The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), located in Orkney, Scotland, has completed the concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site. The ocean energy test facility operator is seeking to secure a lease for a site ~20 km west of Orkney…
The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) in Norway has been licensed to test four new offshore wind turbines on the Norwegian west coast. Arvid Nesse, head of METCentre and Norwegian Offshore Wind, said: 'This expansion strengthens Norway's…
TotalEnergies Denmark has awarded IKM Testing AS a contract on the Tyra Redevelopment Project offshore Denmark. The award includes topside nitrogen helium leak testing and commissioning during the hook-up of seven new Tyra II platforms. In addition…
GustoMSC said Tuesday it had recently completed model tests on its Tri-Floater semi-submersible floater capable of hosting very large wind turbines. Among other tests, the floater passed the tests involving extreme sea state with a significant wave height of 13…
MR Deepwater Subsea, part of the MR Group, has partnered up with Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) to offer real-time, monitoring, digital pressure testing and BOP Compliance services. Mike Fry, Director of MR Deepwater Subsea, explained that…
Danish engineering firm R&D Test Systems has said it has designed and delivered the world’s largest, most powerful highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for wind turbine nacelles at the Danish test center Lindø Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC)…
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to six offshore renewable energy developers under its fourth call. The awards support developers on their path to commercialization and ease the transition of ocean energy…
Norway-based IKM Testing has acquired 70% of the shares in Alfa Solution AS, a distributor of shrink wrap materials, tape, installation supplies and heat tools for the industrial, construction, transport, and marine markets. Alfa Solution has now changed its name to IKM Alfa Solution AS…
Wave energy technology developer CorPower has said it has completed construction of the world’s largest wave energy test-rig, following a two-year project.The 45-tonne moving mass system, installed at CorPower’s Stockholm base, is capable of simulating ocean wave conditions anywhere in the world…
Classification society DNV has verified Survitec's fire foam testing process onboard maritime vessels or offshore structures.Survival technology specialist Survitec said its new Produced Foam Live Test method uses ultrasound technology to verify the effectiveness of fire-fighting foam…
Mocean Energy said Monday it had started testing its Blue X wave energy prototype at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, with the device currently generating power. “In the last few days the 20-meter long, 38-tonne…
Dutch offshore services firm Fugro has been awarded a multi-year site investigation contract by Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency for offshore wind projects in the German part of the North Sea.'The program will be completed…
The Blue X wave energy prototype from Mocean Energy has been unloaded at Hatston Pier in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland ahead of summer sea trials.The wave energy device, which is 20 meters long and weighs 38 tons, was built entirely in Scotland and transported by road from Rosyth to Aberdeen…
In the last year, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the risks of working in what was already one of the most hostile environments on Earth. But, with the first anniversary of the outbreak not long in our collective rear-view mirrors, offshore…
Scotland-based wave energy technology company developer Mocean Energy is gearing up to deploy its scale prototype, Blue X wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.Mocean Energy has signed a berth agreement to test at EMEC’s Scapa Flow test site…