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  • Fred. Olsen Ocean and Teekay Offshore See a Gap in Offshore Wind Vessel Market

    24 January 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Ocean AS and Teekay Offshore Partners have entered into an agreement to develop a new vessel design for the offshore wind market. John B. Andersen, VP Business Development in Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, a Fred. Olsen Ocean company, will lead this new initiative and the corresponding team. “We are very excited to work with […]

  • Southampton to Host Seawork 2014

    12 May 2014

    For three days in June (Tues 10 – Thurs 12), Southampton UK will play host to the world’s commercial marine professionals, attracted by the Seawork exhibition, which offers a unique combination of three exhibition halls, free-to-attend conference sessions, a Quayside alive with demonstrations, a fleet of over 50 innovative workboats and new product launches from […]

  • EWEA 2012 Kicks Off Today in Copenhagen, Denmark

    16 April 2012

    “This is the place to be for renewable energy and green growth”, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark, said in Copenhagen this morning at the opening of the European Wind Energy Association’s Annual Event. And with 25,000 jobs in the Danish wind sector, which provides 60 billion in Danish Kroner in exports per year, she’s […]

  • Rhenus Completes Wikinger Supply Runs

    21 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Rhenus Offshore Logistics has concluded its first contract in the Baltic Sea after completing 15 supply runs to Iberdrola’s Wikinger offshore wind farm.

  • Rhenus Scores BorWin Gamma Gig

    30 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Rhenus Offshore Logistics has won the tender to provide the supply logistics for TenneT’s BorWin gamma HVDC platform in the German North Sea. Rhenus will be conducting the supply runs using the Eurus Express vessel from the offshore base in the Port of Emden until the end of the project. The company will also be in […]

  • Global Maritime, Unisea to Boost SolstadFarstad’s DP Capabilities

    21 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Global Maritime and Unisea have won a five-year contract to provide dynamic positioning (DP) assurance software solutions to SolstadFarstad’s fleet of offshore service and supply vessels, which the Norwegian vessel provider is also using in the offshore wind sector.

  • Suction Pile Tech Wins ‘Pioneering Technology Award’

    23 November 2015

    The companies behind the suction pile technology have been recognized with the Pioneering Technology Award. Former Forewind survey manager, Tor Inge Tjelta, has been inducted into the Offshore Energy Center’s Hall of Fame in Houston for his work with suction pile technology spanning some 30 years, and now used within the offshore wind energy sector. Along with this […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier placed order with Lamprell Energy for two self elevating vessels

    11 March 2010

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier announced today it has placed an order with the Lamprell Energy Ltd. shipyard in Dubai for two self elevating vessels for installation of offshore wind turbines.

  • Vårgrønn and Energia Renewables Join Forces on Irish Offshore Wind

    1 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and Energia Renewables have formed a partnership to develop offshore wind projects in Ireland, with the potential to deliver up to 1.8 GW of new capacity by 2030. The partnership said that it will initially focus on Ireland’s south and east coasts, where Energia Renewables have […]

  • Rhenus Keeps Galloper Substation Crew Stocked

    1 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Rhenus Offshore Logistics has started working on its first project out of its new offshore base at the port of Great Yarmouth, carrying out supply runs during the commissioning of the offshore substation at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm.

  • Germany Greenlights Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farm

    29 April 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has granted a planning approval to Ørsted for the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm. The project has now secured necessary approvals from all the responsible authorities. Gode ​​Wind 3 will have a total of 242 MW of export capacity. Ther wind farm will feature 23 Siemens Gamesa […]

  • CLS Offshore Targets Chinese Market

    28 October 2013

    Energy sector services company CLS Offshore is stepping up its ambition to move into the emerging offshore wind market in China. Last week, the Great Yarmouth-based company hosted a delegation of leading Chinese business leaders touring the UK and it plans to continue building bridges between the countries with the help of UK Trade and […]

  • Valorous Floating Wind Farm Site Hosts USV Seabed-to-Desk Data Collection Demo

    29 June 2022
    R&D, Technology

    HydroSurv and Sonardyne have completed a demonstration project involving HydroSurv’s Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) and Sonardyne’s acoustic communications technology, whose combined capabilities the two companies showcased at the site of the Valorous floating wind project, developed by TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Energy. The project, which was part of an extension to the ‘Robotics for a […]

  • Denmark and the Netherlands Raise Green Targets

    6 October 2011
    Authorities

      The Dutch and Danish governments have boosted their efforts to meet EU environmental targets for 2020 this week by setting new national goals for reducing emissions and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. Maxime Verhagen, Dutch minister for economic affairs, agriculture and innovation, announced yesterday that the government will cut red tape to […]

  • Germany: HUSUM WindEnergy to Host 11th Windcommunity Meeting

    13 August 2012

    In a few weeks‘ time the international wind industry will be converging on Husum for the HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 Trade Fair. From 18th to 22nd September, 1200 exhibitors and 36,000 visi-tors from more than 90 countries will ensure that this North Frisian town becomes the central hub of the wind industry, and the trade fair […]

  • UK: CLS Offshore Plans to Double Turnover Over Next Two Years

    29 July 2013

    Energy sector services company CLS Offshore has unveiled a bold new vision which will mean employing twice as many staff and doubling turnover to around £40m over the next two years. Three board members have been appointed to help steer a new strategy for the Great Yarmouth-based company which will build on its Southern North […]

  • Modus Shares Autonomous Subsea Inspection AVISIoN

    31 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Darlington-based subsea specialist Modus is developing an approach to enable autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to remain at offshore wind farm sites without a support vessel.

  • Lamprell Launches Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Brave Tern (UAE)

    14 February 2012

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting products and services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announces the successful launch of the Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Brave Tern, the first wind farm installation vessel of its size to be built in the region. With a transport weight of 12,200 […]

  • Seacat Services Displays Its 24-Seater at Seawork

    16 June 2015
    Vessels

    Seacat Services is showcasing its first vessel capable of carrying up to 24 industrial personnel at this year’s Seawork. Seacat Courageous, a 26m high speed catamaran launched in February this year, will be the first of the Seacat Services fleet to benefit from the ability to carry more than 12 persons on board who are […]

  • WWF: Scottish Wind Blows Strong in November

    8 December 2014

    November 2014 was a “big month” for wind power in Scotland, new figures published today reveal.  The figures come as ministers from almost 200 countries gather in Lima, Peru for the second and final week of the UN climate talks, which is aiming to make progress on the draft of a new global deal on […]

  • Saipem 3000 Installing Jacket Piles at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    16 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Preparations for the installation of inter-array cables at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site, located some 15 kilometers off the Fife coast in Scotland, have been completed while several other offshore activities are ongoing, including the pile installation for the jacket foundations being performed by the Saipem 3000 crane vessel. Helix Robotics Solutions, […]

  • UK: Mainstream Submits Application for Neart na Gaoithe Onshore Transmission Works

    15 January 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power, the global renewable energy company that is proposing to develop the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm off the coast of Fife, has submitted a planning application to East Lothian Council for the onshore works required to connect the wind farm to the National Grid. The planning application follows a period of […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Signs Contract With Båtservice Mandal AS for Four New Crew Boats (Norway)

    16 February 2011
    Technology

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has today signed a contract with Båtservice Mandal AS (Norway) for the construction of four new crew boats. The vessels are custom designed to transport service technicians to and from offshore wind turbines. The catamaran hull has special features to limit the vessel motions in open sea to ensure safe transfer of […]

  • Statoil to Set Up Renewable Energy Business Division

    12 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Statoil today announced changes in corporate structure and top management team. The company has appointed new chief financial officer (CFO), and launched business area for New Energy Solutions (NES). Three new executive vice presidents (EVPs) are appointed as members of the corporate executive committee (CEC). CFO Torgrim Reitan is appointed EVP for Development & Production USA (DPUSA) […]

  • New Labour Laws Threaten North Sea Vessels

    7 August 2014
    Authorities

    North Sea supply vessels and support ships could be detained in port if they are found to be failing to comply with a new maritime law which today (Thur 7 Aug) comes in to effect in the UK, a legal expert has warned. The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is an international agreement which safeguards the […]

  • New EU Rules Governing State Subsidies for Energy

    28 August 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission is preparing to review the guidelines for state aid in the energy sector. Even though the Commission’s proposals will probably only be unveiled after the German Bundestag election on 22 September, the Greens have already obtained a draft version of the new rules. This draft text has been pre-decided by the EU […]