Funding Granted for "World’s First" Vessel Charging Station within Offshore Wind Farm
charge a vessel via the Oasis Power Buoy while at sea. Wind-powered buoys to Charge Crew Transfer VesselsDuring the second phase the project will work with Vattenfall regarding technical and regulatory developments, aiming to lead to an on-turbine demonstration at Vattenfall's European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) within Aberdeen Bay. AC power generated by the existing wind turbines will be supplied via Turbo Power Systems high power charging solution to the Oasis Power Buoy. The Oasis Power Buoy ©OasisDuring the demonstration a hybrid CTV would operate from Aberdeen
AREG Membership on the Rise
. It also connects businesses with access to projects, both domestically and abroad.The organization has also been involved in supporting various significant landmark projects during its 15 year history. It recently saw long-standing member Vattenfall produce first power from the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen bay. AREG played an integral part to getting this project off the ground and eventually sold its 25 percent stake in the wind farm to the Swedish energy group in 2016.Jean Morrison, chair of AREG, said, “It is an exciting period for the renewables industry
Fugro Completes EOWDC Work at Aberdeen Bay
Fugro informs it has completed offshore works undertaken in preparation for full construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) at Aberdeen Bay, Scotland. The geotechnical site investigation took place at 11 turbine locations to assess the seabed, with the data acquired being used to inform the final design and micro-siting of the turbine foundations. Full offshore construction is scheduled to start in late 2017 or early 2018, after an investment decision later this year. Fugro’s dynamically-positioned 78-meter geotechnical drilling vessel, the Bucentaur
Oceanology International 2016 in Review
to be used in the search for MH370. Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BV has purchased a suite of Gemini 720is multibeam imaging sonar. Fugro secured a hat-trick of offshore wind contracts – two in U.K. waters (Walney Extension, and Aberdeen’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) and one in the Dutch sector of the North Sea (Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm zone). Next Geosolutions was awarded a geophysical, UXO & geotechnical contract from Prysmian SLR for the MONITA project in the Adriatic Sea. Subsea 7 and 3D at Depth announced the
February 2026
