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  • Study Looks Into Macrobenthic Recovery After Dredging in Offshore Wind Farm

    14 November 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A new paper on macrobenthic recovery after dredging activities in offshore wind farms has been published by Springer Link. The article was authored by Delphine A. Coates, Gert van Hoey, Liesbet Colson, Magda Vincx and Jan Vanaverbeke. The abstract says: The development of offshore wind farms (OWFs) in the North Sea has increased considerably to create alternatives for fossil fuel energy. […]

  • Osiris Projects Finishing Its Part of the Job on French-Irish Interconnector

    4 November 2014
    Grid Connection

    Osiris Projects is close to completion of the field work of a large scale cable route survey of the proposed 700+MW HVDC Celtic Interconnector Project between the south coast of Ireland and the northwest coast of France. Jointly awarded by EirGrid and RTE, the 2014 programme has included a geophysical survey of the route, with geotechnical […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sif Joins BorWin Gamma Team

    10 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch Sif Holding N.V. has been awarded a contract for the production of all tubular components for the jacket of the BorWin gamma platform.  The contract includes the production of legs, bracings, pile sleeves and pin piles for the jacket. The project is being undertaken by Petrofac in consortium with Siemens for the German-Dutch transmission grid operator […]

  • IRENA Launches Online Knowledge Platform for Renewables

    19 January 2015
    Technology

    International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched REsource, a freely accessible online knowledge platform containing data and information on renewable energy, which enables users to easily find country-specific data, create customized charts and graphs, and compare countries on metrics like renewable energy use and deployment. It also provides information on renewable energy market statistics, potentials, policies, finance, costs, […]

  • The Netherlands: DolWin Alpha Converter Platform Starts Journey to Open Sea

    20 May 2013
    Grid Connection

    On May 18, the topsides of the DolWin alpha converter platform was loaded out from Heerema’s Zwijndrecht fabrication yard at the Drechthaven, located on the river the Oude Maas. This operation marks the start of a journey that the platform will make via Schiedam to its final offshore destination, the DolWin area in German North […]

  • EIB Approves EUR 57 Million for Burbo Bank Extension Link

    3 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    On 31 January, the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved more than EUR 7.8 billion of new financing which, inter alia, includes EUR 57 million (GBP 50 million) for the offshore transmission network of the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Transmission Capital Partners Selected to Run Ormonde Transmission Link (UK)

    29 October 2010
    Grid Connection

    Transmission Capital Partners has been selected to run the transmission link for the 150 MW Ormonde offshore windfarm off the Cumbrian coast. This follows the announcement in August of the preferred bidders to operate the first £700 million worth of offshore transmission links. The Ormonde transmission link is worth a further £100m. Following a close […]

  • SSE, Marubeni & CIP Complete Aerial Surveys for Floating Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

    21 April 2023
    Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Ossian Offshore Wind Farm Limited (OWFL) has finished 24 months of digital aerial surveys across the 3.6 GW Ossian floating offshore wind project site area, located approximately 80 kilometres southeast of the Aberdeenshire coast. The surveys were conducted by HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd from March 2021 to February 2023. The monthly surveys included an eight-kilometre […]

  • Equinor Stays with MMT on Beacon Wind

    4 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has selected Sweden’s MMT to carry out the 2021 export cable route surveys for the Beacon Wind wind farm offshore Massachusetts, US. The project is led by MMT’s team based in Providence – MMT US Inc. Having commenced in April to complete in July, MMT, the Ocean Infinity company, is conducting a combination of […]

  • Wirral Gets New Offshore Wind Complex

    12 November 2015

    A £2.5 million complex of offices and warehouses aiming to house offshore wind businesses has opened in Birkenhead, Wirral.  Called the Lightbox, the site has been developed by Capital and Centric Plc, and funded with £895,000 from Wirral Council after they secured £5 million from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund for resources to support the local development of […]

  • Siemens Energy Makes 8 MW Turbine in China More Eco-Friendly

    24 September 2020
    Technology

    Siemens Energy has commissioned a power transmission system for the 8 MW offshore wind turbine installed at the Shantou Haojiang onshore industrial park as part a demo project by Shanghai Electric in China. The system consists of a SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride)-free gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear (GIS), called 8VM1 Blue GIS, and a liquid-immersed distribution transformer with ester […]

  • Siemens Electrical Kit for US Offshore Wind Farm

    9 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has secured an order from Semco Maritime to provide the main electrical equipment for the electrical service platform (ESP) of the Mayflower Wind offshore wind farm. The project is located in a federal lease area approximately 25 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts in the United States, and will have a capacity to generate up […]

  • Global Offshore and Balfour Beatty Sign Export Cable Repair Deal

    24 March 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Global Offshore has signed an export cable repair framework agreement with Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix (BBE), covering the Humber Gateway, Gwynt Y Môr and Thanet Offshore Transmission Owners (OTFOs). The framework agreement, which began in February, covers a total of 152km of export cable. The service is supported by Global Marine Group’s fleet of […]

  • Offshore Wind Offers Silver Lining During Bomb Cyclones

    30 January 2018
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Vineyard Wind has released a study showing that its proposed 800MW wind farm offshore Massachusetts, US, would have reduced emissions and saved costs in comparison to other energy sources during the Grayson cyclone had it been installed. The study, prepared by Daymark Energy Advisors, demonstrated that the wind farm would have provided 61 million kilowatt-hours […]

  • Van Oord Adds Swan Hunter to Norther Team

    15 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Swan Hunter has secured the Norther offshore wind farm export cable storage contract for Van Oord.

  • RollDock Wrapping Up Merkur Gig

    29 March 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The last eight transition pieces (TPs) for the Merkur offshore wind farm have been loaded onto the RollDock Sea vessel and are now ready to sail out to Eemshaven, according to Roll Group’s social media pages. 

  • Rovco Completes Survey Work on 1.4 GW Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Farm Site

    23 November 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Rovco has completed all survey work on behalf of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn for the planned Cenos floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Cenos floating offshore wind farm is located in the Central North Sea, 200 kilometres off the coast of northeast Scotland. The geo-environmental survey was completed over an area covering approximately […]

  • UK: Thomson Ecology Brings in Two New Marine Experts

    12 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Environment

    Daniel Bastreri and Lauren Hughes are the latest marine experts to have been brought on board by independent UK ecology specialist, Thomson Ecology, as it continues to build its pool of specialist expertise in the marine ecology sector. Daniel Bastreri joins Thomson Ecology as Principal Marine Consultant. He is an experienced marine scientist and joins […]

  • Boskalis to Take Over Bohlen Doyen’s Cable Laying Business

    21 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Boskalis and German SPIE SAG Group have entered an agreement under which Boskalis will acquire the offshore cable installation activities and assets of Bohlen Doyen. 

  • RWE, National Grid JV Begins New York Bight Survey Work

    12 January 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, has started its geophysical survey campaign in the New York Bight. The survey campaign, managed by Fugro, will study seabed conditions and potential export cable corridors within the project lease area. The data collected will help inform safe and responsible project design and […]

  • Ofgem Grants Electricity Generation Licence to Berwick Bank

    1 September 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has granted an electricity generation licence to Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited, the project company established by SSE Renewables which is developing the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm in Scotland. The licence was approved two months after the developer submitted an application to Ofgem, which then opened a 30-day comment period that closed on 31 […]

  • Partrac Steps Into US Market

    19 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Scottish-based marine survey and coastal consultancy company Partrac has launched its US subsidiary Partrac GeoMarine Inc.

  • GoBe Bags East Anglia ONE Post Consent Compliance Works

    20 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the recent award of a Contract for Difference (CfD) to the East Anglia ONE project for a capacity of 714MW, GoBe Consultants have been awarded the contract to work with SPRs East Anglia ONE development team to manage the discharge of the DCO consent conditions for all aspects of the project. Working closely with […]

  • The Netherlands: Royal Haskoning and DHV Announce Official Merging

    2 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Royal Haskoning and DHV announce they have officially merged and will now be known as Royal HaskoningDHV. The company, headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, is one of Europe’s leading project management, engineering and consultancy service providers, ranking globally in the top 10 of independently owned, non-listed companies and top 40 overall. With nearly 8,000 professionals […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    29 June 2015

    Block Island Block Island wind farm has successfully reached financial close, marking it the first offshore wind project in the USA to get realised. The mile stone was reached after over $290m investment was secured in project financing by Mandated Lead Arrangers Societe Generale of Paris, France, and KeyBank National Association of Cleveland, Ohio following […]