Top News of the Week May 23 – 29, 2016

Borssele Tender Attracts 38 Bids, Cost Reduction Main Priority

The tender for the 700MW Borssele I&II offshore wind farm zones has attracted 38 bids and the first impression is that the wind developers have put a lot of effort in driving down the costs, the Dutch media cited Henk Kamp, the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs, as saying.

Subsea 7, Seaway Heavy Lifting Land Ten-Figure Offshore Wind Contract

Subsea 7 has teamed up with Seaway Heavy Lifting on an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for wind farm turbine foundations and array cables to be installed at the 558MW Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

Three Rescued After Fishing Boat Hits Wind Turbine off Walney Island

Three fishermen were rescued after their 10.5-metre catamaran collided with an offshore wind turbine and started taking on water some 2.5 miles west of Walney Island, Cumbria, UK, in the early morning hours of Thursday, 26 May, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) reports.

Regen SW: Who Actually Owns UK Offshore Wind?

Recent weeks have seen mixed news for the offshore wind sector in the UK, including the positive announcement of the final investment decision for 588 MW Beatrice and the more disappointing news that the Neart na Gaoithe project has had its CfD withdrawn by the Low Carbon Contracts Company.

MHI Vestas Heads to The Big Easy

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has sent two members of its executive management team to New Orleans to share the lessons learnt from over two decades of experience in erecting offshore wind farms in Europe with their American colleagues during the WINDPOWER 2016 conference organised by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

Offshore WIND Staff