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  • Tata Steel Wins Structural Pipe Contract for EA1

    12 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Tata Steel has secured an order to supply 4,400 tons of structural pipes for the East Anglia ONE wind turbine foundations.

  • Gamesa Commissions Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    25 July 2013

    The first offshore wind turbine installed in Spain has been commissioned this morning. It is also Gamesa’s first offshore prototype, with 5 MW of nominal power and installed at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). This turbine, with a rotor diameter of 128 meters and a total height of 154 meters, will generate […]

  • Van Oord Reveals French Offshore Wind Connection

    16 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has signed a preparatory works agreement with Iberdrola for the installation of 62 jacket foundations at the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. Located approximately 16 kilometres off the coast of Brittany, the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm will comprise 62 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed over an area covering 75 square […]

  • Second Foundation Being Installed at Nissum Bredning

    9 October 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The second foundation at the 28MW Nissum Bredning offshore wind demonstration project is currently being installed, according to Bent Christensen, Vice President at Siemens Gamesa and one of the speakers at the Offshore WIND Conference.

  • Omexom Hires HeliService for Air Transport on 5 Offshore Wind Farms

    5 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore, former EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (EWE OSS), has awarded a contract to HeliService, booking the German helicopter transport provider’s services on five offshore wind farms for at least two years. HeliService will be responsible for offshore air transport and hoisting work on the Alpha Ventus, Riffgat, Trianel Windpark Borkum, and Merkur […]

  • Van Oord Orders Tekmar CPS for Baltic Eagle

    6 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected Tekmar Energy to provide Generation 10 cable protection system (CPS) for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Tekmar’s scope of work includes the engineering, manufacturing, testing and supply of its CPS technology to protect the project’s subsea inter-array and inter-platform cables. The company will manufacture the CPS and accessories at its […]

  • Trianel Borkum Issues Turbine Maintenance Call

    26 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender for the provision of turbine monitoring, repair, and maintenance services on the 200MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Currently under construction, the wind farm will comprise 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines installed on monopile foundations at the site some 45 kilometres north of the island of […]

  • ETA Sets Up New Connector Division

    7 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    UK-based subsea cable specialist ETA has announced the formation of a new division to focus on the provision of marine cable connectors, terminations and accessories. The new division will continue to provide bespoke designs and at the same time develop ETA’s production lines for larger scale projects. It will also market related products such as power […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 23– 28, 2013

    29 September 2013

    Belgium: Alstom Hires Bold Tern Alstom has hired “Bold Tern” jack-up installation vessel, owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, to complete the offshore operations at the Belwind offshore wind farm. Japanese Offshore Wind Taking Pace A lot is happening on the offshore wind power front in Japan. In June Japan unveiled its first commercial floating turbine […]

  • Jumbo to Install Butendiek OWF Transition Pieces (Germany)

    20 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ballast Nedam Offshore (BNO) is executing the foundation EPCI works for wind farm operator OWP Butendiek.  As part of this, BNO has subcontracted Jumbo for the offshore transport and installation of 80 transition pieces (TPs). The TPs are fabricated in Esbjerg and will be installed with the Dynamically Positioned HLV Jumbo Javelin. During the summer […]

  • The Carbon Trust to Launch Wind Farm Control Trials Project

    7 December 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    The Carbon Trust has announced Wind Farm Control Trials (WFCT), a new project designed to demonstrate how effective implementation of control strategies can reduce the cost of offshore wind.

  • European Energy Enters Offshore Wind with Sprogø Buy

    16 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen-based European Energy Group has acquired the 21MW Sprogø nearshore wind farm in Denmark.

  • 50Hertz Looking for Baltic Sea Rescue Helicopter

    22 September 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    German transmission system operator 50Hertz has invited tenders for the provision of a helicopter, including aeronautical and medical crew, for potential emergency and rescue situations involving employees on offshore platforms, wind turbines and vessels located in the Baltic Sea.

  • Aarsleff Sends Off Nissum Bredning Transition Pieces

    6 October 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Aarsleff has completed the production and outfitting of the four transition pieces for the 28MW Nissum Bredning offshore wind farm in Denmark. The structures are now on their way to Thyborøn onboard the barge Aarsleff 132.

  • First Hywind Turbine Arrives in Scottish Waters

    24 July 2017
    Vessels

    The first floating wind turbine for the Hywind Scotland project has arrived off Aberdeenshire, after setting sail from the project’s assembly base in Stord, Norway, last week.

  • EnBW Looks for Monitoring Contractor for Duration of EnBW Baltic 2 Construction (Germany)

    18 November 2011

    Karlsruhe based publicly traded electric utilities company, EnBW, is looking for contractor for monitoring during the construction of offshore wind farms ‘EnBW Baltic 2’, including all necessary logistical and technical services. The scope of investigations are related to sediment and habitat structures, habitat use, hydrographic, benthos, fish, marine fauna (continual users and migration movements), marine […]

  • Germany: Last TP on Its Way to Meerwind Süd/Ost

    1 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The work is finally done after eighteen months; all 80 monopiles for the Meerwind Süd/Ost project were delivered back in April this year, and the last TP or transition piece has now left the AMBAU Cuxhaven production hall. More than 85,000 tonnes metres in surface area coated in a specialised offshore coating system. “We are […]

  • Siem Offshore Negotiating Siem Offshore Contractors Sale

    20 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Siem Offshore is in talks with a potential buyer of Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), as the parent company is considering strategic alternatives for its cable lay business amid preparation for an extended downturn in the offshore supply market.

  • Global Tech I Closes Non-Recourse Debt Refinancing

    4 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Global Tech I has refinanced its non-recourse debt, according to Green Giraffe, which acted as a financial advisor to Global Tech I and its sponsors. The refinancing, for which the transaction closed on 2 November, gathered a large sponsor group, led by SWM Stadtwerke München, Axpo Group and ENTEGA Plus GmbH, the project stakeholders. The […]

  • Island Diligence Scores Offshore Wind Brace

    12 March 2020
    Vessels

    Island Offshore has secured two walk-to-work contracts in the offshore wind sector for the offshore service vessel Island Diligence. Island Diligence has already started working for Trianel in the German Bight, where she performs walk-to-work operations on the Trianel Windpark Borkum II wind farm. The vessel has an accommodation capacity of 100 persons including a […]

  • All Hywind Scotland Floating Turbines Now In Place

    16 August 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The final floating wind turbine for the Hywind Scotland project has been towed to the site and installed at its designated location off Peterhead, Scotland, according to BBC.

  • Orion Installs First Monopile at Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore works have begun at the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US with the first of 62 foundations installed by DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country and the first of several US wind farm projects in DEME’s […]

  • Eneco Taps Deutsche Windtechnik for Major Component Exchange at Prinses Amalia Windpark

    15 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Eneco has contracted Deutsche Windtechnik to perform major component exchange at the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for a period of five years, starting in August. The contract covers the deployment of highly skilled personnel and the specific tooling and equipment needed to carry out replacements of major components. During the five-year […]

  • Subsea 7 Aims at Full Ownership of Seaway Heavy Lifting

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 informed today that it had made an offer to acquire the 50% shareholding in Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) currently owned by K&S Baltic Offshore (Cyprus). If the offer is accepted, Subsea 7 would become the sole owner of SHL, since it already holds a 50% interest in the company.

  • RWE Builds R&D Purposed Wind Turbines in Eemshaven, The Netherlands

    3 July 2012
    R&D

    Last week construction started on the first turbine at the Wagenborg Stevedoring premises. A huge crawler crane (type LR13000) with power boom took care of spectacular lifting work and could be seen from afar. When the construction of the first windmill is finished, the crane will be (partially assembled) moved  to the location of the […]

  • First Hywind Turbine Mounted on Its Floating Foundation

    20 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the total 5 turbines for the Hywind Scotland project has been lifted onto its floating foundation in Stord, Norway, and is ready for the deployment off the Scottish coast.