FRENCH UTILITY GIANT USES THORDON SXL SEGMENTED SHAFT SEALS IN EUROPE’S LARGEST TIDAL POWER PLANT
A major French utility is planning to retrofit more of its facilities with Thordon’s SXL polymer radial shaft seals, following successful trials and subsequent installation of the technology at one of its power plants. Operated by Électricité de France (EDF), Brittany’s La Rance Power Plant is one of the world’s largest tidal power stations, with 24 turbines whose […]
Enshore Subsea Extends Nearshore Capability with Purchase of Shallow Draft DP2 Vessel, the Topaz Installer
07 February 2024, Blyth: Enshore Subsea has partnered with Herbosch-Kiere to purchase the Topaz Installer vessel in a new joint venture between the organizations. The acquisition, which will see the vessel renamed as the CMOS Installer, will support clients with construction projects worldwide. The CMOS Installer is managed and operated jointly by Enshore Subsea and […]
SeaRenergy Offshore Holding GmbH secures Marine Coordination Service Contract for EnBW’s He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm
Hamburg, February 7, 2024 – SeaRenergy Offshore Holding GmbH is to announce successful award of the Marine Coordination Service contract for the He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm, a significant project by EnBW in the German North Sea. This milestone marks another major step in SeaRenergy’s commitment to facilitating sustainable offshore energy solutions and the advancement […]
New e-fuels project to make international shipping climate neutral
Transport and trade on the ocean blue must be made much greener. This is the goal of the new €17 million European GAMMA project, where companies and researchers from Europe will develop and convert a bulk carrier to sail on climate-neutral fuels and green power. 60,000 tonnes dead weight. That is how much cargo the […]
Fred. Olsen 1848 has deployed the Floating PV Technology BRIZO in Risør, Norway
Fred. Olsen 1848 is proud to announce that the 50×50 meter, 124 kW pilot project in Risør, Norway has successfully been deployed at sea and will be commissioned during spring. It has been a very educating and exciting process, where we take away additional knowledge and know-how for the next phases to come for our […]
Plans announced for the first tidal energy plant in Southeast Asia
Energies PH, Inc, through its affiliate San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation, has contracted with Inyanga Marine Energy Group to build Southeast Asia’s first ever tidal power generation plant. The site will be at the remote Capul Island of Northern Samar in the Philippines, along the San Bernardino Strait, a passage well-known for the strength of […]
Funding announced for first-in-class low-carbon installation vessel for floating offshore wind
The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Morek Engineering to design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore wind market. The consortium has won the funding through the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition based on their proven track record in innovative vessel design and delivery of […]
Chinese offshore salmon farm makes first commercial harvest
A Chinese offshore Atlantic salmon farm has harvested 15,000 fish from its site off the coast of Qingdao, on the country’s northeast coast, Xinhua news agency reports. Shenlan 1 is growing a total of 100,000 Atlantic salmon and the harvest marks the first for a Chinese deep-sea salmon farm, according to government official Guo Peng. […]
Windward Offshore expands offshore wind activities with two additional state-of-the-art CSOV vessels
Hamburg, Munich, and Athens, 23rd January 2024 –Windward Offshore has exercised options, which were contained in the contract signed with Vard in October 2023, for the design and construction of two hybrid Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). As part of the order, the number of units ordered from VARD rises to four. This order marks […]
HydroWing creates unique new barge to service its tidal energy technology
HydroWing has designed an innovative new barge which will help drive down the cost of installation and maintenance for its patented tidal stream array technology. HydroWing is designed to be a cost-effective and scalable solution to tidal stream energy generation and was the largest tidal stream project in Wales to be successful in the UK […]