen, Statoil is to test next generation turbine technology. The innovation is a gearless turbine that promises to achieve significant reductions in operation and maintenance costs for offshore wind power. One of the biggest challenges with developing
After successful completion of the detailed planning, construction has begun of RWE’s first own offshore installation ship with today’s steel cutting ceremony at the Korean shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. The first steel sections of the 100 metre long and 40 metre wide
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the exhibitors at China Wind Power 2010 in Beijing. The services offered by SGS Renewable Energy will be showcased throughout the entire exhibition at stand no. EB27 at the China International Exhibition
Damen Shipyards Group announced the sale of its first-ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry. Marineco UK, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, recently signed for the new HSSV 2610 with an option for a second. T
At this year’s SMM shipbuilding exhibition from the 7th to the 10th of September, MTU’s exhibits will include a new genset for diesel-electric propulsion and on-board power generation which is specifically designed to meet the needs of supply ships for wind farms or oil and gas rigs. Developed on th
Norwegian energy company Statoil is considering developing the world’s first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland following early success… (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, September 01, 2010;
Norwegian energy company Statoil is considering developing the world’s first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland following early success… (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, September 01, 2010;
Marine Innovation & Technology, a naval architecture and offshore engineering firm, is using Digital Prototyping software from Autodesk to… (marketwatch) [mappress] Source: marketwatch, August 31, 2010;
The Government of Scotland has announced the completion of its 2.3 MW prototype, floating offshore Hywind wind turbine module positioned 10… (azocleantech) [mappress] Source: azocleantech, August 30, 2010;
