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  • Wind of Change Gears For May Debut

    6 February 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ørsted’s service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Change will be commissioned in May 2019, the offshore wind developer said. The 83m long vessel is currently under construction at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. The SOV features diesel-electric propulsion and dynamic positioning (DP2) and is capable of accommodating more than 60 wind farm technicians. Once delivered, the Wind of […]

  • 50Hertz’s Baltic Sea Offshore Link Approved

    13 July 2015
    Grid Connection

    Minister of Energy of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel, has given 50Hertz a planning approval for a major part of its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project in German part of the Baltic Sea. The approval covers the construction and operation of approximately seventy kilometers long cable route section. Lorenz Müller, Head of Offshore Projects at 50Hertz, said that […]

  • Utiligensia to Work on Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Projects

    8 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Utiligensia has been awarded a further contract by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd, for the provision of interim commercial support to the Valuation & LEC Management team. The work comprises finanical modelling, analysis and valuation services to German and UK offshore wind projects during development and construction phases. This includes the DanTysk offshore wind farm and Kentish Flats Extension.  DanTysk is […]

  • ‘Bold Tern’ Reaches Milestone – Butendiek Half Way There

    20 March 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s installation vessel Bold Tern reached a milestone on March 19, when turbine number 40 was successfully installed at the Butendiek offshore wind farm – bringing the installation campaign to its halfway mark. Bold Tern will continue to install the remaining 40 turbines throughout the spring. The offshore wind farm Butendiek is located west of […]

  • Antitrust authority approves Siemens as equity partner in A2SEA (Denmark)

    13 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    On June 29 2010 it was announced that Siemens would become equity partner in offshore wind park installation specialist A2SEA A/S. The investment has now been approved by the German antitrust authority and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2010. The information provided in this announcement will not change DONG Energy’s […]

  • Crown Estate Creates no Windfarm Jobs Despite Profits (UK)

    4 April 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    THE Crown Estate has been criticised for not employing any permanent staff in Wales – despite raking in a gross annual surplus of £2.3m.   By Martin Shipton (walesonline) [mappress] Source: walesonline, April 04, 2011

  • Oil Spill at Gulf of Mexico Hurts Offshore Wind (USA)

    25 June 2010
    Authorities, Environment

    Though the Gulf catastrophe has opened the nation’s collective mind about the enormous potential of offshore wind, BP’s behavior has also,… Herman Trabish [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, June 25, 2010;

  • Dong Energy to Create 220 Permanent Jobs in Barrow (UK)

    20 January 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    DANISH windfarm company Dong Energy could create more than 220 permanent jobs in Barrow, it has emerged. Speaking at a seminar in the town,… (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, January 20, 2011

  • Who Will Build Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels (USA)

    31 December 2010
    Technology

    U.S. wind builders are on the verge of developing the enormous wind assets off the Atlantic Coast and on the Great Lakes. A recent Oceana… By Herman K. Trabish (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, December 31, 2010

  • NIRAS Makes Taiwan Stay Permanent

    1 May 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Denmark-headquartered consultancy Niras has opened a permanent office in Taiwan in an effort to facilitate access to this country’s developing offshore wind market.

  • VBMS Scores Gemini Cabling Deal

    28 January 2015

    VBMS will assist Van Oord with the export cable installation for the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea, the cabling specialist company announced today. Arno van Poppel, the company’s CEO, said: “After our successful cooperation for the Eneco Luchterduinen OWF last year, we are very pleased to install this export […]

  • Offshore Wind Investments Drop in Q1 2017

    12 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The first quarter of this year saw a 60% year-on-year decrease in offshore wind financings, from USD 11.5 billion in Q1 2016 to USD 4.6 billion in Q1 2017, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) report on global clean energy investment.

  • Siemens Picks SMC as Marine Coordinator for Gemini OWF

    19 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has chosen the UK-based Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) to provide offshore Marine Coordination for the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off The Nethelands. SMC started Marine Coordination for the 150 turbine site situated in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, the first of which was installed on 16 February. The company will be using […]

  • Vroon’s VOS Patriot Christened and Ready for German Offshore Wind Work

    4 June 2018
    Vessels

    Vroon has christened its newest platform supply vessel (PSV) VOS Patriot, which is set to be deployed at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • DONG Opens Borkum Riffgrund 1, Its First German OWF

    9 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy, the LEGO Group and William Demant are celebrating the inauguration of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark who officially opened the wind farm. With a nominal power per turbine of 4.0 MW, the 78 wind turbines will produce enough environmentally friendly […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farm Builders Respect Noise Mitigation Rules

    16 October 2014
    Environment, R&D

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has revealed that the noise created during the construction of offshore wind farms is pretty much in line with BSH’s limit, which has been set to protect harbor porpoises.  “We have seen some noticeable progress in the reduction of noise levels during construction of offshore wind farms,” stressed the President of BSH, Monika Breuch-Moritz. She added […]

  • Research and Markets Adds Report on German Energy Shift Influence on RWE

    24 October 2012
    R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ‘RWE AG Goes Green? The Energiewende and the End of RWE’s Nuclear Ambitions’ report to their offering. RWE is one of Europe’s leading energy utility companies, supplying 17 million customers with electricity and 8 million with gas. The German government’s energy policy reversal forced RWE to withdraw […]

  • wpd Secures All Supply Contracts for German Offshore Wind Farm

    2 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Breakthrough for Butendiek offshore wind farm: After intense negotiations throughout the summer wpd group, located in Bremen, was able to…   [mappress] Source: wpd, September 02, 2011

  • GIB Looking for Special Shareholder Trustees

    17 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    An independent nominations committee has been formed and has commenced the search for permanent independent trustees to run the Green Purposes Company Ltd (GPC), a newly incorporated organisation tasked with keeping the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) green. The UK Business Secretary launched the GIB sale process on 3 March. As part of the process GIB […]

  • Merkur Inter-Array Cables In Position

    16 July 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Deutsche Offshore Consult GmbH (DOC) has completed the supervision of the inter-array cable installation at the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • SgurrEnergy to Stay at Merkur Offshore Wind Farm Until 2028

    23 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    SgurrEnergy has secured a 12-year construction and operational monitoring contract for 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, for which the new financing structure was put in place this month. The scope of the contract includes monitoring of construction works and the financial and operational performance of the project to provide regular reporting […]

  • Fabricom Bags Nordsee Ost Foundation Maintenance Contract

    3 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy has commissioned Dutch company Fabricom Offshore Services BV to maintain the foundations of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the coming four years. The contract includes the inspection and maintenance of the 49 jacket foundations of the wind turbines and the transformer substation, together with the monopile foundations of the measurement mast. […]

  • Belgium: EREC Names New President

    26 June 2012

    During its Board Meeting on Friday, the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) elected a new President, Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, who replaces Arthouros Zervos, EREC’s founding President. “After years of stable growth, renewables are now facing some difficulties in the current political and economic context”, explains Hinrichs-Rahlwes. “But Europe needs renewables and significant further growth of the […]

  • Reliably obtaining a cable repair vessel at short notice

    14 October 2019

        By Jakub Vastmans, Interim Director Service Product Management at NKT For decades, the power cable industry has been pushing the boundaries of high-voltage (HV) submarine power transmission. Over the years, new insulation technologies have emerged, voltage levels have increased, protection methods have improved, and novel monitoring technologies have been developed. The objective is […]

  • Horns Rev 3 Mine Goes Out With a Bang (Videos)

    21 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has shared two videos of a WW2 mine with a 700kg explosive charge being unearthed from the seabed where Denmark’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm will be constructed, and subsequently detonated. The mine had been identified during a geophysical survey of the specific area, which was conducted in 2015. The data collected was then analysed and […]

  • The Netherlands: Kersten Europe Finishes Work on HelWin Beta

    24 June 2013
    Grid Connection

    The production of 360 conical and cylindrical parts has been awarded to Kersten Europe. The cylinders and cones will be used as nodes for the Converter Deck, AUX Power Deck, GIS Deck, Reactor Deck, HVAC Deck and the Top Deck of HelWin beta The HelWin Beta platform is developed by Heerema Fabrication Group and Siemens […]