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  • OWA Publishes Floating LiDAR Recommended Practice Report

    25 October 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched an implementation guide for the deployment of floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems. The OWA Floating LiDAR Recommended Practice report will enable developers to effectively deploy cost-effective wind measurement solutions to generate bankable data on wind resource, OWA said. The report provides recommended practice for both trial campaigns and […]

  • MPI Resolution Wades Into Deeper Waters

    25 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine installation vessel (WTIV), MPI Resolution, is currently undergoing installation of leg extensions at the company’s Tees offshore base in Middlesbrough, UK. Following these modifications, MPI Resolution will be able to operate in water depths of up to 35m, depending upon the site-specific data. This represents a gain of up to 7m on […]

  • N-Sea and Bodac Form UXO All-Rounder

    20 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) provider, N-Sea, and Bodac UXO, an unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation expert, have announced an agreement to jointly market and execute marine UXO survey, identification and removal projects across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia. N-Sea CEO, Gerard Keser, said: “The cooperation between N-Sea and Bodac will significantly reduce […]

  • Elsyca’s Design to Keep Blyth Foundations Rust Free

    18 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian corrosion protection systems designer Elsyca has created a cathodic protection system for the self-installing concrete gravity based wind turbine foundation structures to be used for the first time at the 41.5MW Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project. Royal BAM Group has been awarded a contract by EDF Energy Renewables via SPV Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd, to design, fabricate and install five full-size […]

  • Photo of the Day: Second Siemens SOV Gearing for Launch

    14 October 2016
    Vessels

    Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has shared a photo of the second wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) built for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and chartered out to Siemens Wind Power Service as the vessel is getting ready to be launched. Ulstein did not reveal the exact date of the launch, but the company revealed earlier […]

  • Siemens Hires Aimselect to Provide Offshore Wind Talent

    13 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    UK-based recruitment, talent and search consultancy Aimselect Projects Limited has been awarded a framework agreement with Siemens Wind Power to provide services for their offshore wind projects. Aimselect will provide Siemens Wind Power with EHS Advisors, Quality Inspectors and QHSE Site Inspectors for all of their wind projects. Dean Bradshaw, Aimselect’s CEO said: “Siemens are one of the […]

  • Natural Power Names First International Director

    10 October 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D

    UK renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power, has appointed Pieter D’haen to the newly created role of International Director. D’haen joins Natural Power from Rame Energy plc, where he held the role of Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that as Technical Director at Seawind International. D’haen is said to bring over 12 years of […]

  • Prysmian to Produce 33kV, 66kV Subsea Cable Cores in Wrexham

    13 April 2017

    Prysmian has enabled its UK production facility in Wrexham, UK, to manufacture both 33 kV and 66 kV submarine cable cores used for the inter-array cable connections in offshore wind farms.

  • Ampyx Starts Building AP3 Prototype. Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

    11 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ampyx Power, the airborne wind energy technology developer which entered a collaboration with E.ON on 11 April, started building an AP3 aircraft prototype at the end of March and launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising investments of EUR 2.5 million to finance activities towards commercialisation of its technology.

  • Seacat Enterprise Passes Acceptance Tests

    10 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Cowes-based Seacat Services has accepted the 27-metre High Speed Utility Vessel (HSUV) Seacat Enterprise following the completion of sea trials and a series of tests on the vessel’s equipment.

  • Beatrice Takes GMH to 750 Delivered Davit Cranes

    5 April 2017

    Granada Material Handling (GMH) recently delivered its 750th wind farm davit crane as part of its contract to supply 84 cranes to the Beatrice offshore wind farm project.

  • Siem Offshore Sticks to Ampelmann’s E1000

    3 April 2017
    Vessels

    Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has awarded Ampelmann with a contract extension for the E1000 motion compensated access system.

  • Nordsee One Delivers First Power

    31 March 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm has started delivering power to the German grid, Nordsee One GmbH, the owner and developer of the project, reports.

  • DMA Analyses Offshore Wind CTV Safety

    31 March 2017
    R&D, Vessels

    The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has issued a report on safety analysis for high-speed offshore vessels carrying up to 60 persons, which can be used to harmonise safety on board offshore vessels carrying wind turbine technicians.

  • The Crown Estate Releases New Findings on Offshore Wind Speed Variability

    30 March 2017
    R&D

    Variability in wind speeds offshore the UK is significantly lower than previously understood, according to a new study on the UK’s offshore wind resource, carried out by DNV GL on behalf of the Crown Estate.

  • DNV GL Kicks Off Twisties JIP

    28 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has launched Twisties, a new joint industry project (JIP) aimed at standardising and improving offshore wind logistics.

  • Correction: DORIS Renewables’ Floating Wind Gigs Completed

    27 March 2017

    Following last week’s reports that DORIS Engineering’s recently set up division, dedicated to renewable energy, is starting its operations with floating offshore wind projects in France, the company told Offshore WIND that the works DORIS Renewables has been in charge of have already been completed.

  • Aeolus Spotted at Belfast Harbour Ahead of Walney Works

    24 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation vessel Aeolus has arrived at Belfast Harbour ahead of the foundation installation works at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Royal Haskoning Surveying Habitat along Triton Knoll Onshore Cable Route

    23 March 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ecology specialists from Royal Haskoning DHV will for the next two weeks survey vegetation and wildlife habitats at parts of the onshore export cable corridor for the 900MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

  • Saint-Brieuc Project to Soon Receive Prefectural Authorisation

    22 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore wind project developed by the Iberdrola-led Ailes Marines consortium in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France, is set to receive the administrative authorisation in the coming days, according to French Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea.

  • DORIS Eyes 30% of Turnover to Come from Offshore Renewables

    22 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    After recently setting up a new business division dedicated to marine renewable energy, the DORIS Engineering group is looking at increasing its turnover from offshore renewables activities from the current 5-10% to 30% within five years.

  • Block Island OWF Withstands Storm Stella

    17 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind, the developer of the first offshore wind farm in the US, reported on 16 March that its Block Island Wind Farm had shown strong performance during the winter storm Stella, which hit the northeast of the US earlier this week.

  • Second Siemens RoRo Customized for Turbine Parts Reports for Duty

    16 March 2017
    Vessels

    Siemens Wind Power’s second roll on/roll off (Ro-Ro) vessel customized to transport wind turbine components, Rotra Mare, has arrived at the Port of Esbjerg and is ready to go into service.

  • Sea Installer Gearing Up for Race Bank

    14 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ahead of the turbine installation at the Race Bank offshore wind farm, due to start at the end of April, A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has been fitted with four massive adapter rings for wind turbine tower sea fastening.

  • MME Group to Keep Norther OWF Corrosion Free

    14 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has awarded the Dutch corrosion prevention specialist MME Group with a contract to provide cathodic protection for 44 monopiles and the offshore substation to be installed at the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Siem Clears Caithness-Moray Subsea Route

    14 March 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    Siem Offshore’s Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) Siem Ruby has cleared rocks and boulders along the proposed subsea cable route for the 1.2GW Caithness-Moray transmission project in Scotland.