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  • HiDef to Carry Out Aerial Surveys at Isle of Man OWF

    26 October 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has been selected by DONG Energy to undertake ultra high resolution digital video aerial surveys at a new offshore wind farm site in the Irish Sea, known as the Isle of Man project. The Isle of Man project, as a proposed development in the Isle of Man’s territorial seas, requires […]

  • ORE Catapult Seeks New Wind and Ocean Conditions Scientific Chair

    18 November 2016

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has issued a call for applications to the UK universities as it seeks to appoint a new scientific leader of its Wind and Ocean Conditions Research Team.  ORE Catapult said it is seeking a UK-based university with a strong background in wind and ocean conditions research to work with the […]

  • MPI Enterprise Welcomes Spudcans Aboard

    17 April 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Enterprise was upgraded with spudcans during drydocking activities in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

  • All Beatrice Turbines Now Standing

    14 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up vessel Pacific Orca has installed the last of the total of 84 turbines at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the UK. According to the project’s latest Notice to Mariners, 78 of the 84 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines have so far been commissioned. Commissioning works are being carried out using a combination of […]

  • Hornsea One TPs Keep BIC Electric and Resolux Busy

    13 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries has contracted a partnership of BIC Electric and Resolux to take part in the outfitting of 124 transition pieces built for Ørsted’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • Hardware for First Mediterranean Offshore Wind Farm Starts Arriving in Italy

    20 August 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of monopiles for the 30 MW Taranto offshore wind farm has arrived at the Port of Taranto in Italy. The ten-turbine project will, once completed, be the first offshore wind farm built in the Mediterranean. The wind farm’s monopiles were manufactured by Spain’s Haizea Wind Group. The installation of the foundations at […]

  • Met Office Modelling Offshore Wind Data for Crown Estate

    14 July 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    The Met Office is supplying new modelled datasets for the UK’s offshore wind resource to The Crown Estate. The Met Office said the new data is more accurate than previous modelled datasets and backed up by 30 years of historic data. It provides a higher resolution picture of the UK’s offshore wind resource that will […]

  • Shareholders Dispose of Company’s Entire Interest in SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (UK)

    23 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    SeaEnergy announce that at the General Meeting held earlier today (June 22, 2011)  shareholders voted in favour of the resolution to dispose of the Company’s entire interest in SeaEnergy Renewables Limited to Repsol Nuevas Energías S.A. The transaction is expected to complete before the end of the month. About SeaEnergy Renewables SeaEnergy Renewables is an […]

  • EGS to Survey Ocean Wind Site

    11 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EGS Group has secured a contract to carry out a geophysical survey at Ørsted’s Ocean Wind offshore wind project in New Jersey, the U.S. EGS will use the 50m survey vessel MV Neptune to conduct the survey work at different areas of the 1,100MW wind farm located approximately 15 miles off the coast of Atlantic […]

  • Stril Explorer Sets Sail to Beacon Wind OWF Site

    13 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    MMT’s DP2 multipurpose support vessel Stril Explorer is on its way to the Beacon Wind project site offshore Massachusetts, where MMT will carry out geophysical survey. In April, Equinor Wind US awarded MMT US with a contract for survey work at its offshore wind lease area off New England. The contract includes high resolution geophysical, benthic […]

  • DHI Makes 18-Year Metocean Database for Rampion

    4 June 2015
    R&D

    With construction activities for the Rampion offshore wind farm slated to commence this month, DHI has announced that it performed an extensive Metocean assessment of the wind farm.  DHI established an 18-year database of Metocean conditions at the site, including information on wind, waves, and tides, which are necessary for determining the design of wind turbine […]

  • 18 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Launches in China

    6 January 2023
    Technology

    CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has rolled out the nacelle of the H260-18MW offshore wind turbine prototype. The H260-18MW has a rotor diameter of 260 metres and an individual capacity of 18 MW, making it the largest and the most powerful wind turbine currently on the market or […]

  • Van Oord Officially Takes Over MPI Offshore

    2 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has completed the acquisition of the UK-based MPI Offshore from Vroon Group, as well as vessels MPI Adventure and MPI Resolution.

  • UK: Osiris Projects Names New Project Manager

    15 August 2012

    Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects Ltd (Osiris Projects) announced that Michael Slater has joined their team as Project Manager. Mick previously spent 4 years with South West Surveys (UK) Ltd. based in Exeter, and prior to that was an officer in Hydrographic Survey with the Royal Navy for 34 years attaining the rank of Warrant […]

  • First Offshore Wind Turbine in Mediterranean Stands

    11 February 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s jack-up MPI Resolution has installed the first wind turbine at the Beleolico wind farm offshore Italy. This is the first wind turbine to be installed on a commercial offshore wind farm anywhere in the Mediterranean sea. The 30 MW Beleolico, also known as the Taranto offshore wind farm, will comprise 10 MySE 3.0-135 […]

  • DNV GL Certifies Siemens 8MW Prototype; Installation in Østerild Upcoming

    17 January 2017
    Technology

    Siemens has obtained DNV GL’s Prototype Certificate for its SWT-8.0-154 offshore wind turbine, which enables the turbine manufacturer to install the prototype at the test centre for wind turbines in Østerild, Denmark, to demonstrate its performance.

  • South Boats, Seacat Services Continue Collaboration with 4 New Vessels (UK)

    20 October 2011

    South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd. announce that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels, 2 x South Catamaran 24m WFSV to be named ‘Seacat Resolute’ and ‘Seacat Vigilant’ and two further vessels, which have been allocated build slots with the sizes of these vessels […]

  • Gardline on Empire Wind Survey Duty

    25 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Gardline Limited is conducting geophysical survey operations at Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project located off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.

  • ABPmer Extends Its Services to Baltic

    4 May 2015

    ABPmer has extended its SEASTATES service to include the Baltic Sea. As with their SEASTATES service for other regions, the Baltic forecast combines meteorological data with high resolution wave models and is validated against local observations. In the forecast, this means that the models are continuously “trained” so improving the accuracy of the “raw” forecasts. […]

  • Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference Set for Scotland

    30 November 2012

    The Scottish Offshore Wind and Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition is Scotland’s premier offshore wind event, which will be held  from 29 January  – 30 January 2013. With around 25 percent of Europe’s offshore wind resource and over 10GW of projects already in the pipeline, Scotland is at the forefront of Europe’s growing offshore wind industry. […]

  • Damen Fits New Feet to MPI Resolution

    10 April 2014
    Technology

    Damen ARNO Dunkerque, part of the Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Group, has given a new set of ‘feet’ to the world’s first purpose-built offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel, the 2003-built MPI Resolution. The yard has carried out upgrades on the feet or ‘spudcans’ of all the jack-up vessel’s six legs to give them […]

  • USA: Kitty Hawk Requests Offshore Wind Turbines to Be Further Away

    15 February 2013
    Authorities

    The Town Council of Kitty Hawk, a town on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, made a request to the federal government last month, asking for any offshore wind project that would be built there to be at least 20 miles away from the coast. The designated area off Kitty Hawk is located 6 miles […]

  • Colombia to Award First Offshore Wind Permits in 2023

    8 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Colombian Government, through the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the General Maritime Directorate (DIMAR), has published a resolution with which it sets the country on the path of awarding its first offshore wind permits next year. The resolution defines the competitive process for granting concessions for maritime areas designated for offshore wind development […]

  • New Irish Company Establishing Offshore Wind Base

    28 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Green Rebel Marine has acquired Crosshaven Boatyard in County Cork, which will be used to service planned offshore wind projects in Ireland. The nine-acre site, which will continue its normal operations as a boatyard, will serve as a base for the new operation to survey, equip and service a network of planned wind farms. Green […]

  • UK: Deputy Prime Minister Announces GBP 100 Million Green Investment Fund

    7 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    A new £100 million fund for green investment was announced yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Speaking at the Global Business Summit on Energy the Deputy Prime Minister revealed that the UK Green Investments (UKGI) team, based in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, will provide initial funding of £100m to two Non-Domestic […]

  • APEM Stays at Norfolk Vanguard

    16 May 2016
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted aerial survey specialists APEM to provide ultra-high resolution bird and marine mammal surveys for its Norfolk Vanguard West site. Norfolk Vanguard comprises two sites, East and West. Once constructed, it will provide a generating capacity of up to 1,800MW. APEM has been surveying both the East and West development areas of Norfolk […]