Top News of the Week, 1 – 7 May 2017

Offshore Wind Sparks Recruitment Drive at DEME

Belgium’s DEME Group is recruiting more than 200 new employees throughout 2017 to meet the demand driven by the growth in offshore wind energy industry.

Adwen’s Prototype 8MW Turbine Dwarfs Bremerhaven Skyline

Adwen’s prototype 8MW wind turbine generator, currently under construction in Bremerhaven, Germany is now mechanically complete, the company told Offshore WIND.

Statoil Starts Putting Together Hywind Scotland Turbines (Video)

Statoil has started assembling the Siemens 6MW turbines for the 30MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm at the assembly base in Stord, Norway.

Huisman Unveils Foldable Crane for Offshore Wind O&M

Lifting, drilling and subsea specialist Huisman has developed a lightweight type crane for the maintenance of offshore wind turbines: the Foldable Offshore Crane.

DONG Organizes Safari to Celebrate Offshore Wind Milestone

The electricity consumption of DONG Energy’s 700,000 residential customers in Denmark is now covered by green power from Danish offshore wind, the energy company said.