2007 results found for 'South Fork'

2007 results found for 'South Fork'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • RTN OKs Offshore Wind Energy Safety Training

    6 March 2015
    Training & Education

    Safety Technology Ltd’s Certificate in Safety in Offshore Wind Energy (Level 3) training programme received an industry recommendation from RenewableUK’s Renewables Training Network (RTN) this week. The three week safety programme designed for service leavers has been developed in conjunction with wind turbine owners, operators and maintenance companies to provide the core safety training needed […]

  • Vroon and Rhenus Keeping German Offshore Substations Supplied

    2 September 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has started cooperating with the German-based Rhenus Offshore Logistics on the provision of offshore supply services to wind farms on the German Continental Shelf. According to the agreement, Vroon is in charge of delivering bulk, containerised and project cargo to wind farm offshore substations off Germany, the company announced via social media. The operations are performed […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Christened in Great Yarmouth

    3 March 2016
    Vessels

    The Seajacks Scylla, the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, was christened in Great Yarmouth on Thursday afternoon, 3 March.  The ceremonial champagne bottle was released by the vessel’s Godmother, Akiko Inoue, the wife of Seajacks’ chairman, Soichi Inoue. Seajacks’ CEO, Blair Ainslie, told almost 400 guests at the reception held on the quayside of […]

  • BlueFloat’s 2.1 GW Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind Farm Gets Major Project Status

    6 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Gippsland Dawn offshore wind project, being developed by BlueFloat Energy, has been granted Major Project Status (MPS) by the Australian Government. Gippsland Dawn is one of 16 projects nationwide to receive this recognition and the second offshore wind project being developed to hold this status, following the Star of the South wind farm. The […]

  • China Close to Overtaking UK in Offshore Wind Capacity Rankings

    25 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    China installed a record 3,060 MW of new offshore wind capacity in 2020, corresponding to over half of the offshore wind capacity added globally last year, according to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence. Overall, China had 9,898 MW of installed offshore wind capacity at the end of 2020 and was just 308 […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Merwede’s Revenue Increases to EUR 1.5 Billion

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the past year, IHC Merwede’s revenue has increased by four per cent to reach € 1.05 billion. The company’s net profit has also increased to € 103 million with a solvency ratio of 40%, demonstrating that IHC Merwede is in strong financial health and able to implement its growth strategy. With sales amounting to € 1.057 billion, […]

  • Onshore Dudgeon OWF Work Commences

    26 March 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Work has commenced in Norfolk to install the underground cables and construct the substations that will enable electricity produced by the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to be distributed into the UK National Grid electricity network. Two underground cables will run from Weybourne on the North Norfolk coast to Necton, near Swaffham where the new electricity […]

  • Crown Estate Details Round 5 Plans

    7 December 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Industry, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate has revealed further details of the Round 5 offshore wind leasing, which will offer three commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Located off the coast of South Wales and South West England, the sites will have a combined capacity of up to 4.5 GW, enough to supply four million homes […]

  • Altitec Lifts Rampion Installation Team

    7 August 2017
    Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based turbine blade access and repair specialist Altitec has delivered the last of an initial batch of five ActSafe ACX powered ascenders to the installation team at the Rampion offshore wind farm.

  • Extension Works Launched at Port of Cherbourg

    13 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    On March 2, Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA)’s elected representatives officially launched large- scale extension works of the port of Cherbourg’s main roadstead, which will be a milestone in the history of the port’s development. Due to the allocation of ALSTOM’s industrial unit for offshore wind activities on harbour land, and EDF’s assembly hub for the […]

  • Irish Port Unveils EUR 200 Million Offshore Wind Upgrade Plan

    22 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The management of Ireland’s Rosslare Europort has announced plans to transform the port into Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, with an investment into realising the project estimated at EUR 200 million. The plan involves establishing the port, its hinterland, and the south-east region as an Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, which could create up to […]

  • US Proposes Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Carolina Long Bay

    29 October 2021
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for offshore wind development in federal waters off North Carolina and South Carolina  in the Federal Register on 1 November. Issuing the PSN will open a 60-day period for public comments and for any prospective bidders wishing to participate in the lease sale […]

  • UK Earmarks EUR 450 Million for Offshore Wind in Autumn Budget

    28 October 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK government has announced GBP 380 million (around EUR 450 million) of investment in offshore wind in its Autumn Budget and Spending Review. Up to GBP 230 million (around EUR 272.5 million) of this will be available from GBP 1.4 billion (around EUR 1.66 billion) that the government is allocating for the Global Britain […]

  • Export Cable Installation Resumes at Hollandse Kust Zuid

    4 August 2021
    Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s underwater robot Deep Dig-It has returned to the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm to connect the HKZ Beta offshore platform to the mainland. TenneT is developing the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore grid for the connection of the 1.5 GW wind farm. Four offshore cables will be buried in the North Sea bed. For […]

  • Germany: Allseas Special Vessel Lifts Offshore Platforms in One Piece

    6 March 2012

    As the major engineering partner to the Allseas Group, Bosch Rexroth has developed and engineered the drive and control system solution for the world’s largest mobile lifting mechanism for offshore installations. The special vessel equipped with this topside lifting system (TLS), “Pieter Schelte”, can lift and transport topsides of offshore platforms with a weight of […]

  • Vattenfall Clears Final Permit Needed to Build Swedish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

    17 February 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Swedish government has given the approval for Vattenfall to lay subsea cables for its 640 MW offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak, the second by that name as the developer already built a 604 MW offshore wind farm in the Danish part of Kriegers Flak. According to Sweden’s Minister for Climate and Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, […]

  • Iceni Backs Manor Renewable Energy at Galloper OWF

    6 November 2017
    Vessels

    Iceni Marine Services is supporting Manor Renewable Energy’s work at the Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk, where Manor is providing a temporary power solution during the wind turbine installation and commissioning.

  • AqualisBraemar LOC Continues Offshore Wind Streak in Vietnam

    10 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    PowerChina Huadong Engineering Co. Ltd. has appointed AqualisBraemar LOC as marine warranty surveyor on phases 2 and 3 on the Binh Dai Wind Farm Development offshore Vietnam. Phases 2 and 3 include the installation of 24 units of Goldwind turbines. AqualisBraemar LOC’s scope of work includes the technical review and approval of all project documentation […]

  • Investment Gap Could Affect Scottish Offshore Wind Industry

    27 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Scottish offshore wind industry could be threatened by an investment gap after major developers have more than halved their spending in Scotland. Scottish Renewables, which represents more than 330 companies working in the renewable energy sector, obtained figures from offshore wind developers with projects in Scottish waters about their investments in Scotland during 2013. […]

  • UK: 2012 Another Record Year for EMEC

    24 December 2012

    Demand for access to wave and tidal test sites at the European Marine Energy Centre has never been higher as the pioneering Orkney based facility gears up for its tenth anniversary year. All 14 of EMEC’s test berths – at its Billia Croo and Fall of Warness wave and tidal sites – are now contracted […]

  • Construction to Start on ‘Net-Zero Carbon’ O&M Base for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    14 September 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Construction works on the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank project, are expected to start this month. Announcing that the O&M base will be constructed and operated in line with the UK Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework on […]

  • Statoil Opens Dudgeon OWF Operations Centre

    9 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil officially opened the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Operations Centre in Great Yarmouth today as part of the Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival. The former warehouse on the south bank of the river harbour has been completely redeveloped to accommodate offices and a dedicated 24/7 control room to manage the operations and maintenance of the £1.5 […]

  • Horizon Geosciences: Marine Community Working Together to Ensure Better Safety at Sea

    12 September 2014

    Horizon Geosciences are currently undertaking a site investigation of the seabed just off the UK South Coast, as Navitus Bay Development Limited has contracted the geotechnical survey specialists to take samples of seabed material that will help determine the most suitable type of foundation for the turbines at the proposed wind park. While carrying out geotechnical surveys, […]

  • E.ON Cleared to Build Pontoon at Rampion’s Base Port

    28 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted a licence for E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind to build a temporary pontoon at Newhaven Port to support the construction of the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm. As part of the Rampion OWF development, proposed by E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind Limited, an onshore operations […]

  • PRIMaRE Lists Its Marine Renewables Research Priorities

    7 December 2015
    R&D

    The Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) has released a document setting out its research priorities. PRIMaRE, together with the South West Marine Energy Park (SW MEP), has put together a consortium of marine experts from across higher education, research and industry, which identified the research priorities and development needs required to speed up […]

  • Ørsted to Begin Surveys at Hornsea Three’s Kittiwake Nesting Sites

    11 November 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    As part of its development of the 2.9 GW Hornsea Three offshore wind farm in the UK, Ørsted is also required to implement compensation measures for the protection of the Black-legged kittiwake. Now, the company is starting surveys at the locations where artificial nesting structures for kittiwake are proposed to be set up. The offshore wind […]