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  • Maine Aqua Ventus Schedules Subsea Cable Survey

    2 November 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Maine Aqua Ventus (MAV) and Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey will begin a subsea cable survey on 10 November, weather permitting, to survey the seabed between Port Clyde and the UMaine Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site at Monhegan Island, Maine, US.

  • VLCV Spotlights Turnkey Drilling Solutions for Offshore Wind Industry

    4 November 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    In a short interview with Arvid de Groot, Manager at Dutch-based VLCV, we hear about turnkey drilling solutions the company is offering to the offshore energy industry – specifically to offshore wind sector. VL Specials, part of Van Leeuwen Trenchless Technology, formed a joint venture with C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services, part of DISA International, named […]

  • The Netherlands: FRISIA-Offshore and Offshore Wind Services Announce Cooperation Agreement

    26 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    FRISIA-Offshore, located in Germany, and Offshore Wind Services BV from the Netherlands announced a cooperation agreement. The intention of FRISIA-Offshore and OWS is to invest together in new Crew Transfer Vessels through a joint venture in the coming months. This joint venture will serve as growth platform for the German and Dutch market. Workships Contractors, […]

  • Adwen Turbine Missing Hardware on Alpha Ventus

    9 April 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    A rear part of a nacelle panel on one of the Adwen M5000 (AD 5-116) wind turbines installed on the Alpha Ventus wind farm in the German North Sea has broken off and fell into the sea, the operator of the wind farm reports.

  • Maine Aqua Ventus Abandons Port Clyde Landfall Option

    23 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium behind the Maine Aqua Ventus demonstration project has reportedly decided to stop investigating the Port Clyde route as one of the preferred for the transmission link to the mainland. According to the local media, Maine Aqua Ventus has given up on this route due to concerns raised by local fishermen, who would be banned from operating in the route area. 

  • Monhegan Residents Worry over Maine OWF Impact (USA)

    30 December 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has received a file submitted by residents of the Monhegan Island, who have concerns over the possible negative impact of Maine Aqua Ventus offshore wind farm. Monhegan residents state that they are not against the offshore wind energy per se, but that the proposed project is too close to […]

  • Maine Governor Unveils New Floating Wind Project

    24 November 2020
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Maine Governor Janet Mills has announced a plan for the state to set up U.S. first floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine to advance new technology in collaboration with the state’s fishing industry. The state intends to file an application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the […]

  • USA: Maine Aqua Ventus I Gets Green Light

    15 January 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave an initial consent to Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project yesterday. Voting 2:1, the PUC approved the terms of an agreement between the state and the project’s developers, the Associated Press informs. This will put the project on the path to compete for a USD 47 million […]

  • C-Ventus Opens UK Office, Readies for New Projects Across Europe (Interview)

    12 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Netherlands-headquartered offshore wind O&M and IRM specialist, C-Ventus, opened an office in the OrbisEnergy building in Lowestoft, UK, in January. Following the announcement, Offshore WIND spoke with the company’s Managing Director Hans Reinigert, Peter van Veen Commercial Manager in the Netherlands, and Jeremy Hardin, who has been appointed as the Commercial Manager at C-Ventus UK.

  • Neptune Energy Clarifies AquaVentus Involvement

    17 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Following news on 16 November that Neptune Energy Saipem, Ramboll, and Heerema Marine Contractors had joined the AquaVentus project, reported by OffshoreWIND.biz, Neptune Energy clarified that the new members are joining the membership network of the AquaVentus initiative and not the project itself. Namely, the membership network, has been set up to facilitate knowledge sharing, while the […]

  • USA: Maine Aqua Ventus Releases Public Version of MPUC Proposal

    7 November 2013

     Maine Aqua Ventus GP LLC released yesterday the public version of its proposal to develop a groundbreaking offshore wind project in the Gulf of Maine, called Maine Aqua Ventus I. This follows the last-month’s ruling by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC), according to which Maine Aqua Ventus should release some of the details on […]

  • Maine PUC Delays Decision on Aqua Ventus Power Contract

    11 January 2018
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decided on 9 January not to give its final decision on a power contract between Maine Aqua Ventus and Central Maine Power Co. yet, saying that more public comment is required as the energy market has changed since the initial terms were approved in 2014, according to the state’s media. 

  • Fugro on Cable Route Survey Duty Offshore Maine

    19 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has secured a contract to conduct a cable route survey for the New England Aqua Ventus I floating wind project offshore Maine. Under the contract, Fugro will carry out a combined geophysical, environmental and geotechnical cable route survey at the state-designated area two miles south of Monhegan Island and 14 miles from the Maine […]

  • DOE to Give USD 3.7M to Maine Aqua Ventus

    23 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The New England Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project will get an additional $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The University of Maine-led project, also known as Maine Aqua Ventus, will receive the funding to complete engineering and planning work, and approach financial close, in addition to $3 million awarded by DOE in September 2014 to advance the design to […]

  • Gallery: ‘Iceni Venture’ Welcomed in London

    11 March 2015
    Vessels

    On March 3, over 60 visitors attended Iceni Marine Services’ celebration of the arrival of the company’s new wind farm support vessel (WFSV) in London.  Before leaving to work on a significant O&M contract, Iceni Venture sailed up the River Thames on Tuesday and moored at St. Katharine Docks, Tower Bridge, where it became the focus of […]

  • Iberdrola Unveils New York Power Grid Upgrade Plans

    27 June 2023
    Grid Connection

    Spain-based Iberdrola has announced that it will help deliver renewable offshore wind power from the Long Island grid to New York City and Westchester County. The company said it will add approximately 90 miles (about 150 kilometres) of new high-voltage transmission lines that will run the distance underground and underwater. The project will be developed […]

  • Maine State Waters Now Legally Off Limits to Offshore Wind

    8 July 2021
    Authorities

    Janet Mills, the Governor of the US State of Maine, has signed into law LD 1619 which prohibits new offshore wind projects in State waters. The prohibition is said to preserve Maine’s State waters for recreation and fishing, where up to 75 per cent of Maine’s commercial lobster harvesting occurs, and cement into law Maine’s […]

  • C-Ventus Joins Rope Access Roof Organisation

    15 September 2016

    C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services has become an operational member of the Industrial Rope Access Trade Organization (IRATA). C-Ventus is a provider of project and marine operations management, export and inter-array cable pull-ins, shore-landings, pre- and post-installation surveys, UXO remediation as well as subsea support by both divers and ROV’s, whereas its BoP services include inspection, repair and […]

  • McDermott, Van Oord Join AquaVentus Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project

    21 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    The AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project has informed that another ten members have joined the German initiative since the beginning of May, this time also including companies outside Europe. Japanese utility J-Power (Electric Power Development) and the Japanese-Swiss joint venture Hitachi ABB Power are the new members of the AquaVentus consortium, as is the US offshore […]

  • Maine Aqua Ventus Releases Draft Term Sheet and Economic Impacts Report

    9 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    On December 5, Maine Aqua Ventus I GP, LLC filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and released fully to the public the draft Term Sheet resulting from discussions of its Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind proposal with the PUC staff. The Term Sheet is part of the project’s pursuit of a Power […]

  • Sarens and PSG Marine & Logistics Form Offshore Wind Joint Venture in Scotland

    1 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    Belgium-headquartered Sarens and UK-based PSG Marine & Logistics Ltd have formed a joint venture (JV) to support both the bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind projects with heavy lifting, transportation, and logistics services from the Port of Cromarty Firth. “We are extremely pleased to form this joint venture with the reference player in global heavy lift […]

  • DCNS Energies Enters MRE Market

    6 January 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    French energy specialist DCNS and a fund managed by Bpifrance have formed DCNS Energies, a turnkey constructor of marine renewable energy (MRE) plants for the French and export markets. DCNS Energies, majority owned by DCNS and 36% by the SPI fund (“Société de Projets Industriels” / Industrial Projects Company) of Bpifrance, will devote its activity to […]

  • Blue Water BREB Enters German Offshore Wind Scene

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Denmark’s Blue Water Shipping and Germany’s Bremer Reederei E&B (BREB) have formed a shipping and transport joint venture with the main focus on servicing the wind turbine industry in Germany. The range of services at the newly established Blue Water BREB GmbH will include port agency, stevedoring, loading, discharging, storage and transport. BREB has been active in […]

  • CMB Completes Windcat Workboats Buy

    15 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has completed the acquisition of Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited and its crew transfer vessel business from SEACOR Marine. As consideration for the sale, CMB paid SEACOR Marine GBP 32.8 million (EUR 36.9 million) in cash, and assumed all of the approximately GBP 20.4 million of debt outstanding under Windcat’s existing revolving […]

  • Maine Governor Proposes Actions for Floating Wind Research Array

    26 January 2021
    Authorities, R&D

    Maine Governor Janet Mills is proposing a series of actions to advance the planned floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine. In a letter to Maine’s licensed commercial fishermen, Mills announced she will propose for the legislature’s approval a ten-year moratorium on new offshore wind projects in waters managed by the state. Mills […]

  • UK: OMS, Energy Marine Services Form Joint Venture to Market Various Vessels

    17 October 2012

    Since its creation, 18 August 2010, OMS is continuously looking for ways to expand and enhance what is offered to the industry and it has become apparent, from the many seminars and conferences that have been attended, that the smaller operators need to pool their resources to gain a more forceful presence. Since the start, […]