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  • UK: Fugro Completes Geophysical Survey of Navitus Bay

    28 March 2012

    Following the success of the preliminary geotechnical coring programme in 2010, Fugro has successfully performed a detailed geophysical survey of Navitus Bay for Eneco Round 3 Development Ltd. Navitus Bay is to the west of the Isle of Wight and lies within Zone 7 of the Crown Estate’s Round 3 UK offshore wind farm zones. […]

  • France: EDF Invites Tenders for Offshore Wind-Geotechnical and Geophysical Survey

    23 November 2012
    Contracts & Tenders

    EDF EN France is inviting tenders for offshore wind-geotechnical and geophysical survey – Vendée which will include preparation works and studies for a proposed offshore wind energy site. The purpose of this tender is to carry out an offshore geotechnical service which will consist of shallow penetration (typically 5 m) tests and samplings (cone penetration […]

  • EMU Acquires New Equipment to Expand Geotechnical Services (UK)

    22 December 2011

    EMU’s Geotechnical department has expanded its services and now boasts the latest, class leading, marine soil investigation equipment. This includes three and six metre variable frequency vibrocores, Datem Neptune 5000 heavyweight CPT, gravity and piston corers and a number of various sediment sampling grabs. EMU’s continued investment in equipment, as well as commitment to research […]

  • Germany: Iberdrola Completes Geotechnical Studies for Wikinger OWF

    13 May 2013

    Key geotechnical feasibility studies on the site of Wikinger offshore wind farm have been successfully concluded, with a total cost of €20 million. The studies comprised a full geological survey of the seabed in an area of some 34 square kilometres. Also, stratigraphic samples of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks were drilled out and seismic surveys […]

  • UK: Coastline Surveys Completes Geotechnical Investigation for Navitus Bay

    13 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Coastline Surveys has completed a geotechnical investigation of the seabed cable route at the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind park, off the South coast of England. Coastline Surveys, the Falmouth-based marine data consultancy, was delighted to be chosen to extend previous phases of work as the main contractor on such a high profile project. The […]

  • Calegeo to Carry Out Geotechnical Survey at Moray OWF

    29 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Calegeo, a geotechnical focused marine contracting and survey company, will be carrying out geotechnical survey operations on behalf of Moray Offshore Renewables Limited (MORL) in the Outer Moray Firth, as part of the Moray OWF project. The company will utilize its DP2 type vessel, MV Highland Spirit, for the job, commencing work on the 2nd […]

  • Rampion OWF: GDG, LiC Energy Complete Geotechnical Interpretation

    22 January 2015
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd. (GDG), in close collaboration with LiC Energy, have recently completed the geotechnical interpretation for the Rampion offshore wind project. The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm site is located off the South coast of England and is being developed by E.ON Climate & Renewables. The wind farm will consist of 116 turbines […]

  • Forewind Goes Deep into Dogger Bank

    30 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Through the undertaken surveys as part of its environmental impact assessment process, Forewind has extended the depth of knowledge about the geology of Dogger Bank. Geological maps used prior to Forewind’s work in the area were based on sparse data, gathered tens of kilometres apart in the late 1960s and 1970s. But since a far greater […]

  • Dutch Open EUR 6.5 Million Geotechnical Investigations Tender for Hollandse Kust Noord

    29 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) have invited tenders for geotechnical investigations at the Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Farm Zone (HKNWFZ).

  • Rotterdam Offshore Group Established

    5 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Serdijn Ship Repair and Zwagerman Offshore Services have established a joint company under the name Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG). The ideas and activities of Serdijn and Zwagerman are complementary, so a complete portfolio can be offered to clients. Existing markets and new market segments will be addressed in seven business modules: Mobilization and demobilization, maintenance: […]

  • Sif, Verbrugge to Join Forces at New Rotterdam Terminal

    30 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following today’s news that Sif Group is expanding its business to Rotterdam, the Port of Rotterdam Authority released more details about the planned facilities in Rotterdam, which reveal that Sif Group and Verbrugge are planning to set up a joint venture to bring the storage and logistics of foundations under one roof. The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Sif Group, […]

  • Sif Assembles First Monopiles in Rotterdam

    20 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Sif Holding, a Dutch-based manufacturer of large steel tubulars for offshore wind turbine foundations, has completed the first monopiles in the new assembly facility at Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam. The first monopiles that will leave the assembly facility at Maasvlakte II are being built for the Galloper offshore wind project off the east coast of the UK. On 4 […]

  • GDF SUEZ Cooperates with VINCI and AREVA on Development of France’s Offshore Wind Industry

    19 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ, VINCI and AREVA have signed a partnership agreement to build up a competitive, sustainable offshore wind… (gdfsuez) [mappress] Source: gdfsuez, May 19, 2011

  • EDF,GDF Suez and Iberdrola Led Consortiums to Submit Tenders for Offshore Wind Projects (France)

    9 January 2012
    Contracts & Tenders

    The three consortiums led by EDF, GDF Suez and Iberdrola will submit their tenders for offshore wind projects to the Commission for Energy Regulation on Wednesday, reports Les Echos. There is the total of five offshore wind areas. Dong Energy, Alstom, EDF will be bidding for all of them, except for the Tréport. The consortium […]

  • France: GDF SUEZ, VINCI, CDC Infrastructure and AREVA Set for Offshore Wind

    26 March 2012

    In Normandy today, GDF SUEZ Chairman and CEO Gérard Mestrallet, VINCI CEO Xavier Huillard, CDC Infrastructure CEO Jean Bensaïd and AREVA CEO Luc Oursel highlighted their energy, economic and social plan connected with the call for bids to site 3,000 MW of wind power off France’s coasts starting in 2015. They were greeted during the […]

  • GDF SUEZ Appoints New CFO

    12 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Judith Hartmann has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of GDF SUEZ, effective 16 March 2015. Judith Hartmann, an Austrian citizen, holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Vienna. She began her career in 1993 at Transport Canada in Ottawa. In 1997, she began working at the Financial department of Walt Disney Company in […]

  • The Netherlands: Construction Starts on Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm

    10 October 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Today marks the start of the construction of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm, five years after the completion of the last Dutch offshore wind farm, the Princess Amalia Wind Farm. The new project is a joint venture between energy company Eneco and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation. The project’s 43 windmills will be located 23 kilometres off the […]

  • Sif Manufacturing Foundations for Eneco’s Luchterduinen Wind Farm

    21 February 2014

    Sif Group in the city of Roermond is working hard on the production of 43 steel foundation piles for the Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm. Ultimately, these piles will be installed 23 kilometres off the coast between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. What makes these foundation piles special is the fact that the wind turbines will be mounted […]

  • Van Oord Installs Eneco Luchterduinen Substation Foundation

    2 September 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Eneco has installed the transformer station foundation at its 129MW Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. The main contractor for the development of the Dutch wind farm, a joint operation between the Japanese company Mitsubishi Corporation and Eneco Group, is Van Oord. The wind turbine construction jack-up vessel Aeolus installed 10 foundations out of 43 so […]

  • Photo of the Day: Load Out of Eneco Luchterduinen’s Foundations

    14 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Load out of foundations for the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm.  The photo, sent to Offshore WIND by a reader, captures a moment of the load out work done yesterday (October 13) at the Port of Vlissingen from the Aeolus vessel, which is owned and operated by Van Oord. […]

  • Eneco Luchterduinen Export Cable Makes Beach Landing (Gallery)

    17 October 2014
    Grid Connection

    With arrival of the export cable at the Dutch shore on Wednesday, the Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, located 23 kilometers off the coast of Noordwijk and Zandvoort, has reached another important realisation step. The cable will transport the energy of 43 wind turbines with a total capacity of 129MW to shore. It will take the […]

  • Primo Marine Completes Cable Emergency Response Manual for Luchterduinen OWF

    18 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Rotterdam-headquartered Primo Marine has finalized the Cable Emergency Response Manual for the subsea power cables of the 129MW Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. Primo Marine was commissioned to compile an operational Cable Emergency Response Manual, covering prevention, and preparedness & response in regard to cable emergencies and planned solutions. The main objective was to develop a handbook for […]

  • CPS Report: “Renewable Energy ‒ the Most Expensive Domestic Policy Disaster in Modern British History”

    19 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    A new report, published by the UK Centre for Policy Studies, claims that renewable energy policy is the most expensive domestic policy disaster in modern British history.  Read the official press release below: In a new report Central Planning with Market Features: how renewable subsidies destroyed the UK electricity market, published Wednesday 18 March, Rupert Darwall shows that […]

  • Tekmar Energy Completes Diverless Cable Protection System Removal

    9 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Cable protection systems (CPS) supplier Tekmar Energy has successfully carried out a full-scale demonstration of its products at The Underwater Centre, the subsea training and trials facility based in Fort William, Scotland. The objective of the demonstration was to prove the ability to remove a CPS without the need for divers, which is seen as key for […]

  • AREVA Joins GDF and EDP in Second French Offshore Wind Bid

    25 July 2013

    AREVA has been selected by the consortium of GDF SUEZ – EDP Renewables as the exclusive turbine supplier for the second offshore wind call for tender in France. This call for tender plans for the installation of 1 000 MW of total capacity in the zones of Tréport (Upper Normandy Region) and the islands of […]

  • Neoen Marine Joins GDF, EDP to Bid for French Offshore Wind

    23 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables recently signed an agreement with Neoen Marine with a view to submitting a joint response to the public tender for offshore wind power generation. The consortium is made up of GDF SUEZ (47%), EDP Renewables (43%), and Neoen Marine (10%). Neoen Marine is a subsidiary of the Neoen Group (80% […]