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  • Study: Boom Lock Cuts LCOE by 1.3%, Brings First Generation Closer

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Using High Wind’s Boom Lock tool to increase the wind speed limit for turbine component lifts from 11m/s to 16m/s leads to an average of 1.3% decrease in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE), a study carried out by BVG Associates on a representative 500MW wind farm has shown. An increase in the wind speed limit for […]

  • ABB to Deliver Kriegers Flak HVDC Converter Station

    10 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    ABB has received an order worth around $140 million from Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany. The company will provide the complete HVDC station including transformers, converter valves, cooling systems, control and protection and other related equipment at the converter station. […]

  • RVO Picks Fugro for Hollandse Kust Zuid Soil Investigation

    9 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland or RVO), part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, has awarded Fugro Survey B.V. with a contract to carry out geophysical soil investigations for the proposed offshore wind farm sites at Hollandse Kust Zuid (South). Fugro Survey was one of nine applicants to the tender released back in December 2015. The company […]

  • Wind Solution Off to DanTysk

    9 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    As of March 2016, C-bed’s flotel Wind Solution is off to the German North Sea and the 288MW DanTysk offshore wind farm on a maintenance assignment. During the coming months, she will be offering storage and workshop facilities, as well as providing accommodation for up to 100 offshore service technicians in single cabins. During this project, […]

  • BOEM Accepts Lease Request for 400MW Floater off Hawaii

    9 March 2016
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has accepted a lease request for a 400MW floating offshore wind farm proposed offshore Oahu, Hawaii. The lease request accepted by BOEM was submitted by Progression Hawaii Offshore Wind, Inc., part of Oregon-based Progression Energy, for the Progression South Coast of Oahu Project. BOEM deemed the lease request for […]

  • DolWin3 Project Moving Forward

    8 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    Two 685 MVA power transformers have been delivered and installed in the land-based converter station Dörpen West, which is part of the DolWin3 project. The power transformers have been developed, manufactured and tested according to the specific needs of the project at GE’s site in Mönchengladbach. The DolWin3 project, the third network connection in the DolWin wind […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sea Challenger Installs 59 Gode Wind Turbines

    7 March 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger has installed 59 turbines at the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm, the company told Offshore WIND this morning. “She is following schedule and we hope for nice, calm weather as we move into spring,” a spokesperson from A2SEA said. While the Sea Challenger is working on the turbine […]

  • Three Nordic Yards Shipyards Bought by Leisure Company, DolWin Gamma Construction Not Affected

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Genting Hong Kong and Nordic Yards signed a contract on Tuesday, under which the global leisure company will take over three Nordic Yards’ shipyards for EUR 230.6 million. Nordic Yards has built and delivered three offshore converter platforms to Siemens, and is currently working on the fourth one, ordered by the GE. Herbert Aly, managing director of Nordic Yards, […]

  • BVG Associates: Southern North Sea Offshore Wind Projects Are Big Chance for UK Businesses

    2 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Several offshore wind farm projects planned in the Southern North Sea open up a sea of opportunities for UK suppliers who can demonstrate their value proposition and long-term commitment to the industry, Bruce Valpy of BVG Associates said today during the SNS2016 conference held in Norwich. Companies such as DONG, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables and Statkraft are […]

  • Port of Great Yarmouth to Host EA1 OWF Construction

    2 March 2016
    Ports & Logistics

    ScottishPower Renewables has chosen Great Yarmouth port as the base for the construction and installation works at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The contract is worth GBP 5 million.  ScottishPower Renewables reached the final investment decision for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm at the end of February, and will now move toward the development of the […]

  • SPR, EEEGR Sign GBP 100K Sponsorship Deal

    1 March 2016

    ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has agreed a 2016 sponsorship agreement with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) for five important industry events in East Anglia this year. The deal comes on the back of ScottishPower Renewables’ final investment decision for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, which will see the £2.5 billion project go […]

  • Last Turbine Installed at Westermeerwind

    1 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has installed the last of the 48 turbines at the 144MW Westermeerwind Wind Farm, the largest near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands. The Westermeerwind will be commissioned following a test phase, and it will provide enough power to meet the demand of around 160,000 Dutch households. Anne de Groot, Director of Westermeerwind, said: “Since almost half of […]

  • Pharos Offshore Recovers Faulty Cable at Walney OWF

    29 February 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Pharos Offshore’s hydraulic cable grab and offshore personnel have successfully supported and completed the recovery of a faulty cable section at the 367.2 MW Walney offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The cable grab had been built to client specification for this project and was delivered to Liverpool Port within a 6 day turnaround onboard […]

  • Scots Line Up Behind Renewables

    1 March 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Renewables has come out top of a new poll that asked people in Scotland which energy source the next Scottish Government should prioritise. As Scotland heads to the polls on 5 May, the YouGov survey asked more than 1,000 respondents whether the next government should prioritise the continued development of renewables, extend the life of […]

  • SMC Bags Veja Mate Job

    26 February 2016

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) have been appointed to provide Client Representatives for the installation of monopiles and transition pieces at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. SMC are also providing Marine Coordinators during the project’s construction phase. The Veja Mate offshore wind farm is currently in the seabed preparation phase. When the project is complete, […]

  • Fugro Hit by O&G Downturn, Sees More Opportunities in Offshore Wind

    26 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Fugro posted a revenue of EUR 2.36 billion in 2015, down from EUR 2.57 billion in the previous year, due to the high volatility of the oil and gas market, on which 74% of the company’s business is focused. Nevertheless, Fugro managed to decrease its net loss to EUR 372.5 million, compared to EUR 458.9 million in 2014. Fugro’s Seabed Geosolutions division […]

  • James Fisher Nets GBP 25 Million Galloper OWF Deal

    25 February 2016

    James Fisher and Sons plc has been awarded a contract by Galloper Wind Farm Limited (GWFL) for the 336MW offshore wind farm, located some 27km off the coast of Suffolk, UK. Under the contract, worth in excess of £25 million, James Fisher will be responsible for marine services and support during the construction phase of the Galloper offshore […]

  • Ireland and France Bolster Renewable Energy Ties

    19 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Ireland and France have signed an agreement in Paris at the International Energy Agency (IEA) biannual Ministerial Meeting to strengthen their ties and grow cooperation in the field of renewable energy. The agreement follows a successful development of the Ireland France roadmap including the establishment of the Ireland France Sustainable Energy Forum which was agreed by French Prime […]

  • Apollo Getting Ready for Boom Lock

    17 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Belgium-based High Wind has announced that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel Apollo will be prepared for the Boom Lock system which allows an offshore crane to install wind turbine components at high wind speeds. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in cooperation with GeoSea, an offshore marine engineering project specialist and part of […]

  • Marine Energy Industry Drafts Policy Recommendations to DECC

    16 November 2015

    South West Marine Energy Industry informed today that it submitted a draft set of policy recommendations which are intended to  accelerate the commercialisation of wave and tidal energy to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) minister Andrea Leadsom, Regen SW informed. Johnny Gowdy said: “Over 20 South West business and university representatives made the trip up […]

  • DNV GL Launches Turbine.Architect Software

    16 November 2015
    Technology

    DNV GL today unveiled Turbine.Architect, a new in-house software tool enabling turbine engineers and component developers to quickly calculate the impact of their technology on Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) for a realistic wind project. DNV GL will conduct the first public demonstration of Turbine.Architect’s capabilities at the annual European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) event […]

  • Subhub Installed and Retrieved in Real Tidal Conditions

    16 November 2015
    Technology

    QED Naval has reported that it completed installation and retrieval trials of the Subhub operations model in real tidal conditions. The company said it installed the model on the seabed in a controlled manner within minutes and then secured it on the seabed overnight, before being recovered to the surface within an equally short time period […]

  • Galloper Developers to Hold Drop-In Sessions

    13 November 2015

    Members of the Galloper Wind Farm Ltd (GWFL) project team will be in the Leiston area on Friday the 20th and Saturday the 21st of November to host three drop-in sessions about the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm project. Members of the public and interested parties will be able to find out more about the wind […]

  • RWE Has Offshore Wind beneath Its Wings

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind boosted RWE Innogy’s operating result, which rose by €251 million to €280 million year on year, RWE Group reported in its results for the first three quarters of 2015.  This was due in particular to the commissioning of the new wind farms Gwynt y Môr off the coast of North Wales and Nordsee Ost […]

  • First German Floating Foundation Secures Grid Connection

    11 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    German engineering consultancy Gicon has received permission from a governmental agency to feed 2.3MW of grid connection capacity through the country’s first floating offshore foundation – GICON®-SOF. On 3 November 2015, Edelstahl und Umwelttechnik Stralsund GmbH (ESG), a member of the Gicon Group, secured the necessary claim to connection capacities as part of a bidding process with the German Federal Network […]

  • Scotland Needs More Investments to Go 100% Renewable by 2020

    11 November 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Scotland will miss its 100% renewable electricity target set for 2020 without further investments in offshore and onshore wind, according to a new report published by Scottish Renewables. The study shows Scotland is on course to generate the equivalent of 87% of its annual demand for power from renewables by 2020, and highlights the need for further support […]