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  • France: PIRIOU Moves into Offshore Wind Industry

    4 August 2013

    Due to experience gained in the building of 100 aluminium crew boats ranging in length from 18 to 53 metres delivered in the last 25 years to the offshore oil and gas sector, the French shipbuilding and ship repair group PIRIOU is now moving into the offshore wind farm support ship market. Pascal PIRIOU declares […]

  • OPUS MARINE Orders PIRIOU’s WFSV

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    PIRIOU has secured an order for the 26m LARGO wind farm support vessel (WFSV). Built by PIRIOU in Vietnam, the LARGO is financed by SEALEASE and will be delivered at the beginning of 2015 to OPUS MARINE to be operated in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Pascal Piriou states: “We are very proud to gain the trust […]

  • France: Piriou Sails into Marine Renewables Market

    17 June 2013

    Thanks to experience gained in the building of 100 aluminium crew boats ranging in length from 18 to 53 metres delivered in the last 25 years to the offshore oil and gas sector, Piriou is now moving into the offshore wind farm support ship market. In a market that is experiencing rapid growth in Europe […]

  • Piriou Unveils New Cable Laying, CTV Vessel Designs

    27 November 2020
    Vessels

    In November, Piriou has presented two new vessel designs for the offshore wind sector: a cable laying vessel designed to install and repair both fiber-optical and energy cables, and a hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV). The 100-metre cable-layer will be capable of installation of wind farm cables as well as of cable repair on the […]

  • Ørsted Anticipates Impairments of up to EUR 2.15 Billion on US Portfolio

    30 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The world’s leading offshore wind developer, Ørsted, could book impairments of DKK 16 billion (EUR 2.15 billion) on its US portfolio due to adverse impacts relating to the supply chain, lack of favorable progress in Investment Tax Credit (ITC) guidance, and increased interest rates. The Ocean Wind 1, Sunrise Wind, and Revolution Wind projects are […]

  • India Eyes Launching Offshore Wind Tender in December, Gov’t Proposes Three Site Allocation Models

    21 August 2023
    Authorities

    India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published a revised strategy for offshore wind according to which areas will be awarded for development through three models, with the first tender under one of the auction models expected to be launched in December. MNRE has also issued two calls for tenders for offshore wind […]

  • Deutsche Bahn Seals Long-Term Offshore Wind Power Deal with EnBW

    23 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Deutsche Bahn’s subsidiary, DB Energie, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with EnBW for electricity generated at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Based on this PPA, Deutsche Bahn has secured the delivery of around 20 MW of green electricity over a period of 15 years from the […]

  • US Moves Closer to Oregon (Floating) Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    16 August 2023
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore southern Oregon with which the federal agency plans to move forward and offer them in a lease sale, expected to take place in the first quarter of 2024. Avangrid, Ocean Winds, BlueFloat Energy, and Mainstream Renewable Power, as […]

  • Two Piriou WFSVs Fully Built and Ready to Go

    21 July 2015
    Vessels

    Two Piriou wind farm service vessels (WFSV 21w) are now fully built, the company reported.  The vessels are 21m aluminum catamarans, intended for the carriage of 12 technicians and small cargoes to and from offshore wind farms. Propulsion is provided by two MAN diesel engines with two HAMILTON water jets. Electrical power is provided by alternators clutched on […]

  • Vestas Offshore Wind Turbine Breaks 24-Hour Production Record

    14 August 2023
    Business development, Technology

    The Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype offshore wind turbine has set a world record for the most power output by a single wind turbine in a 24-hour period, producing 363 megawatt-hours in that time span, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer said. The prototype was installed at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in […]

  • Rix, Piriou Sign Letter of Intent for 26m Vessel

    18 June 2015
    Vessels

    Rix and Piriou have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a 26m vessel at Seawork International in Southampton on Wednesday 17 June 2015. More information to follow.

  • Piriou Delivers Two Wind Farm Support Vessels

    12 May 2016
    Vessels

    France-headquartered shipbuilder Piriou has delivered two 26W wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) built at the company’s shipyard in Vietnam to their European owners. The 27.4-metre Rix Leopard was delivered to Rix Sea Shuttle. From August 2016 to around September 2017, the vessel will carry the crews of up to 24 to and from Statoil’s 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm […]

  • ‘Njord Odin’ Gets Down to Work

    22 May 2015
    Vessels

    Within a few days of Njord Odin arriving in Rotterdam, the BMT-designed vessel was set to work at the Meerwind offshore wind farm in Germany. Njord Odin is the first of up to eight new vessels for Njord Offshore, built by Strategic Marine. The second vessel has completed trials and the next two vessels are nearing completion. […]

  • Rix Sea Shuttle Expands Its Fleet with New CTV

    5 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Rix Sea Shuttle is expanding its fleet of crew transfer vessels. The company – part of J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd – will take delivery of a 27.4 metre ship made by French company Piriou in April, 2016. The boat will be the largest in Rix Sea Shuttle’s fleet with the capacity to carry a crew of […]

  • Rix Leopard Is Not Scared of Water

    12 January 2016
    Vessels

    The Rix Leopard, the latest wind farm workboat to the Rix Sea Shuttle fleet, was introduced to the water on 15th December at a launch ceremony at the Piriou shipyard in Vietnam. The small ceremony took place with the shipyard personnel and the team who are building the vessel. Rix Sea says that progress of the […]

  • MPI Workboats Buys Two Wind Farm Support Vessels

    19 November 2013
    Technology

    MPI Workboats Ltd launched its latest acquisitions, MPI Napoleon (Hull No. 67) and MPI Snowball (Hull No. 68) on Saturday 9 November 2013 at South East Asia Shipyard (SEAS) in Vietnam. These two wind farm support vessels are currently under construction at SEAS, which is part of the PIRIOU Group, headquartered in France. Both vessels […]

  • DemoSATH Floating Wind Platform In Position – Video

    11 August 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Technology

    The 2 MW DemoSATH floating offshore wind platform demonstrator has been installed at the BiMEP test area offshore Spain in the Cantabrian Sea. Windstaller Alliance carried out the operation and the company used their anchor handling vessel, the Normand Sapphire, along with local tugboats, to tow DemoSATH from the construction site in the Port of Bilbao to […]

  • Cargostore Worldwide

    14 March 2024
    Equipment, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    With depots in the UK, Europe, US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Taiwan, Arabian Gulf, Middle East and East and West Africa, we offer our clients an extensive range of DNV offshore equipment including offshore containers, baskets, tanks and bespoke designs for both long term contracts and short-term hires with no minimum […]

  • Another Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Project Emerges in Australia

    21 August 2023
    Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Elanora Offshore, a consortium comprising EnergyAustralia, KIMAenergy, Boskalis, Respect Energy, and Polpo Investments, has unveiled its plans to build a 5 GW wind farm off the Gippsland coast, Australia’s first declared offshore wind zone. According to the project’s website, the 5 GW Elanora offshore wind farm would create over 3,000 direct jobs during the construction […]

  • WEM Sisters Start First Offshore Wind Charters

    20 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Sunderland-based Wind Energy Marine Limited has taken delivery of two wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) which have since started their first offshore wind charters in the German North Sea.

  • South Fork Wind Turbine Components Arriving in New London

    16 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine components for the South Fork Wind Farm, New York’s first offshore wind farm, have started coming into New London ahead of the installation at the project site that is expected to start later this summer. Ørsted shared photos of the first shipment of wind turbine blades arriving on board United Heavy Lift’s cargo […]

  • New Floating Wind Project Proposal Springs in Italy

    14 August 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    An Italian company has submitted an application requesting a 40-year concession for a site off Sicily where it plans to build a 660 MW floating wind farm, in what is one of the latest of numerous such applications the Italian authorities have received over the past couple of years. Company 3 Green filed the application […]

  • Australia Working Towards Declaring Next Offshore Wind Zone

    15 August 2023
    Authorities

    The Australian federal government has launched consultation on a new offshore wind zone off the Illawarra in New South Wales (NSW), where a Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) was also declared by the NSW state government at the beginning of this year. The proposed offshore wind area has the potential to house up to 4.2 GW […]

  • Australia Invites Applications for Hunter Offshore Wind Zone

    9 August 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has opened the application period for feasibility licences for the recently declared offshore wind zone in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter, New South Wales. Developers have until 14 November to submit applications for the permits that will require them to hold further consultation […]

  • Brittany Companies to Showcase Offshore Wind Prowess at Offshore Energy 22

    21 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics

    Companies from the French region of Brittany (Bretagne) will be present at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam on 29 and 30 November to highlight their expertise and the region’s ports’ strategic position close to several fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects. Bretagne Ocean Power, accompanied by five Breton companies, will be present […]

  • US Pinpoints Up to 8 GW of Offshore Wind Areas in Central Atlantic

    31 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced three final wind energy areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, which, if fully developed, could support between 4 GW and 8 GW of offshore wind capacity. The three WEAs total approximately 356,550 acres. The first WEA (A-2) is 101,767 acres and is located 26 […]