Category: Power

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Putting safety and sustainability first: How Jordan is setting an example for nuclear power generation in the East

Jason Knights
Posted on by Jason Knights
As we see a huge global shift and a push towards new sources of power generation, Jordan is looking towards nuclear power to meet their increasing energy demands. The region, famous for its vast  oil reserves, is increasingly pushing towards new and sustainable energy solutions, with nuclear power being a forerunner of these developments. With ... Read more.

Energy: Four reasons Europe is crazy about natural gas

Jason Knights
Posted on by Jason Knights
Europe has shifted its strategic focus to natural gas, and is already a major importer. Researchers forecast that, by 2030, up to 80% of the EU’s natural gas consumption will have to piped or shipped in. But why all this fuss about natural gas? Natural gas is the most viable interim base-load While there is ... Read more.

Wind farm reliability improvement will reduce maintenance visits

Andrew Martin
Posted on by Andrew Martin
There is much talk currently within the offshore wind industry regarding the new designs to improve the safety of access from workboats to the wind turbine tower.  Whilst these are to be much commended, the point seems to be missed that accident reduction will also be achieved by minimising the number of personnel transfers required.  ... Read more.

Is it possible to simultaneously reduce cost and downtime?

Rob Whillock
Posted on by Rob Whillock
For many industries cost is a vital factor, particularly offshore wind developments. It is not just the initial cost of the offshore wind farm design and build that needs to be reduced, operation and maintenance costs throughout the life-cycle of the offshore wind farm also need to be significantly reduced. For the potential round three projects, owners ... Read more.

Design vs. requirements: finding the right approach for offshore wind turbine installation vessels

Rob Whillock
Posted on by Rob Whillock
For any vessel design, finding the boundaries between the relevant statutory codes and conventions and classification rules which must be adhered to and a design that meets your requirements can be a lengthy (but necessary) process. With more and more challenges arising from the development of the offshore wind industry, in particularly the need to build ... Read more.
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