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  • ALE Aids SylWin Alpha Installation

    26 August 2014

    ALE were contracted to perform the float-over ballasting during the 14,000t SylWin Alpha platform installation in the North Sea. ALE provided all necessary equipment and designed bespoke control and monitoring systems to perform the float-over ballasting during installation. The Sylwin Alpha was transported by the Nordic Giant 101 cargo barge from the Sylwin Alpha fabrication […]

  • UK Energy Minister Discusses Tidal, Wave Power in Kew

    6 May 2014
    Authorities

    On April 28, Zac Goldsmith, MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston, welcomed the UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Greg Barker MP, to Kew to discuss the Government’s energy policies and answer questions from residents. Held at the Tap on the Line, the meeting allowed Mr. Goldsmith and local residents to quiz the […]

  • Denmark: Three Bidders Shortlisted for Kriegers Flak Substations

    14 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Three suppliers have just been prequalified to bid for the supply of two transformer substations for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project. During the fall, a tender for DC cable will be invited. “We are required to be ready with power supply 1st July 2018, when the first offshore wind turbines are scheduled to start […]

  • The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Services Certifying All Its Vessels

    13 November 2013

    Offshore Wind Services B.V. has certified its first vessel in the process that will entail awarding all the company’s vessels with the MLC 2006 certificate. The Offshore Phantom was successfully certified in accordance with the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) last week. The vessel is operating out of IJmuiden. In order to maintain […]

  • Britain leads the development of Europe’s Offshore Wind Energy market

    6 July 2010
    R&D

    British projects will lead the offshore wind energy market for the next eight years. This conclusion is drawn by GL Garrad Hassan in the new edition of their “Offshore Wind Energy Market Report”. Development of offshore wind will be strong in further Northern European markets such as Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden. The report […]

  • First Nacelles for Moray West En Route to Port of Nigg

    4 April 2024
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first 14 MW turbine nacelles have been loaded onto the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel, Rotra Vente, at Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven plant in Germany. They are destined for the Moray West offshore wind farm and are heading toward the Port of Nigg, Scotland, according to AIS data available online. The vessel left Cuxhaven on 3 April […]

  • Prysmian and TKF to Deliver Hollandse Kust Zuid Inter-Array Cable Systems

    20 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has signed final contracts with Prysmian Powerlink S.r.l. and B.V. Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) for the manufacturing and supply of the inter-array cable systems for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farm. The inter-array cable systems will connect approximately 140 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines with two offshore high voltage stations in the […]

  • NSWPH Consortium Seeks Support in Discussions with Policymakers

    21 April 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) consortium is seeking assistance in structured discussions with policymakers to realise the first large scale European electricity system for offshore wind. TenneT Netherlands, TenneT Germany, Energinet, Gasunie, and the Port of Rotterdam joined forces to develop a ”hub-and-spoke” concept, where offshore wind farms will connect to one or […]

  • Dong Selects Siemens’ Turbines for 2nd Phase of Walney Extension

    12 March 2015

    Dong Energy has chosen Siemens as preferred supplier for delivery of their 7.0MW wind turbine for the second phase of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm. The second phase of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm will have a total capacity of 330MW. Mats Vikholm, Senior Vice President for Dong Energy Wind Power, said: “The […]

  • Red7Marine Installs Export Cable at Wave Energy Test Site (Spain)

    18 November 2013
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Red7Marine Offshore Ltd has announced the successful completion of export cable installation for the Biscay Marine Energy Platform in Spain. The scope of work included route clearance, cable laying, burial, shore‐end landings and testing of 4 power export circuits for this wave energy test site. A total of 18km of cable was installed by Red7Marine’s […]

  • The Netherlands: BMO Offshore Sells First Vessel Black Box

    24 September 2012
    Technology

    BMO announces the first sale of the Vessel Black Box to Frisia Offshore, Germany. The Vessel Black Box is a flexible, integrated vessel movement monitoring system. Innovative sensor solutions from the aerospace industry are used, with superior performance and much lower cost than conventional sensors used in the offshore industry. A complete system will be […]

  • The Netherlands: Demand Increases for Amarcon’s OCTOPUS-Office

    16 February 2012

    This year Amarcon noticed an increase in orders for her hydrodynamic analysis software: OCTOPUS-Office. In the last few months major companies within the maritime industry like Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC), Mammoet and RWE Innogy placed an order for the software. Newcomer within the industry Hansa Heavy Lift GmbH and maritime consultants like […]

  • China Appetite for Renewable Energy to Drive Wind Power Installation Capacity

    31 August 2010
    R&D

    Favourable economic and operating environment coupled with focus on offshore wind power development to result in phenomenal growth of wind power installations in China. According to the research report “China Wind Power Market Outlook 2014” by TechSci Research, The wind power installation in China has been experiencing exponential growth in recent years due to favourable […]

  • Offshore Wind Cushions Jan De Nul from Rough Dredging, Oil & Gas Markets

    30 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Jan De Nul has reported a 2017 decline in the dredging market which, together with challenging conditions in the oil & gas industry, left a mark on its financial results. In the light of this, the company emphasised the role offshore wind had in its performance last year, adding that it sees further growth in the offshore renewables market, where its business is no longer restricted to Europe.

  • Iberdrola to Verify Power Performance of Its French Offshore Wind Farm, Hires DNV for the Work

    2 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has contracted DNV for power curve verification at the recently commissioned 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France so the developer could align actual energy production with initial projections and improve the accuracy of economic models for the wind farm. DNV will perform the work by employing advanced nacelle lidar technology, the global […]

  • RWE Places 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Bid in Poland

    6 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has submitted a bid to build an offshore wind farm at the up to 1.5 GW site in the Polish Baltic Sea which the Polish Government has opened for competitive process for a seabed permit. The Germany-based developer has filed a proposal for the 53.E1 area offshore Poland, located around 75 kilometres off the […]

  • CIP Launches New Company for Energy Island Development

    19 January 2024
    Business development, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Industry, Research & Development

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) will launch a new company dedicated to developing energy islands globally with backing from Nordic, European, and North American investors. Named Copenhagen Energy Islands (CEI), the new company will build on CIP’s long-standing experience within offshore wind to develop energy island projects globally and is currently developing around 10 energy […]

  • EDF Takes 50% Stake in 1GW Irish Offshore Wind Farm

    12 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The EDF Group has acquired a 50% interest in the 1GW Codling offshore wind farm project in Ireland from Hazel Shore. Its subsidiary EDF Renewables, dedicated to wind and solar energy across the globe, will now partner with Fred Olsen Renewables Ltd, which already owns 50% to develop and build the project. The Codling project […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Sends Off First Rentel Nacelles

    21 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has shipped out the first nacelles for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm from Cuxhaven, Germany, to the installation port in Ostend, Belgium.

  • Ireland Sets Up Competitive Tendering Stage for Renewables

    25 July 2018
    Authorities

    On Tuesday, 24 July, the Irish government approved a new scheme that will support renewable energy projects through a series of auction, with the first competitive process scheduled to take place in 2019 and set to deliver ‘shovel ready’ projects.

  • Global Offshore Wind Portfolio Tops 100GW

    19 June 2018

    The portfolio of global offshore wind projects in operation, under construction or in development grew by over 10% in the last year, according to new data from RenewableUK’s Offshore Wind Project Intelligence.

  • DEME-Eiffage Consortium Wins Saint-Nazaire Foundations Contract

    28 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium including DEME and Eiffage Métal has won an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for 80 foundations at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. The scope includes the design, fabrication, and installation of full face drilled monopile foundations. The consortium contract has a total value of more than EUR 500 million. […]

  • WEC: Opportunities Abound in the North Sea

    16 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

    The energy potential of the North Sea is to play a crucial role in the energy transition facing North-West Europe and can create between EUR 100 billion and EUR 200 billion in value by 2050, according to a report by the World Energy Council Netherlands (WEC).

  • Ørsted Invites Geophysical Investigation Suppliers to Qualify for Tenders

    8 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted, former DONG Energy, set up a qualification system for suppliers of geophysical investigation services, and invited companies specialised in the field to register in order for them to be qualified to compete at tenders.

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: Coordinating Logistics Is the Main Trick (Seaway Heavy Lifting)

    16 August 2017

    Getting the supply chain to work in such way that there are no delays in offshore works is the main trick of the business for an EPCI contractor, according to Richard den Hollander, Business Development Director at Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL), the company currently working on the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the UK. 

  • World Bora Christened at Port of Esbjerg

    3 October 2014
    Ports & Logistics

    The new next generation support vessel of Danish support vessel operator World Marine Offshore was christened World Bora by Mrs Vanessa Bauch at the naming ceremony today at the port of Esbjerg. The vessel was built at Fjellstrand, a Norwegian shipbuilding yard outside Bergen. The innovative and advanced vessel has a length of 30 m, 13 m in […]