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  • Korea’s First Subsea Cable Laying Vessel Launched

    10 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Vessels

    LS Cable & System (LS C&S) has held the launching ceremony for what is said to be Korea’s first subsea power cable laying vessel. The ceremony for GL2030 was held on 21 April at Donghae Port in Gangwon-do, where LS Cable & System’s subsea cable factory is located. LS C&S said it is planning to […]

  • Wpd, Vattenfall and BlueFloat Name Their Floating Wind Project in France

    27 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The consortium formed by wpd, Vattenfall, and BlueFloat Energy has revealed the name of the project it will bid with in the upcoming floating offshore wind tender for a site off the coast of Southern Brittany in France, for which the consortium prequalified last month. The proposed floating wind farm is called Triskéol, with an […]

  • SBSS Targets Offshore Wind with Converted Cable Lay Barge

    30 October 2020
    Vessels

    Chinese provider of submarine cable installation and maintenance solutions S.B. Submarine Systems (SBSS) has taken delivery of Fu Yong 6, a 5,500t power cable installation and maintenance barge. On a long-term charter with Zhoushan Yongbo Shipping, Fu Yong 6 was delivered from Zhoushan Huafeng yard, where the ex-transportation barge was converted into a multi-purpose cable […]

  • Sleipnir Soon to Leave for Maiden Voyage

    10 July 2019
    Vessels

    Sleipnir, Heerema Marine Contractors’ new semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), is set to depart for its maiden voyage this week. According to Heerema, Sleipnir will set course from Indonesia to Spain on a trip expected to take about 45 days rounding South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Bunkering of LNG took place for the last two days some 12 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Second Scour Protection Done at French Offshore Wind Farm, Substation Installation Set for June

    26 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The second scour protection campaign at the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France has been completed. The next step is the installation of the offshore substation, which is scheduled to take place in June. DEME’s Rollingstone vessel, mobilised since the beginning of March, has finalised the installation of the stabilisation rocks […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Hyundai Heavy’s Hi-Float Floating Wind Foundation Gets Bureau Veritas Nod

    1 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Bureau Veritas has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for its design and development of the Hi-Float floating offshore wind turbine foundation. Hi-Float is designed to support a 10 MW wind turbine with proven semi-submersible and mooring technology, Bureau Veritas said. A passive ballast system is said to […]

  • UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking

    16 September 2013
    Authorities

    As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so long as the Coalition remains in […]

  • BOEM Issues Final EIS for Atlantic Shores South Wind Project Offshore New Jersey

    24 May 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind projects offshore New Jersey that are being developed by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and EDF-RE Offshore Development. If approved, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 and Atlantic Shores Offshore […]

  • 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. […]