Top News of the Week Jun 13 – 19, 2016

Shell Joins Dutch OW Consortium Aiming for EUR 70/MWh by 2030

A consortium of 16 Dutch companies and research institutes will launch an innovation program for offshore wind – GROW – with an aim to bring the cost of offshore wind further down to seven eurocents per kWh by 2030.

GE Enters Into Talks to Buy Adwen

General Electric (GE) has entered into talks with Areva, Gamesa, Siemens and the French state to discuss the potential acquisition of Adwen, a 50 – 50 offshore wind joint venture between Areva and Gamesa, Jeff Immelt, GE’s CEO, told French daily Le Figaro.

IHC Comes Up with New Offshore Wind Vessel Designs

Royal IHC has presented new designs of an inter-array cable-laying vessel and integrated jack-ups for the offshore wind sector.

Tideway Nets Hornsea One Cable-Laying Contract

Tideway BV has been awarded a Design and Build cable installation contract by DONG Energy for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

Bladt to Build Beatrice Jackets

Seaway Heavy Lifting has placed an order with Bladt Industries for 30 jacket foundations for the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm.