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  • Noreq Wins Major Contract for WODS Offshore Wind Farm, UK

    3 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Noreq’s Danish subsidiary, NoreqActa, has been awarded the contract for 108 pieces WTPC’s (Wind Turbine Platform Cranes) to be placed on the West of Duddon Sands (WODS) offshore wind farm.  The West of Duddon Sands wind farm is a joint venture between Scottish Power Renewables and Danish company DONG Energy. The total capacity of the […]

  • WP Offshore Goes where Wind Industry Grows

    5 December 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Dutch holding WP Group will build a facility for its WP Offshore unit at a new location in Eemshaven in mid-2015. The contract for this was recently signed with Groningen Seaports. WP Offshore has opted for a new building at this location because of the excellent position with respect to the offshore wind farms in the North Sea, especially […]

  • RSK Conducts Environmental Impact Assessment at WoDS

    20 November 2014
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    RSK took part in the development of the West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) offshore wind farm, which the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey officially opened on 30 October 2014. The wind farm lies 20 km off the Barrow-in-Furness coast. With 108 turbines, it will be able to generate 389 MW of […]

  • RES Offshore to Maintain WoDS Met Mast

    19 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    RES Offshore has followed up the successful installation of the West of Duddon sands (WoDS) offshore met mast with a contract to carry out the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the met mast and equipment for the next 5 years. The mast was installed in August this year at the 389MW West of Duddon Sands […]

  • Germany: HUSUM Wind Presents New Concept of Traditional Trade Fair

    16 August 2013

    HUSUM Wind remains the unconventional meeting place for the wind industry that it has been since it was established in 1989 on the German North Sea coast – literally in the middle of what is a regional wind farm. And nothing has changed, even after it was announced in April 2013 that Messe Husum & […]

  • PD&MS Secures Framework Agreement for Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm

    29 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Scotland-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year BoP (the balance of plant) statutory inspection framework agreement to support SSE Renewables on the 1,075 MW Seagreen offshore wind farm. According to the agreement, The PD&MS work scope includes statutory inspections on Seagreen’s power-generating equipment, embedding PD&MS’ inspection technicians into Seagreen’s team to work across all wind […]

  • Photo of the Day: Pacific Orca Gearing Up for Rampion at Teesport

    15 June 2016
    Vessels

    Pacific Orca has arrived at PD Ports’ newly redeveloped £35 million quay at Teesport, where it will be berthed at Number One Quay for several weeks while being fitted with a pile gripper that has been constructed on site. The vessel, owned by Swire Blue Ocean, will then sail away to the Rampion offshore wind farm site to work […]

  • Mechanical Engineering Professor Wins Award to Test Tetherd Subsea Kites

    11 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    A mechanical engineering professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received an award from National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore the use of tethered undersea kites to generate electricity from tides and currents. A new research program directed by David Olinger, PhD, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has received a three-year, $300,000 […]

  • Bladt Sends Away Last Three WoDS Foundations (Denmark)

    5 September 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Today, the last three foundations are out-loaded from Bladt Industries, Aalborg, and setting sails towards Belfast. The West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) project has been in motion for almost a year, as Bladt have manufactured the 108 monopiles and 108 transition pieces, which were ready this July. The closure of the West of Duddon Sands […]

  • WP Offshore’s New CTV Ready for Action

    24 November 2014
    Vessels

    WP Offshore’s new Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) has touched the water off Cuxhaven, Germany. With a length of almost 24 meters and a service speed of 24 knots, she will bring staff safe and quickly to the offshore area. By using the wave compensating platform, it provides the personnel a safe access to the offshore structure. […]

  • PD Ports Welcomes ‘MPI Adventure’ into Hartlepool, UK

    10 January 2013

    PD Ports has welcomed the world’s first purpose built wind turbine installation vessel into the Port of Hartlepool. This is first time PD Ports has handled a vessel of this size at the Port of Hartlepool. The MPI Adventure arrived at the Port in late December to commence work on the Teesside Offshore Windfarm Project, […]

  • AEG Power Solutions and Moog Sign € 2 Million Contract for Chargers Delivery

    8 February 2011

    AEG Power Solutions (Amsterdam:3WP)(AEG PS), wholly owned by 3W Power(Euronext Amsterdam 3WP, Frankfurt 3W9, ISIN GG00B39QCR01, WKN A0Q5SX) and Moog, major supplier for the wind Energy industry, sign a frame agreement contract valued up to € 2 million for chargers delivery. Moog is a world-leading manufacturer of innovative control solutions, providing pitch systems, slip ring […]

  • WP Group and Green Wind Establish O&M Co-Op

    5 September 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The WP Group and the Green Wind Group have signed an agreement to cooperate in the area of wind farm maintenance management and services. The new business segment primarily offers operators of wind farms throughout Europe a full service with focus on maintenance and repair, carried out directly by WP Group, flanked by Green Wind’s 24/7 […]

  • Cabling Work Starts at West of Duddon Sands OWF (UK)

    23 December 2013
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    A rock placement vessel ‘Seahorse’ is now at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm site and will start to lay rocks as a scour protection around all of the turbine bases. ‘Maersk Responder’ is currently in Liverpool for mobilisation and can be expected to arrive on site early next week to carry out […]

  • ZPMC Found Responsible for Greater Gabbard Monopile Cracks

    28 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Technology and Construction Court in London has ruled that cracking discovered on some of the 140 monopiles built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Ltd (ZPMC) for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm ”was largely a result of various failures by ZPMC to maintain correct preheat temperature of the welds to the monopiles.”  The Facts Fluor […]

  • PD Ports Provide Great Support for Renewable Energy Market (UK)

    30 November 2011

    PD Ports continues to display its commitment to provide ports & logistical support to the renewable energy market by providing a first class stevedoring service for an on-shore wind turbine project at the Port of Immingham. In conjunction with Immingham port owners, Associated British Ports (ABP), the PD Ports specialist stevedoring team took receipt of […]

  • UK: Boskalis to Co-develop WoDS for EUR 110 Million

    2 May 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired three energy related contracts for projects in Northwest Europe with a combined contract value of approximately EUR 110 million. Boskalis has signed a contract with partners DONG Energy and Scottish Power Renewables for the partial construction of the “West of Duddon Sands” offshore wind park in the Irish Sea. The […]

  • Germany Readies New Offshore Wind Call

    3 October 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed to issue a special call to tender for additional renewable energy capacity, including offshore wind, by the end of October.

  • Scottish Company Awarded Vattenfall Offshore O&M Contract

    9 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Scotland-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Vattenfall to support its European offshore wind portfolio for an undisclosed sum. The contract, which also has options to extend for a further two-year period, will see the international engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) specialist provide a wide range of support […]

  • Innovate UK, BSI Publish Offshore Renewable Energy Guide

    1 May 2015

    BSI, a business standards company has published, together with Innovate UK, has published a guide called PD 6900 Environmental impact assessment for offshore renewable energy projects. The guidance was developed by BSI using a consensus-based approach, and has had input from key organizations such as RenewableUK, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Marine Scotland among others. […]

  • Philippines Start Charting Offshore Wind Roadmap

    23 June 2021

    The Philippine Department of Energy has, with support from the World Bank Group, launched the Philippine Offshore Wind Roadmap project. Funded through the World Bank Group’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the project aims to identify areas in the Philippines with high potential for offshore wind development. The roadmap will also establish short and […]

  • Germany: Parker Assists Installation at Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm

    28 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, assisted in the installation of monopiles and transition pieces for the Meerwind offshore wind project. Parker Maritime, a business unit of Parker’s Energy Products Division, provided the Seajacks team with navigation services, survey support during installation of the monopiles and transition pieces, and crane […]

  • MPI Selects Teesport Commerce Park as UK Base

    18 February 2015
    Vessels

    MPI Offshore will use  Teesport Commerce Park in Middlesbrough to use as its UK base over the next six years. The lease agreement, signed with PD Ports, will see MPI Offshore establish a base for its fleet of installation vessels, which include the MPI Adventure, Resolution, Discovery and Enterprise. Peter Robinson, MPI’s Managing Director, commented: “Establishing a permanent […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay Project Manager to Talk at Seawork

    25 June 2013

    On the morning of Thursday 27 June, as part of Seawork’s CPD-certified conference, Stuart Grant, Navitus Bay Senior Project Manager, will give an overview of future opportunities for the marine supply sector in the UK’s offshore wind industry. His paper will form part of a morning devoted to Renewable Energy also featuring papers on the […]

  • Consent for Aquamarine Power’s Wave Farm Fantastic Milestone for Scottish Renewables Industry

    22 May 2013

    Aquamarine Power has received full consent from the Scottish Government for the world’s largest wave energy site off the north-west coast of Lewis. The 40MW project will see the deployment of up to 50 Oyster devices along the coast at Lag na Greine, near to Fivepenny Borve. Responding to the announcement made at the All-Energy conference […]

  • RES Offshore: WoDS Met Mast Gathering Data for 3 Months

    16 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    RES Offshore has successfully completed its first Engineer Procure Construct (EPC) contract for the design and installation of Met Mast for the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm. Having been awarded the contract in June 2013, RES has project managed the design, fabrication and installation of the Met Mast within 12 months, completing the […]