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  • Final Turbine Installed at Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, UK

    2 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The Lincs Offshore Wind Farm is celebrating the successful installation of the project’s final turbine.  The 75th Siemens 3.6MW turbine was installed today by specialist jack-up vessel MPI Resolution, completing the installation programme which began on 14 July 2012, and bringing the wind farm up to its full installed capacity of 270MW. Lincs Project Director […]

  • Coalition MP Expresses Support to North East Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    14 November 2012
    Authorities

    Redcar MP Ian Swales has expressed the Coalition Government’s commitment to the offshore wind industry. The Liberal Democrat MP met with Alex Dawson, Chairman of Energi Coast, close to the new Teesside Wind Farm ahead of the Government’s new Energy Bill, which is expected to be published before the end of November. Ian Swales MP […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Submits Final Application for Block Island Wind Farm

    3 October 2012
    Authorities

    Deepwater Wind announced today that it has submitted its final state and federal permit applications for the Block Island Wind Farm. The voluminous collection of data represents the most comprehensive study of the environmental impacts of an offshore wind farm in the U.S. Deepwater Wind filed its permit applications with the U.S. Army Corps of […]

  • Aquamarine Power Prepares for Installation of Second Oyster Wave Energy Converter (UK)

    21 June 2011

      Wave energy company Aquamarine Power took the first step towards installation of its second full-scale Oyster wave energy converter last week [15 June] with the arrival of the „Excalibur‟ jack-up barge in Orkney. The vessel is now stationed at the European Marine Energy Centre‟s (EMEC) Billia Croo site, where the Oyster will be installed […]

  • Much to Learn From Oil and Gas Industry (UK)

    8 June 2011
    R&D

    The rapidly developing offshore wind industry off the UK’s east coast must gather knowledge from the oil and gas sector’s 45 years experience of working in harsh offshore environments. That is the key conclusion from a major study by Natural Power on behalf of POWER cluster to look at challenges facing the offshore wind industry. […]

  • Details Emerge About German Step-In Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2021

    Canada’s Northland Power has revealed additional details about the two offshore wind projects for which the company has the step-in rights in the coming auctions in Germany. The two projects, Nordsee 2 and Nordsee 3, will have an allowed grid capacity of approximately 800 MW to 900 MW combined. They will be auctioned by the […]

  • Global Maritime to Back BP’s Offshore Energy Projects

    25 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    BP has awarded Global Maritime with a framework agreement for the provision of specialist marine services that will support BP’s oil and gas and renewable energy projects, including offshore wind. The three-year agreement will start immediately and covers marine vessel assurance, engineering, project operations, HSSE and general marine consultancy. The suite of marine services will […]

  • LOC Renewables Takes Majority Stake in Innosea

    18 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, has acquired a 70% stake in the French marine energy engineering company Innosea.

  • Synaptec Launches Light-Speed Cable Fault Response Tool

    19 April 2018
    Technology

    Synaptec has launched Refase, a new distributed sensor system said to significantly reduce outage and repair costs caused by subsea power cable faults by providing an automated response.

  • Highlights of the Month – August 2019

    3 September 2019

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most read offshore wind news articles in the month of August 2019. Wison Unveils New Tower Concept for Deepwater Turbines Wison Offshore & Marine has launched a novel solution for installing offshore wind turbines in deep waters. Boskalis Feels Offshore Wind Crunch Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis […]

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2019

    4 March 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten of our most read articles for the month of February. 15 Injured After CTV Collides with Cargo Ship Off Rügen All 15 people aboard the crew transfer vessel (CTV) World Bora were injured after the CTV collided with a cargo ship several nautical miles northeast of the […]

  • RWE Sets Up Suppliers Portal for Sofia OWF

    20 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RWE has launched an online suppliers portal where companies can search for and find opportunities on the Sofia offshore wind project. The suppliers portal will display contract opportunities with the Sofia project and its key contractors as they become available. “We are keen to maximise the involvement of UK companies as the project progresses, particularly […]

  • Forewind Puts 4.8 GW of Offshore Wind into Planning System

    20 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Almost 300 people attended the public consultation events held at six locations along the proposed cable route of the development and 75 per cent of those who filled in exit questionnaires were supportive of the plans presented.  Written responses were received from statutory consultees such as government departments and agencies, non-governmental organisations and trade associations on topics from coastal erosion, construction […]

  • Working Day of a Marine Coordinator at Sheringham Shoal OWF

    5 June 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    High and low water, the weather and the wind governs the working day for Mark Williamson, marine coordinator at the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. “Each day is different, and that is part of what makes the job exciting,” says Mark Williamson. Statkraft took over as the operator of the wind farm with massive turbines […]

  • Satellites Could Solve Some Key Offshore Technology Challenges

    9 June 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) and Satellite Applications (SatApps) Catapults have joined forces to explore ways in which satellites can be used to drive forward the development of the UK’s offshore renewable energy industry. According to the Catapults, satellites present possible solutions to some of the sector’s key technology challenges. The UK’s nine Catapult centres are actively […]

  • FloWave Appoints New Business Development Manager

    22 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility has appointed marine specialist Dr. Jamie Grimwade as their new Business Development Manager. Dr Grimwade’s role is to further develop FloWave’s growing pipeline of commercial and academic test clients in wave, tidal, offshore wind and vessel design. Jamie comes with a wealth of experience within the marine renewables industry, having […]

  • EIB Backs Beatrice with Its Largest Ever Offshore Wind Investment

    24 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide GBP 525 million for construction of the 588MW Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, representing the single largest support ever for investment in an offshore wind project by the bank.  The 19-year, long-term loan will support more than GBP 2.7 billion of overall investment. Part of the […]

  • Liebherr Wants More Offshore Wind after Netting Orion Crane Order

    2 March 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Liebherr’s maritime manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany, has been awarded a contract to supply a heavy-lift crane for the Orion, a new wind farm installation vessel ordered by DEME from COSCO (QiDong) Offshore in China.

  • DONG to Start Walney Extension Offshore Works Next Week

    15 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy will start the offshore construction at the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm off Cumbria next week with initial preliminary installation works on the seabed. The project, located next to the 367.2MW Walney 1 & 2 offshore wind farms, will be the largest wind farm in the world when built and is expected to be generating […]

  • Van Oord Believes in Offshore Wind Despite Risks

    15 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind has proven to be ”a solid third foundation” in Van Oord’s business strategy in recent years, but the industry is set to remain a high-risk proposition due to its dependence on the political support of governments in northwest Europe, the Dutch dredging, marine engineering, and offshore energy specialist said in its financial report for FY 2015. […]

  • MRIA Discusses Maritime Infrastructure to Support Ocean Energy

    8 January 2015
    Authorities

    Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA), an organization supporting the development of Irish marine renewables, has issued a discussion paper on maritime infrastructure development priorities to support Ireland’s future ocean energy industry.  Ireland’s wave energy resource is off the west coast. It should be possible to support the development of the resource, at least at the southern […]

  • East Anglia ONE Supply Chain Event Draws a Crowd

    7 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables, developer of the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, held a supply chain event at the Norfolk Showground which saw hundreds of business from across the region and further afield attend to hear about the opportunities on the project.

  • Universal Foundation Completes Trial Installation Campaign

    3 November 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The next generation offshore wind foundation from Universal Foundation – a Fred. Olsen related company – has recently completed a trial installation campaign across three major offshore wind sites in the UK North Sea, as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The project was managed by Statoil and delivered by Universal […]

  • UK: Fendercare Marine Aids Deployment of Penguin Wave Energy Converter

    27 July 2012

    Finnish renewable technology developer, Wello Ltd, has successfully installed the Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) to Orkney waters, having chosen Fendercare Marine, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, as one of its key partners for the project. The Penguin wave energy converter is now floating and connected to a mooring system in the Billia […]

  • UK: Activity Surge at New Pier in Orkney

    2 August 2013

    A newly extended pier in Orkney is currently host to more tidal energy technologies than at any other single site in the world. Five tidal energy developers – OpenHydro, Alstom Hydro, Scotrenewables Tidal Power, ANDRITZ Hydro Hammerfest and Voith Hydro – have all used the new facilities in recent weeks, with four devices currently on […]

  • UK: Pharos Modifies Its New Subsea Cable Trencher to Improve Performance

    16 July 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Pharos Offshore Group has acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool. The Universal Trenching Vehicle (UTV 1200) is a unique low and wide Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) specifically designed to bury submarine power cables. Modifications to the 1200HP UTV 1200 are underway. The enhancements will facilitate more effective post lay/installation burial and improve the […]