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  • Seaway7 to Wire Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    30 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Ørsted has awarded Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, a contract for the transport and installation (T&I) of the inter-array cables at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the UK. Seaway7’s scope of work covers the transportation and installation of 192 66 kV inter-array cables, measuring approximately 500 kilometres in length, with offshore activities […]

  • Polish Company to Prepare Conceptual Design for PGE’s Third Baltica Offshore Wind Project

    5 August 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    PGE Group has contracted Polish company Energoprojekt-Katowice to prepare a conceptual design for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm. The 900 MW Baltica 1 is the third project in PGE’s Baltica Offshore Wind Farm portfolio. The first two, Baltica 2 and Baltica 3, are being developed by PGE and Ørsted and are in an advanced development […]

  • VIDEO: Future Proof Conference at OEEC2022

    30 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Contribution, Environment, Industry, Technology

    During the session ‘Future Proof’ industry experts from the offshore energy sector share their visions on the market and the future. Topics like cyber security, a sustainable implementation of hydrogen and nature enhancement and sustainable business decisions for the supply chain on the table. Marjolein Kelder, Senior Project Manager The Rich North Sea“With our programme […]

  • Eager.one Equips Boskalis with Jacket Lifting Tool for Work in Taiwan

    29 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Eager.one has produced a Jacket Lifting Tool (JLT) specially made for the installation of jacket foundations that will be carried out by Boskalis on a Taiwanese project. While Eager.one left the project unnamed, the company did say its tool will be used during loading, unloading and installation of 62 jackets, which points to the 62-turbine […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES Wraps Up Survey in Baltic Sea

    13 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Fraunhofer IWES has conducted a boulder detection and geohazard survey of 50 turbine locations and the associated OSS at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project for Iberdrola. The three-week measurement campaign took place in October and November 2020 using the novel proprietary Manta Ray G1 system developed by Fraunhofer IWES for data recording. The acquired data is […]

  • New Hitachi ABB Power Grids Switchgear to Debut Offshore China

    25 December 2020
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Hitachi ABB Power Grids has introduced a 72.5 kV high-voltage hybrid switchgear for offshore wind – Plug and Switch System (PASS) M00 – Wind. The hybrid switchgear will be installed at China’s first 66-kilovolt offshore wind farm, Huadian Yuhuan Phase 1, to optimize the energy landscape in the Yangtze River Delta, the company said. Hitachi […]

  • Fugro Hits IJmuiden Ver Trifecta

    8 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has won three geotechnical investigation contracts for the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. The contracts include seabed investigation, an extensive laboratory testing program, and the development of an integrated ground model. The fieldwork, which comprises seabed cone penetration tests (CPTs), thermal conductivity tests, vibrocores and boreholes, will […]

  • BSH Preparing Another Tender for German N-9 and N-10 Offshore Wind Areas

    20 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) plans to open a tender for the collection and processing of hydroacoustic and seismic data for the N-9 and N-10 wind areas in the North Sea. Through the tender, expected to be launched in October, BSH will seek services related to geophysical investigation of the subsurface of the […]

  • LOC Group’s Renewables Exec Takes Company Helm

    17 June 2019
    Jobs & Recruitment

    LOC Group has appointed RV Ahilan to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who will continue leading the company’s renewables business activities. Ahilan previously held the role of Joint CEO at the company, alongside Jerome Rutler, who will take up the position of Deputy CEO overseeing Operations and Mergers & Acquisitions. The company said its […]

  • Fugro’s Floating LiDAR Gets ECN’s Blessing

    12 January 2016
    R&D, Technology

    ECN has confirmed that the Fugro Oceanor Seawatch floating LiDAR is in the pre-commercial stage according to the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) roadmap for the commercial acceptance of floating LiDAR technology. In collaboration with RWE, Eneco and Fugro Oceanor, ECN has performed a Fugro Oceanor Seawatch floating LiDAR validation trial near the offshore meteorological mast IJmuiden, […]

  • DNV GL Satisfied with 2015 Results Despite Challenging O&G Market Conditions

    4 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its preliminary 2015 results, DNV GL has reported an operating revenue of NOK 23.389 million (approx. EUR 2.5 million) for 2015, which is an increase by 8.2% compared to the previous year (NOK 1,766 million; approx. EUR 186,413).  Group President and CEO of DNV GL, Remi Eriksen, said: “Given the challenging market conditions, particularly in the oil & gas industry, […]

  • Portsmouth Fruit Specialist Diversifies Into Offshore Wind

    19 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Portsmouth based cargo operator MMD Shipping Services has secured a 10-year agreement with international wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.

  • LM Wind Power to Deliver 61.5 Meter Blades for Phase II and III of Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    29 November 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    LM Wind Power Blades will deliver its 61.5 meter blades for the 48 REpower 6M type wind turbines which will be installed as part of phase II and III of the Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The 144 LM 61.5P2 blades will be supplied from LM Wind Power’s facility in Lunderskov, Denmark. LM Wind Power’s […]

  • French Agency for Biodiversity Okays Dieppe-Le Tréport Offshore Wind Project

    23 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    France’s Agency for Biodiversity has given a favourable opinion, but with reservations, on the 496MW Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind project.

  • GL: Dr Andrew Garrad Awarded at Renewable Energy Association’s Event (UK)

    26 June 2013

    Dr Andrew Garrad was awarded the prestigious Judges’ Award at the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) British Renewable Energy Awards 2013 in London recently. The awards recognise innovators and pioneering products and projects from across the industry, with the Judges’ Award presented in consideration of an outstanding lifetime achievement or contribution to renewables. Upon receiving the […]

  • Balfour Beatty to Build Onshore Substation for Dong

    3 March 2015
    Grid Connection

    Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £12 million scheme to develop an onshore substation to facilitate the transfer of electricity from the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in North Wales to the National Grid for Dong Energy. The substation will be located at Bodelwyddan, south of the St Asaph Business Park in Denbighshire, where it […]

  • G9 Issues Offshore Wind Health & Safety Statistics

    1 July 2016

    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published the 2015 health and safety statistics for the offshore wind sector. When comparing 2015 performance against what was reported in 2014, in Europe the performance is broadly unchanged, whereas there has been an increase in the Total Recordable […]

  • Jacob Securities to Arrange Offshore Wind Project Financing for Beothuk Energy

    21 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) has retained Jacob Securities Inc. (JSI) to identify project financing for the company’s previously announced demonstration offshore wind park. BEI’s plans include developing, owning and operating a portfolio of large-scale offshore wind energy projects in the Atlantic Provinces and northeastern United States. The arrangement with JSI of the project equity and project […]

  • Scottish Green Energy Awards: SgurrEnergy Finalist in Export Category

    6 October 2014
    R&D, Technology

    SgurrEnergy was announced as a contender at the Scottish Green Energy Awards, after being shortlisted as a finalist in the export category at a networking reception at the Glasgow Science Centre. Hosted by Scottish Renewables, the awards aim to highlight business development, growth, investment and innovation in the renewable energy industry in Scotland. The export award […]

  • Japan lags behind Europe in offshore wind development

    12 May 2010
    R&D

    Japan, which saw its first offshore wind farm begin operations in 2004, lags far behind Europe in promoting offshore wind energy. In another positive development for the global offshore wind energy industry, it appears that the world’s number two economy is getting ready to harness a massive amount of additional offshore wind energy to help […]

  • The Netherlands: Bringing Down Costs of Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    18 November 2011

      With less than two weeks to go until the European Wind Energy Association’s OFFSHORE 2011 conference and exhibition, EWEA found out what Heiko Ross from Windreich and Erwin Coolen from OutSmart will be discussing at their session…  Why is offshore wind energy expensive compared to onshore wind energy? We all are aware that at […]

  • Top News of the Week, 12 – 18 September 2016

    18 September 2016

    Vattenfall to Build Two Nearshore Wind Farms in Denmark Vattenfall has won the Danish nearshore wind tender after submitting the final bid for Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord sites on 1 September and offering the lowest bid of 0,475 kr/kWh. Borssele Story Not Over for Shell? Royal Dutch Shell is considering bidding at the upcoming […]

  • Drydocks World Chairman, German Economics and Technology Minister Discuss Offshore Wind

    5 September 2012
    Authorities

    Mr. Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World, met Dr. Philip Roessler, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, in Hamburg on the sidelines of SMM. The meeting was attended by Mr. Olaf Scholz, Mayor and President of the Senate of the City of Hamburg, Mr. Bernd Aovdrhid, President and CEO of Hamburg […]

  • OSIL Present Scour Monitoring and Data Review Package for Wind Farms (UK)

    21 December 2011

    OSIL offers a complete Scour Monitoring and Data Review Package for wind farms and other similar structures. Scour is a significant concern for owners and operators of offshore structures, as erosion of the sediment in the vicinity of a structure can lead to a lowering of the seabed directly surrounding the structure, undercutting foundations and […]

  • HiDef Completes Cable Route Survey for Centrica Renewable Energy (UK)

    14 February 2012

    HiDef Aerial Surveying deployed the latest version of its digital video technology within the intertidal area of the Wash on the east coast of England. The survey provided complete coverage of the near shore cable routes for the LID/Lincs and Race Bank windfarms for Centrica Renewable Energy. Conventional methods for cable route surveys have proven […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Undocks First Converter Platform Foundation

    29 March 2013

    The foundation of a large converter platform has been pulled out of the dock hall at the Wismar shipyard. Prior to this, the shipbuilding hall was completely flooded, NDR.de news site informs. The next step is shipping the foundation of the “HelWin alpha” platform to the North Sea. It will be anchored to the seabed, […]