Top News of the Week Sep 22 – 28, 2014

Suction Bucket Installation (VIDEO)

Suitable for water depths of 30-60m with a height of 57m and weighing roughly 850 tonnes. The suction bucket jacket is installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany.

2nd Generation Vessels: Hype or Hallelujah? (A2SEA Story) 

Often, new technology doesn’t live up to expectations – and there have been plenty of expectations around second-generation vessels such as SEA INSTALLER. Has this much-awaited vessel delivered on its promises?

Siemens to Present New Technologies at WindEnergy 

Ready for new markets: Under the banner slogan “Green Energy. Made in Hamburg”, Siemens Energy is presenting its newest products at the wind power trade fair “WindEnergy 2014″ in Hamburg, Germany from September 23 through 26.

Jan De Nul’s Tiger Protects Butendiek OWF Monopiles 

Jan De Nul Group is in charge of the installation of scour protection for the 80 monopiles of the offshore wind farm Butendiek, located in the North Sea west of Sylt.

Alstom’s 6MW Haliade Offshore Wind Turbine Produces First kWh 

On September 19th, Alstom’s next-generation Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine, installed just off the Ostend coast at Belgium’s Belwind facility, produced its very first kWh.