Offshore engineering

Published:  20 November, 2024 AMRC Cymru has announced it is working with Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) as part of a strategic research partnership to develop floating offshore wind (FLOW) power in Wales, and the rest of the UK. The collaboration between AMRC Cymru and JMU, formalised in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will promote…

Published:  20 November, 2024 Polish heavy lift contractor, MS Industry, has announced it has used an Enerpac SBL1100 hydraulic gantry for the installation of transformers at the Baltic Power substation, part of the Baltic Power Offshore Wind development. The gantry allowed precise positioning of the transformers on their respective installation tracks. The Baltic Power wind…

Advanced boat-handling systems supplied by Vestdavit have been installed on the newbuild CSOV Olympic Notos delivered for Olympic by Norway’s Ulstein Verft, which is raising the bar in terms of sustainability and operational efficiency for such vessels employed in the offshore energy sector. The leading Norwegian supplier provided a total package of five davits for…

Nov 14, 2024 (Credit: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries) (Credit: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries) Woodside Energy has passed a major milestone for its operated Trion development offshore Mexico with the start of steel fabrication for the semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU). The first cutting of steel for the Trion FPU was marked with a ceremony on…

Published:  13 November, 2024 OEE explores the key issue of how fluid power systems can evolve to support the renewable energy transition while addressing the technical challenges involved As the global push for sustainable energy intensifies, industries are grappling with how to adapt traditional technologies to meet environmental goals. One such challenge lies in the integration…

Published:  13 November, 2024 A leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services provider nexos, formerly known as Global E&C, has announced it has strengthened its service delivery to energy transition operator, EnQuest, with the contract award for HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) services to its offshore assets in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The…

Published:  06 November, 2024 A report published recently by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult lays out a new approach to environmental monitoring and consenting within the UK offshore wind sector. With the UK Government looking to radically increasing offshore wind deployment, there is a clear need for changes to the environmental consenting process. It…

Published:  06 November, 2024  Ocean services provider DeepOcean has announced it has been awarded an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaign by Vår Energi for 2025. The scope also includes additional light construction work to be completed within the same year. DeepOcean will conduct a subsea campaign for Vår Energi next year that includes IMR…

SKF, Proteus Marine Renewables, and GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), setting out the framework for a potential alliance to supply tidal turbine generation systems to developers of tidal arrays for commercial tidal stream projects. An initial focus will be the supply of a minimum 59 MW to Simec…

Published:  30 October, 2024 Wind power generation in Britain reached a ten-year high in the three months to the end of September, according to a new report by Montel Analytics. The study showed that levels of wind output recorded over the quarter was the highest for any Q3 since 2014, standing at 16.7TWh. Although this…