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  • Jill Begins Thor Geotechnical Investigations

    1 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Jill has started the geotechnical investigations at the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. Jill completed the first borehole drilling out of 20 in total at the site located west of Nissum Fjord, 20km from the shore. As reported in mid-April, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier secured a contract by Denmark’s […]

  • Danes Launch New Offshore Wind Environmental Assessment Approach

    24 September 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has decided that a Strategic Environmental Assessment must be completed prior to submission of final bids for the Thor offshore wind farm. In addition to this, comprehensive environmental assessments are still to be carried out prior to final bids. Later, the winner of the concession will have to carry out […]

  • Thor Preliminary Geotechnical Investigations Near Finish Line

    18 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Jill is nearing completion of the preliminary geotechnical surveys at the Thor offshore wind project in Denmark. According to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, Jill is progressing on the borehole campaign at the site located west of Nissum Fjord, 20km from the shore. As reported in mid-April, the company secured a contract by Denmark’s Geo to […]

  • Danes Plan Thor Tender Meet-Up

    5 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Energinet are hosting a market dialogue in November for potential bidders and investors in the coming tender for the Thor offshore wind project. The market dialogue, which will be held on 25 November, aims to optimize the tendering material in order to ultimately obtain the lowest possible bid price. The main […]

  • Beefed Up Thor Comes with Offshore Grid Package

    12 March 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The scope of the tender to develop the Thor wind farm in the Danish North Sea will include the offshore grid connection, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) said. DEA has also revealed that Thor will have the minimal installed capacity of 800MW, with an option for the developer to boost the wind farm’s capacity to […]

  • ‘Thor’ Thunders Into Port of Oostende. Works on Thornton Bank OWF.

    17 April 2015
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    This week, the Port of Oostende welcomed the jack-up vessel Thor for the first time. For the next 3 months, Thor will conduct general maintenance on the C-Power (Thornton Bank) offshore wind farm from the Rebo terminal. A few weeks ago, the seasonal maintenance works started on three offshore wind farms: C-Power, Belwind and Northwind. Besides […]

  • Energinet Seeks Environmental Consultancy for Hesselø Offshore Wind Project

    7 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    Energinet has launched a tender searching for environmental engineering consultancy services for the Hesselø offshore wind project in Denmark. The tender concerns consultancy services for preparing environmental assessments, planning consents and marine environmental baseline investigations for the project that will have an installed capacity of between 800 MW and 1,200 MW. The duration of the […]

  • Geotechnical Investigations Begin at Thor Offshore Wind Farm Site

    6 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has started soil investigations off the Danish west coast, where RWE will build the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, located approximately 22 kilometres from the port of Thorsminde. Up to three research vessels will be deployed to acquire geotechnical data from the seabed, which is necessary to inform the design, fabrication, and installation […]

  • Danes Detail Thor Offshore Wind Farm Tender

    31 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) plans to launch the tendering process for the Thor offshore wind farm in the third quarter of 2020 with the issuance of the contract notice and the tender documents. The deadline for final bids and the appointment of the concession winner is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021, the agency […]

  • First Thor Site Investigation Results Now Available

    14 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency and Energinet have made available the first results and data from site investigations carried out at the Thor offshore wind farm site. As part of the preliminary investigations for the site in the Danish North Sea, Energinet is conducting preliminary geotechnical, geophysical, and biological surveys, as well as collecting metocean data. […]

  • Local MP Visits CTruk in London, UK

    19 September 2013
    Authorities

    Bernard Jenkin, Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex, visited Brightlingsea-based designer and builder of multi-purpose composite marine craft, CTruk, in London last week as the defence and security event DSEI drew to a close.  CTruk launched its proof-of-concept Force Protection Craft, THOR – Twin Hulled Offshore Raider, at the show. After meeting the […]

  • JB-117 Deployed at DolWin Gamma Site

    17 July 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    The self-elevating platform JB-117 has been deployed on the DolWin 3 project  in Germany to provide crane support and accommodation services during the float over, installation, hook up and commission of the DolWin gamma converter station topside. Offshore Marine Contractors were appointed by Jack-Up Barge to provide assistance with the mobilisation of JB-117.

  • Gardline Joins Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

    21 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s transmission system operator Energinet has selected the UK marine survey specialist Gardline Ltd to carry out preliminary geotechnical investigations at the Hesselø offshore wind farm. The Hesselø offshore wind farm is located north of Sealand in Kattegat, in Hesselø Bay, at a distance of 30 kilometres from Sealand and around 20 kilometres from the […]

  • RWE, Energinet Sign Grid Connection Agreement for Thor

    7 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    German-based RWE has signed an agreement with the Danish grid operator Energinet to build two new electrical substations for its 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm. The agreement with Energinet regulates the technical set-up, the power quality, and the cooperation between RWE and Energinet, at the point of connection (POC) in Volder Mark. To connect […]

  • Thor Throws Hammer in Danish North Sea

    1 March 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the three 800MW offshore wind farms to be constructed in Danish waters will be built off Nissum Fjord in the North Sea, the country’s Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate said. The Thor offshore wind site, to be located at least 20 kilometres offshore, was selected over the second proposed option at the […]

  • First AREVA Wind Turbines on Their Way to Global Tech I Site (Germany)

    4 September 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up platform Thor, owned by HOCHTIEF Solutions, is heading to the Global Tech I construction area, carrying three wind turbine towers and gondolas. The vessel will reach the North Sea wind farm in about one day and then start the installation. The towers come in three sections and are transported in an upright position. […]

  • Energinet Rings Thor UXO Box Survey Bell

    27 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a tender for the procurement of services regarding an unexploded ordnance (UXO) Box survey for the Thor offshore wind farm. Energinet is performing the initial geophysical and geotechnical investigations in the Danish North Sea prior to the procurement of the new wind farm. In order to minimize the […]

  • CTruk to Showcase Two Vessels at Seawork

    4 March 2014

    CTruk will have two vessels on the Seawork pontoons this year. CWind Endurance, a 20m Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) OWSV for Dungeness-based Technical Marine Support and CWind, is due for delivery in March 2014 and it is planned that she will grace the pontoon at Seawork later in the year. CTruk has utilised […]

  • ‘Thor’ En Route to Baltic Sea

    15 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The large jack-up vessel Thor sailed from the North Sea to the Danish city Hirtshals in the beginning of September to be prepared for the ships next assignment in the Baltic Sea. During the stay, Blue Water acted as agent for the ship. “We have wide experience within port agency services and other harbor-related assignments, […]

  • Energinet Kicks Off Thor Feasibility Studies

    24 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Energinet has commenced the feasibility studies for the Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Preliminary investigations start immediately, while the first vessels will begin working on the project site after the summer holidays, the Danish transmission system operator said. Energinet’s Board of Directors decided that approximately DKK 180 million (some EUR 24 million) […]

  • Energinet Issues Thor LiDAR Measurement Call

    25 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Energinet has issued a tender seeking floating LiDAR measurement services for the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. The tender seeks a floating LiDAR to be deployed at the project site more than 20km west of the coast of Jutland to measure wind speed and direction. Additionally, a third-party technical note on the expected […]

  • Energinet Issues Thor Environmental Study Call

    5 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Energinet has issued a tender seeking a consultant to provide a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for the Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. The work will include a number of surveys to be carried out, as well as technical reports of specific environmental and other themes, for the construction, operation and decommissioning phases of the […]

  • RWE Adds Siemens Energy, HSM Offshore to Thor Team

    14 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected Siemens Energy and HSM Offshore Energy as preferred suppliers for the electrical transmission system and entered into early works agreements in relation to the construction of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Siemens Energy was selected as the preferred supplier for the design construction, and installation of the onshore […]

  • Energinet Picks Survey Team for Danish 800MW OWF

    15 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Energinet has contracted MMT Sweden AB to carry out site investigations at an offshore wind project in Denmark. MMT is in charge of carrying out a seabed survey at the site of the 800MW offshore wind farm and its export cable route in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, respectively. A geophysical survey will be performed at […]

  • KPMG: Nearshore Wind Farms Cost-Cutters for Danish Industry

    9 October 2019
    R&D

    Developing nearshore wind farms brings significant savings to the community compared to offshore wind projects located more than 20km from the coast, according to an analysis done by KPMG for the Danish HOFOR and European Energy A/S. According to the study, nearshore wind farms can help Denmark achieve a reduction of CO2 emissions by 70% […]

  • Fugro to Survey Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

    25 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro Netherlands Marine B.V. has won the contract to carry out a geophysical survey at the proposed Hesselø wind site offshore Denmark. Located in Kattegatt, Hesselø is the second of the three offshore wind farms proposed in Denmark’s Energy Agreement 2018, the first being the Thor project. Both Hesselø and Thor will be commissioned in 2027. Denmark plans […]