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  • Combined Grid Solution Converter Ready For Energization

    31 January 2020
    Grid Connection

    The converter for 50Hertz and Energinet’s Combined Grid Solution interconnector in the Baltic Sea is ready for energization. The energization will include all converter components as well as the expansion in the substation in Bentwisch, and control technology, 50Hertz said. Developed by Denmark’s Energinet and Germany’s 50Hertz, the Combined Grid Solution is the world’s first […]

  • Vroon Sends Second PSV to Rampion

    21 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vroon Offshore Service’s platform supply vessel (PSV) VOS Prelude has joined MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Discovery and another Vroon’s PSV, VOS Prime, on the 400MW Rampion offshore wind project off the south coast of England.

  • Bibby WaveMaster Horizon Completes Sea Trials

    3 October 2019
    Vessels

    Service Operations Vessel (SOV), Bibby WaveMaster Horizon, has completed sea trials, Bibby Marine Services said. The SOV will soon be making the journey to Germany to start operations with Siemens Gamesa and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. Once delivered, Bibby WaveMaster Horizon will start supporting maintenance work on the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in the German North […]

  • Japan Takes Another Stab at Offshore Wind Bill

    7 November 2018
    Authorities

    The Japanese Cabinet has re-introduced a bill promoting commercial use of offshore wind to the 197th extraordinary National Diet session which started on 24 October and will last for 48 days.

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s New MD Comes from MHI Vestas

    2 June 2016

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier appointed Casper Toft as its new Managing Director this week.  Toft comes from the position of Sales Director for MHI Vestas Offshore. He was working for seven years in business development, sales and marketing at Vestas Offshore. Toft was also involved in the commercial launch of the 8MW platform and was the key account director for […]

  • SSE Picks Buckie Harbour as Contingency Base for Beatrice OWF

    30 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Scottish and Southern Energy  (SSE) have chosen Buckie harbour as a contingency base for Beatrice offshore wind farm’s operation and maintenance (O&M) work and for the marine control co-ordination base. SSE announced last week that Wick will be the main O&M location for the £2.6 billion Beatrice offshore wind farm project, but in the event of poor weather, emergencies or […]

  • Croatian Shipyard to Start ‘Cable Enterprise’ Conversion Soon, Lacks Skilled Workforce

    16 July 2014
    Technology

    Viktor Lenac Shipyard, specialised in ship repair and conversions, is preparing for the conversion work on Prysmian’s ‘Cable Enterprise’ cable laying barge, which will arrive at the shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia in the following days – a month earlier than scheduled. The conversion will transform the ‘Cable Enterprise’ from a moored cable laying barge into […]

  • AFBE-UK Scotland Gets Real on Offshore Wind

    9 February 2017
    Training & Education

    Aberdeen-based AFBE-UK Scotland is to hold a series of events throughout the year aimed at giving young people an insight into working in the engineering industry, including the UK offshore wind industry. The Scottish chapter of this not-for-profit organisation will hold its first Transition programme of 2017 on Saturday, February 18 in the Taylor Building (A21) […]

  • NEI to Sell 6.3% Stake in DONG Energy

    3 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    New Energy Investment S.à.r.l. (NEI) has launched an accelerated bookbuild offering of 26,500,000 of existing shares in DONG Energy to institutional investors, equivalent to 6.3% of the outstanding shares and voting rights in the Danish company.

  • UK’s Offshore Wind Generation Jumps 52 Per Cent in 2015 Q3

    22 December 2015
    Authorities

    Offshore wind power generation in the UK increased from 2.2 TWh in the third quarter of 2014 to 3.4 TWh in 2015 Q3, a 53 per cent jump year-on-year, according to the statistics published by the UK government today. The increase is attributed to a combination of higher wind speeds compared to last year as well as increased […]

  • Ingeteam Frequency Converter Gets DNV GL Certificate

    1 December 2015
    Authorities, Technology

    Global certification body DNV GL has awarded component certification to Spanish technology company Ingeteam for its new frequency converter – the DFM 3000 Ingecon® Wind – which can be integrated in on- and offshore wind turbines up to 3.5 MW. This is the first component certificate to be awarded by DNV GL according to its own […]

  • Offshore Wind Brings Jobs to Scotland; Orion Recruiting 40 Welders & Platers

    16 January 2017

    Orion Group is looking to recruit over 40 welders and platers in the Central Belt of Scotland, as well as across the country, after the job opportunities arose from offshore wind projects.

  • Wikinger Foundations Installation Nearing Halfway Mark

    20 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Almost half of the foundations have already been laid at the 350MW Wikinger wind farm, which is being built in German waters of the Baltic Sea, Iberdrola reported today as part of its results for the first half of the year. Iberdrola’s Renewables business unit recorded an EBITDA of EUR 836.5 million in the first […]

  • SeaRenergy Positions BorWin Beta HVDC Offshore Substation

    25 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    After the installation of the subsea structure of the converter platform BorWin beta 125km off the coast in 40 meters water depth in 2013, the topside with a weight of app. 12,000 tons followed today. The tow with BorWin beta had reached the construction site on April 22 after about 24 hours of transit time. […]

  • SgurrEnergy to Host Seminar on Vital Role of Offshore Wind Measurements

    19 May 2014
    R&D

    SgurrEnergy will be joined by expert guest speakers from the worlds of industry and academia for an in-depth seminar looking at how and why measurement holds the key to the future of the offshore wind sector.   The seminar, titled The vital role of measurements in securing long term viability for the offshore wind sector, will […]

  • UK: Offshore Marine Support Secures 12 Month Contract for Mabel Alice

    28 August 2013

    Offshore Marine Support Ltd have announced that they have secured a 12 month contract for their flagship “Mabel Alice” conducting surveys in support of the £1.6m contract that was approved on 25 July to Royal Haskoning DHV. The contract was issued for the preparatory works to develop tidal energy testing facilities on the seabed off […]

  • Marine Biologists Investigate Sharks’ Movements in Scottish Waters

    13 July 2012
    Environment, R&D

    Marine biologists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will attach satellite tracking tags to 20 basking sharks in the seas around the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland.  The area where the study is being undertaken overlaps with an offshore wind farm proposal west of Tiree, known as the Argyll Array. […]

  • UK: Call for Evidence to Help Independent Renewable Generators Access Electricity Market

    6 July 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Government is publishing a call for evidence to assess and address barriers to market access that independent renewable generators may be experiencing. Before independent generators can raise debt to build their project, they require long-term contracts that guarantee that someone will purchase the power they generate. Some generators are reporting a decline in the terms […]

  • China Longyuan Power Plans 1,000MW of Offshore Wind Power by 2015

    26 November 2012

    Asia’s largest developer of wind farms, China Longyuan Power, plans to increase its offshore generating capacity from existing 182MW to 1,000MW by 2015, the company secretary Jia Nansong is cited by Power Engineering news portal as saying. Though this move is technically challenging and requires considerable amounts of financing, the company plans to use half […]

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Created Nearly Double the Union Jobs CIP & Avangrid Committed to in 2021

    28 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Jobs & Recruitment

    Vineyard Wind 1, the 806 MW offshore wind farm that Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid are building off Massachusetts, has created 937 union jobs during the two years of the project’s construction. With more jobs coming in 2024, Vineyard Wind 1 will have created more than 1,000 union jobs by the time the construction […]

  • Scottish Offshore Wind Farm to Come Online Later Than Planned

    28 February 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The full commissioning of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland has been postponed until 2024 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic both in Europe and in the Far East, the developers of the 450 MW project said. NnG, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB and under construction 15 kilometres […]

  • Equinor and BP’s Empire Wind Offshore Project Gets Federal Approval

    22 November 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of Interior (DOI) has approved Equinor and BP’s Empire Wind, the sixth commercial-scale offshore wind farm to receive federal approval. Empire Wind US LLC, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, plans to develop two offshore wind farms known as Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2. Located approximately 12 nautical miles […]

  • Deepwater Wind Deploys Offshore Survey Teams

    6 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind is beginning a new phase of work that will help inform the design and locations of the turbines at the South Fork Wind Farm and Revolution Wind projects.

  • Mojo Maritime Launches HiFlo-4 Installation Vessel (UK)

    7 March 2013
    Technology

    Mojo Maritime revealed plans for its patented development of the HiFlo-4 Installation Vessel (HF4) at the Renewable UK 2013 Wave and Tidal Event in London. HiFlo-4 is a high performance vessel built around installation processes and the demanding environment experienced in tidal races such as The Pentland Firth. The launch focused on the vessel’s capability, […]

  • Rotech Wraps Up IRM at North Sea Wind Farm

    17 June 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Rotech Subsea Ltd. has completed a three-phase inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) scope at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Rotech mobilized its TRS1 Controlled Flow Excavation (CFE) tool to carry out cable de-burial and retrenching at the project, while also deploying its new RSG1 cable grab tool. According to the company, the work was conducted […]

  • Tidal Power Could Power Jersey in Next 20 Years (UK)

    28 December 2011

    Tidal energy could be used to power homes in Jersey, Guernsey and Sark in the next 20 years. The French energy company, EDF, is trialling the first of four underwater turbines in the Bay of St Malo. If successful, it will pave the way for the world’s largest tidal energy station, capable of powering up […]