Wärtsilä will supply a 150 MW Smart Power Generation plant to Ace Alliance Power Limited, a special purpose company owned by the Summit Group of Companies in Bangladesh. The order comprises eight Wärtsilä 50 and one Wärtsilä 32 engines. The contract includes the engineering and equipment (EEQ) with additional advisory services for the plant's installation, testing and … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Most Powerful Offshore Converter Installed in North Sea
The DolWin beta offshore converter platform has reached its final destination in the North Sea where it will soon serve as a critical link between one of the world's largest offshore wind farm clusters and the German power grid. The 320-kilovolt converter station has a 916 megawatts (MW) power transmission capacity, making it the world's most powerful installation of its … [Read more...]
Alstom’s 1 Megawatt Tidal Turbine Shows Promise
Alstom has achieved a significant milestone this week when its tidal power turbine achieved a full nominal power output of 1MW at their European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. Alstom notes that what connected to the power grid, the turbine has now generated over 10MWh of electricity in actual operating conditions. "Tidal power offers an inexhaustible … [Read more...]
Foss Hybrid Tug Suffers Machinery Fire
One of Foss Maritime's hybrid tugs suffered a fire in her machinery space on Monday after having just completed a ship assist job in the Port of Long Beach. In a statement, Foss says that the fire broke out at approximately 3:40 pm on board the diesel-electric hybrid tractor tug, Campbell Foss. The fire was extinguished after the crew engaged the vessel's fixed firefighting … [Read more...]
Siemens to Supply Eco-Friendly Propulsion and Power Generation Systems for Maersk Triple-E’s
Siemens, through their Siemens Drive Technologies Division, says it has been awarded a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to supply eco-friendly propulsion and power generation systems for Maersk's line Triple-E class container ships currently on order with the Korean shipbuilder. The contract is said to be worth "tens of millions of Euros". As … [Read more...]
Offshore Wind Farms and the Turbine Installation Vessel
Offshore wind farming has picked up steam during the last decade, with more & more countries installing these gigantic turbines in their coastal waters. The largest wind farm in the world recently opened off the UK coast and the developement company, Ventall Group, plans nine wind farms in six countries between 2009 and 2011. One of the largest offshore areas in the … [Read more...]
Green Dynamic Positioning Technology
DP technology has come a long way since the days of analogue controllers & 100m footprints. As positioning capabilities have been improved to the point where a vessel can now sit on a (virtual) dime, the focus now shifts towards refinement. Making vessels more efficient is not only the right thing to do for the environment, it also makes good business sense. As … [Read more...]