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  • Photo of the Day: Bladt Waves Goodbye to Nobelwind OSS

    9 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, the Nobelwind (Belwind 2/Bligh Bank Phase 2) substation started its journey towards the North Sea where it will be a installed at the wind farm off the coast of Belgium.  During the weekend, Bladt Industries loaded out the 1,100-tonne offshore substation at its production facilities in Aalborg. The installation of the offshore substation is set to take place […]

  • 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 […]

  • Tekmar and Subsea Innovation Take Aim at Cost and Risk Reductions

    8 September 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Tekmar Energy Limited (TEL) and Subsea Innovations Limited (SIL) signed a strategic collaborations agreement to collaborate in sales, product development and strategic initiatives towards cost and risk reduction in OWF cabling equipment and O&G SURF and pipeline ancillaries. The two companies signed the agreement to cooperate on developing new solutions for offshore cable and SURF installation equipment, advanced […]

  • Siem Wraps Up Nordsee One Inter-Array Cabling Ahead of Schedule

    6 September 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siem Offshore Contractors has completed the installation of Nordsee One inter-array cables three weeks ahead of schedule, with all inter-array cables now installed, terminated, trenched and tested. The company used its cable-laying vessel Siem Aimery and the installation support vessel Siem Moxie, the so-called Siem Duo, to carry out the works. The two vessels were further supported by […]

  • JFMS, OMS to Jointly Provide Offshore Wind Oil Management Services

    5 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) and Oil Management and Services GmbH (OMS) have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement to jointly deliver full oil lifecycle services, including gearbox and hydraulic oil change, to the European offshore renewables industry. Bruno Martinsen, owner of OMS, said: “This cooperation agreement will enable us to jointly provide turnkey oil management solutions to offshore […]

  • Second Ulstein Wind Farm SOV Ready for Paint Job (Photos)

    2 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ulstein has shared several photos of the second wind farm support operations vessel (SOV) to undergo construction at the Ulstein Verft shipyard in Norway as she is getting ready to be painted. The Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder plans to launch the SOV in late October, with sea trials scheduled to start immediately after the launch. The SOV […]

  • DONG and Siemens Send Maintenance Crew to Gunfleet Sands

    1 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and Siemens have deployed a maintenance team to exchange gearboxes and main bearings on two of the turbines at the 173MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm off the Essex coast. The maintenance work is being carried out using Ziton’s jack-up vessel Wind Pioneer, DONG confirmed to Offshore WIND. The Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm consists of […]

  • Windea La Cour Crew Sharpens Offshore Rescue Response Skills (Photos)

    31 August 2016
    Training & Education, Vessels

    Early August saw an initial training session in the North Sea involving Bernhard Schulte Offshore GmbH’s new service operation vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, and the Northern Rescue 01 offshore rescue helicopter, Northern HeliCopter GmbH reports. The training was focused on the communication between the bridge of the SOV and the […]

  • Adwen Preparing Bremerhaven Site for 8MW Prototype

    29 August 2016
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Offshore wind turbine maker Adwen has begun the civil works on the site in Bremerhaven where the first prototype of its AD 8-180 wind turbine will be installed.  The main components of the wind turbine will arrive gradually until the installation starts in the fourth quarter of the year. The turbine’s drivetrain is currently being […]

  • DNV GL Sets Stage for John Laing’s Offshore Wind Debut

    29 August 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    DNV GL has completed its due diligence work of the 111MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, reviewing and quantifying the technical risks of the project on behalf of the John Laing Group. John Laing commissioned DNV GL with the assessment and analysis of the project to make its investment decision and has […]

  • Danes Snap Up Offshore Wind Acreage in Massachusetts

    26 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired 100% of Offshore MW LLC, a company holding a 166,886 acre (675 square km) offshore wind energy lease issued by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and located south of Massachusetts.  Offshore MW LLC is eligible to participate in the utility tender program established by recently […]

  • Last Gemini Turbine Up

    24 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus installed the last of the 150 4MW Siemens wind turbines at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands, Tuesday evening, August 23. “The installation of the 150th and last turbine in the wind park is a magnificent achievement,” Matthias Haag, CEO of Gemini Windpark, said. “After […]

  • Scotland Gets New Design Engineering Provider

    23 August 2016

    Envision Engineering & Design (Envision), a company that delivers design engineering solutions to, among others, marine renewable energy sector, has been established in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. The company has been set up by Mechanical Engineer Liam Sutherland and Mechanical Designer Stuart Anderson to provide full design engineering solutions using the latest 3D AutoCAD software to […]

  • Natural Power Names Dearden Permanent Due Diligence Head

    23 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Scotland-based renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has appointed Giles Dearden to the role of a permanent Director of Due Diligence with an international remit, following his 12-month stint as the company’s ‘acting’ director. During 2015 Natural Power’s international due diligence business grew by in excess of 40%, which included the delivery of six offshore wind due diligence […]

  • VBMS in Action at Sandbank (Video)

    22 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    This summer, VBMS has completed cable installation and post-lay burial work at Vattenfall’s 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm in the German Bight. The company’s scope of work included cable supply, CPS, installation, post lay burial, and termination & testing of 76 infield cables. VBMS deployed its multipurpose vessels Ndurance and Ndeavor in order to simultaneously perform cable […]

  • 8 in 10 UK Bosses Support Offshore Wind

    19 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    A poll of nearly 1,000 bosses by the Institute of Directors found that nearly eight in ten, or 78.8% to be more precise, support the increased deployment of offshore wind in UK waters. 998 members of the Institute of Directors replied to the survey between 11-26 May 2016. Out of those surveyed, 44.5% strongly support increased development […]

  • John Laing Makes First Offshore Wind Investment by Buying into Nordergründe OWF

    19 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    John Laing Group, a London-based international originator, investor and manager of infrastructure projects, has acquired a 30% stake in the 110.7MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm, which saw its first turbine going up on Tuesday. The Nordergründe project is John Laing’s second German wind investment and its first investment in offshore wind. Ross McArthur, Managing Director […]

  • MPI Enterprise Ups First Nordergründe Wind Turbine

    19 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first Senvion 6.2M126 turbine was installed at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm on Tuesday, 16 August. After the installation of all 18 foundations, the installation vessel MPI Enterprise erected the first wind turbine at the 110.7MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm, wpd reported today. Nordergründe is the first German offshore project for which all the major works are being provided […]

  • Wind Innovation Joins Veja Mate Team?

    19 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch offshore shipping company, C-bed Floating Hotels, will send its DP2 Walk-2-Work vessel, Wind Innovation, on a new offshore wind project in the German part of the North Sea, scheduled to start early next year. According to C-bed, this vessel will be deployed during the installation phase of a 400MW offshore wind farm and will serve as a floating hotel and […]

  • Photo of the Day: Wikinger Jackets Enjoying Sunrise at Lindø

    18 August 2016

    Bladt Industries today posted a picture taken this morning at its Lindø facilities, showing Wikinger jacket foundations.  The first jacket foundations built by Bladt for the Wikinger offshore wind project left the company’s facilities at Lindø Industripark on a barge in mid-July. Bladt Industries has fabricated 41 four-legged jackets and 164 piles for the 350MW Wikinger offshore […]

  • Ostwind 1 Export Cable Installation Reaching Halfway Mark

    18 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the Ostwind 1 offshore cable system that will link the 385MW Arkona and the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farms in the German part of the Baltic Sea to an onshore substation in Lubmin is progressing as planned, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH reports. The UK-flagged cable lay vessel Cable Enterprise laid a 27-kilometre segment of […]

  • Offshore Wind Market Bringing New Opportunities to Boskalis

    18 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its financial results for the first half of the year, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) said it remains focused on market segments that show structural growth in the longer term while also providing short-term opportunities, including offshore wind. The company explained that the greater focus on climate-related issues and ensuing opportunities in the field of […]

  • CFL and Barge Master Team Up on Feeder Concept

    16 August 2016
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Dutch companies CFL and Barge Master have joined forces to offer a ”feeder concept” which is said to optimise offshore logistics during wind farm installation phase and could lead to up to 40% reduction in installation time and costs, Bjorn Knopper, Commercial Manager at CFL Offshore told Offshore WIND. The concept combines CFL’s new 128-metre, DP 2 multipurpose supply- […]

  • Rhyl Flats Community Fund Backs Local Projects

    15 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy UK has awarded over GBP 21,000 to three community projects in Conwy, Wales, through the Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Community Fund. Citizens Advice Bureau Cylch Conwy will receive GBP 9,769 to deliver an ‘Advice and Information at Home’ project. This will enable a caseworker to visit residents who are not able to attend their […]

  • WFW Assists Strabag with Global Tech II Sale

    15 August 2016

    International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Erste Nordsee-Offshore-Holding GmbH, a joint subsidiary of STRABAG SE and, indirectly, Etanax GmbH, on the legal and tax aspects of the Global Tech II sale to Vattenfall. Malte Jordan, who led WFW’s Hamburg team that advised on the project’s sale, said: “We are delighted to have advised STRABAG on another […]

  • UK Govt Makes Sure Brexit Does Not Affect Horizon 2020 Projects

    15 August 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    UK participants of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme can rest assured that the approved projects applied for before the UK leaves the European Union will not be affected by the so-called Brexit, as the UK Treasury will underwrite funding for those Horizon 2020 projects. British businesses and universities will have certainty over future funding and should continue […]