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  • China Dominates Offshore Wind Rankings, Global Operating Capacity at 55 GW – WFO

    7 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Industry

    6,759 MW of offshore wind capacity went into operation during the first six months of 2022 compared to 1,627 MW during the same period a year earlier, World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) said in its Global Offshore Wind Report HY1 2022. This growth was mainly driven by China which installed 5.1 GW of new offshore […]

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2021

    1 March 2021

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most-read articles on the site for the second month of 2021. Vestas Launches 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has introduced the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine. Siemens Gamesa Rolls Out Record-Breaking Wind Turbine Blade Siemens Gamesa has completed the first Siemens Gamesa […]

  • BMT Nigel Gee: Bigger Is Better in Wind Farm Support Vessel Market (Interview)

    10 May 2016
    R&D, Vessels

    Wind Farm Support Vessels (WFSVs) have increased in size in the last twelve months following the changes to the UK and German codes and regulations which allowed the vessels to be longer than 24-metre load line and to carry more than 12 technicians, and the trend is set to continue, according to Ed Dudson, Technical Director at […]

  • Purus Wind Orders Two CSOVs from Vard, Signs Options for Two More

    16 May 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Vard has signed a contract for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) for the UK-based Purus Wind. The hull for the first vessel will be built in Vard in Romania for outfitting, commissioning, and delivery from one of Vard’s yards in Norway. The second vessel will be built at Vard […]

  • Lahmeyer Attends Wind Energy Event in Vienna, Austria

    4 February 2013

    This February, wind energy specialists from around the world will meet in Vienna at EWEA to exchange their knowledge. More than 400 exhibitors and over 10,000 visitors are expected to attend the conference with connected exhibition. Lahmeyer will introduce their comprehensive range of services in hall A at stand C90. Relating to the implementation of […]

  • Dogger Bank Vessel Fleet Starts Taking Shape

    11 November 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    North Star Renewables, VARD, and Alicat have held steel cutting ceremonies to mark the start of construction of three service operation vessels (SOVs) and the associated daughter craft bound for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm offshore the UK. The hybrid-powered vessel fleet is specifically designed to support the UK’s growing offshore wind market and will […]

  • North Star Renewables to Contract UK Shipyard for Hybrid Daughter Craft

    20 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    North Star Renewables, which won the Dogger Bank Wind Farm tender for the delivery of three service operations vessels (SOVs) earlier this year, is set to sign shipbuilding contracts for the first two SOV daughter craft this September, and the company decided to build them in the UK. According to the Aberdeen-based vessel owner, these […]

  • Master Builders Solutions Hits Motherlode Offshore Taiwan

    27 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Master Builders Solutions has won the grout supply contracts for the Formosa 2, the Changfang and Xidao, and the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind projects in Taiwan. In total, Master Builders Solutions will be supplying MasterFlow 9500 and MasterFlow 9800 to 222 offshore foundations over the next three years. “2020 has been a […]

  • Vard to Build Taiwan’s First SOV

    17 April 2020
    Vessels

    Vard has signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine for the design and construction of the first Service Operation Vessel (SOV) in Taiwan.

  • Windcat Hydrogen CSOVs to Feature SMST Mission Equipment

    9 May 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    SMST has been awarded a contract by Damen Shipyards for the delivery of two sets of mission equipment for the two newbuilds Elevation Series Commissioning Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) for Windcat Offshore. Under the contract, SMST will deliver a gangway (Telescopic Access Bridge L-Series) combined with Access & Cargo Tower and the “world’s largest” 3D […]

  • China Leads in New Offshore Wind Capacity Second Year in Row, Likely to Preserve Top Position in 2023

    20 February 2023
    Business development, Industry

    In 2022, 9.4 GW of offshore wind capacity was installed worldwide and China alone installed 6.8 GW of this. The country’s top position in adding new offshore wind capacity will likely be preserved in 2023, as well, as China is also leading in projects currently under construction, according to a new report from World Forum […]

  • Vestas to Consolidate Its APAC Businesses as Next Step in Offshore Expansion

    18 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    Vestas will consolidate its two business regions in Asia, China (CHI) and Asia Pacific (ASP), into a single Asia Pacific (APAC) business region. The company said that creating one business region for Greater Asia was the next step in its organisational alignment and offshore expansion. According to the wind turbine manufacturer, the consolidation is aimed […]

  • Dogger Bank SOVs to Sport MO4 AI Decision Support Software

    9 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    North Star has awarded the Netherlands-based MO4 with a 10-year contract to supply the company’s four service operations vessels (SOVs) with a digital twin and artificial intelligence (AI) decision support software package. According to MO4, the technology will provide operational data analytics and forecasting support to help drive efficiencies across the fleet including low carbon […]

  • AFRY to Provide Owner’s Engineering Services for Tra Vinh OWF

    4 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    A Sweden-headquartered engineering consultancy company, AFRY, has been awarded a contract for the Vietnamese Tra Vinh offshore wind farm, under which it will provide a full scope of owner’s engineering services. The company has already worked on the Tra Vinh offshore wind farm development. Prior to this latest assignment, AFRY was appointed a technical advisor […]

  • Semco Maritime, PTSC M&C to Deliver Hai Long Offshore Substations

    12 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The developer of Taiwan’s Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 offshore wind farms has signed a preferred supplier agreement for two offshore substations with a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C. Under the contract, the consortium is responsible for the design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the two offshore substations, including […]

  • Corvus Energy Storage System for Taiwanese SOV

    2 October 2020
    Vessels

    Vard Electro has selected Corvus Energy to supply lithium-ion battery-based Energy Storage System (ESS) for the service operations vessel (SOV) being built for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 and 2a wind farms in Taiwan. The SOV is of VARD 4 19 design developed for the complicated and harsh environment in the Taiwan Strait. Currently under construction […]

  • First Steel Cut for Hai Long Offshore Substations

    4 November 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and the consortium of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) held the ceremonial first cut of steel in Vietnam in early November for the two offshore substations of Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3. The ceremony marked the start of the early construction stage of the […]

  • Edda Wind Orders Four New CSOVs for EUR 250 Million

    3 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Norwegian owner and operator of vessels serving the offshore wind industry, Edda Wind, has placed a EUR 250 million order with Vard for four new commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs), with options for ordering up to four additional CSOVs. The first two vessels will be built at Vard’s Romanian and Norwegian yards and are expected […]

  • 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 […]

  • Austria: Offshore Wind Ecosystem Effects Discussed at EGU 2012

    16 May 2012
    Environment

    Several sessions concerning climate change and the need to reduce society’s dependence on fossil fuels were held at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) general assembly in Vienna last month, PhysicsToday reports. Göran Broström of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute pointed out that the oceanographic and atmospheric community need to have a discussion about the influence before large offshore […]

  • Rotra Mare Brings First Rentel Turbine Parts to Ostend

    14 February 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Today, 14 February, Siemens’s Rotra Mare roll on/roll off (Ro-Ro) vessel brought the first Siemens Gamesa 7MW wind turbine components for the Rentel offshore wind farm to the REBO site in Ostend. Two blade sets and six top towers have been shipped from Esbjerg.

  • Greek Conglomerate and CIP to Jointly Develop Wind Farms Offshore Greece

    29 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    Greece-based industrial conglomerate MYTILINEOS has signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructrure Partners (CIP) to jointly develop wind farms offshore Greece. MYTILINEOS entered the agreement through its Power & Gas Business Unit – Protergia, and CIP on behalf of its fund CI New Markets Fund I, for a joint cooperation (CIP 60 per cent / MYTILINEOS […]

  • COP Opens Floating Wind Competence Centre in Scotland

    13 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has opened an office in Edinburgh, Scotland, which will serve as its global floating offshore wind competence centre. The Denmark-headquartered company said Edinburgh was the ideal place for it to launch the growth of its floating wind ambitions. According to Richard Copeland, COP’s Technical Development Director based in the company’s new […]

  • Kongsberg’s Propulsion System for Norwind’s Two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels

    17 January 2022
    Vessels

    Kongsberg Maritime will deliver propulsion systems for two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) to be built by Vard for Norwind Offshore, a ship-owning company established last year in Norway. The propulsion technology for each of the CSOVs will include new permanent magnet (PM) PMAZ 2600PM azimuth thrusters, PM tunnel thrusters, and a retractable azimuth thruster. […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons to Complete Merger This Month

    15 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    The merger between Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) and Aker Horizons is expected to be completed after close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on 17 June, which accordingly will be the last day of trading in the AOW shares on Euronext Growth Oslo, the company said in its latest trading update. As announced on […]

  • North Star Renewables Secures EUR 112 Million Loan for Dogger Bank SOVs

    24 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    North Star Renewables has secured a loan of GBP 96 million (approximately EUR 112 million) from Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) to build the three Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) that will serve the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.  The vessel owner said the loan added to its own balance sheet and equity commitments from its 100 per cent shareholder, […]