Mooreast to Anchor Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Southern France
drag anchors for the Eolmed project located off the Port-La Nouvelle and Gruissan in Southern France.Bourbon will provide transport and installation services to the 30MW pre-commercial project, which is being developed by Qair, a European independent energy company, with TotalEnergies and floating technology supplier BW Ideol.Up to 35 tonnes each, the anchors command a holding power of up to 1,210 metric tonnes. The anchors, set to moor three floating wind turbines, are expected to be delivered by October 2024.The anchors will be manufactured at Mooreast’s yard at 51 Shipyard Road in Singapore.&ldquo
Aker BP Hires Contractor for New Oil Spill Detection Solution
Aker BP has contracted technology supplier Vissim to implement an upgraded oil spill detection solution at the operator’s fixed and floating installations on the Norwegian continental shelf.Aker BP will equip installations Valhall, Ula, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Alvheim and Skarv with the new and upgraded oil spill detection solution.The upgraded, radar-based oil spill detection system uses image processing technology that enables much higher sensitivity, which allows it to detect even smaller oil spills, according to Aker BP.“The new solution has resulted in higher sensitivity, which
Maritime Robotics and Teledyne Marine Equip Ukrainian Navy with USVs
Maritime Robotics, the Norwegian provider of autonomous technology, and the Danish subsea technology supplier Teledyne Marine, said Friday that they had together delivered a number of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) to the Ukrainian Navy for advanced sensor data collection.Maritime Robotics' Otter USV, equipped with the Teledyne RESON SeaBAT T51-R multibeam echosounder from Teledyne Marine, is now in use by the Ukrainian Navy.According to the company, the USV enables critical data collection, without endangering human lives, as the sensors are carried by an unmanned vehicle. This allows for
Norwegian Firms Deploying Floating Solar Plant in Albania
Norwegian hydropower company Statkraft and its compatriot technology supplier Ocean Sun are set to start the construction of the planned 2 MWp floating solar pilot project in Albania.The pilot has an estimated total investment of EUR 2 million and will be placed at the Banja reservoir, where Statkraft is operating its 72 MW Banja hydropower plant.“Now that all regulatory approvals are in place, we have issued a notice to proceed to Ocean Sun for implementing the first phase of the project. We look forward to start construction by the end of June”, says Head Advisor IP Strategy and Asset
Water Linked Launches Underwater GPS System
Norwegian technology supplier Water Linked has launched a new Underwater GPS system that leverages traditional GPS along with Water Linked’s unique underwater acoustic positioning technology. Designed to enable underwater positioning in a wide new range of marine technology applications, this system is priced at $4,800, half the cost of existing underwater positioning systems. The Underwater GPS Developer Kit is available for order with the first deliveries expected in June 2017. California-based Blue Robotics is the first partner to integrate the Water Linked Underwater GPS
Turbulence Characterization Assessments for Tidal Power Sector
but rigorous measurement campaign, data analyses and performance assessment methodology available to anyone.” The TiME project was delivered as a consortium comprising Partrac (Glasgow), ABPmer (Southampton), Ocean Array Systems (Cambridge) and ITPower (Bristol), in association with technology supplier Rockland Scientific Inc
Kongsberg to Equip 10 Newbuild Pipelayers
cutting-edge DP and automation technology for pipe laying vessels. We are a leading supplier of technology to pipelaying vessels built and operated worldwide, which is reflected in our selection for these prestigious contracts for Petrobras vessels and our recent appointment as the engineering and technology supplier for the Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel. For the Petrofac project we will deliver one of our largest ‘Full Picture’ solutions to date, covering complete EIT equipment and engineering services," comments Halvard Foss, Regional Manager Sales & Marketing, Kongsberg
February 2024
