Author: Anela Dokso

Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has acquired two Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) from Rix Shipping . The two vessels, part of the M-Class series, RIX Lynx and RIX Leopard will be renamed M/V Mover and M/V Maker when they join the N-O-S fleet of 39 vessels. The M-Class series are 27 M high speed offshore support vessels, equipped with waterjets. The 2 x MAN engines combined with the Hamilton waterjets enables the M-Class with a speed of 27 knots. “We are truly happy for this new addition to our fleet and believe that this acquisition will gain our customers and enable…

Eleven energy and industrial companies have signed a formal agreement to develop a decarbonized industrial cluster in the Humber, UK. The consortium’s plan, to transform the Humber region into the world’s first net zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040, has also secured an initial award from the UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The companies involved include some of the largest businesses in the Humber region: Associated British Ports, Centrica Storage, Drax Group, Equinor, National Grid Ventures, Phillips 66, px Group, SSE Thermal, Saltend Cogeneration Company, VPI-Immingham and Uniper. The plan has the potential to contribute to the future prosperity of…

Honda Motor Europe and SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) have expanded their battery recycling partnership to advance the sustainable usability of the end-of-life traction batteries. The arrangement will see SNAM collect and recycle batteries from Honda’s increasing number of hybrid and electric vehicles and either potentially prepare them for ‘second-life’ renewable energy storage uses or extract valuable materials for recycling if they are not suitable for that purpose. Honda and SNAM have worked together since 2013, to ensure the traceability of end-of-life batteries and dispose of them in accordance with European Union environmental standards. The expansion of this agreement…

The latest publication of the ‘Ocean Energy Key Trends and Statistics 2019 Report’, by Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has highlighted the expansion of the wave energy market. Deployments are growing steadily with capacity up by 25% from the previous year. This reflects technological advancement and sustained Research, Development & Innovation funding leading to continuous improvements. Maximizing the abundant natural resource proffered by the Atlantic coast, project installations stretch from Portugal to Scotland having reached a cumulative install capacity of 11.8MW since 2010. 1.5MW is currently in the water, the remaining 10.3MW has been decommissioned following the completion of testing. Europe’s…

Incus-owned Scana Offshore has secured a contract from Kvaerner to supply mooring equipment for Hywind Tampen, Equinor’s new floating wind farm. The contract is Scana Offshore’s first hardware contract in the floating wind power market.The delivery from Scana Offshore consists of 33 hull brackets, which are used to attach anchoring lines to the hulls on the 11 offshore wind turbines that make up the Hywind Tampen wind farm. The company will also provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) tools for possible replacement of the anchor lines. “We have a long track record of deliveries to the oil, gas and aquaculture market.…

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) has finalized a $65 million wind farm construction contract in the state of Iowa. The contract was secured by White Construction, a subsidiary of IEA that manages utility-scale renewable energy and heavy civil infrastructure projects. The award is for the construction of a 150 MW wind farm in Northern Iowa that, upon its anticipated completion in November 2020, will produce roughly 600,000 megawatt-hours of electricity each year, or enough energy to power roughly 70,000 homes. White Construction will self-perform all of the engineering, procurement and construction needs of the project, including the building of access roads, the erection of wind generators, the installation…

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been hired by the Danish company Geo to supply a vessel for the preliminary geotechnical investigations for the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will utilize the Liftboat Jill to support Geo with the offshore borehole campaign. Jill will provide a stable platform for the campaign which is scheduled to start June 2020. The purpose of the assignment is to acquire geotechnical and geological information about the subsurface to be used as a basis for developers to assess the soil conditions for the Thor project. “We are very excited to…

ABB’s Power Grids has signed a five-year framework contract worth around $100 million with South America’s Interconexion Electrica (ISA). As the largest transmission system operator in South America, ISA is responsible for serving millions of people and businesses with electricity. Under the contract, ABB Power Grids will provide shunt reactor ensuring that the voltage stays within safe limits, avoiding possible blackouts. To protect the electrical network and help prevent power outages, the contract also includes the supply of gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), air-insulated switchgear (AIS) equipment such as circuit breakers, instrument transformers and hybrid modules. “ABB Power Grids is shaping the…

Three new turbine developers have signed-up for the North Wales tidal stream energy project, Morlais. The companies joining the project are French Sabella and HydroQuest as well as Spanish developer Magallanes. All three companies aim to deploy their devices on a commercial scale at the Crown Estate-designated zone off the coast of Anglesey, North Wales. Morlais is run by social enterprise, Menter Môn and has the potential to become one of the largest tidal stream energy sites in the world. The first stage of the project, aims to secure consent for the development of the zone. The second stage will…

Aker Solutions and Cognite have received $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for a NextWind Real Time Condition Monitoring project. The project is focused on next generation solutions in wind through digitalization and aims to develop a holistic digital solution that will enable monitoring the condition of an offshore floating wind farm and its impact on the environment via live data streaming. Aker Solutions, partnering with Cognite, was selected for the grant award as part of the California Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC). The program provides grants for companies applying research and projects designed to…