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  • WINDFARM UPDATES: Sandbank & Wikinger

    23 February 2015

    Sandbank  Foundation construction work has started for the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm, approximately 100km North West of the island Sylt, which will comprise 72 Siemens 4MW turbines. The 72 steel monopile foundations, with diameters of up to 6.8m and lengths of up to 70m, are built by EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH in Rostock. Depending […]

  • NSRI, ORE Catapult Join to Help Subsea Companies Diversify

    27 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have joined forces to encourage subsea companies to diversify and tap into the opportunities within the offshore wind market. The two organisations will highlight the long-term opportunities the offshore wind industry holds for UK subsea companies, as well as provide advice and […]

  • Danish Yachts to Launch SeaStrider

    31 January 2012

    Danish Yachts is to launch its advanced new range of commercial vessels – SeaStrider. Designed for high-speed passenger transport, SeaStrider is groundbreaking both in terms of design technology and build and is the first carbon fibre SWATH to be built. The first boat under construction in the range is the SeaStrider SWATH for carrying service […]

  • Maersk Training, Dong Energy Spur Recruitment into Wind Industry

    19 December 2014
    Training & Education

    Global training provider Maersk Training confidently expects hundreds of job seekers to attend an Open Day event, which is held in conjunction with DONG Energy, highlighting career opportunities in the wind energy and renewables sector. Taking place on Friday 9th January 2015, from 10.00am to 3.00pm, it follows on from similar open days held earlier […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy Uses Lockheed Martin’s WindTracer LIDAR Device (USA)

    6 December 2011

    Fishermen’s Energy announced that they have completed another significant step in building what may be the first offshore windfarm in the United States. Early in November, a team of Fishermen’s engineers and specialists from Lockheed Martin installed a sophisticated wind measurement device on the rooftop of a seaside apartment building in Margate, New Jersey. Typically […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Start Producing by Year-End

    30 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms, is close to producing its first power, according to Equinor’s latest press release. A milestone was reached when the first subsea cables were laid by Subsea 7 and the connection was made to Gulfaks A in July. The […]

  • UK: Port of Mostyn Confirmed as Turbine Installation Base

    13 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    GWYNT Y MÔR Offshore Wind Farm Limited can confirm that the Port of Mostyn in North Wales will be the base for its wind turbine installation programme. All 160 turbines will be installed from the Port on the Flintshire coast, and follows an announcement last year that Mostyn will benefit from the construction of an operations and maintenance […]

  • G&G International

    4 October 2012

    With the recent news that G&G International has won a contract for 72 WTG transition pieces and 1 OHVS transition piece for the new Northwind Offshore Wind Farm project on the Bank Zonder Naam, G&G is firmly established in the offshore wind industry. For this work they have created a joint venture, Gl WindForce JV, […]

  • Registration Live for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and OWIM 2014

    15 May 2014

    Preparations for the 7th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference are well underway. On 28 & 29 October 2014 Amsterdam will again be the place to meet the international offshore community. With visitors from over 60 different countries and a proven track record of steady growth since its foundation in 2008, Offshore Energy is a must attend […]

  • Germany: Salzgitter Books Steel Order for Meerwind Offshore Wind Farm

    16 August 2012

    Salzgitter Group company Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) has received an order from Siemens Wind Power A/S to supply around 15,200 t of steel plate to construct the tubular steel masts for the Meerwind offshore wind farm. In 2011 ILG was awarded an order from AMBAU GmbH for materials for the mast foundations. This new contract […]

  • Invisotech Trials Inspection ROV at Catapult’s Training Tower

    5 November 2014
    Technology

    An innovative Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) for use on wind turbine towers has been successfully trialled at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre using their 27m high wind turbine training tower. Newcastle-based Invisotech, providers of inspection and analytical solutions for high-value assets, has developed and successfully trialled the ROV at a series of field trials […]

  • Seagreen 1 Takes Off, Total to Take Majority Stake

    4 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has taken a final investment decision to proceed with the Seagreen 1 offshore wind project which will now be taken forward together with the French energy major Total. Total and SSE Renewables have now entered into an agreement through which Total will take a 51 per cent stake in the GBP 3 billion […]

  • Belfast Harbour Hits Record in Tonnage Handled

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    A record financial performance during 2013 has enabled Belfast Harbour to commit more than £60m to capital expenditure projects. The Harbour’s Annual Report has revealed that Turnover rose by 30% to £50.3m whilst Profit before Taxation climbed by 42% to £26.2m during the financial year. During the period the Harbour also paid over £6.6m in […]

  • Regulatory Approval Times Slowing Wind Power Progress (USA)

    27 October 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    As the offshore wind industry struggles to erect the first wind turbine off US shores, there are hurdles to financing and construction that are difficult, but not insurmountable, industry experts said Tuesday. Lengthy and onerous permitting requirements for offshore wind top the list of obstacles, which includes supply-chain issues, unstable federal incentives and the technical […]

  • UK: Cathelco to Supply Corrosion Protection for Two Transformer Platforms

    12 November 2012

    Cathelco have won contracts to supply impressed current corrosion protection (ICCP) systems for two transformer platforms, HelWin Alpha and SylWin Alpha, which are being built for Siemens Energy in Germany for offshore wind farm applications. When completed the HelWin Alpha will be positioned near Helgoland as part of the HelWin1 offshore wind farm project where […]

  • Kaskasi Offshore Substation Topside Touches Down

    28 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The 1,400-tonne offshore substation topside has been installed on its monopile foundation at the 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, RWE, the owner and developer of the project, said. The topside was installed by the heavy lift, DP 2 installation vessel Gulliver, operated by DEME’s subsidiary Scaldis Salvage & Marine […]

  • Three Marine Energy Projects to Receive Government Funding (New Zealand)

    10 October 2011

       The Acting Minister of Energy and Resources, Hekia Parata, has announced that three marine energy projects will receive funding as part of the Government’s Marine Energy Deployment Fund. The projects include a wave energy device for Stewart Island, turbines to generate electricity for Parnell Baths in Auckland, and funding for a cable to link […]

  • Marineco UK orders first-ever Damen High Speed Support Vessel 2610

    3 September 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Damen Shipyards Group announced the sale of its first-ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry. Marineco UK, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, recently signed for the new HSSV 2610 with an option for a second. The Scottish firm already has an extensive […]

  • Dutch Nearshore Wind Farm Staging a Comeback as Construction Team Gathers

    7 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ballast Nedam has contracted Marine Coordination Services BV (MCS) to support their foundation construction activities for the nearshore part of the Windplanblauw wind energy project in Flevoland, the Netherlands. As part of the project, 24 wind turbines will be installed in two rows in the IJsselmeer Lake, just outside a dyke. The nearshore wind turbines […]

  • Norway: DNV to Launch Sesam GeniE 6.3

    22 August 2012
    Technology

    With the new 6.3 version of Sesam GeniE, DNV Software introduces an innovative method of strength analysis through the entire lifecycle of fixed offshore structures. The solution improves the efficiency and reliability of the critical data handling, increasing the operation’s security and profitability. This launch makes Sesam GeniE the most comprehensive tool for strength analysis […]

  • Fugro and PTSC G&S on Floating LiDAR Duty Offshore Vietnam

    27 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Enterprize Energy (EE) has signed a contract with PTSC G&S and Fugro to supply, install and operate a floating LiDAR at the site of the Thang Long Wind project offshore Vietnam. Fugro and PTSE will deploy Fugro’s SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy to collect detailed wind resource, meteorological, and oceanographic data across the 2000 km2 project […]

  • ASM Industries Orders PEMA Automation Lines

    25 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Finnish automated welding specialist Pemamek has received an order to supply automation lines for offshore wind turbine tower and foundation production to the Portuguese renewable energy company, ASM Industries (ASMI).

  • Rotor Blade Market to Grow at CAGR of 14.5 Pct by 2018

    23 July 2014

    Companies worldwide are keen on developing innovative products in the Wind Energy industry to optimize the level of output. Vendors in the market are investing in R&D to reduce the weight of the rotor blades. For instance, Siemens has manufactured a blade from glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin and balsa wood using a patented integral blade […]

  • A2SEA Signs Cooperation Agreement With Teekay Corporation (Denmark)

    30 June 2011

    A2SEA A/S (A2SEA) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a cooperation agreement with Teekay Corporation, a vessel owner and operator providing transportation services within the offshore sector. The aim of the cooperation is to design, deliver and operate floating transportation and installation vessels that can work in the deeper more […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power​ Gets Green Light for Western Isles’ First Wave Farm (UK)

    12 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      Pelamis Wave Power, the world’s most advanced wave energy company, has secured an agreement for lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wave farm, large enough to power some 7,000 homes on average – more than meeting the average electricity requirements of Stornoway. The 10MW lease is for a site located off the […]

  • Third Windea Catamaran Launched

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    On December 15, 2014, a launching ceremony was held at the terminal in Emden’s outer harbour for a further Windea catamaran that is entering service under the German flag. The ship’s godmother Miranda van Laar-Prikkel, wife of co-partner Paul van Laar from IJmuiden in the Netherlands, gave the “Twin Axe Bow” type catamaran from Damen […]