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Offshore wind energy has long been a possibility for renewable energy solutions however it’s been impeded by unreliability as wind is not a stable ever present source of energy generation. Even for places like Offshore Newfoundland, which is one of the top 10 windiest places on earth, there’s still a consideration of a consistent, steady, […]
Wind energy comes with opportunities offshore in the form of offshore platforms, vessels, and production. Atlantic Wind Transfers has recently succeeded in winning the lucrative multi-million-dollar deal with crew transfer vessels (CTV). The vessels are to be deployed in support of new wind farms off the East Coast, built by Blount Boats, a historic shipyard […]
Mayflower Wind Energy, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US and EDPR Offshore North America, has been chosen by Massachusetts for an 804-MW offshore wind farm (OWF), located 20 miles south of Nantucket. “Mayflower Wind is proud to have been selected to provide low-cost renewable energy to Massachusetts,” said Mayflower Wind President John Hartnett. […]
Renewable energy relies on oil and gas for its very existence. There is no renewable energy on the planet that has been built without the use of oil and gas. Think construction of a wind farm ….and how that energy product requires trucks, cars, transport and clearly gas in tanks to build it. Think aviation […]
Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to lead the wind turbine market with an annual installation capacity of 33.14 gigawatt (GW) by 2023, largely driven by onshore deployment; followed by EMEA and Americas with capacities of 19.9GW and 11.7GW, respectively, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report ‘Wind Turbine, Update 2019 […]
Aberdeen-headquartered logistics and materials management company, ASCO, has recently completed a collaboration with multinational energy company, Equinor, providing a unique digital solution to the energy industry transforming materials management practice. The co-developed digital solution, ‘iLMS Track and Trace’, will facilitate a move away from the traditional energy supply chain model adopting a modern retail model […]
Memorial University is establishing a new Harsh Environment Research Facility (HERF) to strengthen the region’s infrastructure and expertise in technologies operating in harsh environments, such as the ocean, energy, shipping, and aerospace sectors. The HERF will be a new world-class R&D facility for large-scale testing, research and development that is vital to the Canadian economy […]
Class-leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services has signed a long-term deal to support the construction phase of Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. The contract, which includes options for further vessel charters, will initially see two Seacat Services OESVs – one 26-metre and one 24-metre catamaran – operating out of Triton Knoll’s new […]
Motive Offshore Group, specialists in marine equipment fabrication and rental, has announced the launch of Motive Personnel – a division specifically created to provide offshore technicians to its global customer base. With the ability to mobilise up to 50 BOSIET and GWO (Global Wind Organisation)-qualified Motive staff technicians, as well as additional Motive-trained sub-contractors, the […]
Altitec Academy, the rotor blade technician training programme from Altitec, a leading wind turbine blade repair and inspection specialist, has secured the blade repair certification from the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) for its training centres in London and Cape Town. The certification also allows Altitec to conduct GWO training in Australia. Altitec Academy trains upwards […]
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