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  • Atlantic Explorer Continues Clearing Seabed Boulders

    24 March 2014

    Ever since Atlantic Marine acquired the Atlantic Explorer, the ship has been constantly on charter. The vessel has moved literally 1000’s of subsea boulders from a large wind farm site on the UK east coast this winter. The site is strewn with heavy boulders and even through the terrible North Sea Storms of 2013/14, the ship […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund II at Full Power

    15 November 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    First power on all 56 turbines at Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm has now been achieved and the German project will soon enter commercial operation. 

  • Offshore WIND Conference: Offshore Wind Is a Balancing Act

    23 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    A recent reduction in feed-in-tariffs for offshore wind projects was a surprise to many, but the industry was ready for it, Barbara Zuiderwijk, Founder and director of Green Giraffe, said during the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.

  • BLIX Backs Northland Power in Taiwan Offshore Wind Auction

    26 June 2018

    The Netherlands-based BLIX Consultancy BV has revealed its role in the Taiwan offshore wind tender after Northland Power was announced as one of the winners.

  • Seajacks Hydra to Help Out with Beatrice OTM Commissioning

    9 April 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up vessel Seajacks Hydra will arrive on the Beatrice site this week and connect to OTM 1, the first of the two Siemens Offshore Transformer Modules that the wind farm will feature, to provide accommodation facilities during its commissioning.

  • OHT Opening Turbine Installation Headquarters in Denmark

    14 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Norway-headquartered OHT is launching a new office in Denmark as the base for its operational and commercial activity for offshore wind turbine installation. The new office will be located in Vejle and is expected to be ready from 1 May. OHT Renewables DK will be headed by Tony Millward, who previously worked for A2Sea and […]

  • TenneT Issues UXO Survey and Clearance Call

    25 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has launched a tender seeking marine geophysical UXO surveys, as well as identification and clearance of cable routes at grid connection projects offshore Germany. The selected company will be responsible for performing all survey, identification and disposal activities, and providing the final route and target clearance certification. The tender is divided into three lots, […]

  • Stantec to Lead Sunrise Wind Environmental Assessment Process

    22 April 2020
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Global design firm Stantec has been selected to lead the environmental permitting and assessment for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project in New York. A joint venture of Ørsted and the U.S. Eversource Energy is developing the project approximately 30 miles east of Montauk Point, off Long Island. “This is an exciting project that, when […]

  • HSI Consortium Rolls Out Jasmund Offshore Substation Topside

    20 March 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The Jasmund offshore substation topside, built for the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz, has been rolled out at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Stormpolder, the Netherlands. The substation topside weighs 5,300 tonnes, and its dimensions are 68x37x21 metres. The HSI consortium, comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv-Offshore & Energy, is responsible for […]

  • The Netherlands: TenneT to Connect Noordoostpolder Wind Farm to Grid

    20 July 2012
    Grid Connection

    TenneT is working to connect renewable energy projects to the grid in the Netherlands and Germany. Over the next few years, the largest wind farm in the Netherlands will be constructed in the Noordoostpolder, an area of reclaimed land in the north-east of the country. A total of 86 wind turbines will be erected, some […]

  • ITW Wraps Up Amrumbank Grouting

    11 June 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    ITW has completed the last grouting operation at Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm in Germany with a high speed efficiency rate. Connections between transition pieces and monopiles have been grouted with ITW’s cementitious material Ducorit® and the installation of the product has been performed by the company’s teams. For the Amrumbank project, which has 80 connections, ITW […]

  • Veja Mate Turbine Supply Deal World’s Fastest

    24 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Earlier this month, Highland Group Holding signed a contract with Siemens Wind Power, supplying the 400 MW offshore Veja Mate project with 67 6.0 MW wind turbines and a 15 year service contract. K2 Management stressed that this is one of the world’s fastest contract negotiations in the offshore wind industry, as they lasted just little over […]

  • ODE to Support Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Projects

    26 September 2017

    Vattenfall has awarded ODE, an integral part of the DORIS Group, with two framework agreements for its offshore wind projects across Europe. 

  • Business as Usual Today in Husum

    14 September 2017

    Those attending HUSUM Wind in Germany might as well start off the event today with an applause as the wind gave quite a performance yesterday, 13 September, forcing the organiser to evacuate four lightweight halls and to ultimately close the fair for the day. Now that the weather is calmer, the event proceeds as planned.

  • Sea Fox Returns from Nordergründe Duty

    14 February 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Enviro-Serve’s wind farm support vessel (WFSV) Sea Fox has returned to the company’s Lowestoft shore base after working for Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) GmbH providing 24-hour support for their inter-array cable installation at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Throughout the 9-month contract the 24-metre vessel worked out of the port of […]

  • Orion Crane Collapse Probe Points to Hook Failure

    5 May 2020
    Vessels

    The investigations into the collapse of the heavy-lift crane onboard the installation vessel Orion are ongoing, with the first findings indicating that ”the accident had to do with a failure of the crane hook”, a spokesperson for DEME Group told Offshore WIND. However, further investigations will need to be carried out to confirm the cause, […]

  • Photo of the Day: Orion Reaches for the Sky

    2 April 2020
    Vessels

    The crane boom on the offshore installation vessel Orion has been lifted to its full height for the first time, DEME Group reported via social media on 2 April.

  • Uptime to Fit Out Merkur OWF’s New SOV with 30m Gangway

    29 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has contracted Uptime International to deliver its 30m access solution for the new service operation vessel (SOV) that will operate at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany.

  • Thai Oil & Gas Company Debuts on Formosa 1 Phase 2

    20 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    The Thailand-based oil & gas company CUEL Limited has secured a contract with Jan De Nul for the fabrication and supply of 20 transition pieces for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 project in Taiwan, marking its first offshore wind contract.

  • C-Ventus Secures Nordsee Ost O&M Contract

    15 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Innogy has awarded C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services with a 4-year contract for subsea operations & maintenance works on the Nordsee Ost wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Joins Triton Knoll Roster

    14 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) has secured a contract to provide project management services for innogy’s 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm project.

  • Vole au vent Heads to Borkum Riffgrund 2

    5 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s wind turbine installation vessel Vole au vent has left the port of Eemshaven loaded with the first set of monopiles and transition pieces to be installed on the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Engie Axima’s New Subsidiary Aims at Offshore Wind

    24 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Engie Axima is planning to enter new markets, including offshore wind, as part of its acquisition of German-based Noske Kaeser, the company said.

  • Adwen Moving Towards 8MW Turbine Certification

    6 June 2016
    Technology

    The testing of the drivetrain for Adwen’s 8MW offshore wind turbine (AD 8-180) has begun at IWES Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory (DyNaLab) in Bremerhaven (Germany). The drivetrain is undergoing a test campaign that will last until the end of the year, as part of the validation process, which will cover mechanical and electrical tests on the integral chain […]

  • Offshore Crane Market to Reach USD 21.64Bn by 2020

    5 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    The offshore crane market is projected to reach a market size of USD 21.64 billion at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2015 to 2020, a report said, naming rapid technological advancements and increase in the offshore renewables industry as some of the major driving factors for the market. Globally, lattice boom design for offshore crane […]

  • Wind and Renewables Bring Siemens EUR 72 Million Quarterly Profit

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Berlin-headquartered conglomerate Siemens AG saw its bottom line for the fourth quarter of 2015 boosted by EUR 72 million net profit recorded in the company’s wind power and renewables arm. Siemens added EUR 2.716 billion of new orders through the wind power and renewables department in the quarter ended September 30, a 50% increase compared to EUR 1.81 […]