Last week HVL-Haugesund had a visit to Kværner facilities at Stord, Norway (15.03.19). The purpose of the visit was to collect relevant information from Kværner regarding decommissioning experience from the offshore oil and gas business, and to invite Kværner to...
Norwegian Offshore Wind Cluster tatt opp i Innovasjon Norges Arena program
Næringsminister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen kunngjorde i dag at Norwegian Offshore Wind Cluster er tatt opp i Innovasjon Norges Arena program. Klyngen har en ambisjon om å bli en global totalleverandør innenfor flytende offshore vindparker. Offshore vind går mot større dyp...
Floating wind: Shell, Innogy and Stiesdal collaborate to demonstrate TetraSpar concept in Norway
innogy, Shell and Stiesdal Offshore Technologies to invest some €18 million. Project will use Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy 3.6MW direct drive turbine. Planned to be deployed in 2019 at the Metcentre demonstration site in Norway. Modular TetraSpar concept offers...
A+D secures contract for Metocean Instrumentation System for Minesto tidal energy installation in Wales
Automasjon & Data AS (A+D) shall build, supply and install the Metocean Instrumentation System for the Holyhead Deep Tidal energy site. The agreement also includes installation and support during the completion of the micro grid system (MGS) set-up in Glasgow...
A+D secures contract for Metocean Instrumentation System for East Anglia ONE Offshore Substation.
Automasjon & Data AS (A+D) shall build, supply and install the Metocean Instrumentation System for the East Anglia One offshore substation. The agreement also includes a comprehensive operational spare part package and a 3-year service contract for this system....
Head Energy Secures Frame Agreements with Vattenfall
Head Energy has been awarded two important offshore wind agreements with Vattenfall. The agreements add to an already strong portfolio of offshore wind contracts for Head Energy. The agreements have been signed with (I) Vattenfall Europe Windkraft GmbH, and relates to...
Olav Olsen and Seawind tie up for two-bladed offshore turbines
Norwegian offshore engineering outfit Dr Techn Olav Olsen and Dutch two-bladed wind turbine designer Seawind have forged a strategic partnership with a view to deploying an innovative 6.2MW model mated to a concrete gravity-base (CGB) foundation next year off the west...
Europe added 1.5GW of offshore wind in 2016; record €18 billion invested
The industry announced a record €18.2 billion of investments in new wind farms to be built in the coming years. This represents a further 4.9 GW of new capacity across five countries, half of it in the UK. Giles Dickson, Chief Executive Officer of WindEurope, said:...
Imenco Enters Offshore Wind Market, Launches New Business Unit
After more than a decade of working in Norwegian oil and gas sector, where Imenco’s corrosion protection solutions have been used, the company said its recent business activities have led to expansion of the geographical markets served as well as to venturing into new...