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  • Bold Tern Ticks 79 Turbines Off Hornsea One List

    27 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has installed 79 turbines at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. According to the company, Bold Tern is on its way back to the Port of Hull to pick up another load of Siemens Gamesa turbines for the 1.2GW project. Hornsea Project One will comprise […]

  • Zwerver II Busy at Burbo Bank Extension

    7 July 2016
    Vessels

    More than 100 mattresses have been installed at the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm during the past 3 weeks, as reported by HvS Dredging Support, whose multi-purpose DP 2 vessel Zwerver II is deployed at the site. The vessel is being utilized by DeepOcean, which is carrying out the mattress installation using its Intelligence Mattress Installation Frame, with Jan De […]

  • UK: Ecotricity to Deploy Searaser by Autumn

    15 June 2012

    Stroud based green energy company, Ecotricity, is planning to generate power from sea waves. Founder Dale Vince said to Utility Week that the company is on track to deploy the Searaser prototype by autumn. Searaser pumps seawater using a vertical piston between two buoys – one on the surface of the water – the other […]

  • USA: Maryland Offshore Wind Bill Gets Senate’s Preliminary Approval, Debate Continues Today

    8 March 2013
    Authorities

    The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 got a preliminary approval from the state Senate yesterday. The debate on the bill is scheduled to continue today, but the final vote is unlikely to come before Monday, CapitalGazette.com reports.  During the yesterday’s debate, the Senate rejected six amendments to the bill offered by the Republicans, […]

  • Alstom to Exhibit at WindEnergy Hamburg

    29 July 2014

    From September 23-26, 2014, Hamburg will become the gateway to the world of wind energy. WindEnergy Hamburg unites major global onshore and offshore players under one roof. It brings together a high-calibre, professional audience and more than 1,000 exhibitors demonstrating their innovations and solutions from across the entire value chain of the industry. This new […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sea Challenger Carrying One of Last Turbine Sets to Borssele 1 & 2

    25 August 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Sea Challenger has left the port of Esbjerg with one of the last batches of turbines for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm. DEME’s vessel is working in tandem with its sister vessel Sea Installer on the installation of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the site in the Dutch part of […]

  • SOV Crews Prefer Astern Operations at OWFs

    6 December 2016
    Vessels

    Ulstein reported today that operational feedback on Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) had shown SOV crews choose to operate the vessels in astern mode at least 50% of the time at offshore wind farms.  The company has delivered three SOVs so far, one to Siem Offshore Contractors and two to Bernhard Schulte Offshore. A vessel’s ability to back […]

  • BSH Confirms: Offshore Wind Farms Benefit Marine Life

    31 October 2013
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has presented a study, according to which wind farms can benefit biodiversity. The data have been collected from the demonstration offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus. The foundations of the wind turbines have become “artificial reefs” at which shells, starfish, sea anemones, sea lilies, and various fish settled, the […]

  • Vietnam to Impose Fees on Sea-Surface Users

    20 July 2015
    Authorities

    The Vietnamese government is planning to impose fees for sea-surface users. According to VietNamNet Bridge, the fees would range between VND 3 million (EUR 127) and VND 7.5 million (EUR 316) per hectare per year. The draft made by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has identified five categories […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Grid Connection Ready for Commissioning

    3 April 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has announced that the grid connection for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm is ready for commissioning. Now the wind farm’s operator, CrossWind, can connect the 69 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD 11 MW wind turbines to the offshore substation located some 20 kilometres off the […]

  • Aeolus Undergoing Final Preps Ahead of Norther Deployment

    23 July 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s freshly upgraded jack-up Aeolus is currently undergoing final preparations at the Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands, prior to heading out to the Norther offshore wind farm to install the first monopile foundations.

  • Ørsted Seeks Hornsea Two UXO Inspection and Clearance Permit

    10 January 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s subsidiary Optimus Wind Limited has applied to the UK Marine Management Organisation for a marine license to undertake offshore unexploded ordnance (UXO) inspection and clearance works for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm. In preparation for offshore construction which is due to commence in 2020, there is a requirement to carry out inspections and, […]

  • Siem Moxie Supporting Tideway at Rentel

    15 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors’ (SOC) accommodation and personnel transfer vessel Siem Moxie has been chartered by DEME Group’s company Tideway for the inner-array cable installation works at the Rentel offshore wind farm.

  • Donald Trump Compares Scottish Renewables Policy to Lockerbie Tragedy

    17 December 2012
    Authorities

    The Scottish Green Party has filed a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over Donald Trump’s advert, published in two newspapers, by which he calls on the public to protest against First Minister Alex Salmond’s support for wind energy, according to the Scotsman news site. A picture of a wind farm in California, under the […]

  • USA: BOEM Takes Next Step for Commercial Wind Leasing Offshore Maine

    10 August 2012
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand domestic energy development, including renewable energy, the Department of the Interior announced yesterday that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is taking important steps forward in the assessment of a proposed project to demonstrate floating offshore wind technology on the Outer Continental Shelf […]

  • Government Could Push TenneT to Withdraw from German Market, Handelsblatt Says

    13 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT, a transmission system operator, could be pushed into a withdrawal from the German market by the Government, the Handelsblatt news site learned from unrevealed Government sources. The Government could achieve this by using the certification process, which the Federal Network Agency is currently carrying out. The Federal Ministry of Economics and the EU Commission […]

  • Ørsted Contracts Manor for Hornsea Two

    4 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a major contract with Ørsted to supply power to the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. MRE will provide the full temporary power solution, service technicians, and both crew transfer and walk-to-work vessels, during the construction phase of the 1.4 GW offshore wind farm. “When the company […]

  • Norther Substation Topside Ready to Travel

    6 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Norther NV and Van Oord have loaded out the offshore substation topside destined for the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm.

  • Rentel Substation Topside Awaiting Sail-Out

    4 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    STX France has loaded a substation topside built for the Rentel offshore wind farm onto a barge in the Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port in France.

  • Siemens Gamesa Secures Conditional Turbine Order for Skyborn’s German Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Skyborn Renewables has confirmed the execution of the Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) and the Offshore Long-Term Programme Service Agreement (LTPSA) with Siemens Gamesa for the supply of SG 14-236 turbines for the Gennaker offshore wind project in Germany. Both agreements are based on the Master Supply Agreement signed by Skyborn and Siemens Gamesa in June […]

  • Five European Offshore Wind Foundation Manufacturers Form Alliance

    30 July 2021
    Business & Finance

    Bladt Industries, EEW Special Pipe Constructions, Sif Netherlands, Smulders Projects Belgium, and Steelwind Nordenham have formed an Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance (OWFA). The Alliance is already active in Brussels and has started to share its expertise with EU policymakers as part of the European strategy for offshore renewable energy and other related policy areas. OWFA […]

  • Wind Orca to Sport KenzFigee Deck Crane

    2 February 2021
    Vessels

    Cadeler, formerly known as Swire Blue Ocean (SBO), has awarded KenzFigee with a contract to replace the current offshore deck crane on wind farm installation vessel (WFIV) Wind Orca. KenzFigee will deliver the box boom type, electric hydraulic-driven Ram Luffing crane with a lifting capacity of 25 tons (SWL) in late 2021. After testing and […]

  • IEA: Policy Uncertainty Threatens to Slow Renewable Energy Momentum

    2 September 2014
    R&D

    The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its third annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report.  According to the report, power generation from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro grew strongly in 2013, reaching almost 22% of global […]

  • SnoPUD CEO Retires

    12 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Steve Klein, Snohomish County Public Utility District (SnoPUD) CEO has announced his retirement from the utility, effective May 1, 2015.   Over the nine years Klein has been instrumental in the research and development of multiple renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass/biogas and small hydropower. Under his leadership, the utility has emerged as a national leader […]

  • Jan De Nul, Prysmian to Work on First Ice-Proof Wind Farm

    15 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Finnish wind power producer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has chosen Jan De Nul as the main contractor for marine construction, and Prysmian Finland as the supplier of the undersea cable for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Pori. The construction of the wind farm will begin in April. The Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul NV will be responsible for dredging, seabed construction work, and […]

  • International Trade Missions Lounge

    14 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Over the years, Offshore Energy & Conference (OEEC) has become a place of choice for trade missions led by industry organizations, professional membership organizations and governments.