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(OET) Japan’s MODEC and Terra Drone Corporation, a compatriot drone and urban air mobility (UAM) technology company, have tucked what is said to be the world’s first approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a classification society, for a drone-based FPSO hull thickness measurement under their belts. This comes after MODEC joined forces with Terra Drone Corporation... Continue Reading →
(OE) MODEC and Toray Industries have jointly developed a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) patch technique for repairs on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO), and Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) systems. FPSO and FSO repair services provided by MODEC, a general contractor specializing in engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance services of offshore oil and gas... Continue Reading →
(OW) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has received a type certificate for its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine. The prototype was installed at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark in December 2022. Three months later, the wind turbine reached its nominal power rating of 15 MW. In August, the unit... Continue Reading →
(OE) DNV secured partners to launch a new project to enhance technology development and prepare for scale/industrialization of concrete substructures for floating offshore wind. The new Joint Industry Project (JIP) called Concrete FLOW will optimize requirements for concrete floaters (floating or semisubmersible structures, generally moored to the seabed, used as foundations upon which equipment can be mounted),... Continue Reading →
Strohm, the world’s first and leading thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) technology company, has taken a big step towards expanding its TCP operating envelope. DNV has issued a Statement of Qualified Technology for Strohm’s 6-inch EGF-PE pipe, as per the DNV-ST-F119 standard, for its use as a flowline or jumper in deep waters. It is the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Certification body Bureau Veritas (BV) presented Enerocean S.L. with the definite issue of its Certificate of Basic Design Approval of the W2Power floating wind solution. The certification represents the completion of a comprehensive assessment of critical elements of the W2Power design, which is currently at the stage of moving to full-size commercial installations. BV said the design assessment... Continue Reading →
(OW) DNV has concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) focused on establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector. According to DNV’s 2023 Energy Transition Outlook (ETO), floating offshore wind capacity is projected to exceed 260 GW by 2050. Offshore substations play a crucial role in the scaling of floating... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will use the 175,000 carbon credits it purchased last month to render carbon neutral around a year's worth supply of its premium gasoline, Gasolina Podium, a company executive said on Wednesday. Petrobras made its first ever carbon credit purchase in September, as part of broader push to become more sustainable.... Continue Reading →
DNV has published an update of its service specification for project certification, DNV-SE-0190, with the new edition now being the world’s first document which addresses the certification of energy islands and offshore wind farms in Poland, according to the certification specialist. The new Appendix in the service specification is addressing country-specific requirements for certification defined... Continue Reading →
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