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• ABS, FibreMax Enter Collaboration on Floating Wind Mooring Tech

  

  28 June 2024

  Collaboration, Floating Wind, Technology

  The US-based classification organisation American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Dutch synthetic mooring solutions provider FibreMax have signed an agreement to collaborate on stiffness-driven mooring tendons for the floating offshore wind market. Under the agreement, ABS will provide qualification for FibreMax’s fibre and small rope testing. The classification organisation will evaluate test methods for accuracy in […]

• New Jack-Up Arrives at Moray East, 40 Wind Turbines Now In

  

  24 May 2021

  Vessels, Wind Farm Update

  40 out of the 100 Vestas V164-9.5MW wind turbines have been installed at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The 40th turbine was installed at the site some 22 kilometres off the Aberdeenshire coast on 20 May, the project’s latest Notice of Operations shows. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern installed […]

• Scottish Floating Wind Farm Clears First Step for Onshore Infrastructure

  

  26 January 2023

  Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  The Highland Council has granted Planning Permission in Principle for the onshore infrastructure of the 100 MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) in Scotland. The developer, Highland Wind Limited, majority owned by a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) with Hexicon AB as a minority shareholder, submitted the onshore planning application to the […]

• Global Port Services Wins Pre-Assembly Contract for Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

  

  8 December 2022

  Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

  Global Port Services, owned by Global Energy Group alongside the Port of Nigg, has secured multiple contracts to support Seagreen Wind Energy Limited (SWEL) with site-enabling works for the pre-assembly construction of wind turbine components at its Port of Nigg facility. The news comes as the final turbine foundations for the Seagreen offshore wind project […]

• New Bird Monitoring Innovation Challenge Takes Off

  

  25 May 2017

  R&D, Technology, Training & Education

  Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd has partnered with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to launch an innovation challenge to help wind farm developers better monitor and understand the behaviour of important species.

• Mainstream Disputes Neart na Gaoithe CfD Termination

  

  12 May 2016

  Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  Mainstream Renewable Power is currently in arbitration with the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) over the terms of its CfD contract for the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in the outer Firth of Forth, Scotland. The project has supposedly lost the CfD due to an ongoing judicial review requested by the Royal Society for […]

• Kent to Design Foundations for 17-24 MW Wind Turbines for Two UK Offshore Wind Projects

  

  30 June 2023

  Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

  Dubai-headquartered engineering company Kent has won a contract for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for EnBW and BP’s Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms in the UK. The company says it will design jacket foundations for 17-24 MW wind turbines that will be installed in a 35-metre water depth. The contract comes shortly after Kent […]

• Second Moray East OTM Platform Installed

  

  18 August 2020

  Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  The second offshore transformer module (OTM) of the Moray East wind farm is now at its designated location at the site off Scotland, according to the project’s Notice of Operations. OSP2, which was shipped out from Belgium on 30 June, was installed shortly after its jacket foundation and the OSP3 platform were put in place […]

• DP Energy Eyes 700+ MW Floating Wind Farm in Ireland

  

  31 March 2020

  Authorities, Wind Farm Update

  DP Energy has submitted a Foreshore Site Investigation Application to Ireland’s Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) for a potential 700+ MW floating wind project off the south coast of Ireland.

• PHOTO: France Celebrates Floatgen, Deployment Preps Underway

  

  13 October 2017

  Wind Farm Update

  The Floatgen wind turbine is currently being prepared for deployment off Croisic at the École Centrale de Nantes SEM-REV demonstration site in France. This is both the first offshore and floating wind turbine to be installed off the French coast.

• Linxon Adds Kirby to Seagreen Substation Team

  

  14 July 2021

  Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  Linxon has awarded Kirby Group Engineering a subcontract for the onshore substation mechanical and electrical installation and building services works as part of the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm Substation package. The works include the installation of the onshore primary and secondary HV power equipment including the super-grid transformers, switchgear, dynamic reactive compensation, shunt reactors, harmonic […]

• Oldbaum Advises Indian Government on Offshore Wind Energy Potential

  

  14 August 2013

  R&D, Training & Education

  The Indian Government’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have today published a report written by Oldbaum Services detailing the huge potential for offshore wind energy in the country. Offshore Wind Potential Tamil Nadu was written by Oldbaum’s Technical Director Andy Oldroyd and Poushali Maji, Technical Lead in Mumbai. Its publication is a significant step […]

• Murphy Hired for EOWDC Onshore Works

  

  19 August 2016

  Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  J. Murphy & Sons has been appointed to carry out the onshore work for the European Offshore Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF). This includes the pre-construction design, onshore cabling, construction of a substation, and connecting the wind farm to the national grid so that it can begin operations from […]

• First Moray East Export Cable Makes Landfall

  

  11 August 2020

  Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

  The first export power cable for the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind project has made landfall at Inverboyndie, Scotland, Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd said. The installation of the offshore export cables is being undertaken by NKT. To minimise environmental impact, the cable was pulled through an underground duct which runs from a point […]

• ABPmer Facilitates BSI EIA Guidance for Offshore Renewables

  

  31 October 2014

  Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

  To simplify the EIA process associated with the consenting of marine renewable projects, the UK’s National Standard Body, BSI (British Standards Institution) and Innovate UK have commissioned ABPmer to facilitate the development of a document which compiles existing guidance and makes recommendations for best practice. The aim of this document is to help streamline the […]

• Deep C to Keep Beatrice Piles Soil Free

  

  7 June 2017

  Technology, Wind Farm Update

  Norwegian seabed intervention specialist Deep C has been awarded a contract by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) to perform soil plug removal inside subsea piles, as part of the development of the 588MW Beatrice wind farm off Scotland.

• ScotWind Project Awards GBP 3 Million in Contracts, GBP 5 Million More Under Procurement

  

  29 July 2022

  Contracts & Tenders

  Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall, the joint venture partners behind the Mara Mhòr floating offshore wind project, have awarded over GBP 3 million (approximately EUR 3.6 million) in development contracts with Scottish-based suppliers, the companies announced as they hit the milestone with the latest contract being awarded to Glasgow-based GoBe Consultants. GoBe Consultants, part of […]

• RWE Scottish Offshore Wind Farm to Sport AI Technology

  

  30 March 2023

  Business development, Technology

  UK-based Cognitive Business has been appointed to provide a complete package of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and forecasting technology to RWE’s 174 MW Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in Scotland. Under the contract, Cognitive Business will provide a suite of AI, pattern recognition, and production forecasting technology that could enable RWE to predict with certainty the […]

• Cemre Shipyard Launches Third MHI Vestas SOV

  

  13 November 2020

  Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

  Cemre Shipyard has launched the third of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) ordered by Esvagt and under long-term charters with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. The Turkish shipbuilder launched the hull of the first SOV in April and the second one in September. The 70-5 metre SOVs were ordered at Norway’s Havyard Group. The fitting […]

• UK Government Invites Industry’s Input on Floating Wind

  

  1 September 2020

  Authorities

  The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched consultation on marine renewables such as floating wind to see how the government could support marine energy projects. On 28 August, BEIS invited input from developers and other interested parties on how project costs could be reduced, environmental impacts minimised, and how supply […]

• UK In Hot Water over Harbour Porpoises

  

  3 October 2016

  Authorities, Environment

  The European Commission (EC) is taking the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the EU for ”its failure to propose sites for the protection of the harbour porpoise.” ”The continued failure to propose and designate sufficient sites leaves the areas where the species occurs in greatest densities without the protection required. This refers in […]

• Beatrice Eyes Wick Harbour for Its O&M Base

  

  30 July 2014

  Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), a joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (75%) and Repsol Nuevas Energias UK (25%), announced that Wick Harbour is likely to become the future location of the Beatrice offshore wind farm Operation and Maintenance base (O&M). A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been finalised with Wick Harbour Authority and BOWL this week. Subject […]

• BiFab Safe Until April

  

  20 November 2017

  Authorities, Business & Finance

  Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL), SSE and the partners to the Beatrice offshore wind project, JCE Offshore, have provided a financial package that will make sure BiFab completes its Beatrice contract, while the Scottish Government continues working with the company and the involved trade unions to find a way to keep the manufacturing sites busy after the Beatrice work is done.

• Pfisterer Part of Moray East Cable Team

  1 February 2019

  Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

  Pfisterer has won a contract for the supply of the 220kV land cable accessories for the grid connection of the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company won the contract in cooperation with the cable manufacturer TELE-FONIKA Kable and the international cable and pipeline installation contractor VolkerInfra. Pfisterer will supply the 220kV […]

• Ørsted Applies for Four More Permits in Sweden, Planned Offshore Wind Projects Now Total 18 GW

  

  16 January 2023

  Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

  Ørsted has applied for permits to build four more large-scale offshore wind farms in Sweden, in addition to the two projects the developer announced earlier. With the new applications, Ørsted’s Swedish portfolio of potential projects has grown to a combined capacity of 18 GW. In Sweden, Ørsted is already developing the 1.5 GW Skåne Havsvindpark […]

• Ventus Energy Expands into US Offshore Wind Market

  

  25 November 2024

  Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

  UK-based high-voltage engineering company Ventus Energy has launched its US entity with two East Coast locations to further support the growing offshore wind industry in the country. Operating as Ventus Energy Incorporated, the primary office is located in Brooklyn, New York, within the Industry City complex. This places it close to key clients and overlooks […]