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  • Humber Gateway Community Support Fund Gives Back

    22 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    17 organisations in the Holderness area of East Yorkshire are set to benefit from additional Community Support Funding associated with E.ON’s 219MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Following the successful allocation of GBP 100,000 to 20 local groups in 2015, an independent panel made up of local representatives has recommended that a further 17 organisations should […]

  • Vattenfall and Ziton Seal Offshore Wind O&M Deal

    22 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Vattenfall Wind Power AB and Denmark’s Ziton A/S have signed a three-year framework agreement through which Ziton will become the main provider of jack-up vessels for major component replacements at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms. Both companies agree that this is an important step in the right direction for a more efficient and cost reducing offshore wind market. Working […]

  • Hexicon Applies for Dounreay Trì Construction Permit

    21 November 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Hexicon has submitted an application to the Scottish Government, seeking a license to construct and operate its Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration Project, located approximately 6km off Dounreay, Scotland. According to the government’s website, the application documents were filed in October. The construction application follows a scoping report submitted to Marine Scotland in January. The Dounreay Trì […]

  • Locals Invited to Hear about Rampion

    18 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Newhaven Chamber of Commerce is organising an information event in Newhaven to discuss the latest developments with the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm currently under construction off the Sussex coast.  Chris Tomlinson, Development Manager, Rampion EON Climate and Renewables, will be the guest speaker at the event and he will bring those in attendance up […]

  • ORE Catapult Seeks New Wind and Ocean Conditions Scientific Chair

    18 November 2016

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has issued a call for applications to the UK universities as it seeks to appoint a new scientific leader of its Wind and Ocean Conditions Research Team.  ORE Catapult said it is seeking a UK-based university with a strong background in wind and ocean conditions research to work with the […]

  • Siem Offshore Contractors Nets Hornsea One Gig

    17 November 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) with a contract for the transport and installation of parts of the inner-array grid cable system for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. SOC’s scope of work includes the installation of 81 submarine composite cables as well as the associated post-lay trenching works. The project engineering […]

  • NEF Outlines Plan for 160K New Jobs and Additional GBP 7.2Bn in Coastal UK

    17 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    The New Economics Foundation (NEF) will launch its 20-point action plan to revitalise the UK coast in Parliament this afternoon. Called the Blue New Deal, the action plan identifies 20 priorities and outlines measures that could support up to 160,000 additional jobs and create GBP 7.2 billion of additional income in coastal Local Authorities.  Marc Stears, Chief […]

  • Norfolk Swift Wraps Up Bathymetric Survey at Robin Rigg

    16 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norfolk Marine’s survey vessel the Norfolk Swift has completed a full site bathymetric survey of E.ON’s 174MW Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth off Cumbria. The contract was awarded to Norfolk Marine by E.ON Climate & Renewables UK in early September 2016. The vessel was mobilised to site from Norfolk Marine’s Lowestoft Yard by […]

  • Increasing Offshore Wind Activity to Fire Up Specialist Vessel Demand

    14 November 2016
    Vessels

    Increased investment in the offshore wind sector could spur demand for specialist vessels, according to Clarksons Research.  Bigger turbines and wind farms to be built in deeper waters are likely to drive a need for new, larger wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs), after investment in WTIVs reached its peak in 2010 with 13 contracted units. However, the requirement for installation jack-ups […]

  • EnBW’s Offshore Wind Has Its Ups and Downs

    10 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    German utility EnBW’s Renewable Energies department recorded an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 223.2 million in the first nine months of 2016, a 42.8% jump compared to EUR 156.3 million EBITDA reported for the first three quarters of 2015, mainly due to the full commissioning of the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in September 2015. Accordingly, the […]

  • BSH Lists Offshore Wind Projects Proposed for Germany

    9 November 2016

    German Maritime and Hydrography Agency (BSH) has published a list of proposed offshore wind projects in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, excluding projects which are in operation, in trial operation or under construction.  The basis for the publication of the list is the national offshore wind energy act (WindSeeG), which combines a new tendering system with the […]

  • TenneT Signs Up Siemens, Royal Smit Transformers for Dutch Offshore Grid

    8 November 2016
    Grid Connection

    TenneT has signed framework agreements with Royal Smit Transformers and Siemens for the delivery of components for the Dutch offshore grid in the North Sea. Under the contracts, Royal Smit Transformers will supply reactive current compensation coils for the transformer station on land and Siemens will deliver reactive current compensation coils for the offshore transformer station as well […]

  • Harwich International Port Tipped For Galloper O&M Base

    4 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Galloper Wind Farm Limited (GWFL) has agreed a lease in principle with Harwich International Port for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. GWFL is currently pursuing planning permission in relation to this, Toby Edmonds, Project Director, Galloper Wind Farm, said. “Following the redesign of the project in 2015 we considered […]

  • Murphy Starts Installing Hornsea Project One Onshore Cables

    3 November 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    J. Murphy & Sons has begun installing underground cables in North Lincolnshire for what will be the world’s biggest wind farm, DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One. The cable route will run approximately 38km from the landfall site at Horseshoe Point to the onshore substation at North Killingholme. David Maddison, operations director in the Murphy’s power […]

  • Walney Extension Fund Gives Out First Grants

    3 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Thirteen local organisations in Lancashire and Cumbria coastal communities have been awarded grants totalling GBP 250,000 through DONG Energy’s new Walney Extension Community Benefit Fund. Each year, approximately GBP 600,000 will be made available for community projects for the expected 25-year lifetime of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the Walney Island coast in Cumbria. GBP […]

  • N-Sea Charters Siem Barracuda

    2 November 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Vessels

    Dutch subsea inspection maintenance and repair (IMR) provider, N-Sea, has increased its fleet through the long term charter of Siem Offshore’s offshore subsea construction vessel, the Siem Barracuda. The vessel is equipped specifically for subsea IMR, survey and construction operations, featuring twin WROVs, moonpool deployed, a 250T AHC crane and accommodation for 110 personnel; N-Sea […]

  • Business Focus: IBG Companies in the News

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide (IBG) 2017, the Business Focus articles will update you on the companies listed in our IBG that appeared in the news over the past few weeks.  Bladt Industries The final six transition pieces for the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm were delivered to Offshore Windforce M […]

  • MHI Vestas Employing 70 at UK Blade Factory

    1 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas has announced 70 new jobs created in the Solent Region as the company is increasing production staff at its blade production facility on the Isle of Wight. Economic impact of MHI Vestas’ Blade Production facility in the last 12 months has been £135 million of economic output to the UK economy, supporting over 380 direct and […]

  • JDR Strikes Gold with Hornsea Project One Contract

    1 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded JDR with a contract to supply subsea power cables for the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, the largest array cable award in the company’s history. The contract will see JDR design and manufacture 242km of array cables, covering two thirds of the total wind farm capacity. JDR will also provide terminations, […]

  • Atlas Professionals to Hold a Recruitment Day in Liverpool

    31 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    DONG Energy’s recruitment partner Atlas Professionals will host a recruitment day in Liverpool on 11 November. Atlas’ Liverpool recruitment day will be held at the Liverpool Gateway Conference Centre from 10 am to 4 pm GMT. With a variety of long-term frame agreements in place, the recruitment day will focus on all of the projects Atlas […]

  • Palfinger Marine Unveils 3D-Compensation Module for Offshore Cranes

    31 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Palfinger Marine has launched a new 3D-compensation module designed for mounting on the company’s knuckle boom, telescopic boom or stiff boom cranes to transfer goods between the service operation vessels (SOVs) and wind turbines or other fixed offshore installations.   The 3D-compensation enables positioning of the cargo on the wind turbine or substation/installation despite movements of the vessel due to […]

  • Top News of the Week, 24 – 30 October

    30 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Marks 1000th Turbine in Water DONG Energy has become the first company worldwide to have installed 1,000 offshore wind turbines, after recently installing the landmark turbine at the Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm in German North Sea. DONG Upgrades Tendering System DONG Energy has added a new category covering geotechnical investigation services in […]

  • #OEECLive: The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin’ in the Wind

    26 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    As previously announced, readers/viewers of Offshore WIND on Wednesday had a chance to follow a live stream of the on-air talk show themed “From bust to boom,” recorded on the exhibition floor of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, being held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The session had promised to tackle the jobs situation in oil, […]

  • Offshore WIND Conference 2016: Review of the Day Two

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The second day of the Offshore WIND Conference held in Amsterdam on 25 October kicked off with a presentation by Jasper Vis, Country Manager Netherlands at Dong Energy. Vis discussed the result of the Borssele 1 and 2 tender in the perspective of international cost reduction of offshore wind. “First the offshore wind industry needs […]

  • Iberdrola’s Renewables Unit Posts Weaker Results

    26 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s  renewables division recorded a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of EUR 1.14 billion in the first nine months of 2016, down 3.3% compared to the first nine months of 2015, due to the poorer performance and the exchange rate effect in the United Kingdom. The company’s renewables division is currently building 1,064 new megawatts […]

  • KCI Designs Self-Installing Gravity Based Foundation for MonoBaseWind

    25 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    MonoBaseWind has contracted Dutch engineering company KCI the Engineers for the basic engineering of the structural steel design of their self-installing Gravity Based Foundation (GBF) concept. This self-installing GBF is specifically developed for wind turbines with a capacity of over 6MW which need to be installed in waters deeper than 40m. The principle has been […]