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  • Windea La Cour Starts Working on Gemini OWF

    5 September 2016

    Following the mobilisation of the Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, the new service operation vessel (SOV) sailed out for the first service campaign at the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands on 1 September. Windea La Cour is supporting the ongoing service and maintenance of 150 Siemens wind turbines at the offshore project located in […]

  • Rampion Set For Flurry of Offshore Works

    2 September 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro’s multi-purpose offshore vessel Saltire is expected to start burying inter-array cables at the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm on Sunday, 4 September. The Saltire will use a Q1400 trenching system to bury the 122 cables. Another Fugro vessel, the offshore support vessel Symphony, has been installing the inter-array cables at the site some 13km off the […]

  • Offshore Project Support All-Rounder Formed in Den Helder

    2 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Den Helder Support Service (DHSS), Den Helder Aircraft Systems (DHAS), Glomar Offshore and GEOxyz have formed a joint venture – Offshore Project Support (OPS) – to provide a complete package of specialized services above and below water in the offshore energy industry. The joint venture, called OPS, has resulted in one team which can offer a fleet of […]

  • EEX: German Wind Power Futures Coming in October

    1 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will start trading in the new Wind Power Futures product from 4 October 2016 onwards, allowing trading participants on the EEX Derivatives Market to hedge against volume risks in the generation of wind power within the German and Austrian market area. The Wind Power Future is the second “Energiewende” product to be […]

  • Sea Challenger Assumes Position at Dudgeon

    1 September 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jack-up vessel Sea Challenger arrived and positioned herself at the offshore substation at the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm off Norfolk, UK, on 31 August, A2SEA reports. Statoil hired Sea Challenger to serve as an accommodation platform from September until the end of 2016, with the start of turbine installation phase scheduled for January 2017. Hull […]

  • Port of Antwerp Files Appeal Against Borssele Cable Route

    1 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Port Authority of Antwerp has filed an appeal to the Dutch Council of State against a proposed export cable route for Borssele offshore wind farms. The proposed cable route, identified as the 4B route, holds a security risk for maritime traffic to and from Antwerp since the cable is in the busiest area of the Westerschelde, and […]

  • GeoSea Keeps Grouting Team Unchanged

    31 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has once again selected the Scotland-based subsea and offshore cementing specialist FoundOcean and their support partners BASF to secure the foundations at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm currently under construction some 17 miles off North Norfolk, UK. DONG contracted GeoSea, part of Deme Group, for the transportation and installation of the project’s 91 monopile […]

  • Red Tape Pushes Gicon SOF Installation to 2017

    31 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    German engineering consultancy Gicon will postpone the installation of the full scale demonstrator of its floating offshore foundation, the Gicon SOF, in the Baltic Sea to 2017 due to ”procedural challenges”. The Gicon SOF is a tension leg platform developed by Gicon and ESG GmbH in co-operation with the University of Rostock and the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg. Following […]

  • Ulstein to Launch Second Siemens Wind Farm SOV in October

    30 August 2016
    Vessels

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein plans to launch the second wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) built for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and chartered out to Siemens Wind Power Service from the dock hall at Ulstein Verft in two months’ time. The vessel is expected to start sea trials by the end of the year, Ulstein said. Her […]

  • DONG Becomes Safari Guide

    29 August 2016
    Environment, Training & Education

    Danish offshore wind developer DONG Energy will be taking 4,500 compatriots on offshore wind safaris this September to showcase how the company’s offshore wind farms are contributing to the country’s green energy transformation. According to a survey conducted by Megafon, eight out of ten Danes support the conversion of the energy supply from fossil fuels to […]

  • Five Items on Why to Attend OWC

    26 August 2016
    Business & Finance

      The organisation of the Offshore WIND Conference is in full swing! As part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference the dedicated event for the offshore wind industry is a must attend for those wanting to know how the industry can reach its potential. 1. The program spans the full supply chain. From planning and […]

  • Vattenfall Kicks Off EOWDC Environmental Research Programme

    25 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has invited applications for funding under a EUR 3 million scientific research programme at the company’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, Scotland, to understand the impacts of offshore wind on the environment. A scientific panel has been assembled to advise on the allocation of the funding to study the environment around […]

  • SPT Offshore Adds Aberdeen Wind Farm to Bucket List

    19 April 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has once again contracted SPT Offshore, this time for the detailed design and installation suction pile foundations for Vattenfall’s 92.4MW Aberdeen offshore wind farm.

  • Falck Gets ECITB Accreditation for Hub Rescue Course

    18 April 2017
    Training & Education

    Falck Safety Services UK has been granted accreditation from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) for its Hub Rescue course.

  • OrbisEnergy to Host Subsea Engineering Workshop

    17 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Lowestoft-based OrbisEnergy will on 3 May host the first in a series of workshops tackling subsea engineering issues, ranging from corrosion and tidal scour at turbine towers, to keeping seals away from piling work.

  • Shell Makes Case for 20GW of Dutch Offshore Wind by 2030

    13 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell has called on the government in the Netherlands to increase its target for installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 to 20 gigawatts, Reuters reports.

  • Seagreen Deploys ZephIR LiDAR Tandem

    13 April 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Seagreen Wind Energy Limited has deployed two ZephIR Wind LiDAR units as part of the ongoing engineering works for the design of the wind turbine generators, their foundations, and the array layout at the 2.45GW Firth of Forth Zone off Scotland. One of the LiDAR units was deployed on a floating buoy within the Seagreen Zone […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Peterson Chemicals Boost Offshore Wind Ties

    13 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Peterson Chemicals has secured a second logistics contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

  • VBMS to Wire East Anglia ONE Array with JDR 66kV Cables

    12 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has awarded JDR the supply of 66kV inter-array cables for the East Anglia ONE (EA1) offshore wind farm, developed by ScottishPower Renewables.

  • Energinet.dk Invites Bids for Client Representative Services

    12 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk has invited tenders for client representative services both onshore and offshore.

  • Seaproof Wins Horns Rev 3 Cable Protection Contract

    11 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    After recently winning contracts for Hornsea Project One in the UK and Trianel Windpark Borkum II in Germany, Seaproof Solutions has won a cable protection system (CPS) supply contract for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark.

  • Navacel Ships Out Hywind Transition Pieces

    11 April 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Bilbao-based Navacel has loaded out five transition pieces built for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm.

  • Galloper OSS Topside Rolled Onto Barge

    11 April 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The substation topside built by Heerema Fabrication Group for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm has been loaded onto a barge at the fabricator’s Hartlepool yard.

  • NKT Takes Delivery of Cable-Laying Newbuilding

    11 April 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    NKT Cables has taken delivery of the newbuilding cable-laying vessel which was part of the recently completed acquisition of ABB HV Cables.

  • Next Geosolutions Acquires RMS Submarine

    11 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Independent geoscience and engineering service provider, Next Geosolutions, has acquired the UK-based marine resource solutions company, RMS Submarine Ltd.

  • First Tahkoluoto OWF Blades Arrive to Finland

    10 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine blades for the 40MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland arrived to Mäntyluoto port in Pori.