NEWS IN BRIEF Gould Services to supply and operate SPMTs for Hollandse Kust Zuid OWF Cadeler and Gould Services have reached an agreement for the supply and operation of SPMTs to move nacelles onboard Cadeler’s jack-up installation vessel Pacific Osprey for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm. Gould will provide engineering and heavy transport services both at the offshore site in Dutch waters and port site. The execution phase will commence in the first half of 2022. Cadeler is a key supplier in the offshore wind industry. The company owns and operates state of the art windfarm installation vessels and previously operated under the name Swire Blue Ocean until a rebranding in 2020. Gould Services is a company that specialises in turnkey solutions within transportation, installation, service, and maintenance, both onshore and offshore. The Gould team consists of professionals with extensive work experience who have already proved their value in the offshore and logistics sector with various backgrounds in offshore installation works, wind turbines, maintenance onshore and offshore, port logistics, pre-assembly, and commissioning works. i. foundgould.com
Mini ROV MCS has launched a new mini Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to reduce cost in subsea inspection and 3D metrology for the worldwide energy industry. The MiniSpector, which has been developed to be launched from a platform, reduces the reliance on additional vessels and equipment, saving customers’ money. According to CEO of MCS, Wael Bakr, the MiniSpector has been designed to be easily carried and deployed and contains built-in 3D Photo Realistic Cloud (PRC) technology for precise 3D measurement. The system provides measurements subsea, up to fabrication accuracy, which makes the MiniSpector an ideal and accurate subsea metrology drone to improve overall project efficiency, duration, and quality particularly in deep-water measurements. i. mcsoil.com
The world’s most powerful tidal turbine Orbital Marine Power successfully launched its 2MW tidal turbine, the Orbital O2, from the Port of Dundee. After its launch, the O2 has been towed to the Orkney Islands where it will undergo commissioning before being connected to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) where it will become the world’s most powerful operational tidal turbine. The O2 turbine has a 74m long hull structure with twin 1MW power generating nacelles at the end of retractable leg structures designed to give low-cost access to all major components for through life servicing. 10m blades give the O2 more than 600m2 of swept area to capture flowing tidal energy. The floating structure is held on station with a four-point mooring system. The O2 has been designed so that installation of the turbine, and all its associated moorings, can be carried out by low-cost work vessels. Servicing can be carried out by RIB vessels, thus minimising downtime and lowering construction and operational costs. i. orbitalmarine.com | Read more on offshore-industry.eu
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