Top News of the Week, 21 – 27 August 2017

Expertise Hub VIDEO: Concrete Floating Foundations More Durable and Cost-Effective (Ideol)

Building a floating foundation in concrete has shown to be a cheaper solution, not only construction-wise but with O&M taken into account as well, since the material is much more durable at sea – as learned from the offshore oil & gas industry – according to Bruno Geschier, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Ideol.

ABB to Provide Energy Storage Solution for DONG Energy’s SOV

ABB will install Onboard DC Grid power distribution onboard Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ (LDA) wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to enable the cost-efficient integration of batteries.

Van Oord to Construct Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm

Van Oord has won the Balance of Plant (BOP) contract for Northland Power’s 252MW Deutsche Bucht, or DeBu, offshore wind farm after the project reached its financial close.

E.ON Keeps Arkona Foundations Rust Free with TSA Coating

E.ON has protected all 60 steel foundations of the Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea with a special anti-corrosion coating developed in cooperation with Rambøll Germany and in coordination with the relevant authorities.

DONG Tables Hornsea Project One Offshore Construction Schedule

DONG Energy is currently undertaking the necessary preparations to begin offshore works on the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm which are scheduled to start in September.