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  • 532 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

    28 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Anma Offshore Wind has completed the final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in relation to its 532 MW offshore wind farm, in consultation with South Korea’s Ministry of Environment. This is the result of a 15-month-long consultation process which began with the submission of the draft EIA in April 2022. With the final EIA consultation completed, […]

  • Crown Estate Supports Four Nature-Positive Offshore Wind Research Projects

    3 August 2023
    Business development, Environment, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate has revealed that it is partnering with a range of UK-wide expert bodies to launch four research projects to support nature recovery and the coexistence of offshore wind farms with marine life. The projects aim to fill critical evidence gaps around how seabirds interact with offshore windfarms and how strategic compensation measures […]

  • 500 MW Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

    18 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France, has started producing the first electricity and feeding it into the grid after the first wind turbine was installed at the beginning of this month. Following the load-out of the first four wind turbines from the port of Cherbourg, DEME Offshore’s Innovation proceeded with the installation of […]

  • Maine Passes Bill to Jumpstart State’s Offshore Wind Industry

    27 July 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind

    The Maine Legislature has passed a bill that would call for the state to procure 3 GW of offshore wind by 2040, which is now expected to be signed into law by Governor Janet Mills. The bill calls for Maine to procure 3 GW of offshore wind power generation by 2040, enough to power 900,000 […]

  • World’s First Offshore Hydrogen Production Project Yields First Kilograms of Green Hydrogen

    27 June 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The offshore hydrogen production platform that Lhyfe is testing in France, named Sealhyfe, began producing its first kilograms of hydrogen on 20 June after it was towed last month to the SEM-REV offshore test site which is connected to BW Ideol’s floating wind turbine Floatgen. Sealhyfe is capable of producing up to 400 kilograms of […]

  • MassCEC to Trial 130-Metre Wind Turbine Blades with New Test Bench

    29 June 2023
    R&D

    Denmark-based R&D Test Systems has delivered a new test bench for the next generation of wind turbine blades to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s (MassCEC) Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC). This was part of the USD 4 million US Department of Energy (DOE) and MassCEC’s grant to upgrade the blade testing equipment to accommodate the […]

  • ATAM Tests Robotic Crawler for Blade Inspection at ORE Catapult

    22 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Great Yarmouth-based ATAM Group has tested its robotic crawler, developed for the inspection of wind turbine blades, on the full-size turbine training tower and along test blades at ORE Catapult’s facilities in Northumberland, which is offered as part of a GBP 50,000 grant awarded to ATAM from the GBP 6 million SCORE Innovation fund.

  • Masdar, Iberdrola to Jointly Develop Baltic Eagle Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    26 July 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy, Wind Farm Update

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a strategic partnership with Iberdrola to co-invest in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. According to the terms of the deal, the Baltic Eagle wind farm is valued at approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Under the agreement, Iberdrola will control and manage the asset, […]

  • Vestas to Use New German Test Rig for V236-15.0 MW Blades

    3 July 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (Fraunhofer IWES) has launched a new test rig that enables testing wind turbine blades longer than 115 metres. Vestas, whose latest wind turbine model features 115.5-metre blades, will use the rig to perform the trials needed before starting serial production. “The development of our new wind turbines is an important […]

  • Floating LIDARs Ace Gwynt y Môr Trials

    20 February 2015
    R&D, Technology

    RWE Innogy, together with the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, completed a two year trial at what is soon to become the world’s second largest offshore wind farm. They tested the Light Detection and Ranging units (LIDAR) technology mounted on floating buoys at the 576MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in the Liverpool Bay. The trial, […]

  • 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 […]

  • SGS Appoints New Global Business Development Manager, Renewable Energies (Switzerland)

    8 August 2011

      On August 1, 2011, SGS announced Christoph Thiel as the new Global Business Development Manager, Renewable Energies. Christoph will focus on global sales and business development activities at SGS Renewable Energy Services. Drawing on his first-rate experience and know-how in the renewable energy sector, Christoph Thiel will support local affiliates in developing their home […]

  • UK: RWE, Carbon Trust’s OWA to Test Innovative Wind Measuring Buoys

    20 September 2012

    RWE Innogy, together with the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, is to trial new methods of collecting wind speed data at the site of Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms. Two Light Detection and Ranging units (LIDAR) will be mounted on buoys and be temporarily installed ten miles off […]

  • COSCO Lays Keel for Cadeler’s First X-Class Mega Jack-Up

    5 July 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    A keel laying ceremony was held for Cadeler’s first X-class wind turbine installation vessel at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Qidong, China. The vessel is the first of two that Cadeler has ordered from COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry under a contract signed with the company in June 2021. The vessels will be equipped with […]

  • Alfa Lift Delivery Delayed to Next Year, Seaway Strashnov Staying on Dogger Bank

    13 June 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Strashnov will be deployed on Dogger Bank Wind Farm for a full 2023 campaign as the company’s new vessel Seaway Alfa Lift, which suffered a crane incident in 2021, is now scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2023. As reported last year, the vessel had an incident with the A-frame on […]

  • Trillium Power vs. Ontario Government Court Story Continues

    23 October 2017

    The Government of Ontario has notified Trillium Power that it will seek a motion to dismiss the company’s litigation efforts on “misfeasance in public office” and “spoliation” on 24 October. This marks another sequel in the legal action story between Trillium Power and the Ontario Government, based on the cancellation of the company’s offshore wind project in 2011.

  • Photo of the Day: MO3 Trialled and Tested

    11 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) MO3, Mainprize Offshore’s latest addition to the fleet, has completed her sea trials in the North Sea and is ready to start her first offshore assignment.

  • Atlantic Pioneer Trialled in High Winds (Gallery)

    31 March 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-built offshore wind service vessel, will be delivered next week, after recently undergoing sea trials in gale force winds, according to Rhode Island Fast Ferry. The 21-meter crew transfer vessel was built by the Rhode Island-based Blount Boats to service a 20-year crew transfer contract with Deepwater Wind for its 30MW Block Island offshore […]

  • US Court Imposes Maximum Fine on Sinovel

    9 July 2018
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    A US court in Wisconsin has sentenced Sinovel Wind Group, a Chinese manufacturer and exporter of wind turbines, for stealing trade secrets from AMSC, a U.S.-based company formerly known as American Superconductor Inc.

  • Sleipnir Completes Sea Trials

    28 June 2019
    Vessels

    Sleipnir, Heerema Marine Contractors’ new semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), has completed its sea trials and crane load tests. During the trials, Sleipnir reached a speed of 12.2kn, approximately 22.6km/h when fully deploying all eight thrusters, therefore reducing the transit time to projects, Heerema said. The vessel’s two 10,000t revolving cranes were also put to the […]

  • Nexans Aurora on Sea Trials

    10 May 2021
    Vessels

    Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced its sea trials off the Norwegian coast. Nexans Aurora began the yard sea trial on 3 May and continued with the technical sea trial on 5 May. Ulstein Verft said that the sea trial will continue for a few more days, after which the yard has still […]

  • Merkur SOV Readying For Sea Trials

    11 February 2020
    Vessels

    GE Renewable Energy’s service operations vessel (SOV) is undergoing final tests at Ulstein Verft’s shipyard in Norway in preparation for sea trials. Ulstein has now floated out the vessel from the outer dock to start the final tests. The sea trials are expected to start in early March. The SOV, owned and operated by Bernhard […]

  • Australian Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward Despite Lack of Licence

    19 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Flotation Energy has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to start environmental surveys in the Bass Strait region in Australia despite licences for potential offshore wind projects not being awarded until later this year. Flotation Energy signed a USD 22 million contract with RPS to commence its two-and-a-half-year programme of environmental surveys for the 1.5 GW Seadragon […]

  • Crane Incident Delays Delivery of Seaway Alfa Lift

    16 March 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Seaway Alfa Lift foundation installation vessel is not expected to be operational on offshore wind projects during 2022, according to Stuart Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer of Seaway 7. As reported, Seaway Alfa Lift suffered an incident with the A-frame on the 3,000t Liebherr crane in October 2021. The A-frame has since been removed from […]

  • OOS Serooskerke Starts Sea Trials

    21 October 2020
    Vessels

    The OOS Serooskerke semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) was towed out of the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu on 9 October for thruster installation and to undergo sea trials in the waters around the Zhoushan archipelago. The total length of the vessel is 137.75 metres, the molded width 81.0 metres, and the molded […]

  • HST Harri Preps for Sea Trials

    3 September 2019
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers’ (HST) new fast crew supply vessel HST Harri is preparing for sea trials at Damen Shipyards Antalya. According to HST, preparations are currently underway for the crew to join the new FCS 2710 class vessel for the voyage to the North Sea. HST Harri represents the third FCS vessel that HST ordered with […]