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operations & maintenance 40 The Crown Estate suggests that windfarm owners could reduce their costs by forming ‘charter clubs’
turbines 44 A two-bladed turbine is to be tested in Scottish waters which could have a number of potential advantages
foundations 46 The first example of a suction bucket jacket foundation was recently installed in the North Sea
innovations 50 First Subsea has unveiled a new type of cable connector for offshore turbines 51 JDR in the UK is working on a number of innovative technologies that could drive down the cost of cables
trenching/cable installation 53 Dividing installation of the inter-array cables on the Nordsee Ost offshore windfarm into two separate campaigns has worked well
installation vessels 55 Vessel owner MPI Offshore is developing as a turnkey contractor 58 A2SEA says the right deck layout can help a project run smoothly and safely
turbine support vessels 60 Now under new management, Alnmaritec in the UK has developed a number of new designs 61 James Fisher Marine Services Ltd has signed a ‘market entry’ agreement for the TranSPAR turbine support unit 62 Windfarm support vessels are getting bigger – and more expensive 63 Objects dropped from turbines need to be taken seriously
profile 64 Dr Byron Byrne at Oxford University is leading an academic team developing a new design methodology for monopile foundations
next issue UK; China; foundations; turbine technology; finance; offshore access; project focus; turbine support vessels; installation vessels & contractor profile
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New design code could make monopiles less expensive
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