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• Ørsted Starts Building Hornsea Three’s Kittiwake Artificial Nesting Structures

  

  31 January 2023

  Environment, Wind Farm Update

  Ørsted has commenced work on constructing artificial nesting structures for Black-legged kittiwake offshore Minsmere and Lowestoft in East Suffolk, UK, as part of a compensation scheme associated with its Hornsea Three offshore wind farm. The works were scheduled to start on 30 January for the site off Minsmere, where one artificial nesting structure (ANS) will […]

• Deepwater Wind Considering Brooklyn for NYC OW Base

  

  26 February 2016

  Authorities

  Deepwater Wind, the company behind the first U.S. offshore wind farm, is looking into using South Brooklyn Marine Terminal as a staging area for one of its potential offshore wind projects. In addition, the developer is considering a partnership with two local companies, a freight-transport facility Red Hook Container Terminal and Industry City, an innovation and manufacturing […]

• Semco Maritime to Serve Vineyard Wind’s Massachusetts Offshore Wind Farms

  

  1 November 2021

  Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

  Vineyard Wind has selected Semco Maritime as the preferred supplier for maintenance of the foundations and electric service platform (ESP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, and has also signed an agreement which will see Semco Maritime setting up a service and maintenance hub in New Bedford for the Commonwealth Wind project. The […]

• DEME Wins Export Cable EPCI Contract for French Floater

  

  20 April 2021

  Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  DEME’s French subsidiary SDI has secured an EPCI contract in a consortium with JDR Cables for the export cable that will connect the Leucate floating offshore wind project to the power grid. The contract awarded by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) represents DEME’s first floating offshore wind EPCI contract. The export cable will include a […]

• UK: Dong Holds Exhibitions on Wind Turbine Prototype

  

  25 June 2012

  Last weekend, Danish power company, DONG Energy, held two exhibitions at the Greensward Cafe, in Marine Parade West. Namely, the company is planning to test two wind turbine prototypes at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm. This is the first time the 6MW wind turbines from Siemens will have been tested offshore. The new turbines will […]

• Denmark: DONG Uses ‘Floating Hotel’ to Utilise Periods with Good Weather

  

  18 December 2012

  While the installation activity at Anholt wind farm is intensified, the personnel logistics is also optimised in the week before Christmas. On 1 December 2012, the floating hotel Wind Perfection arrived at Grenaa Harbour to be ready to take its position in the wind farm to act as floating hotel for the many technicians involved […]

• British Embassy Awards Contract for UK-Korea Ocean Energy Technology Co-Operation

  

  15 June 2012

  Authorities, Business & Finance

  The British Embassy in Seoul has awarded a contract to the Korea Maritime University (KMU) and IT Power (ITP) to establish the “UK-Korea Ocean Energy Technology Co-operation Project”. This follows closely after the accord between Renewable UK and the Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) which was signed in London on 27th April. The new FCO project will facilitate […]

• UK: Slay the Array Raises Concerns About ‘Industrial’ Atlantic Array

  

  22 March 2012

  Anti-wind farm group has raised concerns about the visual impact of RWE proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm, reported North Devon Gazette 24. The Slay the Array has released its own photographic impression of how the Atlantic Array would look from Putsborough describing it as “a horizon filled with industrial machinery.” Steve Crowther, Slay the […]

• Ørsted’s Swedish Project Could Feature 27 MW Offshore Wind Turbines?

  

  30 December 2021

  Technology, Wind Farm Update

  Ørsted’s Skåne Havsvindpark (Skåne Offshore Wind Farm) project offshore Sweden is planned to enter construction in 2026, subject to permitting process and final investment decision, and it looks like the developer expects to see wind turbines of more than 20 MW on the market by that time. Namely, a consultation document Ørsted issued before submitting […]

• Interview: US Offshore Wind Industry – Seeing is Believing

  

  1 February 2016

  Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, R&D, Training & Education

  The most compelling action to encourage offshore wind development in the United States is to have real live examples of successful offshore wind projects, Charles Nordstrom, a Senior Associate and Head of the US team at BVG Associates, told Offshore WIND in an interview. The first offshore wind farm in US waters, currently under construction off […]

• Ireland: Mainstream Signs EUR 60 Million Corporate Facility with Macquarie

  

  10 September 2012

  Business & Finance

  Global Renewable Energy Company Mainstream Renewable Power (Mainstream) has announced the successful signing of a corporate facility for up to EUR 60 million provided by Macquarie Group (Macquarie). Under the terms of the transaction Mainstream will receive an initial EUR 40 million corporate-level facility, with provision for an additional EUR 20 million of capital at […]

• Korea’s First Subsea Cable Laying Vessel Launched

  

  10 May 2022

  Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels

  LS Cable & System (LS C&S) has held the launching ceremony for what is said to be Korea’s first subsea power cable laying vessel. The ceremony for GL2030 was held on 21 April at Donghae Port in Gangwon-do, where LS Cable & System’s subsea cable factory is located. LS C&S said it is planning to […]

• Catapult and Advance Northumberland Plan New OW Turbine Test Facility

  

  20 August 2020

  R&D, Technology

  Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Advance Northumberland have established a partnership to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of offshore wind turbines. The Energy Central Offshore Wind Demonstrator will be designed to host one large prototype turbine for testing and will be locally managed by ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre […]

• Ørsted Orders First US CTVs

  

  9 May 2019

  Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

  Ørsted has placed an order with WindServe Marine for two purpose-built crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the U.S. offshore wind market. The first CTV will be built by U.S. Workboats and deployed for Ørsted’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, followed by subsequent service on Northeast projects. WindServe’s affiliate shipyard Senesco Marine will construct the second vessel […]

• Full Power at Humber Gateway; Completion 2 Months ahead of Schedule

  

  5 June 2015

  Wind Farm Update

  With the final turbine at Humber Gateway recently becoming operational, the entire offshore wind farm is now generating electricity. This major project in the UK’s North Sea is in the final phase of construction and will be completed this summer, two months ahead of schedule, E.ON reported. Humber Gateway, which is located eight kilometers off […]

• Tideway Nets Hornsea One Cable-Laying Contract

  

  14 June 2016

  Vessels, Wind Farm Update

  Tideway BV has been awarded a Design and Build cable installation contract by DONG Energy for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.  For the project, Tideway, a subsidiary of DEME, will deploy the new DP3 cable-laying vessel Living Stone, which is currently being built by the Spanish shipyard LaNaval and is scheduled to be delivered in April […]

• RWE Sets Up Sofia OWF Community Fund

  

  23 April 2021

  Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

  RWE Renewables has launched a GBP 150,000 community grant fund supported by its Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The fund will be managed and distributed by Tees Valley Community Foundation (TVCF) on behalf of the 1.4 GW wind farm located on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, 195 km off the North East coast. […]

• HeliService Wins Offshore Transport Contract with TenneT

  

  5 August 2022

  Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

  HeliService International has won the tender TenneT organised to procure helicopter services for its offshore converter platforms, as well as the offshore substations of wind farm operators, in Germany. According to the call for tenders issued in March, the contract will be in effect from 1 January 2023 until 31 March 2025, and includes an […]

• RVO Picks Fugro for Hollandse Kust Zuid Soil Investigation

  

  9 March 2016

  Authorities, Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

  Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland or RVO), part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, has awarded Fugro Survey B.V. with a contract to carry out geophysical soil investigations for the proposed offshore wind farm sites at Hollandse Kust Zuid (South). Fugro Survey was one of nine applicants to the tender released back in December 2015. The company […]

• Havfram Studying Transport and Installation for Equinor’s South Korean Floating Wind Project

  

  30 March 2022

  R&D, Wind Farm Update

  Equinor has awarded Havfram a contract for a transport and installation study on the 800 MW Firefly floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The scope of the study includes transport and installation activities offshore as well as the supply and procurement of the inter-array cables and the mooring systems. Havfram has already started working […]

• Honeycomb-Inspired Floating Wind Solution Attracts Major Backer

  

  15 February 2022

  R&D

  French energy major TotalEnergies has partnered with the Norwegian engineering consultant company Semar in the development of the Honeymooring solution for floating offshore wind turbines. The mooring design is based on the traditional technologies from the mooring of oil & gas floating structures. Once a turbine is installed on a floater, it is anchored to […]

• Mainstream Raises EUR 60 Mln in New Corporate Debt Facility

  

  22 December 2014

  Business & Finance

  Mainstream Renewable Power has successfully closed a new €60 million corporate debt facility. The four year facility was arranged through BlueBay Ireland Corporate Credit, a vehicle established by one of Europe’s leading asset managers BlueBay Asset Management, with substantial investment from the National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland, and through Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland from Irish […]

• Business Focus: IBG Companies in the News

  

  5 October 2016

  Business & Finance

  With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide 2017, the new Business Focus articles will update you on the companies that appeared in the news over the past two weeks.  Deutsche Windtechnik  Starting in January 2017, Deutsche Windtechnik will be servicing six Senvion 5M turbines at the alpha ventus offshore wind farm. The […]

• UK: Renewable World Becomes Official Charity of WindMade

  

  5 June 2012

  WindMade is announced the start of a new partnership with Renewable World, which has been chosen to be its official charity. As the Renewable Energy industry grows in strength to a mature industry providing close to 15% of global energy worldwide, companies in the industry are seeking ways to demonstrate their contribution to consumers, business […]

• TEPCO Renewable Power Reveals Big Spend on Offshore Wind

  

  11 June 2020

  Business & Finance

  TEPCO Holdings’ renewable energy unit, which commenced business operation as an independent company on 1 April under the name TEPCO Renewable Power, has revealed a big investment in offshore wind projects. The company plans to invest JPY 1-2 trillion (EUR 8.22 billion to EUR 16.44 billion) in 6-7 GW of offshore wind and hydroelectric projects […]

• Industry Shows Interest in Dutch Zero-Subsidy Offshore Wind (Interview)

  

  5 November 2018

  Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

  The Dutch government did not just single-handedly decide to go forward with zero-subsidy tenders, serious developers tell and show it is possible, and as long as this is the case the government will not provide unnecessary subsidies or other forms of market protection, Ruud de Bruijne from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) said in an interview with Offshore WIND.