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  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    10 August 2015

    Gwynt y Môr The 576MW Gwynt y Môr wind farm, located 8 miles offshore in Liverpool Bay in water depths of over 28 metres, was officially inaugurated by Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales on 18 June. The offshore wind farm is the world’s second largest, with 160 Siemens 3.6MW wind turbines on monopile foundations and 2 offshore substations in an area of over 80km². […]

  • Aveillant’s Holographic Radar™ Successfully Integrated with Thales STAR 2000

    11 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Aveillant’s 3D Holographic Radar™ has been installed at a site on the Kent coast and was successful in mitigating the offshore Kentish Flats windfarm. The system was also integrated with a Thales Star 2000 radar display system at a local airport, with the integration process taking just one day. This demonstration of Holographic Radar™ to […]

  • EDS HV to Back Vattenfall at EOWDC

    14 December 2016

    EDS HV Management has been appointed to provide HV consulting services, including safety rules consultancy, design reviews and SCADA system review, for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project. Located off Aberdeen Bay, the EOWDC offshore wind test and demonstration facility, also known as Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, will have 11 turbines, an installed capacity […]

  • DEME Scores Record Turnover in 2013

    3 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    DEME Group released its 2013 results on February 28, highlighting that the company reached a record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion, an increase of 32% compared to the previous year. EBITDA increased by 25% to EUR 437.8 million, and net profit amounted to EUR 109.1 million, an increase of 22% compared to 2012. The order […]

  • New UK Business Manager Appointed at West Midlands Engineering Firm

    8 May 2012

    West Midlands engineering firm and bolt tensioning specialist, Tentec Ltd, announce the appointment of Richard Outram as its new Business Manager for the UK. Richard will be responsible for the further development of sales of Tentec’s bolt tightening equipment and custom-designed engineering products in growing market areas such as oil & gas, offshore, power generation […]

  • Strathclyde Pension Fund to Invest GBP 80 Million in UK Offshore Wind

    8 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF) is investing GBP 80 million in UK Green Investment Bank’s Offshore Wind Fund (GIB OWF) as part of its Direct Investment Portfolio. On 5 September, Strathclyde Pension Fund allocated GBP 30 million to GIB OWF as a follow-on investment to previously approved GBP 50 million. SPF said investing in the Offshore Wind Fund was an attractive […]

  • OWC to Give Vattenfall a Leg Up

    2 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd has contracted Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) to provide leg penetration and pile driveability analyses for its offshore wind development projects.

  • New Tender for 20 Putian Pinghai Bay Phase II Turbines Launched

    9 February 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Fujian Zhongmin Offshore Wind Power Co. has issued a second call for tenders for the delivery of 20 wind turbines with an individual capacity of at least 5MW for the Putian Pinghai Bay Phase II (Fujian Putian City Flat Bay Phase II) offshore wind project.

  • Karpowership Americas Buys SEA POWER

    12 April 2017
    Vessels

    A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel SEA POWER has been sold to Karpowership Americas Company, A2SEA informed on 12 April.

  • Spain Gets Its First Offshore Wind Turbine

    21 June 2018
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The 5MW Elisa self-installing telescopic offshore wind turbine, developed under the EU-funded Elican project, arrived at its designated location at the Plocan site off Gran Canaria today, 21 June. 

  • Acta Marine Continues Its Work in Dutch Wadden Sea

    30 July 2012

    Acta Marine B.V. and Liander recently concluded a long-term contract for the maintenance of all active cable & pipelines on the Dutch Wadden Sea. Acta Marine’s specialized cable & pipeline vessel the Coastal Digger will be dedicated on the Dutch Wadden Sea for the remedial lowering of such Cables and Pipelines. The Dutch and German […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 4 – 10, 2013

    10 November 2013

    VIDEO: Boskalis in West of Duddon Sands Project  In September, the first turbine was installed at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm in the East Irish Sea, approximately 14 km from the nearest coast on Walney Island, Cumbria. Record-Breaking Year for UK Offshore Wind  The offshore wind industry has enjoyed a record breaking […]

  • High Wind Names New Head of Business Development

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ole Jacob Wang Nielsen has joined High Wind NV as Head of Business Development. He will continue the commercialisation of the Boom Lock which allows for safe installation of wind turbine components in higher wind speeds. Ole Jacob has worked in the maritime industry since 2001 and brings with him 8 years of offshore wind experience […]

  • USA: Rodolfo Sancio to Present Offshore Wind Foundations Study at Seattle Seminar

    17 July 2013
    R&D

    Rodolfo Sancio, Ph.D., P.E., a senior geotechnical engineer and an Associate of the firm based in Texas, will present next month at the Current Topics in Marine Foundation Technologies Seminar in Seattle. The event, hosted by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), will be held August 1-2, 2013, at the Sheraton Seattle, 1400 Sixth Avenue. Dr. […]

  • O&M Building for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm on its Way (Denmark)

    5 October 2011
    Wind Farm Update

      The personnel are working flat out to complete the O&M buildings at Grenaa Harbour. The assembly of the elements for the future welfare and administration building is almost complete, and the shape of the building now looks like the outline on the site sign. The next step is the light external wall on the […]

  • Murphy Hired for EOWDC Onshore Works

    19 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    J. Murphy & Sons has been appointed to carry out the onshore work for the European Offshore Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF). This includes the pre-construction design, onshore cabling, construction of a substation, and connecting the wind farm to the national grid so that it can begin operations from […]

  • Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Substation Jacket Stands

    24 August 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s vessel Orion has completed the installation of the jacket foundation for Tennet’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha platform in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. The installation of the 2,300-tonne jacket began last week after the unit arrived at the offshore construction site from the Port of Vlissingen on 14 August, a few weeks […]

  • W3G Developing Drone-Based Erosion Inspection Solution

    5 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    W3G Marine is working on a drone-based erosion inspection technology concept for offshore wind farms, with an aim to contribute to operations and maintenance cost reduction. As one of the companies predominantly working in offshore oil and gas and moving into offshore renewables, W3G Marine met with ORE Catapult to discuss potential innovation challenges for offshore wind to find an avenue […]

  • Vattenfall Ups Its Wind Game

    28 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s Wind Business Area, the Swedish utility’s sector in charge of wind power operations, ended the first quarter of 2016 with an operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses (EBITDA) of SEK 1.5 billion (EUR 164 million), a 12% increase compared to SEK 1.34bn EBITDA recorded in the first quarter of 2015. Net sales at the […]

  • Crowley Takes Steps to Establish Offshore Wind Terminal in Gulf of Mexico

    9 February 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Florida-based maritime, logistics and energy solutions company, Crowley, has reached a Right of First Refusal agreement to potentially lease and develop an offshore wind terminal at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA. The more than 40-acre site, encompassing over 2,200 linear feet of prime waterfront property, is expected to become the home of a purpose-driven offshore wind […]

  • Global Wind Power Potential (Switzerland)

    24 June 2011
    R&D

    A growing number of global wind resource assessments have demonstrated that the world’s technical potential for wind power exceeds current global electricity production. The theoretical potential for wind, as estimated by the global annual flux, has been estimated at 6,000 EJ/yr (Rogner et al., 2000). The global technical potential for wind energy, meanwhile, is not […]

  • Collett Handles Burbo Bank 2 Transformers Transport

    3 November 2015

    With construction underway on Burbo Bank Extension, DONG Energy required the delivery and installation of two 200-tonne transformers at the onshore substation, which was done by Collett, a UK company specializing in Heavy Haulage, Heavy Lift, Marine Agency and Transport Consulting. SDV UK Ltd called the company to facilitate the ship’s discharge at the Port of Mostyn and […]

  • BioWAVE Demo Constructed and Tested Onshore

    29 June 2015
    Technology

    Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems (BPS), has completed the construction and onshore testing of a 250kW bioWAVE pilot demonstration unit.  The project is supported by an CAD 11 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), a CAD 5 million grant from the Victorian Government and CAD 5 million equity from BPS. The structure is scheduled for […]

  • Vattenfall to Build Horns Rev 3

    27 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Wind Power has won the bidding in the process to build the offshore wind farm Horns Rev 3 outside the Danish west coast. Now the company awaits approval from the Danish Parliament and EU. With a total capacity of 400 MW, the wind farm will produce electricity for 450 000 households from 2017. “This […]

  • Ørsted and WWF Working on Offshore Wind-Related Biogenic Reef Project in Danish North Sea

    21 June 2023
    Environment

    Ørsted and WWF, which teamed up last year to advance offshore wind deployment that enhances ocean biodiversity, have now launched a project that will see one or more biogenic reefs of European flat oysters and horse mussels being established in the Danish North Sea. The project, named BioReef, is commencing this year and the deployment […]

  • BlueFloat, Energy Estate to Increase Greater Gippsland Capacity to 2.1 GW

    8 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spain-based BlueFloat Energy and Energy Estate have expanded the proposed capacity of the Greater Gippsland wind project offshore Australia from 1,275 MW to 2,085 MW. Initially, the two companies planned to develop a 1.3 GW bottom-fixed offshore wind project located off the coast of the Gippsland region in Victoria. The increase in the capacity of the […]