The 295 megawatt offshore wind farm project, one of the first to be developed in Germany, is fully certified for safe and reliable power generation.

Cybercrimes cost energy and utilities companies an average of USD 12.8 million each year in lost business and damaged equipment [1]. Platform operators need confidence that countermeasures can deal with bigger and more sophisticated cyber attacks. DNV GL is now collaborating with Shell, Statoil, Lundin, Siemens, Honeywell, ABB, Emerson and Kongsberg Maritime to develop best practice in addressing this threat. Other companies are still welcome to join.

Høvik 27/09/2016: Following the accident involving COSLInnovator on 30 December 2015, some 100 semi-submersible rigs approved by DNV GL will be reviewed. Preliminary assessments indicate that a limited number of rigs will be subjected to modifications or operational limitations.

The enhanced Bladed tool integrates cloud computing resources from Amazon Web Services, saving costly IT infrastructure upgrades and lessening design time. It observes turbine structural behaviour in simulated scenarios from 360 degree angles.